Woody takes a look at the early signing period from the recruits' perspective.

Prospects question how early signing period will benefit them

From a recent TX Orange Blood article.

A product of Steele (Cibolo) High School, Liddell was more up-and-down than Johnson was, but the flashes of elite ability weren’t hard to find. At 6-7 with solid handle for his size, Liddell was at his best going downhill at defenses, utilizing his length to finish in or near the paint either in transition or attacking in the half-court. Away from the ball, Liddell showed some willingness to be an active cutter, making him tough to defend because of his size and finishing ability. The nation’s No. 22 overall prospect can shoot the ball better than he has thus far (43.4 percent from the floor; 66.2 percent at the free throw line; 1-of-16 from three-point range), and the potential for a very strong mid-range game was present. Defensively, he showed he could defend multiple positions, and rebounded well when he competed hard on the glass.

After releasing a final seven of Baylor, Arizona, Cal, SMU, UCLA, Oregon and Texas, don’t expect much from Liddell on the recruiting front until late July.

Complete Orange Blood article.

https://texas.rivals.com/news/eybl-notebook-analysis-recruiting-notes-and-more-on-texas-targets


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https://n.rivals.com/content/prospects/2018/gerald-liddell-2528

Extremely respectable showing for the Ducks after the rankings were updated to reflect the most recent signings.

Ducks just outside top 10 in latest hoops recruiting

The plot thickens. UO women were DQed from the 4x100 relay due to an exchange violation. Otherwise they easily won the heat, but the exchange between Stevens and Dunmore was outside of the exchange zone. Take away 10 points that I felt that they would score at nationals, in addition to the points that Hannah Cunliffe would have scored in the 100, and 200.

There is still a lot of good news, most notably that Chauquinn Cook finished 1st in the triple jump. Alaysha Johnson finished a strong 2nd in the 100h with a 12.68w. She has what it takes to finish anywhere from first to fourth at nationals. She has become consistently great. She and her roommate, Raevyn Rogers, are both exceptional talents and exceptional competitors.

Then, there's Deja Stevens. Oregon has produced several great women's 100/200 sprinters of late....Gardner, Prandini, Washington, Cunliffe, and Todd, but I think that Deja just might be Oregon's top women's sprinter of all time. She ran a 22.16w (2.5) 200 today. She ran a 10.89w (2.9) 100 yesterday. I believe that she could also be a world class 400m runner if that were her focus.

Who is the fastest Duck alive today? It has to be Kyree King. Today he ran a 20.22w (2.9) 200! Yesterday he ran a 9.98w (3.7) 100! I wouldn't rate him as high a Deja relative to his gender, but when is the last time Oregon had a sprinter who could run like Kyree? The men qualified a bunch of people for nationals. Without Ches a national title is not in the cards, but they just might put on a good show when they return to Hayward Field for the NCAA Championships.

Here a complete report from the AD

http://www.goducks.com/news/2017/5/...aa-championship-roster-locked-and-loaded.aspx

Worth a read, as a few Ducks were present in this story. A few LBP players got to interact with Tupac the day he was shot.

Football team run in with rapper

Don't know, this may have been posted awhile back. Anyway, nice to see a little of each guy n one video.These guys are a solid bunch. Gonna be good. Glad the Ducks and it's fans are working social media to the max.

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........but the biggest highlights are yet to come! Get psyched for Nationals

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Dale says all the pieces are in place to turn around the defense which had become abysmal.

Leavitt and new talent can do it

Coach Salave'a down in LA at East LA College. Maybe talking about Sione Vea

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It may be off-season but there is news of Marcus coming back from his broken leg suffered during last season with the Titans. Here is some commentary with clips of him talking about how he feels after his first day of OTA's.

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Braden River (Fla.) SDE Taylor Upshaw released his Top Ten list yesterday and the Ducks made the list. Oregon has been pushing hard for this guy and has a legit shot. On the other hand after he got his Clemson offer last month, he called them his "Dream School".

Man I am starting to hate that phrase. But I digress.

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Tough to get a great read on Taylor but I know the Ducks want him badly. Clemson is the leader for him but Oregon has a chance. Current DSA odds: 17.399%

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The bad news is that Hannah Cunliffe didn't compete in the 100 or the 200. I presume that she is injured.

