I appreciate Oregons long term history of riding out the down years; each time we were rewarded with a greater rise in the program. Football runs in cycles and critical fans, sportswriters and Canzano forget to look at all of the dimensions and layers that make a successful run happen. 

Remember every time we rode out the bad year since Rich Brooks we were rewarded with a quicker return

We have ridden out a TWO year NCAA investigation, Chip Kelly's one year run to get his NFL Job, and then three years of NCAA probation. Coaches during that period missed out on a couple recruiting periods. 

Yet next month for the third year I expect to see several high school player to complete application and financial aid paperwork so they can start school early and participate in Springball   That's a new edge for our program, but it came with a cost the key talent in our program are the younger kids still learning to play at this level.  We're coming back stronger and a little older. Fun to watch