Charles Fischer

My FishDuck Friends, to explain this aspect of why we should not get concerned about early high rankings...let's look at the Rivals ranking right now for the 2023 class right here. You will see that Baylor is No. 5 in the nation, has 20 verbals, (which means they are close to being done) with sixteen 3-Star verbals and only three 4-Star verbals. Now let's look at the final 2022 recruiting class rankings on Rivals right here, and see who is No. 32 (West Virginia) with the same sixteen 3-Star verbals and only three 4-Star players signed. The Mountaineers actually had more total recruits (23 to 20) than the Baylor example, but they do not end up in the top grouping at all. So...what is No. 5 now will end up being No. 32 later....so don't worry about Washington's or Baylor's ranking now. We will pass them later! If you extrapolate the classes to 24 recruits each....UW will end up with two 4-Star players and Oregon will up with twelve 4 & 5-Star recruits. (Not that it will happen... but you get the idea-don't get wonked out now) What matters is how you finish up, the quality of the class, not where you are now.

This is going to be a much bigger factor on both offense and defense, IMHO, because I believe both sides of the ball are coming out surprising and impressing people. Remember what Lanning's mantra.... "It is not what you say, but what you do."

Pretty, pretty impressive....but take the last one off as he verballed to Texas this morning.

If things on offense do not explode...then Lanning/Dillingham will have a serious credibility issue with the fans. Cristobal lied to us from the very beginning, but hid it well in nuance. Even when presented the precise words he stated in his press conference--many Oregon fans still carried his water for him, and attacked me for even suggesting anything untoward. By contrast, Dillingham has come out almost shouting about "explosion plays, and creating space for playmakers with one-on-one matchups." In fact, if I were a coach trying to announce my intentions of returning to a high-scoring offense again--the way they have done it is how I would do it! I too, had been wondering about the direction of the offense, but found proof of Dillingham's intentions in the Spring Game...right off the bat. (Oh...these FishDuck writers!) Coach Dillingham's Offensive Attack Philosophy Confirmed with... FISHDUCK.COM Oregon Offensive Coordinator Kenny Dillingham has explained how he prefers a fast-tempo offense and in particular—taking advantage of one-on-one matchups that...

I am surprised that people are concerned at this stage. Simply because any team has more verbals at this point, we eventually end up with the same number verbals, but Oregon’s quality of class is much much higher. Trust me on this, Oregon will have a much higher class than Washington, and what takes place in June really doesn’t matter. One 4 star out of 12 verbals for Washington, versus four 4 stars out of eight verbals for Oregon, is quite a difference already. It is just that Washington gets additional points momentarily because they have more verbals. I thought most of us had already been through this and kind of knew how it works. But it is not anything for us to be concerned about. Oregon will get theirs.

If you consider a typical class of 25 players, they are halfway there with only one four-star player. By the time it is over, I don’t think they will even be in the top 30 in the nation, which is not that great. Compared to Chris Peterson, that is not good recruiting, which is what my point was.

By the time Mari is let go--he will be quite rich and set for life. He can then coach at a backwater school in Florida for fun. Oh. He can't go there because Willie Taggart has that one taken.

Washington just had a string of new verbals...as they have 12 verbals, but 11 are 3-Star, with only one 4-Star on Rivals. By contrast Oregon has eight verbals with half, or four of the 4-Stars, with more coming. The Huskies have more points because they have more verbals at the moment. We will have 25 commits eventually, so I do not hit panic button this early. I am not trying to be dismissive of your concerns, but I believe they are premature. I have been following Oregon recruiting closely for nearly 25 years, and continue reading everything about it on the two subscription Oregon sites. I have also written quite a few recruiting articles over the years as well. I am not saying I am always correct, but I do believe your concerns before July 1st are a bit early. We will get ours.

"Prevent Offense" was coined by our own 30Duck here on the OBD forum, and it perfectly described the offense under Cristobal.

This is great stuff from our new friends from the Big-12, and given us a ton to consider. Please check in and post often, as you are very welcome.

Websites that report news are hard-up for content, as that article is just a bunch of "blah-blah" that we already know. "If Moore comes to Oregon--it will help further recruiting!"

I don't know about Baxter to Alabama....

I vote with Oregon State as the Trap game, if we accomplish what I think we can. Will we be "full-of-ourselves" by that time in the season and not be ready? Due to their massive stadium remodeling--there will NOT be many Oregon fans allowed, as visiting teams will be given far fewer tickets, and allow OSU fans priority first.

I am quite surprised that Oregon has more fans than Alabama? Over 5 million? Wow.

Nemec is simply reading 247 and ScoopDuck and copying what they are reporting; he has no sources. But 'Hop at SD has it happening in the next two weeks...and that could start a set of recruiting dominoes that are thrilling for Oregon fans.

I would love it, but don't see it happening because it is not a "get-ready-for-the-NFL" type offense. In particular, with all the motions and the difficulty with keeping track of who has the ball--defenses have to put more in the box, thus the receivers are one-on-one of which can create big plays. Franklin, Thornton and McGee could clean up with the GoGo, but as much as I would like to see it--I doubt we see much if any of it. It was great fun to interview Coach Marion for those articles, but again--it is a longshot at Oregon. But it could kick-butt...

I am quite convinced that between the buzz created by this coaching staff, and what recruits see on the field this fall--that we will get our 25 signees. And I think it will be top-ten class...

A Red Raider! Great points, and welcome to this forum. Do post your thoughts often, although this was a great start. You make a good case...

Sewell Named Walter Camp Preseason All-American - University of Oregon Athletics GODUCKS.COM Oregon linebacker Noah Sewell has been named a 2022 preseason first-team all-American by the Walter Camp Football Foundation.

This is typical for recruiting, and Oregon generally does not have tons of commitments by now, although we have great momentum at the moment. Eight commits before July is pretty good for us.... Recruits go home to discuss, and they also need time to have their video made for Social Media, and want to announce nowadays with family as a community event. Now there may have been silent commits over the weekend, (and I'll bet there was) where they tell the coaches that they are verballing, and will do so now in the dead period for recruiting. Right now does not give a true picture; the December signing date will. Patience. As for your other questions on other threads....Google is your friend!

Okay, that is a very reasoned response, and while I don't like it--I'd take it. In particular, it would drive Husky fans crazy!

OK...that surprised me. Think of it...the Pac-12 is the first conference to have 500 National Championships, the first conference to have 200 womens championships and the first to have a school at 100 championships in UCLA. But now Stanford and USC does as well, and it is pretty impressive. Four Pac-12 teams in the top ten... List of NCAA schools with the most NCAA Division I championships - Wikipedia EN.WIKIPEDIA.ORG

We are the leader at the moment, and it is a long time until next February...but getting a verbal is 90% of the challenge.

I don't think that will happen under the new coach. As DazeNconfused wrote in another thread...DeBoer has quite a confusing offense with all the sets, and will give opponents issues. But can he recruit well enough to return the Huskies to the top of conference again? THAT is the question...because if he cannot--they slide into becoming another "Cal."

He is very comfortable with who he is, and that is part of the “genuine” vibe people feel from him. Refreshing!