Chip Kelly likes to steal players from the south.

Interesting mail bag with Rivals, about Oregon recruiting heavy in ESS EEE SEE country. Apparently annoying the back yards of Cal and USC isn't enough anymore.

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Great

It makes sense.

by duckyou on Apr 2, 2009 4:30 PM PDT reply actions

Awesome

I’m down with anything that pisses off the SEC.

If only the Pac-10 used the Sun Belt Conference as fodder too…

Look at it this way, if we were in the NBA, we'd be completely amped up for a high probability of landing the #1 lottery pick...

by travissimmo on Apr 3, 2009 4:56 PM PDT reply actions

Oklahoma State, Arizona State, Georgia Tech, and Tennessee Tech. Oh, and we have a home-and-home with them in ‘15/’16.
Man, it feels good to be pillaging from a team with such a weak non-conference schedule.

We should be recruiting nationally, and as someone who grew up in SEC country, what would really help would be to convince the national media to say more about us than “Look, the Pac-10 is great. We tell you this only so that you’ll realize what an accomplishment it is for Southern Cal, God’s gift to college football, to win the conference.” Because when I’m back in Louisiana, that’s all I ever hear of us and even though recruits, coaches, and not-an-agents might know better, friends and family aren’t going to react as excitedly to “I’m considering being a Duck” as “I’m looking at the Gators,” and that will affect anyone’s decision.

About the logo: purple, green, and gold is clearly the best color combination, ever. Hey Mardi Gras!

by AllSaintsDay on Apr 4, 2009 9:44 AM PDT up reply actions