Bald Faced Truth by John Canzano

Bald Faced Truth by John Canzano

Canzano: Monday Mailbag delivers coaching searches, Oregon strategy, OSU bottom line, WSU finish, Pac-12 media rights, and more.

Your questions. My answers.

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Oct 20, 2025
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A fan at Oregon-Rutgers filmed during the game. (Photo: Emma Kappel)

The Monday Mailbag delivered again.

This week, I received questions about Oregon State’s football season, Jonathan Smith’s potential availability, and the impatience we’re seeing that results in a pile of fired college football coaches.

Questions about Washington State’s football season, potential regret from Hawaii in signing on with the Mountain West, and the final pieces of the Pac-12 media rights package all made the mailbag this week, as well.

Should Oregon schedule tougher non-conference opponents?

How much did OSU pay Lafayette to come to Corvallis?

Is the Maalik Murphy experiment over?

Cilantro? Or nah?

Will Oregon’s Will Stein get job offers?

This week’s mailbag includes all of that, and more. Thanks to all who submitted questions. Also, thank you to all the paid subscribers who support the mission of this independent endeavor.

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Onto the Monday Mailbag…

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