Transfer Rumor

[glazeduck]

Asked for a hint about the transfer rumor from JHop on twitter today.

Here's what I got:

@Hopkins_Justin: @glazeduck Sorry, nothing to report yet. My gut says it may have been frosh transition anguish, likely stays put. We'll see.

Speculate away!

Given the hints about getting him all excited, I'd have to imagine it was either Owa or Easley! Sounds like it probably not happen now, but, at least at some point there was smoke...

[TriDuck]

No inside info, just throwing out a name I haven't seen mentioned yet...

What if it was Easley? He seems to fit the description as well as anyone discussed yet....

He's unquestionably as out there as any 'legit' candidate mentioned so far, but he's a NE guy, not from Florida, so even though UF was his "dream school", he doesn't have the same sort of local hold that a local Florida kid might. We know for sure that Easley was big into Oregon, and if I recall Chip and Easley's high school coach were good friends, so if he WERE considering transferring one would think that he'd discuss where to transfer with his HS coach...

What if he was promised certain things at Florida that they've fallen far short of? Maybe Easley thought we were getting Owa? Who knows? I think an at least halfway decent case can be made for Easley being a "what-if" candidate for the transfer...

Won't happen. I have some inside info on Easley, and he happens to LOVE Florida. No way he transfers.

[briarduck]

Asked for a hint about the transfer rumor from JHop on twitter today.

Here's what I got:

@Hopkins_Justin: @glazeduck Sorry, nothing to report yet. My gut says it may have been frosh transition anguish, likely stays put. We'll see.

Speculate away!

Given the hints about getting him all excited, I'd have to imagine it was either Owa or Easley! Sounds like it probably not happen now, but, at least at some point there was smoke...

Well that's too bad...I was getting excited about the possibilities!

[MacDuck]

Good work Glaze. At least we can put the UCLA trio rumors to bed as Justin is obviously talking about a single player. It's also not any single one of those three players either. As for Owa, that would be great, but if he was having the jitters and missing home OSU would be it, not Oregon.

For those that want to play detective then concentrate on 4-5* studs that we came in 2nd for in the class of 2010.

[glazeduck]

No inside info, just throwing out a name I haven't seen mentioned yet...

What if it was Easley? He seems to fit the description as well as anyone discussed yet....

He's unquestionably as out there as any 'legit' candidate mentioned so far, but he's a NE guy, not from Florida, so even though UF was his "dream school", he doesn't have the same sort of local hold that a local Florida kid might. We know for sure that Easley was big into Oregon, and if I recall Chip and Easley's high school coach were good friends, so if he WERE considering transferring one would think that he'd discuss where to transfer with his HS coach...

What if he was promised certain things at Florida that they've fallen far short of? Maybe Easley thought we were getting Owa? Who knows? I think an at least halfway decent case can be made for Easley being a "what-if" candidate for the transfer...

Won't happen. I have some inside info on Easley, and he happens to LOVE Florida. No way he transfers.

Good for you and your "inside info", but dude, seriously?

Either reread my post, or read this link, one of which will clear things up.
http://www.merriam-webster.com/netdict/speculate

Or how about even read the thread title? This is nothing more than a rumor! It's kind of like naming a ghost. We're not even sure that this exists, or if we'll ever hear the results of it...

[glazeduck]

Good work Glaze. At least we can put the UCLA trio rumors to bed as Justin is obviously talking about a single player. It's also not any single one of those three players either. As for Owa, that would be great, but if he was having the jitters and missing home OSU would be it, not Oregon.

For those that want to play detective then concentrate on 4-5* studs that we came in 2nd for in the class of 2010.

You could probably even whittle it down to a few positions too. DE, DT, WR, TE... maybe ungodly talented RBs or OL? Other than that I think we're pretty set...

It also suggests that the kid is probably local, given that, if he was looking at transferring due to "frosh transition anguish", so logic would suggest that he's likely to not go somewhere else that would be another 'transition', and he would go back home instead...

That list can't be more than 10 or 15 names long. Sounding like Owa to me.

[ChipKellyKapowski]

Glaze I think you're right except for the 'local' bit. I think "freshman transition" problems (as JHop put it) wouldn't necessarily imply being homesick.

Ever since this rumor started swirling I've convinced myself that this is one big-time "blue chip" type of player that we were close to in the recruiting process... You've now managed to confirm that it was a recruit from the last cycle. With that said, I would for the sake of wild speculation and some fun consider this list:

Blockbusters:
Lattimore (highly unlikely due to position need)
Keenan (I know, I know...)
Easley

Studs no doubt, but considerably less WOW factor:
Clay (even less likely than Lattimore, since he's not the big load that we probably covet right now)
Reed
Stills
McCartney
Jefferson

That's 4 WR types that we were very close to throughout the process. It's a position of need, afterall...

