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Salary-wise Chip is covered by the Raiders buyout next year, so he can't be "bought off"; though I guess we'll see what happens.
He was always going to end up in high demand given he's a legit star coordinator.
I'd love it if we can keep him here at least a couple of years. The setup here is probably as ideal as he'll find in CFB. Smart, high talent players and potentially with good enough NIL/revenue share to compete for playoff spots.
He was always going to end up in high demand given he's a legit star coordinator.
I'd love it if we can keep him here at least a couple of years. The setup here is probably as ideal as he'll find in CFB. Smart, high talent players and potentially with good enough NIL/revenue share to compete for playoff spots.
All just speculation but I think our secret weapon here is Braun - a good dude with a decent football IQ who gives Chip the space he's earned at a school where fans will probably never, ever call for his head even if he wants to coach here til the day he dies. On the flipside, I doubt modesty and "staying in his lane" are among Dan Lanning's strong suits. Unless Chip has his own special reasons for wanting to get back to Eugene, I doubt Oregon is a suitor we need to worry about.
That's a key factor in keeping Chip here.
Nobody else is going to let him be "HC of the offense" in terms of the total freedom/control he has here I'd think, and yeah he could be our OC for the next 15 years if he wanted.
Fans are never going to chase him off even if we have a rough year or two or three on offense; injuries happen and such; it's just obvious how good of a OC he is.
Has there ever been a case of a HC going back to where they were HC to be a coordinator? It would be like Fitz coming back to be our Defensive Coordinator or Barnett as our OC. I know Head Coaches get fired and their next jobs are often coordinator jobs, but not where they were head coach years ago!
If we beat oregon in eugene this weekend, I'd hope that chip and neuheiesel get significant bonus checks for a job profoundly well done. Tim McG is doing a great job as well! Watching the game in nrf in person was like watching a completely different team philosophy than Fitz's versions. Especially offense. I can't get to eugene to see the game in person and I don't have pcock. But I'll be glued to my dave eanet broadcast hoping we upset them ducks!!
He literally had this at Ohio State. And with his track record he’ll have it at basically any school outside of places like LSU where the coach is a famous offensive play caller.
I wouldn’t be shocked if he was here for a couple years but I also wouldn’t be shocked if he leaves to go to Texas or some place with future NFL players.
Pressure at Ohio State is different. He (and Day) got hammered for their gameplan against Michigan the year he was there.
And he'd be at the whim of one bad season at any powerhouse.
I wouldn't be shocked if he leaves quickly either given he's never stayed in one place a long time. Just think that we can offer him a uniquely less pressurized situation if he seeks that.
I guess I've always assumed that Kelly is temporary here and Neuheisel is the heir apparent. I wouldn't be shocked if Chip is one and done. Let's just hope Neuheisel is absorbing like a sponge right now.
Again, all just speculation from our perspective. Chip may be at a point in his career where he likes being a well-paid coordinator at a program that won't fire him and/or his staff on a whim, where boosters aren't making him justify his offensive formations to them before they write their checks, and where he will be almost unconditionally held in high esteem.
Or he could feel like he has unfinished business in Eugene, or that he still has more to prove in the NFL, or despite being a multi-millionaire, wants to go where the money takes him.
But I guess if we stopped speculating on this, we'd put message boards out of business...
My guess is that Chip will be at NU a minimum of two years, and probably no more than four.
He has a longtime partner who would probably prefer Chicago to Eugene or most other places
Kelly likely employs a phone bank to field the stream of coaching offers. OR is just one of many.
But here's hoping Kelly, Neuheisel and ALL the rest of the new-improved O coaches all really like it at NU and just stay where they are. Year one is already astounding. NU should be so lucky.
But here's hoping Kelly, Neuheisel and ALL the rest of the new-improved O coaches all really like it at NU and just stay where they are. Year one is already astounding. NU should be so lucky.
I'm hoping he's satisfied with the role and becomes our next Hank
Yeah, the good thing is, we're finding success quickly. He's able to get smart/talented players to run his system here and potentially can compete at a high level.
