Charles Fischer

Somebody in the media was blustering about Oregon having a shot at being a Top-30 defense next year with all the additions. True, I count up to five new starters on defense from the Portal, thus extremely experienced, but that kind of jump in rankings is a stretch. If Oregon improves that much, then yes...we can contend. I believe this offense will be as good as last year or better--even with the transition. Cool pic. Gosh I love the FishDuck Photographers...

Sure. Cite your source, give us a link.

But USC fans say that the Trojans will DOMINATE Oregon?

This comes from a post on one of the pay sites, and I thought the information was interesting. We know that California is the major state for Oregon recruiting, so how did Mario Cristobal do with recruiting the Top-Ten players each year in California versus Dan Lanning? Mario Cristobal: 2018: 0/10 for top 10 Cali kids per 247 2019: 1/10 (KT) 2020: 1/10 (Flowe) 2021: 1/10 (Franklin) 3 Total Signing three out of forty was not great, especially considering the weakness at USC and UCLA. Dan Lanning: 2022: 2/10 (Tucker & Florence) 2023: 4/10 (Dickey, Matayo, Pleasant, & Austin) 6 Total Signing six out of 20? Recruiting twice as many top prospects than Cristobal in half the time? Whew! My FishDuck Friends....this to me is especially important to have a better recruiter for the Cali-Flock than even Cristobal. Gotta love the future!

Oh No! This means USC fans don't like Oregon?

Wow! Must have been the same bar....

Talk about being in their head! Oregon only had three decommits in the cycle, but this USC fan claims they flipped four? The word "flipped" means that a recruit had verballed to the Ducks...and none of these guys did. All are Rivals 3-Stars, and USC video is making a big deal of it? Whew! This guy is unwatchable/unlistenable and is desperately trying to feed some red-meat to the fan base. What are USC fans saying about this video? "2023 USC has become the class that no team will want to confront on the playing field ..." "Great job of pointing out the recruiting battles we won. I would take DJ Peevy over Matayo any day of the week cuz he’s got size and he runs track. Plus Banuelos is our center of the future and no other OL is more vicious than Alani Noa. Pancakes for days!" "Great information I didn’t know any of this. Oregon has done a good job recruiting but USC is right there with them." "Thank you for setting things straight and highlighting the recruiting wins for USC. And let's not forget, USC won the overall recruiting class #8 over #9 UO. Keep the faith and keep up the great work!" (That is MORE Spin; Oregon is No. 8 at 247 Sports while USC is No.12, and Oregon is No. 8 at Rivals while the Trojans are No. 11.) This is so much fun, and again..."I never said I was noble."

All the best intel happens in a bar....right? (Although for me it happens after three Oregon Craft Beer IPAs)

Jon, it is good to have you back, and thanks for the article summary. It Will Be Great This Time!

The way I tell it...leaders take first arrows, thus they get hit in front. And I think my advice has been proven correct--twice. (Herbert and Nix)

This is very cool...thanks Pennsylvania Duck!

Don't run the quarterback between the damn tackles!

We have enough trouble winning as it is; I vote against the circus it would create...

Jurrion Dickey...

You will note in the second article about where this class ranks....that the No. 1 class by Cristobal was done after he had been here three years, with time to build relationships with recruits. The No. 2 class by Lanning was done after only one full year on the job. To equate things with Cristobal--the No. 3 class or Cristobal's 2019 class (No. 3) would be a first-year-HC-to-first-year-HC proper comparison, and Lanning wins for a first year coach as I reported before. I believe in three years--Lanning will break the recruiting record. But more important--he will develop that talent better IMHO.

I believe he is holding out to see his potential in the MLB Draft. If that goes well--he may never play football. IMHO...

