Ducks Attack Message Board Forum

I know some are concerned that we don't have more commits right now, and not wanting to post premium stuff here I'll paraphrase what ESPN insider is saying. Basically he can't believe how hot we are in Cali right now (says maybe hotter than ever), and most of the top kids left on the board down there are very high on UO. It obviously said some names and everything, but that should help ease some concern of duck fans. It sounds like we will once again end up with a great class, we just have to be patient.

People that are concerned with our class don't understand our recruiting history. We reel in big-time players with official visits in the fall, and we usually don't get a bunch of early commits anyways. Many great prospects have set visits for this Fall, so it will be fun to see how that unfolds.

After playing in the NC you would think we would have more high profile guys on board right now. (Only two four stars is a disappointment imo) According to rivals we have the 8th ranked class in the Pac12 right now just ahead of Utah which is a major suprise. http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/r ... 12/all/all

I feel like to compete better nationally we need to upgrade our size and talent on both the offensive and defensive lines. On grass we got pushed around by bigger and slower Ohio St and Auburn. When it all comes down to it, winning in the trenches means everything and when we can't run the ball we've lost. There is a ton of big highly ranked OL and Dt's in California and Washington this year that i think could really help this team but unfortunately we don't lead for any of them.

Dt's:
Ellis McCarthy Cal- will visit but i honestly think and feel that he will either go to Cal or Sc.
http://rivals.yahoo.com/footballrecruit ... U5xWlGPZB4
Aziz Shittu Cal- dropped us like a bad habit early in the process. Raw right now with a high ceiling looks like Stanford, Nd, Usc and Cal battle.
http://rivals.yahoo.com/footballrecruit ... xGPZB4Ot's:
(Very happy we got Balducci, kid is gonna be a stud, might play SDE)

OL: All Rival's 250 guys we're after
Joshua Garnett Wash- High on a good Education and want's to be a Dr. Highly doubt he comes here because of that.
http://rivals.yahoo.com/footballrecruit ... bxZSVGPZB4
Kyle Murphy Cal- I think we make his final five but have a feeling it's between Stanford if he can get it or Usc if not.
http://rivals.yahoo.com/footballrecruit ... bxZSVGPZB4
Zach Banner Wash-I think we have a good chance here but will be underdogs to Usc and Washington.
http://rivals.yahoo.com/footballrecruit ... Qc3HdGPZB4
Erik Magnuson Cal- Brady Hoke SDSU connection sunk us here. Verbal to Michigan
http://rivals.yahoo.com/footballrecruit ... rLH3JGPZB4
Jordan Simmons Cal- Huge man and one of the top guards in the country. I think we have a chance here but Usc has creeped back in and he has visited their campus a lot this summer which scares me.
http://rivals.yahoo.com/footballrecruit ... 6HcThGPZB4
Max Tuerk Cal- USC Commit
http://rivals.yahoo.com/footballrecruit ... LRFIhGPZB4
Paul Thurston Col- we were a finalist but he Verbaled to Nebraska
http://rivals.yahoo.com/footballrecruit ... MpITtGPZB4
Ronnie Stanley NV- Haven't heard much about him, not sure where we stand.
http://rivals.yahoo.com/footballrecruit ... enlb9GPZB4
Isaac Seumalo OR- Stud, signed with the Beavs
http://rivals.yahoo.com/footballrecruit ... 7rWVpGPZB4
Cedrick Poutasi NV- Another huge OG, doesn't have an offer right now.
http://rivals.yahoo.com/footballrecruit ... BVdGxGPZB4
Lacy Westbrook Cal- Doesn't have an offer right now
http://rivals.yahoo.com/footballrecruit ... YKQktGPZB4
Alex Kozan Col- We're in his top 7 right now
http://rivals.yahoo.com/footballrecruit ... FXeQVGPZB4

Usc is almost out of room, Washington has done a good job keeping the local guys the last few years and Cal only has 5 guys signed right now. If we dominate the Pac12 again or go to the NC i think we'll do better with a couple of these guys but for all the talent on the left coast this year I see us missing out as of now, and mostly to our conference rivals.

