CK was head coach at his last job even though it was a small college. CK is going to be a great coach IMO. He is the one that made Dixon so good last year. He works well with QB's and Dixon gives CK all the credit for his big improvement. He was going to get a HC job this year if he wanted it. I think by next year he could pick from many good HC job's and Oregon really didn't want to lose him.
they better make him head coach, or some team is gonna get him as HC. just like the guy from texas who was named the heir for mack brown.
Great news, the only thing that would make me happier is if Sabonis came out of retirement and averaged a triple double for the Blazers.
Fyi, the Seattle sports talk radio people last night said the Ducks did it because they were afraid UW would hire him out from under them. No idea if there was any truth to that and I'd be shocked if it wasn't pure conjecture on their part. Edit: by the way, thanks for the spread scoop!
Well, not UW as much as Syracuse... On the MSP they(Oregon's AD) said they weren't scared of Washington at all. Syracuse is a 6 hour car ride from his home on the east coast, and they are in a BCS conference. They said UDub wasn't exactly looking for a coach like Kelley and were lookin' for some more experience from the HC position (even though I think a young, genious who thinks oustide the box is the best way to go, specially for a struggling program) Kelley thinks we will win a title at Oregon, we wanted to keep Kelley, we are giving him a pay raise, and sometime in the next couple seasons he will be the Head Coach, and I think our program will take another big step forward. I think Chip's goals are to put this program among the elite in the country, and I think we do have the resources to do it. They said that on the recruiting trails, Bellotti would be visiting a recruit and they would ask "Is Chip gonna be there? I really want to play for him". Which is why we have a good shot to land another #1 RB recruit (Bryce Brown i think his name is) in the country (We got Stewart from Washington a couple years ago) and have a bunch of 4-5 stars looking at us... we also have all the tools on our team right now for another double digit win season next year (as does Oregon State right now, gotta give the Beavs some love, keep your heads up my friends!). This would be the wrong time to leave Oregon right now, as your resume would get even better after next year with... Masoli, Blount, Maehl, Dickson on offense coming back... Paysinger, Byrd (hopefully), Thurmond, Ward, Matthews, etc on D coming back. I hope we can build on this season, and with steady QB play throughout the season, i like our chances... and we got Chris Harper who is going to break out next year and is a phenominal 4 star recruit fresh on our team, LaMichael James, and Darron Thomas will probably red-shirt next year and have 2 years once Masoli graduates to dominate, as he is a special player!!! I know i'm blabbling on, but i'm just in such a good mood from my 2 sports teams right now! (Ducks football and Blazers basketball). Edit - mobes, to answer your Q on why recruits want to play in this system... Its because its fun, it really really really gets the most out of players ability, its almost a guarantee that it will be a high flying offense that piles on the yards. Players love that... Specially RBs and WRs, whose skills really become apparent in a system like Oregon/Florida/Missouri etc... For QBs, its a bit tougher on the transfer to the NFL, but for college, they love it as well.
rofl. Now THAT's pretty funny. It's good to be excited about next year, but the Ducks are losing some key players...Jeremiah Johnson, Patrick Chung, Nick Reed, J-Will, and Max Unger are leaving some pretty big shoes to fill.
I read rumors after the UW/UO game that UW was prepared to offer Kelly an offer that would make him the 3rd highest paid pac 10 coach besides Petey and Bellotti (Is bellotti the 2nd highest paid???) apparently they had donors lined up to buy out willingham's contract.
No, he was offensive coordinator at New Hampshire, not head coach. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chip_Kelly He's not the one who made Dennis Dixon good. Dennis Dixon was good to begin with. I understand that other teams were probably going to hire him. That doesn't change the fact that he's unproven as a head coach and as a recruiter. With 2.5 million to offer a coach, I think I'd have wanted a little bit of a better PROVEN track record.
I think that is wrong. CK was New Hampshire OC at first but the last year or maybe two he was also the head coach. I will go check to make sure I'm right.
Yes, Bellotti is 2nd. Pete Carrol: 4,000,000 Mike Bellotti: 2,100,000 Jeff Tedford: 1,850,000 Ty Willingham: 1,470,000 Rick Neuheisel: 1,250,000 Dennis Erickson: 1,100,000 Mike Riley: 1,100,000 Mike Stoops: 1,025,000 Jim Harbaugh: 1,000,000 Paul Wulff: 600,000
I stand corrected. I can't find anything about CK ever being New Hampshire HC. I was told he was their HC the last year or two but I guess not. Sorry, I was wrong.
