Arizona site saying UO Ka'ai commits..

[buckmarkduck]

I would guess he means Kelley, who is in Eugene right now.

[glazeduck]

I would guess he means Kelly, who is in Eugene right now.

So are Heyward and Byers...

[UOducksTK1]

Wow what an incredibly pleasant surprise! I honestly thought Lake would be a lock to Stanford because of his good grades and because they got the last visit.

This is big. Lake looks very impressive, every Pac-10 school offered + 3 big 12 teams (Nebraska, Tech, Oklahoma).

[Tray Dub]

He's got a great offer list. Really excited to have him aboard.

[chapelhillduck]

Wait...this means Azz beat out Tosh for a recruit

My worldview is shattered

[buckmarkduck]

Some kids like coaches like Tosh, and some like coaches like Azz. Look at who Lakes two finalist where, Oregon and Nebraska. Both schools have coaches that are intense, not new school play xbox coaches.

And at the end of the day, which coaching staffs are winning, and which ones are not even going to bowl games?

[uodux1212]

http://rivals.yahoo.com/nebraska/footba ... 'ai-115413

[UOducksTK1]

I really think Ka'ai would have gone to Stanford if Harbaugh stayed there.

[uostudent]

This is pretty surprising. I was definitely expecting Koa Ka'ai to end up at Nebraska or Stanford. He is probably one of the recruits that I'm most excited about. Ka'ai has the potential to be an outstanding DE.

I also love that he's an excellent student. That's one thing I've noticed about Chip compared to Bellotti; for the most part, Chip has recruited better overall students and fewer Juco guys. The football team's graduation rate has risen from 52 to 57% since Chip came in as an offensive coordinator. I expect that figure to continue to rise.

[RuhlandAsherBestEver]

nice pick up can't wait for the recruiting dinner to hear about this exciting class.

[TheMaehlMan]

This is pretty surprising. I was definitely expecting Koa Ka'ai to end up at Nebraska or Stanford. He is probably one of the recruits that I'm most excited about. Ka'ai has the potential to be an outstanding DE.

I also love that he's an excellent student. That's one thing I've noticed about Chip compared to Bellotti; for the most part, Chip has recruited better overall students and fewer Juco guys. The football team's graduation rate has risen from 52 to 57% since Chip came in as an offensive coordinator. I expect that figure to continue to rise.

Part of the reason that is the case is because Oregon's national profile has risen enough lately where we don't have to resort to as many JUCO players. Bellotti was just trying to compete back when 4 star and 5 star high school recruits weren't interested in us.

[uostudent]

This is pretty surprising. I was definitely expecting Koa Ka'ai to end up at Nebraska or Stanford. He is probably one of the recruits that I'm most excited about. Ka'ai has the potential to be an outstanding DE.

I also love that he's an excellent student. That's one thing I've noticed about Chip compared to Bellotti; for the most part, Chip has recruited better overall students and fewer Juco guys. The football team's graduation rate has risen from 52 to 57% since Chip came in as an offensive coordinator. I expect that figure to continue to rise.

Part of the reason that is the case is because Oregon's national profile has risen enough lately where we don't have to resort to as many JUCO players. Bellotti was just trying to compete back when 4 star and 5 star high school recruits weren't interested in us.

Ya, I definitely understand that, but Bellotti also took a fair share of questionable prep students as well. I think that Chip has placed a larger emphasis on academics. It sounds like they are using the Ernie Kent model - making sure that athletes are going to class, taking larger course loads in the offseason, having everyone go to summer school, etc.

[Duck07]

*thought this was the bball room*

[TheMaehlMan]

This is pretty surprising. I was definitely expecting Koa Ka'ai to end up at Nebraska or Stanford. He is probably one of the recruits that I'm most excited about. Ka'ai has the potential to be an outstanding DE.

I also love that he's an excellent student. That's one thing I've noticed about Chip compared to Bellotti; for the most part, Chip has recruited better overall students and fewer Juco guys. The football team's graduation rate has risen from 52 to 57% since Chip came in as an offensive coordinator. I expect that figure to continue to rise.

Part of the reason that is the case is because Oregon's national profile has risen enough lately where we don't have to resort to as many JUCO players. Bellotti was just trying to compete back when 4 star and 5 star high school recruits weren't interested in us.

Ya, I definitely understand that, but Bellotti also took a fair share of questionable prep students as well. I think that Chip has placed a larger emphasis on academics. It sounds like they are using the Ernie Kent model - making sure that athletes are going to class, taking larger course loads in the offseason, having everyone go to summer school, etc.

Yeah I can't argue your point about Bellotti taking some guys that weren't likely to qualify academically, and I do think Chip does place a very large importance on academics.

[buckmarkduck]

According to what Lake told jhop on 247, he committed on Thursday and he's also weighing in at 260 now and has improved his speed. Talk about a beast, great get by coach Azz.