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.

Oregon has just now entered rarified air with the highest percentage recruits in these past few recruiting cycles. #4 average percentage for 2024, #1 for 2025, and currently #1 for 2026. Everyone has their own rankings and some claim to be better, but the reality is Oregon is compiling a, top of the line, roster. It takes 3-4 years to bring it all together. An above average QB can win it all with a stellar line, a solid RB, an above average receiver or two and top tier line with everyone knowing how to block. Then have nearly equal 2nd string to back them up. It's lining up to be this year or next year. I'm going with next year. But, surprise me and make me a happy man come January!

Edited 4 hours ago4 hr by 1Funduck

IMO we’re elite whether we like it or not, but no title is an albatross.

Minnesota has 6 titles in football, Harvard has 8, etc. Nobody is confusing them with anything good.

I’ll take it a step farther, nobody (outside fans of the team) is overly impressed with teams that were voted in as a champion…that impresses people as much as when we tell them we have a hoops title from 1939. An anecdote from ancient history.

Take that UW!

That time of year to post a pic of the school with the most titles (18) in college football history!

Edited 3 hours ago3 hr by JabbaNoBargain

Jabba, "Great Post" wasn't sufficient for yours! Nobody is calling Minnesota elite, what about Pitt? Yale? Oregon burst on the scene with Joey H and being screwed by the computer into missing the chance to play Miami. Oregon is elite, it wouldn't have mattered if Dyer was down if Chip had gotten out of his own way, and 2007? Only the Women's 2020 Basketball team was a more sure thing.

Oregon is elite. From the Duck to the uniforms, the facilities, Oregon is always in the discussion, right up to, " need to win a Natty" U-Dub has a Natty, outside of Mountlake, no discussion of elite has included them in a long time.