Oregon stacking five 5-stars in one class while we are sitting here hoping our 247 composite climbs into the top 15 is driving me insane. I keep hearing from croot insiders that the Big Ten preview has us listed as standing in the way of Oregon and Ohio State and honestly that should light a fire under our staff. But here is the problem. We are losing the head-to-head battles for the elite guys on the trail. Oregon's bagman operation is out of control and our NIL collective needs to step up or we will keep getting flipped on OVs by programs that are willing to throw around more cash. I know we have some momentum with a few 2027 targets but the 2026 class is already baked and we are not closing the gap on the Ducks or Buckeyes.
What frustrates me more than anything is watching Oregon pull five 5-stars while we are sitting there hoping our crystal ball predictions hold for guys who are taking visits everywhere. The silent commit chatter is nice but I need to see signatures. I need to see our staff winning battles against the SEC and Big Ten blue bloods for the difference makers. We cannot keep being the program that gets mentioned as an obstacle instead of the program that is the destination. The revenue sharing cap is coming and supposedly that levels things out but right now I am not seeing the results on the trail that match the hype around the program. We need to flip the script this summer dead period or we are going to be chasing Oregon from behind for years.