Ekpre-Olomu

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"So far, I've gotten calls from Oregon, USC, Cal, Fresno State, Utah, Arizona State and San Diego State," he said. "Right now, Oregon and Cal are my top two schools and I'm working on setting visits to both.

"Those two schools have been on me for a while now and I have great relationships with the coaching staffs at each. I like how many players Oregon has put in to the NFL out of their secondary and I like Cal and their academic reputation and what a degree from there means."

Ekpre-Olomu said he didn't have a timetable for when he'll eventually make his decision.

"I would like to do it during the season if I know but I'm not going to rush it," Ekpre-Olomu said. "I haven't even completely closed the door on other schools right now so I'm just going to play the process out and when I feel 100 percent sure of the school, I'll go ahead and do it."

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Oregon can afford to be picky when it comes to DBs this year, but he easily could make a case for a spot in this year's class. Looks like the typical Oregon DB recruit.

[Bigducker]

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"So far, I've gotten calls from Oregon, USC, Cal, Fresno State, Utah, Arizona State and San Diego State," he said. "Right now, Oregon and Cal are my top two schools and I'm working on setting visits to both.

"Those two schools have been on me for a while now and I have great relationships with the coaching staffs at each. I like how many players Oregon has put in to the NFL out of their secondary and I like Cal and their academic reputation and what a degree from there means."

Ekpre-Olomu said he didn't have a timetable for when he'll eventually make his decision.

"I would like to do it during the season if I know but I'm not going to rush it," Ekpre-Olomu said. "I haven't even completely closed the door on other schools right now so I'm just going to play the process out and when I feel 100 percent sure of the school, I'll go ahead and do it."

It always seems to come down to Oregon and Cal. More times than not, Oregon loses. Hope that turns around. Very important to beat Cal at Cal for the first time since 2001.

[AugustDuck]

I agree that we need to beat Cal early and often.

[UOducksTK1]

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"So far, I've gotten calls from Oregon, USC, Cal, Fresno State, Utah, Arizona State and San Diego State," he said. "Right now, Oregon and Cal are my top two schools and I'm working on setting visits to both.

"Those two schools have been on me for a while now and I have great relationships with the coaching staffs at each. I like how many players Oregon has put in to the NFL out of their secondary and I like Cal and their academic reputation and what a degree from there means."

Ekpre-Olomu said he didn't have a timetable for when he'll eventually make his decision.

"I would like to do it during the season if I know but I'm not going to rush it," Ekpre-Olomu said. "I haven't even completely closed the door on other schools right now so I'm just going to play the process out and when I feel 100 percent sure of the school, I'll go ahead and do it."

It always seems to come down to Oregon and Cal. More times than not, Oregon loses. Hope that turns around. Very important to beat Cal at Cal for the first time since 2001.

Michael Clay and Dewitt Stuckey say hi. But you're right, Cal seems to have the edge with one on one battles with us. However, most of that is credited to Tosh more so than the actual Cal program.

[gofightingducks]

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"So far, I've gotten calls from Oregon, USC, Cal, Fresno State, Utah, Arizona State and San Diego State," he said. "Right now, Oregon and Cal are my top two schools and I'm working on setting visits to both.

"Those two schools have been on me for a while now and I have great relationships with the coaching staffs at each. I like how many players Oregon has put in to the NFL out of their secondary and I like Cal and their academic reputation and what a degree from there means."

Ekpre-Olomu said he didn't have a timetable for when he'll eventually make his decision.

"I would like to do it during the season if I know but I'm not going to rush it," Ekpre-Olomu said. "I haven't even completely closed the door on other schools right now so I'm just going to play the process out and when I feel 100 percent sure of the school, I'll go ahead and do it."

It always seems to come down to Oregon and Cal. More times than not, Oregon loses. Hope that turns around. Very important to beat Cal at Cal for the first time since 2001.

Michael Clay and Dewitt Stuckey say hi. But you're right, Cal seems to have the edge with one on one battles with us. However, most of that is credited to Tosh more so than the actual Cal program.

We need to get us a Tosh type recruiter...... we have some good recruiters on staff but that guy doesn't miss too often.

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"So far, I've gotten calls from Oregon, USC, Cal, Fresno State, Utah, Arizona State and San Diego State," he said. "Right now, Oregon and Cal are my top two schools and I'm working on setting visits to both.

"Those two schools have been on me for a while now and I have great relationships with the coaching staffs at each. I like how many players Oregon has put in to the NFL out of their secondary and I like Cal and their academic reputation and what a degree from there means."

Ekpre-Olomu said he didn't have a timetable for when he'll eventually make his decision.

"I would like to do it during the season if I know but I'm not going to rush it," Ekpre-Olomu said. "I haven't even completely closed the door on other schools right now so I'm just going to play the process out and when I feel 100 percent sure of the school, I'll go ahead and do it."

It always seems to come down to Oregon and Cal. More times than not, Oregon loses. Hope that turns around. Very important to beat Cal at Cal for the first time since 2001.

Michael Clay and Dewitt Stuckey say hi. But you're right, Cal seems to have the edge with one on one battles with us. However, most of that is credited to Tosh more so than the actual Cal program.

