Rumor: George Farmer and Marqise Lee Absent from USC Game

[Duckattack7]

Either they dropped SC which I doubt, Or they are going to commit soon to SC unless Oregon can win them over or any other team for that matter. Lets hope for the first thing! ahahaha

[karlhungis]

Either they dropped SC which I doubt, Or they are going to commit soon to SC unless Oregon can win them over or any other team for that matter. Lets hope for the first thing! ahahaha

If you were committed to USC, wouldn't you want to be there for Gameday and their biggest game of the year?

[Duckattack7]

Either they dropped SC which I doubt, Or they are going to commit soon to SC unless Oregon can win them over or any other team for that matter. Lets hope for the first thing! ahahaha

If you were committed to USC, wouldn't you want to be there for Gameday and their biggest game of the year?

Thank you for giving me a reason to believe he isnt commited! Im dumb and didnt think of it that way.

[NCDucks09]

Oregon's best recruiting seasons have come after years in which Oregon was in the National Title conversation with multiple ESPN Gameday appearances, and a potential Heisman candidate.

2007: 2 ESPN Gameday's, Dixon Heisman Candidate, Media Darling before Dixon went down.

-2008 Class included LaMichael James (Heisman), Darron Thomas (Starting QB), LeGarrette Blount (NFL Starter Tampa Bay), Kenjon Barner (Explosive RB SP/T's), Cliff Harris (Playmaking CB SP/T's), Josh Kaddu (Starting OLB), Jeremiah Masoli (Former Starter, Current Ole Miss QB), John Boyett (Starting Safety), Dion Jordan (2-Deep DE), Chris Harper (Transfer to KSU)...

2009: 1 ESPN Gameday, BCS Rosebowl.

-2010 Class included Josh Huff (True Frosh RB/WR), Brandon Williams (JC 2-Deep Dynamic TE), Curtis White (5-Star TE Redshirting), Lache Seastrunk (5-Star RB Redshirting), Dontae Williams (4-Star Power RB Reshirting), Dior Mathis (4-Star CB Redshirting), Bryan Bennett (#10 Ranked QB Redshirting), and many more like Terrance Mitchel, Tony Dungy, Keenan Lowe...

2010: 2 ESPN Gameday's, LaMichael James Heisman Candidate, Ranked #1 Media Darling.

-2011 Class highlighted by Jerrard Randall (#11 Ranked QB/Dual Threat hailing from Florida), Tacoi Sumler (Fastest WR in country hailing from Florida), and some solid Offensive Linemen recruits from all over, as well as, taking care of the highly touted recruits in our own backyard...

This is Oregon's biggest year by far, expect some huge gets and surprises as this year goes on, especially if Oregon makes the Title game.

[Howry]

Looks like Arnett is going to be a Trojan. With Woods going into his Sophomore year. Victor blackwell and Arnett coming on board for next season as well as Kyle Prater waiting in the wings among the other soph/jrs etc will they have room for Farmer and will they actually use a scholarship on him when they need defensive help so bad?

[Supreme]

Looks like Arnett is going to be a Trojan. With Woods going into his Sophomore year. Victor blackwell and Arnett coming on board for next season as well as Kyle Prater waiting in the wings among the other soph/jrs etc will they have room for Farmer and will they actually use a scholarship on him when they need defensive help so bad?

You're forgetting Ambles.

Kiffin seems content on bringing in offensive talent exclusively.

[vagusnerve]

Looks like Arnett is going to be a Trojan. With Woods going into his Sophomore year. Victor blackwell and Arnett coming on board for next season as well as Kyle Prater waiting in the wings among the other soph/jrs etc will they have room for Farmer and will they actually use a scholarship on him when they need defensive help so bad?

Great point dude. I was thinking the same thing after the game. Woods is a superstar, and last year they brought in Prater and Ambles as well. That's three guys that next year will be freshman/sophomores. Plus these new guys Blackwell and Arnett, and add in any other WRs that are sophs or juniors this year.

How many WRs can SC afford to have on scholarship? Something's got to give.

[Supreme]

Looks like Arnett is going to be a Trojan. With Woods going into his Sophomore year. Victor blackwell and Arnett coming on board for next season as well as Kyle Prater waiting in the wings among the other soph/jrs etc will they have room for Farmer and will they actually use a scholarship on him when they need defensive help so bad?

