Cal Football Recruiting Q&A
by Avinash Kunnath on Aug 5, 2009 1:41 PM PDT
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So we're going to try and step up our recruiting coverage up these next few months. We know that there's been a huge demand for Gabe King and Cassius Marsh stories, but for the most part we are stupid and are poor, and do not have the subscriptions to the big recruiting sites that would allow us to cover it further
Our first step will be an interview with someone who follows Cal football recruiting on a day-by-day basis. Thus this is an open thread to ask questions you want answered on Cal recruits, prospects, etc.
We might do this a few times during the year, so focus on the current and the topical questions you want answered about the current rumor mill. Please put your questions in the comments and fellow commenters, rec the questions that interest you the most and you want to see answered!
Several things.
1) Keep in mind that not all of your questions can be answered, because of all the insider things. So try and make sure that your questions can be answered,
2) It'll work similar to the Tedford and Best questions open threads, but since this is an interview, I'll probably take only the top 15-20 questions, i.e. the ones with the most recs. If the interviewee can get more recs.
3) Try and get your questions in and rec'd by noon Thursday. After that I can't really offer guarantees that your question will be up for consideration, since I'll be sending it to the interviewee that afternoon.
Our second step will be revealed soon enough. Stay tuned.
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Rumor has it that someone spoke with Gabe King’s doctor. Apparently he had a stool sample come back testing positive for two strains of E. Coli which contain unique protein mutations which stain blue and yellowish using two dye assays in high enough concentration.
Do you think this is actually a message “from the gut,” so to speak, that King actually favors Cal? I sure do!
Some say his powerade gives you infrared vision...and that his sweat towels wipe away sin. All we know is he's called giantfan5.
by Spazzy Mcgee on Aug 5, 2009 2:06 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
I’m totally asking that question. In fact I’ll give him your name and email so he can give you a direct answer.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Aug 5, 2009 2:12 PM PDT up reply actions
4-quad streak on agar encrusted petri dish or else you don’t know bacteria.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
recruiting-related stuff might actually help recruits come to Cal and help more lurkers stop lurking. People love recruiting stuff. Believe it or not, but I known several athletes who’ve desperately surfed the web looking for people talking about them or looking for their highlight vids. I think posting images (with appropriate figure legends) of the athletes helps google searches.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
Indeed, we’ll try our best to cover it.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Aug 5, 2009 2:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Gabe King video interview
How could you not like this kid? Come to Cal!
CGB: a limited amount of knowledge with no corroboration and even worse punctuation!
Guys and gals...
Did you have any questions on recruits for the interview I’m doing?
Our first step will be an interview with someone who follows Cal football recruiting on a day-by-day basis. This is an open thread to ask questions you want answered on Cal recruits, prospects, etc.
This is my bad. I should have been clearer with this on the top body section.
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Ok
A pretty demanding question, but in the absence of any others so far…
Could we get maybe a breakdown of the top half dozen or so remaining (realistic) targets for Cal, and how things stand with each of them?
by joffle on Aug 5, 2009 8:16 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Figured this would be the biggest question. Definitely will try asking something like this.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Aug 5, 2009 11:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Just to throw something out, how many scholarships is Cal likely to have to offer come next February? Which is to say, how many players are we likely to sign?
by AERose on Aug 6, 2009 2:47 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Anyone read about the recruiting mail that potential recruit get in the 8/3 issue of SI? It’s about basketball recruiting, but still, can imagine that football guys get a similar treatment.
Is there any links to it?
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by Avinash Kunnath on Aug 5, 2009 6:22 PM PDT up reply actions
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1158402/index.htm
It fairly ridiculous the amount of mail the kids get, especially considering how impersonal it is. Was kind of disappointment that we sent the kid so much mail after reading this.
Oh yeah, there was an article about Tony Gonzalez as well. Doing us proud.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1158403/index.htm
in no particular order
1. Has any prospect set official visit dates to Cal. Which ones have publicly declared that they will take an official to Cal?
2. Any package deals in the making (North Carolina, San Diego, Hargrave Academy…)?
3. Would Trajuan Briggs rather play fullback at USC or running back at Cal?
4. Among defensive line recruits with offers, can you break down which ones are slated for tackle, end, or hybrid DE-LB?
5. Can you give us a class breakdown by position (in terms of # commits)? If possible, could you give “high-number” possibilities, for example, how many potential O-Linemen could Cal possibly take if things break a certain away with top recruits, etc.?
6. Which recruits (who are possibilities) are good enough, or so highly prioritized, that Cal would go above and beyond to “make room” for them?
7. Tell me something about running back recruiting. Do you know which are more highly sought after right now by Cal (if not, do you have a personal preference), and what is their current level of interest in Cal?
8. Christian Thomas (TE from Palmdale) favored the LA schools for the longest time, but has he turned the corner and started to look at Cal anymore? Is he likely to stay in-state?
9. Do you have any idea of the level of discussion between sibling prospects like Brock Vereen and whether or not these guys would be willing to be preferred walk-ons?
10. How sweet would it be to get Devon Carrington to decommit from Stanford and come to Cal? Is this realistic, or am I just dreaming?
11. Any chance a scholarship will be used for a traditionally non-scholarship position (such as punter, placekicker, or fullback)?
12. Will Washington’s class implode as more decommits occur, and the reality of the crappy state of their program comes to the fore?
13. On occasion, Ron Gould has taken the recruiting lead on non-backfield players. Any recruit on his radar?
14. How will O-Line recruiting finish?
15. I want a dominant, superstar receiver!!! Is Tevin Carter my man, or can Cal land someone who fits that mold? What’s all this I hear about Mike Davis?
16. Is the staff losing any sleep over possibly going 0-fer on what seems to be the best defensive backfield class in recent memory in California?
17. Adcock and Guy continue an impressive string of Texas recruits that go back 3 or 4 seasons since the arrival of Coach Kenwick Thompson. Any more Texas guys down the road this season?
18. Is it too early to start talking about next year’s recruiting? Are there any must-gets locally, or any star who might currently favor Cal this early?
19. Will USC offer Cecil Whiteside?
20. Unheralded RB Kyle Middlebrooks of Fountain Valley High School is one of the fastest sprinters in the state but, as far as I know, has not been recruited by any D-1 football program. Is he going to stick with track, then?
21. Will Owamagbe Odighizuwa commit before the summer ends?
22. Owa seems to be our best shot a recruit in the Pacific Northwest this season. Is this statement true? Is it because of the excitement over the Sarkisian hire, or is it because this region is not a point of emphasis this season? (There seems to be quality talent to be had, and that the players appear highly rated not only on Scout, but the other two leading football recruiting sites.)
23. Isi Sofele was brought in as a utility, all-purpose man. Anyone like that this season?
by ttgiang15 on Aug 6, 2009 7:42 AM PDT reply actions 2 recs
Holy crap
Rec’d for thoroughness.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Aug 6, 2009 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions
The sad part is that I came up with, and typed out, all those responses in a span of 25 minutes. I clearly don’t follow enough Cal football.
Haha, I’ll try to condense them and get as many of these answered.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Aug 6, 2009 2:08 PM PDT up reply actions
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