The Oregon Ducks 2018 football recruiting class is experiencing attrition in the wake of Willie Taggart's decision to leave for the head coaching job at Florida State University.

For many fans, that recruiting slide has been the source of much frustration over the past 24-48 hours.

But for Oregon state representative Bill Post, who represents House District 25 (includes Keizer, St. Paul and Newberg), that frustration came out in the form of a less-than-cordial tweet in the direction of Tigard senior Braden Lenzy.

The 6-foot, 175-pound athlete recently decommitted from Oregon to weigh his options, which include offers from Cal, Notre Dame, Stanford, UCLA, USC and others:

Hey kid: #GoDucks will be fine, life lesson: don't think of yourself as "all that". Thanks. — Bill Post (@BillPostOregon) December 7, 2017

"Hey kid: #GoDucks will be fine, life lesson: don't think of yourself as "all that,' " Post wrote. "Thanks."

Post, whose Twitter account claims that, "Tweets are ALWAYS by me not staff," doubled down on his comments when questioned over their appropriateness.

"A 19 year Oregon Duck season ticket holder who LOVES his Ducks helping a high school kid understand life skills is actually what was done. #GoDucks," he wrote.

Later adding, "So we have differing opinions, thanks for playing."

Lenzy has received several angry messages from fans since his decision to re-open his recruitment.

Post, however, is noteworthy given his position.

-- Andrew Nemec

anemec@oregonian.com

@AndrewNemec