Even Dennis Erickson

Erickson, the new coach, could have stayed in the locker room during games since he was as involved as that guy who runs in to take the kicking tee of the field.

Oh and that stadium?
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Even Erickson admitted that he wasn't as involved as he would like.He was a proverbial East Coaster on the West Coat team.The resident offensive genius left out of the offensive play calling ... hmm ... seems logical to me.I guess York got what he paid for this season.
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Smith has coached with Erickson since 1982, and is a friend of Morris.
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Maybe now Erickson will fulfill what seem like empty campaign promises from last year about the vertical game.
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Erickson has to step out of the "aww shucks" mold and present a leader for the team.He has to have a hand in what he does best.He has to show the Bay Area that maybe Terry "Dunno-ahue" made the right choice by letting Denny Green slip away.But he has to do it his way.He has to grow a pair and make this team his own.Erickson has to be the guy to lead this team back to the Promised Land, because contrary to T.O. it's not heart this team lacks, its leadership.

Even Dennis Erickson can't recruit consistently to a cold rain forest, and if he does there'll no doubt be an NCAA investigation and penalties shortly following.Now, if he had gone to Southern California, a team with some talent, tradition, location and a penchant for playing the Irish tough, I might harbor more concern.But by inking a new multiyear contract at Oregon State, it appears that Erickson, the former head coach of the Miami Hurricanes and the Seattle Seahawks, has seen the last of major markets for a while.A head coaching gig at OSU is not what one would call a high-stress sprint down the fast lane.You ever been to Corvallis, Oregon?If not, you're forgiven.It's not like it's on the way to somewhere.Imagine Bangor without snow and you'll be close enough.To each his own, and Erickson has decided to decompress for a few years, albeit in the high income bracket.
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Even in Sioux City there are fashionable men's clothing stores.Second shot: Dennis Franchione, like Dennis Erickson, could have signed an extended coaching contract with his current employer, TCU in Franchione's case, and retired a rich and revered man within that limited circle.Instead, he has chosen to succeed Mike DuBose as Alabama's football coach.