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ESPN story about Devon Williams

Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2018 2:00 pm
by greenyellow
ESPN has done a story about Devon Williams and his tough road to be a top-ranked recruit. Oregon was the favorite for the longest time because they were his first offer but the coaching change has now made it 50-50 between the Ducks and USC.

http://www.espn.com/blog/pac12/post/_/i ... ecruitment

Re: ESPN story about Devon Williams

Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2018 2:04 pm
by karlhungis
greenyellow wrote:ESPN has done a story about Devon Williams and his tough road to be a top-ranked recruit. Oregon was the favorite for the longest time because they were his first offer but the coaching change has now made it 50-50 between the Ducks and USC.

http://www.espn.com/blog/pac12/post/_/i ... ecruitment
If he is averse to coaching changes, I think USC would be an interesting choice. I would bet money that Helton will not be the head coach at USC by thet time Williams is done with school. I honestly wouldn't be surprised to see him fired by the end of next season if they struggle without Darnold.

Re: ESPN story about Devon Williams

Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2018 2:48 pm
by Duck07
Naw, that's just his way of keeping another school in it late for his signing day excitement. He's going to Quack and Herbert is going to have some tall WRs to throw to!

Re: ESPN story about Devon Williams

Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2018 3:10 am
by GoDuckYourself
If you aren’t nervous about usc you should be.

Re: ESPN story about Devon Williams

Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2018 9:49 am
by GoDucksTroll
Whenever it's 50-50 between us and USC it doesn't end well for us. Only a special case like a DAT or nearly killing the recruits brother like with Arik Armstead.

Similar to Josh Falo last year. Falo played well as a freshman and someone we could have really used.

John Houston. Smith-Schuster. Them snaking away Vae Malepeai.

Hoping that Devon Williams breaks the streak, because he is a difference maker for us from the first day.

Re: ESPN story about Devon Williams

Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2018 11:00 am
by alxtw
GoDucksTroll wrote:Whenever it's 50-50 between us and USC it doesn't end well for us. Only a special case like a DAT or nearly killing the recruits brother like with Arik Armstead.

Similar to Josh Falo last year. Falo played well as a freshman and someone we could have really used.

John Houston. Smith-Schuster. Them snaking away Vae Malepeai.

Hoping that Devon Williams breaks the streak, because he is a difference maker for us from the first day.
Also Talanoa. Some kids just love the weather down in LA. It sucks when we lose recruits to USC, but I'm not as frightened losing talent to USC than if we lost those recruits to Stanford or UW or even UCLA now. USC is probably the worst performing top tier talent college teams in the nation.

Re: ESPN story about Devon Williams

Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2018 11:34 am
by GrantDuck
He's the kid I've wanted most this whole class, outside of a stud DL/LBer which we aren't really in the running for.

Re: ESPN story about Devon Williams

Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2018 11:35 am
by UOducksTK1
GrantDuck wrote:He's the kid I've wanted most this whole class, outside of a stud DL/LBer which we aren't really in the running for.
Same. Him and Harrison are special athletes, probably the best on the west coast, and in the top tier in the country. Williams though has the height to be dominant. Gonna be a fun signing day.

Re: ESPN story about Devon Williams

Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2018 11:37 am
by duckfan22
GrantDuck wrote:He's the kid I've wanted most this whole class, outside of a stud DL/LBer which we aren't really in the running for.
ditto Williams is the game changer in this class. Adrian Jackson fills the bill at lber for me..

Re: ESPN story about Devon Williams

Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2018 12:02 pm
by Duckenstein
GoDucksTroll wrote:Whenever it's 50-50 between us and USC it doesn't end well for us. Only a special case like a DAT or nearly killing the recruits brother like with Arik Armstead.

Similar to Josh Falo last year. Falo played well as a freshman and someone we could have really used.

John Houston. Smith-Schuster. Them snaking away Vae Malepeai.

Hoping that Devon Williams breaks the streak, because he is a difference maker for us from the first day.
I agree with you but I think Williams is one of those exceptions like dat and AA

*Friends with Pickett
*Wants immediate PT
*CMC provides more stability than helton
*Seems like a quiet kid

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Re: ESPN story about Devon Williams

Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2018 12:21 pm
by GoDucksTroll
Hope you're right. I agree that Williams seems like the type of kid who would choose us over USC, and having Pickett and Lenoir can't hurt. I don't know if I agree that Cristobal provides more stability than Helton. Cristobal is brand new and our third coach in three years, while Helton has won a Rose Bowl and been in a NY6 game two years in a row. We all know Helton is a sub par coach, but on paper he looks better than Mario.

Re: ESPN story about Devon Williams

Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2018 12:45 pm
by Duck07
USC is also losing Darnold. Herbert has this year and is no sure lock to leave early, even if it feels like he's got a great chance to be a 1st from what we've seen. Cristobal and Arroyo will be Sunshine-Pumpin the offense whereas Helton is a defensive coach. He's known about Oregon for a long time and while Chip may be in Westwood, the legacy of that period lives on in young players minds because that's who they grew up watching. For a kid born in 2000, Oregon and USC aren't that far apart as far as programs go and the Trojans best success came when they were too young to remember it and ours happened at the time they started playing catch.

Re: ESPN story about Devon Williams

Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2018 1:20 am
by alxtw
GoDucksTroll wrote:Whenever it's 50-50 between us and USC it doesn't end well for us. Only a special case like a DAT or nearly killing the recruits brother like with Arik Armstead.

Similar to Josh Falo last year. Falo played well as a freshman and someone we could have really used.

John Houston. Smith-Schuster. Them snaking away Vae Malepeai.

Hoping that Devon Williams breaks the streak, because he is a difference maker for us from the first day.
What did USC do to Arik Armstead's brother?

Re: ESPN story about Devon Williams

Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2018 8:03 am
by maxduck
alxtw wrote:
GoDucksTroll wrote:Whenever it's 50-50 between us and USC it doesn't end well for us. Only a special case like a DAT or nearly killing the recruits brother like with Arik Armstead.

Similar to Josh Falo last year. Falo played well as a freshman and someone we could have really used.

John Houston. Smith-Schuster. Them snaking away Vae Malepeai.

Hoping that Devon Williams breaks the streak, because he is a difference maker for us from the first day.
What did USC do to Arik Armstead's brother?
Dosed him up on painkillers, which allegedly led to multiple heart attacks and curtailed his NFL career.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/ear ... 2b75409787

Re: ESPN story about Devon Williams

Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2018 1:53 am
by greenyellow