This may be an unpopular post, but what the heck–this IS an opinion forum, after all. My recollection here in Oregon is that at OSU Anderson left a scorched earth of players who didn’t want to play for him, assistant coaches (who I would think HE hired) who hated him, and local media and fans roasting him for the dumpster fire he left behind. I don’t buy the whole “mutual parting of the ways” for a second. The whole thing in Corvallis was 100% toxic. Looking at his record it appears he had one great year at USU (thank you Chuckie Keaton–you were a great one–until KVN pick sixed you on the first play of the game HAHAHAHAHAHAHA); then he took over a powerhouse Wisc program that had averaged 10 wins per year the previous 4 years but got run outta town in a hurry; then he goes to OSU…
OSU is viewed as a bad program but that’s really only because the Ducks are so good. Before Anderson got to Corvallis, Mike Riley had averaged 7 wins per year for 12 years (with four 9+ win seasons), and was very popular with players, fans and media. I think Riley quit because he was finally just tired of some fans’ and boosters’ completely delusional belief that the Beavers should be as good as the Ducks every year (money talks, and OSU just didn’t have it, and UofO could light it on fire just to watch it burn and have loads more). OSU was actually a decent program, but Anderson burned it to the ground in less than a year and a half. I for one don’t want him anywhere NEAR BYU’s football program.
