Whether it's a fence or a wall, via kidnapping or "big boy fights," both the Oregon Ducks and Oregon State Beavers football coaching staffs have used colorful language to express their desire to keep top in-state talent at home.
But there was no need for "shackles" or props of any kind to watch the region's top talent at the Northwest Best Showcase at Lewis and Clark on Friday.
The recruiting event, featuring more than 350 top prospects in the region, was attended by members of five Pac-12 coaching staffs, as well as more than a dozen others ranging from the mid-level FBS to NAIA.