but it couldnt have been money when we swayed DAT (USC), Darron Thomas(LSU), Josh Huff (TCU), Bralon Addison and Chance Allen (aTm) Arik Armstead (Cal) etc etc's of the world when they were committed to other programs but chose to come here right?
I'm gonna steal this post from Tacduck on DT cause its a very valid point! http://oregon.247sports.com/Board/45/Tyner-is-just-the-beginning-13182995/1
Well, here's the thing... I don't have a problem with Tyner shopping around. I would. If I was a kid in his position and I could go around the country for free and visit college campuses and have sex with hot college co-eds, fuck ya I would. But he already committed. He already gave his word. He sucked Oregon's dick for over a year and now he wants to go off and look around. Pretty lame if you ask me. I know you can attribute it to youth, you can say DAT did the same thing, but that doesn't make it alright. I think it just shows how little these kids take their commitments seriously. Obviously there are some extenuating circumstances, but this dude has been repping Oregon hard since he was a Sophomore, and now we're not good enough? THAT'S the difference.
It may be on the up-and-up, his reasosns may be fully legit, but it still sucks donkey balls for the Ducks!
From the evidence we've seen... I agree. And the money forced him to choose one SEC school over another SEC school after transferring from his original SEC school. Reggie Bush was paid. Do you disagree?
Not to go there. He was paid so the agent could represent him once he went pro. That aside, I agree with you that one of the biggest reasons why the SEC is so dominate is the same reason why Texas is so good (usually). HS football is waaaaaaaaaaaay bigger than all other sports. Growing up in Portland I can't think of 1 person who played any sort of youth football. This excludes the suburbs, I know they have youth leagues. Hell, even the best football player to come out of Portland in the past few years, Suh, played soccer until at least middle school.
This Tyner news has rattled people but I'm not sure it should! Tyner is on a free hats and tshirts tour and if he just got dumped by his GF a trip to LA will get him over her in a hurry! Sooo.... If Tyner wants to be a two sport star in football and track, Oregon is the ONLY place for him to be, especially with DAT doing both sports with him!!!! No other school in the NATION can offer Tyner that kind of a speed tandem. Of course Tyner knows this too! UCLA and Mora are going to get worked by USC for years to come and ASU is also coming on.... UCLA isn't known for their football or track so get the Tshirts Tyner and we'll see ya this spring! Hey but don't take to long posturing, a big southern kid from my home might just take your spot!
Arik initially verbally committed to USC but dropped them when the fallout with his brother happened. He never committed to Cal STOMP
Yeah, it's a whole different scene down in the southeast. I grew up in it, and while I didn't play football until junior high, it was because I was only interested in basketball growing up. By the time I joined the team though, most of the kids at my junior high had been playing since childhood. Hell, the pee-wee football leagues down here have cheerleaders. I know because my little sister was a cheerleader since she was a little kid, and when I used to go to support her at her games, I saw pee-wee kids being treated by their parents and coaches like they were NFL players. They were very demanding of such young kids playing a contact support. I just glanced over the LSU roster, and upon that quick glance, I counted only 5 players on the entire roster not from the southeast, two of which were Australian kickers, and there was only one player (Ware) having a real impact on their current team. As far as the kids from the southeast that were from the home state of Louisiana, it seemed like if someone crunched the numbers, you'd see at least 90%, if not more, from the state of Louisiana. Then I went over to Oregon's roster, and noticed that the roster seemed 25% Oregon, 50% Texas/California, and 25% other. So does the SEC really "cheat," or is football just more apart of the southeastern culture? From what I've seen, growing up in the southeast, it's the latter. (And for the record, I'm not an SEC fan. I actively root against them, and now that all of my teams are out of the race, I'm hoping that either Oregon, Notre Dame, K-State, or any other non-SEC team can win a title for parody's sake. So I'm not biased in my opinions... just calling it how I see it.)
the thread title... hard to decommit when guys can't commit until February. I don't fault a kid for checking their options out in the meantime. I hear his twitter account is filled with Duck fan hate, which is cut off your nose to spite your face stupid http://oregonpreps.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1423664 STOMP
It's both. There's no question Cam Newton was paid to play in the SEC. He turned down over $100,000 at one scholl as he got a better offer from another.
crap you are correct. For some reason I lumped him in the #CalGang deal, must have been getting him mixed up with McCarthy.
I thought he was thought to be a lock to Cal until Tosh left. To me, like with Shaq, Cal was the leader over their #2 (UW and Oregon) and Tosh was the tipping point for them wanting Cal. He leaves and Cal drops enough in their minds that their #2 becomes their #1. I could be wrong though, I think all of you follow recruiting more than me, but I remember hearing he was a lock for Cal (regardless of if he technically committed or not).
you might be correct. Rumors had him leaning towards #CalGang which Tosh there, and that disbanded when Tosh left. But he didnt actually commit to Cal like I incorrectly stated
