Ayele Forde

[nateduck123]

I got my roomie on the front page of oregons rivals.com page. Go check it out sometime when you can.

http://oregonpreps.rivals.com/

hope he gets his shot!

[mdm0302]

damn didn't realize this guy was so smart too

[briarduck]

Great job Nate, good luck to Ayele!

[uostudent]

Good job nate.

Have you contacted the coaches at UC Davis, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, and Miami Ohio? All three schools are very good academically and tend to not pull in really top recruits. Cal Poly is a football program on the rise and Miami Ohio does have some good excellent football history. Davis recently made the move to Division 1 football and also opened up a new stadium in 2007. It's a small stadium, but they get great support from their alumni. I would also try to contact SMU and San Diego State.

If Forde's grades are good, I would contact Georgetown. Georgetown's football program is pretty bad, but he would be getting a terrific education.

[Elduderino]

Good job nate.

Have you contacted the coaches at UC Davis, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, and Miami Ohio? All three schools are very good academically and tend to not pull in really top recruits. Cal Poly is a football program on the rise and Miami Ohio does have some good excellent football history. Davis recently made the move to Division 1 football and also opened up a new stadium in 2007. It's a small stadium, but they get great support from their alumni. I would also try to contact SMU and San Diego State.

If Forde's grades are good, I would contact Georgetown. Georgetown's football program is pretty bad, but he would be getting a terrific education.

Cal Poly would be a hell of spot for this kid if walking on doesn't work out. Great town, great weather, great education, beautiful women. (I know, I just finished up grad school there; would kill to stay in the area).

[nateduck123]

Right now we are keeping all options open. I'm trying my best to find him the right fit. He's wanting to test the waters here at Oregon though. Ayele grew up a duck! This kids got a lot of talent and hope Chip can provide a spot. He enrolled early into Oregon because he thought he could make the team.

[dthomas=ddixon]

Right now we are keeping all options open. I'm trying my best to find him the right fit. He's wanting to test the waters here at Oregon though. Ayele grew up a duck! This kids got a lot of talent and hope Chip can provide a spot. He enrolled early into Oregon because he thought he could make the team.

Thats rad dude. Hope he makes it, I'll be looking out for him.

[Destroyer77]

As a walk-on at Oregon, what position does he feel he would be the most successful? Safety?

When I watched his defensive film, I felt that his best position would be safety. He does very well at keeping his shoulders square to the line and lining up his hits. He brings the wood. I didn't see much in film of him in pass coverage, however, so maybe he's more of a run stopping safety.

[uostudent]

Good job nate.

Have you contacted the coaches at UC Davis, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, and Miami Ohio? All three schools are very good academically and tend to not pull in really top recruits. Cal Poly is a football program on the rise and Miami Ohio does have some good excellent football history. Davis recently made the move to Division 1 football and also opened up a new stadium in 2007. It's a small stadium, but they get great support from their alumni. I would also try to contact SMU and San Diego State.

If Forde's grades are good, I would contact Georgetown. Georgetown's football program is pretty bad, but he would be getting a terrific education.

Cal Poly would be a hell of spot for this kid if walking on doesn't work out. Great town, great weather, great education, beautiful women. (I know, I just finished up grad school there; would kill to stay in the area).

Ya, I agree. Cal Poly is an awesome school. It's a very competitive school too, on par with many of the UC's (Davis, Irvine, SB). I got into Irvine and Washington, but was rejected at Cal Poly.

Right now we are keeping all options open. I'm trying my best to find him the right fit. He's wanting to test the waters here at Oregon though. Ayele grew up a duck! This kids got a lot of talent and hope Chip can provide a spot. He enrolled early into Oregon because he thought he could make the team.

Ya, I completely understand. Just from reading the article, it sounds like Oregon may be tough on him financially and at a school like Cal Poly or Davis, he'd be able to get a partial athletic scholarship and be able to pay in state tuition. Out of state tuition is getting pretty expensive at Oregon. And if I he could get a full ride to a place like Miami Ohio, I think that would be a better situation for him than being a walkon at Oregon (as much as I'd love to see him play for the Ducks).

[UOducksTK1]

Get his teammate Fred Rosser on the team, that guy will be a stud WR if given a chance.

[akili1133]

He could play corner.

[odux]

I am not gonna lie, I wasn't all that impressed. He looked like he played against of kids who dont know how to tackle or block. I am sure he is a good player, but he's film doesn't blow you away. He doesn't look all that fast. He is tough to take down, but he doesn't seem to have that extra gear. Defensively he seems alright, he would get schooled by a good RB or WR because he tackles with his eyes looking at the ground. But he seems to be better on defense than offense. And I am not being a "Hater" but a "Realist." I wish the kid the best and I will eat crow if I am wrong.

[UOducksTK1]

I am not gonna lie, I wasn't all that impressed. He looked like he played against of kids who dont know how to tackle or block. I am sure he is a good player, but he's film doesn't blow you away. He doesn't look all that fast. He is tough to take down, but he doesn't seem to have that extra gear. Defensively he seems alright, he would get schooled by a good RB or WR because he tackles with his eyes looking at the ground. But he seems to be better on defense than offense. And I am not being a "Hater" but a "Realist." I wish the kid the best and I will eat crow if I am wrong.

Watch his teammate Fred Rosser's highlights, now that kid is impressive.

[MacDuck]

I disagree. To me he looks plenty fast enough, but IMO he's got almost zero chance at offense given who we currently have in the stable.

As for CB or safety, he has good closing speed, but in the clips it's very hard to see how good he is in actual coverage, but the kid is a hitter. Once again our stable is pretty full of studs in the backfield, esp at corner. Hard to say if the coaches will see enough potential at FS, etc. to ask him to stick around. Given his academic prowess my wish for Ayele would be for him to land a schollie somewhere so both his obvious talents get the chance he deserves. Just don't think it's going to happen here, but have to respect his willingness to try.

[Juice]

I am not gonna lie, I wasn't all that impressed. He looked like he played against of kids who dont know how to tackle or block. I am sure he is a good player, but he's film doesn't blow you away. He doesn't look all that fast. He is tough to take down, but he doesn't seem to have that extra gear. Defensively he seems alright, he would get schooled by a good RB or WR because he tackles with his eyes looking at the ground. But he seems to be better on defense than offense. And I am not being a "Hater" but a "Realist." I wish the kid the best and I will eat crow if I am wrong.

Watch his teammate Fred Rosser's highlights, now that kid is impressive.

I have to agree with TK here. Rosser looks pretty good.