Mariota Shines at Island combine.

[brich75]

I know this is selfish to say but, I wish he would wait until he has signed at Oregon before he starts getting all this attention!

[Destroyer77]

I know this is selfish to say but, I wish he would wait until he has signed at Oregon before he starts getting all this attention!

I wonder though.... that if by giving him this attention it solidifies his commitment over the next year?

[Bigducker]

Like I said earlier, IF he blows up and becomes the top QB on the west coast like some recruiters are already saying, The big question is, will he still be solid if Florida, Notre Dame, and a few other big time schools that run the spread offense come after him. I sure hope so because I really saw something special in this kid.

[brich75]

Like I said earlier, IF he blows up and becomes the top QB on the west coast like some recruiters are already saying, The big question is, will he still be solid if Florida, Notre Dame, and a few other big time schools that run the spread offense come after him. I sure hope so because I really saw something special in this kid.

EXACTLY WHAT I WAS THINKING... makes me nervous for sure. We are a good school but it seems like those guys can come in and steel people whenever they want!

[odux]

Like I said earlier, IF he blows up and becomes the top QB on the west coast like some recruiters are already saying, The big question is, will he still be solid if Florida, Notre Dame, and a few other big time schools that run the spread offense come after him. I sure hope so because I really saw something special in this kid.

EXACTLY WHAT I WAS THINKING... makes me nervous for sure. We are a good school but it seems like those guys can come in and steel people whenever they want!

Wow, you guys sound like a bunch of little babies fighting over a toy car. I am sure that other coaches have seen this kid and his ability to play QB. So let them come and offer, and if he leaves, he leaves. How many times is it said by you guys that if a player doesn't want to be a Duck, then its their lost. I truly believe that the U of O has something that others schools dont. So if another school comes and offers and he walks away from him his commitment, the he is not the type of player we want at the U of O.

[greenyellow]

Like I said earlier, IF he blows up and becomes the top QB on the west coast like some recruiters are already saying, The big question is, will he still be solid if Florida, Notre Dame, and a few other big time schools that run the spread offense come after him. I sure hope so because I really saw something special in this kid.

EXACTLY WHAT I WAS THINKING... makes me nervous for sure. We are a good school but it seems like those guys can come in and steel people whenever they want!

Wow, you guys sound like a bunch of little babies fighting over a toy car. I am sure that other coaches have seen this kid and his ability to play QB. So let them come and offer, and if he leaves, he leaves. How many times is it said by you guys that if a player doesn't want to be a Duck, then its their lost. I truly believe that the U of O has something that others schools dont. So if another school comes and offers and he walks away from him his commitment, the he is not the type of player we want at the U of O.

Chip only wants players that want to be Ducks so if Mariota leaves, then I think Kelly will just find another player who wants to play here. There are certainly no shortage of players who would give an arm and a leg to play QB at Oregon.

[stewbertwilloughby]

It seems like people here are really overhyping this kid already. I mean he looks pretty good, but saying Chip Kelly is gonna turn him into the next great Duck QB is a stretch. Besides, Helfrich works with the QB's mostly.

[Tray Dub]

Can we just chill out on all recruits for at least a few months? ... NLOI day isn't for, what, eight months? LeBron could commit to the Ducks and it wouldn't matter at this point. Eight friggin months guys.

[odux]

It seems like people here are really overhyping this kid already. I mean he looks pretty good, but saying Chip Kelly is gonna turn him into the next great Duck QB is a stretch. Besides, Helfrich works with the QB's mostly.

+1 He is being over hyped. He was a back up last year, lets see what he can do as a sr before he crown him the next great thing after the invention of the toaster.

[PDXShogun]

Can we just chill out on all recruits for at least a few months? ... NLOI day isn't for, what, eight months? LeBron could commit to the Ducks and it wouldn't matter at this point. Eight friggin months guys.

Recruiting is year-round now. We had our first '11 commit before the '10 class was ever signed. Look at Texas, it's not even summer and their class is almost complete. Teams like that are who we want to compete with. Even though these players can't officially sign, it still matters.

With that said, it's amazing how fast this kid has gone from "why are we offering him," to "he's the next Dixon," to "he's overhyped." He's obviously an excellent athlete who looks like he'll fit our offense very well, but his body of work is pretty small at this point considering he was only a part time player. I'm glad to have him, but lets see how he does his senior year before we give him any labels.

Another thought. It looks like this kid has some nice speed, but I wouldn't put a lot of faith in those 40 times. Am I really to believe that a High School in Hawaii has 3 kids that can run a 4.3? That would give them more team speed than Notre Dame.

