Jordan Payton, Oaks Christian WR, Commits To Cal At Army All-American Game
by Avinash Kunnath on Jan 7, 2012 6:20 PM PST
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And we have receiver number six in this class. Jordan Payton committed to the Golden Bears at the Army All-American game, picking Cal over Notre Dame and Michigan.
(via rmaq28)
Payton decommitted from USC early on when it became clear the Trojans could not honor his commitment due to scholarship restrictions. He grew on the coaching staff of the Bears, favored Cal in the fall, started to explore the Midwest, but eventually warmed back to the idea of being another one of the many feature Cal wide receivers to shine on the field the next three-four years. He joins Bryce Treggs, Darius Powe, Cedric Dozier, Chris Harper, and Kenneth Walker as members of this class, and it gives Eric Kiesau a lot of young and promising talent he can mold into great receivers.
Welcome to Cal, Jordan. GO BEARS!
When you watch Payton's highlights, what immediately stands out are his excellent pair of hands. Payton does a great job of adjusting and reaching out for the ball and snaring them in his grasp even while moving on the run. He has the build and adjustment ability to be an excellent slot receiver to start off and catch balls down the middle, could also work in the short passing game with screens and swing passes, then hopefully develop into a great wideout who can run all the routes as he develops.
Tosh Lupoi was Payton's primary recruiter. Other programs that offered Payton outside of his top three and USC included Florida, Miami (FL), Oklahoma and Tennessee, along with ASU and UCLA.
Rankings are below.
- Rivals: 120th overall prospect, 20th best receiver, 19th best recruit in California
- 247Sports: 237th overall prospect, 26th best receiver, 28th best recruit in California
- ESPN: 25th best receiver, 21st best recruit in California
- Scout: 91st overall prospect, 13th best receiver
Payton also hints at more with Jim McGill of Bear Insider.
"We're about to get everybody," said Payton, with a big smile. "Yuri Wright from Don Bosco, he's going to take an official so he might come.
"It's just a domino effect. We love it. Me, Ellis, Shaq, we've been planning on it for the whole week. It's just amazing. We're all a big family. You can just see it. Ellis is like a big brother, Shaq's like a best friend.
"It's just great."
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Esprit de corps already?
Dig it. Looking forward to these guys being surly, grumpy Old Blues in the decades to come.
"The Bear will not quit, the Bear will not die." -Joe Kapp
Yeah, loved the interview. Wish I was so composed and well-spoken when I was his age. Looking forward to him as a Bear.
Yeah, seriously!
no bear, no care
by EchoOfSilence on Jan 7, 2012 7:35 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Awesome news once more!
Barring massive injuries and unforeseen disasters (earthquake), Cal REALLY seems to be on the upswing. I’ve seen a lot of Cal hate from other Pac-12 boards popping up, to me this is a good thing as the other fanbases are recognizing Cal’s potential. Let’s hope Calgang 2012 works hard, stays clean (academically, legally, and health-wise) and is able to convert that potential into domination. Then Cal will give our opposing fanbases something to really hate us for.
by chowder on Jan 7, 2012 5:45 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
I’ve seen a lot of Cal hate from other Pac-12 boards popping up
Like this gem over at bn:
That’s quite the haul of blue chippers
Things can happen between now and the official signing day. Not quite sure what the huge attraction of 7-6 Cal is, other than it’s close to home for some of these recruits.
by 4everBruin on Jan 7, 2012 5:15 PM PST reply actions
4everbruin has a point, after all. I mean, 7-6 isn’t exactly the most dazzling of records, and these kids have their choice of school. Besides, as we all know, a 6-8 uclol team with a fanbase that routinely publicly derides its players is a much more desirable destination than somewhere like Cal.
Being an Old Blue means embracing the "meh".
by SoCal Oski on Jan 7, 2012 7:23 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Are we already benefiting from the SAHCP in recruiting already?
From the stuff that I read, I think a lot of credit has to go to early commits like Zach Kline who is actively recruiting his friends to also come to Cal.
by LEastCoastBears on Jan 7, 2012 7:34 PM PST up reply actions
I’ve noticed that there seems to not be that strong of a correlation between on field success and recruiting.
I mean it doesnt HURT to win, but on the same wavelength if a player feels like they can get on the field quicker, I think that that is a big draw.
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I think if you were given the task of imagining a recruiting powerhouse, it would actually have many things in common with Cal.
I mean, what makes a great program great? Short and long term success on the field, of course, but also location in relation to recruiting hotbeds and generally cool stuff, student support, administration support, the value of a degree, the overall continuity of the program, etc. Cal doesn’t necessarily have all of those things, but no college does, and the crazy thing is that Cal is one of the very few universities that possibly could.
