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Oregon has finally offered his brother:

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Is this offer worth it?

jimmy12 wrote:Is this offer worth it?

In order to land Ismael, yes.

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?

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.

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

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.

StevensTechU wrote: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

Greenblood wrote: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.

StevensTechU wrote: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.

Its poker and we just raised (or called).

UofDuck wrote: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.

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

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.

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.