Of course California schools are leading for a lot of these guys, considering that most of these guys have never even seen the Oregon campus! It's not a shocker that one of the few that has us even with a California school is Jordan Simmons, who has taken an unofficial visit here. Things will even out, just be patient...

Pretty sure about half those guys have been on unofficial visits, and most were at the Opening in Portland so they understand what are facilities will be like. Its still very early, but i don't like where we stand with these guys right now.

http://insider.espn.go.com/ncf/blog?nam ... id=6898911
"If anything, Oregon is hotter than ever," says Fox's Brandon Huffman, who has been covering recruiting for the past decade. "They just released new uniforms [again], and they're still doing the things that kids are attracted to."

The Ducks' recruiting juice stems from, among other things, their on-the-field success, frenetic playing style and high-tech, cutting-edge gear. You can add one other factor that seems to be playing well for Oregon's hopes of landing blue-chippers in the L.A. area: the cachet that came from the Ducks' signing longtime, five-star USC commit DeAnthony Thomas. "To a lot of people around L.A., he was a local legend," Huffman says. "He was The Guy and had been for years. He had the nickname [The Black Mamba] before Kobe did. And then -- boom! -- he leaves to go to Oregon. That was big."

Beating LSU on national TV and continued winning will go along way to getting some of those studs.

The team I would really like to thump good this year would be Cal. Maybe we could wrestle away some of those DT's like Goldman and McCarthy. We probably don't have much of a shot at Goldman but I sure don't want Cal to get him !

I know some are concerned that we don't have more commits right now

those people have names. they are called idiots. that's their first and last name too. idiots. short and sweet.

hines wrote:

I know some are concerned that we don't have more commits right now

those people have names. they are called idiots. that's their first and last name too. idiots. short and sweet.

Agreed. If anyone is worried about Oregon having too few commits right now, they are panicking for no reason. Just because Oregon made it to the NCG last season, it doesn't change overnight how the program attracts recruits. Oregon's name is out there but it's still doesn't have the weight behind it like Texas and Florida do when it comes to big-time players. Plus, considering most Oregon recruits come from out-of-state, it's not always economically feasible for players to visit until official visits allow them.

hines wrote: those people have names. they are called idiots. that's their first and last name too. idiots. short and sweet.

We actually needed a post like this. Thanks hines!

I suspect that some of these guys want to go to Oregon but are waiting to see what comes of the NCAA issue first.

wheaton4prez wrote:I suspect that some of these guys want to go to Oregon but are waiting to see what comes of the NCAA issue first.

I was wondering when someone was going to mention that. Like it or not, it's going to be on the minds of some recruits and you can be SURE that other competing coaches will be bringing that up to any kid that has Oregon on their list of schools.

Though I don't want to wish anything bad on anyone else, the situations at Ohio State, Miami and, recently, LSU, has helped to pull us off page one of the news on SportsCenter.

Of course, you can be certain that Brent Musburger will be bringing it up Saturday night.

SuperDuck wrote:

wheaton4prez wrote:I suspect that some of these guys want to go to Oregon but are waiting to see what comes of the NCAA issue first.

I was wondering when someone was going to mention that. Like it or not, it's going to be on the minds of some recruits and you can be SURE that other competing coaches will be bringing that up to any kid that has Oregon on their list of schools.

Though I don't want to wish anything bad on anyone else, the situations at Ohio State, Miami and, recently, LSU, has helped to pull us off page one of the news on SportsCenter.

Of course, you can be certain that Brent Musburger will be bringing it up Saturday night.

We'll probably hear Willie Lyles and Seastrunk's names at least 5 times in the pregame and 1st half before they stop mentioning it.

I'm curious to see if this will help our recruits from Texas and how many from that area are going to the game? It seems like that would draw a ton of interest to guys from there.

This has gotta help out plenty. A big game from DT and LaMike would further give us inroads to the state. That being said, the access that Willie gave us into prospects was extremely valuable IMO. Mack Brown has every HS coach bleeding burnt Orange and he definitely has used all the willie lyles garbage to further push coaches away from outside influences. That being said, kids still wanna play for winners, and oregon wins with style. Wait till De'Anthony becomes the feature player too, whoa nellie cannot wait.