1) The Ducks DID offer Wilcox. It's coming from many reliable sources. I'm confused as to why everyone feels the need to deny this is even possible....lol Why did he turn it down? I don't know ,but my guess is that it was a bit insulting as far as the compensation, his control over who to hire, the corny T-shirts, the pressure coming in when half the fans would be pissed off about it etc. Wilcox is a really good coach. He would probably kill it at Oregon. Recruiting at Oregon a hell of a lot easier than recruiting to Cal. He is a Pac 12 head coach though. Probably wants to run it without being treated like a 2nd class coach.
2) Some ex-players wrote a letter. Who cares? They wanted a Duck guy that would not bolt 2 years after the Wille Cristobal era. Personally, I would just like the best coach and don't care if he is a Duck , but they all seem to have the programs best interest at heart. They wrote the letter well before Lanning was hired. All of them seem to be on board with Lanning now that he is the guy. Lanning seems to be on board with Ex-players from what he said today. No problem that I can see
3) The Canzano hatred. I have been pissed at Canzano before, but I can't figure what he did to make so many Duck fans go crazy. He is a journalist. He is not a Duck homer, or alum, but he treats the Ducks fairly 95% of the time. The times he didn't I felt were over years ago. His radio show is top notch and he is a good writer. He was right about Wilcox and right about the letter
My best guess is that most of the people up in arms are recent Duck fans that are nouveau rich, and have been through maybe one losing season in their lives ( Helfrich). Again , who cares? The Ducks hired a young up and comer. Unproven as a head coach , but I'm predicting that him and his young staff are going to kick some serious ass
2) Some ex-players wrote a letter. Who cares? They wanted a Duck guy that would not bolt 2 years after the Wille Cristobal era. Personally, I would just like the best coach and don't care if he is a Duck , but they all seem to have the programs best interest at heart. They wrote the letter well before Lanning was hired. All of them seem to be on board with Lanning now that he is the guy. Lanning seems to be on board with Ex-players from what he said today. No problem that I can see
3) The Canzano hatred. I have been pissed at Canzano before, but I can't figure what he did to make so many Duck fans go crazy. He is a journalist. He is not a Duck homer, or alum, but he treats the Ducks fairly 95% of the time. The times he didn't I felt were over years ago. His radio show is top notch and he is a good writer. He was right about Wilcox and right about the letter
My best guess is that most of the people up in arms are recent Duck fans that are nouveau rich, and have been through maybe one losing season in their lives ( Helfrich). Again , who cares? The Ducks hired a young up and comer. Unproven as a head coach , but I'm predicting that him and his young staff are going to kick some serious ass
