Oregon State coach Mike Bradley is -- a phone call here on national letter of intent day. Howry -- sit down and that kind of taking Colin now.
I -- created that Monday the added that. You know kind of a celebration -- about a year's work leading -- into the side debate on -- actually on the but ultimately do they have. Signing -- dinner in Portland.
All right so you are you headed up here nine yards energy had a really nice breakfast this morning a stock in a friend of mine down there.
All what -- great group of guys from Salem came down. And that -- that the signing big breakfast and and it was it's been at it just one of those days that you know you. What we -- we coach Eric name and then we bring in guys and those is that what that the major significant is that they -- is the addition of all the players that at --
Well tell me what you think of his class size it up for our listeners.
Well you know I think. You know everybody in the country probably echoing exactly what I meant they were excited about the group but I think we get the under under the nail on the had heard this year's class try to be as. We needed -- the haven't had a great group there that we needed a variety of people almost all the other position we didn't recruited by the end -- We get smoked everywhere pretty well -- but we try to do it in the class. In the plans for the collapsed and but it into the roster -- The future and so you know that we had certain needs and certain numbers -- I think we did a pretty well and excited about the while the variety which we got an all but the quality player.
Now you landed Kenny -- his brother is that right.
We will read landed Kenny Wheaton.
And that's CUR yeah. -- what the heck is that all but you can't have any weaknesses somebody related to Kenny Wheaton on one team.
Left you know lately it it was -- and not might have a knowledge of the great job recruiting. Both mark Sweden and Michael bella he would on the plan that would lead when we started this whole process way back when it made it. He you know this -- uncle who. It just delete it if the let him know electric -- it looked -- death you know I think that that. I think it's important -- always try to point out the guys that they'd look at the look they're they're looking for the right it prevailed in you know whatever. There is a gambling history apparent that helps. Sometimes it's not important but. You know I think that that get in the end it's important I think markets that evidently sorry stated that it it.
Now I know I would argue that microwave Oregon State on 1080 the fan but we have Bobby careless in studio not too long ago he mentioned something that you went to him. Recently here a couple of years ago or somewhere down wind here recently in and said. Where we're at the point where we can ratchet up the schedule way we can take on some bigger boys now. I wonder how much better are your classes overall now. Then when you returned to Oregon State to take over for that second stint.
Well you know it's been an opinion I. I I think that you can never get. Comparable. About recruiting I think they always ask that -- approach it with a -- he can't I quit because they did. You know it's not a perfect. I mean you can look at NFL draft and see that I mean Tom Brady drafted in the round you gotta be -- so. You know that there's no there's no perfect way to do it but you know I think that. I think that it is really important to evaluate well in both in the talent aspect and also -- that bad. And then and then from there I think that's what I've noted this year more than any it really answer your question is. I think we turned the corner on on the guys that you know that added that Beatty had so many options you know big. Big program all over the place that we really. You don't worry believe it or not only get dark side like Michael Phillips would mark this week that people like that and that. -- on May be wrong but I have somewhat of a turning point that regard and I think if you recall of you know what's been going on in the program but the last. About ten years.
Mike rally Morgan State -- guest on -- the -- He originally though how you valuing players and I know you guys do a little differently than a lot of schools your system rating players to describe how it's different.
Yeah I gotcha I was talking about you who you in your your system for rating players I know that it's. It's different how you go about it -- a lot of schools a described how.
Okay I'll be taken out of that but but that. I ticket that. All -- that it or evaluate did not is this as many big because the public that your daughter I'd I'd you know unlikely that but I thought -- about it it. Comfortable about that you've got this really be okay. -- good job of finding the right it. Add that you'd never unity you don't ever lose that idea that we are all -- that evaluation. That then lead recruited prior. We don't really care how -- are they have -- behind their name what were what they did outlet developed than what -- and at the end he.
Got till we can hear you just fine if you if you wondering and now this is probably going to be the stupidest thing however -- going to have to ask because somebody brought it up to me today -- the air. When you get a letter faxed over do you do you validate its authenticity and what's to stop somebody from. From being in a hole I joker in notes taken one of those parties.
I thought that'd be a great. I'm not sure that that it's already been filled out pretty well I think -- it is. It's one of those feel that a great form that is spent with all the other in. They audit and all they have to do find it -- to throw it pretty I think it would be pretty they probably not impossible and -- eight.
