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I can't wait for an early-signing period for college football.

Damn you Cal.......

Duck07 wrote:I can't wait for an early-signing period for college football.

I know, it would've been awesome if DAT signed with SC.

I really like Marshall but I would trade him for DJ Foster in a second.

If Marshall decommits for Cal, Foster would probably then get his shot at RB and they may go after Keivarae Russell. May also make Dominic Betts a possible target as well. No way they go without at least 2 RBs this class.

greenyellow wrote:If Marshall decommits for Cal, Foster would probably then get his shot at RB and they may go after Keivarae Russell. May also make Dominic Betts a possible target as well. No way they go without at least 2 RBs this class.

Foster gets his shot at RB regardless of what Marshall decides.

Marshall has always planned on an official to Cal.

http://blogs.mercurynews.com/hssports/2 ... to-oregon/

L Perry wrote:Marshall has always planned on an official to Cal.

http://blogs.mercurynews.com/hssports/2 ... to-oregon/

Him making a courtesy visit to Cal is very similar to what Castro did on his UW visit. I wonder if the coaches at these schools actually see it as beneficial since they are taking up an official recruiting visit and their time when it could possibly be better spent on other recruits.

greenyellow wrote:

L Perry wrote:Marshall has always planned on an official to Cal.

http://blogs.mercurynews.com/hssports/2 ... to-oregon/

Him making a courtesy visit to Cal is very similar to what Castro did on his UW visit. I wonder if the coaches at these schools actually see it as beneficial since they are taking up an official recruiting visit and their time when it could possibly be better spent on other recruits.

I think that enough recruits have been converted on these trips that the coaches think it is worth the risk.

karlhungis wrote:Damn you Cal.......

As a Running Back I would take Marshall any day. He has all the tools to be a big time player for us. IMO, he's a top 5 back in the country.

Though Foster is an amazing talent, he's more of a Percy Harvin type player. If we could get both..

greenyellow wrote:

L Perry wrote:Marshall has always planned on an official to Cal.

http://blogs.mercurynews.com/hssports/2 ... to-oregon/

Him making a courtesy visit to Cal is very similar to what Castro did on his UW visit. I wonder if the coaches at these schools actually see it as beneficial since they are taking up an official recruiting visit and their time when it could possibly be better spent on other recruits.

We did the exact same thing with Fitzpatrick from USC. We knew we had little to no shot but took it anyways

Per ESPN Insider

Oregon commit set to visit Cal
December, 9, 2011
By Greg Biggins

Although committed to Oregon, running back Byron Marshall (San Jose, Calif.) will take an official visit to Cal this weekend.

Marshall, the top running back in the West and rated the No. 9 back nationally, scheduled his official visit to Cal before he committed to Oregon and said he wanted to honor his word and still do the trip.

“I’m actually looking forward to it,” Marshall said. “I know it’s a huge weekend and there is a lot of excitement about it. I know a lot of the players coming in and it will be fun to see some of the guys. I’m not worried about anyone trying to pressure me in to decommitting from Oregon. I’m very solid with Oregon and the coaches know I’m taking the visit and are fine with it.

“Ron Gould came in for a home visit this week and he’s a good running back coach and a good guy. Oregon came by the school and will be coming over next week. Like I said, I’m excited for this visit but it’s going to take a lot to get me away from Oregon.”

I would be surprised if Marshall decommits from Oregon, but who knows. Those gigantic visit lists look great on paper, but they are actually a bit overrated. The staff can't spend quite as much one-on-one time, so it comes down to the bonding of the players. Of course they can be very effective(due to the players maybe bonding on the visit), but not being able to devote all of your time to select few recruits limits the effectiveness in my opinion...

Jduck wrote:Per ESPN Insider

Oregon commit set to visit Cal
December, 9, 2011
By Greg Biggins

Although committed to Oregon, running back Byron Marshall (San Jose, Calif.) will take an official visit to Cal this weekend.

Marshall, the top running back in the West and rated the No. 9 back nationally, scheduled his official visit to Cal before he committed to Oregon and said he wanted to honor his word and still do the trip.

“I’m actually looking forward to it,” Marshall said. “I know it’s a huge weekend and there is a lot of excitement about it. I know a lot of the players coming in and it will be fun to see some of the guys. I’m not worried about anyone trying to pressure me in to decommitting from Oregon. I’m very solid with Oregon and the coaches know I’m taking the visit and are fine with it.

“Ron Gould came in for a home visit this week and he’s a good running back coach and a good guy. Oregon came by the school and will be coming over next week. Like I said, I’m excited for this visit but it’s going to take a lot to get me away from Oregon.”

Seems like the staff is looser this year about taking visits. There will be a lot of pressure but hopefully Marshall is his own man. He has still yet to take an official visit to Oregon as well.