how firm is Randall

[sx1080]

he has stated that UF is his dream school and if they offer as QB he is UF.


What are the odds that UF offers as QB? I recall last yr that Easely finally got his UF offer at the 11th hour and he jumped on it.

[chapelhillduck]

Consider him not firm til he signs next year...just like everyone except Curtis

[JTinKC]

If he has a great Senior year I'd be surprised if he stays committed to us.

[buckmarkduck]

SX you and I both know he has stated several times that his two dream schools have always been UF and UO. He may switch to UF, but I think they really pissed the Randall family off with the offer as a WR.

[sx1080]

SX you and I both know he has stated several times that his two dream schools have always been UF and UO. He may switch to UF, but I think they really pissed the Randall family off with the offer as a WR.

hope your right.

Guess we'll no more in Sept during his official/

[PDXShogun]

He admits he grew up a Florida fan, but I have never seen anywhere where he said they were his "dream school" or if they offered him a QB he'd automatically commit. This assumption has been overblown. He had Oregon '14 posted to his facebook page long before he ever had an official offer from us. Plus, he and his family seemed insulted when they offered him as a WR.

Losing Easley sucked, but the insecurity that many fans on this board seem to have that we're going to lose every committed player to a more traditional program is ridiculous. We're the reigining Pac10 champs with the best coach in the conference and the best facilities in the nation. We'll never be able to recruit like Florida and SC, but we have as much to offer as anyone and some good players are going to see that...and if one does leave, so be it. The show won't stop for one HS kid.

[glazeduck]

He admits he grew up a Florida fan, but I have never seen anywhere where he said they were his "dream school" or if they offered him a QB he'd automatically commit. This assumption has been overblown. He had Oregon '14 posted to his facebook page long before he ever had an official offer from us. Plus, he and his family seemed insulted when they offered him as a WR.

Losing Easley sucked, but the insecurity that many fans on this board seem to have that we're going to lose every committed player to a more traditional program is ridiculous. We're the reigining Pac10 champs with the best coach in the conference and the best facilities in the nation. We'll never be able to recruit like Florida and SC, but we have as much to offer as anyone and some good players are going to see that...and if one does leave, so be it. The show won't stop for one HS kid.

I don't think its ridiculous at all. For a kid IN FLORIDA to come to the opposite corner of our not-small country to play football, when his 1b choice that he grew up being a fan of is in his backyard, where his family and friends can watch him play every week, is a big deal, and that involves a lot of hurdles. So Easley situation, Tahj Boyd Situation, Tommy Streeter Situation, whichever example you wanna use to remind yourself that this is a long process, these are just kids, and nothing is official until the kid gets here, I think is completely justified.

As much as losing an absolute animal in Easley at the 11th hour hurt, the reality of it is that these are the growing pains that come with expanding your recruiting range throughout the country. We're still getting used to that process, and given that we're not a warm, sunny, destination, ALL we have to fall back on is winning, Chip, and Nike. When it comes time for these 17 and 18 year old kids to make one of the biggest decisions of their lives, alot of times those 3 things aren't enough to convince them to come all the way across the country when they could play for a Miami, UF, etc. and stay close to home and the sun.

Until Randall's autograph is firmly on that LOI and in Chip's hands, I definitely don't consider him a lock.

[PDXShogun]

He admits he grew up a Florida fan, but I have never seen anywhere where he said they were his "dream school" or if they offered him a QB he'd automatically commit. This assumption has been overblown. He had Oregon '14 posted to his facebook page long before he ever had an official offer from us. Plus, he and his family seemed insulted when they offered him as a WR.

Losing Easley sucked, but the insecurity that many fans on this board seem to have that we're going to lose every committed player to a more traditional program is ridiculous. We're the reigining Pac10 champs with the best coach in the conference and the best facilities in the nation. We'll never be able to recruit like Florida and SC, but we have as much to offer as anyone and some good players are going to see that...and if one does leave, so be it. The show won't stop for one HS kid.

I don't think its ridiculous at all. For a kid IN FLORIDA to come to the opposite corner of our not-small country to play football, when his 1b choice that he grew up being a fan of is in his backyard, where his family and friends can watch him play every week, is a big deal, and that involves a lot of hurdles. So Easley situation, Tahj Boyd Situation, Tommy Streeter Situation, whichever example you wanna use to remind yourself that this is a long process, these are just kids, and nothing is official until the kid gets here, I think is completely justified.

As much as losing an absolute animal in Easley at the 11th hour hurt, the reality of it is that these are the growing pains that come with expanding your recruiting range throughout the country. We're still getting used to that process, and given that we're not a warm, sunny, destination, ALL we have to fall back on is winning, Chip, and Nike. When it comes time for these 17 and 18 year old kids to make one of the biggest decisions of their lives, alot of times those 3 things aren't enough to convince them to come all the way across the country when they could play for a Miami, UF, etc. and stay close to home and the sun.

