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Damariay Drew, Safety From Livermore, Commits to Cal!

Obviously, all of us think of the EBAL this year as the league that gave us Zach Kline, the Golden Hope. But it looks as if we might be landing another big recruit that could be the best all-around local athlete on our side of the Bay.

Damariay Drew was someone who flew completely under the radar because he wasn't on a great team. Livermore has been an EBAL doormat for quite sometime. However, Drew had a great season, as profiled in SportsStars Magazine by Mitch Stephens (check it out on pages 18-20).

This season, the EBAL’s claim to fame is a trio of Division I-committed quarterbacks – San Ramon Valley’s Zach Kline (Cal), Monte Vista’s Jeff Lockie (Oregon) and De La Salle’s Bart Houston (Wisconsin).

Yet consensus with those in the know — the coaches — the league’s best all-around player resides in, of all neighborhoods, near Livermore High, the league’s undisputed doormat.

Damariay Drew is a 5-foot-11, 195-pound block of sheer speed, muscle and athleticism. "What an athlete," Monte Vista coach Craig Bergman said. "What a burst. He’s so explosive."

Said Amador Valley coach Rick Sira: "Very, very impressive."

Said Foothill coach Matt Sweeney: "The kid is a flat out stud."

Drew originally was a Bear a few weeks ago, but was a soft verbal as he'd still planned on taking visits to Oregon and Washington. After taking a look around, and taking a hard look particularly at the Huskies. Ryan Gorcey was the first to tell us that Drew has re-committed for good.

Welcome to Cal, Damariay. GO BEARS!

After the jump, more details on where Drew will play, along with video highlights.

Star-divide

(via topprospectcom)

You can say his skills on both side of the football and his all-around athleticism. Drew states that he will be going on the defensive side of the football at Cal though.

Drew led Livermore in rushing (936 yards), touchdowns (13), but also tackles (7.7 per game)

"I really like to hit," Drew said. "It's a lot easier for me to hit, to go after guys and just tackle people."

Greg Biggins of ESPN has more (most of the article is $):

"I had a great home visit with the Cal coaching staff Sunday night and they laid everything out for me. They were saying they wanted me as an athlete but now they’re safety/nickelback and I’m comfortable with that. The fact that Cal is close to home and has great academic support, it was just too much to pass up."

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hopefully this is the start of more good recruiting news! (knocking on wood as i type) Go Bears!

by Ursus arctos californicus on Jan 23, 2012 5:16 PM PST reply actions  

Safety?

In preparation for a Shaq decommit? DOOOOOOOOOOOOOM.

by Bears916 on Jan 23, 2012 5:23 PM PST reply actions  

I think you mean WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I would love to get this guy AND Shaq. I think they’re both great athletes and I hope they both come to Cal.

"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded

by atomsareenough on Jan 23, 2012 5:29 PM PST up reply actions  

Don't think it's related to Shaq

Drew has had an offer since the beginning of January (at least) and I don’t think a commitment from him means anything about Thompson.

by goldenbear10 on Jan 23, 2012 5:29 PM PST up reply actions  

Nickelback most likely. was being recruited before Lupoi left.

no bear, no care

by EchoOfSilence on Jan 23, 2012 5:48 PM PST up reply actions  

Nickelback is not an option.

Am I known as Cugel the Clever for nothing?

by Cugel on Jan 23, 2012 6:33 PM PST up reply actions  

Chad Kroeger is coming to Cal?!?!

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by TwistNHook on Jan 23, 2012 7:40 PM PST up reply actions  

I’d decommit from Cal, if this were true… Sark woldn’t even need to offer any money. I might even pay to decommit.

by stevvy89 on Jan 24, 2012 9:21 AM PST up reply actions  

LOOK AT THIS CORNERBACK, EVERY TIME IT MAKES ME LAUGH

by JABear on Jan 24, 2012 9:25 AM PST up reply actions  

No. We wanted Drew. He’s not a fallback option.

by Avinash Kunnath on Jan 23, 2012 6:10 PM PST up reply actions  

Exactly. He’s underrated, but he’s good.

by goldenbear10 on Jan 23, 2012 6:11 PM PST up reply actions  

Sorry, I didn’t mean to imply that. I think it’s great we got him, I was just trying to pour some cold water on our sunshine here.

