Pac-12 Media Days: Oregon Football Rebuilding and Finding Respect
Oregon Football opened Pac-12 Media Days on Wednesday with a new Head Coach and two well seasoned Sophomores in attendance in Los Angeles.
Troy Dye and Justin Herbert are on parallel opposites when it comes to personality. Dye opened Pac-12 Media Days walking into interviews ready to talk about everything from football to his favorite Spirit Animal. Herbert, did the same, but was a tad more reserved.
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Entering 2017, Oregon Football has a new Head Coach in Willie Taggart who is following one of the worst seasons in recent history and looking to rebound and regain some respect in the Conference of Champions. His approach seems simple enough. The process of changing the culture started when Taggart was hired. I saw the start of it in Spring Camp and in the Spring Game back in May.
What Oregon Football was before his arrival, it can not be again. Willie Taggart has made tough Head Coach decisions including cutting Wide Receiver Darren Carrington from the team at the beginning of July. Several players have departed leaving the team short in key areas, but nonetheless Fall camp for the Oregon Ducks starts Monday.
One thing we will see less of in 2017 is uniforms. On Thursday while speaking with the media, Taggart said he had already gone over uniforms for 2017-18 and this season there will not be12 combinations. While it was a fun aspect for fans, traditional colors of Green, Yellow and White will help bring back an identity for a team that went 4-8 last season.
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Oregon will hold their own Media Day on Sunday. Fall camp for the Oregon Ducks starts Monday.
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