"Let me tell you a story. I was a political prisoner for two years. The instant I was released I ran to McDonald's. I had a Big Mac and a Coke.
It was fantastic."
-Toyama Koichi, US Presidential candidate from Japan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGZqOkeYbB0
What helps Cal in this situation — from my point of view — is that these kids feel like they will all be taking the field together. They see a program that once housed Aaron Rodgers slowly crumbling and plan on having fun bringing it back to prominence.
The reason why powerhouses continue to get these players is because of the turnover. The superstars usually leave early for the draft, while a lot of the “boring positions” like linemen stay for their senior year, going through a staggered turnover one year after the skill positions because they generally need a bit more experience. You can’t really emphasize how important managing this turnover correctly
To get back to my original point, I think there is a direct relation between or mediocrity and our recruiting success. The limiting factor before was our stadium and facilities, but now that we’ve shown these recruits that we’re willing to put the money in for them, they’re willing to come here and make a splash together. There aren’t many other schools that are willing or capable of taking in all these kids together. Most of the powerhouse schools have their scholarships full with others, but Cal has the room to let everyone play together.
That said, I hope Ellis doesn’t turn into a Chris Martin.
uclol fans can be so delusional and crazy
Yes, every recruit should pick a 6-8 team that just fired its HC over Cal!! That makes so much sense.
by SDBear on Jan 7, 2012 8:38 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
That's not even funny. It's just sad.
"Let me tell you a story. I was a political prisoner for two years. The instant I was released I ran to McDonald's. I had a Big Mac and a Coke.
It was fantastic."
-Toyama Koichi, US Presidential candidate from Japan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGZqOkeYbB0
Yeah, that thought occurred to me too.
But still, dude needs to get a life very, very badly.
"Let me tell you a story. I was a political prisoner for two years. The instant I was released I ran to McDonald's. I had a Big Mac and a Coke.
It was fantastic."
-Toyama Koichi, US Presidential candidate from Japan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGZqOkeYbB0
The future looks bright!
So glad these great young men are going to end up at Cal. Here’s to another!
Woah
I haven’t heard Yuri Wright mentioned with respect to Cal in a while. If we could get him and his teammate Darius Hamilton, that would be jaw-dropping!
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
The Scarlet Knights may be tough to beat. I’m secretly hoping we turn Brandon Beaver or offer Dalis Bruce.
by solarise on Jan 7, 2012 9:30 PM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
The Scarlet Knights may be tough to beat.
Possibly the first time that sentence has ever been written.
"Let me tell you a story. I was a political prisoner for two years. The instant I was released I ran to McDonald's. I had a Big Mac and a Coke.
It was fantastic."
-Toyama Koichi, US Presidential candidate from Japan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGZqOkeYbB0
Greg Schiano runs a decent program. iirc Rutgers beat us out on a couple of NJ local recruits – Leonte Carroo & Miles Shuler (Class of 2011).
by solarise on Jan 8, 2012 3:38 AM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
Awww, I just wanted to make fun of Rutgers.:(
"Let me tell you a story. I was a political prisoner for two years. The instant I was released I ran to McDonald's. I had a Big Mac and a Coke.
It was fantastic."
-Toyama Koichi, US Presidential candidate from Japan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGZqOkeYbB0
Rutgers is in NJ. Does anything more really need to be said?
by Missing Barry on Jan 8, 2012 12:17 PM PST up reply actions
Tosh
Um, someone tell me what the Tosh Secret Sauce is. This is pretty ridiculous. Go Bears!
Fire Starkey. You... complete me.
by since1997 on Jan 7, 2012 9:19 PM PST via iPhone app reply actions
Big brother Tosh shall never betray you, just like the rest of the Golden Bears family
by solarise on Jan 7, 2012 9:28 PM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
Welcome to Cal Jordan!
No doubt you’re making the right decision especially with Coach K back!
by solarise on Jan 7, 2012 9:26 PM PST via iPhone app reply actions
So I don't know where to put this
But furd and Oregon St. are in their 4th overtime period right now. Of course, you can’t watch it in the Bay Area. Sigh.
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Furd hits 13 of 30 on 3’s and has a 4 pt lead with 2 seconds left
by LEastCoastBears on Jan 7, 2012 10:15 PM PST up reply actions
Survived 3 players fouling out.
They won in part cause Cunningham shot 4-17.
The #1 greatest threat to America: BEARS
If he’d done that against us we’d have won too.
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Jan 7, 2012 10:19 PM PST up reply actions
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