I'm flat out stunned at how quickly this offense got going; I thought this would be a 2-3 year building project.
Instead, we might have the best offense in the conference in year 1.
We had some good receivers and good backs, and we brought in a new/quality OC and QB. That's all it takes.
I've said I'm more confident in this team than any other squad of the past 25 years, but I also realize we haven't really beaten anyone yet. The dominant wins over Penn State and Colorado mean less and less the more we see them play. SDSU, Ball State, and Rutgers only affirm we're actually capable of handling cupcakes...other than that we had a lucky over Sparty and an unlucky loss to IU. I believe the next two weeks will tell us a whole lot.
I think Chip said he would come for two years and he brought a pack of excellent assistants who he likes to work with, with him. His arraignment with he Raiders allows him to be a Cat at a bargain price which I think he parlayed into great salaries for his assistants. He said two years, he is having fun, he is not a jerk so he is not going to rat out his friends. He is going to stay two years.
After two years, who knows. He is a bit of a rolling stone, a thing he can get away with because he's good at what he does, so maybe two years is the limit. OTOH, Lots of guys settle down eventually, why not him.
After two years, who knows. He is a bit of a rolling stone, a thing he can get away with because he's good at what he does, so maybe two years is the limit. OTOH, Lots of guys settle down eventually, why not him.
Braun is a proven winner that is hungry to take his winning to the next level. He was the perfect replacement for Fitz, who was a bit too comfy after his last bowl victory with Thorson, and seemed to lose that
.I think he said two years as his commitment and he seems to be a man who will keep his promise. I think next season he will evaluate how things are but I also think things are going better than he had hoped. Braun has kept his promises to Chip of letting Chip do what he believes is best for the offense. What has been the most positive is the players are listening to him and doing what he says. It has not been perfect and the players are not the best at all the positions but it has proven his way of running an offense as a team changer. So I think his only choice after two years is to stay at NU or retire from football. I think he won’t retire so he will stay at NU until he will retire.
Going back to Oregon or any of the blue bloods make no sense. None of those head coaches would give him total control of the offense. He has been an OC at a top program at Ohio Stste and I am sure Day had some control over what went on. Why would he want to go back to that? Let’s face it. Chip is getting more notoriety for taking an offense known for being historically terrible to becoming the talk of the nation than he did taking Ohio State’s offense to a national championship. I think very few of the blue blood head coaches would alllow an OC to has total control of the offense to a coordinator. Dan Lanning definitely would not.
Not saying this is the case but he is 63. Who knows, he might wanna Hankwitz it. Age 63 unless he has more vim and vigor than I thought, what would he agree to go do? Rebuild Rutgers? Maryland? Run around recruiting when he was said to hate doing it 20 years ago, found it demeaning? Doubt it. I bet he wants to earn a pretty penny, never move again, and in a few seasons of drawing up plays (which is something he seems to love) chill with a gin and tonic on the lake. Hang out with Hankwitz and talk about the good old days. Barnett can bring a six pack.
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Age is the other factor I was going to mention.
He'll be 64 after the 2027 season if he stays here for the 2 full years that the Raiders are covering most of his salary. The setup here is about as good as it gets: 1) we're centrally located in the country so our travel is the easiest in the Big Ten (especially as compared to the schools on the coasts). 2) He gets to live outside Chicago as a multi-millionaire enjoying that big city lifestyle. 3) He gets the smartest/high talent players in the country to run his system. 4) HC won't tread on his toes and lets him be the "HC of the offense" while handling all the donor/recruiting/etc. aspects of the job. 5) Competitive NIL and best facilities at a Power 2 school.
If he really wants to go out as a college OC for another 5-6 years; this is about as good of a place to do it at just like it was true for Hank. He already won a national championship as an OC; he's considered one of the most brilliant offensive football minds of the past 50 years. There's nothing for Kelly to prove.
As others have said, time will tell; the best thing in our favor is that he's seeing immediate results and perhaps enjoying himself in a way that he probably hasn't over the past 5-10 years.
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