BJ Kelley still in play

[blackjack17]

I remember when Tommy Streeter was going to be a Duck, so don't count' your chickens . . .

[uostudent]

Good to hear that the coaches are recruiting Kelley again AND that Kelley is still interest. I hope that Cal doesn't offer him because he'd likely follow Bigelow.

Kelley eliminated Northwestern yesterday. His top two are now Utah and Oregon. His top two have changed from Oregon/Arizona, Oregon/ASU, and now Oregon/Utah. I'd be shocked if Kelley didn't commit on his visit.

I remember when Tommy Streeter was going to be a Duck, so don't count' your chickens . . .

Different situation. Streeter lived across the country. He wanted to go to Oregon, but his mom insisted that he stay close to home.

If Cal doesn't offer (now guarantee, they have a lot of open scholarships), then I'd expect Kelley to end up at Oregon.

[buckmarkduck]

Yep worked out great for Streeter, I'm sure his parents are thrilled they made him stay in Miami now that he isn't even on the team.

[greenyellow]

Good to hear that the coaches are recruiting Kelley again AND that Kelley is still interest. I hope that Cal doesn't offer him because he'd likely follow Bigelow.

Kelley eliminated Northwestern yesterday. His top two are now Utah and Oregon. His top two have changed from Oregon/Arizona, Oregon/ASU, and now Oregon/Utah. I'd be shocked if Kelley didn't commit on his visit.

I remember when Tommy Streeter was going to be a Duck, so don't count' your chickens . . .

Different situation. Streeter lived across the country. He wanted to go to Oregon, but his mom insisted that he stay close to home.

If Cal doesn't offer (now guarantee, they have a lot of open scholarships), then I'd expect Kelley to end up at Oregon.

Kelley is definitely not a lock, especially with his HS teammate Bigelow committed to Cal. I highly doubt he considers Cal if they haven't offered at this point already, but crazier things have happened.

[greenyellow]

Yep worked out great for Streeter, I'm sure his parents are thrilled they made him stay in Miami now that he isn't even on the team.

I can't find any news of him transferring or being kicked off the team; the only news I found about him is impressing Miami's new coach.

[uostudent]

Kelley is definitely not a lock, especially with his HS teammate Bigelow committed to Cal. I highly doubt he considers Cal if they haven't offered at this point already, but crazier things have happened.

I can't see Kelley choosing Utah over Oregon. If Cal offers Kelley, I could see him going there. If Kelley has a committable offer after his visit, I think he ends up at Oregon.

You're right about crazier things happening (Markus Wheaton choosing OSU over Oregon, USC, UCLA, Cal, etc.)

[buckmarkduck]

Weird he was off the team last year, maybe he worked his way back on.

Just looked on ESPN and he didn't show in any of the stats this year.

[Duck07]

Kelley is definitely not a lock, especially with his HS teammate Bigelow committed to Cal. I highly doubt he considers Cal if they haven't offered at this point already, but crazier things have happened.

I can't see Kelley choosing Utah over Oregon. If Cal offers Kelley, I could see him going there. If Kelley has a committable offer after his visit, I think he ends up at Oregon.

You're right about crazier things happening (Markus Wheaton choosing OSU over Oregon, USC, UCLA, Cal, etc.)

Markus would have been a Duck had Pflugrad stayed, that said, I don't think he was a very good wrs coach.

[maxduck]

Kelley is definitely not a lock, especially with his HS teammate Bigelow committed to Cal. I highly doubt he considers Cal if they haven't offered at this point already, but crazier things have happened.

I can't see Kelley choosing Utah over Oregon. If Cal offers Kelley, I could see him going there. If Kelley has a committable offer after his visit, I think he ends up at Oregon.

You're right about crazier things happening (Markus Wheaton choosing OSU over Oregon, USC, UCLA, Cal, etc.)

Based on what I saw last night Utah could certainly use someone who consistently catches the ball. Maybe start from day 1?

[ChipKellyKapowski]

Uh... Cal really doesn't have that many scholarships left, if you believe their site mods/insiders - and they're not terribly interested in using them on Kelley. Perhaps that would change if Lee came off the board.

[greenyellow]

Looks like Utah is leading at this point for him since he just visited them. I bet if/once he visits Oregon, things will change.

[MacDuck]

If Blackmon and/or Lee are still uncommitted come the 14th, then expect Kelley to keep his visit here and very likely end up a Duck shortly after.

As for the possibility of Cal entering the picture for Kelley, it's not out of the question, but pretty unlikely they would offer him this late. The Bigelow connection doesn't appear to be a strong one that would pull BJ to Cal, but he has always liked them well before BB made his pledge. Things would get very dicey if the Bears were to enter the picture early next month. They may be waiting to see what Lee & Blackmon do. Some Cal posters say they're still in it for DB, but latest articles indicate us & USC, followed by UCLA. With Lee it seems it's still very close between us, USC, and Cal. I was hoping both these guys would announce next week at the UA game, but that doesn't look to be the case right now.