What is your thesis that U of O will always out-recruit Oregon State? Knight? He won't be around forever with his open wallet. What happens then? OSU is a larger school and closer to Portland. They have more natural advantages and were the stronger program until Knight came along
What is your thesis that U of O will always out-recruit Oregon State? Knight? He won't be around forever with his open wallet. What happens then? OSU is a larger school and closer to Portland. They have more natural advantages and were the stronger program until Knight came along
Knight is worth $42 billion, and I would not at all be surprised to see him leave at least a few billion to the U of O Athletic dept in a trust when he passes away.
Recruiting is money. Money is recruiting. If OSU gets access to the same kind of money they will get the same kind of recruiting outcome. Pretty simple
I have opened mine up. But don't have quite the bank account of Knight. It would be nice if I did. I would build a new campus for OSU and buy a team that would put the Ducks to shame. Someone will come along who does have that bank account and the Ducks will not be able to gloat about their good fortune. Are you a Ducks fine because of Nike? Would you be a Ducks fan if they were going 2-10 year after year like in the 70s and early 80s? (bk, before Knight). Or do you just like to sit in the glow of someone else's success
What is your thesis that U of O will always out-recruit Oregon State? Knight? He won't be around forever with his open wallet. What happens then? OSU is a larger school and closer to Portland. They have more natural advantages and were the stronger program until Knight came along
Knight is worth $42 billion, and I would not at all be surprised to see him leave at least a few billion to the U of O Athletic dept in a trust when he passes away.
Good, then we can dismiss all pretense and just change the name to Knight University
Oregon, the bigger brand.
Only in the past 25 years. OSU was the bigger brand until Phil Knight and Nike. Nothing is forever
Now matters more than days of yesteryear.
And the future matters more than now. Enjoy the glory while you can
I won't believe it till I see it.
The Ducks are way ahead in recruiting and I don't see that changing anytime soon.
But let's be honest, winning on recruiting day doesn't guarantee wins.
Recruiting is money. Money is recruiting. If OSU gets access to the same kind of money they will get the same kind of recruiting outcome. Pretty simple
...what if...
You can start the OSU money by opening your checkbook.
I have opened mine up. But don't have quite the bank account of Knight. It would be nice if I did. I would build a new campus for OSU and buy a team that would put the Ducks to shame. Someone will come along who does have that bank account and the Ducks will not be able to gloat about their good fortune. Are you a Ducks fine because of Nike? Would you be a Ducks fan if they were going 2-10 year after year like in the 70s and early 80s? (bk, before Knight). Or do you just like to sit in the glow of someone else's success