by Bears916 on Jan 23, 2012 6:11 PM PST up reply actions  

Exactly. We should all be saying DemariYAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded

by atomsareenough on Jan 23, 2012 6:12 PM PST up reply actions  

Just talked to Damariay Drew

Said a lot of things including:

-He will play Safety and some Nickelback
-Thought Cal was the best fit
-It was between Cal and UW
-He has favored Cal for a long time
-Visited UW last week

Sad this all on my @CalBearReporter Twitter Account

by goldenbear10 on Jan 23, 2012 5:32 PM PST reply actions  

*said….need spell check

by goldenbear10 on Jan 23, 2012 5:42 PM PST up reply actions  

josh hill? adrian lee?

no bear, no care

by EchoOfSilence on Jan 23, 2012 5:49 PM PST up reply actions  

creed? 3 downs down?

by j.lee on Jan 23, 2012 5:50 PM PST up reply actions   1 recs

Arggg! you beat me to this joke.

Am I known as Cugel the Clever for nothing?

by Cugel on Jan 23, 2012 6:34 PM PST up reply actions  

Soooo rec’d

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by CruzinBears on Jan 23, 2012 7:09 PM PST up reply actions  

Ah, you beat me to the jkoke!!!

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by TwistNHook on Jan 23, 2012 7:40 PM PST up reply actions  

-Visited UW last week

HAHAHA Snow storm.

Cal

by Thoroughbred on Jan 24, 2012 10:49 AM PST up reply actions  

Perhaps that wasn't the only snow job

Maybe it was the talk of commitment and family that certain new coaches have been preaching.

by cal85 on Jan 24, 2012 12:22 PM PST up reply actions  

Yeah!

If Shaq and Armistead commit to Cal…then the Tosh fiasco will just be a whole lot of nothing. Cal saves a ton of money in the interim.

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by CalBear949 on Jan 23, 2012 5:37 PM PST reply actions  

oh, to dream

no bear, no care

by EchoOfSilence on Jan 23, 2012 5:49 PM PST up reply actions  

I’m crossing my fingers.

by coolingfan on Jan 23, 2012 5:51 PM PST up reply actions  

Don’t know about “a whole lot of nothing”. One great D-line recruit is not the same as 3 or more (Shittu, McCarthy, Hamilton). LSU and Alabama have proven that big, fast athletes on the D-line is the key to success.

by mgchan on Jan 23, 2012 5:54 PM PST reply actions  

agreed

but there was no lock that Cal was going get any of those anyways. McCarthy commit but already stated he was going on visits.

Getting Armstead and Shaq would make the Tosh thing look silly in a couple of years

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by CalBear949 on Jan 23, 2012 6:01 PM PST via Android app up reply actions  

I believe Cal is still pursuing Shittu and Hamilton aggressively.

by Avinash Kunnath on Jan 23, 2012 6:05 PM PST up reply actions  

trying to get in contact with hamilton and see where he’s at

by goldenbear10 on Jan 23, 2012 6:14 PM PST up reply actions  

Eh. I’d just wait til NSD. Doubt he’s going to announce anything to anyone now.

by Avinash Kunnath on Jan 23, 2012 6:18 PM PST up reply actions  

Talked to him right before Tosh left and he said Cal was still tied with the others. I have him as a contact, but he doesn’t talk that much. Still a chance. Want to know what he thinks of new DL Coach.

by goldenbear10 on Jan 23, 2012 6:21 PM PST up reply actions  

I’d just let it be right now. It’ll only annoy Hamilton and might make him think negatively of Cal that fans are badgering him.

by Avinash Kunnath on Jan 23, 2012 6:24 PM PST up reply actions  

Understand what you’re saying

by goldenbear10 on Jan 23, 2012 6:29 PM PST up reply actions  

We stay away from the recruits, becaquse we’re concerned that we might be committing a recruiting violation. As season ticket holders, we’re technically donors. I don’t know the rules, but I’d like to avoid it if at all possible.

