In an article of wistful longings of a past we never had, Collin Wiest penned a smarmy, romanticized , paen to Duck nobility and the loss of innocence caused by our recent restructuring.

If we had the echoes of Rockne and Dorais, of Lujack and the Golden Boy, Weist may have been on to something that brings a longing to remembrances of things past. His Oregon Live posting:

http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/i...oregons_football_prog.html#incart_river_index

We are a recent arrival to the elites of college football, unless 15 years is counted in dog longevity, that is. His musings and lament mirror the same pangs we've read here...and genuine sympathy at the loss of faithful coaches elevated from within our noble, ivy covered, victorious and dominating juggernaut of historical non pareil.

It would be sad if it weren't bathos that tradition had nothing to do with Chip Kelly bringing football revolution to Eugene from New Hampshire. It wasn't home grown, folks....it was imported. So was Lubick...and even Helfrich.

Wiest sounds like a codger in a rocker, murmuring about a fictional state of grace that over domed Duck Football, with each rock inciting a tear.

Let's get on with this. We're new to this, whatever, elite thing and don't know how to embrace it yet, even while we kvetch about our fall and plead for the coaches who caused it.

Willie Taggart and the clean sweep could not have come soon enough. And Wiest had best find another subject for the lovelorn.

Not sure how to feel about this. He has a twitter poll asking if he should stay or leave. I guess this is just the way of athletes today. With a DC like Leavitt coming on board, I'm not sure why a defensive player would consider leaving in the first place.

He's been racking up a bunch of awards and he looks like he could be a steal. Any interest from Leavitt and Taggart about Brenden's little bro?

Air cast being place on right leg.

Stephen Carr a USC commit is giving Ducks some love on Twitter. Could be nothing but this could be DAT all over again.

Stay tuned!!!

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Also, read the other comments.. should be coming today.

FWIW Nate McBride 5* LB is announcing today.

I don't know how many of you have already seen this. It was one of a few such videos regarding our track athletes that made the Olympic team. I'm posting it to commemorate the career of one of the most electric track athletes in UO history.

https://around.uoregon.edu/node/23339

4-star Yoakum WR Joshua Moore.

Spoke with Moore briefly after receiving the offer. He is "extremely excited" and definitely can see himself visiting Eugene down the road.

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Will Coach T over sign?

Do we (I) care?

He has over 30 new offers out.....let's say 40 by NLID.

If somehow he convinces let's say 12 kids to sign, does he start releasing kids who are already committed?

I know there are lots of variables here....more of a hypothetical question.

I hate the way that Saban oversigns.......but now I find myself thinking it's OK if Willie signs a bunch of 5 stars to replace a bunch of 3 stars (HYPOTHETICALLY).

I may have joined the Dark Side....

.....and I don't think I care.

What say ye?

Corey

Bailey is a 4-star CB rated number 26 at his position nationally. He plays for John Ehret HS in Louisiana, and is currently committed to Tennessee.

Terrell Bailey Profile

Will be officially visiting before LOI. Hard to see the Ducks missing on this one.

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huge recruiting get IMO . Athletes that take two offensive lineman to block frees up linebackers to make plays at the line of scrimmage! Worth at least three extra wins a year I bet. If he gets in radical great shape we are a contender! Very excited. Goooo duuuucks

Unless I miss my guess, the Ducks landed a new commit from Florida this morning. Who could it be?

Edit: I did not miss my guess. Ducks landed a 2017 prospect this morning.

Merry Christmas Duck fans.

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Not sure if you any of you saw this tweet from Coach Leavitt. This is the kind of enthusiasm we need at Oregon.

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The Commitment Issues Podcast is back with a new episode and this week we talk about plenty of stuff heading into the holiday break. Of interest to Oregon fans is our discussion on Willie Taggart's offering spree and a talk about how realistic expectations can be for the Ducks to consistently recruit Florida.

