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Um...Oregon St was damn good when he left. One of the best defenses in the nation that year. If he'd have stayed, Oregon St would've been a force in the Pac 10.


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Erickson was around for two more years after that 11-1 season. His records:

1999: 7-5
2000: 11-1
2001: 5-6
2002: 8-5

He did a good job, obviously. But I wouldn't call Oregon State a dominat program. In fact, the juniors and seniors on that 11-1 team were all recruited by Mike Riley. Erickson's recruits were no better than what ASU has been. I do think ASU is a higher profile program and that will help, but overall, Erickson has been pretty mediocre other than Miami.

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My mistake. I thought he went to SF after that season.

He brought in alot of junior college guys on that 11-1 team. They weren't all Rileys. I don't think they were all Rileys guys. Not to mention, I think he also brought in Stephen Jackson.

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