Just some random Sunday musings about why this was an important event for the new staff

Sunday Thoughts

Today we took a look at Thompson's film. Not much that will surprise you guys, BUT, we got some really good quotes from Thompson's OC @ Armwood, check it out!

Film Room: Warren Thompson

Who else is going for one last look at our Ducks before The Madness begins?

Go Ducks, pound the Beavs!!!

GRADING ASSISTANT COACH HIRES: Feb. 17 | Feb. 10

The head coaching carousel stopped spinning quite awhile ago, but the flurry of post-National Signing Day assistant coaching moves continued over the past week, with as many as 20 major programs announcing various changes. As we have done over the past few weeks, we rank the biggest impact hires over the past 14 days, getting views from experts at our Rivals.com team sites and National Recruiting Director Mike Farrell.

OREGON - MICHAEL JOHNSON
Local take: “I think the hire is underrated by some. With a staff full of very good recruiters, Johnson's hire is a perfect complement by having deep roots in California as well as Pac-12 experience. He is energetic and relates well to kids, has great connections already established in the high school community and is extremely personable. He also has 10 years of NFL experience, which will resonate well with many young players." – Scott Reed, DucksSportsAuthority.com

National take: “Despite all the hoopla about his potential hire at Michigan and his son, a talented 2019 quarterback, Johnson's resume is excellent and he's a very personable and effective recruiter. He relates very well to today's prospects having recently worked high school camps and coaching high school. That, along with his past experience in college, makes this a terrific hire.” – Mike Farrell, National Recruiting Director, Rivals.com

Grade: A

You can read the complete article here.

just beat the Huskies, what a thrill for these young women!

Three-cone drill
Record holder: Jeff Maehl, WR, 2011

Time: 6.42 seconds

It looks like PB was involved in a fund raiser while doing his bench press at the combine.

Very Cool

"So grateful that my hard work is going to help the abused and neglected kids @CASA_LaneCounty advocate for!


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Today I looked at the cumulative value of football across the university and society in general... As well as a look at the recruiting week in review

https://oregon.rivals.com/news/flock-talk-indebted

Cody Danielson is R2Fire's nephew.

https://www.gotracktownusa.com/events/tracktown-tuesday/

The women's team beat Arizona yesterday and play Washington tonight in the conference tournament.

This was their latest, Feb 19. I can't say that I agree with them, but I sure hope that they are right. e'll be finding out soon.


RNK SCHOOL PTS PREV
1 Oregon 49 1
2 Florida 43 2
3 Arkansas 33 5
4 LSU 31 3
5 Virginia 26 3
6 Tennessee 24 7
7 Texas A&M 23 9
8 USC 22 7
9 Georgia 21 13
9 Syracuse 21 6
11 Ole Miss 16 10
11 Southern Illinois 16 10
11 Washington 16 10
14 Alabama 15 NR
14 Stanford 15 20
14 UTEP 15 14
17 Kansas 14 17
18 Colorado 13 14
18 Houston 13 14
18 Texas Tech 13 NR

Sorry for the delay in the board post this morning, we had a medical emergency at my work today (not me, I am fine), so got really sidetracked.

Here is the Wednesday War Room

This article came out on Wednesday but I'm not sure if you guys saw it here so I wanted to share.

The new Rivals250 is here, and there were 13 players who earned their coveted fourth stars this rankings cycle while not quite cracking the 250 cut this go-round. The Rivals national team breaks down the players on the move with some analysis on why their stock is on the rise.

MORE: Updated Rivals250 | New five-stars in Rivals100 | Big movers in Rivals250

LB REGGIE HUGHES





Hughes really stands out because he's a big, physical linebacker who loves to be in the backfield during games, and so far during the 7-on-7 season, he's shown the ability to play in space and cover. If he has that physical aspect and then that level of athleticism, he could be a special prospect. UCLA, Nebraska, Oregon and others have captured his early attention. - Gorney

You can see the rest of the list here.

This must be what it feels like.

The raucous end of the FB season, the firing of MH, the search for a coach, the hiring of WT, then the whirlwind recruiting efforts, a couple of media controversies.......

Football crack for this FB junkie.

And now....nothing.

Well, OK....BB is kicking butt (Men's and Woman's), T&F is off the hook, etc.

But I think that I am going into a serious FB depression after all of that adrenaline.

