my guess would be cause it could hurt an already non powerhouse school for the future. USC still has pull with kids, but I could see how it could hurt Texas Tech this year. Especially if the kids were trying to decide between them and us.
some high praise from Rivals whoah whoah whoah... spitting image of Urlacher when he was a senior in COLLEGE!??! This dude is in High School still. And even being mentioned in the same breath as Julius Peppers athletic wise... Dang Dizzle!
also to those who are new to recruiting.... this is what we mean about the ups and downs, and not to get too caught up in those ups and downs. A couple weeks ago we lost a few good recruits to Cal, but in the last week we picked up two big recruits in Lyerla and Blackmon. Its all part of the game.
USC message board reaction to Lyerla. http://wearesc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=152716 I will accept rep.
Ugh, what's with all these college forums still using old, archaic software? Is it really that hard to update to PHPBB? That shit is so hard to read.
Simmons would be an amazing get. I heard that during practice for the Army game he was unblockable, and during the game he finished with two sacks in limited time. Kid is going to be a monster. Heyward or Simmons would be a cherry on top of this recruiting class.
Lyerla's been the guy I've wanted for a long time now. Awesome get by the staff. He's going to be an absolute stud right from the get-go.
Maola reportedly checked in at 350+lbs for the Army AA game, not sure how that would have played out in Oregon's team wide focus on speed. btw... I'd like Heyward and Simmons. The Ducks want to switch to a 3-4 and these two fit the bill at NT and SSDE to a T. While not a done deal by any means, I don't think landing both is far fetched. STOMP
Lyerla's a great get. Not just because of his impact, personally, but because it hopefully will help ensure that the Ducks won't let any local guys get away. The Ducks need to own the state of Oregon... owning Washington would be nice, too, but with the Huskies back in the picture that's not going to happen. Hopefully the Ducks can take care of business against Auburn and use it as one last bounce for this recruiting class! Ed O.
LOL if we can take both of them and run, I would be happy as hell. Top 5 class for sure. We already know that with the recruiting the last two years (and longer with James/Thomas/Barner/Harris all sophs and so on) Oregon will only get better within the coming years. As we get better, the recruiting will as well. I think we hit the point where we can sustain a national presence to soon be considered an elite program. Fuck traditional.
