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[Zyme]

One of my beevur fan friends, who has a rivals account, still thinks they have the inside track with Tyner. Told me it's either them or an SEC school that is going to get him. I thought he was kidding when he told me that . Poor beev fans.

I heard Arik Armstead and Dorial Green-Beckham are going to OSU too

In all honesty though, how bad are things going to get for the Beavers? Two years in a row with no bowl game and this year, they may very well end up with two wins. Does Coach Riley's seat get hot this offseason or are they stuck with him after signing him to a 10 year deal?

As for the Ducks, I would welcome another burner at RB...especially a guy from Oregon.

Na, that thing is refrigerated. Without him, they don't stand a chance of winning anything.

[uodux1212]

Does Coach Riley's seat get hot this offseason or are they stuck with him after signing him to a 10 year deal?

They seem to be a young team this year. That being said, Riley has to be the perfect coach for them. Look what they have done with what they have had over the last decade. If they start turning on their coach after one bad year who would ever take his job?

Riley's proven he can coach as long as he has something to work with... and thats the problem, getting kids to Corvallis is a tough job. Right now the only thing he has to offer is early playing time... good luck with that.

[JIDuck97]

This is what I don't get at all about Riley and the Beavs. Constantly it is referred to that it is hard to get players to come to Corvallis, but to me that just seems like a total cop-out. Corvallis is a decent little town and is near Portland. I may not like the Beavers but I can't deny that it is pretty there. Great little drive to the coast and some of the best coast line in Oregon nearby. It is also nearer to Portland. Anyway. I hope recruits continue to think that it offers nothing, but to me... I think Riley just sucks at recruiting big names.

[dthomas=ddixon]

This is what I don't get at all about Riley and the Beavs. Constantly it is referred to that it is hard to get players to come to Corvallis, but to me that just seems like a total cop-out. Corvallis is a decent little town and is near Portland. I may not like the Beavers but I can't deny that it is pretty there. Great little drive to the coast and some of the best coast line in Oregon nearby. It is also nearer to Portland. Anyway. I hope recruits continue to think that it offers nothing, but to me... I think Riley just sucks at recruiting big names.

Totally agree. This whole poor me routine is a bunch of BS. And it's not just the fans, it's the moto of that entire program. And that's why they're in the place they're in now. They'll never be good, never get a good coach, never win big, never have a big fan base, etc, etc. So Riley gets a pass no matter what happens. That program is afraid to be good, it's just too big of a risk for poor little old Corvallis.

[uodux1212]

Recruiting to Corvallis is probably a lot tougher than you think. (UO suffers from some of the same disadvantages, but makes up for it in different ways). Attracting big time/national recruits is almost impossible.

-Middle of nowhere.
-Small town.
-Lack of culture
-Lack of facilities
-No airport (big with families wanting to come in for games)
-Weather
-Lack of winning tradition
-Orange uniforms (haha)
-Second rate in almost every way (compared to elite programs)

Just sayin....

[duck55]

Recruiting to Corvallis is probably a lot tougher than you think. (UO suffers from some of the same disadvantages, but makes up for it in different ways). Attracting big time/national recruits is almost impossible.

-Middle of nowhere.
-Small town.
-Lack of culture
-Lack of facilities
-No airport (big with families wanting to come in for games)
-Weather
-Lack of winning tradition
-Orange uniforms (haha)
-Second rate in almost every way (compared to elite programs)
- Beaver for a mascot
Just sayin....

[JIDuck97]

Recruiting to Corvallis is probably a lot tougher than you think. (UO suffers from some of the same disadvantages, but makes up for it in different ways). Attracting big time/national recruits is almost impossible.

-Middle of nowhere.
-Small town.
-Lack of culture
-Lack of facilities
-No airport (big with families wanting to come in for games)
-Weather
-Lack of winning tradition
-Orange uniforms (haha)
-Second rate in almost every way (compared to elite programs)

Just sayin....

I don't buy it other than the lack of winning tradition, and that is on Riley. Middle of Nowhere-they are near a freeway and closer to Portland than Eugene. Small town-sure but they are decent sized and have things to do. Lack of Culture-Culture is created by the population. Eugene is known for its hippies and Corvallis for its rednecks. I guess it may be hard to sell rednecks, but since you have a college there it the rednecks really are surrounded by people of diverse cultures. Lack of facilities-They don't have facilities on part with Oregon's for sure, but they have facilities that match many of the colleges that pull in big time recruits. Airport-Portland is near. Weather-same as Eugene for the most part. Orange uniforms-meh to each their own. I agree but probably only because I bleed green and yellow. Second rate in almost every way-again that is on Riley and the program. I believe that they accept being mediocre and so does Riley in his recruiting. If you want to bring in the big time names sell the players themselves who are already there as people. Oregon does it. For an example check out Terrell Turners comments to DAT when he was checking out Oregon. Basically he was telling him why it was so great in Eugene. If you can't sell a place as beautiful as Corvallis, it must be because you don't believe in it or don't want to try. (You being Riley.)

