I'm pleased Chip is returning. Yay Chip. Yay us. Yay... Am I the only one that was intrigued by the possibility of Petersen at Oregon? His record as a HC at BSU is 73–6, 4-2 in bowls and has 2 BCS bowl wins. In his first season he guided the Broncs to an undefeated season and their first BCS win. 73-6. He develops amazing QB's. He does amazing things with two and three star athletes. He has a better record vs SEC teams than Chip. His value is in finding unrecognized talent and developing that talent. I was intrigued, but all is well.
Peterson would be the obvious choice. My biggest concern about Chip possibly leaving is it happened right during this major recruiting cycle. Peterson's offensive philosophy is different than Kelly's and I wouldn't want a reverse Rich Rod/Michigan situation, where all the recruits the previous years were built for a certain system. I would still choose Kelly over Peterson any day of the week though.
so just a question on the SEC record comparison. Petersen has beaten Georgia, and... (seriously I am not being an ass, there could be more I just cant think of) the comparison is apples to oranges IMO as Petersen hasnt faced BCS title finalists for SEC teams. Petersen beat a 2nd tier SEC team currently.
Georgia went 7-1 SEC and was 1st SEC - East. Their only conference loss was to LSU. Georgia only lost by 3 to MSU in a great 3 OT bowl. Remember? Tennessee? Not so much. Petersen also has a pretty good record in head to head vs Oregon.
yes Georgia did go 7-1 in the SEC East and they did so while dodging Bama, and LSU. Up until the SEC Title game. The same Georgia that went 2-4 vs ranked teams (beating #20 and #23 at the time... and both of them didnt even finish the season ranked) As I said Apples to Oranges. Playing Georgia is not the same as playing LSU this year.
Correct. That's what I said. LOL. Five on their schedule (*schedule) and six including MSU. Petersen is a great gameday coach. He's from a OC background and comes ready to play. There are some serious questions regarding Chip and his game management - apparent in Glendale and against USC this year and his misuse of timeouts. You never know what a guy like Petersen could do in Eugene unless he's actually here.
thats not what you said at first. anywhoo I'm not discounting Petersen, I actually also was telling Sly yesterday that Petersen's phone better be ringing. I only addressed your SEC comparison which was off IMO.
...amazing how some people can disagree, respect each other and move on - yes? btw, fwiw - peterson does have a higher win % vs SEC and in head to head vs Oregon.