Nah, it's right. From the UNH football season preview press release: Sean McDonnell enters his 10th season as the head coach of the University of New Hampshire football team and now sports a winning record of 60-46-0 after leading his 2007 Wildcats to their fourth consecutive appearance in the NCAA championships... http://www.unhwildcats.com/index.cf...3&profile=1389758A-0846-31F1-81F1E52F17CB4BD7
Who knows if it's true, but this morning the Seattle sports talk guys were saying they expected to pay the Texas Tech coach north of $2MM to come to Seattle. Like I said, a HUGE grain of salt when you listen to anything sports radio guys are saying. Have I ever mentioned how much it sucks to hear about the Huskies all the time? Guess I don't have to listen to Sonics banter any more and they're actually starting to talk more Blazers basketball up here now. Roy's supposedly doing a regular radio spot (at least I think I heard 'em announce it, but I haven't heard a thing since that announcement. Maybe I was just dreaming it up.)
As a Beaver fan, I dont like this move. I was hoping CK would leave and hope that Alloiti stays forever. Smart smart smart move by the Ducks, but in my opinion they should have given a definite time line of when the change occurs. Like what the Seahawks did with Holmgren/Mora. If MB stays as the coach next season and the Ducks struggle, the fans are gonna go nuts and want CK to take over immediatly. Making the announcement now was a good move. If the Ducks would have lost the Civil War and they made this announcement, it would seem like they are blaming MB for the loss/season. If they wait until after the bowl game and they lose that bowl game, it will seem like MB is to blame for another bowl loss. CK is a stud and could do great things for the Ducks... damn it!
Yeah, I like CK a lot. He seems like an ideal football coach: smart, tough, demanding, and able to keep things in perspective. If I were a Duck, I guess my biggest concern would be from a recruiting standpoint. Belotti has nailed plenty of top notch talent..can Kelly do the same? If he can, watch out. Pure and simple.
That's the least of my concerns as a Duck fan. If you listen to the current Duck players and current high school kids considering Oregon, they all love Chip Kelly. He's a great guy and connects well with players. And at Oregon, they dole out recruting responsibilities among the coaches based on geographic region. Kelly is responsible for Texas and Florida, among others. That should tell you something. You could make the argument that this announcement was made purely to quiet the concerns of current recruits who were worried that Kelly would leave and they wouldn't get to play for him and in his offense. So recruiting is the least of my concerns. I'm concerned mostly about whether we lose a little bit of Kelly's offensive mind, since he'll know have to deal with coach's shows, radio interviews, administrative duties, organizational management, boosters and donors, etc. There's a whole hell of a lot more than just coaching players that goes into being a head college football coach. Do all of the extra responsibilities take away a little bit of the genius of Chip Kelly's gameplans? That's what I'm concerned about. But my concerns are also tempered by the fact that people who know a lot more than I do about coaching and a lot more than I do about Kelly's skill set made this decision. -Pop
1. He IS a genious, and probably the brightest mind of the spread offense in the country. 2. Bellotti is going to step down not because he felt he needed to for himself, but because he felt it was best for UO because he wants Kelly for THEM 3. Recruits have been COMING to Oregon to play for CHIP KELLEY. Bellotti said so himself, that is the 1st question they ask, if Kelly will be there. so.... this year and last year he has been getting better athletes because of Kelley. And Chip has recruited most of the offensive players on this team anyway, like our sick QBs (Harper, Thomas, etc...). The only thing is defense. He just has to get a great D coordinator... like the Texas coordinator (but he is going to be the next HC at Texas, so we can't get him), he is young, and also a genious at what he does, and he really shows a LOT of passion. I hope we can get someone like that, not only good as his job, but young and passionate about what he does so he can relate to his players and they WANT to play for him and are motivated by him. IDK who that is though, but hopefully we can lure a good one. Allioti has only got until Kelly takes over hopefully. God, I think firing Allioti would be better than hiring Kelly!!! (j/k kinda)
