Charles Fischer

Right. You're a little late to the party, Vern, as we have been discussing this for a long time. Funny how we've been attracting some trolls lately...

Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! Gallows humor....whew!

Yep, and all of you have unfortunately heard about it often since.

So that is the criteria they use when making media deals...which determines the invites?

I love you Jon, but this is one time I disagree. I want Oregon to be the top PAC-12 team by a MILE. I want our passion, our focus on the top teams in the US, and how we are going to recruit and strategize to beat THEM. I want to leave the Huskies in our dust, whimpering about “Evil Oregon” (their oft-used reference to us) and how they cannot catch us. That is my fantasy, and I’m sticking to it!

Wait a minute…the Huskies could not recruit well due to their higher academic “standards,” their “prowess,” yet Stanford’s new coach is killing it in recruiting? Running out of excuses!

When it rains.... Impact Statement: 4-Star Receiving Target Cancels Washington Visit, Commits to Stanford REALDAWGHUSKIES.COM A clearer picture is emerging of Washington’s big recruiting weekend as just a couple of days away from Emmett Mosley’s expected trip to Washington the 6-0, 175-pound receiver has...

Now this is a subscriber site, but let's say they are worried and puzzled--as most Washington fans are. https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/uw-husky-football/uw-huskies-host-critical-official-visit-week-after-slow-recruiting-start/#comments I love some of the comments below it... "Oregon loads up on talent every year but underperforms and a ton of kids transfer out yearly. Texas and Texas A & M have top 5 talent and have not scared anyone yet." "Seems to me UW has to have a very high "close rate" given what appears to be an unfavorable ratio of limited decent prospects vs positional need." "TCU, Utah, UW, Oregon State - lots of teams crushing it with "average" talent now. Tons of teams loaded with 4 and 5 star talent doing faceplants now too. Maybe it's all about the portal now?" "95th in the country...for a top10 team?" Go ahead Washington...try to do what Oregon does!

Steven A….”the KING of the One-Liners!” Your number “C” above truly made me LOL. Priceless. I am grateful for the gifts that everyone brings to this forum. Especially those that make me laugh!

McRoy is a Rivals 3-Star, but if this staff wants him, then so do I. They have been great at gauging upside!

Right.

In my 30 years experience of carefully watching the recruiting process…I cannot recall a player ever flipping who has shut down visits in June. That is why it is such a big news to me!

When you only have one verbal....(help me finish this sentence!)....

As I posted before...Fox Crader was a Rivals 3-Star when he verbaled to Oregon while Adrian Klemm was here. Then with the coaching change--Crader's status with Oregon was in doubt the same time his stature exploded with interest from major teams across the US. He was elevated to 4-Star recently, and had a visit to Oregon this last weekend, and here are some tidbits from 247 Sports... "What stood out the most for me was the family atmosphere that was constantly shown through everything we did," said Crader. "The staff really loves the players and wants them to be the best version of themselves, on and off the field." "The coaches are outstanding. They are full of energy and knowledge and I am really impressed with the staff as a whole. I talked a lot to coaches about what the future holds for Oregon football. I think that’s been a hot topic lately and I got a good picture of what that will look like. I also got to talk ball, and learn ways that coach (A'Lique) Terry works with the line." Duck players from the state of Washington were hosting him..."Josh Conerly Jr. and Dave Iuli were my hosts," said Crader. Crader visited Oklahoma and USC officially this month in addition to Oregon but said..."as far as official visits, I am done taking them," said Crader.

Paul Finebaum is the modern sports version of...

And economists...."Usually wrong, but never in doubt!"

I agree with that as Wilner/Canzano have reported that Utah already brings that area media market, thus BYU is redundant.

To me, Leo Young had a commanding lead, but that kick by Birnbaum was amazing. For those who are track fans...does that kick remind you of anyone?

While this was posted in a recruiting thread....the list of recruits visiting this next weekend is crazy! Three 5-Star players? Look at the list in that article, and know that our new QB verbal Michael Van Buren will be another recruiter for the Ducks on this big weekend. Good gosh, the number of highly ranked players visiting exceeds that of Cristobal, as these are heady times for Oregon! Oregon Recruiting: Ducks set for massive visitor list to close June DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM A trio of 5-stars and over a dozen 4-stars all expected in Eugene this week. The latest updated list of Oregon Duck visitors.

In an article from 247 Sports, we hear more about the impressions a player and his father have after their visit to Oregon last weekend... Elijah Rushing, is the No. 1 ranked Edge rusher in the nation and consensus 5-Star...and who might have the most appropriate name ever for a football player. “It was another great visit,” Rushing’s father, George, told 247Sports. “Their ability to prepare their players and development was another big selling point again. It was a solid trip, obviously they have all the bells and whistles as far as facilities and technology, but it was really good to get more personal time with everyone there." “I’m from the South, so coach Lanning reminds me of the coaches I grew up knowing. There’s a Southern feel, he’s very welcoming and just seemed like a genuine straight shooter. He’s a real person and there’s no fluff.” “One of the big things we discussed was making it a powerful room,” George Rushing said. “For coach Lanning it’s going to be about bringing waves of guys to get after the quarterback, similar to places like Alabama and Georgia where they don’t let up. It’s not just about the first group there or about the big pass rusher, it’s a total effort from the second and third unit, just bringing constant pressure and not letting up." "They believe Elijah can be a huge part of that. They did an outstanding job.”

Oregon recruited and signed two of the best distance talents in years, with one, Simeon Birnbaum of Rapid City, South Dakota, who ran two races recently that set records, and was second best All- Time HS time in both the 1500 and two mile! Connor Burns of Ashland Missouri comes to Oregon generally running the longer races, and he broke Galen Rupp’s National HS record in the 5000 recently, and both Ducks were in the HS Mile National Championship going against the twin brothers of Leo and Lex Young who are headed to Stanford. Lex is a longer-distance runner like Connor, and he broke Connor's record in the 5,000 three weeks after Burns did it. All four were in this final, and Burns said before the race that the Young brothers had been dodging he and Birnbaum all year. My feathered friends, this shapes up as some epic races in the future between these four, and final result of this race was incredible. I have the video qued up to near the end of the race so you can see the battle, the unlikely kick, and how it finished. Oregon Track & Field recruiting is coming back....like a Duck in this race!

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How? It isn't as you noted, but other conferences sure want to throw dirt on us! You just wish...

Starkville...."the Pullman of the SEC."

From the epitome of an SEC honk....who knew? Finebaum doesn't know what he's taking on...