Oregon has a long history and tradition of working through tough times and showing loyalty to coaches. That is why we've only had 4 coaches in the past 40 plus years.  Patience has always paid off and many assistant coaches turned down more lucrative jobs to stay as a show of their appreciation.

Mike Helfrich broke with tradition when he demoted DP - who has been with the program for over 30 years -  and brought in outsider and perennial loser Brady Hoke as DC, a position he hasn't held in many years. Considering that he was quick to demote DP, for Helfrich to expect the receive preferential treatment is laughable. 

DP has been with Oregon longer than Helfrich and Hoke many years over and as they say, "what goes around, comes around." or "you reap what you sow....."