Mr. Knight:
I think it’s past time you called Willie Taggart in for a heart to heart talk about his head coaching job at Oregon. I find it hard to believe that you would let the Oregon Football Program into which you have so graciously donated 100’s of millions of financial resources, years of time and effort, be jeopardized for a few million dollars in salary.
I think you have to believe 20 million over 5 years is chump change in todays world of College Football Programs. Most of the elite schools pay far in excess of that to keep exceptional coaching staff’s in place. It is unfortunate that in today’s world that this is the case.
I feel Willie Taggart, the Coaching Assistants and recruits he has assembled are remarkable. I do not think this could ever be duplicated again in my lifetime(71) or your’s. I do believe Taggart has the recruiting and coaching ability to continue this ascension into elite statue and maintain it there for a number of years. He is young and could conceivably continue this for many more years.
I have a hard time believing that you would let all this be flushed down the drain over a few millions of dollars/year in contract salary difference. I know that you, as I, desperately want to see Oregon be a perennial player in the CFP’s before we die.
I have been an Oregon fan with my Dad(95) for over 65 years. I ran Track as you did and you and Bill Bowerman were my role models. We practically lived at Hayward field during the 60’s and were proud to watch the Oregon Team win the NCAA Track Championship in 1964. I am proud of the fact Oregon is now considered Track Town USA(again in no small measure because of your support) and have long hoped to see the Football Program also ascend to such an elite status.
Please don’t allow this opportunity to slip away now before it is too late for both of us.
I think it’s past time you called Willie Taggart in for a heart to heart talk about his head coaching job at Oregon. I find it hard to believe that you would let the Oregon Football Program into which you have so graciously donated 100’s of millions of financial resources, years of time and effort, be jeopardized for a few million dollars in salary.
I think you have to believe 20 million over 5 years is chump change in todays world of College Football Programs. Most of the elite schools pay far in excess of that to keep exceptional coaching staff’s in place. It is unfortunate that in today’s world that this is the case.
I feel Willie Taggart, the Coaching Assistants and recruits he has assembled are remarkable. I do not think this could ever be duplicated again in my lifetime(71) or your’s. I do believe Taggart has the recruiting and coaching ability to continue this ascension into elite statue and maintain it there for a number of years. He is young and could conceivably continue this for many more years.
I have a hard time believing that you would let all this be flushed down the drain over a few millions of dollars/year in contract salary difference. I know that you, as I, desperately want to see Oregon be a perennial player in the CFP’s before we die.
I have been an Oregon fan with my Dad(95) for over 65 years. I ran Track as you did and you and Bill Bowerman were my role models. We practically lived at Hayward field during the 60’s and were proud to watch the Oregon Team win the NCAA Track Championship in 1964. I am proud of the fact Oregon is now considered Track Town USA(again in no small measure because of your support) and have long hoped to see the Football Program also ascend to such an elite status.
Please don’t allow this opportunity to slip away now before it is too late for both of us.