[lukeyrid13]

When asked last year if he was happy with the season Riley said yes. They asked if he would be happy knowing he would only 8 games every year and be locked in to that and he said yes....Kelly would never say that. It may make them douches in real life but great coaches who win have that killer instinct and want to/have to win every game and are not satisfied with 5+ losses

[uostudent]

So I've actually never been to Corvallis. Can someone honestly describe the town to me? Everyone at UO said it sucked but they were obviously pretty biased. Is Corvallis really much different than Eugene? Both are considered to be college towns.

[Boom]

So I've actually never been to Corvallis. Can someone honestly describe the town to me? Everyone at UO said it sucked but they were obviously pretty biased. Is Corvallis really much different than Eugene? Both are considered to be college towns.

It's actually pretty nice... minus the orange and black.

They have a thriving downtown/river front area that's filled with local small business(almost no vacancies). They also lack the dirty panhandler crowd, I think it's actually illegal there.

They have nice bars, good food, and a great local beer pub(Block 15).

Corvallis gets a bad rap as a hick town, but they have the typical liberal northwest culture that we have in Eugene.

[TheMaehlMan]

I've been to Corvallis a lot, and it isn't that bad. I'm not sure if I would want to live there though, I've been drunk most of the time while I was there so maybe it looks better than it really is...lol

[karlhungis]

Corvallis is a very nice college town. I would have loved to go there coming out of high school.

[uostudent]

So I've actually never been to Corvallis. Can someone honestly describe the town to me? Everyone at UO said it sucked but they were obviously pretty biased. Is Corvallis really much different than Eugene? Both are considered to be college towns.

It's actually pretty nice... minus the orange and black.

They have a thriving downtown/river front area that's filled with local small business(almost no vacancies). They also lack the dirty panhandler crowd, I think it's actually illegal there.

They have nice bars, good food, and a great local beer pub(Block 15).

Corvallis gets a bad rap as a hick town, but they have the typical liberal northwest culture that we have in Eugene.

Kinda what I figured. I actually know a girl who commuted from Corvallis to Eugene because OSU's business program sucks. She absolutely hated Eugene.

If you look at Corvallis' voting records, it's actually more liberal than Eugene.

Gonna check out Corvallis next time I'm in Oregon - maybe I'll hit up an OSU basketball game.

I really don't hate OSU. I'm not from Oregon - so the rivalry doesn't mean much to me. I root for OSU except when they play play Oregon.

One last thing on OSU - I knew a fair amount of kids who went to OSU on weekends to party - they said it was a much bigger party school. Sounds pretty good to me

[Boom]

So I've actually never been to Corvallis. Can someone honestly describe the town to me? Everyone at UO said it sucked but they were obviously pretty biased. Is Corvallis really much different than Eugene? Both are considered to be college towns.

It's actually pretty nice... minus the orange and black.

They have a thriving downtown/river front area that's filled with local small business(almost no vacancies). They also lack the dirty panhandler crowd, I think it's actually illegal there.

They have nice bars, good food, and a great local beer pub(Block 15).

Corvallis gets a bad rap as a hick town, but they have the typical liberal northwest culture that we have in Eugene.

Kinda what I figured. I actually know a girl who commuted from Corvallis to Eugene because OSU's business program sucks. She absolutely hated Eugene.

That's funny, I think the only real difference is that UO has the nicer building(Lillis business complex). The curriculum is basically the same.

[uostudent]

So I've actually never been to Corvallis. Can someone honestly describe the town to me? Everyone at UO said it sucked but they were obviously pretty biased. Is Corvallis really much different than Eugene? Both are considered to be college towns.

It's actually pretty nice... minus the orange and black.

They have a thriving downtown/river front area that's filled with local small business(almost no vacancies). They also lack the dirty panhandler crowd, I think it's actually illegal there.

They have nice bars, good food, and a great local beer pub(Block 15).

Corvallis gets a bad rap as a hick town, but they have the typical liberal northwest culture that we have in Eugene.

Kinda what I figured. I actually know a girl who commuted from Corvallis to Eugene because OSU's business program sucks. She absolutely hated Eugene.

That's funny, I think the only real difference is that UO has the nicer building(Lillis business complex). The curriculum is basically the same.

That's probably true, but OSU has inferior faculty and a much worse reputation. OSU also has lower entrance requirements for its business program.