the one that got away

Normally, I wouldn't recommend anything that John Canzano wrote as worth reading. I usually find his stuff to be annoying and off the mark, which might be what he intends. But in this case, his article in the Oregonian was pretty much spot on.

Mike Riley is a decent coach. At best. He will continue to give us 6-5 seasons, 7-4 seasons, with the occasional 8-4 mixed in. But that's it. He'll never take OSU football to the next level. But someone like Dan Hawkins could have done that for our program, and unfortunately, we're now watching him head to Colorado. We had one of the best coaches in the country working in our backyard, and we let him slip away. And while he's in Boulder, working wonders with their offense, we'll be watching Riley call for 2 yard dives up the middle play after play.

Sweet.