Transfer, Hundley & Wilder tidbits from the Twittersphere...

[GoDucksIn09]

Maybe it is because I do not have twitter... so I will pose the question.. does Jhop..specifically say is a person going to transfer on twitter and will be a huge get for the Ducks? The one name that came to mind right away that would probably be a dream but since are others dreaming big I will throw his name out there... How bout Owa.... I mean the kid afterall is from Oregon...and maybe after seeing neweasel he had a change of heart or maybe his family needs him here in Oregon. The other question in all seriousness that I have is when will the announcement be made any ideas? I am just curious is all if any information on that.

[glazeduck]

Maybe it is because I do not have twitter... so I will pose the question.. does Jhop..specifically say is a person going to transfer on twitter and will be a huge get for the Ducks? The one name that came to mind right away that would probably be a dream but since are others dreaming big I will throw his name out there... How bout Owa.... I mean the kid afterall is from Oregon...and maybe after seeing neweasel he had a change of heart or maybe his family needs him here in Oregon. The other question in all seriousness that I have is when will the announcement be made any ideas? I am just curious is all if any information on that.

"Working on one of the bigger possible transfer stories in recent memory. Oregon could get involved."

That's all he said, the rest is purely our speculation.

If you want a little gasoline to throw on that fire, he also posted this yesterday: "@bcondotta FYI --- Official word from UCLA today is that Josh Shirley would be free to go to any other school and immediately eligible.

Could be nothing, could be something. Went back quite a ways on his twitter page and those were the only comments regarding transfers, so take that fwiw. Like others have said, not sure Oregon needs to go after another troubled DB at the moment, nor would Josh Shirley be considered "one of the bigger possible transfer stories in recent memory" considering guys like Bryce Brown, Ryan Mallet, all thes SC guys and Seantrell Henderson (kinda) have all transferred in the last couple years...

[MacDuck]

Good pts Glaze.

The only way I see Shirley coming (and there is info out there circulating that he's very interested in us) and it fitting how Jhop described it on DT, would be if all 3 of the UCLA kids were coming, not just Josh. However, even though CK does what he wants with little regard for public opinion, I just don't see this group, or any single one of them, coming here.

As for Owa, that would fit how Jhop described the significance of the possible transfer, but it would be very surprising if Owa opted for us since OSU & Neb were his 2nd choices.

[glazeduck]

Good pts Glaze.

The only way I see Shirley coming (and there is info out there circulating that he's very interested in us) and it fitting how Jhop described it on DT, would be if all 3 of the UCLA kids were coming, not just Josh. However, even though CK does what he wants with little regard for public opinion, I just don't see this group, or any single one of them, coming here.

As for Owa, that would fit how Jhop described the significance of the possible transfer, but it would be very surprising if Owa opted for us since OSU & Neb were his 2nd choices.

I suppose the 2 Richardsons AND Shirley all coming here would be a big enough story, probably bigger with all our offseason drama, so I suppose that could be it. Part of me feels like, if that IS whats going on, they'd be HUGE gets because you know Chip has done his homework like crazy on those kids coming in. Probably a safe bet to assume that Kelly NEVER gets fooled twice by a player again, so if these kids pass his tests, I trust him as much or more bringing in guys like that then incoming freshman.

I agree that an Owa type story could be considered a huge story, but I can't imagine it's him specifically, I don't consider it likely anyway unless, god forbid he has a sick family member or something and NEEDS to stay close to home. Just playing devil's advocate though, to my knowledge (could definitely be wrong), there's nothing keeping Chip from continuing contact w/ Owa if it's in a non-recruiting way as simply a mentor and a friendship, so, in the (in my opinion) extremely unlikely chance that Owa DOES want to transfer, perhaps we've kept a relationship w/ him that he trusts coupled with a renewed desire to be involved in sports marketing over engineering?

Who knows. ALLLLLL speculation and guesstimation at this point.

[greenyellow]

Good pts Glaze.

The only way I see Shirley coming (and there is info out there circulating that he's very interested in us) and it fitting how Jhop described it on DT, would be if all 3 of the UCLA kids were coming, not just Josh. However, even though CK does what he wants with little regard for public opinion, I just don't see this group, or any single one of them, coming here.

