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17, 2013  MORE: Kelly to NFL: What's the recruiting impact?
Good riddance, Chip.  That might not be the reaction of Oregon
fans who appreciate the four straight BCS bowls Chip Kelly
shepherded. But, the bottom line is, his departure to the NFL
gets the program one step closer to some stability, and that
might be best for the Ducks' recruiting.  Oregon finished with
the No. 16 class in the Rivals.com 2012 rankings. But with just
three weeks until National Signing Day, the Ducks sit at No. 44
for 2013. The drop is not the steepest of FBS-level automatic
qualifiers, but it raises issues as to why certain schools are
underperforming.  Rivals.com national recruiting analyst Mike
Farrell said that while Kelly had been the reason kids came to
Oregon, the rumors of his departure were starting to hold the
program back.  "Last year it started to hurt a little when he
was dealing with the Tampa Ba