Autzen Audibles

I think I was in the sun too long waiting for the players to come out. Thought today was day 4 instead of day 6. It's going to be a long year.

I was truly amazed at that number. That is insane. Oregon typically practices faster than most other programs and now even more.

What didn't make the article was that Kelly noted how other teams tried to practice like Oregon in terms of getting the tempo up and practicing for three hours straight but that's not what makes Oregon so fast. Instead Oregon is literally rapid fire in and out of drills and now they are cranking that up even more with basically mirror drills going on at the same time.

Matt, do u happen to know if KB has gotten faster this offseason?

Thanks Matt

Keeping in mind that Long is keeping up more than fine, a few related tweets:

Kyle ‏@Ky1eLong
I thought I knew what hard work was... And then Fall Camp began

Kyle ‏@Ky1eLong
“@Coach_Holmes: @Ky1eLong you are built for this” I appreciate it. Just an observation - these guys know how to work. How is Texas?

I don't know how the coaches pitch tempo to recruits, but it seems to me that Oregon's tempo should give us a major recruiting advantage:

Faster tempo in games, means more plays and more need for substitutions. More substitutions means more opportunities for young guys to play. More opportunities for young guys to play means more experience and greater depth.

The same is true for practice. More reps means more opportunities for young guys to play and learn, which means they are more prepared to play earlier in their careers.

If I were a young guy faced with a choice between going to USC and sitting behind 60, four and five star players, or an opportunity to come to Oregon and get on the field as a Freshman or RSFrosh , I would be packing my bags and coming to Oregon. Does anyone know if they pitch this argument to recruits?