Pennsylvania Duck Moderator No. 1 Share Posted July 25, 2022 Micah Banuelos, 4-star OL, commits to USC Trojans over Oregon, citing conference realignment - Scorebook Live NEWS.SCOREBOOKLIVE.COM For weeks it seemed Kennedy Catholic High School (Washington) offensive lineman Micah Banuelos was likely to choose the... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllOregon No. 2 Share Posted July 25, 2022 (edited) The bigger news is here is another blue chip in the Huskies’ backyard that avoided them. Not even in his top 3. Heck, he blocked for Sam Huard in High School. Edited July 25, 2022 by AllOregon Add sentence 2 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalBear95 No. 3 Share Posted July 25, 2022 This will be an issue in the short term. USC and others are going to sell how the Ducks are now a Tier 2 program, etc. Beating the snot out of SC will help 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCDuckfan No. 4 Share Posted July 26, 2022 On 7/25/2022 at 6:45 PM, CalBear95 said: This will be an issue in the short term. USC and others are going to sell how the Ducks are now a Tier 2 program, etc. Beating the snot out of SC will help It sure would be nice to do that but I don't see the opportunity happening with how stacked Utah is this year. I get why a recruit would make the decision to go to SC right now based on realignment, but it sounds like he is leaving the door open to Oregon if the Ducks end up in the B1G as well. If Oregon gets an invite to B1G or SEC after this season and they have the type of season my gut says they will, this cat will be a Duck. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Fischer Administrator No. 5 Share Posted July 26, 2022 On 7/25/2022 at 5:13 PM, DCDuckfan said: I get why a recruit would make the decision to go to SC right now based on realignment I don't, and disagree. Have you ever noticed the introductions for the Super Bowl...the vast number of players coming from small colleges? The Pac-12 will be superior to the Big-12...and how many players from the Big-12 will go to the NFL? Nobody complained about a Clemson player going to the NFL when the ACC was incredibly weak. This comes down to how you present it, it is salesmanship. The bottom line is that if you are NFL caliber....they will find you. A state of Oregon player did not mature until he was in college, and thus got no offers from Oregon or OSU. Yet he ended up being drafted to the NFL from Western Oregon University! And he was in the NFL for six years....so they will find you no matter where you are. Oregon will be OREGON no matter what. You will have great facilities, great coaching and great preparation for wherever you go in life. The conference is not a selling point against you unless you let it be one. 1 2 1 Mr. FishDuck Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCDuckfan No. 6 Share Posted July 26, 2022 On 7/25/2022 at 8:50 PM, Charles Fischer said: I don't, and disagree. Have you ever noticed the introductions for the Super Bowl...the vast number of players coming from small colleges? The Pac-12 will be superior to the Big-12...and how many players from the Big-12 will go to the NFL? Nobody complained about a Clemson player going to the NFL when the ACC was incredibly weak. This comes down to how you present it, it is salesmanship. Oregon will be OREGON no matter what. You will have great facilities, great coaching and great preparation for wherever you go in life. The conference is not a selling point against you unless you let it be one. All of that is true but there is something I think you may be undervaluing. I agree being coached and prepared to play at the next level is a huge part of the decision, however I think for some folks, the level of competition carries significant weight in the decision as well. They want to see how they stack up against the best and with the Pac in such a state of unknown flux right now, its hard to sell someone on that. Based on his statement "The Big Ten is different" it makes me think he wants to compete against top level competition and unfortunately at the moment, Oregon can't make that guarantee. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawnski No. 7 Share Posted July 26, 2022 On 7/25/2022 at 3:43 PM, AllOregon said: The bigger news is here is another blue chip in the Huskies’ backyard that avoided them. Not even in his top 3. Heck, he blocked for Sam Huard in High School. Huck the Fuskies 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Marsh No. 8 Share Posted July 26, 2022 I don't buy the argument that realignment is going to work as a recruiting tool. Sure, it may work right now... But again the ACC has been weak and Clemson has been successful. Right now everyone is freaking out about realignment. But what happens when the dust settles. Getting to the playoff will always ensure you're playing against the best, period. I think Oregon just needs to show they can make the playoff again. Next year or two would be huge. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annie No. 9 Share Posted July 26, 2022 "In terms of USC's program, Banuelos has been impressed by how quickly Lincoln Riley has turned the Trojans into a Pac-12 - and possibly national - contender." Remind me--what is USC's record since Riley took over? 2 1 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Marsh No. 10 Share Posted July 26, 2022 And this just hit me... He had TAMU on his list of final schools. If he wanted to go play against the best of the best right away he should have gone there. USC will be in the PAC for the next few season. He will spend at least one year playing in the PAC before they even make the move to the B1G. I'm just not buying this realignment inflicting recruiting stuff right now. I'm sure some kids are believing it but it feels like a whole of smoke and mirrors because no one knows what any of it is going to look like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