*shrug*

[MacDuck]

Interesting that you mention Keenan Allen. If I recall correctly, Justin had quite a bit of contact w/him throughout the recruiting process so it wouldn't be surprising if he's having some correspondence w/him now. Ultimately it would be very surprising if it was him as part of his reason for picking Cal centered around that big group that all went there. I could imagine he might be having some second thoughts, etc. but I still can't see him coming here as a primary alternative.

Easley would obviously be another possibility and would certainly fit Justin's description in his OP. Until somebody can come up with any kind of valid reason to show he's having 2nd thoughts, etc. I don't see it either. Finally, I can see how Owa would fit very well for a lot of reasons, but he'd also have to flip on his choices. Frankly at the end of the process we were about his 4th choice behind UCLA, OSU & NU. Furthermore, I don't recall Justin having much of a connection w/Owa.

If I had to guess it would bea toss up between Easley & Keenan Allen. re Allen, it would be awesome if it happened, but he'd have to be let out of his LOI by Tedford to come to Oregon? That would be a big stretch to occur. I could see Meyer letting Easley out to come here, but not Allen to come here.

[duckfan96]

I would guess a wr? Wasn't Oregon after McCartney pretty hard? Maybe its him. Just guessin here.

[TriDuck]

No inside info, just throwing out a name I haven't seen mentioned yet...

What if it was Easley? He seems to fit the description as well as anyone discussed yet....

He's unquestionably as out there as any 'legit' candidate mentioned so far, but he's a NE guy, not from Florida, so even though UF was his "dream school", he doesn't have the same sort of local hold that a local Florida kid might. We know for sure that Easley was big into Oregon, and if I recall Chip and Easley's high school coach were good friends, so if he WERE considering transferring one would think that he'd discuss where to transfer with his HS coach...

What if he was promised certain things at Florida that they've fallen far short of? Maybe Easley thought we were getting Owa? Who knows? I think an at least halfway decent case can be made for Easley being a "what-if" candidate for the transfer...

Won't happen. I have some inside info on Easley, and he happens to LOVE Florida. No way he transfers.

Good for you and your "inside info", but dude, seriously?

Either reread my post, or read this link, one of which will clear things up.
http://www.merriam-webster.com/netdict/speculate

Or how about even read the thread title? This is nothing more than a rumor! It's kind of like naming a ghost. We're not even sure that this exists, or if we'll ever hear the results of it...

Sorry..No harm intended

[jimmy12]

It has to be Gabe King.... I am serious... It fits the need on the D-Line..(he was projected as en ed but has the body to be a DT). His girlfriend goes to Oregon. He lived in Eugene for 6 months prior to choosing Cal. He also seemed to talk to JHop quite a bit. This is the only one, in my mind, that makes sense. What other kid gets homesick the during the first 3 weeks of being away. It would also be newsworthy because of the way he chose Cal and now chooses to come back. This would also, likely, signal the potential signing of Chris McCain in next year's class. (regardless of what he has said about the Ducks and Lache).

[vagusnerve]

i could entertain the possibility of king being the transfer, sure.

but McCain? now way no how no mccain

hehehe

you think Kelly is gonna welcome McCain to the team after all his antics? Remember Mr. Holland?

If i remember correctly, King suffered an injury that will need rehabbing through this season so he is a no go for a year no matter what. that could affect his decision as he will have to sit out the year regardless if he transfers or not.

[glazeduck]

It has to be Gabe King.... I am serious... It fits the need on the D-Line..(he was projected as en ed but has the body to be a DT). His girlfriend goes to Oregon. He lived in Eugene for 6 months prior to choosing Cal. He also seemed to talk to JHop quite a bit. This is the only one, in my mind, that makes sense. What other kid gets homesick the during the first 3 weeks of being away. It would also be newsworthy because of the way he chose Cal and now chooses to come back. This would also, likely, signal the potential signing of Chris McCain in next year's class. (regardless of what he has said about the Ducks and Lache).

I doubt it's King. Remember he's not FROM Oregon, he's from North Carolina, so I would be blown away if he had THAT MUCH attachment to Eugene.

Girls come and go, no smart guy goes to college already in a relationship, ESPECIALLY one on the football team.

Chip subtly bashed King publically, and by many accounts they had a pretty sizable dispute, so I think it's fair to say alot of those bridges have been burnt.

Finally, I just don't see Gabe King as a transfer that would get JHop that hot and bothered. He hasn't played football in 2 years, so he's far from a sure thing at ANY position at this point. Throw in that he plays a position that's not of HUGE need right now (sorry, he's nowhere NEAR big enough to play DT without 2-3 years worth of training table work).

I really think it's Owa.

[OregonMAX]

Maybe it was Trovon Reed missing Lache?

[TheJuice]

Maybe its nobody?