Oregon fires Mark Helfrich
BREAKING Mark Helfrich is out at #Oregon, source tells @FoxSports.. 1st reported by Aaron Fentress.
— Bruce Feldman (@BruceFeldmanCFB) November 30, 2016
November 29th, 2016 at 11:15 PM ^
Another name to keep an eye on for the #Oregon HC vacancy I'm told is #OhioState DC Greg Schiano. Will have more in my story in a few min.
— Bruce Feldman (@BruceFeldmanCFB) November 30, 2016
November 29th, 2016 at 11:32 PM ^
This would be hilarious.
Not in a good way for Oregon, but for the rest of us.
November 29th, 2016 at 11:33 PM ^
November 29th, 2016 at 11:23 PM ^
Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad
November 29th, 2016 at 11:30 PM ^
November 29th, 2016 at 11:36 PM ^
Oregon's Offense in 2015: 9th per S&P
Oregon's Defense in 2015: 82nd
Oregon's Offense in 2016: 21st
Oregon's Defense in 2016: 119th
The offense took a step back this season, but it was still a top 25 unit. The defense was bad last year, but had it simply remained bad this year Oregon likely wins 2-3 more games and Helfrich returns as coach. Instead, the defense got worse and Helfrich is now gone.
Probably shouldn't have hired a coach who had never coordinated a defense in his college career.
November 29th, 2016 at 11:51 PM ^
Good numbers. The defensive collapse isn't all on Hoke, but he failed to turn things around. Those types of numbers look... familiar to me, as to most of us who suffered through the RR era. Helfrich did not get the right guy or the right players for his defense, and it killed him.
November 30th, 2016 at 12:29 AM ^
Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad
November 30th, 2016 at 1:02 PM ^
Stitt has been kinda sorta mediocre at Montana. Below par for them. He might get a look for Boise if Harsin is the Oregon pick, though.
November 30th, 2016 at 12:39 AM ^
Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad
November 30th, 2016 at 12:45 AM ^
http://fishduck.com/2016/11/how-brady-hoke-got-mark-helfrich-fired/
Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad
November 30th, 2016 at 12:45 AM ^
I wanted the Hoke joke
November 30th, 2016 at 12:47 AM ^
Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad
November 30th, 2016 at 12:53 AM ^
Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad
November 30th, 2016 at 1:54 AM ^
November 30th, 2016 at 10:33 AM ^
Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad
November 30th, 2016 at 2:18 AM ^
Autzen Stadium and the Oregon campus are sites to behold. Bolstered by Phil Knight's Nike bucks and a seemingly unlimited variation of uniforms, it is one of the premier coaching jobs in the country. I'd like to see P.J. Fleck get a shot at it.
I was there in 2003 when we rolled into Autzen stadium and lost to the Ducks in a close one. It was so loud in that stadium, I couldn't hear anything people sitting right next to me were saying to me.
What I vividly remember is how nice the Oregon fans were....I couldn't sustain any anger toward them...they were giving me hiking trail tips as I skulked out of the stadium. Beauty in nearly every direction. Pretty Beavers don't only reside in Beaverton....plenty abound in Eugene.
November 30th, 2016 at 9:28 AM ^
November 30th, 2016 at 1:04 PM ^
Michigan never loses, we just run out of time.
November 30th, 2016 at 10:33 AM ^
Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad
November 30th, 2016 at 12:39 PM ^
November 30th, 2016 at 6:17 AM ^
In related news, the sun set last night.
November 30th, 2016 at 8:09 AM ^
...on Brady Hoke's defensive coordinator career.
November 30th, 2016 at 1:33 PM ^
Will be on the lookout for his headphones on eBay ;o)
November 30th, 2016 at 6:23 AM ^
Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad
November 30th, 2016 at 9:38 AM ^
There are two logical candidates:
Scott Frost is the most logical. Decent turn-around at UCF, and obviously he knows the offense at OU. I think the parallel here is Chip Kelly. Kelly gets a lot of credit as the originator of OU's offense, but in fact it was Mike Belotti -- Kelly was his OC. When Belotti left, Kelly got promoted. So to me, bringing in Frost is even more easily justified, he's had a year as an HC on top of his OC stint. The downside to Frost? When -- not if -- Nebraska opens up in a year or two, Frost be gone.
I think Dana Horgerson is the other obvious candidate in terms of style, but does he know the West Coast? Recruiting California is the most important thing. Horgerson's teams are more physical than typical BigXII teams, so he should be able to adapt to playing Stanford, USC, UW, etc.
And I'd rule out Les Miles. Oregon made their fame by being the extreme, dynamic program -- crazy offense, crazy uniform, crazy spending of Nike $$$. I'm not saying they can't win with Les; but if you're UO, do you junk your brand that's been built for over a decade, and go in a completely different direction? Too much unknown there. (Plus, Miles isn't a West Coast guy either, although OU does do a lot of recruiting in the Southeast.) I don't think they do this.
BTW ... while we're at it, anyone else feel like I do that Purdue is destined to get Charlie Strong?
November 30th, 2016 at 10:36 AM ^
Scott Frost wouldn't surprise me honestly.
Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad
November 30th, 2016 at 10:44 AM ^
November 30th, 2016 at 1:16 PM ^
It's not that far off. Holgorsen has actually used a run-heavy attack this year, he's not a one-note guy. The ability to adapt is something Oregon could use at this point. And Holgorsen can use the talent that is already on the roster, so the transition costs are low.
November 30th, 2016 at 10:26 AM ^
I think this is one opening for which we can safely say Mark Dantonio won't be rumored.