Jake Fisher did not commit to Oregon
I realize that not really news but I stumbled on the "Duck Territory" message board and their "insider" says:
"Jake Fisher update. he has not committed to Oregon. We're hoping to get more news from him soon. Stay tuned."
The posters seem pretty confident though. Their logic is you don't visit on the last weekend if you're not serious and even though it rained most of the weekend it's better than the snow in Michigan.
January 30th, 2011 at 11:08 PM ^
i hope he hated it in eugene.
January 30th, 2011 at 11:11 PM ^
What kinda name is Eugene anyways?
January 31st, 2011 at 12:07 AM ^
For the Hey Arnold reference.
January 30th, 2011 at 11:47 PM ^
Eugene you say?
January 30th, 2011 at 11:11 PM ^
Not surprising. Tom had told us beforehand that he planned on keeping things quiet until NSD.
As for the last weekend visit, it can mean something but he only had 3 weekends to take the 3 visits he wanted so he was inevitably going to have a visit this weekend anyway.
No one seems to have a bead on him. My gut is that he stays with us but that isn't based on much right now. Academics, Location, Familiarity with the school all play in to our favour though.
January 30th, 2011 at 11:13 PM ^
a "bead"?
January 30th, 2011 at 11:35 PM ^
"In American English when you focus narrowly on something or define it carefully you “get a bead” or “draw a bead” on it. In this expression the term “bead” comes from the former name for the little metal bump on the end of a gun barrel which helped the shooter aim precisely at a target. “Beat” is often mistakenly substituted for “bead” by people who imagine that the expression has something to do with matching the timing of the person or activity being observed, catching up with it."
January 30th, 2011 at 11:38 PM ^
The edit button isn't working... and re-reading my post is driving me insane.
January 31st, 2011 at 1:29 AM ^
It's like the Death Star, only we're the good side.
January 31st, 2011 at 12:55 AM ^
JF planned the Oregon visit weeks ago - right after RR was fired.
Is there even a direct flight to Eugene? Maybe Portland isn't that far, but it sure is far from home.
January 31st, 2011 at 10:52 AM ^
It's called "Phil Knight's private jet."
January 30th, 2011 at 11:10 PM ^
big sexual sandwiches
January 30th, 2011 at 11:15 PM ^
Salami and tuna on sourdough?
January 30th, 2011 at 11:18 PM ^
Maize and Blue Deli #26
January 30th, 2011 at 11:32 PM ^
With a sprinkle of cinnamon and a dash of clam juice.
January 31st, 2011 at 1:29 PM ^
and just a splash of Spanish Fly.
January 30th, 2011 at 11:11 PM ^
If your last weekend is in Ann Arbor, it does mean you will likely sign with that last team. If it's not Ann Arbor, this theory does not apply.
I think it's Oregon vs. Michigan for Jake. 55/45 Oregon.
January 30th, 2011 at 11:12 PM ^
Hopefully Fisher doesnt like hippies
January 30th, 2011 at 11:14 PM ^
Because Ann Arbor doesn't have hippies??
January 30th, 2011 at 11:17 PM ^
Nike.
January 30th, 2011 at 11:20 PM ^
probably not, but hopefully jake fisher thinks so
January 30th, 2011 at 11:18 PM ^
But the Hippie to regular person ratio is substantially lower
January 31st, 2011 at 12:07 AM ^
The only time I was ever in Eugene, I was offered drugs more times in two and a half days than I have ever been offered drugs in my whole life, combined, and that includes seven years in Ann Arbor. One of the first things I did was ask around for a basketball court. These girls directed me to specific part of a park. I get there, there are a bunch of picnic tables, no basketball court, and these two dudes are like "you here to buy bud?" No matter what you asked someone, or said to someone, I got the feeling they always thought you were asking about, talking about, or making sly references to drugs.
January 30th, 2011 at 11:20 PM ^
from a guy who pee's on the wall. Hypocrisy @ work.
January 30th, 2011 at 11:28 PM ^
It was my nickname as a middle school goalie
it was sarcasm, yeah i sucked
January 30th, 2011 at 11:42 PM ^
We nicknamed the terrible goalie on my middle school lax team "Helen Keller," a name which stuck with him all the way through his season as a starter on the varsity.
January 30th, 2011 at 11:14 PM ^
The fact that Fisher's parents didn't join him in Eugene is very telling to me. It seems like they have been very instrumental in the process for him, so I'd guess this was more of a "leisure" visit.
January 30th, 2011 at 11:13 PM ^
Just excited about this and wanted to post it somewhere! After graduating in May I am moving to Anchorage and could not be more excited! Also there is a group of alum up there that get together for all the FB games, it is going to be sweet. Go Blue!
January 30th, 2011 at 11:20 PM ^
Congrats. You should try out for Deadliest Catch. Be a greenhorn.
January 31st, 2011 at 10:15 AM ^
Los Anchorage, cool. Just minutes from Alaska.
January 30th, 2011 at 11:32 PM ^
teh U of Michigan must due all that it can to keep Jake.
January 31st, 2011 at 12:09 AM ^
Yeah, did he spell "do" d-u-e? Really? You stay smokey, Eugene.
January 30th, 2011 at 11:34 PM ^
I wonder if we could lend that site our grammar police for a few hours, since they probably need them more than we do.
January 30th, 2011 at 11:35 PM ^
Aside from the backhanded comments towards AA, the guy seems pretty level-headed and raises some good points.
January 31st, 2011 at 6:02 AM ^
Agreed. He notes that UM is the better academic school. As far as the campuses go, UM is an urban campus, dropped in the middle of the city, while MSU is a more traditional landscaped, sprawling campus that one usually thinks of when they imagine a college.
To each his own, but I totally agree with his assessment.
January 31st, 2011 at 1:17 PM ^
"Urban" to me suggests a school like Wayne State. Michigan is a school well-integrated into its surrounding town - much like UVa, UNC, Harvard, Princeton, Berkeley, Indiana, and many others.
I don't agree that MSU represents the prototypical campus. At least, not the prototypical campus of a school founded before the 20th century. MSU was a tiny agricultural school until the 1920s and its development, sprawling away from the town, reflects 20th-century thinking. (North Campus does as well.)
January 30th, 2011 at 11:44 PM ^
I +1'd that cause a guy with the handle "namaste" just said he hoped a city burns to the ground...lulz
January 31st, 2011 at 12:23 AM ^
I've seen Oregon fans call the B1G "a bunch of punt-lovers." Eff the Pac-10 and their high-scoring games.
January 31st, 2011 at 9:59 AM ^
We had high scoring games in 2010...sigh...RIP Spread Wing, Read Option Right (I dip my 40 for the homies that are not here anymore).
Hopefully Hokeamania + Big Al can figure how to keep the offense rolling and help shoelace win a Heisman.
January 31st, 2011 at 1:20 PM ^
Unfortunately, most of those high scores were recorded by the other team. We scored 20, 28, 7 and 14 offensive points in our last four games.
January 31st, 2011 at 12:31 AM ^
@IM Duck
January 31st, 2011 at 12:58 AM ^
Well if Jake wants a good education, he should definitely go to Oregon. Unbelievable, smh.
January 31st, 2011 at 12:21 PM ^
Look's like this guy has plenty of stuff to "due" in reading up about "Fishier" because he can't even spell "teh" kid's last name right.