Oregon fires coach Mark Helfrich

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#2
Justin Wilcox makes so much sense for them IYAM. Defensive guy, young, has that laid back profile they like. The question is recruiting however. They are slipping and need to get better athleticially.
 
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zjcvols said:
Justin Wilcox makes so much sense for them IYAM. Defensive guy, young, has that laid back profile they like. The question is recruiting however. They are slipping and need to get better athleticially.
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Agreed. Former player, recruited the Northwest for years. Sounds like Helfrich will be joining Coach Pete at Washington in some capacity.
 
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I think the McElwain to Oregon rumor is simply angling for a raise. Can't see him leaving UF for Oregon.
 
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“They do not want to pay (Helfrich’s) buyout if they don’t have someone to make a splash,” another said.

Whether it’s a homerun or a cannonball can be debated, but the name that suddenly everyone — industry sources and media members, alike — seems to be talking about is Florida coach Jim McElwain.

A general rule this time of year: If everyone’s talking about the same person, it’s either imminent - or it’s B.S., likely an attempt to leverage an extension and raise.

Lean toward the latter, but the possibility remains that McElwain and UF are not a snug fit, a relationship perhaps made more complicated by the arrival of a new athletic director.

McElwain is 18-7 with two SEC East titles in his first two seasons in Gainesville. Florida plays No. 1 Alabama this week in Atlanta. Florida’s defenses have been outstanding, and the team’s offenses have proven so far to be as stagnant as Will Muschamp’s were — despite that McElwain, formerly Nick Saban’s OC at Alabama, has had offensive success wherever he’s been. Forecasting toward 2017, a perceived talent drain on the defensive side could theoretically make this a good time for a move.

Plus, those industry sources remind us that McElwain is a West Coast guy. The 54-year-old grew up in Montana and played quarterback at Eastern Washington. He won 22 games in three seasons at Colorado State before being lured away by then-Florida AD Jeremy Foley. Foley retired and was replaced earlier in the month by Scott Stricklin, formerly at Mississippi State.
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College football coaching carousel notes on Oregon, Jim McElwain, Tennessee, Ole Miss
 
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#18
Les Miles is going to be all over this. I can guarantee his agent is chatting it up with Phil Knight as we speak
 
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Kudos to them for making a move quickly. It would be best for all involved if Chip Kelly returned. Until they finally win something they will continue to be the Paris Hilton of college football.
 
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#21
I'm looking for a new job and Oregon has some cool ass although be it ugly uniforms. I could use a pay raise. And I kick ass with xbox.
 
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GetEmVols said:
That's nothing for a school like oregon. We aren't as serious as them, so 10 mil isn't going to happen to get rid of Butch.
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It's not about serious or not, we don't have it...we don't have an AD to poll boosters to see if we can get it and while finishing 8-4 is nothing to brag about, it's not a fireable offense where 4-8 is.
 
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vol66 said:
It's not about serious or not, we don't have it...we don't have an AD to poll boosters to see if we can get it and while finishing 8-4 is nothing to brag about, it's not a fireable offense where 4-8 is.
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Our boosters can't touch Nike.
 
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