bronxblue

September 13th, 2015 at 1:22 PM ^

Yeah, this is a cautionary tale that not all college kids can handle moving across the country for school, or to get too invested in recruits in general.  I hope he finds some place where he is happy, though I doubt it will be at Michigan.

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Perkis-Size Me

September 13th, 2015 at 1:25 PM ^

Damn shame. Unless something really bad just surfaced between he and Mora, this will be a hard lesson for the kid to learn about doing his homework before committing to something. Now he's pretty much out of football for the next two years unless he wants to go the JUCO or FCS route.

Would've loved to see him land here. A 3 TE set of he, Butt and Bunting would've had the potential to be downright lethal.



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gord

September 13th, 2015 at 1:28 PM ^

Please stop saying "he's an 18 year old kid".  He's a 20 year old man.  He visited UCLA when there was a blizzard on the East Coast and constantly tweeted about how great the weather is.  That just screams "soft".

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SeattleWolverine

September 13th, 2015 at 2:58 PM ^

I can't believe so many people are upvoting this Internet Tough Guy comment. Expressing a preference for 73 degrees rather than a blizzard does not make you soft, it makes you a rationale human who shares a pretty widely held preference for "better" weather. See the respective populations of Alaska and SoCal for confirmation of how widely held that opinion on weather is. Not soft...just better.

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PrimeChronic

September 13th, 2015 at 1:30 PM ^

I say let him come. He has to pass the Harbaugh test after all. If he is still on the team after 4 weeks I'd say it looks good, if not let him run away with his tail between his legs and at least get a brief look at what a real team is coached like.

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Rabbit21

September 13th, 2015 at 1:32 PM ^

Well, not entirely unexpected as he had a bad start to his UCLA career and I have a feeling camp at San Bernadino was a big change from what he was expecting at the rose bowl and Westwood.

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KBLOW

September 13th, 2015 at 1:36 PM ^

At this point, I would hate to give up a scholarship to this young man.  I'd happily take him as a walk on/gray shirt type guy, but in my experience the past is prelude, even with folks as young as this.  Let him come and figure out a way to pay his own way for a year or two if he really wants to be here.   

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westwardwolverine

September 13th, 2015 at 1:37 PM ^

If he really wants to become the best football player he can be and get a top rate education, he should reach out to the staff. He was made for this offense. 

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EGD

September 13th, 2015 at 1:46 PM ^

If Clark is interested, I don't see why M shouldn't consider him. He's obviously a talented player, and we do need TEs. We don't really know the reason he is leaving UCLA, but that is no reason to automatically presume his reason is illegitimate.

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CAwolverine

September 13th, 2015 at 2:38 PM ^

Not sure that is a great idea. You have to tie up a scholarship while he sits out next year and if he turns out to be thin skinned and takes off you just wasted a scholarship.

I think Bunting is going to be Butt 2.0. We have Wheatley as well. Picked up another good TE this year so I don't see the need to bring Clark in. I think we will get the TE(s) we want for 2017.

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Rabbit21

September 13th, 2015 at 2:53 PM ^

The circumstances aren't great around his leaving the program and if he's homesick and going home then it's not like Michigan is any closer to New Jersey. Scholarships in this class are aha premium and while it may not be the worst idea to take a flyer in him there is a cost benefit analysis they need to perform.

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Rabbit21

September 13th, 2015 at 9:53 PM ^

More feeling the need to tell me how to read a map Of course I know AA is closer to Jersey than LA, but actively trying to not understand a point in order to snakily quote mileage from google maps is a bit condescending. With both UCLA and UM you're dealing with a fairly significant investment of time to get there from Jersey. AA is closer but functionally not that much.

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MileHighWolverine

September 16th, 2015 at 1:12 PM ^

You're underestimating the difference between being able to reasonably drive somewhere (NJ to AA) and HAVING to get on a plane and spend all day flying somewhere (NJ to AA).

Forgetting the expense difference, the ability to just get in your car and go someplace on last minute notice vs. the hassle and logistics of flying is a big deal.  

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Mr. Yost

September 13th, 2015 at 1:46 PM ^

...but why are some of you bashing him? You sound like jealous ex-girlfriends.

Is he a good student and a teammate? Can he make our team better? Until you can answer those 3 questions...we really shouldn't judge the kid. Have an opinion on whether you want him after what happened in his recruitment...which yes, was very primadonna. But let's not act like we know he's such a terrible person just cause he didn't fit with UCLA and Mora.

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westwardwolverine

September 13th, 2015 at 1:54 PM ^

I don't think people are calling him a terrible person. I think people are questioning whether a guy who said he would have went to Michigan if his decision were strictly about football and ended up at UCLA because of the weather and scenery AND THEN quit two weeks into the season is really going to fit with Harbaugh's style. That doesn't seem too unfair. 

Who knows though. Maybe he comes here and JH brings out the best in him. 

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G. Gulo of the Dale

September 13th, 2015 at 11:58 PM ^

But Madonna attended Michigan.  Thus, if Chris Clark is currently a "Pre-Madonna," that means he'll eventually enroll at Michigan, right?

But then, in fulfilling his destiny as a second Madonna, he'll subsequently drop out of Michigan...

... then we're back to the issue of his ability to stay committed to a school.  *sigh* 

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