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Out of curiosity, do you find anything impressive about him? To me, he's a no-nonsense, no shortcuts kind of guy. He's exceptionally honest and doesn't have a defensive bone in his body. Cal ties boat anchors to its football program like few places do. Nick Saban could coach Cal and it's hard to imagine them being any better. One thing you will never call a Justin Wilcox team is soft. He has been remarkably unable to land difference makers at the offensive skill positions, and Cal's QB situation after Garbers is a giant ?, but his teams always compete hard and just don't have the talent to beat top competition consistently.

I know what you meant, but in fact all the bones in his body are defensive. He doesn't coach offense. He hires somebody to do that. So far at Kal, at least as far as the "fans/experts" go, he is 0-2 in that hiring. I don't think that approach will play at Oregon. While it goes without saying I could be really, really wrong, I don't think a Wilcox hire would pass the eye test at Oregon.
There have been recruiting issues at Kal under Wilcox. While it is impossible to say how much of that is Kal, how much is the assistant coaches, and how much is Wilcox, that also isn't a plus for him going to Oregon. A more vibrant program at U$C certainly isn't going to help Oregon's recruiting, and Eugene isn't exactly a draw for most 18 year olds. They probably think they need a "name".
The main advantage of Wilcox at Oregon is that he may be the best choice available. It is a bit late to be looking for a "name" coach. The only ones running free are the ones that just got fired.

[Goose]

Out of curiosity, do you find anything impressive about him? To me, he's a no-nonsense, no shortcuts kind of guy. He's exceptionally honest and doesn't have a defensive bone in his body. Cal ties boat anchors to its football program like few places do. Nick Saban could coach Cal and it's hard to imagine them being any better. One thing you will never call a Justin Wilcox team is soft. He has been remarkably unable to land difference makers at the offensive skill positions, and Cal's QB situation after Garbers is a giant ?, but his teams always compete hard and just don't have the talent to beat top competition consistently.

I know what you meant, but in fact all the bones in his body are defensive. He doesn't coach offense. He hires somebody to do that. So far at Kal, at least as far as the "fans/experts" go, he is 0-2 in that hiring. I don't think that approach will play at Oregon. While it goes without saying I could be really, really wrong, I don't think a Wilcox hire would pass the eye test at Oregon.
There have been recruiting issues at Kal under Wilcox. While it is impossible to say how much of that is Kal, how much is the assistant coaches, and how much is Wilcox, that also isn't a plus for him going to Oregon. A more vibrant program at U$C certainly isn't going to help Oregon's recruiting, and Eugene isn't exactly a draw for most 18 year olds. They probably think they need a "name".
The main advantage of Wilcox at Oregon is that he may be the best choice available. It is a bit late to be looking for a "name" coach. The only ones running free are the ones that just got fired.