'27 FL WR Julius Jones Jr (Offer)

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Katzenboyer said:
Trending Oregon, according to ISD. ND still thinks they can swing momentum back in their favor.
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"Trending Oregon" = they've up their $$$ offer.

It's as simple as that.

Same thing with Miami. Nobody's going to Miami because of Mario Cristobal's magnetic personality. It's b/c Miami offers more $$ money than anyone else. Lanning has more personality than Mario but at the end of the day the "Oregon model" has always revolved around the lure of money to get kids to spend 4 years in Eugene Oregon. And I love Oregon.

If ND wants to regain the lead for JJ Jr they'll need to up their NIL to be competitive with Oregon. If the money is similar there's no advantage that Oregon has over ND.
 
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Staff seems to have done well recently knowing when to up the $$ offers for kids recently. Especially those at the high school level. Oregon has stupid levels of cash to throw around so if they're going beat us out b/c of money, good for them. I'll still play them tomorrow and next week without hesitating. I honestly think they're a super overrated program right now and for whatever reason Lanning is getting clout for being an elite coach.
 
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smw6230 said:
"Trending Oregon" = they've up their $$$ offer.

It's as simple as that.

Same thing with Miami. Nobody's going to Miami because of Mario Cristobal's magnetic personality. It's b/c Miami offers more $$ money than anyone else. Lanning has more personality than Mario but at the end of the day the "Oregon model" has always revolved around the lure of money to get kids to spend 4 years in Eugene Oregon. And I love Oregon.

If ND wants to regain the lead for JJ Jr they'll need to up their NIL to be competitive with Oregon. If the money is similar there's no advantage that Oregon has over ND.
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I'll push back on Miami a bit. Yes, they're playing the NIL game, but Cristobal is and always has been an A+ recruiter.

Are they targeting more "mercenaries" than ND? Absolutely. But they've come to a similar realization that ND seemingly has since Freeman took over: the football program being successful is good for the school brand, and they have the resources to throw their weight around in recruiting. It's worked for them, like it has for ND.
 
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Katzenboyer said:
I'll push back on Miami a bit. Yes, they're playing the NIL game, but Cristobal is and always has been an A+ recruiter.

Are they targeting more "mercenaries" than ND? Absolutely. But they've come to a similar realization that ND seemingly has since Freeman took over: the football program being successful is good for the school brand, and they have the resources to throw their weight around in recruiting. It's worked for them, like it has for ND.
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This

And they stopped primarily recruiting local kids that expected to get offers / higher NIL offers.
 
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Maybe the staff isn't willing to overpay considering we have tons of young talent on the roster
 
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smw6230 said:
"Trending Oregon" = they've up their $$$ offer.

It's as simple as that.

Same thing with Miami. Nobody's going to Miami because of Mario Cristobal's magnetic personality. It's b/c Miami offers more $$ money than anyone else. Lanning has more personality than Mario but at the end of the day the "Oregon model" has always revolved around the lure of money to get kids to spend 4 years in Eugene Oregon. And I love Oregon.

If ND wants to regain the lead for JJ Jr they'll need to up their NIL to be competitive with Oregon. If the money is similar there's no advantage that Oregon has over ND.
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Bro. Same reason ND has been pulling all the studs from PA away from PSU in the past two cycles.
 
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Katzenboyer said:
I'll push back on Miami a bit. Yes, they're playing the NIL game, but Cristobal is and always has been an A+ recruiter.

Are they targeting more "mercenaries" than ND? Absolutely. But they've come to a similar realization that ND seemingly has since Freeman took over: the football program being successful is good for the school brand, and they have the resources to throw their weight around in recruiting. It's worked for them, like it has for ND.
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Cristobal has always been a good recruiter at Miami, Oregon and Alabama is kinda a chicken and the egg thing.
 
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Curious if Jones the #1 offensive skill player on the board or if the staff favors Dollar? If nil is comparable I like ND for him.

Damn I loved watching Julius run the ball. He would've been a monster in this era.
 
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Oregon and Miami aren't going to go away here. Luckily we have Marcus to battle until the bitter end.

Jones has that Golden Tate confidence and skill set at his size!
 
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IrishInOntario said:
Oregon and Miami aren't going to go away here. Luckily we have Marcus to battle until the bitter end.

Jones has that Golden Tate confidence and skill set at his size!
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Golden Tate is such an apt comparison for JJ Jr, imo. Loved watching Tate YAC. It's especially fitting considering Sr and uncle were nfl rb's.
 
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IAIrish said:
Golden Tate is such an apt comparison for JJ Jr, imo. Loved watching Tate YAC. It's especially fitting considering Sr and uncle were nfl rb's.
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Hope you're correct but any player has to earn the right to be compared to Tate. His route running ability, separation, yac, and overall confidence/swagger were about as elite as I've seen from a wr. Dude was just an absolute stud who put fear in defenses. One of my fav ND players ever.
 
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Finally watched his junior film. Some takeaways:
  • He good
  • Love that he is a "little" WR that plays big. What I mean is that he will go up and get it. Will also absorb contact and bounce off. I think Tate was a little better here but Jones is a better route runner
  • He has a little sauce and cockiness. 100% necessary
 
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Do we feel more or less confident that Loy did not put a CB in? Either means he is a coward or knows a commitment has been made and can't put it in and ruin the news
 
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