KGW's Michael Berk reports Chip Kelly is working to finalize a deal that would make him head coach of the Tampa Bay Bucs. More on KGW at 5.
chip is not "leaving" oregon. he is in negotiations with tampa. nothing official. beyond that.
We'll see what happens. Until we find out, discuss here!
No word yet on whether a moustached man named Esteban Sarkisiano was responsible for these rumors. If this is actually happening, no confirmation on whether Sarkisiano leaving a seal pelt on Kelly's porch made him consider the league.
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by golden oso on Jan 22, 2012 5:47 PM PST up reply actions 3 recs
WHY CAN'T THEY LET US HAVE OUR MISERY?
Always be stealing our thunder, yo!
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They can have as much misery as they want. They’re welcome to all of ours, in fact. I’ll trade them for a Rose Bowl.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 22, 2012 5:54 PM PST up reply actions
I will sacrifice seals in quantities unknown to mankind if this actually happens.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Jan 22, 2012 5:53 PM PST up reply actions
IFFFFFF
this is real and we still get Shaq, oh my goooooooooooooodnessssssss…..
Wow that would really suck for Oregon but I refuse to believe an NFL team would actually hire him
If true, it would be great if Oregon went out and hired Wilcox from UW to replace him.
Also, if we thought Tosh leaving right before LOI day, this will completely fuck Oregons class.
That would be hilarious, though he’d probably take Tosh with him.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 22, 2012 5:56 PM PST up reply actions
Phil will need to shell out a ton of dough to pry that boat away from him
Tony Gonzalez? University of California?
Phil’s got enough to get him a bigger boat and fill it with $$$
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by atomsareenough on Jan 22, 2012 6:10 PM PST up reply actions
Don’t be alarmed. If Chip leaves, were looking at the best coach money can buy at Oregon.
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by berkeleyboy510 on Jan 22, 2012 5:58 PM PST up reply actions
Uncle Knight can make that happen

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by well you win some and lose others on Jan 22, 2012 7:44 PM PST up reply actions
TWO heli pads!?!?!?!?!?!
This one is docked near my place in LA right now…

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by CruzinBears on Jan 22, 2012 11:22 PM PST up reply actions
Tosh to become HC of the Ducks?
Ride that momentum as far as it can take you…
by MV Bear on Jan 22, 2012 5:57 PM PST via mobile reply actions
Obviously I want Chip out of the conference to help out Cal
But if I didn’t care about that I’d still want Chip in the NFL. I’d be fascinated to see if he can succeed in the pros.
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I agree that it would be very interesting to see if his offense could work in the nfl.
It would also be interesting if he drafted DT to run it and also drafted James.
Plus TB also currently has Blount!
He may or may not be successful, but the Broncos’ stall has taught us that NFL defenses eventually figure out gimmicky offenses.
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Yep, same thing the Dolphins taught us when everyone quickly figured out the Wildcat
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Jan 22, 2012 6:13 PM PST up reply actions
THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A GIMMICK OFFENSE GET THE FUCK OUT OF HERE WITH THAT SHIT.
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by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 22, 2012 9:03 PM PST up reply actions
THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A GIMMICK TROLLING OFFENSE GET THE FUCK OUT OF HERE WITH THAT SHIT
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by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 22, 2012 10:34 PM PST up reply actions
I’m pretty sure you’re joking, but I kind of agree with you! There are no such things as trick plays either!
No such thing as a gimmick offense, only a gimmick QB!
by Avinash Kunnath on Jan 22, 2012 9:51 PM PST up reply actions
Oh fuck no. I really hate the term "gimmick offense."
I’m more ambivalent to the term “trick play,” though I can’t fault what I remember of your reasoning for why you hate that one.
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Keep in mind that Kelly went to the spread offense to begin with because he couldn't find a fullback at New Hampshire.
He’ll use whatever offense he thinks fits the personnel he has on arrival.
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I can tell you off the bat that no, it does not work in the NFL. It’s entirely dependent on not only all your players being faster than the defense, but the defense not knowing how to react. Like the wildcat, it feeds off mistakes that most veteran players will not make.
Please, by all means, elaborate.
Because this looks suspiciously like unsubstantiated garbage.
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The Oregon spread option excels at the college level of ball because the defenses generally don’t have the players or the experience to run a disciplined enough defense to stop the offense. Defenses in the NFL are infinitely faster, stronger, and “smarter”. Yes, it’s “unsubstantiated”, but mostly because whenever someone tries to run an offense like this in the NFL, they fail miserably. You can fit in a spread option offense to switch tempos and it will work amazingly, but going out there and essentially running the same 3-5 plays over and over depending on what you see isn’t going to work because eventually, they’re just not going to fall for yours hit. I exaggerated a bit, but whatever.
