rivals rumblings that Kirk Merritt will be announcing over this weekend... most speculation is that he's headed to Eugene If Kirk quacks, on paper this class is about as good as they've ever landed at WR & DLine STOMP
What I'm trying to say Wheels is Oregon needs a designated BIG TIME sports high school that's a feeder into Oregon and even OSU. Students could even live on those campuses much like prep schools back east who are sponsored by big time companies looking for tax right offs.
Merritt will announce on Monday evening. The link below contains a link to that upcoming broadcast http://riverparishfootball.com/news/merritts-decision-will-be-shown-on-rpf.com-monday heres what real speed looks like... KM's Senior highlights STOMP
My gut feeling is Oregon's value on high school sports isn't close to the emphasis the south and southwest place on athletic development. That said, I know many Oregonians as a state populous are getting fed up with Oregon High Schools not feeding top athletic talent into our colleges and not being able to recruit strongly elsewhere. The times are changing and I think just like Ducks expects top notch talent in Autzen, the state as a whole will too. I see massive potential with Hawaii and Samoa and other Pacific Islands sending their high schools kids here for school to get better exposure and also to become a back door feeder to OSU and our Ducks! Companies like Columbia Sports or for that matter Intel could foster an Athletic/ Technical school much like the Benson Tech days of old, but far better financed and with live in dorms and high end facilities and staff too. A killer prep school for Oregon!
These are not my thoughts, they are 24/7's , J Hops and now Bleachers who also reprinted them just this week. Call them idiots and BS'ers, I'm sure they'll care!
no ways, Belchers Rebelch too Way to buttress your theories with swiss cheese There is only one such person deluding themselves saying the DC & D Line coach aren't heavily involved in recruiting this outstanding D Line class. I've read quotes from player after player about who recruited them, they all seem pretty sure Aiken & Pellum were front and center... but what do recruits know about who recruited them compared to a fine journalistic outlet like BR via your funhouse mirrors? The biggest stretch of your ridiculous convolutions to give those coaches zero credit is how you've got Chins closing the deal when he isn't even in the same state (let alone the same room) when the commitment comes. What does it say about the supposed "lead recruiter" if he's not along on in-home visits? the truth of the matter is that the coaches overlap quite a bit in the recruiting. Helfrich visiting John Houston last week isn't an indication that he's going to try to make him into a QB, it's that the staff tries to develop multiple relationships with the recruit. Chinander may have been an initial contact, but the entire defensive staff recruits each player projected to play that side of the ball. In the end the prospect commits to the school/program, but it's ludicrous to think that they do so without feeling pretty strongly about their position coach. I don't know about the rest of the board, but DLine play last season was pretty solid and the recruiting there this cycle has been great. I wish I could say the same for the Linebackers... guessing you think we should blame Aiken for that too? STOMP
Well damn, does this have legs? Can't imagine choosing Nebraska over us.... http://nebraska.247sports.com/Bolt/New-Crystal-Ball-pick-for-Paulo-35259234
Where did Nebraska come from. We have distance and winning record. Besides his parents can drive up to Eugene for games. No way we lose Paulo. As for Ulauve, don't care at this point. He seems so anti Duck for some reason
not saying he's going there as I'd be just guessing, but I have read that he's got a long time relationship with Riley STOMP
What in the hell can Riley say to a top OT? "I'm a great guy, people like me, and I'll never beat you up for losing 5 games a year?" There is no way Riley is coaching Nebraska in 3 years! This kid would be foooooooolish to go play for this coach! Have Riley as a neighbor, head of your PTA, absolutely, but not a top tier coach!
It a move no one saw coming Paulo to Utah. Only Moi (who I feel will stick with Wazzu) and Uluave (who may go to Cal) are our targets left.
