Wolverman

January 6th, 2012 at 2:32 PM ^

 There was an in home visit scheduled with Diggs , but when the coaches showed he was at a visit elsewhere. Since then Michigan coaches have backed off and I haven't heard a word about him since.

Wolverman

January 6th, 2012 at 2:35 PM ^

 So much for good things come to those who wait....

 I can't be mad at the kid lol I'm happy with the great rospects we have at WR. Best of luck to Payton at Cal

mackbru

January 6th, 2012 at 2:41 PM ^

Cal's a great college, very much the Michigan of the West. But I simply don't understand why top football recruits choose that place. The program is mediocrity defined.

Johnny Blood

January 6th, 2012 at 4:26 PM ^

Cal is definitely a mediocre football team... I saw them play twice this year and their quarterback is very erratic.  Though they do have Keenan Allen (I still wish we landed him) who is awesome.

On the plus side for them, they'll have a new stadium and Berkeley is a great school in a good location.

Ben from SF

January 6th, 2012 at 8:22 PM ^

Tosh Lupoi, the wunderkind DL coach / Recruiting Coordinator at Cal, is a total animal on the road.  He is the reason Tedford has pulled in all these guys from all corners of the country.  He was also the coach who ordered his DL to fake injuries vs Oregon last year to slow down the Quack Attack.  Before Lupoi, Cal's recuiting was local and regional at best.

aaamichfan

January 6th, 2012 at 2:42 PM ^

It was interesting when he was seemingly a lock for us, then all of a sudden he decided to change his tune. Hi svideo isn't all that impressive, so I'm kinda happy he decided to change his mind.

BRCE

January 6th, 2012 at 3:08 PM ^

September visitors who wait until after Decemeber to announce usually result in bad news, no matter how blown away they were with their experience. If you don't get 'em soon after, you probably won't.

Lutha

January 6th, 2012 at 2:44 PM ^

At least he didn't go to ND.  I feel confident in predicting that we won't be facing Cal in the Rose Bowl anytime soon.  They couldn't even win the Pac-10 with Aaron Rodgers.

CorkyCole

January 6th, 2012 at 4:47 PM ^

Yeah, maybe it was just a daydream. However, I realize that we aren't really looking for another receiver, and I didn't want him to join our class anyway. The result would be a pretty stupid daydream.

The Baughz

January 6th, 2012 at 3:03 PM ^

Watched him play twice this year on tv and watched some of his highlight tapes and I must say he is not that impressive. This is not sour grapes, it is just how I feel. He has good hands and is big, but he doesnt have great speed and does not seen like he plays hard all the time.

phork

January 6th, 2012 at 3:07 PM ^

Tweets were premature from their hacked accounts.  Shaq Thompson & Payton will announce at the AA game. 

Doesn't change anything in regard to the fact that they are picking Cal, however.

BradP

January 6th, 2012 at 4:03 PM ^

I don't know how they did it, but Cal got five of Rivals top 100 receivers:

#11 Bryce Treggs

#20 Jordan Payton

#41 Darius Powe

#69 Kenneth Walker

#76 Chris Harper

 

Nobody else has more than three.

mackbru

January 6th, 2012 at 6:44 PM ^

Why the hell would Cal use up at least one-fifth of its class on receivers? And why would five top receivers agree to join the same program? It's baffling. Maybe this explains why Cal so consistently blows.

Perkis-Size Me

January 6th, 2012 at 7:10 PM ^

cal always seems to be a black hole for talent, since it seems like that program never takes any significant step forward. but i guess this isn't surprising, given the fact that we've already signed darboh and chesson, but he certainly would be nice to have now in light of the stonum situation.

anyone know if we're in the running for some other receivers?