Posted December 23, 20222 yr Moderator Show topics include: - Ducks land key additions in transfer portal. - Bo Nix announces return. - Coach Dan Lanning rallies Oregon on singing day. - Holiday Bowl preview.
December 23, 20222 yr I LOVE the angle of recruiting from the Portal. Limit the payout for Freshmen. Let these kids prove it in their freshman season and Portal them in. 4-5* means nothing as a HS recruit. Don't get me wrong, I want the 5* as much as anyone. But, I want Patrick Chungs. 2* comes in and gets to the League.
December 23, 20222 yr I agree with Fentrees on his statement about not knowing if HS kids are really worth their star rankings. One of the best comparisons I have heard regarding HS kids is as follows: The kid is an all-star in high school playing against a few other all-stars but mostly mid level talent. These all-stars get to college and find out many of the other kids are all-stars as well and have to compete. These kids either flourish or wash out. All this said you never “know” what you have, just a general idea and hope.
December 23, 20222 yr Moderator On 12/23/2022 at 10:33 AM, TXDuck said: The kid is an all-star in high school playing against a few other all-stars but mostly mid level talent. That’s why paying more attention to sites like Rivals, as opposed to 247, seems to give a more accurate * picture. Without knowing exactly their criteria, they appear to take into consideration the environment in which a player performs as much as the player’s performance.
December 23, 20222 yr I loved Anthony Newman’s response to “losing” a 5-star recruit. Who gives a d@mn?! We want players who want to be in Eugene!
December 24, 20222 yr On 12/23/2022 at 10:33 AM, TXDuck said: All this said you never “know” what you have, just a general idea and hope. Coach Bellotti used to compare a QB to tea. You don’t know what you have until you put it in hot water.
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