Serra Trio Recruiting News

[greenyellow]

Cal, according to some rumors, may land the entire trio. Mind boggling.

Mind boggling that Cal can suck so hard and still land top recruits.

[duckydoug]

Cal, according to some rumors, may land the entire trio. Mind boggling.

Edit: I'm at the point where I'm not going to concern myself with this any longer. Cal, USC? Who knows. Eugene is the greatest flaw in Oregon's recruiting efforts though.

yeah, i think it became apparent in the last couple days that none of the 3 are coming here, with Gibson rumored to be heading to Cal. I figured if Lee and Farmer were going to Oregon, that Gibson would join them in heartbeat.

but still curious where you are getting this from?

[glazeduck]

Cal, according to some rumors, may land the entire trio. Mind boggling.

Edit: I'm at the point where I'm not going to concern myself with this any longer. Cal, USC? Who knows. Eugene is the greatest flaw in Oregon's recruiting efforts though.

Bumi - Not to attack you personally, but I think it's worth mentioning that, in the last 3 or 4 days, you've reported:

1. That you're hearing VERY good things for Oregon on landing these guys and that SC 'insiders' are worried...
2. That all 3 are mortal locks to go to SC. And now,
3. That all 3 are going to Cal?

Again, not to knock you personally, but doesn't this perfectly show how ridiculous these recruiting rumor-mongers are???

Last year KSmack insisted he had "insider knowledge" from all over, but everytime he posted something it was a simple regurgitation from somewhere else with his "I feel like ___" or "I'm hearing ___" or "so and so told me ___" conveniently inserted into otherwise free, commonly known content, and, to my knowledge, that kid was never anymore correct than any of these other 'reporters' out there --...

I'm not saying that you have sources or you don't (it was my opinion that KSmack was full of crap -- I haven't formed one about you yet), I'm not saying any of your "feelings/hearings/sources" are right or not, but at this point, who the hell knows what to believe? We know Tosh and Cal can recruit, SC is SC, and, oh btw, good old Chipper has closed several top recruits nationally in just the last few weeks. We know that these are 17 and 18 year old kids who are impressionable, some like to screw w/ fans, others get pressured one way or another by their parents at the last second (for another topic: the recent sCam Newton stuff, some of our near misses are starting to look a little 'fishy', don't ya think?)

ALSO does anyone else remember the 3 pages of comments questioning and critiquing JHop's true access, info, and content? How is he all of a sudden some abundantly flowing spring of insight and wisdom with this new 'intel' when last week a lot of this board was calling him a hack?

The bottom line is that all of this needs to be taken into context. Again, no one saw Ricky coming here, not even on signing day, and yet he's here. Huff committed to 3 other schools before us and Ethan Grant did the exact opposite. Given our recent success, we're still on a positive, successful upswing and our recruiting will reflect that, both now and into the future.

Fear not Duck fans, step back off the ledge, this success is just the tip of the iceberg.

[uostudent]

Jhop has no idea what the hell he's talking about. He's trying to attract more subscribers and is using used car salesman tactics. Farmer is not going to Cal. He sounded pretty unimpressed by his visit there. When asked about his Cal visit, he responded "they have a nice band". Doesn't sound like a guy who had a great time. I would be shocked if Farmer didn't end up at USC.

[duck55]

Eugene is the greatest flaw in Oregon's recruiting efforts though.

Uncle Phil may have to build a new campus near Nike HQ & move the U of O to take care of this problem.
It would cost him less to just expand the Eugene Airport and make it an international hub.

[uostudent]

Eugene is the greatest flaw in Oregon's recruiting efforts though.

Norman, OK
Tuscaloosa, AL
Gainesville, FL
South Bend, IN
Columbia, SC
Clemson, SC
Fayetteville, AR

say hi

On the opposite end of the spectrum

Minneapolis, MN
Evanston (Chicago), IL
Boston, MA
Pittsburgh, PA
Nashville, TN

[Supreme]

Eugene is the greatest flaw in Oregon's recruiting efforts though.

Norman, OK
Tuscaloosa, AL
Gainesville, FL
South Bend, IN
Columbia, SC
Clemson, SC
Fayetteville, AR[.Quote]

With the exception of South Bend, who hasn't produced a championship caliber team in 20+ years, all locations in close proximity to hordes of talent. Furthermore, the winters in the above locations may be a little more tolerable than winters in Oregon.

[duckfan96]

Winters in OK are more tolerable than in Eugene? What are you smokin again? Have you been to Eugene? Just wondering.

[duckydoug]

Winters in OK are more tolerable than in Eugene? What are you smokin again? Have you been to Eugene? Just wondering.

no need to attack him, a lot of people just assume that since Oklahoma is in the south that they dont get harsh winters. fact is that winters there can be a bitch, although currently it doesnt seem all that bad compared to Eugene.

Eugene is a tough sell to California kids whom are accustomed to living the California lifestyle when they can alternatively play at Palo Alto, Berkeley, or LA. though its not too bad in comparison to other parts of the country and thats why we are seeing spike in recruits from all over the country.

[Duck07]

Eugene is the greatest flaw in Oregon's recruiting efforts though.

Norman, OK
Tuscaloosa, AL
Gainesville, FL
South Bend, IN
Columbia, SC
Clemson, SC
Fayetteville, AR[.Quote]

With the exception of South Bend, who hasn't produced a championship caliber team in 20+ years, all locations in close proximity to hordes of talent. Furthermore, the winters in the above locations may be a little more tolerable than winters in Oregon.

Norman, OK - You've apparently never been to OK.
South Bend, IN - I'll take a Eugene winter and my balls will thank me for it.
AL, SC and AR trade the snow for the tropical storms.

Those towns are all located near huge population bases, which makes it only obvious that you'd be more likely to find talented players there. (its not a regional thing, its a population thing)

Further, there is a population problem in this country and I LIKE the fact that there is a relative lack of people in our state/region. While we're doing our best to turn each state into a concrete jungle, its still nice to know that in Eugene you are only a quick drive from being able to go fishing for some fat steelhead on the coast, skiing in Bend, riding the Dunes etc

There is no "perfect" school/location so instead of trying to be something you're not, own up to what/who you are. Eugene is the right town for the UO and we'll get the kids that want to be Ducks. All the others can get pooped on while we're flying High Above em

[Supreme]

Eugene is the greatest flaw in Oregon's recruiting efforts though.

Norman, OK
Tuscaloosa, AL
Gainesville, FL
South Bend, IN
Columbia, SC
Clemson, SC
Fayetteville, AR[.Quote]

With the exception of South Bend, who hasn't produced a championship caliber team in 20+ years, all locations in close proximity to hordes of talent. Furthermore, the winters in the above locations may be a little more tolerable than winters in Oregon.

Norman, OK - You've apparently never been to OK.
South Bend, IN - I'll take a Eugene winter and my balls will thank me for it.
AL, SC and AR trade the snow for the tropical storms.

Those towns are all located near huge population bases, which makes it only obvious that you'd be more likely to find talented players there. (its not a regional thing, its a population thing)

Further, there is a population problem in this country and I LIKE the fact that there is a relative lack of people in our state/region. While we're doing our best to turn each state into a concrete jungle, its still nice to know that in Eugene you are only a quick drive from being able to go fishing for some fat steelhead on the coast, skiing in Bend, riding the Dunes etc

There is no "perfect" school/location so instead of trying to be something you're not, own up to what/who you are. Eugene is the right town for the UO and we'll get the kids that want to be Ducks. All the others can get pooped on while we're flying High Above em

Ok.