Assistant Coaches: Comings and Goings

[maxduck]

Interesting bit about Leavitt from the comments section of the live chat article by Nemec...

Log haulin 15 hours ago
What roll has Leavitt played in securing recruits this weekend?


mikmac00 15 hours ago
@Log haulin He's locked down a ton of Pepsi.


Andrew Nemec | The Oregonian/OregonLive 15 hours ago
@Log haulin None. Leavitt is not a key to recruiting effort going forward IMO


Log haulin 15 hours ago
How much involvement did he have prior to WT skipping town


Andrew Nemec | The Oregonian/OregonLive 15 hours ago
@Log haulin Very little. He's a weird dude. Great football mind, but not exactly someone you want in living rooms as the final salesmen.

[karlhungis]

I don't understand twitter. Who is "log haulin?"

[Duck07]

I don't understand twitter. Who is "log haulin?"

Karl, you really gotta pay more attention to your scripts. Before there was Log Jammin with Bunny and her roommate, there was Log Haulin where Brad just watched.

[DuckNV]

I don't understand twitter. Who is "log haulin?"

Those are user ID's at O Live

Nemec's comment on Leavitt not being an essential recruiter came up in a few other comments too. I found that surprising, but somewhat comforting that he is not the guy the D recruits have bonded with. I still hope he stays, because based on this season he is an incredible coach.

[karlhungis]

I don't understand twitter. Who is "log haulin?"

Karl, you really gotta pay more attention to your scripts. Before there was Log Jammin with Bunny and her roommate, there was Log Haulin where Brad just watched.

I spent most of my time smoking a lot of Thai stick and to be honest with you 07, I don't remember most of my old scripts.

[Phenom]

I told ya'll, you might like his weird Pepsi act but young people think it's super weird. Still, would like to have him as DC.

[karlhungis]

I told ya'll

Told us what?

[EncinitasDuck]

Leavitt is gone. Besides dropping the ! after Go Ducks, his tweets now seem past tense..

"So impressed with our players. They had fun on a Sunday morning practice. That is not always easy. These guys have become very close. I've enjoyed watching their progress. Leaving for Vegas tomorrow. Go Ducks"

[karlhungis]

Leavitt is gone. Besides dropping the ! after Go Ducks, his tweets now seem past tense..

"So impressed with our players. They had fun on a Sunday morning practice. That is not always easy. These guys have become very close. I've enjoyed watching their progress. Leaving for Vegas tomorrow. Go Ducks"

This is getting ridiculous.

[pezsez1]

All that matters is Leavitt being honest with players. If he's selling kids on the program and making it clear he probably won't be there, then that's good enough for me. No recruits should be surprised or upset if he suddenly leaves for FSU (or anywhere else) immediately after the bowl game.

[EncinitasDuck]

Leavitt is gone. Besides dropping the ! after Go Ducks, his tweets now seem past tense..

"So impressed with our players. They had fun on a Sunday morning practice. That is not always easy. These guys have become very close. I've enjoyed watching their progress. Leaving for Vegas tomorrow. Go Ducks"

This is getting ridiculous.

So you don't think people telegraph their intentions through their communications? You don't find it interesting that the enthusiasm with which he wrote Go Ducks! before Cristobal getting the HC job and the way he writes it now Go Ducks are quite different? You don't find it just a bit strange that he wasn't photographed one time over the weekend with a recruit? You don't think its telling that he's writing in the past tense? Since he's not being interviewed I'd say these are all pretty solid indicators of his intentions.

[GoDucksIn09]

I agree Levitt is gone but the talking in past tense does not by itself mean anything. They are wrapping up the football season and it could be as simple as looking at the past year... or it could be talking about the seniors and their last year. It could be taken 100 different ways. I agree that he is likely gone but the comment does not have to mean anything other than the last year and nothing more. It would be nice it knew beforehand. I just hope if he does leave Cristoball is quick to hire a really good DC. I think it will be to late for any that have de committed if signing the early period. I hope I am wrong.

[DmoneyDuck]

My question would be why move on to Florida State to take the same position? There's no chance of being a HC there, either and he's already established great relationships with the players at UO. Now, if a HC gig comes up, that's a different story. But going with Taggert to be FSU's DC makes zero sense to me (Oregon will also be the better team next year, imo, which would boost his HC stock even higher).

[DuckNV]

My question would be why move on to Florida State to take the same position? There's no chance of being a HC there, either and he's already established great relationships with the players at UO. Now, if a HC gig comes up, that's a different story. But going with Taggert to be FSU's DC makes zero sense to me (Oregon will also be the better team next year, imo, which would boost his HC stock even higher).

It's possible that Leavitt meshes much better with Taggart than he does with Cristobal. In that case FSU would make sense, because likely wherever he signs a contract (even a new one with Oregon), it's going to increase the length and possibly the amount of his current buyout at Oregon.

[buckmarkduck]

Leavitt is gone. Besides dropping the ! after Go Ducks, his tweets now seem past tense..

"So impressed with our players. They had fun on a Sunday morning practice. That is not always easy. These guys have become very close. I've enjoyed watching their progress. Leaving for Vegas tomorrow. Go Ducks"

It is the last game of the year.