Will Oregon Rally In Second Half and Prove Rick Neuheisel Right?

“I think it’s huge, I really do. I’ve coached in this league for a long time and I know what’s said around the country about the style of ball that’s played on the West Coast. I heard Mark Dantonio as I’m sitting in my hotel room today, he’s the one coach that’s played both these teams, he’s lost to both of them; He called Oregon ‘a finesse team.’ I got angry in my hotel room and I’m going, ‘we’re going to show you tonight.’ Oregon has climbed the ladder. They have earned the distinction of being one of the elite teams in the country and they have to finish it off.”

— Pac-12 analyst Rick Neuheisel before tonight’s game

9 thoughts on “Will Oregon Rally In Second Half and Prove Rick Neuheisel Right?

    • Oregon’s problem is they play that stupid bend but don’t break defense. I wonder who else plays that stupid defense…..

  1. Ohio State looked like USC before sanctions. Big strong and fast on defense. The Ducks have had their run. With USC now off sanctions, Ohio State very young, the Ducks just had their last best chance at a Natty. Now won’t they look terrific in their fancy colorful uniforms!!!

  2. Rick Neuheisel is out of coaching for a reason, and that’s because he can’t coach or recruit . His UCLA teams lost at the line of scrimmage and never dominated on either side of the ball , but guess what ? That’s how you win championships !!!

    • He actually recruited well. Look at the kids he brought in (Hundley,Barr, Franklin, Datone, Verner, Ayers etc.). He wasn’t a good coach though, I agree.

      • Recruiting a handful of blue chip player, is not exactly what I call “recruiting well”. He struggled to land a 3, 4, and 5 star quarterback the whole time he was there, while USC was signing 2 at a time, Brent Hundly was signed after the fact, when Neuheisel was on his way out the door. The offensive line was horrible , and he failed to sign top players at that position, also. So when you can’t sign top talent at a campus like UCLA on a regular basis, you are a HORRIBLE recruiter, which is why he got FIRED!

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