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Per Tony D's twitter: @TonyDiFrancisco California OT Jamal Prater has committed to Oregon

Don't know anything about him but he's got good size and is a 3* OT on rivals...

http://rivals.yahoo.com/footballrecruit ... ter-105528

At first glance, decent but not great. Probably someone that will redshirt.

Apparently we can go ahead and lump Prater in the Jerrard Randall club. He has committed but not sealed the deal with a visit at this point.

As always, I trust the coaches over anyone else.

I think OL are especially difficult to judge for us as well because our coaches aren't necessarily looking for the same type of OL that, say, Notre Dame would be, so perhaps Chip & co. believe Prater is a better fit for the spread than his rankings give him credit for?

I also think that with our OL depth it's nice to get kids in early who want to be here. This kid might be a bit of a project, but it's not like he'll have to start right away. Chip's goal is to bring in at least 3 OL every year and I believe he's already accomplished that this year, so if meeting that goal this early allows the coaching staff to focus their recruiting time and budget elsewhere, I say it's a good get!

Time will tell.

glazeduck wrote:As always, I trust the coaches over anyone else.

I think OL are especially difficult to judge for us as well because our coaches aren't necessarily looking for the same type of OL that, say, Notre Dame would be, so perhaps Chip & co. believe Prater is a better fit for the spread than his rankings give him credit for?

I also think that with our OL depth it's nice to get kids in early who want to be here. This kid might be a bit of a project, but it's not like he'll have to start right away. Chip's goal is to bring in at least 3 OL every year and I believe he's already accomplished that this year, so if meeting that goal this early allows the coaching staff to focus their recruiting time and budget elsewhere, I say it's a good get!

Time will tell.

why not wait to see if a 4 star stud commits 1st. kinda early.

You guys are really nuts if you're questioning Steve Greatwood's recruiting choices - especially based on ratings from the services that are likely to fluctuate between now and signing day. If a kid has an offer TODAY, it's because the coaches really believe he can be a great player - not a serviceable backup, project, whatever. There are only so many "commitable" offers on the table right now, and this kid has one. That's all you need to know.

AND - it keeps him out of OSU's camp. Bonus.

sx1080 wrote:

glazeduck wrote:As always, I trust the coaches over anyone else.

I think OL are especially difficult to judge for us as well because our coaches aren't necessarily looking for the same type of OL that, say, Notre Dame would be, so perhaps Chip & co. believe Prater is a better fit for the spread than his rankings give him credit for?

I also think that with our OL depth it's nice to get kids in early who want to be here. This kid might be a bit of a project, but it's not like he'll have to start right away. Chip's goal is to bring in at least 3 OL every year and I believe he's already accomplished that this year, so if meeting that goal this early allows the coaching staff to focus their recruiting time and budget elsewhere, I say it's a good get!

Time will tell.

why not wait to see if a 4 star stud commits 1st. kinda early.

You mean like Aaron Klovas?

eagleduck wrote:

sx1080 wrote:

glazeduck wrote:As always, I trust the coaches over anyone else.

I think OL are especially difficult to judge for us as well because our coaches aren't necessarily looking for the same type of OL that, say, Notre Dame would be, so perhaps Chip & co. believe Prater is a better fit for the spread than his rankings give him credit for?

I also think that with our OL depth it's nice to get kids in early who want to be here. This kid might be a bit of a project, but it's not like he'll have to start right away. Chip's goal is to bring in at least 3 OL every year and I believe he's already accomplished that this year, so if meeting that goal this early allows the coaching staff to focus their recruiting time and budget elsewhere, I say it's a good get!

Time will tell.

why not wait to see if a 4 star stud commits 1st. kinda early.

You mean like Aaron Klovas?

man he was awful...but still I trust our coaches especially Coach Greatwood, just look at what he's accomplished!

GO DUCKS!!

briarduck wrote:

eagleduck wrote:

sx1080 wrote:

glazeduck wrote:As always, I trust the coaches over anyone else.

I think OL are especially difficult to judge for us as well because our coaches aren't necessarily looking for the same type of OL that, say, Notre Dame would be, so perhaps Chip & co. believe Prater is a better fit for the spread than his rankings give him credit for?

I also think that with our OL depth it's nice to get kids in early who want to be here. This kid might be a bit of a project, but it's not like he'll have to start right away. Chip's goal is to bring in at least 3 OL every year and I believe he's already accomplished that this year, so if meeting that goal this early allows the coaching staff to focus their recruiting time and budget elsewhere, I say it's a good get!

Time will tell.

why not wait to see if a 4 star stud commits 1st. kinda early.

You mean like Aaron Klovas?

man he was awful...but still I trust our coaches especially Coach Greatwood, just look at what he's accomplished!

GO DUCKS!!

Wasn't Greatwood coaching the D line when Klovas was recruited?

Actually he hasn't committed yet, but UO does lead, per Jhop who just talked to him. Hope that make all the haters happy.

maxduck wrote:

briarduck wrote:

eagleduck wrote:

sx1080 wrote:

glazeduck wrote:As always, I trust the coaches over anyone else.

I think OL are especially difficult to judge for us as well because our coaches aren't necessarily looking for the same type of OL that, say, Notre Dame would be, so perhaps Chip & co. believe Prater is a better fit for the spread than his rankings give him credit for?

I also think that with our OL depth it's nice to get kids in early who want to be here. This kid might be a bit of a project, but it's not like he'll have to start right away. Chip's goal is to bring in at least 3 OL every year and I believe he's already accomplished that this year, so if meeting that goal this early allows the coaching staff to focus their recruiting time and budget elsewhere, I say it's a good get!

Time will tell.

why not wait to see if a 4 star stud commits 1st. kinda early.

You mean like Aaron Klovas?

man he was awful...but still I trust our coaches especially Coach Greatwood, just look at what he's accomplished!

GO DUCKS!!

Wasn't Greatwood coaching the D line when Klovas was recruited?

I think you're right but I was referring to the coaches recruiting prowess in general...and with the Prater offer I trust Coach Greatwood...I was just trying to be less wordy!

Speaking of rankings for the OL I found the linked chart very interesting. Eight 2 star recruits made All Pac-10 first team the past three years, outnumbering the total of 4 & 5 star recruits combined.
http://www.bruinsnation.com/2010/7/8/15 ... #storyjump

maxduck wrote:Speaking of rankings for the OL I found the linked chart very interesting. Eight 2 star recruits made All Pac-10 first team the past three years, outnumbering the total of 4 & 5 star recruits combined.
http://www.bruinsnation.com/2010/7/8/15 ... #storyjump

scewed . there just are not that many five star OL in the PAC to begin with. While there are tons of 2 and 3 stars that fill out rosters. Still, that average comes out to a 3 star.

I'll take a five star any day over a two star.

sx1080 wrote:

maxduck wrote:Speaking of rankings for the OL I found the linked chart very interesting. Eight 2 star recruits made All Pac-10 first team the past three years, outnumbering the total of 4 & 5 star recruits combined.
http://www.bruinsnation.com/2010/7/8/15 ... #storyjump

scewed . there just are not that many five star OL in the PAC to begin with. While there are tons of 2 and 3 stars that fill out rosters. Still, that average comes out to a 3 star.

I'll take a five star any day over a two star.

Fine, I'll take the evaluation of Steve Greatwood over the staff of Scout or Rivals.