Devon Blackmon on his decision

[uostudent]

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Fontana (Calif.) Summit athlete Devon Blackmon is lining up at wide receiver for the Red Team, but he also is contributing on special teams. In college, he could play an array of positions but that will be partially determined by the college he opts for.

After sorting through dozens of options, the No. 46 overall recruit (No. 5 in California) said he is close to announcing.

“UCLA, USC, and Oregon are the schools I am considering,” Blackmon said. “I have visited all of them. Unofficially to UCLA and USC, officially to Oregon. I am not taking any other officials. I am deciding at the game.”

He talked a bit about each of the three schools in the picture for his commitment.

“I like the facilities at Oregon, UCLA is close to home, and USC has a good recruiting class coming in,” Blackmon said.

Recruits for each of the schools are in his ear, but he has the same message for all of them.

“They are trying to recruit me everywhere,” Blackmon said. “But I just tell them I am going to make my decision. They can say what they want.”

While he has to wait a few days to make it public, Blackmon already is confident in his decision.

“I know where I am going,” Blackmon said. “I looked at life after school, things other than football, and the environment. That is what helped me decide.”

If he's referring to academics, then I'd be shocked if Blackmon didn't choose UCLA. I can't say that I'm feeling good about our chances with Blackmon, even though Brandon Huffman (scout) said that he'd be shocked if Blackmon didn't end up at Oregon.

I kind of think that Blackmon wanted his decision to look like a surprise. He had been considered a UCLA lean before he visited Oregon.

We'll see on Wednesday.

[Elduderino]

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Fontana (Calif.) Summit athlete Devon Blackmon is lining up at wide receiver for the Red Team, but he also is contributing on special teams. In college, he could play an array of positions but that will be partially determined by the college he opts for.

After sorting through dozens of options, the No. 46 overall recruit (No. 5 in California) said he is close to announcing.

“UCLA, USC, and Oregon are the schools I am considering,” Blackmon said. “I have visited all of them. Unofficially to UCLA and USC, officially to Oregon. I am not taking any other officials. I am deciding at the game.”

He talked a bit about each of the three schools in the picture for his commitment.

“I like the facilities at Oregon, UCLA is close to home, and USC has a good recruiting class coming in,” Blackmon said.

Recruits for each of the schools are in his ear, but he has the same message for all of them.

“They are trying to recruit me everywhere,” Blackmon said. “But I just tell them I am going to make my decision. They can say what they want.”

While he has to wait a few days to make it public, Blackmon already is confident in his decision.

“I know where I am going,” Blackmon said. “I looked at life after school, things other than football, and the environment. That is what helped me decide.”

If he's referring to academics, then I'd be shocked if Blackmon didn't choose UCLA. I can't say that I'm feeling good about our chances with Blackmon, even though Brandon Huffman (scout) said that he'd be shocked if Blackmon didn't end up at Oregon.

I kind of think that Blackmon wanted his decision to look like a surprise. He had been considered a UCLA lean before he visited Oregon.

We'll see on Wednesday.

Yeah at this point I'd be surprised if he didn't go UCLA. I'd love to be surprised.

[OreDucks01284]

ucla bound?

D_BLACK12 Devon Blackmon
Ima leave with this, to a clue, http://plixi.com/p/67584804


it said ucla top on his head

[uostudent]

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Fontana (Calif.) Summit athlete Devon Blackmon is lining up at wide receiver for the Red Team, but he also is contributing on special teams. In college, he could play an array of positions but that will be partially determined by the college he opts for.

After sorting through dozens of options, the No. 46 overall recruit (No. 5 in California) said he is close to announcing.

“UCLA, USC, and Oregon are the schools I am considering,” Blackmon said. “I have visited all of them. Unofficially to UCLA and USC, officially to Oregon. I am not taking any other officials. I am deciding at the game.”

He talked a bit about each of the three schools in the picture for his commitment.

“I like the facilities at Oregon, UCLA is close to home, and USC has a good recruiting class coming in,” Blackmon said.

Recruits for each of the schools are in his ear, but he has the same message for all of them.

“They are trying to recruit me everywhere,” Blackmon said. “But I just tell them I am going to make my decision. They can say what they want.”

While he has to wait a few days to make it public, Blackmon already is confident in his decision.

“I know where I am going,” Blackmon said. “I looked at life after school, things other than football, and the environment. That is what helped me decide.”

