BigDucksFan

It's ok to disagree because we can't be right all the time and it gives a chance to read about a different side of the story.

I'm surprised that Buckner is ranked so low. He has a good bloodline so I expected more. All in all it looks like the future of the Ducks is in good hands.

I find it interesting that Larry Scott officially leaves in June but continues to get paid for many months after that. The guy knows how to work it for himself.

I got it.

I'm not as confident at this as I would like to be. IMO the decision maker there is just "so - so".

Tim's recruitment ability's at Cal were not very good. Also Cristobal is not very good at "coaching up" players and I am afraid his ability to "coach up coaches" are about the same.

I agree with you Darren, Oregon is not the school one goes to in order to be "coached up" in football. I don't think it ever has been. What made players so good in the past has not been "coaching them up" but has been how they were utilized. The plays themselves. Yes the X's and O's. If a player wants/needs to be coached up the best place to go is Utah. I totally agree with your statement "Lucky for Herbert, in being drafted at No. 6, he went to the Chargers and not the Bengals. The Chargers are the better team and organization, as well as his childhood dream team." and it couldn't happen to a better person. This also, IMO is much better then being drafted No. 1, this is what has given him "The rookie of the year". I do, however disagree with one thing and wish all Duck fans would get over it and that is when you say "(remember those days Oregon fans?), not the once conservative ball-control offense that was complimented by a suffocating defense". My friends those days are past and simply put, you and most Oregon fans need to get with the times. Stop living in the past and move on. In terms of Mario himself, I feel we are lucky to have him. After all we could be having articles about Taggart. (Oh what a downer)

But can Tim recruit ??

The forum has size limitations and will adjust it automatically, which is why making a link is sometimes better.

It might have worked better if you just made a link to the place. What you inserted works for me cause I pulled it off onto my desktop and then enlarged it. I think Oregon was just outside the top 21 that is shown in the list. Around 3M+ for 2020 but his raise brought him up a bunch. In the top 16, SEC has 8 schools, the Pac-12 has 0.

Did Oregon just get snubbed by "Rivals" on the "The top 10 coaching jobs in college football" from the same link ?? With all the talk of: the culture established here at Oregon, the fantastic facilities, the national recognition that Oregon has, the winning history Oregon has, and then not put us on the top 10 list of the best coaching jobs in college football, - - - whats going on here ?? (from n.rivals.com) The top 10 coaching jobs in college football 1. Alabama — This should not even be a debate as Nick Saban has the Alabama program as close to an NFL franchise as possible with culture, recruiting and player development off the charts. 2. Ohio State — The way the Buckeyes are able to recruit and how they simply dominate the Big Ten makes this one of the best jobs in all of sports. 3. Clemson — Clemson may not have the prestige or money of some programs behind it, but can you name a better program in the Southeast without Saban? 4. Texas — Yes, this is still very much a premium job with great recruiting advantages, prestige and endless money. It’s amazing that someone hasn't been able to figure out how to win there recently. 5. USC — This may be an unpopular choice, but the recruiting landscape is still amazing, the city has proven to get behind a winner and big-name coaches will always be interested. 6. Georgia — UGA has a great recruiting territory and everything needed to win a national title as far as athletic support. It’s amazing it’s been since 1980, honestly. 7. LSU — No one has a better recruiting advantage than LSU. If it weren’t for Alabama, the Tigers would be much higher on this list. 8. Oklahoma — The Big 12 is still the Sooners to own, and if they had a better crop of in-state players they’d be higher. But this is a job where you can win a natty. 9. Florida — With FSU in the dumpster and Miami losing a bit of its luster with years of mediocre play, the Gators are still No. 1 in Florida and that makes it an attractive program. 10. Texas A&M — A surprise on this list? Perhaps, because the Aggies haven’t won anything like the others, but being the SEC team in Texas is a huge deal.

I totally agree 1Funduck, good take.

Hold your head high Duck fans, our boy has grown up and is doing good.

Washington fans feel there glass is half full. - - Oregon fans feel Washington's glass is half empty. - - But we all know Oregon's glass is aways full. (even I have to wonder where I came up with those words)

Just a fun player to watch.

I like that sound.

A good point 1Funduck. Oregon does have a good national "Brand" and that does help, along with "winning". However the "talk across the coffee table" makes a big difference also. Just ask Scott Frost who thinks its was really hard to recruit to Oregon during his days here.

What could be more fun.

It's just real hard to beat Alabama at recruiting. But then if we could ever beat them on the field that would change.

This of course begs the question "Why wasn't DeRuyter doing any recruiting of (4&5's) when he was at Cal ??" Maybe he did but couldn't get any ?? This just doesn't impress me about DeRuyter's recruiting ability's. Careful, we want everyone to "think" USC is good and want them to be in the top 12 or 15 but we don't want them to catch up to us.

This begs the question "if each change is an 'upgrade', then why didn't he just get the latest upgrade in the first place". This would indicate his first picks ended up not being so good.

Jimmy Lake needs to realize that the Transfer Portal is a good thing for the players. And when players benefit all is good.

Now that is one I haven't heard before. Can you enlighten me ?? Why don't I know what that means ??

Lets face it, the NCAA Tournament (March Madness) is where the money is. That is where you want to be your best and to be your best you have to have all your players available. If you want to do well on the National scene of March Madness you better protect your players. If you have a concern about making the NCAA Tournament then you probably will not do well at the Conference Tournament anyway. So why go there ??