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True especially since we recruit a lot of players from the South and East. But once players visit most tend to love it. I think of places like Lincoln, Nebraska and wonder how a player would want to live there for 3-4 years but not like Eugene.duckgrad99 wrote:A lot of it is also the location. Believe it or not, I bet there are some recruits that couldn't even locate Oregon on a map.
dthomas=ddixon wrote:I feel like until we win a couple BCS bowls, we are going to have trouble getting these creme of the crop guys. We will get the 1 or 2 5*s every couple years but won't consistently pull them in. Win a Rose Bowl this year & go BCS next year (Very likely considering all the talent & experience we return) and all that changes. Until we prove we can consistently play with the big boys, we won't consitently get the big boys.
And really, I love how recruitings been going since Chip got here. We load up on the 4*s & I'm completely satisfied with that. But add a consistent coupe of 1-2 5*s a year, over 4-5 years & we take a pretty big step up in talent.
Umm ok... not sure what that has to do with my post.sx1080 wrote:dthomas=ddixon wrote:I feel like until we win a couple BCS bowls, we are going to have trouble getting these creme of the crop guys. We will get the 1 or 2 5*s every couple years but won't consistently pull them in. Win a Rose Bowl this year & go BCS next year (Very likely considering all the talent & experience we return) and all that changes. Until we prove we can consistently play with the big boys, we won't consitently get the big boys.
And really, I love how recruitings been going since Chip got here. We load up on the 4*s & I'm completely satisfied with that. But add a consistent coupe of 1-2 5*s a year, over 4-5 years & we take a pretty big step up in talent.
8 out of the ten commits so far are 3 stars per Scout
My brother in law was born in South Africa, grew up in Switzerland and went to University of Florida on a tennis scholly (mid 90's)... before he came out here to live with my sister he didnt really know there was a difference between us and osu. He followed football too... the pac 10 just isnt available to viewers in the south. Point is, a well educated football fan from a big time SEC school didnt even know the difference between us and osu.... we should consider ourselves lucky to have come this far...gofightingducks wrote:True especially since we recruit a lot of players from the South and East. But once players visit most tend to love it. I think of places like Lincoln, Nebraska and wonder how a player would want to live there for 3-4 years but not like Eugene.duckgrad99 wrote:A lot of it is also the location. Believe it or not, I bet there are some recruits that couldn't even locate Oregon on a map.
I have to disagree. If a 4 or 5 star guy from out there shows interest, we should definetly recruit them. Doesn't hurt. If we just stayed away, we wouldn't have pulled the guys from Texas or Florida that we are getting.UOducksTK1 wrote:Best of luck to Reed, definitely must be tough without his mother.
Anyway, I think Ducks should start avoiding areas in SEC area. We've had easily the worst luck vs SEC teams in recruiting.
With non local recruiting, I say stick to Texas and the far east.
Stay out of these states for 4 and 5 star recruits (except Florida because Florida can't get all the 4/5 stars):
chump01284 wrote:well, UODUCKStk1 we are doing pretty well in FLA, Grant and Dixon.
I gotta disagree with that. We've had success in Florida, Texas, and on some parts of the east coast. I say continue working the areas that you got going. I'm not saying to completely stop recruiting in SEC territory, but I'd love it if we focused more on the west coast or non SEC areas. I mean, let's get real, how often do we beat out a SEC team for a recruit?sickaduck wrote:I have to disagree. If a 4 or 5 star guy from out there shows interest, we should definetly recruit them. Doesn't hurt. If we just stayed away, we wouldn't have pulled the guys from Texas or Florida that we are getting.UOducksTK1 wrote:Best of luck to Reed, definitely must be tough without his mother.
Anyway, I think Ducks should start avoiding areas in SEC area. We've had easily the worst luck vs SEC teams in recruiting.
With non local recruiting, I say stick to Texas and the far east.
Stay out of these states for 4 and 5 star recruits (except Florida because Florida can't get all the 4/5 stars):
Ya the list u put down, IMO is 3 of them is all DUCKS if it wasnt for parents. Boyd and Streeter would be huge get for our WR depth.UOducksTK1 wrote:I gotta disagree with that. We've had success in Florida, Texas, and on some parts of the east coast. I say continue working the areas that you got going. I'm not saying to completely stop recruiting in SEC territory, but I'd love it if we focused more on the west coast or non SEC areas. I mean, let's get real, how often do we beat out a SEC team for a recruit?sickaduck wrote:I have to disagree. If a 4 or 5 star guy from out there shows interest, we should definetly recruit them. Doesn't hurt. If we just stayed away, we wouldn't have pulled the guys from Texas or Florida that we are getting.UOducksTK1 wrote:Best of luck to Reed, definitely must be tough without his mother.
Anyway, I think Ducks should start avoiding areas in SEC area. We've had easily the worst luck vs SEC teams in recruiting.
With non local recruiting, I say stick to Texas and the far east.
Stay out of these states for 4 and 5 star recruits (except Florida because Florida can't get all the 4/5 stars):
4/5 stars within the last 2 years:
Aaron Boyd - Kentucky over Oregon
Bryce Brown - Tennessee over Oregon and Clemson
Craig Loston - LSU over Oregon
Anthony Leon - Arkansas over Oregon (although he may have been UO had it not been for grade issues)
Enrique Davis - Mississippi over FSU and Oregon
Miami: Streeter, Harris, Telemaque, and others
And these aren't just recruits that had Oregon and an SEC team on their list. These were players serious about Oregon and even visited. There's also like 20 other players within the last 2 years that had Oregon offered or on their list that committed to an SEC team. I think when you look at it, we never (except in some very rare cases) beat out SEC teams or Miami for 4/5 star recruits.
Well I did say..chump01284 wrote:well, UODUCKStk1 we are doing pretty well in FLA, Grant and Dixon.