JSeahawks
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Tomorrow is national signing day for senior football players. I love following recruiting, basically its like the draft if the draft was a 365 day roller coaster ride. In the end you have to remember that you're going to land 18 to 25 commits, and you're going to miss out on the other 1,000, so i try to be psyched for the guys we get and dont worry about the guys that we dont.
There's still a few story lines that need to be wrapped up for both Oregon and Washington but I expect it to be a pretty quiet day for both. I think UW's class is wrapped up, Oregon might get 1 more commit tomorrow, and might have 1 decommit. Cant really speak to WSU or OSU, neither really has a good recruiting forum.
Washington first:
From reading UW boards I think the only two guys that are still in play are Devin Asiasi (4* TE) and Boss Tagaloa (4* DT). Some think they're a package deal but others think they might split up. UW has a shot, but I dont think its much of one. I think they both end up at UCLA, and if they do the primary reason is ex Husky Marques Tuiasasopo who is recruiting them there (UW would be really smart to find a spot for him somewhere on staff. He's one of the very best recruiters in the pac 12). Michigan and USC are also possibilities for Asiasi, while I think Tagaloa will be either UCLA or UW. UW has a really strong defensive class, but really struck out at WR, which is odd because it seems like there's immediate playing time there that would have attracted somebody.
UO has a little bit more up in the air and uncertainty. They still are targeting Wayne Kirby (3* DT), Caleb Kelly (5* LB) and Calvin Bundage (3* S/LB). Bundage is the most likely to quack imo. I love his game, he plays like a savage. I'm hoping he stays at safety, but sounds like Ducks like him at linebacker. Kirby is a guy we just offered a week ago so we're in the game late, i think he goes to Utah, but Ducks have a chance. Caleb Kelly the 5 star linebacker is the one i'm interested in. He's down to Oregon, Oklahoma and Notre Dame. Reportedly he favors Oklahoma but his mom wants him to stay closer to home (He's from n. california) and REALLY likes the Ducks. So i'm hoping his mom can concinve him, but in the end I think he chooses Oklahoma.
There's also a good chance that current Oregon commit, Vavae Malepai (4* RB) flips to USC. Supposedly Oregon coaches called him at home in Hawaii Saturday night to make sure he was still solid and to make sure he wasnt taking a trip anywhere or anything. Then after getting off the phone he made a surprise visit to USC that he did not inform the Oregon coaches about. Recruitings crazy. So we'll see what happens with him. I like him, but I wont lose any sleep if we lose him, Oregon will always find guys to run the ball.
UO"s class has 1 QB who i'm really high on (Terry Wilson... he's a Robert Griffin 3 clone), a couple receivers who i really like, and will end up with 6 or 7 linebackers which has been an area of need, so hopefully a few studs will shake out of that pile up. Its a little light on the O and D'lines but both those positions groups were recruited really well last cycle.
As of right now in the composite rankings (average of all the different recruiting sites) the Ducks have the 25th ranked class and the Huskies have the 28th ranked class. But you also have to remember that the Ducks most important recruit, Dakota Prukop is not factored into that. Ideally i like to see the Ducks in the 12th to 18th range (just not very likely they're ever going to get into the top 10 with the lack of in state high school talent), so this class is a bit dissapointing although i like most of the guys we've got.
http://247sports.com/Season/2016-Footba ... amRankings
Btw, the Beavers have the 44th ranked class and the Cougs are ranked 57th even though they have 24 commits compared to 18 for Oregon and 17 for WAshington.
There's still a few story lines that need to be wrapped up for both Oregon and Washington but I expect it to be a pretty quiet day for both. I think UW's class is wrapped up, Oregon might get 1 more commit tomorrow, and might have 1 decommit. Cant really speak to WSU or OSU, neither really has a good recruiting forum.
Washington first:
From reading UW boards I think the only two guys that are still in play are Devin Asiasi (4* TE) and Boss Tagaloa (4* DT). Some think they're a package deal but others think they might split up. UW has a shot, but I dont think its much of one. I think they both end up at UCLA, and if they do the primary reason is ex Husky Marques Tuiasasopo who is recruiting them there (UW would be really smart to find a spot for him somewhere on staff. He's one of the very best recruiters in the pac 12). Michigan and USC are also possibilities for Asiasi, while I think Tagaloa will be either UCLA or UW. UW has a really strong defensive class, but really struck out at WR, which is odd because it seems like there's immediate playing time there that would have attracted somebody.
UO has a little bit more up in the air and uncertainty. They still are targeting Wayne Kirby (3* DT), Caleb Kelly (5* LB) and Calvin Bundage (3* S/LB). Bundage is the most likely to quack imo. I love his game, he plays like a savage. I'm hoping he stays at safety, but sounds like Ducks like him at linebacker. Kirby is a guy we just offered a week ago so we're in the game late, i think he goes to Utah, but Ducks have a chance. Caleb Kelly the 5 star linebacker is the one i'm interested in. He's down to Oregon, Oklahoma and Notre Dame. Reportedly he favors Oklahoma but his mom wants him to stay closer to home (He's from n. california) and REALLY likes the Ducks. So i'm hoping his mom can concinve him, but in the end I think he chooses Oklahoma.
There's also a good chance that current Oregon commit, Vavae Malepai (4* RB) flips to USC. Supposedly Oregon coaches called him at home in Hawaii Saturday night to make sure he was still solid and to make sure he wasnt taking a trip anywhere or anything. Then after getting off the phone he made a surprise visit to USC that he did not inform the Oregon coaches about. Recruitings crazy. So we'll see what happens with him. I like him, but I wont lose any sleep if we lose him, Oregon will always find guys to run the ball.
UO"s class has 1 QB who i'm really high on (Terry Wilson... he's a Robert Griffin 3 clone), a couple receivers who i really like, and will end up with 6 or 7 linebackers which has been an area of need, so hopefully a few studs will shake out of that pile up. Its a little light on the O and D'lines but both those positions groups were recruited really well last cycle.
As of right now in the composite rankings (average of all the different recruiting sites) the Ducks have the 25th ranked class and the Huskies have the 28th ranked class. But you also have to remember that the Ducks most important recruit, Dakota Prukop is not factored into that. Ideally i like to see the Ducks in the 12th to 18th range (just not very likely they're ever going to get into the top 10 with the lack of in state high school talent), so this class is a bit dissapointing although i like most of the guys we've got.
http://247sports.com/Season/2016-Footba ... amRankings
Btw, the Beavers have the 44th ranked class and the Cougs are ranked 57th even though they have 24 commits compared to 18 for Oregon and 17 for WAshington.
