I like Jake's Takes. Way better than my idea: AJ's Airquotes. That one doesn't even make sense.

UCLA OREGON battle imo

I caught up with Tyler Shough to talk about his official visit and thoughts on Cristobal and Arroyo.

Shough: 100% solid

Focus has been on position coaches, but what about strength and conditioning? WT brought in his guy to supplant Radcliff. Will Rad come back or will Mario look for his own guy?

probably announcing this week.

Quack watch!!

Hey Guys - spoke with Garrett Wilson after his state quarterfinal win on Saturday. Oregon offered him in November, but I suspect there should still be the same level of mutual interest there always had been prior to Taggart leaving. I don't expect him to really be thinking about his recruitment too hard until the spring, as there have been a lot of coaching changes and he could be playing football games right up until Christmas.

Thanks for having a look: STORY LINK

no longer considering Oregon due to coaching changes, per ScoopDuck.

Damnit. The hits just keep on coming.

Good move, the evening he gets back from his Notre Dame OV.

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Below is the link to an excellent article by Charles Fischer on why it is imperative to retain Leavitt as D. C. I agree wholeheartedly.
http://fishduck.com/2017/12/losing-leavitt-why-leavitt-wont-leave/

Here is the offensive depth chart.



Defense/Special Teams

Farrell takes a look at the P5 hires and grades them. I may have gone a third of a grade higher for Cristobal myself.

Grading the hires

3-year deal for him at OC is the rumor.

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Oregon gave up a silly first 5 points, but has gone on an 11-0 run to pull ahead, forcing Texas Southern to call a timeout to slow things down.

See you down there Duckies.

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It's apparent by now that this abrupt regime change will deliver a hit to that #5 recruiting class fans were so excited about.

Four 4-stars have already bolted or reconsidered: Lenzy, Bolden, Harrison and (according to Greg Biggins) Michael Ezeike.

A few more will certainly follow. If Leavitt doesn't stay Adrian Jackson is a likely decommit. The Florida kids are in jeopardy.

It's a daunting challenge for a new coach with early signing day just a couple of weeks away.

The opportunity in all this is that the Ducks new coach faced a serious problem for 2019: just 9 seniors are graduating, and the class looked to be frightfully small, few options to restock, replenish the roster, balance out the depth chart.

It looks almost inevitable that Oregon will sign a smaller class for 2018 than we originally projected, but with attrition and a few holdover scholarships, the retooled staff will have more to work with for their first full recruiting year. They'll be able to come much closer to signing a full class and building a roster that fits their scheme and philosophy.

Now it's up to AD Mullens to sign a head coach with football savvy, vision and commitment.

I am assuming MC will not also coach OL. Any ideas or wants for the group?

Just curious about the assistant coaches current contracts. Are they allowed to be contacted by other schools before the Vegas bowl? I know JL is not, but what about the others?

We talk about Mario Cristobal, Willie Taggart and a lot more:
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Hi boys, just got back from a hunting trip in Alaska. Hunting Sitka Blacktail. Super cool trip with 7 buddies staying on a 70 ft. boat.... We had a giant Brown Bear charge us and had to put him to sleep at 20 yards as he was attacking. Not a pleasant experience but a major adrenaline rush. Bear was sick and would have not made it through the winter as he had no body fat..... Enough of that... As I got back into phone service my first message was a twitter feed telling me WT was gone. It totally trumped my Bear experience.. I was so upset I did not respond in fear of being banned from Rival's for life.... I personally think WT approach was chicken shit.. I have no problem with him making the decision that has been in his sites since a young man. But he handled it so poorly and really showed his true colors.... I met MC at the recruit dinner in Portland last year... I have to admit I was way more impressed with his professional, and confident calming presents than anyone in the room... The guy is special. I think the recruits parents feel the same way and know their sons will grow as men around such a special, well disciplined and experience no nonsense guy. I think we have found our coach. He reminds me of Dana Altman. Calm, focused, experience and not a salesman... You don't need to be WT salesman and 1/2 con man to build a great class. Integrity, hard work, focused, lead by example. Thats who we now have running our Football and Basketball teams. I couldn't be happier.

FWIW

A couple of buddies from Florida.

http://www.espn.com/college-footbal...-state-cougars-dismissed-violating-team-rules