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Oregon Pulled Mario Extension according to a Report

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LuCane said:
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.
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i keep saying this, there’s not much in Eugene besides Autzen dwellers. When the doors open, it’s news. When they close, its news. Sometimes their reporters running into each other on the streets is news. **** them.
 
They've graduated from the denial stage, to the anger stage.

The only reason they're saying this nonsense is because they thought we didn't have money to compete with them. They were openly mocking us when this first broke. Add to that, the notion that Mario would have interest in coaching the school he played at never entered their smooth-as-eggs baby brains.
 
Dan E. Dangerously said:
They've graduated from the denial stage, to the anger stage.

The only reason they're saying this nonsense is because they thought we didn't have money to compete with them. They were literally mocking us when this first broke. Add to that, the notion that Mario would have interest in coaching the school he played at never entered their smooth-as-eggs baby brains.
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This
 
Mackmiller974 said:
Harbaugh took like 7 years to turn Michigan into a CFP team
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Man they were one bad 4th down spot against Ohio State in year two from being a playoff team if they won the Big Ten title game. Won 10 games and made an Orange Bowl in the Big Ten East. Mario has a much easier path. He's being paid like an elite coach. Elite coaches win early.
 
I wouldn't even be bothered if I was them and he left. They can do as well with someone else and maybe that guy will get then over the hump that they can't seem to avoid yearly.
 
fincane said:
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.
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It didn’t work for T Boone and it won’t work for Knight, no matter how much money he wastes.
 
fincane said:
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.
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That's a fair point too. The only thing I was kinda surprised at (and Mike Ryan has mentioned it a few times) is that Oregon seemed a little caught off-guard by our pursuit of Cristobal. And this is all based off of only what we do know so far but it seemed pretty strange to throw an extension at him just now after we probably essentially had already poached him. I guess one might even say that about Rad and Clemson assuming he materializes.
 
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I used to like Oregon. Always looked forward to watching them in the late games. After seeing how that whole community, from their reporters to their fans, behave over this, and the delusion that continues to come out, I can't wait to watch them suck. Add them to the list.

Also, what grown *** man continually refers to a stranger as Uncle Phil. School full of cucks if you ask me.
 
Tad Footeball said:
That's a fair point too. The only thing I was kinda surprised at (and Mike Ryan has mentioned it a few times) is that Oregon seemed a little caught off-guard by our pursuit of Cristobal. And this is all based off of only what we do know so far but it seemed pretty strange to throw an extension at him just now after we probably essentially had already poached him. I guess one might even say that about Rad and Clemson assuming he materializes.
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Not sure if they were caught of guard by the interest, but definitely by our resources to take him. I think it’s safe to say not many were taking us seriously on that front
 
jmccomber5 said:
Not sure if they were caught of guard by the interest, but definitely by our resources to take him. I think it’s safe to say not many were taking us seriously on that front
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I wonder what they thought we were coming with? 5 or 6 mil over 5 years? No promises of staff budgets that he'd find acceptable?

You'd think Uncle Phil wouldn't care and they would've been spooked (rightfully so) after Michigan State got insane with Mel Tucker and Oregon would've moved then.
 
dycane said:
Not in my opinion. They can always catch lightning in a bottle, but they will not be an elite program. Geography is too much of a challenge imo.
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From 2008-2014 Oregon won 10+ games every season. That isn't lightning in a bottle. The two years on either side of that era they won 9 games. That is sustained success. Includes two national title game appearances. Think about our most recent run of being really good. That involved four double digit win seasons from 2000-2003. They had 7

They were wrong on their ability to keep Mario but they have every chance to be good if Phil Knight wants them to. If he was gonna hand out 85 million to Mario he might really want them to be good.
 
Dan E. Dangerously said:
They've graduated from the denial stage, to the anger stage.

The only reason they're saying this nonsense is because they thought we didn't have money to compete with them. They were openly mocking us when this first broke. Add to that, the notion that Mario would have interest in coaching the school he played at never entered their smooth-as-eggs baby brains.
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Here comes acceptance! Both Mario’s and theirs

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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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I don’t agree. From a recruiting perspective, Miami is easier.

Oregon has to recruit nationally, and I‘m including Southern California as national. And with U$C flexing again, recruiting will be even tougher. Mario is an excellent recruiter but location counts, IMO. I don‘t think Mario locks down every top player in South Florida, no one could, but I believe he’ll fair much, much better than Diaz. Ask @Coach Macho (sorry Coach), Diaz is a joke to high school coaches, whereas Mario is respected.
 
Canes Bih said:
I used to like Oregon. Always looked forward to watching them in the late games. After seeing how that whole community, from their reporters to their fans, behave over this, and the delusion that continues to come out, I can't wait to watch them suck. Add them to the list.

Also, what grown *** man continually refers to a stranger as Uncle Phil. School full of cucks if you ask me.
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I’m surprised you’re a UM fan. 🤣🤣
 
fincane said:
Man they were one bad 4th down spot against Ohio State in year two from being a playoff team if they won the Big Ten title game. Won 10 games and made an Orange Bowl in the Big Ten East. Mario has a much easier path. He's being paid like an elite coach. Elite coaches win early.
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Elite coaches find a way to win but even Satan went 7-6 in his first season at bama. Sometimes it takes a few years. Didn’t Dabo need 3-4 years?
 
Udynasty said:
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."
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So now they acknowledge Oregon was a stepping stone to a better program. Glad they finally see it.
 
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