ducks2314 wrote:Through four games this fall, Manziel has led the Antlers to a 3-1 record while accounting for nearly 90% of Tivy’s total offense. He’s 107-of-164 passing (65% completion rate) for 1,399 yards and 15 TD’s. On the ground, Johnny has already amassed 612 yards and 10 TD’s on 82 carries (7.5 yards per attempt).
Keep in mind, they only pass the ball. I like the comparison of Manziel and his school to a Harrell and Texas Tech. Both schools are pass heavy, both players put up crazy good stats, but I question the abilities of the QBs to play QB at the next level.
However, Manziel could be DANGEROUS in college football with his skillset, so if he can refine his QB skills he could be very successful college QB. If not, he'll be a great athlete as some other position, I'm sure.
UOducksTK1 wrote:Bummer, the stats he was putting up was exciting. But in all honesty, Mariota, Manziel, and Randall could not have lasted. One of them had to go. And perhaps it's better Manziel goes instead of someone like Mariota who could potentially land in the Pac-10 still and come back to bite us.
Sucks to hear cuz Manziel sounded like a quality player and person, but I'm still content with Randall and Mariota.
If there is one QB we could lose, I would rather it be him because Mariota would worry the hell out of me if he landed at another Pac-10 school and you don't get too many QBs like Randall coming from across the country to play here.
Too bad but we will be fine. I am sure the decision was based mostly on being close to family so they could see him play in person but Texas A&M is not getting better and I doubt the coaches will be there much longer unless the team drastically improves. Sure he may start sooner than he may have at Oregon but he won't get much recognition playing for a bad team. Hopefully Randall and Mariota stay committed as they are both talented and should thrive in Chip's O!
gofightingducks wrote:I think Oregon will be fine with 2 QB's this class. Give the scholarship to a DT or WR hopefully and take a top QB next class.
If anything, this is the best thing that could happen since it lessens the likelihood of getting someone here and then having them transfer and allows the QB depth chart to be better balanced with a QB in next year's class.
This is disappointing, even though we had to expect that we would lose one QB. It sounds like it came down to wanting to play close to home. I actually thought that Manziel would eventually move to WR, so I consider this to be a pretty big loss. The guy is definitely a stud athlete and an outstanding student. Since A&M is a pretty mediocre program, I'm a little surprised that he didn't just go for the academics and choose Rice.
I read recently that Texas was going to offer him if he was willing to move to WR. At least at A&M, he should stick at QB. Best of luck to Manziel.
“If everybody in this room just want to be real with themselves, this game could have went either way,” he said. “We turned the ball over a lot. We beat ourself. Just be real with yourself right now. We beat ourself.”
-Jameis Winston after Oregon's decisive 59-20 victory over Florida State in the Rose Bowl
uostudent wrote:This is disappointing, even though we had to expect that we would lose one QB. It sounds like it came down to wanting to play close to home. I actually thought that Manziel would eventually move to WR, so I consider this to be a pretty big loss. The guy is definitely a stud athlete and an outstanding student. Since A&M is a pretty mediocre program, I'm a little surprised that he didn't just go for the academics and choose Rice.
I read recently that Texas was going to offer him if he was willing to move to WR. At least at A&M, he should stick at QB. Best of luck to Manziel.
He said the switch was specifically because of location. He wanted his fam to be able to watch him.
As much as I liked the idea of Super Johnny being a Duck, I think Manziel's de-commitment will have a similar feel to that of Ethan Grant's last year come signing day.
Of the three QB commitments Oregon had, I still believe the Ducks have the better college quarterback prospects locked up in Randall and Mariota.
But still, count me as the curious to see what Manziel can do in college. The kinds a dynamo in high school.
I can understand the decision by Manziel, but I have always asked myself the following question when it comes to recruits: If location/being close to home is important, why commit early in the process to a school far away?
duckgrad99 wrote:I can understand the decision by Manziel, but I have always asked myself the following question when it comes to recruits: If location/being close to home is important, why commit early in the process to a school far away?
In this case Texas A&M didn't offer until 2 months after he committed to Oregon.
duckgrad99 wrote:I can understand the decision by Manziel, but I have always asked myself the following question when it comes to recruits: If location/being close to home is important, why commit early in the process to a school far away?
One reason would be security. If he had gotten hurt during his first few high school games this season, the Ducks would not have pulled his offer since he had already committed. Unfortunately, the loyalty was a one way street in this particular case.....not that I can really blame him. Brendon Bigelow committed to Washington early in the recruiting process for the same reason. If other schools interested in him now rescind their offers due to him tearing his ACL again, he can still fall back on his Washington "commitment." I assume Washington is not going to pull his offer, despite the fact his "commitment" was a farce.
I agree with almost all of the level headed rationals about why this isn't too bad of a thing. But, of the 3 QB commits, Manziel's was the most exciting to me. I think he's going to be a really good college QB; a shorter Colin Kaepernick. I'm bummed.
For those here that are so hung up on UO losing Grant last year, and using that as a reason why we can't keep recruits from across the country. Just know Ethan would have NEVER seen the field as a duck. He was fast, but that was it, and he certainly isn't in the same league as Lache or Huff.
