Morning Oatmeal: Another dual-threat QB edition

by ntrebon on May 1, 2008 7:49 AM PDT in News

Well, it looks like JC QB Jeremiah Masoli will sign with Oregon. According to Scout.com, he would have been rated the number one JC QB going into next season. Because he was a full qualifier out of high school, he's able to transfer after one year -- which means he has four years to play three. While Moseley thinks he immediately enters the competition to start next year, Rickert thinks the Ducks may try to red shirt him unless they need him. Again, I have to believe that this is at least a partial indictment of the current QB situation. I like the fact that Oregon is getting looked at by the top dual-threat QB recruits -- but, if Costa wasn't injured and if Roper hadn't looked inconsistent through the spring drills (and with the presence of Thomas and Harper) I think there would have been less interest on Oregon's part. And, I think this is supported by Bellotti's statement that he would prefer to have five QBs on the roster in the fall. There were already six this spring before Masoli, which seems to indicate that there will be redshirts and/or position changes in the works.

This is a few days old, but Moseley predicts the two-deep heading into fall camp. The biggest surprise is seeing Crenshaw listed as #2 at RB over Blount, though Moseley does say that it is "close, if not even."

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In the past 48 hours, I've gone from...

...mildly pessimistic to overly optomistic.

I've been thinking this would be a "rebuilding" year for Oregon football. You can't lose talent like Dixon and Stewart and expect to remain in the Top 10. Not to mention the tough schedule this year, playing all the good teams on the road.

But then I watched the Spring Game, and wow this team looks gooooood. We knew the defense was fairly loaded, but what dazzled me was the offense. Roper looked good, Harper looked good, Blount was running wild, the O-line was blowing open some fat holes -- man, the offense was humming! Fast-forward to November when Costa and JJ rejoin the lineup, and I think we are going to see another EXPLOSIVE Ducks football team this year.

My guess is, Oregon is going to run the ball a LOT. I think Harper is going to get some snaps just to run the option, and I have a good feeling about the JJ/Blount rotation at tailback (not to mention Crenshaw, who has proven himself, and Alston, who has to be the best 4th-string RB in school history). Throw in some Jamere Holland on the end-around, J-Will on the screen passes, and even little Pflugrad on 3rd-and-5, and you have the makings of a high-scoring squad.

And now this news about the hotshot JC quarterback coming to town? This is getting ridiculous! What's next, Terrelle Pryor changing his mind and heading for Eugene?

OK, I need to settle down or I will go crazy waiting for August 30. (Actually, I am already going crazy waiting for September 13 when the Chicago Ducks make our pilgrimage to West Lafayette!)

On another note: Somebody calling themselves "Chicago Duck" has been posting in the comments section of Rob Moesley's blog. Nick or Brad or Jared, any idea who is going by that handle?

Final thought: The Oregon alumni club is hosting a happy hour in Chicago next week. Unfortunately they are not buying drinks (which begs the question, in what sense are they "hosting" anything), but I think I'll swing by anyway. May 8, 5:00 PM at Rockit Bar & Grill.

~~jason

by DavisDuck on May 1, 2008 10:05 PM PDT 0 recs