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chump01284 wrote:

UOducksTK1 wrote:I'm already making an effort on the 2011 class, I have a good source really close to Lyerla, so I'll be following him closely.

Can we do even better than this year's class?

yes we can! Now Azz will have more time to go after some top 2011 DT recruits!

All these recruits are fine but until we get some stud DT's ala. Dominic Easley, Halotti Ngata, we are not going to make it to the next level. They are THE foundation of the defense . We've got pretty much everything else to get to that next level. Coach Azz can only do so much with guys playing out of position and average talent D-lineman. Heimuli is a start. After Heimuli committed the first thing I thought of was DAM if we could have only gotten Easley we would made a huge stride to that NC level. Hopefully next year is the year of the stud DT's for us.

chump01284 wrote:about 2011 recruits, mops twitter- Prehmmr

Washington and Coach Sark are close to offering 2011 qb Brett Smith out of West Salem HS in Salem, OR I am hearing.

Sheesh Mops is killing it on twitter!

He had like just under 200 followers and now after yesterday he's up to 400 something. If you guys want more info on free stuff I'd suggest you sign up for twitter and follow him. Hes really has been pumping a lot of info.

I just came back from a Thurston basketball game, and the roster lists Kraig Akins as 6-4. haha I love exaggerated basketball heights.

I'm a Thurston fan/alum and I've seen every game Akins has played. Starting on the OL as a freshman on a league championship team, and has started both ways the last two years. I really don't think he's 265 pounds, but he's also only a junior in HS, so he's certainly got time to bulk up. He's athletic for such a big kid, and pretty strong. He anchored Thurston's DL at NT last year.

UOducksTK1 wrote:Can we do even better than this year's class?

Actually, next year is where this years success will help us. Winning the Pac 10 again helps doubly

Do we lead for any OOS kids?

Duck07 wrote:

UOducksTK1 wrote:Can we do even better than this year's class?

Actually, next year is where this years success will help us. Winning the Pac 10 again helps doubly

Yeah exactly. This years class was a result of the 08 Holiday bowl season. We did even better this past year so I would expect our next class to be just as good, if not better.

kevinsund1 wrote:Anyone know anything about Kraig Akins DT- Thurston high. Grew up in springfield so you assume he's a duck!

Kraig Akins! I know that kid! Hmm I will convince him to go to Oregon.

Diehardduckfan wrote:

kevinsund1 wrote:Anyone know anything about Kraig Akins DT- Thurston high. Grew up in springfield so you assume he's a duck!

Kraig Akins! I know that kid! Hmm I will convince him to go to Oregon.

heard his family is all Beavers.

sx1080 wrote:

Diehardduckfan wrote:

kevinsund1 wrote:Anyone know anything about Kraig Akins DT- Thurston high. Grew up in springfield so you assume he's a duck!

Kraig Akins! I know that kid! Hmm I will convince him to go to Oregon.

heard his family is all Beavers.

Not after Diehardduckfan is done with him...

Duck07 wrote:

UOducksTK1 wrote:Can we do even better than this year's class?

Actually, next year is where this years success will help us. Winning the Pac 10 again helps doubly

It not only helps doubly but it has to happen...If we struggle this year or even go 8-4 we lose tons of momentum...A great year on the field next year can lead to a recruiting class just as good or even better...And I don't know about you guys but being top 15 consistently in recruiting is pretty special, top 10 would be nuts if you really think about it

Scout.com has a really weird interview with a guy named "Krieg Akins", who also happens to go to Thurston High School, but is an inch taller and several pounds heavier than the profile for Kraig Akins. Obviously an erroneous duplicate profile, but in this one, "Krieg Akins" talks about winning a state championship, which Thurston did not... they lost in the quarterfinals.

Scout's gone crazy.

pudgejeff wrote:

Duck07 wrote:

UOducksTK1 wrote:Can we do even better than this year's class?

Actually, next year is where this years success will help us. Winning the Pac 10 again helps doubly

It not only helps doubly but it has to happen...If we struggle this year or even go 8-4 we lose tons of momentum...A great year on the field next year can lead to a recruiting class just as good or even better...And I don't know about you guys but being top 15 consistently in recruiting is pretty special, top 10 would be nuts if you really think about it

Not neccesarily. Look at our 07 class. That was the class following our 2005 10 win season. The next year we were garbage. & finished by getting destroyed byBYU in the vegas bowl. That class was still amazing. If we want to have a better class than this years, then yeah we need to be great again next year. Topping list years class would be quite remarkable. But its not a must to win the rose bowl as far as next years recruiting goes.

Next year we lose to graduation the bulk of that great class of 2007. Having so many Senior starters leaving will give the perception of great opportunity for early playing time. That is a huge consideration for many of the top recruits particularly those with "3 then go pro" ambitions.

Next year needs to be and probably will be a stellar recruiting class.

oregontrack wrote:Scout.com has a really weird interview with a guy named "Krieg Akins", who also happens to go to Thurston High School, but is an inch taller and several pounds heavier than the profile for Kraig Akins. Obviously an erroneous duplicate profile, but in this one, "Krieg Akins" talks about winning a state championship, which Thurston did not... they lost in the quarterfinals.

Scout's gone crazy.

Pretty sure they won the title in 08

Tray Dub wrote:

oregontrack wrote:Scout.com has a really weird interview with a guy named "Krieg Akins", who also happens to go to Thurston High School, but is an inch taller and several pounds heavier than the profile for Kraig Akins. Obviously an erroneous duplicate profile, but in this one, "Krieg Akins" talks about winning a state championship, which Thurston did not... they lost in the quarterfinals.

Scout's gone crazy.

Pretty sure they won the title in 08

Nope, they lost the championship game.