UofO8 wrote:Reports are saying that Blackwell (his god brother) is stating that Thomas isn't going anywhere. Just don't know how it could happen if they really are a package deal. Guess we will find out tomorrow.
This was mid-day yesterday, as this story has gone, it's an ancient relic from the beginning of the DT to Oregon era.
Since then it's become VERY apparent that this isn't some little rumor. This thing has legs, a torso, arms, and a head, and it's all going to be wearing a Duck jersey when all is said and done.
rjfrik wrote:Yeah the only way it could happen if they truly are a package deal is Blackwell visits after Wednesday. They could both prolong their commitment until after this upcoming weekend and make their decision then.
Man I really hope we get DT. Don' t know if I can stand another heartbreak, of we got him, oops no we don't
No to be a richard, but he's been on our radar for like 5 minutes... for your sake I really hope you're using "heartbreak" in the least serious way possible.
"How do we go from nine to one?" - Chip Kelly
“Our expectations are to win every game we play." - CK
ducksvb6 wrote:This is turning into a Shakespearian play and we are on the eve of Act Four. Is it a USC or Oregon tragedy? Might it be Hamlet…are Fortinbras and Guildenstern standing on a USC rampart looking north as they watch several people in the distance head north…does Fortinbras say “ alas, Thomas I knew him well..before he decommitted”. Will it be a Mid-NSD Dream and will Kiffin playing Bottom ( the character the Fairy Queen turns into an ass in a Midsummer's Night Dream)?
IMO, Package deals are not good for us. The other commit(s) and their families have to be convinced to jump ship at the last minute. Will Chip take a recruit that hasn’t visited Oregon? Not so far.
SC must really be sweating this change of events. How sweet it is even if Thomas stays with SC.
This may be a trgedy for SC, but I don't see it that way for us. Thomas might take this class to another level but he does not make or break this class for us. From what I see, all of our current commits are solid and we all thought we were doing pretty well before the Thomas news struck. As long as we keep the core we've put together, anything else is just icing.
The claim on the USC board is that he said something along the line of wanting all the fans to come out and see his press conference. The claim came from someone who supposedly had talk to DT since his Oregon trip. It doesn't make since to call a press conference just to restate your commitment, but it also doesn't make since to tell the fans in the area of USC to come out if he's going to put on an Oregon hat unless he's a complete idiot and has the national guard ready to escort him out of the state. As far as the rumor mill is concerned Oregon seems to be winning overall, but the reaoning rumors for why he would stay at USC are stronger reasons. I personally don't think were going to get him. Since this got out he's had a lot of people in his ear.
JTinKC wrote:The claim on the USC board is that he said something along the line of wanting all the fans to come out and see his press conference. The claim came from someone who supposedly had talk to DT since his Oregon trip. It doesn't make since to call a press conference just to restate your commitment, but it also doesn't make since to tell the fans in the area of USC to come out if he's going to put on an Oregon hat unless he's a complete idiot and has the national guard ready to escort him out of the state. As far as the rumor mill is concerned Oregon seems to be winning overall, but the reaoning rumors for why he would stay at USC are stronger reasons. I personally don't think were going to get him. Since this got out he's had a lot of people in his ear.
True, he could have changed his mind, but all indications were that he had made up his mind. It sounds like he made a silent commit over the weekend.
JTinKC wrote:The claim on the USC board is that he said something along the line of wanting all the fans to come out and see his press conference. The claim came from someone who supposedly had talk to DT since his Oregon trip. It doesn't make since to call a press conference just to restate your commitment, but it also doesn't make since to tell the fans in the area of USC to come out if he's going to put on an Oregon hat unless he's a complete idiot and has the national guard ready to escort him out of the state. As far as the rumor mill is concerned Oregon seems to be winning overall, but the reaoning rumors for why he would stay at USC are stronger reasons. I personally don't think were going to get him. Since this got out he's had a lot of people in his ear.
I've read that he's part of a presser that was already in motion with a few other players announcing their commitments as well- I think Lee is one of them. He supposedly said he'd rather fax in his LOI and be done with it.
JTinKC wrote:The claim on the USC board is that he said something along the line of wanting all the fans to come out and see his press conference. The claim came from someone who supposedly had talk to DT since his Oregon trip. It doesn't make since to call a press conference just to restate your commitment, but it also doesn't make since to tell the fans in the area of USC to come out if he's going to put on an Oregon hat unless he's a complete idiot and has the national guard ready to escort him out of the state. As far as the rumor mill is concerned Oregon seems to be winning overall, but the reaoning rumors for why he would stay at USC are stronger reasons. I personally don't think were going to get him. Since this got out he's had a lot of people in his ear.
Yeah, i don't know why you would want a bunch of SC fans to come out if you're not going to pick them.
I've read that he's part of a presser that was already in motion with a few other players announcing their commitments as well- I think Lee is one of them. He supposedly said he'd rather fax in his LOI and be done with it.
We've read a lot of things, but in my mind it makes more since if he's inviting USC fans to his press conference he's staying put. Unless of course he's really pissed about something like that other cat who quit facebook because of all the hate he was getting and wants to stick it to them, which doesn't sound like a brilliant move to me.We shall see.
JTinKC wrote:The claim on the USC board is that he said something along the line of wanting all the fans to come out and see his press conference. The claim came from someone who supposedly had talk to DT since his Oregon trip. It doesn't make since to call a press conference just to restate your commitment, but it also doesn't make since to tell the fans in the area of USC to come out if he's going to put on an Oregon hat unless he's a complete idiot and has the national guard ready to escort him out of the state. As far as the rumor mill is concerned Oregon seems to be winning overall, but the reaoning rumors for why he would stay at USC are stronger reasons. I personally don't think were going to get him. Since this got out he's had a lot of people in his ear.
Yeah, i don't know why you would want a bunch of SC fans to come out if you're not going to pick them.
Alot of his friends and teammates are also announcing that day.
He could be trying to be a good friend to get them more hype as well...
JTinKC wrote:
We've read a lot of things, but in my mind it makes more since if he's inviting USC fans to his press conference he's staying put. Unless of course he's really pissed about something like that other cat who quit facebook because of all the hate he was getting and wants to stick it to them, which doesn't sound like a brilliant move to me.We shall see.
JTinKC wrote:The claim on the USC board is that he said something along the line of wanting all the fans to come out and see his press conference. The claim came from someone who supposedly had talk to DT since his Oregon trip. It doesn't make since to call a press conference just to restate your commitment, but it also doesn't make since to tell the fans in the area of USC to come out if he's going to put on an Oregon hat unless he's a complete idiot and has the national guard ready to escort him out of the state. As far as the rumor mill is concerned Oregon seems to be winning overall, but the reaoning rumors for why he would stay at USC are stronger reasons. I personally don't think were going to get him. Since this got out he's had a lot of people in his ear.
Yeah, i don't know why you would want a bunch of SC fans to come out if you're not going to pick them.
Alot of his friends and teammates are also announcing that day.
He could be trying to be a good friend to get them more hype as well...
This is a possibility. I read an article last night about him (way back when shortly after he announced to USC) and he was talking about how he doesn't like himself getting all of the attention over his friends and wants them to get as much hype as he does. But are they also announcing at the same location as him?
