Recruiting Cheat Sheet

[neezy3]

The problem is that this is the best OL class on the west coast in a long time, and as of right now it looks like we're gonna miss out on all of them. And on top of that, most of them will be playing for conference rivals.

[AugustDuck]

The problem is that this is the best OL class on the west coast in a long time, and as of right now it looks like we're gonna miss out on all of them. And on top of that, most of them will be playing for conference rivals.

I agree. If we want to play for a National Championship, we cannot whiff in years like this for Offensive Line recruiting.

[karlhungis]

Can we wait a few months before we start worrying about the sky falling?

[bigsugarduck]

Can we wait a few months before we start worrying about the sky falling?

Sure. But it is disconcerting to see these Oline targets drop us...what happened to those visits we were supposed to get?

[headshottzzzz]

The problem is that this is the best OL class on the west coast in a long time, and as of right now it looks like we're gonna miss out on all of them. And on top of that, most of them will be playing for conference rivals.

I agree. If we want to play for a National Championship, we cannot whiff in years like this for Offensive Line recruiting.

But we played for a National Championship last year with offensive and defensive line recruits which are by and large inferior to the ones we are currently signing.

And it's not as if the sole responsibility of losing last year is the reason why we lost to Auburn, either. If Cliff Harris puts one foot down in bounds on his near-INT, if Michael Dyer's elbow hits the ground on that fluke run, if Tuinei runs just a little bit faster on that catch near the endzone, then Oregon wins. Sure, Oregon's offensive line did get beat up by Nick Fairley, but Fairley did that to literally every team he played against. Can Oregon's line be better? Sure it can. But it's not like it's below standard, either. And star ratings aren't the end-all, be-all guide to how a player is going to do. Max Unger was a 3 star lineman. So was Trevor Fox. At the end of the day it comes down to the player, not what he was rated by Rivals or ESPN.

And again, Oregon has been bringing in highly-recruited, highly ranked guys. Nick Cody, Hamani Stevens, Andre Y, Tyler Johnstone, Ryan Clanton, Nick Rowland, Darrion Weems, and Carson York are all guys that were Rivals 4 stars when they committed. Some of those panned out, some haven't, and some remain to be seen. I just don't get it when people freak out when we don't land every 4 and 5 star that we recruit. It sucks when they commit elsewhere, especially to conference rivals, but at the end of the day Oregon has still been beating those rivals with the kind of linemen they've been getting.

[Pontius]

The problem is that this is the best OL class on the west coast in a long time, and as of right now it looks like we're gonna miss out on all of them. And on top of that, most of them will be playing for conference rivals.

I agree. If we want to play for a National Championship, we cannot whiff in years like this for Offensive Line recruiting.

But we played for a National Championship last year with offensive and defensive line recruits which are by and large inferior to the ones we are currently signing.

And it's not as if the sole responsibility of losing last year is the reason why we lost to Auburn, either. If Cliff Harris puts one foot down in bounds on his near-INT, if Michael Dyer's elbow hits the ground on that fluke run, if Tuinei runs just a little bit faster on that catch near the endzone, then Oregon wins. Sure, Oregon's offensive line did get beat up by Nick Fairley, but Fairley did that to literally every team he played against. Can Oregon's line be better? Sure it can. But it's not like it's below standard, either. And star ratings aren't the end-all, be-all guide to how a player is going to do. Max Unger was a 3 star lineman. So was Trevor Fox. At the end of the day it comes down to the player, not what he was rated by Rivals or ESPN.

And again, Oregon has been bringing in highly-recruited, highly ranked guys. Nick Cody, Hamani Stevens, Andre Y, Tyler Johnstone, Ryan Clanton, Nick Rowland, Darrion Weems, and Carson York are all guys that were Rivals 4 stars when they committed. Some of those panned out, some haven't, and some remain to be seen. I just don't get it when people freak out when we don't land every 4 and 5 star that we recruit. It sucks when they commit elsewhere, especially to conference rivals, but at the end of the day Oregon has still been beating those rivals with the kind of linemen they've been getting.

He did, it was a blown call.

[karlhungis]

Any updates on the visitors for the WSU game? Looks like Talefeathers has some info on Daniels.

[neezy3]

Any updates on the visitors for the WSU game? Looks like Talefeathers has some info on Daniels.

I don't think Daniels made the trip, pretty sure it was only 2013 kids from Oregon. In other news Lacy Westbrook comitted to UCLA today, four star rivals 250 guy from California. Didn't have an Oregon offer.

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ucla/football/r ... ook-118452

I've also heard that DJ Foster moved his announcement back to the tenth instead of tomorrow.

[glazeduck]

Any updates on the visitors for the WSU game? Looks like Talefeathers has some info on Daniels.

I don't think Daniels made the trip, pretty sure it was only 2013 kids from Oregon. In other news Lacy Westbrook comitted to UCLA today, four star rivals 250 guy from California. Didn't have an Oregon offer.

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ucla/football/r ... ook-118452

I've also heard that DJ Foster moved his announcement back to the tenth instead of tomorrow.

Daniels did, in fact, make his trip.

Said he enjoyed it quite a bit but didn't commit.

He'll be visiting UW this weekend, so he'll get to see us back-to-back weeks.

[DmoneyDuck]

Greg Biggins had an update on his Twitter about Kyle Murphy, saying he's visiting Florida and word is he's leaning to wards Stanford with SC slightly behind.

[uostudent]

Greg Biggins had an update on his Twitter about Kyle Murphy, saying he's visiting Florida and word is he's leaning to wards Stanford with SC slightly behind.

Would be shocked if Murphy doesn't end up at Stanford.

[neezy3]

Here's a list of all the Oregon kids who attended last weekend.

Football: One of three recruits from the tentative football visitors list -- 4-star safety Reggie Daniels -- showed up in Eugene for the Washington State game last weekend. The Ducks also hosted a number of unofficial visitors, including Aloha OT Brayden Kearsley (BYU commit), Liberty (Hillsboro) LB Brett Bafaro (Oregon commit), Sheldon (Eugene) LB Dawson Housley, Jesuit LB Doug Brenner, West Linn OL Evan Voeller, West Salem DL Matthew Sommer and Aloha RB Thomas Tyner.

http://www.oregonlive.com/ducks/index.s ... ate_2.html

[neezy3]

Javon Williams will be in town Thanksgiving weekend with his family. (Might become an official visit) Here is another wr recruit who has some interest in Oregon http://rivals.yahoo.com/oregon/football ... ery-115466

[Phenom]

Javon Williams will be in town Thanksgiving weekend with his family. (Might become an official visit) Here is another wr recruit who has some interest in Oregon http://rivals.yahoo.com/oregon/football ... ery-115466

Javon is Dion Jordan's cousin isn't he?

[neezy3]

Javon Williams will be in town Thanksgiving weekend with his family. (Might become an official visit) Here is another wr recruit who has some interest in Oregon http://rivals.yahoo.com/oregon/football ... ery-115466

Javon is Dion Jordan's cousin isn't he?

Yes.