Let Green go to Michigan or V-Tech. We got Tyner and Wilson already, and Marshall ahead of them so we're gonna be fine.
Wilson runs like LMJ and catches like the Mamba! Damn the OOOO is deep at the RB spot! I could surely see Green going to Vatech as well but damn we'd make him a national champion, Vatech will make him an orange bowl regular.... This kid is a punisher!
But V-Tech is just a couple hours drive. And Eugune is a 4+ hour flight into the Red Eye. There's money to be involved involving travel. But if we get Green, we may lose Wilson. But that's a maybe though
If I had to pick between Green and Tyner? I'd pick Green and keep Wilson..... My gut tells me Tyner is injury prone. A Greg Oden if you will. The best running back we never had! I hope I'm wrong! Green would punish a team and Wilson and the Mamba will run them to death..... Not a bad triple threat!
What is going on with Kyle Long? This kid is from my hometown..... does he have enough time to learn the playbook and be effective as a starter this year? Howie gushes about his raw talent, but is there time?
I know this doesn't answer your question, but.... http://www.oregonlive.com/ducks/index.ssf/2012/01/oregon_ducks_recruit_kyle_long.html http://www2.registerguard.com/cms/index.php/duck-football/comments/season-preview-offensive-line/
Great to hear about Wogan. With what happened with Alejandro last time against USC we'll need good kickers :V Nkemdiche is still with Clemson, using them as a way to get his teammates in and Robert Foster is undecided still Edit: You mean't Robert right? Reuben Foster committed to Auburn and made Tide fans ass-pained.
Also, Ricky Seals Jones adds Texas A&M to his Top 6. http://rivals.yahoo.com/footballrec...ls-Jones-124950?colleges=show#college_choices That makes 3 Texas schools, but he also wants to play Basketball too. And James Quick adds Kentucky and Mizzou to his top 5 http://rivals.yahoo.com/footballrec...AaF.a4AUIdGPZB4?colleges=show#college_choices
I only wanted a few guys this year, who I thought would be great hub pieces..... Vanderdoes, Hutchings and Redd, outside of those guys this kid from Port St. Lucies would take the sting out of Vanderdoes, but in honesty we're in good shape and next year if you're a top recruit being second or third string on the USC roster might not seem as cool as being a Duck especially after we smash their asses and kill their national championship run this year and we take their place "AS IT SHOULD BE" with our fourth Pac-12 championship, and 4 straight BCS bowl!
some August 2012 T.Tyner quotes via ESPN -"I'm ready to go. My hamstring has been at the top of its game the past few months. I'm bigger and faster than ever before," -"During testing I checked in bigger than I ever have been and I ran a 4.28 40," During summer workouts, Thomas weighed in at 6' 218lbs. -"[I'm] still very strong and loyal to the Ducks. They offer everything I want in a school. The only school that is still pursuing me is UCLA. I let everyone know that I'm already a Duck and always will be." STOMP
hopefully thats an indication that he'll take his officials. He's a bit of a longshot regardless, but a weekend out West certainly would seem to improve UO's chances STOMP
Kyle Long is impressing coaches in practice and is making a push to earn a starting spot.. You'll definitely see him get some more playing time and reps this year. Also, saw somewhere that he was trying to petition for another year of eligibility.
Tacoi Sumler leaves the program. Bummer. Looked so good on tape. I guess this proves that nothing is a sure thing in recruiting.
Anthony Davis, the #1 overall pick in this year's NBA draft, grew 8" after his Jr. season in HS to go from a unibrow in the crowd to the country's top prospect. I grew that same amount after my 17th birthday... then I had about a year of being clumsy & slow at the new size before my strength and coordination caught up. Many guys are going through big physical transformations at this time in their lives so the heirachy of HS talent is a fluid situation. Like every other year, new top prospects will emerge between now and signing day & some verbally committed guys will flip to other programs. The 2013 Oregon class seems like it's off to a great start and is similar in size to recent past classes at this same point. I'd expect they continue to close well. STOMP
I guess where we disagree in the recruiting process Stomp is I feel after 3 Pac-12 championships, and 3 BCS bowls and a Rose Bowl victory, housed in the best facilities in the nation, with the coolest marketing campaign, governed by the best Pac-12 coach, I would tend to think that should tip the scales our way with atleast 4 of the west best recruits. I don't want to be greedy, but fuck Lamo Kiffin isn't even on the same playing field as Chip Kelly as a coach. I'm surprised these recruits aren't seeing that. Sure we can coach up 3 and 4 *'s to become great players, but getting the sheer talent of a DAT right out of the gates is nice too! I really think the Ducks could have made Eddie Vanderdoes, Micheal Hutchings and Max Redfield playing with AA and Deforest Buckner a defense that would be legendary! At USC I see two of these guys never seeing their or playing to their ultimate potential, because they don't have the coach to do it with and they are horses in a stable of what have you done for USC lately.... Perhaps it'll take another USC beatdown this year in their "national championship year' for the shift to begin! That said Oregon must develop some good high school football... so Cali isn't our fist stop to retooling the Ducks....
you say you disagree but then show you missed my point. The top recruits at the end of their Jr year aren't necessarily the top recruits at the end of their Sr. year let alone a couple years later in college. It's not just a matter of coaching up kids, it's also being able to project which kids will fill out and who has the character to put in the work to be their best. There are countless examples of *5 rated kids who end up doing nothing in college. of course USC did sign a number of kids who also held Oregon scholarships offers, but almost all of those kids were from their backyard... it's not like they don't have alluring qualities as a program and school that can't match up to Oregon's cool marketing campaign. again, this is a matter of numbers. Oregon has approx. 1/10th the population as their neighbor to the South and is the 2nd to last in State populations with schools in the Pac 12. Unless this dynamic dramatically changes, California will continue to be Oregon's main recruiting area. btw...on the current 105 man roster there are 47 kids from California and 21 from Oregon STOMP
I'd say Virginia and Oregon are very similar in size, and Oregon has nothing like FUMA, Hargrave, Oak Hill or the Tidewater area to pick from on a high school level or as feeder programs into the Ducks and Beavers.... It's not about the size of your city or state population to make great high school programs, it's about coaching and building in a winning attitude in the little ones very early on! It's a mentality in the south, not one I see out here in young people! Would you agree to that? Think about this, Texas has four main cities, Dallas,Houston, San Antonio and Austin to some extent.......but Odessa, Tx puts out some bad ass teams yearly and they are nationally known for what they do! Oregon can build similar programs..... You left out best facilities in the nation, best coach in Pac-12, and three Pac-12 championships, 3 straight BCS bowls, and a Rose Bowl Victory but yes Oregon is being noticed nationally for their Nike Marketing too! My point is on three players Eddie, Micheal and Max..... These guys will be bigger next year and stronger than this year for sure... all of these guys will be impressive if "coached well"..... I don't see Eddie getting much taller but I can see all three putting on 10 pounds of muscle....
