The back story was after Jimbo left the #1 target was Scott Frost. He was also the #1 target for Florida and obviously Nebraska was under great pressure to bring him back. Figuring there was a good chance like in recruiting they came in 2nd or even 3rd and were left with nothing they shifted to Taggert.
Taggert had a new contract on the table at Oregon. It had been there for close to a week. FSU knowing that pursued hard with a premium ($$) and in 4 to 5 days Taggert signed on.
Part of the deal was Mario was coming with him. They were getting 2 for 1 and both combined would be strong recruiters. Oregon started their own search but the players went to bat hard for Mario and he became a strong contender. Eventually he was offered the job. FSU spent $30M on Willie and got half what they thought they were getting. FSU with no real Coaching search experience in 30+ years got played....
Taggert had a new contract on the table at Oregon. It had been there for close to a week. FSU knowing that pursued hard with a premium ($$) and in 4 to 5 days Taggert signed on.
Part of the deal was Mario was coming with him. They were getting 2 for 1 and both combined would be strong recruiters. Oregon started their own search but the players went to bat hard for Mario and he became a strong contender. Eventually he was offered the job. FSU spent $30M on Willie and got half what they thought they were getting. FSU with no real Coaching search experience in 30+ years got played....