We need to get us a Tosh type recruiter...... we have some good recruiters on staff but that guy doesn't miss too often.

Scott Frost says hi.

[ChipKellyKapowski]

We need to get us a Tosh type recruiter...... we have some good recruiters on staff but that guy doesn't miss too often.

*smacks forehead*

Tosh is young and kinds find it easy to relate to him. (He hits recruits up on facebook and talks to them about rap music.)

Obviously that's a generalization but, basically it describes his advantage in a nutshell.

All this talk about how great a recruiter he is is just silly.

[The411]

We need to get us a Tosh type recruiter...... we have some good recruiters on staff but that guy doesn't miss too often.

*smacks forehead*

Tosh is young and kinds find it easy to relate to him. (He hits recruits up on facebook and talks to them about rap music.)

Obviously that's a generalization but, basically it describes his advantage in a nutshell.

All this talk about how great a recruiter he is is just silly.

Huh? What do you think there is some magical skill you need to have to be a great recruiter? It's all sales in one way or another.

The best recruiters also happen to be the best salesmen (of course I'm assuming they're not cheating)

Tosh is a great recruiter becuase he's able to sell his perspective his view etc. These are 17-18 year old kids who are impressionable. They tend to go with the people they feel they can trust.

It's about developing relationships. Tosh is very good at this. Hence the reason he's a great recruiter.

[SeattleDuck]

Oregon has very good coaches, but no single guy on our staff compares to Tosh in terms of recruiting.

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Oregon has very good coaches, but no single guy on our staff compares to Tosh in terms of recruiting.

Well the youngest guy we have on staff is Scott Frost and he's in his mid-30s. Tosh can relate easier to recruits since he's still in his 20s. Oregon may not have that but Oregon can use other things to their advantage, such as BCS games, conference titles, nice facilities, and top-flight uniforms that they may be to have a hand in designing.

[UOducksTK1]

Oregon has very good coaches, but no single guy on our staff compares to Tosh in terms of recruiting.

Well the youngest guy we have on staff is Scott Frost and he's in his mid-30s. Tosh can relate easier to recruits since he's still in his 20s. Oregon may not have that but Oregon can use other things to their advantage, such as BCS games, conference titles, nice facilities, and top-flight uniforms that they may be to have a hand in designing.

I'd rather play for a guy who has been in the NFL and has won a national championship than for a guy who can relate to me because he plays video games and listens to rap.

[greenyellow]

Oregon has very good coaches, but no single guy on our staff compares to Tosh in terms of recruiting.

Well the youngest guy we have on staff is Scott Frost and he's in his mid-30s. Tosh can relate easier to recruits since he's still in his 20s. Oregon may not have that but Oregon can use other things to their advantage, such as BCS games, conference titles, nice facilities, and top-flight uniforms that they may be to have a hand in designing.

I'd rather play for a guy who has been in the NFL and has won a national championship than for a guy who can relate to me because he plays video games and listens to rap.

I would rather have that too.

[SeattleDuck]

Oregon has very good coaches, but no single guy on our staff compares to Tosh in terms of recruiting.

Well the youngest guy we have on staff is Scott Frost and he's in his mid-30s. Tosh can relate easier to recruits since he's still in his 20s. Oregon may not have that but Oregon can use other things to their advantage, such as BCS games, conference titles, nice facilities, and top-flight uniforms that they may be to have a hand in designing.

I'd rather play for a guy who has been in the NFL and has won a national championship than for a guy who can relate to me because he plays video games and listens to rap.

I would rather have that too.

I think we all would, but Tosh can build personal relationships with recruits much, much easier. Many recruits don't look at the whole picture clearly because they believe in themselves, and thus believe they'll have a great chance to win anywhere; then that relationship with a coach puts team X over team Y in many situations. I'm not disputing the fact that Oregon as a whole can recruit just fine based on the great program we've built here, but Tosh as an individual person is a master recruiter because he can relate to these kids and make them feel comfortable.

[Quackers]

Oregon has very good coaches, but no single guy on our staff compares to Tosh in terms of recruiting.

Well the youngest guy we have on staff is Scott Frost and he's in his mid-30s. Tosh can relate easier to recruits since he's still in his 20s. Oregon may not have that but Oregon can use other things to their advantage, such as BCS games, conference titles, nice facilities, and top-flight uniforms that they may be to have a hand in designing.

I'd rather play for a guy who has been in the NFL and has won a national championship than for a guy who can relate to me because he plays video games and listens to rap.

I would rather have that too.

I think we all would, but Tosh can build personal relationships with recruits much, much easier. Many recruits don't look at the whole picture clearly because they believe in themselves, and thus believe they'll have a great chance to win anywhere; then that relationship with a coach puts team X over team Y in many situations. I'm not disputing the fact that Oregon as a whole can recruit just fine based on the great program we've built here, but Tosh as an individual person is a master recruiter because he can relate to these kids and make them feel comfortable.

Throw in the fact that he just helped produce the #10 overall pick in the draft from his DL and will be adding 2 more DL to the league next year, and I think you have it.