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Canzano: Mario Cristobal’s slow play with Oregon-Miami may have alienated the only booster he’s ever needed

Ducks coach in limbo? Or gone to Miami?
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Probably did pull it after Mario was evasive. Not that it matters. Losing Mario is less about losing him and more about who they're losing him too. Oregon hires new coaches and they win. They've made Rose Bowls with three different coaches in the last 10 years. They'll be fine. Losing him to "money-starved" Miami must hurt. They never thought Miami would do what needed to be done.
 
TheRichtShow said:
That's a weirdly written article.

He can't even hide his belief that Miami is a "lesser job"
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Miami is a tougher job in my opinion. It's pretty easy to win out in Oregon, Miami definitely has the higher ceiling though. Miami can be a mega program if the money is invested and they find the right coach who can recruit. I was a big Kiffin guy but the one thing I like about Mario is he can recruit and stack Top 10 Classes. My worry is fans will expect immediate result and don't see a program that needs to be rebuilt from its very core. Lane would win 9+ games immediately with his Scheming but has a lower ceiling, Mario will take some time but has the higher ceiling
 
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Another thing learned from this experience: Oregon writers are really freakin' strange.

This is another article that reads like a journal entry from an emotional fan.

What's the deal? Is it the weed from Vancouver? Get a hold of yourselves, people.
 
Last week, per a source, Knight signed off on a 10-year, $85 million extension that was offered by the University of Oregon to football coach Mario Cristobal. Year No. 1 would double Cristobal’s base salary and put it in excess of $7 million a year. It escalated from there and was easily the most lucrative deal ever offered to a football coach in Eugene.

Phil and Penny have subsidized a number of powerful football-related projects at UO over the years. They’ve built buildings, expanded Autzen Stadium, helped increase the recruiting footprint and even pitched in when Cristobal said he needed to retain assistants.

Now, with Miami poised to pounce, they planned to write the check that would retain Cristobal.

However, by kickoff there was trouble.

Cristobal didn’t sign Oregon’s contract extension before the title game. He instead made plans to talk with his agent the following day. Then, his team got blown off the field by the Utes: 38-10. The Ducks’ coach took the loss hard. He spoke in the post-game news conference for only six minutes. Then, on Saturday Cristobal boarded the private plane owned by long-time Oregon booster Ed Maletis and embarked on a whirlwind recruiting trip that would include multiple states, more than 25 recruits and span 14 days.

That trip is now cut short.

Cristobal may be a few hours away from ending two days of wild speculation. He may be poised to take the head coach job at Miami. Or he may be scrambling back to Eugene to try and salvage a clunky couple of days and a booster relationship that appears to be teetering. Right now I’m not sure what Cristobal has left to come back to at Oregon because I suspect he may have lost the only donor he would have ever needed.

That 10-year contract extension?

“It was pulled off the table when Mario didn’t sign it and got on the plane,” said a source close to the situation.

Athletic department officials at Oregon and Cristobal’s representatives would not confirm that detail. It may be a matter of semantics (did he turn it down or was it pulled?) Also, Knight isn’t speaking. But those who know the booster well tell me he doesn’t like to be played and doesn’t appreciate those who view the head football job in Eugene as some kind of stepping stone."
 
Mackmiller974 said:
Miami is a tougher job in my opinion. It's pretty easy to win out in Oregon, Miami definitely has the higher ceiling though. Miami can be a mega program if the money is invested and they find the right coach who can recruit. I was a big Kiffin guy but the one thing I like about Mario is he can recruit and stack Top 10 Classes. My worry is fans will expect immediate result and don't see a program that needs to be rebuilt from its very core. Lane would win 9+ games immediately with his Scheming but has a lower ceiling, Mario will take some time but has the higher ceiling
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Harbaugh got to his alma mater and in his first year they were one game away from the Big Ten Title game with possibly a playoff berth after that. Won 10 games after the last coach went 5-7. I'm not putting a playoff berth on Mario but he's getting paid like a man capable of quickly changing Miami. The only softer division than the ACC coastal is the one he's about to leave, the PAC-12 North. He should beat up on this division
 
fincane said:
Probably did pull it after Mario was evasive. Not that it matters. Losing Mario is less about losing him and more about who they're losing him too. Oregon hires new coaches and they win. They've made Rose Bowls with three different coaches in the last 10 years. They'll be fine. Losing him to "money-starved" Miami must hurt. They never thought Miami would do what needed to be done.
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Agreed that losing him to their perception of us must realllly sting. I don't think they're going to be fine though. Not with USC actually trying now. And is Washington going to be down forever too? Maybe not. Phil Knight turns 84 in like 2 months too. Might be tick tock tick tock on them and their fun unis being nationally relevant.
 
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I feel like Oregon fans just have the blind belief that Phil Knight is the only one out there that can write checks

Dude has donated over $1 billion to the university - 0 national titles. Maybe a booster that powerful isn't the way to go.

Oh well, sucks to suck duck fans
 
Tad Footeball said:
Agreed that losing him to their perception of us must realllly sting. I don't think they're going to be fine though. Not with USC actually trying now. And is Washington going to be down forever too? Maybe not. Phil Knight turns 84 in like 2 months too. Might be tick tock tick tock on them and their fun unis being nationally relevant.
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Oregon's history is not to break the bank but Knight was willing to do it. I think Knight might push all his chips in to make one last run before he dies. Thats all fronts. Coaches, support staff and recruiting.
 
fincane said:
Harbaugh got to his alma mater and in his first year they were one game away from the Big Ten Title game with possibly a playoff berth after that. Won 10 games after the last coach went 5-7. I'm not putting a playoff berth on Mario but he's getting paid like a man capable of quickly changing Miami. The only softer division than the ACC coastal is the one he's about to leave, the PAC-12 North. He should beat up on this division
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Harbaugh took like 7 years to turn Michigan into a CFP team
 
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