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re: Willie Taggart USF named Oregon Head Coach
Posted on 12/7/16 at 7:50 am to bwallcubfan
Posted on 12/7/16 at 7:50 am to bwallcubfan
FIFY: Leauxn Kiffeauxn
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Posted on 12/7/16 at 7:52 am to mm2316
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but to everyone outside of LSU it seems like a poorly executed coaching search.
FIFY
Posted on 12/7/16 at 8:06 am to mm2316
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It started with Fleck being reportedly being a favorite, then not getting interviewed at all.
Then, Chip had the contract papers drawn up, but backed out at the last minute.
Dan Mullen's name popped up briefly, but didn't gain much traction.
Next, they reportedly lose Matt Rhule to Baylor, which isn't a good look, if true.
Then Chip re-enters the picture, with many "insiders" claiming it was done, and would be announced today.
We wake up today, and Willie Taggert is the coach. Maybe he will turn out to be a good hire, but to the outside it seems like a poorly executed coaching search.
This type of thing is more common than the opposite situation like Texas where they had their guy all lined up and ready to go
Posted on 12/7/16 at 8:09 am to usc6158
if it's true chip was about to come back this has to be a huge letdown for oregon fans
Posted on 12/7/16 at 8:11 am to mm2316
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The other finalist for the Oregon job was Mississippi St. coach Dan Mullen, according to @McMurphyESPN
Posted on 12/7/16 at 8:12 am to Shalimar Sid
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As reported by ESPN Brett McMurphy
Wasn't he the one that broke the Herman to LSU story on Thanksgiving night?
Posted on 12/7/16 at 8:21 am to Shalimar Sid
(1) I do think it is fair to question how Willie Taggart will adjust to the west coast as a head coach. Outside of a couple years as RB coach in Palo Alto, Taggart has spent his entire coaching/playing career in Florida and Kentucky.
(2) Western Kentucky was miserable in their first couple years in the Sun Belt. Taggart came in and completely turned that program around in two years.
(3) South Florida hit rock-bottom under Skip Holtz. In comes Taggart and, again, turns that program around in a span of a couple years.
(4) His offense fits Oregon's athletes.
On the surface, this is a solid hire.
(2) Western Kentucky was miserable in their first couple years in the Sun Belt. Taggart came in and completely turned that program around in two years.
(3) South Florida hit rock-bottom under Skip Holtz. In comes Taggart and, again, turns that program around in a span of a couple years.
(4) His offense fits Oregon's athletes.
On the surface, this is a solid hire.
Posted on 12/7/16 at 8:42 am to Shalimar Sid
Good hire for that program.
Posted on 12/7/16 at 9:36 am to 632627
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if it's true chip was about to come back this has to be a huge letdown for oregon fans
I don't think it was ever true. I'm sure they tried, but Chips only been at SF for one year. He's not quitting on them this quickly.
Taggart is a great hire for Oregon. Him and Petersen will have some great battles the next few years.
Posted on 12/7/16 at 9:37 am to Shalimar Sid
Brilliant move. Taggart is a super head coach.
Posted on 12/7/16 at 9:54 am to crazy4lsu
If the Chip Kelly thing didn't have some truth to it, I don't know why they took over a week to hire the first guy they interviewed.
This hire is underwhelming to fans, many are furious. As bad a year as Helfrich had, this doesn't seem like the type of hire it's worth dismantling the program for.
This hire is underwhelming to fans, many are furious. As bad a year as Helfrich had, this doesn't seem like the type of hire it's worth dismantling the program for.
Posted on 12/7/16 at 10:02 am to ccsolee
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This hire is underwhelming to fans, many are furious
With all due respect, but you Oregon fans need to lower your expectations. This is an outstanding hire. I don't see who else was so much better?
Posted on 12/7/16 at 10:07 am to ccsolee
quote:Probably because they don't know who he is or what he has accomplished. Thus is a very good hire for Oregon.
This hire is underwhelming to fans, many are furious.
Posted on 12/7/16 at 10:09 am to RLDSC FAN
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With all due respect, but you Oregon fans need to lower your expectations. This is an outstanding hire. I don't see who else was so much better?
Yeah, you might be right. Expectations just got lowered.
"Better"? - well, I'll tell you a lot of Oregon fans figured since it had gone on this long there was a chance Chip Kelly was coming back. When Helfrich was on the ropes, Oregon fans thought Tom Herman was a realistic option. Once Herman went to Texas, people were looking pretty hard at P.J. Fleck, probably more because of some similarities with the last transformational coach. Then people started warming up to the idea of Matt Rhule.
I'm not sure who's "better", but this whole thing and the way it went down makes it look like they had no plan, or the plan got blown up and they went with about the 5th option. There's not much to choose from this year. They fired Helfrich either a year too late or a year too early. Yeah, I think in hindsight we can say the Ohio State game began the end of the era for Oregon. It was a pretty interesting 15-20 year run but it's over now.
Posted on 12/7/16 at 10:12 am to Shalimar Sid
I think this is a very good hire. Taggart helped to build WKU's FBS program into the consistent winner it is today and brought USF back to respectability and 10 wins. He's been an assistant on the west coast as well, so he's familiar with California for recruiting purposes.
Posted on 12/7/16 at 10:15 am to ccsolee
quote:Oregon fans are delusional if they thought there was a chance of those two guys going there.
I'll tell you a lot of Oregon fans figured since it had gone on this long there was a chance Chip Kelly was coming back. When Helfrich was on the ropes, Oregon fans thought Tom Herman was a realistic option
quote:Fleck, Rhule, and Taggart are all comparable coaches, imo. Taggart has the most skins on the wall having turned around 2 programs, and he brings a high powered offense with him.
people were looking pretty hard at P.J. Fleck, probably more because of some similarities with the last transformational coach. Then people started warming up to the idea of Matt Rhule
Posted on 12/7/16 at 10:16 am to ccsolee
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It was a pretty interesting 15-20 year run but it's over now.
are you tracing the beginning of said "run" back to the start of Belotti's tenure?
Posted on 12/7/16 at 10:17 am to Shalimar Sid
Nice job by the Ducks
Posted on 12/7/16 at 10:17 am to OneMoreTime
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Fleck, Rhule, and Taggart are all comparable coaches, imo.
Exactly. All this praise for Fleck is amusing. He may be great, or he might be another Brady Hoke. Way too early to tell.
Posted on 12/7/16 at 10:24 am to Captain Crown
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Nice job by the Ducks
indeed. if we couldn't get our first 2 choices, I REALLY wanted Alleva to at least talk to Taggart. youngish guy, offensive coach, good recruiter, Florida ties, had resurrected 2 programs.
but we didn't do an actual search.
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