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Sabrina Ionescu commits to Oregon

Hey guys, this is Ben Parker from Cal Rivals. I cover basketball over there. 2016 5-star point guard Sabrina Ionescu committed to the University of Oregon women's basketball team today. Huge pickup for the Ducks, who continue to build one of the top women's basketball programs in the country. She had been considering Cal, Oregon, Oregon State, and Washington. But in the end, she went with the Ducks. Make sure you all take time to watch her play while she is at Oregon. She is a special talent.

Faster, Higher, Stronger

Coach Helfrich posted a pic of a cool logo that I assume is engraved somewhere on a surface of the weight room.

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Citius, Altius, Fortius. Translated this motto means: Faster, Higher, Stronger. Although this is the title of a book on how Sport Science is impacting athletic performance, the words were used in the 1928 Olympic Games and were adopted as the motto for the games. The motto is actually owned by The Olympics so hope Oregon hasn't violated any copyright laws.

The three words not only describe the athletes effort to maximize athletic performance but also were intended to express the intangible elements of the moral and intellectual benefits of doing so.

It's no surprise that Oregon has adopted this motto. It also reminds us that recruiting is more than how high, fast or strong an athlete is. The intangibles play an important role in development and performance. Here are a couple articles I found interesting so thought a few others would too.

http://believeperform.com/performance/tangible-v-intangible/

http://espn.go.com/college-sports/recruiting/football/columns/story?id=3499947&columnist=conley_bill

Flock Talk: Strength to go on

So, today, we took a look at the commitment of Deommodore Lenoir - the eighth known commit in the last 5 weeks is the biggest 'fish' yet in the suddenly resurgent recruiting. I talked a little bit more about the manner in which the synergistic relation of this staff is starting to pay some dividends.

I also took a look at another very important topic. We write about football - recruiting specifically - but that does not negate that football is a diversion. Real life is happening all around us and the story of Brenda Tracy going to Lincoln and meeting Mike Riley, face-to-face; speaking with his football team; it is a powerful story which needs to be re-visited.

I had some brief correspondence with Brenda for this piece and she is very supportive of the article and thankful. She said that a lot of 'small impacts' can create a bigger impact. There have been some fabulous stories, most recently a story in the Washington Post detailed her trip to Lincoln well. I cannot hope to have a voice as strong or broad as the Post, but as a writer, I feel compelled by duty to do my part.

We only have a short burst of light with which to work in this thing we call life, and it is in that burst which i look to make my mark.

I hope you all enjoy. This is 'Premium' Content, for the recruiting aspects, but, please, share the part about Brenda; talk with others about the topic. People may disagree with my take, but talking about it creates the education Ms. Tracy says is 'paramount.'

Thank you all for your time.

Flock Talk: Strength to go on

New commit...

Four-star ATH Deommodore Lenoir (who will probably play corner/safety) has committed to Oregon.

Lenoir is a very talented prospect who has the physical tools to be special at corner and the instincts and hitting ability to make an impact at safety. There are more sudden, quicker corners in the country but Lenoir is very talented and a really nice pick-up.

It could also help with other SoCal prospects - teammate Rahyme Johnson possibly, four-star speedster Jaylon Redd and others.

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