Allen, McCain, and King all to CAL?

[mdm0302]

king allen and maynard have all been reported by multiple websites to cal now.... mccain will be with them.. this is a serious kick in the nuts... we could of had all these guys now we get none.

Cant wait to punk those guys.

me too but the sickening part is how much better we would of been in the future if we would of gotten them... our defense might of actually been respectable in a couple years. cals d is going to be INSANELY GOOD.. look who they are getting. 4 top 100 players: c. martin, king, allen, cecil whiteside.. then throw in mccain and some of the studs they got last year... thats a defense that rivals usc athletically... basically cal has two NFL type d ends.. two stud linebackers (1 who is perfect for the 3-4) and then a ball hawking physical gifted freak at safety in allen... officially call me jealous.

[mdm0302]

king allen and maynard have all been reported by multiple websites to cal now.... mccain will be with them.. this is a serious kick in the nuts... we could of had all these guys now we get none.

Cant wait to punk those guys.

me too but the sickening part is how much better we would of been in the future if we would of gotten them... our defense might of actually been respectable in a couple years. cals d is going to be INSANELY GOOD.. look who they are getting. 4 top 100 players: c. martin, king, allen, cecil whiteside.. then throw in mccain and some of the studs they got last year... thats a defense that rivals usc athletically... basically cal has two NFL type d ends.. two stud linebackers (1 who is perfect for the 3-4) and then a ball hawking physical gifted freak at safety in allen... officially call me jealous.

oooopss.. forgot to add they also are getting the #104 player in the country at LB, nick forbes.. also forgot to mention they got a top 100 DT from last year.. call me more jealous.... wait one more thing. they also have another top 250 LB for this years class... there d line is stacked there linebackers are stacked and they have KA in back and thats really all you need..

[UOducksTK1]

TK1 said Scales was 100% Oregon the other day.

Thanks, DG99 and TK1.

NP, but Jhop from DT deserves the credit.

If Allen goes to Cal, I'll be dumbfounded. Makes no sense..

[duckpuck]

Among other things, with its recent struggles, Cal offers the possibility of early playing time.

[karlhungis]

Among other things, with its recent struggles, Cal offers the possibility of early playing time.

And we don't? Our defense is on the field more than any other team in the nation. Combine that with the loss of 2 guys from the DLine and we could make a pretty good case for early PT as well.

[greenyellow]

When was the last time that Oregon got 4 big-time recruits in one day?

you have a very short term memory problem. think hard. actually, don't. it should be very easy.

What are you talking about? Looking at the commit dates of the recruits we've gotten since 2003 shows the most recruits we ever got in one day was 5 back in 2007 when we got Pflugrad, T. Scott, Rowe, Weems, and Terrell Turner. To me, that list doesn't equal what Cal could be getting. Don't say the De La Salle group either because they all committed at different times.

[UOducksTK1]

Among other things, with its recent struggles, Cal offers the possibility of early playing time.

And we don't? Our defense is on the field more than any other team in the nation. Combine that with the loss of 2 guys from the DLine and we could make a pretty good case for early PT as well.

Exactly, playing time wouldn't differ from Cal and Oregon. If they dad said no to all four at Oregon, but yes to all four at Cal, I just don't get it..

I guess offering his half brother is the difference? :/

[DmoneyDuck]

Who cares if we miss out on Allen..we have one of the best young safeties in Boyett and just recruited
Malone and possibly Dargan..we're fine.

[briarduck]

^And Coleman next year! Who may end up the best of the bunch!

[vagusnerve]

Seriously?

Its super disappointing to see Allen head to Cal with King and McCain after saying Oregon was "too far."

So Cal swoops in and takes Allen, King and McCain, and we are left with Scales.

Cal didn't even need to offer Scales to get the "package deal."

Sorry for the sour grapes, its probably just the total disappointment of whiffing on *everyone* down the homestretch:
Easley, Allen, McCain, King, Owa, Heimuli, Werner etc etc...

[greenyellow]

Seriously?

Its super disappointing to see Allen head to Cal with King and McCain after saying Oregon was "too far."

So Cal swoops in and takes Allen, King and McCain, and we are left with Scales.

Cal didn't even need to offer Scales to get the "package deal."

Sorry for the sour grapes, its probably just the total disappointment of whiffing on *everyone* down the homestretch:
Easley, Allen, McCain, King, Owa, Heimuli, Werner etc etc...

I don't think you are in the minority in how you feel about the whole NC 4. They all said they wanted to go to school together but end up leaving one of their buddies (Scales) out of their deal with Cal. Also, saying Oregon was too far away and now Cal isn't just speaks volume of the character of the group and now the Cal coaching staff. As far as whiffing on the others, it does seem like the Ducks can't close the deal at the end. Usually on signing day, that's when you get some of the biggest recruits of the class, but Oregon seems like they are fading like usual and only signing some lesser known talent (except for like Dargan and possibly Jefferson and Huff).

[chapelhillduck]

Everyone get over it please...we lose out on recruits every year and get recruits every year. These kids are making one of the most important decisions of their lives and you can't fault them for not picking our side...

Cal has the potential to have a good D, but we beat USC when they were "stacked" on the defensive side of the ball with many star recruits

It sucks, but they are not coming here and we all need to get over it rather than question the character of 18 YEAR OLD KIDS

[DmoneyDuck]

Penn St reportedly getting in late with Allen..wait and see

[vagusnerve]

ChapelHillDuck

I for one am not questioning the character of these kids.

I am only expressing disappointment that we are not "closing" the talent.

They have to make the decision that's best for them!

Let's face it, recruiting this year kind of blew up in the coaches faces.
We have failed to recruit anyone at our biggest need: DT... that is a big time problem
And losing out on all these NC guys hurts, especially after we had them "in the bag"

Cal is killing it this year, we can talk about smashing them this past year, but remember how they've had our number the past several years, and without a Division I level defensive line, there are no guarantees.

[ljginger]

Both Scout experts have Allen picking Clemson, hope that is the choice! I'd really prefer not to battle him the next few years...