replay a bit lower in the tweet thread here: the rule in the NCAA is that a player can not block a base or home plate from a runner without the ball....the catcher never had the ball...clear obstruction
Duck recruiting is heating up. June is stacked with scheduled visits from way too many top prospects to list. Since Oregon is out of the way for most prospects they go after, it's usually in the summer months when things ramp up as the time off plus Official Visits allow programs to fly in the parents as well. Yesterday they received their first verbal for the 2027 class in DE/OLB Prince Tavizon who hails from the same San Diego HS as Jahlil Florence, Akili Smith Jr and Isaiah World. STOMP
The tweet above was crying about the broadcast replays. Just mocking the dorks on here that bitch about Blazers Broadcasting. Catch up or get out of the way FAMS!
Yeah I was playing along a bit. I gotta talk about Beavers winning and throw a little gas on the fire.
After the way our 2026 class has drastically changed in six months.... I really couldn't care less about 2027.
I used to follow these kids who committed very closely. I don't even look at their video now until they sign.
Do what you will, but a vast majority of kids who make a verbal commit go on to sign. Anyone who says otherwise is overwhelmed by basic math. Pritchett is currently rated the 31st best overall 2027 prospect per rivals and here's the highlight you wont watch... you're welcome! STOMP
NIL and the transfer portal have drastically changed recruiting. Families and agents are heavily involved now and many are demanding payments to even visit. And asking for a ton to make a commitment knowing that it's non-binding and that de-commitments are part of building a brand rumors are pretty heavy that Oregon is more focused on using NIL to retain their own players and invest in transfers. That doesn't mean that Oregon is de-emphasizing HS recruits. It does mean the Ducks are not going to allow themselves to be leveraged by families and agents
Makes sense. People are WAY overpaying for players that may or may not even work out. Reminds me of when the NBA was drafting high schoolers and Euros who had zero tape to show they deserved the high position.
* in 2020, Justin Flowe and Noah Sewell were 5-star; some 4-stars were Trey Benson, Jay Butterfield, Maceal Afaese, & Kris Hutson * in 2021 Kingsley Saumataia was a 5-star; Troy Franklin and JPJ were 4 stars; but so were Bram Walden, Donte Thornton, Ty Thompson, Keith Brown, Avante Dickerson,, Byron Cardwell,, Daymon David, Jabril McNeill, Jaylin Davies, Jonah Miller, Keanu Williams (how many of those guys should the Ducks limited NIL been invested in?) * in 2022, Josh Connerly was a 5-star while Jahlil Florence, Jordan James and Dave Iuli were 4-star. The other 4-stars? Jalil Tucker, Devon Jackson, Kyler Kasper, Khamari Terrell, Ben Roberts, Justius Lowe, Trejon Williaiamn, Emar'rion Winston, & Harrison Taggart * in 2023, Jurrion Dickey was the 5-star and Matayo, Sadiq, Purchase, Laloulu, and Novosad were 4-stars. But so were Roderick Pleasant, Daylen Austin, Johnny Bowens, Dante Dowdell, Aston Cozart, Cole Martin, Kody DeCambra, George Silva, Ashton Porter, & Jayden Limar honestly, going thru those classes looking at the 4 and 5 star recruits, I'd say their are more misses than hits; at the minimum about 50-50 if you gauge by some patience till they are upper-classmen. But then, how many of those 'patience-recruits' hit the transfer portal. And my assumption is that there will be a pretty strong correlation between star-ratings and NIL demands from the camps of recruits on the other hand, how about the transfer portal: * 2022: Bo Nix, Taki Taimani, Christian Gonzalez, Andrew Boyle, Bucky Irving, Noah Whittington, Chase Cota, Jordan Riley, Casey Rogers, Caleb Chapman * 2023: Nikko Reed, Nishad Strother, Gary Bryant Jr., Casey Kelly, Tysheem Johnson, Jordan Burch, Evan Williams, Conner Soelle, Tez Johnson, Ajani Cornelius, Junior Angilau, Khyree Jackson, Treashon Holdin, Jestin Jacobs * 2024: Dillon Gabriel, Peyton Woodyard, Dereck Harmon, Kobe Savage, Dante Moore, Jabbar Muhammed, Brandon Johnson, Jamaree Caldwell, Evan Stewart, Atticus Sappington, Kam Alexander, Jay Harris, Mathew Bedford if the hit/miss ratio on HS recruits is in the 40-50% range and the hit/miss on transfers is in the 80-90% range, it's glaringly obvious what NIL dollars are better spent. Obviously, without knowing exactly what any recruit, HS or Transfer is demanding and getting from somewhere, gauging all this is a little iffy, but there is an undeniable common sense quality to the transfer portal. the decades long paradigms of college football have dramatically shifted
I do to. And NIL along with the transfer portal were both a long time coming. The most amazing thing is how many decades the courts allowed the NCAA to function like it had a federal anti-trust exemption. Once that was rightfully taken away, the authority of the NCAA collapsed but there is an undeniable 'rich will get richer' inevitability with the unregulated landscape of college football and basketball. Eugene doesn't have the NIL capacity of Los Angeles or Dallas. Same with Oregon vs California or Texas. The Ducks had the jump on things the first 2-3 years of the new paradigm because of the organization efficiency of Division Street. But the big boys have caught up