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by TwistNHook on Jan 23, 2012 7:41 PM PST up reply actions  

Jordan Payton asked on twitter

why is everyone bashing a UW degree…heehee

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by CalBear949 on Jan 23, 2012 6:06 PM PST via Android app reply actions  

other Cal fans need to stop being dicks about that

no bear, no care

by EchoOfSilence on Jan 23, 2012 6:09 PM PST up reply actions  

Cal fans need to stop contacting recruits period

by LouisMurphy'sLaw on Jan 23, 2012 6:12 PM PST up reply actions  

it’s the twitterverse. you can basically connect with anyone you want to…

by j.lee on Jan 23, 2012 6:14 PM PST up reply actions  

Yeah, but I imagine it’s a gray area w/r/t NCAA regs.

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by atomsareenough on Jan 23, 2012 6:15 PM PST up reply actions  

only with relation to boosters, IIRC

no bear, no care

by EchoOfSilence on Jan 23, 2012 6:18 PM PST up reply actions  

Aren’t many of us Bear Backers? Doesn’t take much, does it?

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by atomsareenough on Jan 23, 2012 6:28 PM PST up reply actions  

Anybody who buys season tickets is required to donate as part of the aseson ticket package, right?

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by TwistNHook on Jan 23, 2012 7:42 PM PST up reply actions  

No.

Next question.

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by FiatSlug on Jan 23, 2012 8:50 PM PST up reply actions  

How is babby formed?

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by TwistNHook on Jan 23, 2012 9:00 PM PST up reply actions  

take a brown chicken and mix in some brown cow

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by cldpc on Jan 23, 2012 9:01 PM PST up reply actions  

i'm petitioning all porn producers

to implement the jumbaco theme as background music from now on

@Not_Coach_Lupoi - #boatsareforclosers

by nativeson on Jan 23, 2012 9:13 PM PST up reply actions  

True story time:

My friends and I always used to eat “Jumbacos” when we were in high school. Ours were a little different in that a) we’d remove the top bun and put the taco inside the burger b) we’d usually use chicken sandwich. Try it some time, it’s pretty damn delicious. (I often compare it to putting Doritos inside a Quesadilla)

by JABear on Jan 24, 2012 9:30 AM PST up reply actions  

That disgusting invention of yours is not a Jumbaco.

by mrjpark on Jan 24, 2012 10:50 AM PST up reply actions  

Don’t hate on it until you actually try it.

by JABear on Jan 24, 2012 12:54 PM PST up reply actions  

Yes.

…the only reason I’m a Bear Backer is because the Athletic Department forced me to be one. They charged me an extra $50 for my football season tix and said “CONGRATS! YOU’RE A BEAR BACKER!”

Next question.

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by BearStage on Jan 24, 2012 2:13 AM PST up reply actions  

This is what Im saying people!

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by TwistNHook on Jan 24, 2012 7:24 AM PST up reply actions  

Under what pretense?

When did this happen? For AT&T tickets? Not all season tickets at AT&T had a required seat donation.

If you wanted to sit in New Alumni seats and were eligible, there was no per seat donation required.

If you wanted to sit in View Level 311 through 319 (but not View Box 311 through 319) or View Level 332 through 336 or View Box 332 through 336, there was no per seat donation required.

If you sat in Lower Box and Field Club sections 104 through 114, there was also no per seat donation required.

So, there were many opportunities to purchase season tickets without paying a per seat donation.

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by FiatSlug on Jan 24, 2012 5:48 PM PST up reply actions  

I have no idea about 2010, dude, all I can tell you is what the sitch was back in Old Memorial. We hella had to pay a forced donation as part of our season tickets.

So, there are many season ticket holders who technically could be donors and technically could be committing violations if they contact recruits.

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by TwistNHook on Jan 24, 2012 6:50 PM PST up reply actions  

It’s not that it violates a law or NCAA rule, it’s that it probably deters the recruits more than anything. Some of the things posted cross the line.

by LouisMurphy'sLaw on Jan 23, 2012 6:19 PM PST up reply actions  

Plus it just looks and seems pathetic

You have a Cal degree, you should be doing more with your life than contacting kids on Twitter.

by SDBear on Jan 23, 2012 6:21 PM PST up reply actions  

Clearing Steve Sarkisian’s Seal-Beating name?

by Avinash Kunnath on Jan 23, 2012 6:25 PM PST up reply actions  

Please dear god, someone stop evil man.

Am I known as Cugel the Clever for nothing?

by Cugel on Jan 23, 2012 9:46 PM PST up reply actions  

on it!

