According to 247's twitter, Berkley Edwards was just offered by the Cal Bears. His recruitment has been picking up lately. I am all for offering him if our class doesn't fill the way we want it to. He's similar in size and speed (4.4) to Dennis Norfleet.
He is bound to earn a few more big offers soon. I vote to offer him a walkon and have Braylon pay for it.
Ok.
I thought you stopped
I thought you stopped following recruiting?
Ha ha - this board is funny sometimes.
How does aamichfan's "Ok." comment constitute flamebait? Wow...drunk bastards posting on Wed night!
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Because what is the point of
Because what is the point of just saying, "ok"? Oh that's right, he is trying to be a douche. Douche comments = Flamebait
and boom goes the dynamite
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ten thousand spoons = ironic
two thousand spoons = not ironic
Learn the difference, people!
well
what if it's two thousand spoons wielded by ten thousand maniacs? is it ironic then?
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Depends. Are they weilding
Depends. Are they weilding them at night? And does said night belong to lovers?
Berkley Edwards, ain't
Berkley Edwards, ain't spelled the same way as the city in Cali.
It's the good advice, that you didn't take.
None of us call it that
No intention of being snooty about this, but (ahem) ironically enough, none of us who live here call it Cali. Same goes for Frisco.
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i see
so all my friends who grew up in LA and attended UM and called their home state "cali" were either not really from California, or only called it that just to confuse us non-Californians, right? And I'm sure you have a pulse on how the other 38 million Californians refer to your state?
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Right about "Frisco"
Well, he's right about "Frisco". People out here in the Bay Area hate that phrase.
Very rarely hear the term Cali, too.
Unless your being ironic by
Unless your being ironic by using the word ironic, that's not ironic either.
Insert obligatory "your"
Insert obligatory "your" versus "you're" ANGAR here ________.
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....and therein lies the
....and therein lies the irony.
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But all the cool people do ;-)
no
just... no.
I'll be nice and explain why
I'll be nice and explain why everyone is breaking out in an Alanis Morrisette song in response to your comment. When two things that have no direct effect on each come together in a puzzling, humorous or redundant way (I.E. - Berkley Edwards getting an offer at UC- Berkeley), it's a coincidence.
If two things that do have a direct effect on each other come together in a way that's humorously (or tragically) contrary of what's expected/intended (I.E. - Berkley ends up going to MSU and in a game against U of M gets 3 touchdowns in the last few minutes of a game to seal a comeback victory), that is irony.
Hmm the name does go with the school
Cal......Berkley( I know different spelling), but it does seem to fit together.
edit: Beaten to it. Therefore, I'll just leave this amazing tidbit. The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.
Michigan Offer?
Maybe Braylon can take the #1 Jersey scholarship and pass it along to his bro.
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The fact that he's similar to
The fact that he's similar to Norfleet means we're probably never going to offer him. We've got our scatback for the next four years, and in a power running offense that's all we need.
I still hope he gets more major offers because he can ball.
No
First of all, Norfleet hasn't hit campus yet. We have no idea if he's going to be an adequate 'scat' back, let alone a good one.
Secondly, for all the talk of him taking a limited role a la Vincent Smith, we don't have any proven backs after Toussaint. It could easily end up being one of the smaller backs we're brining in.
Third, Norfleet is likely to contribute in special teams right away. Meaning that if Edwards was to red-shirt, you'd have a 2 year gap between the two.
Edwards has elite speed and quite obviously wants to come to Michigan. He's not the same player as his brother, but we already had one Edwards who worked out extremely well after having a ho-hum recruiting profile. This is a guy we should go after. Can probably afford to wait on him, but in the end, I hope he is a Michigan Wolverine.
Braylon is already paying
Braylon is already paying plenty to colleges across the US http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/blog/shutdown_corner/post/braylon-edwards-gave-79-students-10000-for-college?urn=nfl,wp14415
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That's a nice story. Good
That's a nice story. Good for Braylon and his mom. That had the potential to turn into another "Scott's Tots" type of situation.
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Rick Reily reffered to him as
Rick Reily reffered to him as bar none the most generous athlete he has ever come across. Stories like that make me annoyed at all the flack he takes from the fan base here. He's a great player who has given a lot back to the university and the world in general. Granted, he has done some stupid stuff but I think the good far outweighs the bad.
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Somewhat Local...
http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/player-Berkley-Edwards-127400
That is the complete list to date - mostly MAC schools to date have made offers, but there have to be several schools that could use a three-star all-purpose back. As someone whose high school was in the same conference as Chelsea, it's great to see SEC (NTSEC) talent get some looks now and again.
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Good for him
Good for him
Will still bet cash he ends
Will still bet cash he ends up at Michigan. Family has more than enough money to pay even if he doesn't get offered. On that note, I guarantee the staff has expressed their interest in him but that they may "need help" getting him in much like what the Mathews family did for Clay at USC. You really love Michigan? Let us use the ships on kids who dont have a wealthy family and pay his way (at least until we have an open ship).
He will be a Wolverine, offer or not.
I would take that bet. I see
I would take that bet. I see this ending with a very bitter family and a trail of drama.
I think it could end up as a
I think it could end up as a preferred walk on situation, but a Pac-12 offer is nothing to sneeze at and if he actually wants to play he should probably take it.
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I think it's an important
I think it's an important offer because Cal is a team that recruits and uses speed. They love guys like Berkely.
It's the same old story. Boy finds girl, boy loses girl, girl finds boy, boy forgets girl, boy remembers girl, girls dies in a tragic blimp accident over the Orange Bowl on New Year's Day.
Clay at USC
Situations are entirely different. Clay Matthews was not a d1 prospect. Iirc, he didn't even start on d his senior yr
He was a legacy and Pete was
He was a legacy and Pete was pressured to offer HARD. He spoke common sense to them and they paid until room opened up (and he proved himself). Also, Clay was a Mathews spawn. He was going somewhere. His low ranking is kind of overblown as he never considered anywhere but usc and didnt really travel to camps. He was good. USC in the early- mid 2000's offer good? Doubt it but its similar to us in that Pete knew he could pay anyway and could take that risk due to how little interest Clay had in any other school.
I could be wrong, obviously. I just dont see how Edwards isn't somehow a Wolverine in the fall of 13.
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Normally I would say Norfleet
Normally I would say Norfleet means we will never offer Be. Edwards. However - if Norfleet is our best option as a return man, he won't redshirt. You could bring in Be. Edwards and redshirt him, and get 2 years between him and Norfleet.
I think if Norfleet is good enough to avoid a redshirt, and there is a scholly for Be. Edwards in January - he gets an offer. Pure speculation on my part, obviously.
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Ok.