Rick Neuheisel on Oregon Ducks strength coach: He was trying to send a message

Rick Neuheisel weighed in on the Oregon Ducks strength issues. (The Oregonian)Former Pac 12 coach Rick Neuheisel joined me on the Bald Faced Truth radio show on Friday to download on the strength-training developments at Oregon and why he thinks coaches should ask less -- not more -- of players.

Listen to the full interview here.

"If you're a new coach, you're going to preach a tougher, more physical brand," Neuheisel said. "I know this personally because Jim Mora Jr. went on a national broadcast after he took over and called my team 'soft.'... he said 'We're going to be tougher, stronger and all that,' ... So yeah, (Irele Oderinde) was trying to show these guys we can do it longer, tougher,…