Oregon is doomed?

The college football season is closing in on us fans and now is when you start hearing all sorts of doom and gloom from certain segments of college football and all sorts of trash talking from some fans about how well their team is going to do during the upcoming season. Well, I am hearing people talk about how the Ducks are doomed in the next few years. What? Really?


I don't think so. People point to some recruiting misses in the last few months or even back to last couple of years. I totally disagree. So the Ducks miss out on a some quality players, well, guess what. There are a lot of football players out there that will take the place of those misses in recruiting.  Many fans get all caught up in the recruiting rankings. Truth be told, you can not even judge a recruiting class for about three years. Oregon gets great talent now since they have been competing at a very high level. What the Ducks can show a recruit on their campus is amazing. If you have not seen the video of the new athletic offices and locker rooms then you are missing some amazing video.


The Ducks are not doomed at all. The Ducks have a particular kind of offense that needs a particular type of player. They are not looking necessarily for the same player Alabama is. The Ducks want speed everywhere, Alabama doesn't really look for that everywhere on the field.  Maybe they should after that Iron Bowl loss. Let me put this into some sort of context. The Ducks quarterback, Marcus Mariotta, who is widely considered a Heisman Trophy finalist, was not even in the top 25 of players in his recruiting class. He was not in the top 50, or 75, or 100. He was ranked 123 in his recruiting class. Look where he is now.


Coaches want as much talent as they can get, but they need talent that fits their system that they run. That's why Oregon and Alabama look for different types of players. Oregon is totally not doomed because of recruiting or any other reason. They made the decision back in the 90's to make their football program elite and to start spending money to make it so. Granted, having Phil Knight helps, but the whole school had to buy in and all the money that is rolling in makes Oregon want to continue the good times. Those Duck fans that get a little worried about that program in Seattle or those programs in Los Angelas over take them, stop it. It's not happening for a while, relax. This coming from an Oregon State alum.... Just saying.