I guess it's kind of disappointing if Taggart didn't at least talk to any of the outgoing staff. I'm sure he had his reasons though. Pretty apparent Coach Greatwood gave everything to Oregon football, and he didn't play a "small part", he played a big one. The talk about adjustments though...just shows why a change was made. Greif and the Oregonian probably sensationalized the story, that's what the Oregonian does with everything. But it was also apparent the product on the field had been trending downward for a couple years. It wasn't like the 2011 game vs. Auburn where it was oh-so-close. It was random, oddball losses in a couple seasons that led to some big blow-outs this past season. And it did look like players were yukking it up on the sidelines some of those times. The effort didn't look the same. 

I think Helfrich is a smart guy and a good football guy. I was a bit stunned they fired him. But Taggart has definitely brought some energy the program needed.