Thank you, Chip Kelly

Excellent:

Oregon head coach Chip Kelly said Monday he has "unfinished business" at the school and turned down an offer to become coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Kelly had a last-minute change of heart after reports stated Sunday night that he and the Bucs had begun negotiating a contract.

I don't root for Oregon as a fan but also have no desire to watch the most entertaining offense in the universe get yanked out from under Phil Knight's wallet and NFL-ized to the detriment of everybody who enjoys watching really fast guys do amusing things and score touchdowns on 52-second drives. The Broncos offer some hope but aren't exactly persuasive evidence of zone-read awesomeness in the NFL.

For now, Oregon is still Oregon. Whether that's still the case a year or two from now is impossible to know. I don't doubt that Kelly will get another call at some point for a job more attractive than that one; he's only 48 and isn't getting any worse at producing ridonkulous offenses, although finding an owner willing to totally commit to his system won't happen a lot. Hopefully it won't happen at all (yeah, I'm selfish).

Side note: The site firechipkelly.com exists, is run by an Oregon fan and is apparently totally serious. Actual quote:

I have no personal vendetta against Chip. I've met him at school events and found him to be a nice enough guy, but I hold us to a higher standard than most and I think we can do better.

Hahahahahaha. The rest of the crappily formatted single-page site is equally hilarious and worth checking out purely for the laughs. Enjoy.