The majority of Oregon's roster is made up of blue-chip recruiting talent, giving the Ducks the fifth-best ratio in the country for 2025

The Ducks come in well above that baseline this fall. Oregon's roster is the fifth-best in the country from a blue-chip ratio perspective, Elliott concluded, as a program-record 78 percent of the players on this year's team qualify as blue-chippers. That figure surpasses last year's mark of 76 percent for the best since Elliott took up the practice.

https://247sports.com/college/oregon/article/oregon-ducks-football-2025-blue-chip-ratio-251828541/

The Blue-Chip article with the percentages are right here, but with Oregon at a new all-time high of 78% Blue-Chip....doesn't that truly make us elite?

6 minutes ago, Charles Fischer said:

.doesn't that truly make us elite?

Oregon is absolutely the elitest team without a football Natty; U-Dub is the non-elitest team with a football Natty.

Book it! One of these 18 teams will win the CFB title in 2025-26.

Since the inception of the BCS in 1998, no team without a Blue Chip Roster has won a championship. No, having to win three or four games to win a title means you have to have a deep and talented roster.

OBD has a Blue Chip Roster, but will not be considered to be Blue Blood before winning a Natty or two.

2011 and 2015, SIGH 😧

I again note that IMO the demise of the SEC in football has been greatly exaggerated, and that there is a CFB Power 2.

18 BCR Teams.

9 - SEC

5 - B1G

3 - ACC

1 - Independent (No, it's not Oregon State 🤪)

B12 - ZIP

Add Notre Dame to the B1G and the three ACC schools to the SEC, and are any other teams needed to decide a 'True Champion '?

53 minutes ago, Jon Joseph said:

9 - SEC

5 - B1G

3 - ACC

1 - Independent

So, SEC- Alabama, Georgia, Texas, LSU, SCAR, Ole Miss, A & M, Auburn, Florida

B1G- Oregon, Ohio State, Penn State, Michigan USC

ACC- Clemson, MIA, FSU

IND, Good ole, Notre Dame

4 minutes ago, 30Duck said:

So, SEC- Alabama, Georgia, Texas, LSU, SCAR, Ole Miss, A & M, Auburn, Florida

B1G- Oregon, Ohio State, Penn State, Michigan USC

ACC- Clemson, MIA, FSU

IND, Good ole, Notre Dame

SEC - Oklahoma fans would Sooner see their team on the list and are giving the bird to the Gamecocks.

South Carolina and Ole Miss just missed. Greg Sankey insists that because they are in the SEC, close Means More and Means inclusion. ESPN talking heads agree. 😁

14 minutes ago, Jon Joseph said:

SEC - Oklahoma fans would Sooner see their team on the list and are giving the bird to the Gamecocks.

Jon...just know your word-play is great fun and I enjoy it!

4 hours ago, Charles Fischer said:

The Blue-Chip article with the percentages are right here, but with Oregon at a new all-time high of 78% Blue-Chip....doesn't that truly make us elite?

Signing players does not make one elite. Winning games and a Natty or two makes one elite.

1 hour ago, Tony said:

Signing players does not make one elite. Winning games and a Natty or two makes one elite.

I think being consistently ranked in the top-10 is elite, and most fans would agree with it. Now, are we a "Blue-Blood?" No, winning a 'Natty or two will generate that title, but not until then.

And BTW...you have to be consistently in the top-10, and we have not been until recently. Top recruiting with a Blue-Chip ratio at 78% will keep us that way, IMHO.