As for Owa, that would fit how Jhop described the significance of the possible transfer, but it would be very surprising if Owa opted for us since OSU & Neb were his 2nd choices.

I suppose the 2 Richardsons AND Shirley all coming here would be a big enough story, probably bigger with all our offseason drama, so I suppose that could be it. Part of me feels like, if that IS whats going on, they'd be HUGE gets because you know Chip has done his homework like crazy on those kids coming in. Probably a safe bet to assume that Kelly NEVER gets fooled twice by a player again, so if these kids pass his tests, I trust him as much or more bringing in guys like that then incoming freshman.

I agree that an Owa type story could be considered a huge story, but I can't imagine it's him specifically, I don't consider it likely anyway unless, god forbid he has a sick family member or something and NEEDS to stay close to home. Just playing devil's advocate though, to my knowledge (could definitely be wrong), there's nothing keeping Chip from continuing contact w/ Owa if it's in a non-recruiting way as simply a mentor and a friendship, so, in the (in my opinion) extremely unlikely chance that Owa DOES want to transfer, perhaps we've kept a relationship w/ him that he trusts coupled with a renewed desire to be involved in sports marketing over engineering?

Who knows. ALLLLLL speculation and guesstimation at this point.

I think Kelly would know who he would be bringing in. He may know something about the players that would make him trust them in the future to not get in trouble. At this point, there's really nothing definitive on any one player or group to even really create a solid opinion on.

[dthomas=ddixon]

I think Macduck is on to something. Shirley by himself really wouldn't be huge news but pulling all 3 here would be nuts. If we take them obviously Chip has done his homework & will probably have a strict set of guidelines in place for all of them.

[UOducksTK1]

This seems like a lot of speculation at this point. Justin said there's a chance this doesn't even happen.

But it would be sweet to land Shirley + ?

[MacDuck]

I think Macduck is on to something. Shirley by himself really wouldn't be huge news but pulling all 3 here would be nuts. If we take them obviously Chip has done his homework & will probably have a strict set of guidelines in place for all of them.

Now keep in mind dthomas that I personally don't think the UCLA 3 is who Justin is referring to, but it is interesting timing that these guys have been let out of their LOIs and are free to go anywhere they want, along with the timing of Justin's post. The reason I don't think he's referring to them would be the following:

1. "But this is big, so big, I'm giddy with excitement." That was part of Justin's post. For me I just find it a bit hard to see how he would be "giddy with excitement" considering the PR hit we would take if we opened our doors. They have a felony theft charge hanging over their heads and we all know what we just went thru. What kind of msg would letting these 3 come send to our current players, esp those who are still close to JM?

2. Of the 3 players, certainly Josh Shirley is a stud and like everyone else, I'd love to have him. Paul Richardson is a very solid *4 star WR, but not one who by himself would elicit such a statement by Justin. Finally, Shaquelle Richardson is a 3* DB that we don't need considering our current depth there.
Some very solid sources are saying that Shirley has made contact with our staff, but I doubt we'd be the front runner for him considering at least 2 other Pac-10 schools were ahead of us when he signed in February.

So, my guess right now is Justin's post isn't about the possibility of 1 or more of these guys coming here primarily since he doesn't strike me as someone who would use a term like "giddy with excitement" considering all the baggage that would accompany any of these players.

[maxduck]

Probably a silly question but are we sure he is talking about football transfer? Seems we have a few openings in another major sport.

[greenyellow]

Probably a silly question but are we sure he is talking about football transfer? Seems we have a few openings in another major sport.

Could be a BB recruit but Justin tends not to post too much BB stuff, so I'm willing to bet it's about FB.

[JTinKC]

Who is Justin and why does he have inside info?

[mdm0302]

Who is Justin and why does he have inside info?

admin for duck territory.. jhop. and he used to be an active member here

[woundedknees]

Jhop also writes for several other ESPN affiliates... He lives in Medford, FWIW.

[duckgrad99]

Jhop has confirmed that Hundley is down to UCLA and Washington.

[greenyellow]

Jhop has confirmed that Hundley is down to UCLA and Washington.

No big deal since we got 3 QBs who are really talented. Hundley would have just been an embarrassment of riches for us.