Antoine Arnold

[hendrg]

It's us against the UW per twitter:

@bzook2010 Antoine Arnold names Oregon and Washington as his top two.

Here's his scout profile:

http://recruiting.scout.com/a.z?s=73&p= ... id=4530601

Anyone know about his speed? 6' 3" - 185lbs sounds like a good start for a HS junior.

[UOducksTK1]

Offers from Nebraska + half the Pac-10 works for me.

[woundedknees]

Rivals has him listed as a 4 star... the 2.3 PA is a little concerning.

http://rivals.yahoo.com/highschool/foot ... nold-99444

A poster on the Husker board stated Arnold has a 35" vertical.

[uostudent]

The 2.3 GPA is a huge concern. Watch him choose Oregon and then not qualify...

I'm getting tired of the coaching staff offering borderline students. Some of these guys are barely able to make it in (Gaines, Jackson, Holland, Blount), but then have a very difficult time staying eligible once they get here.

I don't expect every player to be a David Paulson, Nick Cody, or Carson York type of student, but with the amount of tutoring and academic resources each player receives, there is no reason for any player to not be eligible, unless they are just ill-prepared for college.

[GrandpaDuck]

Shows a Cal offer.

Big time 4 star (at least) stats as a Junior on a top 50 Nationally ranked high school team. Since neither Scout or Rivals showed an offer from Oregon, this comes as a pleasant surprise if he picks the Ducks and commits and makes it in.

79 receptions, 1500 yards at 19 yards per catch and 17 tds. would be super production for a Senior, and more impressive is that he had about 50% of his teams receptions and receiving yards so he had to be the focus of the defense.

[UOducksTK1]

On a side note, he's from the same school as Duck Trevor Fox.

[duckgrad99]

If we do take him, he absolutely has to qualify. We cannot afford to waive goodbye to another wide receiver.

[hines]

I'm getting tired of the coaching staff offering borderline students. Some of these guys are barely able to make it in (Gaines, Jackson, Holland, Blount), but then have a very difficult time staying eligible once they get here.

over 80 kids on scholie, you state 4 players who actually qualified for school and then say you get tired of coaches offering borderline students.

uh...really? if anything, we've been on a role for the past 3 or 4 years with kids qualifying.

ps: every school offers borderline kids. every school has kids not qualifying. that won't change. ever.

[pudgejeff]

I'm getting tired of the coaching staff offering borderline students. Some of these guys are barely able to make it in (Gaines, Jackson, Holland, Blount), but then have a very difficult time staying eligible once they get here.

over 80 kids on scholie, you state 4 players who actually qualified for school and then say you get tired of coaches offering borderline students.

uh...really? if anything, we've been on a role for the past 3 or 4 years with kids qualifying.

ps: every school offers borderline kids. every school has kids not qualifying. that won't change. ever.

+1

[uostudent]

I'm getting tired of the coaching staff offering borderline students. Some of these guys are barely able to make it in (Gaines, Jackson, Holland, Blount), but then have a very difficult time staying eligible once they get here.

over 80 kids on scholie, you state 4 players who actually qualified for school and then say you get tired of coaches offering borderline students.

uh...really? if anything, we've been on a role for the past 3 or 4 years with kids qualifying.

ps: every school offers borderline kids. every school has kids not qualifying. that won't change. ever.

The coaches continue to recruit subpar students. Oregon's football graduation rate is 49%. In the Pac 10, only Arizona is worse. The average graduation rate for BCS schools is 67%.

Oregon is in the bottom 10 of all division I schools. That's horrendous.
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[woundedknees]

Transfers and dismissals over the last couple of years don't help...

[duckgrad99]

I'm getting tired of the coaching staff offering borderline students. Some of these guys are barely able to make it in (Gaines, Jackson, Holland, Blount), but then have a very difficult time staying eligible once they get here.

over 80 kids on scholie, you state 4 players who actually qualified for school and then say you get tired of coaches offering borderline students.

uh...really? if anything, we've been on a role for the past 3 or 4 years with kids qualifying.

ps: every school offers borderline kids. every school has kids not qualifying. that won't change. ever.

Yeah, at every position except wide receiver and DT.

[duckz]

I'm getting tired of the coaching staff offering borderline students. Some of these guys are barely able to make it in (Gaines, Jackson, Holland, Blount), but then have a very difficult time staying eligible once they get here.

over 80 kids on scholie, you state 4 players who actually qualified for school and then say you get tired of coaches offering borderline students.

uh...really? if anything, we've been on a role for the past 3 or 4 years with kids qualifying.

ps: every school offers borderline kids. every school has kids not qualifying. that won't change. ever.

Hines is right. You are picking on a select few. The fact is, most of us Ducks are smart.


By the way Hines, it's "roll," not role.

[squintsdd]

I'm getting tired of the coaching staff offering borderline students. Some of these guys are barely able to make it in (Gaines, Jackson, Holland, Blount), but then have a very difficult time staying eligible once they get here.

over 80 kids on scholie, you state 4 players who actually qualified for school and then say you get tired of coaches offering borderline students.

uh...really? if anything, we've been on a role for the past 3 or 4 years with kids qualifying.

ps: every school offers borderline kids. every school has kids not qualifying. that won't change. ever.

The coaches continue to recruit subpar students. Oregon's football graduation rate is 49%. In the Pac 10, only Arizona is worse. The average graduation rate for BCS schools is 67%.

Oregon is in the bottom 10 of all division I schools. That's horrendous.
LINK

Well I guess it's a good thing that he doesn't have an Oregon offer then isn't it

[ChipKellyKapowski]

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Oregon finishing in the bottom in those rankings doesn't necessarily mean the players themselves are bad students.
That's a lazy conclusion.