Look at what Cal was able to do with our defense a couple years ago. We had an alright secondary, but our front seven was BEASTLY. You shut down their lanes and stick to your roles, and they can’t do anything.
You're forgetting that in order to shut them down we had to take a huge gamble.
We left our defensive backs in straight up man coverage without safety help the entire game. In most situations that would be suicide, but Oregon’s wide receivers weren’t very good so we got away with it.
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I think Chip has a bigger playbook than he lets on. He just uses the one he has at Oregon because that’s the one that works for his players.
Almost every team in the league uses spread formations and schemes. What’ll be interesting is how well the up-tempo schemes will work (i.e. a continuous two-minute drill). Could be disastrous, could be exciting. Who knows?
by Avinash Kunnath on Jan 22, 2012 9:39 PM PST up reply actions
I’m not referring to a spread offense, but what Chip Kelley specifically runs: the spread option. They’re two VERY different things.
Oh, no. Chip is not going to run the spread option in the NFL as his base play unless he plans on signing ten QBs.
by Avinash Kunnath on Jan 22, 2012 9:42 PM PST up reply actions
but mostly because whenever someone tries to run an offense like this in the NFL, they fail miserably.
One data point is a trend!
Look, I’m not going to act like there wouldn’t be some major impediments to running the spread option in the NFL (the whole quarterback situation would kill it right off the bat if anyone seriously tried it), but comparing it to the Wildcat (which is limited by the fact that there’s no legitimate passing threat more than anything) verges on the same I-form fetishization that inspired the most insipid phrase in all of football: “gimmick offense.”
Your conclusion that the option offense consists of “3-5 plays” is completely off base. If Chip Kelly has a simplified playbook, it’s because he has severe time constraints in implementing his offense like every other college coach. There are millions of different variations on the option offense that an NFL team could adopt. That’s not an issue.
The bit about defenses being smarter and faster in the NFL is true up to a point, but Oregon doesn’t send offensive linemen to the league and somehow they still end up getting the best of USC’s freak linemen and linebackers.
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I think the idea of a quarterback running in the NFL 10-15 plays a day has never been seriously tried because of the inherent risk it would place on their careers. It’d be interesting to see though!
by Avinash Kunnath on Jan 22, 2012 9:46 PM PST up reply actions
It's a kind of catch-22.
The nature of defense in the NFL is such that you’re going to need to pass to move the chains, but if your quarterback was worth a damn at passing to begin with, why do you have him running the option? (Hi Tebow!)
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It was fantastic."
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Because incompletions net zero yards and runs net several yards, making the possibility of picking up a first down more probable on the next play?
by Avinash Kunnath on Jan 22, 2012 9:52 PM PST up reply actions
Yep, sounds like Tebow.
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It was fantastic."
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That is incorrect.
The offense is based on timing, misdirection, and getting speed into space. And it punishes mistakes, but doesn’t depend on them. The offense isn’t based on luck.
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by BigGreenWreckingMachine on Jan 22, 2012 9:46 PM PST up reply actions
Well, the big issue that Oregon took advantage of is that most college defenses (particularly in the Pac-12) aren’t that fast, and more importantly aren’t disciplined.
NFL defenses are as fast and as disciplined as their offensive counterparts. It’ll be a challenge for Chip if he runs the same offense in the league.
by Avinash Kunnath on Jan 22, 2012 9:50 PM PST up reply actions
To be fair, Oregon's offensive players haven't been particularly awe-inspiring w/r/t athleticism
with the obvious exception of the running backs.
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It was fantastic."
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Correct.
Ironically, it’s just this coming season that we’re going to see “Kelly recruits” sideline-to-sideline. The mind boggles.
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by BigGreenWreckingMachine on Jan 22, 2012 9:59 PM PST up reply actions
Let's not get too excited about this
The juju will turn this against us somehow…Tedford for coach at Oregon?
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by atomsareenough on Jan 22, 2012 6:12 PM PST up reply actions
Under what rock have you been hiding for the past week?
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The one where we upgraded our WR and DL coaches, most of our commits stayed put, we might be able to get Stefon Diggs, and oh yeah Chip Kelly is gone.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 22, 2012 6:36 PM PST up reply actions
You were a UW fan all along?!
