It's very easy to call yourself a Duck when everything is "peaches and cream". True character is revealed in times of adversity. In my 25 year military career I've seen the most confident and seemingly brave individuals buckle under stress. Who are you? Are you a true Duck? Do you remember when we couldn't buy a win? When our biggest game was the Civil War. I, like a good number of people here, grew up in a time when Oregon football was a joke. When Autzen was practically empty on Saturdays. Let us not forget our roots.
Our team's mantra is "Win the Day". However, I don't think its possible to win everyday. Seems to me like a lot of people have forgotten the constant learning cycle that is college football. News flash people.... Oregon will never be Alabama.
As I read these posts I consistently hear unrealistic expectations and people screaming for coaches heads like they even have a clue. You think you're a better coach then I guess you should have applied for the job. You're talking about somebodies job. Their profession and their livelihood. Coach Helfrich pours his life into this team. You might want to consider that.
People tend to jump to conclusions without any real concrete information or considering all the elements at play. We are a very, very young team with young coaches and new schemes. This last game we lost our best offensive player. Started how many freshman? and went up against a team that is loaded with seniors in their own house and got beat in the 4th quarter by 3 points. Our kids played hard and grew up a little. They did some good and they did some bad. They will learn. Will you?
So endith the rant.........
Our team's mantra is "Win the Day". However, I don't think its possible to win everyday. Seems to me like a lot of people have forgotten the constant learning cycle that is college football. News flash people.... Oregon will never be Alabama.
As I read these posts I consistently hear unrealistic expectations and people screaming for coaches heads like they even have a clue. You think you're a better coach then I guess you should have applied for the job. You're talking about somebodies job. Their profession and their livelihood. Coach Helfrich pours his life into this team. You might want to consider that.
People tend to jump to conclusions without any real concrete information or considering all the elements at play. We are a very, very young team with young coaches and new schemes. This last game we lost our best offensive player. Started how many freshman? and went up against a team that is loaded with seniors in their own house and got beat in the 4th quarter by 3 points. Our kids played hard and grew up a little. They did some good and they did some bad. They will learn. Will you?
So endith the rant.........
