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Mario Cristobal
Announced as Oregon’s Head Coach
Funny to us old timer SBC fans as he was the Head Coach at FIU when they were doing so well, then surprisingly up and fired him. We knew they made a mistake by doing this... well here he is in a major job.
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AirRaidTrojan
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RE: Mario Cristobal
Good hire. Cristobal is the real deal.
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hapapp
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RE: Mario Cristobal
Satterfield was his OC at FIU.
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12-08-2017 03:52 PM |
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RE: Mario Cristobal
(12-08-2017 03:52 PM)hapapp Wrote: Satterfield was his OC at FIU.
Oregon is a very nice and diverse state. Satterfield will enjoy it there.
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RE: Mario Cristobal
(12-08-2017 03:13 PM)Atlanta Trojan Wrote: Announced as Oregon’s Head Coach
Funny to us old timer SBC fans as he was the Head Coach at FIU when they were doing so well, then surprisingly up and fired him. We knew they made a mistake by doing this... well here he is in a major job.
Yes he is, and they are, thankfully no longer in the SBC.
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RE: Mario Cristobal
(12-08-2017 06:47 PM)JoeJag Wrote: (12-08-2017 03:13 PM)Atlanta Trojan Wrote: Announced as Oregon’s Head Coach
Funny to us old timer SBC fans as he was the Head Coach at FIU when they were doing so well, then surprisingly up and fired him. We knew they made a mistake by doing this... well here he is in a major job.
Yes he is, and they are, thankfully no longer in the SBC.
Agreed. Although I do miss some aspects of having FAU. But basically nothing from FIU
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Fish
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RE: Mario Cristobal
The year after MC led FIU to 8 wins, the team went 3-9 with many seniors on the roster. I do think he should have been given one more year to see where things were at, but to be honest, I would guess it would have probably been another 3-4 win season. There was little talent left on the roster compared to the prior seasons. I am very thankful for what Cristobal did for the program, but I am also very thankful to have Butch Davis as our coach now. In Butch's first season he led FIU to as many wins as MC's best season (maybe more with a bowl game win). If only we didn't have to have Ron Turner fill the gap... I'm sure MC learned a lot under Saban. He may be a much better head coach now. I wish him nothing but the best (except for him to not recruit South FL!).
Also, I'm curious as to why there seems to be such a strong dislike for FIU?
(This post was last modified: 12-10-2017 09:14 AM by Fish.)
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RE: Mario Cristobal
The new early signing period might very well have kept Oregon from getting Chip Kelly back.
My guess is it'll be gone within 3 years when it ticks off a critical mass of Power 5 ADs.
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12-10-2017 09:44 AM |
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RE: Mario Cristobal
(12-10-2017 09:13 AM)Fish Wrote: The year after MC led FIU to 8 wins, the team went 3-9 with many seniors on the roster. I do think he should have been given one more year to see where things were at, but to be honest, I would guess it would have probably been another 3-4 win season. There was little talent left on the roster compared to the prior seasons. I am very thankful for what Cristobal did for the program, but I am also very thankful to have Butch Davis as our coach now. In Butch's first season he led FIU to as many wins as MC's best season (maybe more with a bowl game win). If only we didn't have to have Ron Turner fill the gap... I'm sure MC learned a lot under Saban. He may be a much better head coach now. I wish him nothing but the best (except for him to not recruit South FL!).
Also, I'm curious as to why there seems to be such a strong dislike for FIU?
I wouldn’t say I disliked FIU, it’s just the fan interest in the program, attendance, big market school with small attendances and no steady winning seasons in football. (We have a few programs like that still)
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RE: Mario Cristobal
FIU stunk when he was the head coach except for the time period T.Y. Hilton was there.
Good news is he will have quite a few guys in that class of playing ability at Oregon.
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12-11-2017 12:20 PM |
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RE: Mario Cristobal
(12-11-2017 12:20 PM)arkstfan Wrote: FIU stunk when he was the head coach except for the time period T.Y. Hilton was there.
Good news is he will have quite a few guys in that class of playing ability at Oregon.
Their best year was also Scott Satterfield's one year there as OC...
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RE: Mario Cristobal
(12-11-2017 12:25 PM)EigenEagle Wrote: (12-11-2017 12:20 PM)arkstfan Wrote: FIU stunk when he was the head coach except for the time period T.Y. Hilton was there.
Good news is he will have quite a few guys in that class of playing ability at Oregon.
Their best year was also Scott Satterfield's one year there as OC...
I'm sure Satterfield drew up the Hilton Heave.
https://youtu.be/T84YVJ-ch3A
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RE: Mario Cristobal
(12-10-2017 09:46 AM)Atlanta Trojan Wrote: (12-10-2017 09:13 AM)Fish Wrote: The year after MC led FIU to 8 wins, the team went 3-9 with many seniors on the roster. I do think he should have been given one more year to see where things were at, but to be honest, I would guess it would have probably been another 3-4 win season. There was little talent left on the roster compared to the prior seasons. I am very thankful for what Cristobal did for the program, but I am also very thankful to have Butch Davis as our coach now. In Butch's first season he led FIU to as many wins as MC's best season (maybe more with a bowl game win). If only we didn't have to have Ron Turner fill the gap... I'm sure MC learned a lot under Saban. He may be a much better head coach now. I wish him nothing but the best (except for him to not recruit South FL!).
Also, I'm curious as to why there seems to be such a strong dislike for FIU?
I wouldn’t say I disliked FIU, it’s just the fan interest in the program, attendance, big market school with small attendances and no steady winning seasons in football. (We have a few programs like that still)
No hate for FAU and FIU...its just that they really don't do much for most of our programs, and vice versa. FIU had (or still has - no idea) a special problem related to an absolute circus in their athletic department.
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