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O C Register's sports page today said that they are talking with George Horton. CSUF's AD was contacted to get permission to approach Horton last week, and he (the AD) believes that Horton has had at least one conversation with the Oregon people.

George Horton's name gets tossed around for a lot of opportunities, but he has stayed at CSUF. With family to consider etc., you wonder if he will ever make a move as long as he has children in school (which I think he does at this point).

It will be interesting to see what happens but I am sure if Horton were at the helm, it would be a great recruiting tool for Oregon.
Kendall Rogers
Rivals.com College Baseball Editor

Oregon is expected to announce Horton as its new coach Saturday in Eugene.
Oregon has its coach.

According to a source in Oregon and others the coaching community, longtime Cal State Fullerton coach George Horton has accepted the coaching job at Oregon.

While Horton's hire will come as a surprise to some, it illustrates just how serious the Ducks were in hiring a premier coach.

In his 11 seasons with the Titans, Horton continued a winning tradition. He guided the Titans to the national title in 2004 and most recently led the team to a 38-25 record and a College World Series berth in 2007.

Horton will finish his tenure at Cal State Fullerton with an impressive 452-187-1 (.707) overall record. He also won Big West Coach of the Year honors on five occasions.

With his addition to the Pac-10 coaching community, the league now has another impressive name to add to the list.

UCLA coach John Savage believes the Horton hire would be great for Oregon and the league as a whole.

"George's legacy is outstanding and it would be another great addition to the league," Savage said. "Horton is a high quality coach and a great hire. With the size of city and raid fan base, Oregon could definitely become the SEC school of the West."

Rivals.com will have more on Oregon's hire throughout the day…
From Baseball America:


Oregon Hooks Horton
Posted Aug. 31, 2007 12:24 pm by Aaron Fitt
Filed under: Around The Nation

Multiple sources have confirmed that Oregon will announce that it has hired Cal State Fullerton coach George Horton, possibly during Saturday’s season-opening Oregon football game. Details of the contract should be finalized by the end of the day Friday.

“It’s pretty much a done deal,” said one source with knowledge of the negotiations. “Nothing’s been signed, so nothing’s official yet, but it’s pretty much a done deal.

“It’s an opportunity for (Horton) to start his own program. That doesn’t happen very often.”

The Ducks had flown Baseball America’s 2003 Coach of the Year to Eugene this weekend, and sources said they wowed him. Horton, who led the Titans to the national championship in 2004 and the College World Series this spring, gives Oregon immediate credibility, as the Ducks work on resuscitating a program that has lain dormant since 1981. Horton will face an uphill battle, starting with fewer than five scholarships in Oregon’s first year in 2009 and going head to head with two-time defending national champion Oregon State.

Another source said the Titans have called a team meeting for 2:30 PT today, where Horton will presumably inform his team of his departure.

Fullerton assistant Rick Vanderhook immediately becomes the favorite to succeed Horton as the Titans’ head coach.
Coach Horton was introduced at the UO football game today -- he received a BIG Duck welcome from all the fans at Autzen Stadium. I just hope he knows they won't all go to a baseball game Big Grin
I am so happy we Eugeneans will have a college program. I think a lot of the folks who enjoy our short season 'A' minor league team will go to the games in the spring. There are a lot of baseball fans in this town. (Just not quite as many as Duck football!)
Uh EH? I received in my e-mail today, by mistake I believe, a message that has your name and your Northern California address on it. It was sent from Eugene, somewhere along the bank of the Willamette River.

If you don't mind I'll read it to you you. Here goes...

Dear Mr.the EH,

First, we don't have teams, we have flocks. We flock together in flocks. Flocks, not teams.

In addition, we are not being selfish, we're only flocking together for our own survival. Those rascally Beavers up north are suck1ng all of the media attention away from us down here. They're colonizing the whole state..they and their lodges...everywhere.

And as for those coaches, if they need to be found we'll find them. Who do you think the Civil Air Patrol came to when they first started to design their air rescue search patterns? That's right...they flocked to us. They didn't bother knocking on any Beaver Lodge doors.

And, finally, you say "Only a Duck could do that.". Buddy you don't know us Ducks at all. We've contributed mightily to baseball. Ever hear of a duck snort? We put that one on the field. And by the way...all of that other stuff on the field...that almost always comes from the geese.

So get with it Mr.the EH...realize our Duck worth.

Flockingly yours.
The Ducks of the University of Oregon



Oh...wait EH. They sent a photo too!

Wink
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Wait, are coaches allowed to transfer after school starts or they have to sit out a year? Roll Eyes

Good lesson folks, you can sign with a school based on the coaching staff, but make sure you LOVE the school more, your teammates, social atmosphere, girls, football program, whatever, but don't let the coaches be #1.
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Originally posted by Homerun04:
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Originally posted by flashdad:
The NCAA can add a one year exception transfer clause to be granted to any player on a roster at the time the coach transfers.LOL


There is a reason that the NLI specifically indicates that you are signing with the school not the coach.


My comment ended with LOL, so whats your point?
Badges, I don't care bout no stinken Badges.

I had an incounter once with a Game Warden once.

I was hunting Ducks in the NW.
And I had a good Pile off them Ducks stacked up.
And along came a GW, He said I see your hunting Ducks.
EH: Why yes I am.
GW: Are those Canadian Ducks are American Ducks.
EH: I don't know, Why what does it matter?
GW: Well you can only hunt American Ducks if you American.
And you can only hunt Canadian Ducks if your Canadian.
EH: Really? How can you tell the Differance.
GW: Well you just flip them over and Probe like a Prostate exam.
So with that said. GW picks up the Ducks and starts probeing.
Oh that's an American Duck, Oh this one's a Canadian Duck.
GW: Sir may I see your License's.
EH: Sure, here it is.

GW: Oh I see your from Vancouver.
Is that Vancouver Canada, Or Vancouver, Washington St.

EH: Well your so Smart, I'm going to bend over. You tell me???

Duck Soup.
EH
Where are the Duck fans?

You mean the Duck baseball fans?

I dunno'...they were here a minute ago.

Was I messin' with them?

No.

Did I what?

Herd them into the back of my truck?

No.

These?

They're nuthin'...nuthin' but luxurious...they don't concern you.



Now ups-a-daisy...onto the tailgate. Now into the batting cage with the others. Hey! Settle down. Quit snorting...all of you! That's better. That's good.

Where are we going?

Don't you worry. We're going to a special place...for fun and relaxation! It's just a short trip. Enjoy!


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Ok EH...start 'er up. You know the route. You're going to have to take a left at Coot...Mallard's closed...some research project going on.

Hey...by the way...how do you like the new logo on the side of the truck...says it all!


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