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  • What is going on with recruiting right now? Doesn't make much sense but maybe I'm missing something...

    Alonzo Harris ●

  • No one here will believe me but here goes;

    It appears the staff has a huge focus on kids that truly want to be ducks. They want kids who want to get better, not kids who know how good they are. The staff has also mentioned (and its appearing this cycle) that they don't want me first kids, or big ego types players. They are willing to turn away a Redfield (who actually seems like a high character kid so that one still confuses me) in order to find a kid who wants to be a duck, whether that kid is ranked on recruiting sites or not.

    Recruiting stars mean absolutely nothing to our staff and based off their track record they have reason to believe they evaluate better than websites.

    Imo the Cliff Harris situation made Chip and co approach recruiting differently. What's the good in having an all american if he can't play due to suspension?

    With that said we have done more with less the last 5 years than probably any other team that was a perennial top 10 during that time.

    25% of our fans (myself included) have complete faith in their plan and trust in how they are approaching this class. The other 75% is flipping the fvck out right now.

    ducklefty ●

  • This prolly doesn't help shrug

    Oregon, NCAA reach impasse in football investigation - Yahoo! Sports

    From Yahoo! Sports: The NCAA's committee on infractions didn't accept Oregon's written findings as part of its probe into the relationship between the school's football program and an adviser to prep players.

    sports.yahoo.com

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  • ducklefty said...

    No one here will believe me but here goes;

    It appears the staff has a huge focus on kids that truly want to be ducks.

    Count me among those who don't believe that theory.

    If Chip only wanted kids who 'truly want to be ducks' then why on earth is he going after a bunch of committed players?

    And how would he know that a kid truly wants to be a duck after a week and a half of communication? I'm referring to the newly committed OL from the east coast.

    This post was edited by AbsenteeTrojan on 12/19/2012 at 7:59 PM

    AbsenteeTrojan ●

  • I hate you, I thought this was gunna be about duck hunting

    LScootU

  • They going down.

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  • LScootU said...

    I hate you, I thought this was gunna be about duck hunting

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    Alonzo Harris ●

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  • AbsenteeTrojan said...

    Count me among those who don't believe that theory.

    If Chip only wanted kids who 'truly want to be ducks' then why on earth is he going after a bunch of committed players?

    And how would he know that a kid truly wants to be a duck after a week and a half of communication? I'm referring to the newly committed OL from the east coast.

    As someone that's closely followed Oregon recruiting this year is much like other years except that we have told highly rated kids who wanted to visit not to for the first time. Draw whatever conclusion from that you want.

    We always find kids that other teams don't want that produce in our system.

    ducklefty ●

  • AbsenteeTrojan said...

    And how would he know that a kid truly wants to be a duck after a week and a half of communication? I'm referring to the newly committed OL from the east coast.

    Because he has to, no other school has offered him shrug

    ducklefty ●

  • Alonzo Harris said...

    One of the greatest games ever

    LScootU

  • reallytired said...

    This prolly doesn't help shrug

    Damn. That doesn't look good.

    But it is the NCAA so who knows.

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    ProUSC

  • Duck season has started and the NCAA is using artillery.

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    star69 ●

  • ducklefty said...

    No one here will believe me but here goes;

    It appears the staff has a huge focus on kids that truly want to be ducks. They want kids who want to get better, not kids who know how good they are. The staff has also mentioned (and its appearing this cycle) that they don't want me first kids, or big ego types players. They are willing to turn away a Redfield (who actually seems like a high character kid so that one still confuses me) in order to find a kid who wants to be a duck, whether that kid is ranked on recruiting sites or not.

    Recruiting stars mean absolutely nothing to our staff and based off their track record they have reason to believe they evaluate better than websites.

    Imo the Cliff Harris situation made Chip and co approach recruiting differently. What's the good in having an all american if he can't play due to suspension?

    With that said we have done more with less the last 5 years than probably any other team that was a perennial top 10 during that time.

    25% of our fans (myself included) have complete faith in their plan and trust in how they are approaching this class. The other 75% is flipping the fvck out right now.

    I get all of that, and that makes sense.

    But with that success didn't you anticipate a spike in recruiting? I really did, and it's not like there aren't high character kids on out west.

    Double that up with our small class and there are pickings to be had.

    Seems to me like Chip has a foot out of the door, but that's all conjecture.

    Alonzo Harris ●

  • Alonzo, you guys going to take Quinton Powell?

    KennyWheatonFTW ●

  • KennyWheatonFTW said...

    Alonzo, you guys going to take Quinton Powell?

    Don't think so. I think LB is done.

    I don't think he'd go to SC anyway.

    Alonzo Harris ●

  • Alonzo Harris said...

    I get all of that, and that makes sense.

    But with that success didn't you anticipate a spike in recruiting? I really did, and it's not like there aren't high character kids on out west.

    Double that up with our small class and there are pickings to be had.

    Seems to me like Chip has a foot out of the door, but that's all conjecture.

    There's certainly been a spike in interest in the program, we just aren't reciprocating the interest. I don't believe it's because chips heading out because his replacement is on our staff, you'd think they would still be motivated.

    Chip has his own method to everything he does. A lot of times it seemingly makes little sense. This recruiting cycle is another example.

    ducklefty ●

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