JSeahawks
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Uncle Si":fzv85nhs said:right, my initial point being that the point of attack is something that Oregon, or any of the Pac 12 schools, will ever be able to control against these big SEC and Big Ten (OSU at this point) schools. This is recruiting (which we agree on). Why its recruiting is something we seem to differ on.
Oregon obviously can recruit outside the state. why talented o-linemen choose somewhere else isnt just about location, its about what opportunities it brings those players. this has been true of college football players for decades. Nebraska used to have the best power running program in the nation. did the state suddenly stop producing elite linemen?
bemoaning the "advantages" one college has in recruiting while stocking your roster with a high number of players from throughout the country just because of your name brand is a bit disingenuous.
You obviously dint follow oregon recruiting very closely. Yea we get guys from around the country but if we go into ohio were not beating ohio stAte in recruiting battles. When we go to Southern California we rarely win head to head recruiting battles against USC or ucla (we actually seem to do better against USC for some reason. It seems like Oregon pursued ucla's entire roster), we pick from their leftovers. I'm sure it's the same for Arizona state, who I believe is your team if I remember correctly.