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not to get off the cheating topic too far but.......... That offense is gonna get skull sexed in the League. No chance at all that his offense is successful.

well yeah chip kelly couldnt stand just having a home and away uniforms..

Within the last hour or so, Chip has changed his mind and turned down the offer will remain at Oregon this season.

Two sources high up in UO's athletic department, according to one of Eugene's Sports Columnists said Kelly had originally accepted but had a change of heart in the end and is staying at Oregon.

"University of Oregon football coach Chip Kelly told a highly placed UO source late Sunday night that he has reversed course and decided to turn down an offer from the NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

The source told The Register-Guard earlier Sunday night that Kelly had reached an agreement to become Tampa Bay’s head coach. “It’s done,” the source said.

Just before midnight, Kelly changed his mind, telling the source: “I’m staying.”

A second UO source confirmed that Kelly is staying.

Kelly told one assistant coach Sunday night that he had been offered the Tampa Bay job, but Kelly told him he wasn’t certain what he would do.

so in essence, Chip Kelly showed the entire country how trolling is supposed to be done

Uncle Phil broke out the checkbook.

Isn't that the risk you run with having one of the coaches which many consider one of the best in the country. If Saban hadn't have already tried, no Bama fan/player/recruit should be surprised to hear that he is leaving for the NFL. Same goes with Les Miles. Jim Harbaugh made the jump. I mean you can make a case against his "system" which many have but no one can convincingly criticizing his coaching ability. Kelly's got to be honest with recruits and their family, he got a very attractive offer, was seriously considering, but in the end was not ready to give up coaching at Oregon. All this running from sanctions talk no longer holds much relevance.

Like Colin Cowherd has said there is no reason Oregon should be good based on geography, local talent pool, population, etc. but we are now competing yearly for conference championships and BCS bowls. Kelly is going to be one of the figureheads for that fact.

It's more Phil Knight's money than Kelly being brilliant. Would Okie St be a player without T Boone?

Kelly has had a nice run but other teams are building their D's to stop Oregon's offense and there is that NCAA investigation looming. Oregon was up and down under Belotti and it will be the same under Kelly.

Not discounting Phil's Knight contribution by any means with Knight backing, Belotti was able to turn Oregon into a solid program that flirted with big-time games a few times, but Chip is the coach that is going to keep Oregon at their current level of competitiveness within college football. Sorry, but I disagree that Oregon will be up and down under Kelly. Until further notice, and as long as Kelly is coach its going to be USC and Oregon battling it out for the PAC Championship. Washington has made some coaching moves to become competitive but I just can't think of another program in that category, it remains to be seen what all the new hires in the PAC-12 will do.