Until Randall's autograph is firmly on that LOI and in Chip's hands, I definitely don't consider him a lock.

I don't disagree with anything you said, I'm just getting a little tired of the pessimism on this board. Is is possible he changes his mind? Of course; it seems to happen more every year. But here's a kid that begged for an Oregon offer, finally received it and committed almost on the spot, and is on record as saying he doesn't even care who else they recruit at his position, he's excited to be a duck. Yet there are people on this board who act like he already has one foot out the door. I don't see the sense in that.

[duckgrad99]

I don't think its ridiculous at all. For a kid IN FLORIDA to come to the opposite corner of our not-small country to play football, when his 1b choice that he grew up being a fan of is in his backyard, where his family and friends can watch him play every week, is a big deal, and that involves a lot of hurdles. So Easley situation, Tahj Boyd Situation, Tommy Streeter Situation, whichever example you wanna use to remind yourself that this is a long process, these are just kids, and nothing is official until the kid gets here, I think is completely justified.

As much as losing an absolute animal in Easley at the 11th hour hurt, the reality of it is that these are the growing pains that come with expanding your recruiting range throughout the country. We're still getting used to that process, and given that we're not a warm, sunny, destination, ALL we have to fall back on is winning, Chip, and Nike. When it comes time for these 17 and 18 year old kids to make one of the biggest decisions of their lives, alot of times those 3 things aren't enough to convince them to come all the way across the country when they could play for a Miami, UF, etc. and stay close to home and the sun.

Until Randall's autograph is firmly on that LOI and in Chip's hands, I definitely don't consider him a lock.[/quote]

I agree. You never know what is going through the minds of these recruits. I thought Ethan Grant was a lock and look what happened there.

[uodux1212]

One bit of good news is that he seems to be actively recruiting for us...

Oregon also has positioned themselves well for 2011, and 3 out of their 7 commits are four-star prospects. That list includes 2010 Clarkson Super 7 quarterback Jerrard Randall (Chaminade-Madonna HS, FL), who hails from the same neck of the woods as the Florida speedster Sumler. "He (Randall) told me it's the place to be (Oregon)… He's one of the best QBs down South in my opinion," Sumler said in regards to Randall. The commitment of Randall may prove advantageous for the Ducks in their recruitment of Sumler.

http://collegelevelathletes.com/stories ... h-carolina

[glazeduck]

One bit of good news is that he seems to be actively recruiting for us...

Oregon also has positioned themselves well for 2011, and 3 out of their 7 commits are four-star prospects. That list includes 2010 Clarkson Super 7 quarterback Jerrard Randall (Chaminade-Madonna HS, FL), who hails from the same neck of the woods as the Florida speedster Sumler. "He (Randall) told me it's the place to be (Oregon)… He's one of the best QBs down South in my opinion," Sumler said in regards to Randall. The commitment of Randall may prove advantageous for the Ducks in their recruitment of Sumler.

http://collegelevelathletes.com/stories ... h-carolina

I saw that too! Probably is good news, but weren't we hearing the same thing about Tahj Boyd recruiting Bryce Brown and others hard? Just to go to Clemson?

From everything we've heard SO FAR, it sounds like Randall is fairly firmly ours, but, like we saw with a number of kids last year (Ethan Grant and Huff), and many others in years past, nothing is for sure... I'd say we have enough to be cautiously optimistic about him though!

[slickajk]

Do you think that Grant would be a Duck if Lamichael didn't totally kill it?

[ChipKellyKapowski]

I think bigger than LMJ breaking out were the commitments of Williams and Seastrunk - both considered bigger prizes by all of the recruiting services.

[soduck]

Hundley not coming here would be the biggest help for us landing Randall. And that looks like a done deal. In fact Maybe, Hundley is the one that did not want to compete. So base on that alone Randall is all ours.

[CLA Sports]

Excerpt from Jerrard Randall Story & Interview

As Chaminade Madonna Lions quarterback Jerrard Randall prepares for his trip to Maui tomorrow for the Steve Clarkson Super 7 retreat, their is an air of confidence in the young signal caller's voice. Randall (QB/2011) recently committed to the University of Oregon, which is a much shorter plane ride than the Clarkson camp in Hawaii. "It's a long trip (Maui)… I'm leaving tomorrow," Randall told CollegeLevelAthletes.com this afternoon.

Although Eugene, Oregon is on the opposite side of the country compared to Randall's hometown of Hollywood, Florida, he's not concerned with the distance and plans to visit the Ducks' campus in September. "I can sit on a plane and watch a movie," said Randall of the trip to the West coast.

Complete Story Below...

http://collegelevelathletes.com/stories ... rkson-camp

Guess some missed this.... Seems to be on topic w/ this thread. Randall also discusses his thoughts about the Ducks and seems to be pretty solid, which is what I gathered when we did the interview...

Aaron