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by BearStage on Jan 24, 2012 2:17 AM PST up reply actions   1 recs

Like getting rich! Seriously, we are in a recession so a lot of people

and people and organizations could use some help.

I just find it kind of weird that grown men who are not getting paid or it’s not part of their job interact with teenage boys on Twitter.

by SDBear on Jan 23, 2012 6:30 PM PST up reply actions  

truthfully

i just use cal sports as a front so i can interact with teenage boys on twitter =\

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by nativeson on Jan 23, 2012 9:15 PM PST up reply actions  

Sandusky...

…is that you? Come clean, now.

by mrjpark on Jan 24, 2012 10:51 AM PST up reply actions  

Haha, Rec’d

Am I known as Cugel the Clever for nothing?

by Cugel on Jan 23, 2012 8:08 PM PST up reply actions  

Shaq Thompson

Do you guys think there is anything to make of him removing “#Cal Gang” from his twitter handle?

by Jean-Jacques Rousseau on Jan 23, 2012 6:37 PM PST reply actions  

who knows

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by atomsareenough on Jan 23, 2012 6:38 PM PST up reply actions  

I don’t know. Is there anything to make of Sarkisian not refuting the rumors that he rode a baby seal down Mount Rainier like a sled, then kicked it the rest of the way down when it refused to go any further?

by Avinash Kunnath on Jan 23, 2012 6:52 PM PST up reply actions   1 recs

shaq is a world class

media troll/tease.

he was yanking all kinds of chain before the HS all america game, and he’s likely doing it now.

Go Bears Go

by Rocksanddirt on Jan 23, 2012 9:57 PM PST up reply actions  

Good recruiting news? Is that allowed?

by Missing Barry on Jan 23, 2012 6:42 PM PST reply actions  

Funny!

A good change of pace. Gotta get that momentum moving again. Great start.

by manus on Jan 23, 2012 6:46 PM PST up reply actions  

Sweet!

Great get, but I won’t believe any of it, good or bad, until 2/1 anyway.

Sure sounds like we will be just fine in the long run, hopefully with a couple of cool surprises along the way.

And I like what we are hearing from our coaches!

Middle-aged toothwrangler (HT: Kodiak)

by 1988goldenbear on Jan 23, 2012 7:03 PM PST reply actions  

douche cal fan on twitter

Through reading the news I came across this guy on twitter https://twitter.com/#!/califresh4life who has been pestering the recruits constantly (just look at his posts within the last day). What the hell is up with that guy?

by mantle0 on Jan 23, 2012 7:08 PM PST reply actions  

That’s actually Avery Sebastian. He was one of our star recruits from last year, and he’s friends with many of our current recruits.

by CalLABear on Jan 23, 2012 7:38 PM PST up reply actions  

Well, this is awkward!

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by TwistNHook on Jan 23, 2012 7:42 PM PST up reply actions  

i thought avery sebastian was cali_showtime4. i think that’s someone else?

by gbearsfaith on Jan 23, 2012 7:54 PM PST up reply actions  

yup

Sebastian’s is “Showtime4” and not “Fresh4life”

so, who is this guy? a random fan?

by JustBear on Jan 23, 2012 8:02 PM PST up reply actions  

No, he doesn’t come off as offensive. A UW plant would be a lot worse. This guy is genuine he just comes off as totally desperate.

by Bears916 on Jan 23, 2012 9:21 PM PST up reply actions  

Right, it would be too ingenious for a UW fan to plot such subtleties in their Cal character. Still, we’ve got a Cal fan on the loose. Maybe someone should ask him for credentials.

by peetyjay on Jan 23, 2012 9:35 PM PST up reply actions  

Well, to be fair

We’re pretty desperate :)

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by atomsareenough on Jan 23, 2012 9:57 PM PST up reply actions  

You are correct.

"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded

by atomsareenough on Jan 23, 2012 9:55 PM PST up reply actions  

That guy

Drives me absolutely nuts.

by Bears916 on Jan 23, 2012 8:49 PM PST up reply actions  

i wonder if anyone is shady enough

to create twitter fan accounts representing other schools to negatively pester recruits, thus making them think that school’s fanbase is comprised of douchey assholes…

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by nativeson on Jan 23, 2012 9:19 PM PST up reply actions  

There are a few

Like there is this truly awful Notre Dame fan. He HAS to be a plant. Just has to be.

by Bears916 on Jan 23, 2012 9:20 PM PST up reply actions  

I dunno, a lot of ND fans are legitimately terrible.

