Ducks 2011 class already ranks #25

[UOducksTK1]

http://oregon.scout.com/a.z?s=128&p=9&c=14&yr=2011

So early, but with only 9 commits, we are already on the top 25 list.

[greenyellow]

And that's even with 2 players who are 2* or below (Manziel and Euscher).

[Hoagduck]

And that's even with 2 players who are 2* or below (Manziel and Euscher).

I guarantee that Manziel will not stay a 2 star.

[Bigducker]

I think Euscher will be at least a 3 star also... He says he's bigger and quicker this year. If he is actually 278lbs with no gut wow, he'll probably be in the 320's by his jr or senior yr of college. I don't think he been really evaulated yet.

[GrandpaDuck]

With about 40% of the eventual class committed we have 1 player from California (2 from Oregon!).

UCE (University Of California, Eugene) no longer fits. UTE (U of Texas, Eugene Campus) or UAE might fit better the way it is going.

(Yes, we are going to get a bunch of CA kids at the end, but our commit list now looks odd like a Notre Dame or Stanford list, not what we are used to.)

[glazeduck]

With about 40% of the eventual class committed we have 1 player from California (2 from Oregon!).

UCE (University Of California, Eugene) no longer fits. UTE (U of Texas, Eugene Campus) or UAE might fit better the way it is going.

(Yes, we are going to get a bunch of CA kids at the end, but our commit list now looks odd like a Notre Dame or Stanford list, not what we are used to.)

Somebody (don't ask me who) once said, in response to a question about race (are black players better than white): "talent is talent, I don't care what it looks like"...

SO... Talent is talent, I don't care where it comes from, so long as it's coming to Eugene!

[GrandpaDuck]

With about 40% of the eventual class committed we have 1 player from California (2 from Oregon!).

UCE (University Of California, Eugene) no longer fits. UTE (U of Texas, Eugene Campus) or UAE might fit better the way it is going.

(Yes, we are going to get a bunch of CA kids at the end, but our commit list now looks odd like a Notre Dame or Stanford list, not what we are used to.)

Somebody (don't ask me who) once said, in response to a question about race (are black players better than white): "talent is talent, I don't care what it looks like"...

SO... Talent is talent, I don't care where it comes from, so long as it's coming to Eugene!

Don't get me wrong I really like it. There are only a certain percentage of kids who want to travel more than a 4 hour car trip away. If you restrict yourself to CA kids willing to travel, the pool is not as deep as CA+TX+AZ+FL etc. kids willing to travel.

[RanDux]

We are now #21, with a higher average than 7 of the teams above us, including U$C.

[greenyellow]

We are now #21, with a higher average than 7 of the teams above us, including U$C.

And we still have lots of highly rated recruits that are still in play and a couple recruits that still need to be ranked.

[uostudent]

With about 40% of the eventual class committed we have 1 player from California (2 from Oregon!).

UCE (University Of California, Eugene) no longer fits. UTE (U of Texas, Eugene Campus) or UAE might fit better the way it is going.

(Yes, we are going to get a bunch of CA kids at the end, but our commit list now looks odd like a Notre Dame or Stanford list, not what we are used to.)

Oregon has been referred to as UC-Eugene because about 30% of the undergraduates at Oregon are from California, not because of the makeup of the football team.

Chip is doing a smart thing by recruiting Arizona and Texas. Texas is largely ignored by most Pac 10 schools. Recruiting Florida (and the East Coast in general) can be risky due to the distance.