Big performances came from Alaysha Johnson, Deja Stevens, Ariana Washington, Marcus Chambers, Kyree King, and Demarcus Simpson. Stevens had the fastest time of the day in the 100 and 200, with11.89w (2.9), and 22.31w(2.1).

The Oregon women punched 3 tickets to the NCAA championships in the 400! Makenzie Dunmore went 51.75. Elexis Guster went 51.78. Ashante Horsley went 52.84.

Marcus Chambers punched his ticket with a 45.03. That was the third fastest time in the men's 400 in the West Regional.

Kyree king and Demarcus Simpson both punched tickets to the Championships in the 100. King went 9.98w (3.7). Simpson went 10.04w (3.7). They had the third and sixth fastest times in the West Regional. Kyree King also punched his ticket in the sixth fastest time at the meet in the 200 with 20.49w (2.7).

Alaysha Johnson had the second fastest 100h time of the day with 12.68w (2.6) First was 12.63w (4.3)....I'd have to do a wind conversion to see who was really faster. Johnson has become a real star in the 100h.

Several more tickets were punched, including Raevyn Rogers and Brooke Feldmeier in the 800, Sasha Wallace in the 100h, and Braxton Canady in the 110h.

There are more tickets punched. I or someone will get an article up from the AD website later.

will be quite the class if they add Bowen, still solid without

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Maybe it is no coincidence that Oregon is ranked #21 in the pre-season poll:

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21. Oregon



New coach Willie Taggart inherits a promising core of young talent for his first season in Eugene. Although the Ducks are coming off their first losing record since 2004, a quick rebound should be in order. Quarterback Justin Herbert threw for 1,936 yards and 19 touchdowns as a true freshman last fall and is surrounded by a strong supporting cast that features running back Royce Freeman and receivers Darren Carrington and Charles Nelson. The Ducks also went with a youth movement in the trenches last season and this unit is slated to return four starters from the final two-deep. Additionally, left tackle Tyrell Crosby returns after missing nearly all of 2016 due to injury. Scoring points won’t be a problem for Taggart’s team, but the defense needs to take a step forward if Oregon wants to challenge Stanford or Washington in the Pac-12 North. The good news? Taggart hired standout coordinator Jim Leavitt away from Colorado and has plenty of experience at all three levels of the defense returning for 2017. Sophomore linebacker Troy Dye is one of the Pac-12's rising stars on defense, and the addition of Clemson graduate transfer Scott Pagano provides a boost up front. The Ducks also catch a break in scheduling by missing USC in crossover play, while Washington State and Utah visit Eugene.

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http://www.goducks.com/news/2017/5/25/track-and-field-four-earn-ncaa-bids-on-first-day.aspx

Demarcus Simpson who was a hopeful for points in the Long Jump fouled out and will not be competing in the long jump at the NCAA Championships in Eugene . However, he qualified for the West Regional finals in the 100 with a time of 9.94w. That is a 4.0 wind, but it is still outstanding. Kyree King also qualified for the finals wth a 10.06w...4.2 wind. Simpson's time was the 2nd fastest time of the day.

I did the wind conversion on Simpsons 100m. It equates to a 10.11 were it wind legal.

The San Diego St. Augustine standout who has five-star potential if he keeps developing is planning to visit Oregon, Ohio State and LSU this summer.

Watch out for USC here since it's always been a favorite but these visits could be huge this summer as Taylor-Stuart gets out and sees more programs.

Yet another Island recruit who I have spoken with who mentioned Marcus. I actually think they all do in every interview.

Beulow talks Oregon offer

Despite having been sick and running in windy conditions, Jasmin wins the state high school 100, and 200 and helps with the 4x100.

http://www.dailybreeze.com/sports/2...joys-big-day-at-cif-ss-track-and-field-finals

Terry is going to a JC.

http://www.oregonlive.com/ducks/index.ssf/2017/05/terry_wilson_former_oregon_duc.html

Joe Salave'a hands one out yesterday.

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Figures that the Quackdealer leaves the country right when the Quack goes dry. Anyone got any Quack news? It's completely dry out here in the desert and I'm jonesin!!