Great point dude. I was thinking the same thing after the game. Woods is a superstar, and last year they brought in Prater and Ambles as well. That's three guys that next year will be freshman/sophomores. Plus these new guys Blackwell and Arnett, and add in any other WRs that are sophs or juniors this year.

How many WRs can SC afford to have on scholarship? Something's got to give.

My question is. Why aren't coaches pointing out USC's depth chart to these players? It's insane how many skill position players they get.

[canaduck]

Looks like Arnett is going to be a Trojan. With Woods going into his Sophomore year. Victor blackwell and Arnett coming on board for next season as well as Kyle Prater waiting in the wings among the other soph/jrs etc will they have room for Farmer and will they actually use a scholarship on him when they need defensive help so bad?

Great point dude. I was thinking the same thing after the game. Woods is a superstar, and last year they brought in Prater and Ambles as well. That's three guys that next year will be freshman/sophomores. Plus these new guys Blackwell and Arnett, and add in any other WRs that are sophs or juniors this year.

How many WRs can SC afford to have on scholarship? Something's got to give.

My question is. Why aren't coaches pointing out USC's depth chart to these players? It's insane how many skill position players they get.

Not an expert, but from what I've heard and it makes sense, kids hate hearing this from other coaches. When you point to another teams depth chart its like saying you don't think they would start for your opponent. These kids are usually so highly rated in part because they are super competitive, they don't doubt their own ability to beat others out if given the chance.

Also from the post above, I'm still so happy with how many players I thought could make an impact right away are redshirting this year. That may point out in part that they aren't as ready as an amateur talent evaluator like myself thought they would be, but it also shows we are building depth like we've never had before. People are going to start telling other recruits at certain positions that our depth chart is too loaded to come here.

[Supreme]

Looks like Arnett is going to be a Trojan. With Woods going into his Sophomore year. Victor blackwell and Arnett coming on board for next season as well as Kyle Prater waiting in the wings among the other soph/jrs etc will they have room for Farmer and will they actually use a scholarship on him when they need defensive help so bad?

Great point dude. I was thinking the same thing after the game. Woods is a superstar, and last year they brought in Prater and Ambles as well. That's three guys that next year will be freshman/sophomores. Plus these new guys Blackwell and Arnett, and add in any other WRs that are sophs or juniors this year.

How many WRs can SC afford to have on scholarship? Something's got to give.

My question is. Why aren't coaches pointing out USC's depth chart to these players? It's insane how many skill position players they get.

Not an expert, but from what I've heard and it makes sense, kids hate hearing this from other coaches. When you point to another teams depth chart its like saying you don't think they would start for your opponent. These kids are usually so highly rated in part because they are super competitive, they don't doubt their own ability to beat others out if given the chance.

Also from the post above, I'm still so happy with how many players I thought could make an impact right away are redshirting this year. That may point out in part that they aren't as ready as an amateur talent evaluator like myself thought they would be, but it also shows we are building depth like we've never had before. People are going to start telling other recruits at certain positions that our depth chart is too loaded to come here.

From my experience, early playing time and stacked depth charts are one of the major concerns for collegiate athletes. Most of these elite recruits want to come in and play, and if your depth chart is stacked, it's an easy target for opposing coaches to recruit against.

[greenyellow]

Pete Carroll always talked about the depth chart issue by saying it was fluid and the any player could find playing time if they beat out others. He knew this would get the right players into the program since he wanted ultra-competitive guys who were willing to try to beat out upperclassmen. Chip is starting to do this with players coming in as he basically has open competitions for players to play each week. It can only help increase the talent and depth of the program by running it this way.

[karlhungis]

It sure would be nice if we could get some sort of a boost from this number one ranking.

[vagusnerve]

It sure would be nice if we could get some sort of a boost from this number one ranking.

I think we will. Not that's I'm an expert

But I will be surprised if we don't pull down the best class in Oregon history. By far.

I mean something like eight or nine ESPN150 players.

[epicduck]

It hardly sounds like probation if there is a work around for the 15 player limit. Some recent USC classes had less than 20 players.

[Supreme]

It hardly sounds like probation if there is a work around for the 15 player limit. Some recent USC classes had less than 20 players.

It's only this season. As soon as next season, that loop whole will be closed.