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No, this is from a Cal Bears perspective, believe it or not :)
C’mon, you can’t see the bright side in this?
DING DONG CHIP KELLY’S GONE
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by atomsareenough on Jan 22, 2012 6:40 PM PST up reply actions
I will withhold judgment
until either signing day or the day Oregon hires a replacement, whichever occurs last.
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Fixed
Under what rock have you been hiding for the past week 50-so years?
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har har
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by atomsareenough on Jan 22, 2012 7:43 PM PST up reply actions
50 years is still a fairly fall sample size. I think it’s more just random bad luck and some now nonexistent obstacles put in place by the administration.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 22, 2012 8:07 PM PST up reply actions
It certainly feels huge! It’s just 50 data points though, if you’re talking about football. Plus football has had good outcomes in those 50 years. Just not the one we’re all hoping for, yet. Today’s news is helpful though!
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by atomsareenough on Jan 22, 2012 8:14 PM PST up reply actions
I thought about this too… but I actually think Oregon wouldn’t want Tedford. I think they think they can do better, and plus, Tedford’s record in the past 4 years or so isn’t exactly stellar.
It’s not gonna happen. It’s not sexy enough for Oregon, and Tedford probably doesn’t want to leave anyway.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 22, 2012 9:40 PM PST up reply actions
Wow, please let this be true
I’m honestly terrified of Chip. 3 straight wins over us and 3 straight BCS games?! Scary. And he’s just now starting to get “his” guys infiltrated throughout the UofO program.
So yes, please go coach Blount on the Bucs (and bring back those creamsicle unis….so fresh!)
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Jan 22, 2012 6:07 PM PST reply actions
Hey guys can I hang out here for a while
I won’t bother anyone, I’ll just be in the corner drinking heavily.
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That's cool
But you’ll have to bring your own poison, we emptied our own supplies last week.
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Don't worry, it's just rumors.
Chip would never do…that…
I'm curious
Do you think Oregon would hire from within, and if so do they have an offensive coach somewhat capable of taking over a la Shaw at Stafurd?
I wonder if Peterson would jump ship from Boise St. if Chip Kelly really does leave for the NFL.
i'm here to clean your pool but i don't have a pool *bowchica bowow*
I can't see that at all, I think they would promote from within
I think Oregon would want to keep Chips offense and Peterson isn’t a spread guy.
Doubt it
No one seems to be able to lure him out of Boise.
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Bingo. I'd be nervous if I were a Boy-Z fan
UO is a situation where Pete would be very comfortable, in addition to having more money than he could ever get around to counting. He’s the guy in Eugene if Chip leaves.
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Can you stick Chip’s head in here?

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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Jan 22, 2012 6:17 PM PST reply actions
Or this one?

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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Jan 22, 2012 6:17 PM PST reply actions
IS THAT… YOUNG LEACH?
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by EchoOfSilence on Jan 22, 2012 6:18 PM PST up reply actions
This pirate might actually be softer than sissy Captain Morgan. No eye patch, no peg leg, no parrott on the shoulder…and who is this dude winking at?
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Jan 22, 2012 6:19 PM PST up reply actions
Kelly to the Colts?
http://autzenzoo.com/2012/01/19/indianapolis-colts-interested-in-chip-kelly/
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Oh man, what are you doing Williams!? GET AWAY FROM THE BALL!
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Jan 22, 2012 6:23 PM PST reply actions
Exactly. Big Balls Pete showed the perfect blueprint on how to get away
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Jan 22, 2012 6:27 PM PST up reply actions
That’s why they had those heart to heart meatings up in seattle
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by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 22, 2012 6:28 PM PST up reply actions
DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM
Jeff Tedford and the entire staff are going to Oregon
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by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 22, 2012 6:25 PM PST reply actions
Nooooooooooooo
Oregon is paying Gould his weight in gold
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by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 22, 2012 6:27 PM PST up reply actions
It is sounding like this is going down, wow I thought the timing of Tosh leaving sucked
This is 100 times worse.
Yeah, Pac-12 recruiting will be thrown for a loop again, amongst many other things that will be thrown for a loop.
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Pac-12 north is DOOOOOOOOOOOOOMED
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by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 22, 2012 6:31 PM PST up reply actions
Someone better run over and check in on Kelly’s office. It might already be empty.
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remember, he was meeting Shaq tonight
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by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 22, 2012 6:33 PM PST up reply actions
This just in, Shaq to forego college football, to join Kelly at Tampa!
