The OFFICIAL 2017 College football RANDOM THOUGHTS thread
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GREENandYELLOW
2x...and defending
An Oregon recruiting expert said yesterday that he talked with insiders and Cristobal is on a whole nother level of recruiting than anything Oregon has ever seen.
Sounds like Taggart is changing the way Oregon recruits that started in the Chip Kelly era, something I never was a fan of. Oregon's policy has been to:
- Tell recruits that when they commit they want them to shut down their recruitment.
- Won't recruit players already committed to other teams.
- Will talk with recruits about interest, but won't offer until their senior year.
And that doesn't include the mishaps that have been coming out about not offering players who said they would commit if offered, rumors of not following through on traveling territories, recruits saying the social media/texting presence was weak, vetting players for extended periods while offers were withheld, telling recruits that getting an Oregon offer is hard - so wait and be patient.
Taggart is about being aggressive. His motto is you don't stop recruiting your commits until they sign and you don't stop recruiting kids you want until they sign with another school. He isn't afraid to offer early, word is their social media game is strong, and not afraid to hand offers out more freely.
I know the reason Chip started a lot was he didn't like the drama of recruiting and they also wanted "Oregon" guys. Honestly under Chip and Helf it seemed like just as many players transferred or got in trouble, so I am not sure keeping tighter reigns was a real benefit and instead limited who you could recruit.
One of the issues is that Eugene is very much a college town in terms of demographics, but not a college town in terms of mindset in letting the football program operate outside normal behavior. They are very critical of any mishap. This isn't like some towns that live and breathe football and reporters, law enforcement, and public look the other way when issues arrive because the football program is more important. Taggart will find out that is a major difference in Oregon vs. being in Florida.
We will see, 2018 is the start of Taggart's full class of his own. 2017 is already looking like a good job salvaging what the previous staff had left in his lap.
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GREENandYELLOW
2x...and defending
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25. Boise State
24. Miami
23. Virginia Tech
22. Florida
21. Kentucky
20. Clemson
19. Michigan State
18. Georgia
17. Arkansas
16. Penn State
15. Texas
14. Nebraska
13. Michigan
12. Oklahoma State
11. Auburn
10. Oklahoma
9. Notre Dame
8. USC
7. Florida State
6. LSU
5. Ohio State
4. Tennessee
3. Alabama
2. Texas a&M
1. Oregon
24. Miami
23. Virginia Tech
22. Florida
21. Kentucky
20. Clemson
19. Michigan State
18. Georgia
17. Arkansas
16. Penn State
15. Texas
14. Nebraska
13. Michigan
12. Oklahoma State
11. Auburn
10. Oklahoma
9. Notre Dame
8. USC
7. Florida State
6. LSU
5. Ohio State
4. Tennessee
3. Alabama
2. Texas a&M
1. Oregon
TUA TAGOVAILOA
Superstar
Cristobal has been the best recruiter in the country the past few years. Taggart is doing a great job so far imo. If Oregon was smart they would try to steal Tosh Lupoi away from us. He's got a bright future too and pac 12 connections
Post from the UF Rivals board.
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They literally aren't getting any of their remaining targets and will be lucky to hang on to what they got. They got exposed in South Florida for cheating and now nobody wants to touch them.
Total disaster unfolding in that ****e hole right now. Anyone and everyone is running. Nobody wants to be associated with them right now. Things are about to get very nasty with the NCAA. A recruit has a video of two UF assistants offering cash.
Going to get interesting. The Homestead staff banned UF from their campus. Now, a video has been provided to the NCAA showing exactly why. Could be a death penalty situation. No school has ever been busted for such a blatant violation.
Smh we probably didn't offer enough cash. This staff just doesn't get it man.
LOL, you offered plenty. The problem is, you offered it to a kid that doesn't play that game, and that kid and his school turned UF in. Everyone is finding out about this now, which is why everything is imploding.
I believe the Homestead coach went public about banning UF from campus on Twitter last week. The video isn't going to be made public. That's been sent directly to the NCAA. Kids are talking about it like crazy though. That's why Herbert committed to Miami. That's why Henderson is coming to Miami. That's why Edwards won't visit UF this weekend either and will sign with Miami.
Don't worry, the donkey will be gone within a week. Only problem is, no coach worth a damn is going to want to touch that program. Guys just got cavalier and sloppy
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They literally aren't getting any of their remaining targets and will be lucky to hang on to what they got. They got exposed in South Florida for cheating and now nobody wants to touch them.
Total disaster unfolding in that ****e hole right now. Anyone and everyone is running. Nobody wants to be associated with them right now. Things are about to get very nasty with the NCAA. A recruit has a video of two UF assistants offering cash.
Going to get interesting. The Homestead staff banned UF from their campus. Now, a video has been provided to the NCAA showing exactly why. Could be a death penalty situation. No school has ever been busted for such a blatant violation.
Smh we probably didn't offer enough cash. This staff just doesn't get it man.
LOL, you offered plenty. The problem is, you offered it to a kid that doesn't play that game, and that kid and his school turned UF in. Everyone is finding out about this now, which is why everything is imploding.
I believe the Homestead coach went public about banning UF from campus on Twitter last week. The video isn't going to be made public. That's been sent directly to the NCAA. Kids are talking about it like crazy though. That's why Herbert committed to Miami. That's why Henderson is coming to Miami. That's why Edwards won't visit UF this weekend either and will sign with Miami.
Don't worry, the donkey will be gone within a week. Only problem is, no coach worth a damn is going to want to touch that program. Guys just got cavalier and sloppy
ReturnOfJudah
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malbaker86
Gators
malbaker86
Gators
Yep that happened. We gonna see how this shakes out.
shyt with how this class looking, id throw some $$ at recruits too
. But nah, should there be something unethical happening, fire whoever it was, slap us with a loss of recruits for a year or two and keep it pushing. Can't have that b/s happening