If he's referring to academics, then I'd be shocked if Blackmon didn't choose UCLA. I can't say that I'm feeling good about our chances with Blackmon, even though Brandon Huffman (scout) said that he'd be shocked if Blackmon didn't end up at Oregon.

I kind of think that Blackmon wanted his decision to look like a surprise. He had been considered a UCLA lean before he visited Oregon.

We'll see on Wednesday.

Yeah at this point I'd be surprised if he didn't go UCLA. I'd love to be surprised.

He posted a picture of himself wearing a UCLA skullcap on his twitter. Ya he's going to UCLA......

Too bad. Time to move on to BJ Kelley.

[ljginger]

Not so fast...I believe he did that to keep up suspense before the game...why would he give it away now where he's going when he's been all about surprises this whole time...DBlack will be a Duck!

[woundedknees]

Maybe referring to life after school has more to do with his chances to go pro?

Who knows... Let Blackmon have his fun and games.

If he's a Duck, great, if not... Hope he enjoys the ride in Ricky's charter helicopter to nowhere.

[UOducksTK1]

Not so fast...I believe he did that to keep up suspense before the game...why would he give it away now where he's going when he's been all about surprises this whole time...DBlack will be a Duck!

This. I also watched scout's interview on Blackmon, and when they asked him why he was so excited after visiting Oregon and put them in the lead, Blackmon responded by basically saying he has no clue why people tought Oregon was in the lead and he's not sure how that talk started.

Now let's get real, he was drooling over Oregon everywhere after his visit, especially on twitter. So why would he act like that never happened? IMO if he was going to UCLA, he'd hype up Oregon like we have a shot at him. He's only doing this to make his decision more suspenseful, I'm still feeling ducky.

[UOducksTK1]

And since you guys seem to love his tweets against Oregon, how bout some that look good for Oregon?

D_BLACK12 Devon Blackmon
RT @yeahboyd: Good news for Duck fans. @D_BLACK12 is tearing it up as well as Tacoi Sumier at day one Under Armour game. Playmakers at WR

D_BLACK12 Devon Blackmon
RT @mjarvisinva: Oregon will resemble the Philadelphia Eagles next season. D. Thomas=Vick @D_BLACK12 = Desean Jackson & Tacoi Sumler=Jeremy Maclin. #GoDucks

[greenyellow]

I sure hope he comes to Oregon, but I know it's also not going to be the end of the world if he ends up at UCLA. They are still several years away from seriously challenging us so I wouldn't be too worried about their incoming class just yet.

[woundedknees]

Anybody else think Blackmon wants a school that actually passes well?

[uostudent]

Not so fast...I believe he did that to keep up suspense before the game...why would he give it away now where he's going when he's been all about surprises this whole time...DBlack will be a Duck!

Why would he bring a UCLA skullcap with him down to San Antonio?

Blackmon was considered a UCLA lean for a long time. Some even believe that he was a silent commit. The kid likes the attention and Ducks fans were willing to give it to him. He played into this by decorating his twitter account with pictures of him sporting Oregon gear. I believe his high school coach went UCLA. He has a lot of friends at UCLA, including Dietrich Riley. He's complained about the rain in the past. He has a girlfriend in LA. He has an opportunity to play close to home in front of his friends and family.

On twitter, Riley mentioned that Blackmon was a smart kid and he knew he'd make the right decision. He's been saying a lot of bad things about USC because he wants to add more fuel to rivalry.

At this point, I'd be very surprised if Blackmon didn't end up at UCLA.

This recruitment reminds me of Nelson Rosario. Rosario was long considered a UCLA lean. He then took a trip up to Oregon and had a great time. Many believed that Rosario was blown away by his visit and would end up at Oregon. In the end, he ended up committing to UCLA because it was close to home and he knew he'd be comfortable there.

[ljginger]

That pic is taken at one of his games at Summit High School...now if he had that skullcap on with his UA jersey...then I would say he's going to UCLA...I have hope, but if he chooses UCLA it's his loss...

[vagusnerve]

whatevs

[dthomas=ddixon]

I'm with TK on this one. He's trying too hard to ignore all the Oregon love he's had over the past months, I think he's just trying to add more hype to his decision. Who really knows though, its why we love recruiting.

[AutzenMember]

I'm curious what he's looking to study in college. If he's interested in sports marketing, then the comment about life after football would favor the Ducks.