Willie Taggart to be the head coach at Oregon...

[The Giant]

Lifetime record: 40-45.

[reigle9]

Lifetime record means nothing. System fit. Good hire.

His years at usf.

2-10
4-8
8-5
10-2

[swordsandtequila]

Lazy posting Giant. Reigle on point, Taggart's done a good job turning USF around. They're a fun team to watch, he'll be missed.

[jtoler]

Lifetime record means nothing. System fit. Good hire.

His years at usf.

2-10
4-8
8-5
10-2

Exactly.

[BigdaddyQH]

This is why you guys lose so much in here. Thinking that a coach who went to a Group of 5 team and turned it around is a good hire. He is going to Oregon. Next season Oregon gets Nebraska, Utah, and Washington State at home, and Stanford, UCLA and Washington on the road, NOT San Jose State, Stony Brook, Illinois, and UMass, plus the very soft AAC Schedule that they USF plays. Anyone comparing the AAC to the Pac 12 really has a major problem. Will he be a good hire? Maybe. Maybe not. Passing judgement this early is just plain stupid.

[reigle9]

^

Thank god you don't actually bet.

[swordsandtequila]

This is why you guys lose so much in here. Thinking that a coach who went to a Group of 5 team and turned it around is a good hire. He is going to Oregon. Next season Oregon gets Nebraska, Utah, and Washington State at home, and Stanford, UCLA and Washington on the road, NOT San Jose State, Stony Brook, Illinois, and UMass, plus the very soft AAC Schedule that they USF plays. Anyone comparing the AAC to the Pac 12 really has a major problem. Will he be a good hire? Maybe. Maybe not. Passing judgement this early is just plain stupid.

No matter how inane your posts, it all comes back to 30¢ poker. Big timer you are

[Da Manster!]

Lazy posting Giant. Reigle on point, Taggart's done a good job turning USF around. They're a fun team to watch, he'll be missed.

S&T,
but to be fair, Jim Leavitt was the one who built the Bulls program from the bottom up....it's a damn shame the university threw him under the bus after that one player complained or something like that...but bottom line, USF was a perennial top 25 team during his tenure and had them ranked #2 in the country at one time......but then the program almost hit rock bottom after Skip Holtz failed miserably...anyhow, Leavitt has done a great job with Colorado's defense this year as their D-coordinator and it wouldn't surprise me one bit if he get's a second chance somewhere else in the very near future.

[reigle9]

^
That's pretty much true, but Taggart brought them to the top. Has nothing to do with Leavitt.

Btw, Leavitt is the DC of CU and should be getting more credit than the COY.

[Buffalo Nickle]

Taggart built Western Kentucky and USF. That's pretty impressive. He had the best recruiting rankings of the AAC.

Funny thing is they had decided to fire him last year when they started slow.

Does not seem like the best fit for Oregon but he seems to be a good recruiter. I doubt it works out but an interesting hire. The Oregon thing could not last forever.

[Buffalo Nickle]

Charlie Strong would be perfect fit for USF. Heard he is up for the Cincinnati job.

[reigle9]

They didn't fire him and it's a great fit.

[reigle9]

And strong would be a terrible fit for usf.

[Buffalo Nickle]

And strong would be a terrible fit for usf.

Yeah, right. All he did was kick their ass when he was in the same conference and he is known for his ability to recruit Florida. He might even be an upgrade.

[BigOrange]

Another affirmative action hiring?

[funnyb25]

Going to be a good fit for that program. Give him a couple years

[Buffalo Nickle]

Oregon job is going to be really tough with Anderson at Oregon State and USC and Washington going great guns and Leach in at Washington State. I guess he does have California recruiting chops from being with Harbaugh. He is mostly likely going to come up short no matter how well he does there. He will most likely get fired in four years.

[reigle9]

Yeah, right. All he did was kick their ass when he was in the same conference and he is known for his ability to recruit Florida. He might even be an upgrade.

You don't understand college football. It's all system when going to school to school. Strong would recruit well, but it would take a couple years.

[Buffalo Nickle]

You don't understand college football. It's all system when going to school to school. Strong would recruit well, but it would take a couple years.