NDNation is basically the well of sadness.

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It was fantastic."
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by AERose on Jan 23, 2012 9:29 PM PST up reply actions  

This guy was dropping N bombs at recruits. It was terrible.

by Bears916 on Jan 23, 2012 9:31 PM PST up reply actions  

Has califresh4life posted on CGB before?

by solarise on Jan 23, 2012 9:42 PM PST via iPhone app up reply actions  

if you are califresh4life please stand up

by JustBear on Jan 23, 2012 9:57 PM PST up reply actions  

but

only if you are the real cali4life

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by CalBear949 on Jan 24, 2012 3:23 AM PST via Android app up reply actions  

califresh4life

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by CalBear949 on Jan 24, 2012 3:24 AM PST via Android app up reply actions  

will the real califresh4life please stand up

by JustBear on Jan 24, 2012 9:09 AM PST up reply actions  

let's pester him in return

imma tweet at his ass to tell him to shut up. hope you guys can join me to do the same

by mantle0 on Jan 24, 2012 9:31 AM PST up reply actions  

I think I'm needed here

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by Rishi on Jan 23, 2012 7:25 PM PST reply actions  

Damariay is the man!

Good news at last!

Dear Alex Morgan, will you marry me?

by bearblueballz on Jan 23, 2012 7:32 PM PST reply actions  

Is this dude playing against the JV team?

Wow, looks like we’re getting a supa-balla!
GO BEARS!!!

Dear Alex Morgan, will you marry me?

by bearblueballz on Jan 23, 2012 9:20 PM PST up reply actions  

Thanks for updating the post, Avi.

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by TwistNHook on Jan 23, 2012 9:40 PM PST up reply actions  

OMG...

I just saw Sarkasian club some baby seals for a Jumbaco!

Lawrence Ross

by alpha1906 on Jan 23, 2012 9:27 PM PST reply actions  

Redonkulous

You’ve been beasting it with the gifs lately. You have a special gift. :)

by freshfunk on Jan 23, 2012 9:47 PM PST up reply actions   1 recs

DUDE

You need to make one with a baby seal inside the jumbo jack, and Sark’s face on Jack’s head. :)

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by atomsareenough on Jan 23, 2012 10:00 PM PST up reply actions  

Working on it, this shit is an art yo. Sometimes it’s not as easy as copypasta and shit.

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-cldpc

by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 23, 2012 10:08 PM PST up reply actions  

Oh, I know. You’re an artisan, not a pchop factory :)

Just trying to toss ideas your way!

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by atomsareenough on Jan 23, 2012 10:13 PM PST up reply actions  

you are the best

thanks for your work. we all love it!

by JustBear on Jan 23, 2012 10:17 PM PST up reply actions  

Do you ever wonder if you are the greatest human being to walk the face of planet earth?

Because I do.

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by TwistNHook on Jan 23, 2012 10:18 PM PST up reply actions  

I fucking hope so! Oregon and UW just offered me to do their gifs and stuff. You have a counter offer?

I need an answer within 10 minutes.

If not I will bounce right now.

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-cldpc

by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 23, 2012 10:20 PM PST up reply actions  

are you a great recruiter too?

by JustBear on Jan 23, 2012 10:22 PM PST up reply actions  

Done deal sir...

Tis now 10:33PM PST

Wassup?

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-cldpc

by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 23, 2012 10:34 PM PST up reply actions  

rec’d

"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded

by atomsareenough on Jan 24, 2012 9:52 AM PST up reply actions  

Welcome to Cal Damariay!

Looking forward to welcoming your friends and family into the Golden Bears community every Saturday!

by solarise on Jan 23, 2012 9:45 PM PST via iPhone app reply actions  

And if they see this post, he’s never coming.

Am I known as Cugel the Clever for nothing?

by Cugel on Jan 23, 2012 9:47 PM PST up reply actions  

What if I invite all of them to Vegas?

by solarise on Jan 23, 2012 11:10 PM PST up reply actions  

Wooo local boy coming to Cal!

