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Canzano: Mike Riley treated Oregon State football like a temp job

Thank Mike Riley, I guess, for teaching first-year Oregon State head coach Jonathan Smith at least one lesson before he bolted: "Nothing is forever, kid."

That's the Tao of Mike Riley there.

Riley was formally announced as the new head coach of the San Antonio franchise of The Alliance of American Football on Thursday. He'll join Dennis Erickson, Rick Neuheisel, Steve Spurrier and Mike Martz as head coaches in the eight-team upstart league. If there's a ninth franchise added, I expect it to be named, "Going in Style," and be coached by Morgan Freeman.

But enough jokes.