Can't wait for Spring practice.

Just saying.......

Ram,

What happened to the Duck's pole vaulters.

This used to be a strength going back at least to Tom Hintaus, Kory Tarpening, Tommy Skipper, etc.

Seems like the PV is kind of a forgotten event at UO.

What's your take on this?

Thanks

They predict that our women will dominate at nationals

RNK SCHOOL PTS PREV
1 Oregon 90 1
2 Georgia 48 2
3 Arkansas 41 3
4 LSU 24 4
4 Texas 24 5
6 Stanford 22 10
7 USC 21 5
8 Alabama 20 9
8 Kentucky 20 10
8 Ole Miss 20 NR
11 Kansas State 18 8
11 Penn State 18 10
13 Miami (Fla.) 16 18
14 Purdue 14 18
15 Texas A&M 13 15
16 Michigan 12 5
17 Colorado 11 NR
18 Florida 10 NR
18 Harvard 10 16
18 Oklahoma State 10 17
18 South Carolina 10 NR
18 Winthrop 10 NR

Ducks drop to #2...but still in contention.

RNK SCHOOL PTS PREV
1 Florida 57 2
2 Oregon 50 1
3 Arkansas 42 3
4 Texas A&M 29 7
5 Georgia 27 9
6 LSU 25 4
7 Syracuse 24 9
8 Tennessee 18 6
9 Virginia Tech 17 NR
10 Washington 16 11
11 Stanford 15 14
12 Virginia 14 5
13 Colorado State 13 NR
13 Houston 13 18
13 Ole Miss 13 11
13 Penn State 13 NR
13 Texas Tech 13 18
13 UTEP 13 14
19 Kansas 12 17
20 Southern Illinois 11 11

I'll start with this guy. Can someone find a faster one?

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and UCLA jumped to #3 with Arizona #7. Crazy how much they want to love UCLA as they will finish third in the Pac-12 regular season and third in the country barring something unseen.

UCLA is fun to watch when clicking but come on man.........Lunardi has them at the third seed in the NCAA tourney and us as a #2 seed at the moment.....comical.

Go Ducks...beat the Beavs and win the tourney!!

Looks like Bynum is getting plenty of attention. No 'official' release of new four-stars, but I happened to look at his profile as I was preparing a Film Room piece for tomorrow and there was a fourth star there...

Was really only a matter of time. He reminds me very much of Alex Forsyth last year (as far as player who was unknown in February and a top 250 guy before it was all done. The only difference is that Bynum is not as tied to the UO as Forsyth.

I was talking with a Florida high school coach today and he told me this about Willie:

"We really got to know coach Taggart towards to the end of his tenure here at south Florida. But he is good people and he is going to be successful out there! He can recruit and I think is a really good play caller. He doesn't get enough credit for his offensive play calling."

I got a kick out of this because it's so close to where I was born and grew up. I used to bike to the shopping center all the time when I was a kid....I still go there when I go to see my mom.

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We mentioned when Woodie was hired he would 'assist' with the linebackers; today that will be made official as Woodie has been promoted to OLB/ST Coach.

We did a quick write up here:

Ray Woodie promoted

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Also, Michael Johnson officially named WR coach.

http://www.goducks.com/news/2017/3/...aff-with-johnson-as-wide-receivers-coach.aspx

“The thing they do best is play hard. They have some tough dudes. They look more like an east coast style team. [Dillon] Brooks is definitely capable of hitting jump shots and threes, but you’d rather him do that than get a head of steam downhill. He’s not super athletic, but he’s strong, and he’s got that power jump. [Chris] Boucher brings a different element to their team. He gives them that stretch four. On misses, they fall back to man to man, and on makes they fall back to matchup zone. When they are guarding well, they can beat anybody in the country, but they haven’t always been consistent with it.
Their backcourt is very underrated. Those guys have toughness, they make big shots, they don’t turn it over. Their depth is impressive. I mean, Kavell Bigby-Williams is their fourth post guy, and he was the national junior college player of the year. They can go through some stretches on offense where they’re not making shots on the perimeter. Their game at Cal, they had 16 at halftime. They try to throw it to [Jordan] Bell, but he’s not a natural low post scorer. Boucher is not at all a post up guy. So they tend to fall in love with the jump shot.”

I thought this was interesting. I hope Altman is aware of this.