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Thanks 1972. LOL ... I just thought it was funny that there are articles about kids down to 15 schools. I never said it made me angry or I didn't like it. My opinion is I just find it funny (I hope others can respect that as the rules indicate) and if others think these are interesting articles to read that is great too. Really not sure how joking around became such a big deal to some.

The process is pretty easy to understand and I in no way meant for my comment to be demeaning. It was not intended that way. Just think it is funny articles are written about a high school kid that narrows his possible college selection down to 15 schools. If you think that is interesting that is totally cool. To me it is funny that is all. I want to read the post because I started it and wanted to read the replies.

I get the process still funny to me that it is news when it is down to 15 schools. Is there a minimum to get an article? If a 5 star said I am going to a school west of the Mississippi is it still a headline?

I love this forum and check Ducks info out all the time but I saw an article about KJ Bolden putting Ducks in TOP 15! I know that the Ducks are done playing but seems desperate when a possible recruit gets news at that point! What is next headline? Elite 4th grader says he has heard of Ducks and really likes birds that fly a lot? Parents say he is only playing flag football at this point but are having him go to personal trainer to prepare him for tackle at the high school level. Will also give him lots of positive affirmations to help him reach his goal of being an elite athlete.

Agree it is much better to stay composed and I personally would not want my kid playing for a hothead. Think in the past some of the great coaches were allowed to lose their tempers more than is accepted today. I think of Earl Weaver, Mike Ditka, Vince Lombardi, Woody Hayes, Jerry Sloan, Bobby Cox, Greg Popovich, Tom Coughlin, and Lou Pinella when I think of winning managers that had a hard time controlling their tempers. How could I forget Billy Martin? Maybe the worst temper of the bunch.

LOL ... "inured to negativity." No ... just know that humans sometimes lose their tempers and can move on from it. Sometimes things happen that piss people off and they temporarily lose it.

Guess I grew up in a different era that let things like this go. My Little League coach was too tough for today's kids but I think he taught me a lot about the old fashioned word "hustle." Not saying what Sark did was right at all just saying I have seen people lose their temper and it isn't a big deal to me but the world has changed. Wonder if guys like Mike Ditka or Vince Lombardi could coach today? Speaking of Ditka came across this video you all might get a laugh out of:

Oh well ... he lost his temper. Move on as far as I am concerned. Not a big deal.

Lots of negative comments coming from jealous fans of other teams. Especially around the topic of NIL money. Since did when money become a non factor in deciding where to go to work? It isn't the only factor but it is a big one. Do people badmouthing these young kids not consider compensation when deciding where to work or start their careers? If so, they are a distinct minority. Plenty of hypocrisy out there!

Thinking if I were 17 years old and was offered significantly more $$$ to play at a great university like UCLA in a beautiful sunny climate I am throwing my stuff in a duffel bag and hitting the road to Westwood. Can you imagine being that young and somebody offers you an additional $200K a year (just making up numbers) to play football? For that money I would take a lower probability of making the playoffs. I was happy to have a $20 in my pocket for the weekend when I was going to the U of O. Of course pitchers of beer were $1.50 and the Dairy Queen special was something like $1.49. Slices of pizza were a buck at Sy's so things were definitely different!

Simple to me. Oregon is a great option as team is going to be national contender for many years coming, he could learn from Nix, NIL money is probably pretty good, awesome facilities, and Eugene is a great college town. UCLA great school, Westwood nice pocket in LA, Chip knows offense, and beautiful weather. See how this would be a tough call for a teenager coming from the midwest. Hope whatever he does works out for him in the long run.

Well if he does goes to UCLA the Ducks can take the NIL savings and invest it on one of the elite defensive players still up for grabs! What a world recruiting has turned into ... amazing.

Worth checking out UCLA from his perspective. Nice year your round weather and excellent academics. Plus playing for Chip has some benefits and Dante could be the replacement for DTR. That said Eugene is a great college town with better facilities not to mention more passionate fans. Plus he will be surrounded by superior talent as a Duck with a higher probability of going to the playoffs. Hope he sticks with his commitment.

Hope you keep this site going as there are a lot of good people posting on here and some football knowledge that easily passes mine. On top of that it is part of my morning ritual to check out what new stories are out there. Plus, I check the site frequently during the day as a break from virtual work! Charles, this is a great site and I appreciate all of your hard work but understand if you just burn out on dealing with the negatives. The good news is that the very high percentage of people follow the rules and enjoy politely talking about our Ducks. If some get their feelings hurt because they didn't follow the rules I think that falls under the "oh well" category in life. Thanks again for all of effort you put into this forum.

I think you want to find the most athletic talent with the desire to be great ... hard to find and everybody else wants them to but those are the majority of players that end up at HOF levels. "I think the ability to hit - some guys have it and some guys don't - but I think how dedicated you are to trying to get the most out of yourself, I think kind of determines how good you are and for how long. I was born with the ability to hit, but my work ethic has taken it to the next level." Tony Gwynn When my son was about 11 years old we went to a baseball card shop and Brooks Robinson (HOF Orioles 3rd baseman from the 60s/70s for those too young to remember him) was signing autographs. Very nice person and it was great to meet him. Always looking for coaching opportunities for my young son I asked him about how hard he worked to get so great. In a very low key way he told my son and I that "to be honest it came pretty easy to me. Ever since I was a little kid I just had really good hand/eye coordination. I didn't have to work too hard at it." Not the coaching opportunity I was looking for ... LOL...but some people are just born with superior talent.