I just noticed a guy that I was hoping would pick Cal but he picked the Ducks.

The recent Duck commit is Harrison Taggardt He is a linebacker that runs a 10.69 100m! According to 247, he was offered by Yale, Dartmouth, Penn, Duke, Northwestern, Vandy, Navy, Army, Air Force, Virginia,
UCLA, USC and Cal. A linebacker with cornerback speed, and a top student? Of corse I wanted him to be a Bear!

Well damn it!

FWIW, one source has him listed at 6-2, 200. Dunno how big he will be in two years, but he is a safety, at that size.

Sirmon …

To ease your despair, he might only have straight line speed. You need flexible hips at CB and I imagine at safety.

I second that motion as long as they have great stomach muscles.

Bear8 said:

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I second that motion as long as they have great stomach muscles.

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Pardon the pun

Oregon is a real school, too.

I got curious and just did a review on Rivals to see how many of Oregon's current football commits were offered by Cal. Of their 22 commits, 10 were offered by Cal. However, several of the other 12 were in other regions of the country and some of those were also offered by academically selective universities. This is an eye opener for me.

Yep, Oregon is taking OKGs. But it makes us feel better to assume they only recruit well because they take guys we wouldn't let sniff our classrooms.

Bear8 said:

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To ease your despair, he might only have straight line speed. You need flexible hips at CB and I imagine at safety.

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He's listed as 83/84. His films seem to me to confirm it. I was surprised he went UO.

Strawberry Canyon said:

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I got curious and just did a review on Rivals to see how many of Oregon's current football commits were offered by Cal. Of their 22 commits, 10 were offered by Cal. However, several of the other 12 were in other regions of the country and some of those were also offered by academically selective universities. This is an eye opener for me.

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Cal may offer some kids with academic proviso's - show progress on these goals in the next year in hs.So, they may not be up to par when offered. Cal might leave the offers out there, knowing that the kid isn't trying or can't do it.

I know of two top students in high school who selected Oregon….Justin Wilcox ( who picked Oregon over Stanford) and Bill Musgrave ( I know someone from Grand Junction Colorado who said that he was an outstanding student)