Doesn’t really seem like cristobal was okay with a coach not giving a flying duck about recruiting.
Word from Oregon fans is that Leavitt was desperate to be a HC and didn't take it well when Cristobal got the job ahead of him.
Doesn’t really seem like cristobal was okay with a coach not giving a flying duck about recruiting.
Also read that they were tired of him chasing HC jobs and ignoring the one he was being paid to do.Word from Oregon fans is that Leavitt was desperate to be a HC and didn't take it well when Cristobal got the job ahead of him.
Also read that they were tired of him chasing HC jobs and ignoring the one he was being paid to do.
Probably Joe S and him as co dc’s?Heyward supposedly getting promoted. That seems like a reach.
Oh I’m sure that’s part of it but he was absent for large portions of their recruiting visits and you can’t pay someone 1.5 million to just be a DCWord from Oregon fans is that Leavitt was desperate to be a HC and didn't take it well when Cristobal got the job ahead of him.
Oregon can.Oh I’m sure that’s part of it but he was absent for large portions of their recruiting visits and you can’t pay someone 1.5 million to just be a DC
I disagree that Oregon can. Especially with a coach like cristobal who knows how important that aspect of the job is. This isn’t usc where there is enough talent to fill your roster within the surrounding counties.Oregon can.
I suspect this had more to do with the Ducks mediocrity on defense than anything else. He was paid to elevate their defense. He didn’t.
I also suspect the internal promotion is a move of necessity, as there aren’t a lot of P-5 DC’s just sitting around waiting for the call to come in from Eugene.
Point being Oregon has enough money to do whatever it wants. The problem wasn’t Leavitt’s recruiting or lack thereof. It was that his defenses were mediocre at best. They spent big money to bring him in. His recruiting accumen wasn’t a surprise to them.I disagree that Oregon can. Especially with a coach like cristobal who knows how important that aspect of the job is. This isn’t usc where there is enough talent to fill your roster within the surrounding counties.
The problem is he doesn’t recruit and his defense was mediocre. That still doesn’t explain waiting until now to move on from him. And I’m sure his recruiting was still a shock to people up there, or atleast the degree to which he didn’t give a **** especially after cristobal was elevated instead of him. There were pictures of the entire coaching and support staff on official visit weekends and he wasn’t there. That is beyond crazy no matter what you expect.Point being Oregon has enough money to do whatever it wants. The problem wasn’t Leavitt’s recruiting or lack thereof. It was that his defenses were mediocre at best. They spent big money to bring him in. His recruiting accumen wasn’t a surprise to them.
Did they get a top 10 class?When the expectation is Top 10 classes, EVERYONE is expected to recruit.
Did they get a top 10 class?
BahahahahahahahahahaAll that matters is that whoever replaces Leavitt will be a worse DC.
Bad blood. Destined to fail. Egos involved, especially once Cristobal got the job and Leavitt spent the last few months chasing CU, KSU and USF. Not meant to work no matter recruiting, D, whatever.I am saying it all matters.
Oregon did not want to fire him because there options right now are clear downgrades. Mediocrity on defense might have actually been okay without the other stuff.
Lots of talent but weakest OC/DC combo in P12All that matters is that whoever replaces Leavitt will be a worse DC.
I'm just shocked, shocked that Elite Coach Jim Leavittdidn't get an interview for a head coach positiongot unceremoniously dismissed from his job as a DC.
Deeper than that, they ****ed him by waiting until all the jobs were filled before firing him. Awesome, awesome, awesome planning.I'm just shocked, shocked that Elite Coach Jim Leavittdidn't get an interview for a head coach positiongot unceremoniously dismissed from his job as a DC.
I think this is a good landing spot for him, he will connect better in the NFL. I feel bad for Wyoming though as they are a nice thorn in CSU's side.
fixedDeeper than that, they ****ed him and themselves by waiting until all the jobs were filled before firing him. Awesome, awesome, awesome planning.