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by berkeleyboy510 on Jan 22, 2012 6:35 PM PST up reply actions
At least he won’t poach recruits to commit to the Bucs
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by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 22, 2012 6:34 PM PST up reply actions
The only real way this clearly not a good thing
…is if they lure Chris Petersen out of Boise. That’s the only coach I can think of that is clearly on par with Kelly and that might be available, and Uncle Phil has the money to do it.
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er, that should say "not clearly"
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by atomsareenough on Jan 22, 2012 6:36 PM PST up reply actions
@AdamJude_RG We’re also hearing Ducks will target TCU’s Gary Patterson.
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Ooooh I knew there was someone else still available.
Patterson’s a good coach but I wonder if he’d be a good fit with Oregon’s culture.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 22, 2012 6:41 PM PST up reply actions
I can't see Patterson leaving after TCU just got into the Big 12
Also as you stated, it doesn’t seem like a good cultural fit for him.
I don't understand why Oregon would want Peterson, he doesn't seem like a spread guy
So they would probably have to change things up. I would think Oregon would want to keep Chips offense.
All they may want is a big ego to compare to some egos in PAC-12.
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by well you win some and lose others on Jan 22, 2012 7:57 PM PST up reply actions
Evidently you haven't actually watched TCU play.
They’re a single back shotgun offense, through and through.
And in any case if the Oregon AD/Phil Knight had any sense, they’d go for the best coach available to win consistently over the next five-ten years, not just someone who’s going to win until Kelly’s players all graduate.
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It was fantastic."
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Whoops, read "Peterson" as "Patterson."
Second point still stands. (And it’s spelled Petersen. With an E.)
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It was fantastic."
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGZqOkeYbB0
Considering the incredible success Chip has had and the rather . . . spotty record Boise Coaches have when they leave, I’d still consider that a step down for Oregon.
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I dunno, has any ex-Boise coach ever inherited the relative wealth of talent that Oregon has?
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by atomsareenough on Jan 22, 2012 6:44 PM PST up reply actions
I honestly don’t think that’s such a big consideration. Does Tampa Bay’s offense fit what Kelly likes to run? No. But Kelly’s a good coach and a smart guy and he’ll figure out how to make it work.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 22, 2012 6:47 PM PST up reply actions
He can draft both James and Thomas in this draft
He can also go after Dixon, he already has Blunt in TB and some good young WRs and offensive talent.
We’ll see if he imports his Oregon system to Tampa Bay or not. I don’t think Kelly is tied to a single approach, though.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 22, 2012 6:55 PM PST up reply actions
Perhaps but I think he sees the success Denver and Tebow had this year, as well as
The up tempo style of offense the Pats run and is intrigued to give his offense a shot.
He can have Brandon Bair who was inactive all season on the Chiefs. He’s turrible
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Jan 22, 2012 7:05 PM PST up reply actions
Darron Thomas is not going to start at quarterback in the NFL.
Either Kelly knows that or I have cause to be incredibly depressed because we’ve lost for three years in a row to a high-functioning retard.
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It was fantastic."
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Who becomes a candidate if Kelly does leave? The offensive and defensive coordinators in Eugene, Mark Helfrich and Nick Allioti, probably don’t get this job. I can’t see Mike Bellotti returning, especially given that he’s going to be measured against Kelly.
So where does that leave Oregon?
Jeff Tedford? Tony Dungy? Boise State’s Chris Petersen? A source deeply connected with the Ducks athletic department mentioned all three to me after the Kelly confirmation was posted today.
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I must be insane, I actually welcome Oregon taking a run at Tedford,
just because I’m stupid enough to believe he’d turn them down. (And I think we can all agree if he did it would be hilarious.)
Also: Tony Dungy? One can only hope. An NFL lifer in charge of Oregon’s players could only result in lulz.
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It was fantastic."
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGZqOkeYbB0
If Tedford were to go to Oregon...
Does that mean Tosh calls recruits and tells them, “Don’t go to Oregon”?
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NO way Tedford walks away for the new facilities. Although, Oregon is getting new facilities too!
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by berkeleyboy510 on Jan 22, 2012 9:13 PM PST up reply actions
This tells me that Tedford is still highly regarded by those who know what the fuck they are doing.
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by cldpc on Jan 22, 2012 9:31 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
If Tedford goes to Oregon
Tedford would have no capable players to work with because they will all be suspended by his high standards of academics and conduct.
It’s cool if you don’t want to go to Oregon anymore now that I’m gone. Just don’t go to UW
Tony Gonzalez? University of California?
