2012 FOOTBALL Commits and Recruiting News

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Welcome aboard MJA and looking forward to your contribution. If you like the Blazers there is also a great Blazer forum here. Rep for your first post.
 
MJA- Why we're not going after this kid as a sf or corner is beyond me! Soft hands and speed 6'0 sounds good to me!
 
Da_O said:
Welcome aboard MJA and looking forward to your contribution. If you like the Blazers there is also a great Blazer forum here. Rep for your first post.
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Thanks Da_O!

Nothing but respect for the Blazers (sorry about Roy), but I grew up in Los Angeles and I'm sure you know what that means... But I am an Oregon grad and a Duck for life! And I have to say, this is the best site for Oregon recruiting news that I have been able to locate.

Also, a thought on past posts: I actually think Shaq Thompson originally had every intention of committing to Cal. I'm convinced he feigned a de-commit to try to pull more recruits to Cal. Of course that blew up when Lupoi bolted for UW. But I strongly suspect (a general impression from all my readings on the net) Shaq was the lynchpin, especially when you look at all the networking he did online.

Hopefully we benefit from these guys wanting to play together. My thought is this may actually be a package deal...

Just my thought,
mj
 
Ghost Pepper said:
MJA- Why we're not going after this kid as a sf or corner is beyond me! Soft hands and speed 6'0 sounds good to me!
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Ghost Pepper,

I'd be interested to hear what the knock on this kid is. Anyone know? He just has that extra gear. And he looks tough to tackle. This kid is a baller... I suspect we won't offer, but to me if you like character guys a 3.4 gpa hard worker who runs a 4.38 40 is a good place to start.

mj
 
MJA said:
but I grew up in Los Angeles and I'm sure you know what that means...


mj
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Burn! ! ! Jk :lol: welcome to the board. Hope you stick around. And bring your friends over too! We always love chatting with new people. Talking with Sly gets kind of old :)
 
Also I'm saddened by Mickens not coming. I thought he could be deadly in this offense. Oh well I guess I will settle on a WR corps of Huff, Vaughn, Kelley, Blackmon, Sumler, Stanford, Dungy, Lowe, and hopefully Thomas Johnson.
 
Wheels said:
Also I'm saddened by Mickens not coming. I thought he could be deadly in this offense. Oh well I guess I will settle on a
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There were rumors that his grades weren't going to be good enough, but I don't know how true that was. His Oklahoma State visit must've been better than expected.
 
Holy crap look at that list of WRs. And that didn't even include our leading receiver! I think our offense will be a lot more balanced and even harder to key in on next year
 
Da_O said:
There were rumors that his grades weren't going to be good enough, but I don't know how true that was. His Oklahoma State visit must've been better than expected.
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Yeah that was what I was thinking. I checked his scout profile today and the sidebar article was titled "mickens falls in love with oklahoma state" but still had us and UW as high interest only
 
The size of our TE's and recievers next year will give any team fits for sure!
 
new guy central! Welcome DuckySeahawk!
 
STOMP said:
to steal a line I saw on rivals, this UW vs Cal nastiness is like watching Iran and North Korea go at it. Heres a melt/break down link from jilted Cal Fan perspective on Toshgate.

http://www.californiagoldenblogs.co...arkisian-california-golden-bears-jeff-tedford

then there is the funny side of things

https://twitter.com/#!/Toshs_Boat

STOMP
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Related to that, Lupoi deleted his Twitter account last night, but some of the stuff he was getting from Cal fans was hilarious.
 
http://oregon.scout.com/2/1150203.html

Interview by Scout with Armstead. He quickly mentions Auburn, Cal and then mentions Oregon and ND as options. Says he wants to play defensive. Says its a lifetime opportunity to play with his brother, after he transfers. Says he's a 3-4 end.
 
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Per ESPN's Greg Biggins, it looks like we're making a move on Shaq Thompson.

He says Cal is now third for Shaq, and Oregon-UW are neck and neck.

WOW, if we could land Armstead, Shaq, Thomas Johnson, and a couple other athletes, WOW.
 
PapaG said:
Related to that, Lupoi deleted his Twitter account last night, but some of the stuff he was getting from Cal fans was hilarious.
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I'm stealing this post from Brem22 on DT,

"I don’t even know the guy and I’ve already quit my job and packing up my bags for Seattle. Tosh just connects with me on a level that makes everything else meaningless in comparison. I mean, I just wrote “Tosh” and now I’m reflexively unbuttoning my pants. At first I didn’t even realize I was doing it… But now I do, and I don’t care. Tosh would understand. Tosh understands me.

DawgGang for Life.
 
If Shaq falls into our lap, I think the pieces might start falling. He was the lynchpin at Cal. His social networking and friendship with all these kids helped Cal land these guys. Just saying it could be a domino effect.

Shaq is so good he might start as a freshman. A pairing of him and Daniels will be downright scary.

Also, Allioti is visiting Shaq Thompson today.
 
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http://oregon.scout.com/2/1150203.html

Interview by Scout with Armstead. He quickly mentions Auburn, Cal and then mentions Oregon and ND as options. Says he wants to play defensive. Says its a lifetime opportunity to play with his brother, after he transfers. Says he's a 3-4 end.
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It sounds like this kid really doesn't know what he wants to do. Also sounds like UW could become a player here.

mj
 
If Arik wants to play with his brother they'll be SEC bound cause his brother will have to sit out a year in the Pac. Not a great sign for Ducks.

As for Shaq, I think he's a Husky, but now you better really question what Tosh is promising these kids?
 
Ghost Pepper said:
If Arik wants to play with his brother they'll be SEC bound cause his brother will have to sit out a year in the Pac. Not a great sign for Ducks.

As for Shaq, I think he's a Husky, but now you better really question what Tosh is promising these kids?
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His brother is graduating from USC, and will be able to transfer to any school that offers a graduate degree that USC doesn't offer. He'll be immediately eligible, but I'm not sure if Pac-12 transfer rules supercede the NCAA rules.
 
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