I think Duce is waiting out to see what his projections for being selected in the MLB Draft. It high enough--he'll play Baseball. If not, he'll circle back to who is still interested for football and has room. (IMHO)

National team rank, and then the number of 4/5-Stars on Rivals. Oregon No. 8 with 16 of the 4/5-Star players. USC No. 11 with 10 Utah No. 19 with 8 Colorado No. 27 with 4 Washington No. 28 with 5 Arizona No. 39 with 3 Stanford No. 44 with 5 UCLA No. 46 with 4 ASU No. 51 with 1 OSU No. 55 with 1 WSU No. 61 with 0 Cal No. 91 with 0 My observations? --Pretty poor recruiting as a conference, as the majority of the best players are bunched at the top. --This is the best that I've seen Utah do, as 8 is my minimum benchmark for a "good" year. --Colorado is fourth? --Incredible coaching at Oregon State, as they are not piling up the 4/5-Stars yet. --It is only a matter of time before Oregon pulls away from the conference with superior talent. (Especially when USC leaves) --To think we could have had Justin Wilcox recruiting for Oregon!

I recall how Oregon WR Samie Parker once held that record.

Before you get too indignant, USC fans... Beat Tulane and Get Back to Me

I never said I was noble.... "You CANNOT have years where Oregon has more top 10 California commits than USC. Just cant happen. The elite guys in Cali and the elite guys in the Pac-12 footprint have to ours if we want them at a disproportionate rate. Does not have to be perfect, because it never is, but if there is an elite top 300 prospect in the Pac-12 footprint and USC wants him, they gotta be converting that to the tune of at least 75-80%---- if we legit wanna be challenging for national titles." "If not, we will be a version of what Oklahoma was under Riley in the Pac-12/Big 12." "They still manage to steal Pleasant from us! This is getting ridiculous!!!" "They aren’t winning recruiting battles just because of NIL." "They have better recruiters. Recruits like the flashy uniforms and facilities. They also weren’t the laughing stock of CFB for the last decade." "I'm no mathematician, but I'm pretty sure that Pleasant, Matayo, Austin, Conerly, Florence are more than "ONE" guy." "Idk Pleasant is a pretty big deal imo. 10.14 track guy at CB, but more importantly, Serra is usually an SC pipeline. Not pearl clutching, but I also think it kinda is a significant loss." "USC is better than Oregon in every single aspect except for the big bag$$ to high schoolers. Once USC gets that ish together, these battles won’t even be close. Because essentially, that’s all Oregon really has to offer." "Anyone saying “it’s just one guy” and “no big deal” is missing the bigger picture here. USC is facing an existential crisis right now recruiting high schoolers. We might get fortunate on a few great players per class, but we are nowhere near the point of stacking positions required to be competitive nationally. This is a really bad loss and it can’t be defended." "We aren’t leading for anyone of note in the ‘24 class, our best recruit decommitted and Oregon is leading (Dylan Williams)." "Oregon got the top three defensive recruits in California this cycle, all of them from LA. This needs to get figured out asap." "The school is in Eugene, that's enough. Place is garbage, school is garbage." "Hate the Ducks." "Should kinda see it coming when it comes down to us and Oregon." "Why is Oregon getting more good players than USC after having a weaker year? Is Lanning the best recruiter in the nation and is simply better than Riley? Are their nil or collective or booster deals more lucrative at Oregon? We have a good class, but they are doing better at the high level. Riley has a much better long term track than Lanning. So why is Oregon better at recruiting high school players from a place that is really far away from most of the talent on the west coast and the nation in general?" Poor Trojans!

He is delaying, as it has been announced that he is not ready to decide. USC just got a big TE signing today, Georgia got one in December and has the best TE room in the nation. Oregon has opportunity! He also wants to play Baseball, so perhaps with a good Baseball year....

And here it is for 247....same ranking! 2023 Recruit Football Team Rankings 247SPORTS.COM In order to create the most comprehensive Team Recruiting Ranking without any notion of bias, 247Sports Team Recruiting Ranking is solely based on the 247Sports Composite Rating.

"Recruiting me since I was a freshman." I believe that is the difference between the Pleasant/Harbor recruitments, as Oregon was in there late with Harbor--while South Carolina had been recruiting him for years. (Well, that and the girlfriend...)