Steven A Moderator No. 1 Share Posted August 6 Keep up the good/relentless work coach. Oregon Ducks Coach Ra'Shaad Samples 'Expects' To Win Texas Recruiting Battles WWW.SI.COM The Oregon Ducks' 2025 recruiting class is taking shape and flexing it's connection to the state of Texas. Oregon coach Dan... 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MicroBurst61 No. 2 Share Posted August 6 Well just judging from the small "Samples" size...it is another great "get" for Oregon! (Yeah "Dad" jokes are still alive and well in my world)! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drake Moderator No. 3 Share Posted August 6 Guys like RaShaad Samples, Alique Terry, Chris Hampton, Will Stein, Dan Lanning, etc., have the advantage of youth when it comes to the energy needed to recruit. Chip Kelly comes to mind as a solid offensive coach, but not an energetic recruiter. What is impressive is that our coaches collectively bring offensive and defensive schemes, along with their vision of winning a championship that attracts players. Not everyone can pull that off. If I was just looking at the ages of our staff, I don’t think I would guess that they are coaching one of the top teams in the nation. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyin Vee No. 4 Share Posted August 6 “The day of the bell cow back is over” Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solar No. 5 Share Posted August 6 (edited) On 8/6/2024 at 10:32 AM, Flyin Vee said: “The day of the bell cow back is over” That caught my ear too. Lanning's vision is that there aren't any bell cows outside of QB. The basic concept is multiple great players playing at 100% every snap yields better results than playing one best player at 95% on average due to the extra work load. What is faster a 4x100 team or the fastest 400 meter runner in the world? The factual answer is the former. So I can't disagree with the approach especially when we are able to acquire the depth we have were the individuals agree that the quality of each snap played is more important than total production stats to NFL scouts. The secondary effect of this strategy is the redundancy makes the position more resilient to injuries that knock out a single individual, AND since sports science has come to the conclusion that most injuries occur when the body is overworked, so the probability of injury goes down for everyone when they aren't pushed to that point in a game. Edited August 6 by Solar 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