Justin Wilcox
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by berkeleyboy510 on Jan 22, 2012 6:41 PM PST up reply actions
Tosh athletic director
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by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 22, 2012 6:41 PM PST up reply actions
Well I think this can help Cal in recruiting, perhaps Tedford and staff can mentions rumors that Wilcox and Tosh are going to Oregon
To various recruits between now and Feb 1?
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by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 22, 2012 6:47 PM PST up reply actions
No way Tedford does that
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No need to mention rumors
But Chip’s leaving, along with Tosh and Wilcox, are all excellent case studies for why it’s risky to pick a school to go play for a young hotshot coach, because chances are he’ll get whisked away to bigger and brighter things. It really makes a good case for a guy like Tedford, who by all appearances is staying at Cal until he retires or gets fired. He had his big chances to leave as a young hotshot several years ago and decided to stay. I thiink the fact that he’s the dean of Pac-12 coaches and seems truly committed to Cal gives him a lot of credibility in the face of recent events.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 22, 2012 6:51 PM PST up reply actions
Your theory doesn’t take into account that coddled 17 year olds tend to be idiots.
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Jan 22, 2012 6:53 PM PST up reply actions
Well, not all of them are. Some of them are going to be UC Berkeley students after all :) Anyway, my point is just that when Tedford says he’s committed, it’s a lot more credible than say, a younger coach like Sarkisian for example.
Besides, they have parents.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 22, 2012 6:57 PM PST up reply actions
True, I said “tend to be”. Of course there are statistical outliers. And in Moma Thomson I Trust!
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Jan 22, 2012 7:04 PM PST up reply actions
Byron Marshall,Deforester Buckner, commits to Cal!
Ursus arctos californicus – California golden bear
Yuri Wright is applying to Cal so he can write the bearblog
"Our sturdy golden troll"
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by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 22, 2012 6:50 PM PST up reply actions
Black Mamba transfers to Cal!
6 1st round draft picks, 2 Super Bowl Champions and counting
by Another Successful Tedford QB on Jan 22, 2012 6:50 PM PST up reply actions
A kid named "DeForester" in Oregon?
Not talking about his playing ability but that name alone just seems so wrong for the Northwest
"To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism; to steal from many is
research."
It’s actually DeForest, but yeah.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 22, 2012 6:54 PM PST up reply actions
Bones Buckner?
Californian in Exile:
by secret ASian man on Jan 22, 2012 7:42 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
"Fredo's dead to me, Jim"
"To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism; to steal from many is
research."
Eugene's an old mill town...
Timber barons basically ran the state until the whole Spotted Owl / NWFP hammered the industry. He would make more sense though at OSU with its well reputed Clear Cutting and Nature Pillaging Forestry school.
Somewhere, somehow, a Duck is watching you.
BTW
CHALLENGE ACCEPTED
FootballScoop Staff
Tampa / Oregon: We have confirmed Chip Kelly has accepted the head job at Tampa. footballscoop.com/the-scoop
"Our sturdy golden troll"
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by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 22, 2012 6:54 PM PST reply actions
DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM
"Our sturdy golden troll"
-cldpc
by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 22, 2012 6:55 PM PST up reply actions
Remember the last time we got super excited?
I’m worried about Pendergast.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM
"Our sturdy golden troll"
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by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 22, 2012 6:57 PM PST up reply actions
nope
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Jan 22, 2012 6:59 PM PST up reply actions
To hire a guy nobody trusts, who just sold us down the river? I’m not laughing.
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Jan 22, 2012 7:01 PM PST up reply actions
Oh, I know you’re joking! I just don’t see the humor is all :)
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by atomsareenough on Jan 22, 2012 7:04 PM PST up reply actions
He'd have to change back his Twitter handle.
"To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism; to steal from many is
research."
I doubt anyone, especially Oregon, sees him as HC material
"Some people watch adult videos on their computer - I go to YouTube and watch Jahvid Best highlight clips. That’s what gets me going."- Jim Schwartz, Detroit Lions head coach
California Golden Blogs
No, but Kelly needs a DC. Also, whoever Oregon’s new HC is will need one too, unless Alioti is staying.
I wouldn’t be surprised if there is some continuity with Oregon’s staff, particularly on defense. Anything is possible, though.
"Some people watch adult videos on their computer - I go to YouTube and watch Jahvid Best highlight clips. That’s what gets me going."- Jim Schwartz, Detroit Lions head coach
California Golden Blogs
Who knows, maybe Aliotti goes to TB with Kelly
Or maybe Allioti gets the HC job and needs a new DC.
