I was pretty bearish on Mario Cristobal’s Oregon team heading into 2019. Justin Herbert never really convinced me he was elite, the offense seemed overly focused on running the ball behind the offensive line, and the strategy of building Oregon around the offensive line always struck me as a dubious method. Every school is always … [Read more…]
I’m actually on the wrong side of the Mississippi these days to utilize this expression. It’s an old expression meant to describe unique features of the frontier in contrast to the more densely packed populations and civilization on the east side of the country. Nowadays the east side of the Mississippi has 58% of the … [Read more…]
Over at SB Nation I broke down Oregon’s horrible defense Under Brady Hoke and how Jim Leavitt will look to correct issues fresh off his triumph at Colorado. What really stands out from watching Colorado is just how well coached their players were on the art of football itself moreso than their specific roles or … [Read more…]
Back in early November, it leaked out to the media that Phil Knight would pay upwards of $10 million per year for the next head coach of the Oregon Ducks. Of course they hadn’t even announced that Mark Helfrich wouldn’t be retained at that point so that might also have been a power move to … [Read more…]
Matt Rhule made a couple of big moves this past weekend when he filled out his offensive staff by hiring Matt Lubick (Co-OC/WR coach for Oregon) and Jeff Nixon (TE coach for San Francisco 49er’s) to be the co-offensive coordinators in Waco. The rest of the staff includes Texas HS fave Joey McGuire from Cedar … [Read more…]