Bellotti was there before the "influx" of Nike money and Chip Kelly came from a powerhouse school known as the University of New Hampshire. Oregon is Kelly's first D1A job. Give credit where credit is due. They built that program into the powerhouse it is today. Sure the Nike money helped, but they were on their way prior to Uncle Phil's big money.It was the ridiculous influx of Nike money, which bought the coaches, the uniforms, and all of their new facilities.Oregon starting making radical changes to their uniforms in 1999. Here are their records since then. You decide. Was it the uniforms or the coaching?
Oregon Ducks
Coach: Mike Bellotti
1999 9-3
2000 10-2
2001 11-1
2002 7-6
2003 8-5
2004 5-6
2005 10-1
2006 7-6
2007 9-4
2008 10-3
Coach Chip Kelly
2009 10-3
2010 12-1
2011 12-2
Having Nike money to "persuade" recruits (**cough** LaMichael James **cough**) didn't hurt either.Bellotti was there before the "influx" of Nike money and Chip Kelly came from a powerhouse school known as the University of New Hampshire. Oregon is Kelly's first D1A job. Give credit where credit is due. They built that program into the powerhouse it is today. Sure the Nike money helped, but they were on their way prior to Uncle Phil's big money.It was the ridiculous influx of Nike money, which bought the coaches, the uniforms, and all of their new facilities.Oregon starting making radical changes to their uniforms in 1999. Here are their records since then. You decide. Was it the uniforms or the coaching?
Oregon Ducks
Coach: Mike Bellotti
1999 9-3
2000 10-2
2001 11-1
2002 7-6
2003 8-5
2004 5-6
2005 10-1
2006 7-6
2007 9-4
2008 10-3
Coach Chip Kelly
2009 10-3
2010 12-1
2011 12-2