[UOducksTK1]

It seems like people here are really overhyping this kid already. I mean he looks pretty good, but saying Chip Kelly is gonna turn him into the next great Duck QB is a stretch. Besides, Helfrich works with the QB's mostly.

+1 He is being over hyped. He was a back up last year, lets see what he can do as a sr before he crown him the next great thing after the invention of the toaster.

To me, I see extreme similarities to Dixon. I don't see any cause for overhype. It's definitely early to start claiming him to be the next Heisman trophy winner, but this kid has ALL the physical tools he needs to be a dominant QB in our system. Imagine what 2-3 years of being under the wings of CK could do for Mariota? The upside is scary good.

This is the most excited I've been about a 2 star commitment, that's for sure haha.

[justducky0]

Like I said earlier, IF he blows up and becomes the top QB on the west coast like some recruiters are already saying, The big question is, will he still be solid if Florida, Notre Dame, and a few other big time schools that run the spread offense come after him. I sure hope so because I really saw something special in this kid.

EXACTLY WHAT I WAS THINKING... makes me nervous for sure. We are a good school but it seems like those guys can come in and steel people whenever they want!

Wow, you guys sound like a bunch of little babies fighting over a toy car. I am sure that other coaches have seen this kid and his ability to play QB. So let them come and offer, and if he leaves, he leaves. How many times is it said by you guys that if a player doesn't want to be a Duck, then its their lost. I truly believe that the U of O has something that others schools dont. So if another school comes and offers and he walks away from him his commitment, the he is not the type of player we want at the U of O.

odux just owed you

[UOducksTK1]

Like I said earlier, IF he blows up and becomes the top QB on the west coast like some recruiters are already saying, The big question is, will he still be solid if Florida, Notre Dame, and a few other big time schools that run the spread offense come after him. I sure hope so because I really saw something special in this kid.

EXACTLY WHAT I WAS THINKING... makes me nervous for sure. We are a good school but it seems like those guys can come in and steel people whenever they want!

Wow, you guys sound like a bunch of little babies fighting over a toy car. I am sure that other coaches have seen this kid and his ability to play QB. So let them come and offer, and if he leaves, he leaves. How many times is it said by you guys that if a player doesn't want to be a Duck, then its their lost. I truly believe that the U of O has something that others schools dont. So if another school comes and offers and he walks away from him his commitment, the he is not the type of player we want at the U of O.

I wouldn't stress about him leaving at all. And let's just play devils advocate and say he does blow up and ends up committing to USC, Oregon will still manage fine. We produce awesome QBs year after year after year.

[odux]

It seems like people here are really overhyping this kid already. I mean he looks pretty good, but saying Chip Kelly is gonna turn him into the next great Duck QB is a stretch. Besides, Helfrich works with the QB's mostly.

+1 He is being over hyped. He was a back up last year, lets see what he can do as a sr before he crown him the next great thing after the invention of the toaster.

To me, I see extreme similarities to Dixon. I don't see any cause for overhype. It's definitely early to start claiming him to be the next Heisman trophy winner, but this kid has ALL the physical tools he needs to be a dominant QB in our system. Imagine what 2-3 years of being under the wings of CK could do for Mariota? The upside is scary good.

This is the most excited I've been about a 2 star commitment, that's for sure haha.

Like I said earlier, IF he blows up and becomes the top QB on the west coast like some recruiters are already saying, The big question is, will he still be solid if Florida, Notre Dame, and a few other big time schools that run the spread offense come after him. I sure hope so because I really saw something special in this kid.

EXACTLY WHAT I WAS THINKING... makes me nervous for sure. We are a good school but it seems like those guys can come in and steel people whenever they want!

Wow, you guys sound like a bunch of little babies fighting over a toy car. I am sure that other coaches have seen this kid and his ability to play QB. So let them come and offer, and if he leaves, he leaves. How many times is it said by you guys that if a player doesn't want to be a Duck, then its their lost. I truly believe that the U of O has something that others schools dont. So if another school comes and offers and he walks away from him his commitment, the he is not the type of player we want at the U of O.

I wouldn't stress about him leaving at all. And let's just play devils advocate and say he does blow up and ends up committing to USC, Oregon will still manage fine. We produce awesome QBs year after year after year.

Thats just it. We have Thomas for the future of the Ducks. Wait, or is Hawkins or Bennett? My point is, if Mariota signs a LOI he will have to compete for playing time in 2,3 or 4 years. And next year the Ducks will recruit another QB who will be the next Dixon. So yeah I do think he is over-hyped a little. Dont get me wrong. I want him to be a Duck!