If Sunday night made a sound, I'm thinking it would be "Swoosh."
We weren't fooled. We weren't lied to. None of us. Not a one. Just all left wondering what happened, who played the parts, and how it is that Kelly went from gone to back again. Because one minute credible sources told multiple news outlets --- national and local --- that Kelly's deal with the Buccaneers was a done deal, and then, the next, the same sources were insisting you'd heard right: Kelly changed his mind, reversed course and decided to stay at Oregon.
He's staying. For now. We think. Kind of. Right?
Well, who knows? We'll know for sure when the recruits commit, the tailgaters show up and season kicks off. Either that, or we're all being played by Kelly and whoever else is pulling the strings. Be sure, though, if you're pregnant, have high blood pressure or a heart condition, you ought to take a hiatus from being a University of Oregon football fan.
Check back in a week. We'll know more then.
My initial column, written on deadline and with solid sourcing, holds up. I still believe Kelly has it right when he announces all the time that no one person is bigger than the Ducks football program. No player. No booster. No coach.