The world is NOT ending

[jimmy12]

Ok- so, we lost out on King and OWA (which I believe only on signing day)..

But we are in it for other top notch guys and I have a feeling this team will be fine. Please people, get off the ledge.

[gofightingducks]

Even if we ended up not getting anyone else I would be happy with this class. It is filled with many 4 star (8) and high 3 star (9) players, the only exception is the long snapper. Obviously it would be great to get some more of those highly rated players and of course some DT recruits but this is one of the best recruiting classes for the Ducks with only 18 players committed. If the Ducks can get 4-5 DT's recruits next season if we whiff this year we will be fine. I am happy with the direction recruiting is going and of course it is frustrating to lose out on a guy but we are not USC, Florida, etc. so at the moment we will miss out on those guys more then we get them.

[briarduck]

Even if we ended up not getting anyone else I would be happy with this class. It is filled with many 4 star (8) and high 3 star (9) players, the only exception is the long snapper. Obviously it would be great to get some more of those highly rated players and of course some DT recruits but this is one of the best recruiting classes for the Ducks with only 18 players committed. If the Ducks can get 4-5 DT's recruits next season if we whiff this year we will be fine. I am happy with the direction recruiting is going and of course it is frustrating to lose out on a guy but we are not USC, Florida, etc. so at the moment we will miss out on those guys more then we get them.

I agree its been frustrating on a few near misses (or so we think) but we will be in good shape...and I agree that next year is so important at the DT position its ridiculous!

GO DUCKS!!

[dthomas=ddixon]

I posted the same thing in another thread. Yeah we missed on a lot of the Dline guys were wanted BUT this class is otherwise insanely good. I couldn't be happier with what we got at every other position. Add Lache tomorrow & Dargan whenever he announces and this class is really good. And if Werner ends up a Duck this class becomes great.

[PDXShogun]

This class is already as good as any we've ever had, we're just having trouble at 1 position, but we have a ton of quality everywhere else.

Plus, if you read Moseley's latest post, things may be better than they seem. It sounds like Anderson and Hart are going to be real players for us. Add in Washington and McCain (who could be our next Rowe) we're really in decent shape on the D line.

http://www2.registerguard.com/cms/index ... elsewhere/

Depth after this season could be a concern, though.

[briarduck]

I posted the same thing in another thread. Yeah we missed on a lot of the Dline guys were wanted BUT this class is otherwise insanely good. I couldn't be happier with what we got at every other position. Add Lache tomorrow & Dargan whenever he announces and this class is really good. And if Werner ends up a Duck this class becomes great.

Agreed. I'm totally excited for who's on board and who we should land on Feb 3rd, it just sucks that the one position that we really need is in question for another year. But recruiting wise its the same old same old...

GO DUCKS!!

[UOducksTK1]

This class is already as good as any we've ever had, we're just having trouble at 1 position, but we have a ton of quality everywhere else.

Plus, if you read Moseley's latest post, things may be better than they seem. It sounds like Anderson and Hart are going to be real players for us. Add in Washington and McCain (who could be our next Rowe) we're really in decent shape on the D line.

http://www2.registerguard.com/cms/index ... elsewhere/

Depth after this season could be a concern, though.

Yeah, this class is already solid. We are locked for a top 20 class, and it's more likely we end up about top 15.

Really I'm just bummed out that it seems like we won't finish strong this class. We had guys like Owa, Gabe, Ricky, etc. on our list that are not only big time recruits, but at fairly important positions. We could have finished top 10 if we landed these guys.

But I'm not gonna complain, because I like what we have so far.

[duckgrad99]

It's a very good class so far, but it could be better. Let's see what happens in the next week. I believe that to really have a chance at the national championship though, Oregon is going to have to start landing at least a few of these top players that they miss out on each year.

[glazeduck]

It's worth noting too, that Oregon has a handful of 3* guys (several that ESPN thinks more highly of) that are at least interested, and it's not like signing day is the be-all, end-all day in recruiting.

Like Masoli a few years ago, we could certainly still pick up some talent, even at DT and/or DE later on down the line.

[RanDux]

It's worth noting too, that Oregon has a handful of 3* guys (several that ESPN thinks more highly of) that are at least interested, and it's not like signing day is the be-all, end-all day in recruiting.

Like Masoli a few years ago, we could certainly still pick up some talent, even at DT and/or DE later on down the line.

I'm curious what if any fall-back plans the Ducks have at DL, whether 3* guys or JC guys.

[ncduck]

We may have an unrated guy hidden up our sleeves a la Hawkins last year. Even a non-star rotation type player would be big for our DT depth going forward.

It seems that we've lost out on a ton of guys lately and that we've started getting deeper into our want list. Lets hope there are a few gems waiting for a call!

[Hoagduck]

I'm always happy when we get the best class outside of California. The rest is gravy.

[jeduck]

Remember that we got Denton Tuiasosopo well after LOI day last year. He was a JC transfer that walked on last year with three to play two. The coaches red shirted him and I remember reading that they are very pleased with what they see. He is a beast of a man at 6' 1" and 305 lbs. The family name certainly has had a lot of success in college and pro football.

[PDXShogun]

Any word on Christian Thomas? Are we a still a serious player for him? This would be a big get because then White could possibly slip to the Dline. Hopefully the coaches turn up the heat on him.

[maxduck]

Any word on Christian Thomas? Are we a still a serious player for him? This would be a big get because then White could possibly slip to the Dline. Hopefully the coaches turn up the heat on him.

I believe Thomas is visiting Southern Cal this weekend, along with about 7 other 4 star recruits.