I think this eclipses the Cal meltdown of last week
by ten fold. Sort of like comparing a gunshot to an atom bomb.
It’s certainly a much more impactful change. But Oregon fans can console themselves with a Rose Bowl trophy.
The #1 greatest threat to America: BEARS
Godfather reference...
…it’s slaughtering Sonny Corleone at the Causeway tollbooth vs. a gunshot wound to Fredo’s head in the boat.
"To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism; to steal from many is
research."
There is one huge difference
The NFL is a promotion over the college ranks. Yes, the time blows for Oregon, but this isn’t a Tosh situation where he is making a lateral move.
Also why Kiesau bouncing didn't bother me.
"Let me tell you a story. I was a political prisoner for two years. The instant I was released I ran to McDonald's. I had a Big Mac and a Coke.
It was fantastic."
-Toyama Koichi, US Presidential candidate from Japan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGZqOkeYbB0
I don’t understand how going to UW is much of a promotion for him. Sark is still going to be running the offense and calling the plays.
And Kiesau gets to take the credit! Seems like a sweet deal to me.
"Let me tell you a story. I was a political prisoner for two years. The instant I was released I ran to McDonald's. I had a Big Mac and a Coke.
It was fantastic."
-Toyama Koichi, US Presidential candidate from Japan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGZqOkeYbB0
The last OC got a gig as the Alabama OC
That means you are automatically a candidate for actual HC positions.
Yeah probably
Easier for him to assemble coaching staff.
From ATQ
That was Shaq Thompson
@JHopkins247 5m
Chip Kelly did not make his scheduled in-home visit tonight: Details: bit.ly/xhpZXA #oregon #Ducks
“Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song.” —Scott Van Pelt
by axemen23 on Jan 22, 2012 7:15 PM PST reply actions
In other words, Go Bears!
“Kelly is intrigued by the challenge of coaching at the highest level and not having to deal with parents and the NCAA oversights that are inherent to coaching in college.” – ESPN
Old Toothwrangler
lulz
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by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 22, 2012 7:22 PM PST up reply actions
Bad for Nike U.
Good for Nike, though.
Starting in 2012, Nike will replace Reebok as the provider for uniforms in the NFL,
Definitely not funny
Just awesome.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 22, 2012 7:33 PM PST up reply actions
YES PLEASE
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Jan 22, 2012 7:34 PM PST up reply actions
Hairball really did lose that game
Putting Williams in to field the punt in OT after what happened in the 4th quarter? Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me…
MJB
C’mon that’s a little unfair. The first fumble punt was a complete fluke, the second was a great play by the Giants player.
by SDBear on Jan 22, 2012 8:14 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
I agree the first play was a bit flukish, although once Williams opted to not field the kick, he shouldn’t have been nearly so close to the bouncing ball.
But on the second fumble, that was all on Williams. Not only did he have the ball in the wrong arm, but he had, what, maybe two points of contact? High-school coaches across the country are going to have a field day with that footage: how not to carry a football.
Go Bears!
by California Pete on Jan 22, 2012 8:19 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah he was running with the ball a little loose, Niners were in a tough spot with the Ginn injury.
by SDBear on Jan 22, 2012 8:55 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Then he refused to do a post-game interview with FOX. Same old classless asshole.
CGB: The Strangest Blog
No, just a coach that really cares – he’s nuts, really, he’s crazy, for good or bad.
Am I known as Cugel the Clever for nothing?
Really cares… not to do a standard interview?
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Jan 22, 2012 11:20 PM PST up reply actions
Exciting game for Fox. But I’m sure they’re not happy with American Idol starting at almost 11PM in the east. Ruined their big strategy.
by dcblue on Jan 22, 2012 7:39 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
Add 49er doom week too!
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by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 22, 2012 7:41 PM PST up reply actions
Every week is Cal Doom Week. Just you wait…
"Some people watch adult videos on their computer - I go to YouTube and watch Jahvid Best highlight clips. That’s what gets me going."- Jim Schwartz, Detroit Lions head coach
California Golden Blogs
Mike Leach to Oregon?
DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMM
"Our sturdy golden troll"
-cldpc
by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 22, 2012 7:50 PM PST reply actions
Tedford to the Colts?
DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM
"Our sturdy golden troll"
-cldpc
by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 22, 2012 8:56 PM PST up reply actions
Hey guys, so remember when you told me to enjoy my Saturday night
despite our loss to WSU in bball? Let’s just say my hangover ended less than an hour ago…
*Insert something witty here*. Oh, and Stanfurd Sucks.
