Jay Harbaugh gives Clark 8 hand-written reasons to Go Blue

Submitted by Bo Schemheckler on

number 8 is certainly the best reason

http://michigan.247sports.com/Bolt/Michigan-Gives-Clark-8-Reasons-To-Co…

Paraphased:

1. we're really good at using TE's
2. can wear number 8 and 30,000+ more fans will see it every home game(not in the letter: Bellomy probably not coming back)
3. EDIT: list of many NFL cities nearby to scout you
4. we have a good QB
5. best public school in america
6. most wins ever
7. biggest Adidas contract = more swag
8. WE WILL WIN

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alum96

January 29th, 2015 at 8:16 PM ^

Well either Russ is changing #s or the writing is on the wall... pun intended.

Also worth noting in any headline / OP you need to make a distinction between Jay and Jim.

Broader question to people in general - outside of checks when is the last thing anyone under the age of 45-50 has written of this length minimum.  It sounds silly but I realized the other day I barely write anymore with actual pen/pencil other than signing checks.  It's all typing nowadays.  I might write a sentence or two max on a piece of paper as a reminder but multiple paragraphs?  I can't recall.  Years I am sure.

Jay - old school.

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EGD

January 29th, 2015 at 8:21 PM ^

Taking exams in law school used to kill me because my hand would cramp up fifteen or twenty minutes in. Even then (I finished in 2000) that was about the only handwriting I would do. Go into a law school these days and you'll be hard-pressed to find a student without a laptop in front of him or her, so they probably type the answers and e-mail them in or something.

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LSAClassOf2000

January 29th, 2015 at 8:42 PM ^

I don't really need to write checks anymore, but until a few years ago, I wrote one per month because of an argument with the bank that used to own my mortgage (that somehow changed too in the intervening time). I wanted to take advantage of the auto-pay feature on the site for my mortgage, but they wouldn't let me do it unless I had a checking or savings account with them, something which seemed asinine being that Bank Of The West's nearest branches are about an hour west of Chicago (at least when I last bothered to look), some five hours west of me. They would not budge on this minor detail either. At the time when this tiff occured, my credit union did not have an app for "circumventing" that issue quite yet.

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Ghost of Hoke

January 29th, 2015 at 8:15 PM ^

I think UCLA would be the choice if it were closer. But, that's a long ass flight. It'll wear on you going back and forth, not to mention the parents wanting to see their son play. He stays closer to home and goes Blue.



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csmhowitzer

January 29th, 2015 at 8:21 PM ^

The thing that still has me thinking he's going there though is his praise for them after his visit. He just sounds like he's already sold on sunshine and air pollution.

 

With that being said, I really hope he has a change of heart. I have full faith in what Jay is saying here, and I really like his enthusiasm. 

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The King In Yellow

January 29th, 2015 at 10:53 PM ^

I live in LA now and have been to Westwood tons of times.  It's awesome.  It really is.  The thing about UCLA though is the weird separation from sports and the campus.  The Rose Bowl is amazing but on Pasadena is like an HOUR away from Westwood.  If i was a huge football fan and a student I would hate that aspect.  I feel like it takes away from the support of the team in general.  Not that LA sports fans are particularly good to begin with.  

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VictorValiant

January 29th, 2015 at 8:21 PM ^

very misleading to put " (bellomy probably not coming back)" in your paraphase. the note mentions nothing about bellomy. this is how false rumors get started.

 

#8 at UCLA is retired for Troy Aikman. that was likely the point.

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Mr. Owl

January 29th, 2015 at 8:38 PM ^

Found an explanation here:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/gameon/2012/10/24/usc-ncaa-rulebook-chang…

The only rule, per the NCAA, is that two players with the same number cannot be on the field at the same time. This rule is put into place to avoid the sort of confusion that reigns when two players with the same number step onto the field in a key situation.

 

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HANCOCK

January 29th, 2015 at 8:45 PM ^

I highly doubt that is what was meant.

 

I think he means that #8 is retired at UCLA and he isnt allowed to wear at all.

When he says "you can wear the #8 here", he literally means that he can do it..not that he is automatically going to be given the number. I dont think it would be a good look to yank a seniors number away and give it to a freshman. They might have told him he can have it once it is available though. That seems reasonable. 

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Maizenblueball

January 29th, 2015 at 8:21 PM ^

Where Jay says this is a special time at a very special place. 

Chris Clark has the opportunity to be a part of something special; be in Harbaugh's first recruiting class, and be a part of the foundation that brings Michigan back to the top.  This really is a pivotal moment in time, and Chris has the chance to be a part of that.  GO BLUE, Chris!

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