For those who are new to podcasting, you can just click around to the topics you'd like to hear via the player below. For podcast vets, you can subscribe/download on iTunes here. The show is also available on TuneIn, Stitcher and Google Play by searching for "Commitment Issues."

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OPEN - 2018 #1 overall Trevor Lawrence commits to Clemson over Georgia
7:35 - 5-star OT Walker Little commits to Stanford over Texas - are we surprised?
12:35 - Are we sure new Texas coach Tom Herman is the guy we all thought as a recruiter?
16:40 - New Oregon coach Willie Taggert hitting the recruiting trail hard.
19:10 - Baylor back to work on the recruiting front in a big way.
21:25 - Oregon discussion Part II: How much success pulling kids from Florida can they have?
25:05 - Toneil Carter decommits from UGA and commits to Texas, what’s the real story there?
29:45 - UGA recovers with a commitment from 5-star Isaiah Wilson
31:15 - Prediction time: Where will 5-star RB Cam Akers commit?
38:15 - Tweet of the Week
39:45 - Game of the Week picks: Picking both games in the CFP
41:55 - Rants and Recommendations

per Oregon Live.

I liked him a lot....

Oh well.

Corey

Leave your Christmas recruiting wishes here. Mailing an express letter to the North Pole on Saturday. Here's a little Christmas rhyme I took liberties with:

The Night before

It was the night before Christmas and all through the House hope for a program that played like a mouse

Mullens stayed focused, intent to secure a coach that could save the program's allure.

Taggart came in after Helfrich was axed leaving Duck fans to wonder if LOI's would be faxed.

Some decommited, others stayed true, but Taggart stayed focused, Florida kids to pursue.

He talked to the team and gained their respect, Royce chose to stay, another box checked.

Hope is high as Christmas is nigh, then Leavitt appears in the blink of an eye.

Tweets abound, our hearts are a "Twitter" as offers fly out drawing hitter after hitter.

As the dead period seems to stand in the way a guy named Jimmie will help save the day.

Taggart keeps on, looking far, deep and wide to fill his staff, dream team alongside.

So we sleep with new hope, expectations abound, we dream of the Natty, soon to be crowned.

These Ducks went 1,2,3 in the Pac 12 Championships in the 100, and 200...and won the 4x100.

The Pac 12 runner up, Ariana Washington, was the NCAA Champion in the 100, and 200 and made the US Olympic Team.

The Pac 12 3rd place finisher, Dejah Stevens, finished 2nd in the NCAAs, 2nd in the Olympic Trials and finished 7th in the 200m at the Olympics in Rio.

So what about the one who won the Pac 12s in the 100 and 200? That's Hannah Cunniffe. She pulled a hamstring in the NCAA Championships and was out for the Olympic Trials with an injury. ...and now she's back! ....along with her two teammates.

Find me a college team on this planet with three better women sprinters...you can't!

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CiizRTEUYAAzIL4.jpg:large

Whats going on with this kid?

Doesn't sound like he's getting much love from Willie.

Corey

Here you guys go.. sorry if already posted.

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Jimmie Dougherty off of Harbaugh's staff per footballscoop.

So, I did not post the story here because I did not feel it was my place. Several months ago I learned that both of these players were facing accusations. I spoke with a friend in a traditional media outlet and passed along the information. Along the way, I discovered that there was an open investigation from UOPD into alleged sexual assaults. Because they were unable to get an interview with the victim(s) they decided not to run the story.

One piece of advice I gave which was followed was to ask Helfrich at the end of the season what the status of Wallace was given the graduation of three tight ends and the Helfrich response was "I don't know" which differs from the official account from Craig Pintens in the Grief story. (FYI, I also gave tip on the story to Grief who had not yet heard the information when I passed it along to him).

I casually referenced "multiple sexual assault investigations" in an earlier edition of Flock Talk - now you know the other investigations to which I was referring.

Post no more articles naming the top players from Oregon w/o listing Spreen. Most bankable prospect in the state.