Oregon recruiting: Shane Brostek a nimble big man with a great pedigree

Designated by the Mayans as a year of doom, in recruiting circles, it's a year of plenty and prosperity in the market for offensive linemen. In spite of the bounty the Ducks have gone bust in their search for big guys this recruiting cycle. Zach Banner, Josh Garnett, Andrus Peat, Kyle Murphy and others have passed through town or exchanged a few phone calls before crossing the Ducks off their lists for one reason or another Four and five star wonderkinds shot across the sky and landed in another back yard, Murphy and Garnett to Stanford, Banner to USC. One by one they passed on the Ducks, wanting a different academic challenge or drier weather or a bigger town. Sometimes, not getting want you want is a stroke of luck. Shane Brostek, a 6-3, 300-lb. lineman from Hawaii Prep Academy, may wind up being better than all the big names. Photo left: Brostek won't replace LaMichael James, but he may pave the way for Byron Marshall and Tra Carson if the Mayans are wrong about the f...