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POST OF THE YEAR!!!!!

24/7 ranking are completely misleading and incorrect (MSMs guys have quoted them many times and its very misleading) there is no way Oregon has the 70th ranked class in the country. At this stage of the game the only metric to look at is average star (which puts Oregon in the low teens taking the average) - I think its fair to guess UO completes the class with 50% 3*'s and 50% 4*'s which would put them right around 12-17 (basically the same type of class they got the last 3 yrs)

Who cares if we missed on some JC lineman - those guys are a dime a dozen (some produce most don't) - we can load up on those types any yr. Everything will be fine...

Yes I do

Yes so do I. Doesn't mean they couldn't do things differently. If u don't think chip is stubborn then you haven't watched our coach

Wow, this site has gone quite mad. It's like a civil war. Brother vs Brother. Alot of judgement being passed on simple opinions. Alot of bias hoopla. Alot of denial. How about people start respecting eUachothers opinions a bit more. U

Respect. Not to be confused with agreement. Nobody has to agree with others opinions, but at least respect their opinions. The board is divided over two extremes of the spectrum with a minority who choses a grey area. I myself am a grey kind of guy, but I'll admit I get irritated with how things are going on the cuiting' front sometimes and sometimes I am overly passive and say "trust the process. The staff knows what they're doing."

I agree with some of the posters who get pissed about how the staff does their thing and I agree with the people who put all their trust and faith into the staff. It is possible to see truths in both arguments.

But the clicky, back and forth bs is petty. It's become religion vs science on this board and I've noticed certain little clicks on both sides literally competing with the other. Lol.

I personally see both sides and don't look at it as a matter of chosing sides. I like kicking back and laughing at all of the nonsense and how peole chose to take their stance so seriously. Time for Kudeta up in this mess. Who's with me??????

Seriously you wanna go there? I'm sure you would have coached a much better game!

You don't?

Not defensive, just don't need a father figure on this board telling us we are bad little boys. Lol, I'm so mad!

i agree, last year we all seemed a lot more chill, but that's what happens with this forum growing so much, and so fast the last few months.

All the arguing aside...

I think there is a balance between trusting the coaches and being concerned that targets are going elsewhere.
If the Ducks offer somebody....they want them. Sometimes things like grades will come up and disrupt things, but usually if they offer, they would like the kid to come to the U of O and play some football. Stars are irrelevant. The coaches do a great job of evaluating talent, and knowing who they want and don't want. Sometimes a 5* player will come by wanting to come here, but their attitude or their grades prevent them. I can understand why we wouldn't want to offer such a player.

However, I think its a problem when some top targets go elsewhere. Kids we have offered and told that we REALLY want and can use. It isn't a matter of not going after the right or wrong talent...its about not bringing in the kids they want. They are always going to be kids who like USC better, or UW better or Cal or UCLA etc etc. The list goes on. But Oregon is a very popular team, and lots of kids want to look at us. But what is missing? What is preventing the top recruits that the coaches want from coming here??

Its just a question more than a complaint for me. As I said, there is a balance. Be concerned, but not too concerned. Trust the coaches, but recognize they are human and can make mistakes.

One with no opinion can't be argued with. You sir have no opinion. You probably believe everything Obama says and does too just cuz he is the pres

Boom!!! That just happened!!! +1

It was worse last season actually. The "sky is falling" posters were going nuts during the Cal-gang crap. As for the original post, I 100 percent agree. We've picked up some elite core pieces for the future, and the Oregon coaching staff is still in on a number of great prospects.

I honestly feel that negative recruiting is a big cause for some of the results thus far. These kids are being hammered with "Kelly is gone for sure and they likely won't have the same success once he's gone, etc." They're also getting hit with "likely sanctions" bit as well. Couple those 2 bazookas with a small class, low # of offers, and a staff that isn't into pleading and heavy salesmanship, well there you have it.

p.s. don't forget the "Oregon's system won't prepare you for the NFL" and "do you really want to practice and play at that pace?"