Ismael Sopsher

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Oregon has finally offered his brother:

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[jimmy12]

Is this offer worth it?

[TualatinDuck]

Is this offer worth it?

In order to land Ismael, yes.

[lukeyrid13]

Was it worth it for cal to offer Maynard to get Keenan Allen..... perhaps not lol.

In all seriousness I think a top 10 recruit is worth ostensibly 2 scholarships.

I also wonder if they purposely waited to offer his brother in hopes that the family takes a second trip out?

[OregonFan4Life]

It gives me a lot of optimism that Oregon offered this late, almost makes me feel like Ishmael told the coaches he’ll go to Oregon if Rodney gets an offer. If LSU was such a heavy favorite like everyone says why offer Rodney then? This seems like a good sign to me.

[Greenblood]

Careful, OF4L. I have the impression it's usually not appropriate to express optimism on the recruiting board.

[StevensTechU]

I still have a tough time imagining LSU isn't the heavy favorite, but to respond to the "Is it worth it offering the brother" question- Because the brother is a JUCO with 2 years left, he only counts against Oregon for a couple years instead of all 4. That makes the offer easier to swallow, IMO.

[RebelDuck]

I still have a tough time imagining LSU isn't the heavy favorite, but to respond to the "Is it worth it offering the brother" question- Because the brother is a JUCO with 2 years left, he only counts against Oregon for a couple years instead of all 4. That makes the offer easier to swallow, IMO.

Exactly. Worth the risk

[Duck24]

Careful, OF4L. I have the impression it's usually not appropriate to express optimism on the recruiting board.

Hines ain’t here so he’s good.

[jimmy12]

I still have a tough time imagining LSU isn't the heavy favorite, but to respond to the "Is it worth it offering the brother" question- Because the brother is a JUCO with 2 years left, he only counts against Oregon for a couple years instead of all 4. That makes the offer easier to swallow, IMO.

Agreed.

[UofDuck]

Its poker and we just raised (or called).

[DuckMastaFunk]

Its poker and we just raised (or called).

I’m not sure if throwing money on the table is the imagery we want to portray in recruiting.

[UofDuck]

Mario at the table with a big “Cuban” cigar pressuring LSU to go all in or fold.

[GoDucksTroll]

FWIW Ishmael fell in Rivals' rankings from 18th overall to 72nd.

I've been saying for a long time that it's a no-brainer to take him and Rodney. If we made the offers I'm assuming either we're still in it or going for a Hail Mary. I have to wonder if this was discussed with Ish on his visit, maybe they're trying to get the family back up on another visit.

I like this, put the full court press on him. The West Coast very rarely has a player of Sopsher's potential. 6'4" 330 with that kind of athleticism is rare.

[droop10]

There have been rumors that Sopsher's brother might not even qualify. If that's the case, it might not even cost a schollie. Then, it's just the symbolic notion of extending the offer, which would be ideal. Personally, I'm not a huge fan of allowing prospects to essentially blackmail coaches to get them to consider their school, so I'm hoping this is just a symbolic offer. I guess we'll see. I'm still a bit skeptical that they have a legitimate shot at him.