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I have to say Oregon, ASU and Iowa State might be the weirdest blend of schools I've seen on a recruit's list.
I think we will find ourselves going up against the likes of Oregon and ASU a lot more, it seems like we evaluate talent about the same, and know we cant be going after blue-blood prospects and landing annually, so we go for the "diamonds in the rough" Who are just out of the top-25 range. Somewhat the same idea as football probably going to be going after the same players as VT, Tenn, Arkansas, etc. as we have seen happening.
 

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  1. I think we will find ourselves going up against the likes of Oregon and ASU a lot more, it seems like we evaluate talent about the same, and know we cant be going after blue-blood prospects and landing annually, so we go for the "diamonds in the rough" Who are just out of the top-25 range. Somewhat the same idea as football probably going to be going after the same players as VT, Tenn, Arkansas, etc. as we have seen happening.

Hard to call players just outside the top 25 "diamonds in the rough". Maybe diamonds in the jewelry case at the mall jewelry store, but they are known and competed for.
 

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Hard to call players just outside the top 25 "diamonds in the rough". Maybe diamonds in the jewelry case at the mall jewelry store, but they are known and competed for.
I should have said, for lack of a better phrase, rather than putting it in quotations. But my point being, once you get out of the top 25-30, it is from there to about 80/100 that there isn't much room for differentiation just due to exposure, competition HS/AAU, and the amount they are seen. That is why so many people on here base their wanted recruits on the offers they have, rather than their recruiting ranking. We will be going against a lot of the same schools that aren't considered "blue-bloods" due to the fact that there is uncertainty, for lack of a better phrase, on each of these players. I think we will be going against Oregon/ASU more, 1) because I feel we have landed on the final list for a good amount of players with Oregon, in recent years. and 2) because I feel they evaluate the same way and have had a similar style of play that these players are better suited for.

But, it was just an observation. I don't think going against Oregon is a bad thing at all, due to their recent success in recruiting and play the last couple of years.
 

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Hurley already has a PG in the 2017 class. If it's down to us and Oregon (which I think it is) I think we're sitting in a good spot
 
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