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Were the Oregon Ducks the big losers on this year's coaching carousel? Issues & Answers

I think Oregon came out OK when coach Willie Taggart jumped ship for Florida State after one season on the job and the Ducks promoted co-offensive coordinator Mario Cristobal to replace him.

But that isn't necessarily the national perspective.

USA Today's Dan Wolken calls Oregon the coaching carousel's big loser in his review of the firings and hirings over the past two months.

Here is Wolken's piece, in which he writes Taggart's decision to bolt makes Oregon look like a stepping stone, and the Ducks had to settle for Cristobal because Chip Kelly and Scott Frost were unavailable.