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Derek Lawrence's avatar

I’m sure the exorbitant cost of living increase in Lansing is worth chasing the money bag. So much for loyalty to the school that gave you the opportunity. Just once, I would love to see an Oregon State football coach finish what they start…..Riley, Erickson, and now Smith. It doesn’t get much worse than losing your conference, your financial well being, and now your coaching staff and players. It’s just baffling that all this could happen to OSU when they have done everything above board and from the ground up. They didn’t hire a 90 million dollar crap coach, commit violations, and take on debt they couldn’t repay. Yet all the blows keep coming to them when they did nothing wrong, and we can do nothing but sit and watch.

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Brian M's avatar

Oregon State could have invested in a brand, but did not, at least not like the Ducks did. The Northwest schools are off the beaten path. A school has to do something special to stand out, especially as the top level contracts to 40 or fewer schools. By recruiting metrics, OSU has been running about 55th in the country for years, back to Riley days. Not enough name recognition

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Derek Lawrence's avatar

Yes, very wise investment by the Ducks. I think we all know what makes that possible. You are right about it paying off for Oregon, but I don’t think OSU has ever been remotely close to the same financial position. Now it’s about to get far worse.

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EA Flash's avatar

Dude, check out real estate prices. His house in Corvallis will go for $1 million or so, and he'll buy something comparable for half that much in Michigan.

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Derek Lawrence's avatar

I’m well aware of the price differences from having family there. It’s always been a running joke with us because the quality of life in Corvallis versus Lansing doesn’t turn into much of a debate. At the end of the day, Oregon Stare is getting screwed about as bad as they possibly can from forces out of their control. It never should have come to this. A year ago, Michigan State was not a better job. I still don’t think it will be a better job, but Oregon State is literally going into a death spiral and everyone will be ejecting. It just sucks and will be a long time before we see any recovery.

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