The women’s basketball team won and moved into sole possession of second place in the Pac-12!
CGB: The Strangest Blog
Maybe I should just remove myself from civilization for a bit
and when I come back, Cal will have a championship…in everything!
*Insert something witty here*. Oh, and Stanfurd Sucks.
Oh sweet
damariay drew
Just had a good talk with the cal coaches at my house #calgang
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by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 22, 2012 8:19 PM PST reply actions
Christopher Harper
I wonder how my boy Byron Marshall feels about Chip Kelley chuckin the deuces ?
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by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 22, 2012 8:20 PM PST up reply actions
OH NO HE DIDN'T!!!!1111
BUUUUUURNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
Jim McGill
New Cal DL coach Todd Howard: “Remember Owa, Marsh, Willis and others? With my head-to-head battles with Tosh, I won quite a few.”
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-cldpc
by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 22, 2012 8:49 PM PST reply actions 3 recs
Nice, this is what I like to read.
by SDBear on Jan 22, 2012 8:54 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
THE RECRUIT OFF IS ON! LOI DAY…. BE THERE OR GET SERVED!
"Our sturdy golden troll"
-cldpc
by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 22, 2012 8:55 PM PST up reply actions
Oh snap!
"Let me tell you a story. I was a political prisoner for two years. The instant I was released I ran to McDonald's. I had a Big Mac and a Coke.
It was fantastic."
-Toyama Koichi, US Presidential candidate from Japan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGZqOkeYbB0
by AERose on Jan 22, 2012 9:21 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
This just in, Tedford to Oregon. Sandusky HC at Cal!
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by berkeleyboy510 on Jan 22, 2012 9:30 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM
TROLL ON YOU BEARS. - atoms
even if it does snow, we’ve got plenty of laker championship banners to keep us warm! - raptorapocalypse
I can't see Chip letting that slip early. Seems like the DT thing is a separate matter.
"The Bear will not quit, the Bear will not die." -Joe Kapp
we've lost Payton, seems like.
@RGBearTerritory Ryan Gorcey
Jordan Payton will likely not make an unofficial trip to #cal next weekend
https://twitter.com/#!/RGBearTerritory/status/161326490439520257
no bear, no care
I don't want to second guess recruits (particularly since I have not read said tweet)
But wouldn’t it at least make sense to wait to talk to Cal’s new wide receiver’s coach before making that decision. Regardless of his decision, I wish him the best of luck, except against Cal.
Yeah I agree
It really sucks that he would just drop us like this.
TOOOOOOOOOOO$$$$$$$$$$HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!! :-/
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Jan 22, 2012 10:10 PM PST up reply actions
THIS
www.LosAngelesRams.org
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by AndyHogan14 on Jan 22, 2012 10:17 PM PST up reply actions
He already visited Cal on Dec. 9
And I believe he talked to Chandler (he talked to all the WRs) before leaving for UW.
I think Chandler might come to Payton’s house on an in-home. We’ll see.
by Avinash Kunnath on Jan 22, 2012 10:10 PM PST up reply actions
but he hasn’t decommited from Cal yet. So if it’s a done deal, it could mean it’s already done, which is his commitment to Cal?
also
3 minutes after Payton tweeted “Lets just say its a done deal now” he also tweeted “Oregon smh… Whose gonna replace?” and “the pac 12 is wide open now”
So from the context, he could be referring to Chip Kelly’s signing with Tampa Bay as a done deal.
i think we (I) just got trolled in that case. And Shaq understood what he was saying, so he found it funny.
i’m crossing my fingers that that’s the case. lol.
no bear, no care
by EchoOfSilence on Jan 22, 2012 11:08 PM PST up reply actions
i’m glad the recruits are trolling the twitters (if that’s what they are doing). Get the nutters to back off of every single word a bit.
Go Bears Go
by Rocksanddirt on Jan 22, 2012 11:13 PM PST up reply actions
Apparently he went to the UW/Furd game
Why couldn’t he have gone to the Cal/UW basketball game. :/
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by AndyHogan14 on Jan 22, 2012 10:14 PM PST up reply actions
Seems Payton isn't visiting.
/pilingon
Ducks GOOOOD. Fuskies BAAAAAD.
by BigGreenWreckingMachine on Jan 22, 2012 10:04 PM PST reply actions
ESPN's Joe Schad reports that Jordan Payton will not take an unofficial visit to Cal.
