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Mathis and Legaux both list Oregon on top with TN in top 3. Can someone tell me who is doing their recruiting? I know they are a Nike school but they play in a small (although loud) stadium in a hippie town in the middle of NOWHERE. How is Oregon doing so well in recruiting?
 
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they typically do pretty well...sign 5-6 4* guys every year

munchie and mathis are not top 50 major recruits or anything...its not strange for Oregon to be in the mix for them
 
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I'm around high school kids all the time, helping out at practice. You can ask any kid out there if they could pick any school to play for, half would say Oregon because of the uniforms. I've heard people say that before, but never believed it until the kids told me themselves. I'm not saying that Oregon coaches don't recruit well, but believe it or not, the uniforms make a difference.
 
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They have been a consistantly good program over the last 10 years. They also have produced some good NFL talent. The uniforms and overall image attracts some kids. All the Nike money gives them amazing facilities. A lot of times some of these kids want a change of pace from what they are used too.
 
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I think the biggest factor is Nike, and they have been pretty darn successful on the field for the last 15 years or so. I don't know that I would say that Oregon is in the middle of nowhere though. Eugene's population is 137k, not exactly small.
 
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Best facilities in the country. A lot of kids love their jerseys. They've been a solid program recently.
 
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tennessee391 said:
Best facilities in the country. A lot of kids love their jerseys. They've been a solid program recently.
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yeah, the facilities are great as well...

but again, these are the types of guys that Oregon is normally in on...

mid-level 4*s
 
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Tons of guys list Oregon in their top group a schools (for instance, Bryce Brown) but rarely do kids actually end up going there.

They don't even finish in the Top 25 in recruiting and usually not the top 30.
 
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See, this is why we should change from Adidas to Nike, upgrade our jerseys, and be awesome. Oregon don't deserve the facilities they have. Though they are flippin sweet.
 
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Wheaton saying they didnt even really want BB in 5........4.........3........2.......1........
 
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As others have said, their facilities are arguably the best in the country. Also, they have a reputation for having one of the best gameday atmospheres and playing atmosphere in the country.
 
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Being a writer for ESPN's DuckTerritory.com I think I can dive into this a bit.

Oregon is famous for the uniforms and the facilities. There might be one or two schools better than Oregon's. The stadium is small and thats the only thing that limits them from me saying hands down. That said, the stadium will be upgraded to hold around 80k within the next decade.

Oregon plays an exciting brand of football that recruits love seeing.

Having spoken to both kids, Munchie and Dior, I can tell you Oregon leads with a wide margin next to everyone else.
 
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Their Facilities are absolutely out of this world.. Best in the country.. It is ridiculous how much money nike has poured into that place.. If I was a high school kid I couldn't blame half of them..
 
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TennesseePride said:
Their Facilities are absolutely out of this world.. Best in the country.. It is ridiculous how much money nike has poured into that place.. If I was a high school kid I couldn't blame half of them..
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Its amazing all of that from a few sweat shops in Asia
 
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TennesseePride said:
Their Facilities are absolutely out of this world.. Best in the country.. It is ridiculous how much money nike has poured into that place.. If I was a high school kid I couldn't blame half of them..
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Absolutely
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TNHopeful505 said:
See, this is why we should change from Adidas to Nike, upgrade our jerseys, and be awesome. Oregon don't deserve the facilities they have. Though they are flippin sweet.
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Adidas is a larger company world wide than Nike now. They own Reebok too.

Nike contributes directly to Oregon so the situation is a bit different.
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Dawson said:
Adidas is a larger company world wide than Nike now. They own Reebok too.

Nike contributes directly to Oregon so the situation is a bit different.
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Adidas is bigger worldwide (because of soccer) but definitely not in the US.

There is no debating which brand high school recruits would rather wear.
 
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vol_fan21 said:
I'm around high school kids all the time, helping out at practice. You can ask any kid out there if they could pick any school to play for, half would say Oregon because of the uniforms. I've heard people say that before, but never believed it until the kids told me themselves. I'm not saying that Oregon coaches don't recruit well, but believe it or not, the uniforms make a difference.
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I'm sorry, but any kid that gives any weight to a uniform design in a decision as important as this.... I don't want.
 
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This is long, but I'm a passionate fan - sue me.

I would imagine very few of you believe this, but Oregon is probably closer to an NC than any other team in the nation that hasn't yet won the title.

Yes, we haven't managed to win our conference, but nevertheless there have been two seasons in the past decade that suggest with some better breaks, we could have been playing for it all.

It's true we don't finish high in the rankings recruiting wise with the big boys, yet. We generally hover in the 25-35 range when all is said and done - though there have been some years where we had really strong top 20 type classes - but Mike Bellotti's staff has consistently been able to find under the radar guys and turn them into monsters. Oregon State's Mike Riley generally gets all of the "more with less" credit in the national media and deservedly so, but in a state as lacking in talent at the HS level as Oregon, Bellotti and his staff deserve a ton of credit for honing in on unheralded west coast guys and making them serious impact players for the Ducks.

All of that said, Oregon has still had moderate success going for stud players. The best example of that is obviously Jonathan Stewart, and it's true that he represents the one truly "big time" recruiting success that Oregon as a program has enjoyed - a number one running back. But in addition to Stewart there have been many other guys who were pretty highly sought after including Dennis Dixon, the De La Salle guys including Cameron Colvin, Terrance Kelly (RIP) Willie Glasper, and Jackie Bates... Ed Dickson, and a host of other talented and well-offered but not quite ELITE guys since those fairly strong early 2000's classes.

The reality is that recruiting in this conference has gotten harder - there are more serious teams now in California and Oregon is having to turn away from that state more now that Pete Carroll, Rick Neuhisel, Jim Harbaugh, and Jeff Tedford are ALL going after the best in-state. It's only natural that Oregon has gotten increasingly more ambitious on the recruiting front with SC's dominance of the conference - and it's only natural that there have been a few high profile misses recently (Brown and Boyd come to mind.) But before Brown and Boyd - two stud prospects who actually managed to VISIT Eugene, there was Terrelle Pryor who never even made it out in spite of suggesting he was interested. And this recruiting cycle, Oregon's second commitment came from Florida. True the Ducks aren't yet in a position to be a serious consistent challenger head to head with great teams across the nation (SEC or otherwise) in recruiting battles - but every year we seem to be getting a little closer. This cycle we're going to get a visit from Lattimore - a blue chip type prospect from South Carolina. Most Duck fans would have called you crazy as few as 10 years ago if you were to suggest that a kid like that would even express interest, let alone stop through town.

Yes the facilities are a big deal, so too are the uniforms and that unique relationship with a sports marketing/apparel giant. But that's not the whole picture. Consider the stability of the staff - the number of guys that played here and now coach here, and the number of years this staff has been at the same place. Consider the absolute beauty of the campus, and the state itself - which by no means is something other schools can't claim themselves, but is still worth noting. Consider the most rabid fan base on the west coast, and the chance to play for a passionate crowd that consistently lets its voice be heard and felt in a way that no other team in the conference can offer.

I suspect that our fanbases will be getting to know each other a lot over the next 5 years, both due to the showdowns on the field that I'm sure both of us are eagerly anticipating, but also because we'll be knocking heads on the recruiting trail for the foreseeable future.
 
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Not to mention that Oregon is a very good academic school and a fun university.......West coast is not for everyone, but it does appeal to quite a few
 
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I don't know why someone called Eugene the middle of nowhere... It's not like Knoxville is exactly NYC.
 
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I wouldn't be to worried playing Oregon next year if they got Munchie. Munchie is a tootchpick that can throw a ball average. I hate Munchie!
 
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