Updated team recruit rankings

I think the difference is you won't find Oregon paying $8-10 million on an unproven recruit like with your TE Bowman. They spread the NIL around.

Oregon tends to reward (ie pay) more for past performance above the HS level, not so much for potential. It's part of the reason why Oregon has never lost a starting player to the portal during this NIL/transfer era.

I think that's something USC will need to learn to do or suffer some consequences....

Show me the math. It’s not just 4 and 5 star average. I.e. it goes to decimal level. Immanuel is ranked 98.26. I’m not going through 34 players to do it.

That makes sense to me, GTrojan.

Top 17 for Oregon includes 2 x 3 stars whereas the Top 17 for USC includes only 4 & 5 star recruits.

So whereas Oregon's 17 is collectively rated as 92.654, I'm guessing USC's first 17 is rated collectively higher than that. However, when factoring in all of USC's 32 recruits, the rating drops to 90.69.

That’s a huge drop for SC. Looks like SC may take 40 players Still transfers to add in Dec. basically a roster turnover in two years. Looks like Riley is coaching a new system with new players. Will it work. ? I guess when you’re getting $10 million/ yr. Plus free housing, Guaranteed for ten years you can take your time.

That’s most likely gonna be USC this year.

NIL/Player?

Total dollars spent. I see a lot of comments on who bought the most expensive class each year.

Is this the new dig on Oregon? Oregon spends most NIL per player on avg.?

Show me a credible site that tracks that for all teams, public and private alike and then I might take some stock in it.

The target was around 20. But the Ducks had three decommits that hurt. 2 were 5 *s. And whiffed on their top 2 targets. QB Curtis and OL Cantwell. Word is Miami is paying Cantwell $2.5 mil / year.

Ducks will pick up a few in the Dec Portal.

Ducks need some LBs. loaded at edge now and the future but biggest need related to depth has to be traditional LB’s . Oregon can be so selective they don’t need 20.

Agree the Ducks will work very hard to protect what they have and will work on some flips. Dan has been successful ever year with a big time flip or two.

If some of those misses TEE have the teams they committed to have crap seasons, thing about a Zion Elee or a Kodi Greene. Maybe even a few Trojans will rethink their pledges if the season goes awry.

I never said YOU were triggered. I thought I was perfectly clear in my responses to you. We went from addressing ONE of YOUR statements, to “talking in circles.” Yes, you’re exactly right, Saw.

Honestly, I do stir things up here at times. Even throw I few shots now and then. Just having fun. I try my best to present only facts unless I making an obvious joke (obvious to me I guess). Certainly nothing personal towards you. You’re a great poster. In fact, all of our Duck posters here seem to be really cool peeps. I’m the jerk,,,, I admit it. Again, most of it all in fun.

lol....it's not "moving the goalposts" when it's YOU Trojans who set up that parameter. I'm just following it. 😆

By any reasonable measure USC has done squat since Carroll left.... "Reasonable measure" = by ANY college football fan's parameters. (Now you are technically moving the goalposts set up by Saw by bringing up a championship MORE than 20 years ago.... 😜). Ergo the moniker of "irrelevancy" by my good buddy Saw.

Oregon has done lots comparatively, and again by ANY college football fan's parameters, sans winning an actual championship.

Or another way to put it, take a poll of 100 college football fans from all around the US. How many would say USC is relevant right now in college football, and has been the past 20 years.

Then ask them how many would say Oregon is relevant right now in college football, and has been the past 20 years?

There is your answer, kind sir.

Why don't we simply leave it at that and see what the future holds for our two teams?

Works for this quack.

Yes, let’s move on