/probably the wrong blog for that.
"Let me tell you a story. I was a political prisoner for two years. The instant I was released I ran to McDonald's. I had a Big Mac and a Coke.
It was fantastic."
-Toyama Koichi, US Presidential candidate from Japan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGZqOkeYbB0
didnt his twitter account
used to say calgang etc.? now it is empty.
I don’t remember that. Shaq’s still says it though.
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Jan 22, 2012 10:14 PM PST up reply actions
EVEN WORSE
@ItsShaqThompson Shaq Thompson(Grant)
My boy @JordanPayton lol
https://twitter.com/#!/ItsShaqThompson/status/161327788996042753
no bear, no care
Conversely, it can mean a lot of things.
no bear, no care
by EchoOfSilence on Jan 22, 2012 10:11 PM PST up reply actions
What does that mean? It seems like hes laughing at Payton.
In the Game of Trolls, you either troll or you die.
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Or laughing with Payton…. DUN DUN DUN
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by atomsareenough on Jan 22, 2012 10:13 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
TROLLOLOLOL
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-cldpc
by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 22, 2012 10:31 PM PST up reply actions
Breaking: Tedford to Oregon, Wilcox to Cal, who will bring Tosh with him as Cal's new DC.
TROLL ON YOU BEARS. - atoms
even if it does snow, we’ve got plenty of laker championship banners to keep us warm! - raptorapocalypse
#California'smosthardcoretrollololololz
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by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 22, 2012 10:36 PM PST up reply actions
Tedford to Oregon
would own. Both programs would get substantially worse
per Gorcey
RGBearTerritory Ryan Gorcey
Just got off the phone with Bryce Treggs. Loved the in-home with Gould, Chandler. Story to come soon. #CalGang
That’s not how we do it here on CaliforniaTrolldemBlogs
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Jan 22, 2012 10:40 PM PST up reply actions
From ATQ
@DailyEmerald The unsubstantiated reports of a riot at Chip Kelly’s home. Heading out to check now.
"Fuck DOOOOOM. We prefer BOOOOOM!!
- alpha1906
Thankfully false.
Seems the responsible journalistic thing would be to check BEFORE you blasted it out to the world, but hey, it’s just a student paper.
Somewhere, somehow, a Duck is watching you.
"This just in: omb bought the baby seals for Sarkisian to club. Heading to Canada to check now."
"The Bear will not quit, the Bear will not die." -Joe Kapp
Chip Kelly to Bucks confirmed by the Register Guard (Eugene paper)
University of Oregon football coach Chip Kelly has reached an agreement to become the head coach of NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers, a highly placed UO athletic department source told The Register-Guard.
"It’s done," the source said Sunday night.
http://www.registerguard.com/web/updates/27502806-55/kelly-oregon-coach-source-bay.html.csp
by paleodan on Jan 22, 2012 11:58 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
STOP THE PRESSES!!!!
Ducks GOOOOD. Fuskies BAAAAAD.
by BigGreenWreckingMachine on Jan 23, 2012 12:24 AM PST reply actions
WTF is going on in Eugene?
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by AndyHogan14 on Jan 23, 2012 12:29 AM PST up reply actions
Hear that sound?
It’s quiet, drunken, thankful weeping coming from all around Oregon. Except Corvallis. Screw them.
Ducks GOOOOD. Fuskies BAAAAAD.
by BigGreenWreckingMachine on Jan 23, 2012 12:31 AM PST up reply actions
As long as UW is upset, I am alright with Chip’s decision to stay. Even if Kelly were to leave and UO was given the sanctions of death I am sure Cal would find a way to f*ck it up. Go Bears! Dooooooom! :D
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by AndyHogan14 on Jan 23, 2012 12:35 AM PST up reply actions
Changing his mind?
University of Oregon football coach Chip Kelly told a highly placed UO source late Sunday night that he has reversed course and decided to turn down an offer from the NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
The source told The Register-Guard earlier Sunday night that Kelly had reached an agreement to become Tampa Bay’s head coach. "It’s done," the source said.
An hour later, Kelly changed his mind, telling the source: "I’m staying."
hmmmm.
these things happen oddly sometimes.
no one flip out if tomorrow it’s all different. again.
Go Bears Go
by Rocksanddirt on Jan 23, 2012 12:43 AM PST up reply actions
It's called "The Billy Donovan."
CK just trolled the world. Bow down to the master.
Ducks GOOOOD. Fuskies BAAAAAD.
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