LIVERMORE STAND UP! #calgang

The guy looks like a damn good RB in his highlights. On the defensive side, he looks like a hard hitter… really fast too. We’re gonna be really stacked at safety and feel good about our secondary for the next few years.

by freshfunk on Jan 23, 2012 9:47 PM PST reply actions  

Just saw GoldenBlogs Twitter posts about Stanford, and I have a suggestion

Went on Twitter and saw the news about Hoffpaiur getting accepted to Stanford. Then I next saw the discussion on the GoldenBlogs twitter page about Stanford’s lowered admissions, including this tweet:
https://twitter.com/#!/GoldenBlogs/status/161673673286221824

Needless to say the coincidence and sequence of events has me a little concerned. I understand that the two threads may not have been related, but I’m not sure sandwiching a discussion of Stanford’s admission standards in-between tweets about a potential Cal recruit’s admission to that same university is a good idea.

I love reading CGB, and I know the blog to be a site for substantive discussion, including about trends in recruiting at Cal and elsewhere. As a interested reader, I want to be sure the blog is presenting itself in the best of light – not just because of the minimal chance the recruit or his family may similarly misread such tweets, but because during this highly charged pre-LOI period, it’s nice to take the higher ground whenever reasonable. I know there’s also journalistic obligation to the truth, but seeing the individuals involved in this particular tweet discussion with GoldenBlogs, I’d guess some of the impetus to bring about a conversation about Stanford’s admission standards was prompted by recent news, and, well, that seems neither smart nor fair to the recruits involved.

by Cal-Anon on Jan 23, 2012 9:59 PM PST reply actions   1 recs

And one additional...

I’d point out that while CGB is clearly first a community of fans – many of whom know each other well – because of its consistent quality over the years (years, right?), it’s profile has risen in prominence. Tweets or posts about recruiting now have the potential to reverberate across the web, or at least that part of the web focused on Cal and P12 matters. And darn sure recruits, their friends, and their fams catch a lot of this, just like the fanbase does.

In the spirit of that sometimes hackneyed line about ‘with power comes responsibility,’ I’d request that CGB, when communicating in its official capacity, remember that it speaks also for its readership (at least in part), and that its voice during this period of increased focus is particularly amplified. And when consensus on specific standards is something not likely from a community of differing and intelligent voices, that the blog editors defer to discretion and conservative judgment.

by Cal-Anon on Jan 23, 2012 10:47 PM PST up reply actions  

lulz i like you

"Remember the Maine! TO HELL WITH STANFORD!"

by CruzinBears on Jan 23, 2012 11:43 PM PST up reply actions  

You use to not give a fuck about discretion

I seen’t you break the Tree’s jawbone off! I SEEN’T it!

The Rose Bowl is too mainstream anyway.

by KeenanAllenFett on Jan 23, 2012 11:46 PM PST up reply actions  

Sorry, TNH...

I assumed that it was commonly understood that the request for discretion exempted you from its requirements. Clearly I’m asking for the feasible…or even conceivable.

by Cal-Anon on Jan 23, 2012 10:57 PM PST reply actions  

I hav ea bad feeling that if any recruits read the comments to any of our posts, they’d immediately want to go anywhere else.

“Man, Cal fans seem weirder than I thought!”

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by TwistNHook on Jan 23, 2012 11:28 PM PST up reply actions  

But being teenagers, they may also be persuaded by our insane obsession with Jumbacos.

by mrjpark on Jan 24, 2012 10:58 AM PST up reply actions  

The need to read CGB’s rules of the road abound you

"Remember the Maine! TO HELL WITH STANFORD!"

by CruzinBears on Jan 23, 2012 11:44 PM PST up reply actions  

Would offering Jumbacos to recruits

for every meal during their visit be considered a violation? I would certainly consider one a lavish gift.

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by CopyBear on Jan 24, 2012 11:26 AM PST reply actions  

Its worth millions!

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by TwistNHook on Jan 24, 2012 11:38 AM PST up reply actions  

I wish other Pac12/BCS schools offered him, but he seems like a guy who could at the minimum provide solid depth and at the maxiumum be super!

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by carp on Jan 25, 2012 4:13 AM PST reply actions  

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