You don't understand it. College football is all about recruiting. South Florida has the top talent in the conference right now. Strong will keep it at the top.

Taggart is a Harbaugh coach. Same basic style as Strong. Strong has been converted to the Big 12 style of play.

He would be a heck of a hire for USF. I would not be too concerned. USF is a dunce school and will make a bad hire and wind up bad again. Schools have an unlimited capacity to screw things up.

[reigle9]

I follow recruiting more than I follow actual games.

Didn't read the rest.

[Buffalo Nickle]

I follow recruiting more than I follow actual games.

Didn't read the rest.

Well then, you ought to know that Taggart has been outrecruiting the rest of the conference. The next coach has the best recruits in the conference to work with. No two-year adjustment with Strong. He just keeps the talent flow flowing in.

[gojetsgomoxies]

had no idea that USF was 10-2 this season.. did a great job there and at WK

interesting hire...... oregon has had a special system and played far above its recruiting rankings....... i'm thinking taggart isn't consistent with that style but i may be wrong........

i think expectations will be far too high....

[jtoler]

I love Taggart but dont like the hire. We'll see though, expectations are high at Oregon, Id rather he went somewhere like a Pitt, a decent school in a power 5 where he can exceed expectations.

[reigle9]

Goddanit this site makes me realize how clueless the random dumb kid is.

[Buffalo Nickle]

Goddanit this site makes me realize how clueless the random dumb kid is.

Yeah, but you think Taggart was a great hire and he's going to get fired.

[reigle9]

So are we making like a 4 year bet?

What a dumb thing to argue about.

[Buffalo Nickle]

So are we making like a 4 year bet?

What a dumb thing to argue about.

So why argue?

[reigle9]

Idk, it's stupid to.

You could make a thread tomorrow saying taggert will be COY. Nobody will remember either way.

[Buffalo Nickle]

Idk, it's stupid to.

You could make a thread tomorrow saying taggert will be COY. Nobody will remember either way.

I guess we will just have to accept that Taggart is a great hire.

[The Giant]

Good conversation, guys. Way to keep things civil.

This was definitely an interesting hire. I guess Taggart does have ties to the west coast at Stanford. I wish him well, college football is better when Oregon is relevant.

[swordsandtequila]

Another affirmative action hiring?

Yeah, because the white guy they just fired was doing such a bang up job .

[Buffalo Nickle]

I would be pretty nervous if I was an Oregon fan. They have had an incredible run with Brooks, Belotti and Kelly. Now you are totaling blowing up that tree for Willie Taggart. Seems a stretch.

Where do you rate Taggart among Pac 12 coaches in ability to recruit and coach. Got to be last even if you like the guy. He's not going to be recruiting Florida guys to Florida.

I think Helfrich probably would have done better than Taggart will do.

Washington went out and got Peterson and Oregon comes up with Taggart. Washington is going to be replacing Oregon and Oregon is going to become Sarkisian Washington probably at best.

[swordsandtequila]

I would be pretty nervous if I was an Oregon fan. They have had an incredible run with Brooks, Belotti and Kelly. Now you are totaling blowing up that tree for Willie Taggart. Seems a stretch.

Where do you rate Taggart among Pac 12 coaches in ability to recruit and coach. Got to be last even if you like the guy. He's not going to be recruiting Florida guys to Florida.

I think Helfrich probably would have done better than Taggart will do.

Washington went out and got Peterson and Oregon comes up with Taggart. Washington is going to be replacing Oregon and Oregon is going to become Sarkisian Washington probably at best.

The boys @ Stanford (Luck, etc.) might disagree. He's not new to the west coast or the Pac 12. Maybe give the guy more than 2 days before passing judgement.

[Buffalo Nickle]

The boys @ Stanford (Luck, etc.) might disagree. He's not new to the west coast or the Pac 12. Maybe give the guy more than 2 days before passing judgement.

Maybe they put him above Shaw for 11th. Not sure how much credit they gave the running backs coach.

[BigdaddyQH]

No matter how inane your posts, it all comes back to 30¢ poker. Big timer you are

You really are a dumb arse. Your knowledge of College Football is almost nill. Grow up little girl.