Choose his fate!

[TualatinDuck]

Since we are openly talking about it so much. How about a simple poll that really only matters to our community. No need to discuss if you don't want to, we are already doing that in other threads. Let's see where the majority stands.

[Duck07]

Fire Helfrich...turn to page 80.
Stay the course...turn to page 57.

[TualatinDuck]

Fire Helfrich...turn to page 80.
Stay the course...turn to page 57.

Completely forgot about those. That was during the off season or last year wasn't it?

[GoDucksIn09]

I don't think it matters... he gets fired an gets 11 million as a buyout...and can buy a house anywhere he wants and live quite comfortably. I would love to have a job where get fired and get paid 11 million as a consequence for not performing my job up to the standards. I think a lot of us be ok with that.

[greenyellow]

I just don't see Oregon paying out $11 million and then having to pay for another new coach and their staff. I think they're going to give him at least another year to turn things around but with the caveat that he changes the staff a bit.

[QuackininBama]

I just don't see Oregon paying out $11 million and then having to pay for another new coach and their staff. I think they're going to give him at least another year to turn things around but with the caveat that he changes the staff a bit.

The staff he needs to change is himself. And just imagine the loss in recruiting and bowl game payout loss by keeping him another year. I wonder just how many of our current recruits start "opening up their search" after last nights debacle.

[jefflockie]

Can Brady Hoke take over the head coaching role? We are already paying a ton for Hoke and he has built programs before.

[Tray Dub]

Can Brady Hoke take over the head coaching role? We are already paying a ton for Hoke and he has built programs before.

His work at Michigan was not at all impressive.

[Duckenstein]

If he's demoted they don't pay buyout perhaps?

[lukeyrid13]

I just don't see Oregon paying out $11 million and then having to pay for another new coach and their staff. I think they're going to give him at least another year to turn things around but with the caveat that he changes the staff a bit.

If we go say 3-9 and then 5-7 next year and lose all momentum as a program.....it will literally cost us close to a hundred million in lost revenue between ticket sales, merchandising, donor $, etc. Becoming a top 10 with a national brand will earn back 11 million real quick.

[TualatinDuck]

The financial risk to slipping 2 season's in a row is way too high. Just one losing season will cost a program tens of millions. Two? You lose the $ and recruits. It's taken Washington 14+ years to be relevant again? Bad coaching hires and correcting that far out way the short term financial sacrifice.

[karlhungis]

The financial risk to slipping 2 season's in a row is way too high. Just one losing season will cost a program tens of millions. Two? You lose the $ and recruits. It's taken Washington 14+ years to be relevant again? Bad coaching hires and correcting that far out way the short term financial sacrifice.

And that's one of the problems. The reason we didn't put Herbert in until this week is the same reason they are going to drag their feet on replacing Helfrich. Fear. There is no slam dunk answer for a replacement and odds are that even if we do replace him, the program will still continue to slide. The damage has already been done, now people are going to play hot potato with the Helfrich problem with the hopes that the blame for the demise of the program doesn't end up landing on their shoulders.

[Alan]

Can Brady Hoke take over the head coaching role? We are already paying a ton for Hoke and he has built programs before.

His work at Michigan was not at all impressive.

Holk is not the guy,X2.

[OregonFan4Life]

Coaching staff overhaul, bring in Nolan too!


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[squintsdd]

I don't mind Hoke as a DC......For now. He needs to be given time to bring is his type of players. Pellum needs to go for sure. He lost the defense the last 2 seasons, and has lost the linebackers this season; in fact, I wouldn't mind seeing a complete overhall of the defensive coaching positions with the exception of Hoke.

As for Helfrich, pay the man his remaining salary and be done with him. He struggled to put points on the board as an OC with Colorado, he never called the shots as an OC with Oregon, and he has failed to keep the momentum as a HC