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QUAAACK!!!!!!
some speed at WR..
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Hard to get excited about a guy who won't be here for two years.
How many stars does a player lose by not playing that long? I always dislike recruiting guys that will be going on missions. Now surely, you'll be getting a more mature and well-rounded individual which is great but, in my opinion, they will be less of a player. From a purely selfish perspective, I don't get it.
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The bigger picture is the recruiting of LDS players in general. Oregon scored big with Ngata back in the day and more recently with Mase Funa, who was seriously looking at going on a mission before putting the pads on. From what I understand, the LDS community in Eugene many years ago embraced a significant role with recruiting and helping coaches understand the process and the faith A lot of things can happen in two years, for sure, but the program is being built to weather the slings and arrows of transfers in general and one player changing his mind will not sink the program. For now it is a another 4-5* player inked to bolster recruiting rankings, which counts for players and fans alike...
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Wow! Crowded house!! At least he will not compete with the current wide receivers. Read somewhere there will be 14 wide receivers vying for playing time. I can see some transferring out after spring ball. Same with the backfield. So many good players on the roster and established transfers coming in. Maybe that is what you need to build a championship team. The best players get to play. There are going to be some disappointed kids with a lot of talent sitting on the sidelines.
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Yes. Agree with the comments. Bring in all the talent you possibly can and let the competition thin the herd.
This is the way with modern college football like it or not. Kudos to Lanning and Co. for bringing another stud to the flock. Hopefully Bair will contribute down the road.
As Jiffy said, we've had our share of LDS kids, but not many that actually took missions before strapping on the pads. It would be interesting to see the data on how guys actually pan out after missions. I can't think of many if any on Oregon's roster over the years but I could be wrong?
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Oh, and the reason for my original luke-warm response to Bair is that I believe when guys go on missions they are only allowed to concentrate on their faith and their missionary duties. I'm not sure if they are even allowed to work out in any fashion? There certainly is no football.
After 2 years it's a tall task to still be a 5 star by any stretch of the imagination. Hence I wonder why coaches sign these kids other than pure speculation. Ah well, the more the merrier.
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