the epic saga of gabe king

[vagusnerve]

So now that everything is all said and done, does anybody want to come out and give us some information regarding the whole King thing?


I'm sure everyone would love some clues on what exactly went on there.

[justducky0]

I would really like to know what happened!!

[glazeduck]

Don't know anything, but I think it's safe to say that it's probably pretty extreme.

Kelly seems like a very tolerant and patient guy, plus his team NEEDED DEs and this kid was just down the street with 2 of his best friends already committed.

Just from reading the tea-leaves, I got the feeling that it was a little more than "playing games".

It was funny, Kelly took a subtle shot at King in his interview w/ Canzano.

When talking about star ratings he said something along the lines of "there was a guy that was injured and didn't play all year, how the hell is a guy that hasn't played football in 2 years going to be rated a 4 star player?"...pretty obvious he was talking about King, so I suppose it COULD just be some serious prima-dona-ing on Kings part.

Hope we find out something! I'm sure curious to know.

[featherbutt]

Good thread. How about WTF went on in OWA's living room. I do not buy the "engineering" thing. Maybe I'm wrong, but I think this is an excuse.

BTW, after hearing OWA's presser, do any of you want to have your building designed by this skolar? Ya, I said it. PC guys, give it a rest.

[glazeduck]

Good thread. How about WTF went on in OWA's living room. I do not buy the "engineering" thing. Maybe I'm wrong, but I think this is an excuse.

BTW, after hearing OWA's presser, do any of you want to have your building designed by this skolar? Ya, I said it. PC guys, give it a rest.

Agree. I'd like to know what pissed Owa off too. I think he was the one sad part to the day. There's no reason we shouldn't have locked him up.

[ljginger]

Well he did say in his interview he wants to be a part of a rebuilding process and not join a bandwagon, aka oregon or usc...at least that's how I took it!

[featherbutt]

Well he did say in his interview he wants to be a part of a rebuilding process and not join a bandwagon, aka oregon or usc...at least that's how I took it!

How about rebuilding our line? That qualifies.

[Duck07]

I don't know what happened but I think Kelly is mimicking Mack Brown a little bit and that he only wants guys that want to be Ducks and if you're wavering than your offer doesn't stand. We're only going to wait on the TOP recruits in the nation, not ones that look the part. Its all part of the process of becoming one of the nations elite teams.

The only rebuilding process he'll get to see at Cal is their stadium, and thats not even a given

[hines]

I do not buy the "engineering" thing.

hilarious. the first update i ever read on the kid and he says he want to major in engineering and now here we are almost a year later and you don't buy it. god that's funny. the SOLE reason i never thought he'd come here is because he said engineering first!

i also remember him talking about wanting to leave the state and he also didn't connect with the Oregon coaches at first. THAT WAS THE FIRST ARTICLE I READ ON HIM. 1 2 3. right in a row.

but yeah...you know him so well...keep dumping on the kid. man o man.

[gofightingducks]

I like Kelly's approach to recruiting. It is what is going to build this program into a contender and hopefully an elite program.

[MFRDuckFan]

I can't blame Kelly for taking that stance on guys. I'd take 100 Maehls over 1 prima dona that thinks the world evolves around them. If you look at the stuff that Scales, DWilliams, Huff & Dior Mathis have posted today, they were really standing at the fax machine waiting to commit this morning. They are excited about being here and what lies ahead. I don't have much patience with high school guys that you have to basically kiss their butt to get them to come here. NEXT......as far as I'm concerned. Step up or step out. Those that don't commit, it's their loss. Good luck, especially at UCLA where I'm sure promises were made that will not come to fruition. Just leaves room for guys that really want to be here.

P.S. Not saying King was a prima dona, just talking about some guys in general.

[stewbertwilloughby]

I can't blame Kelly for taking that stance on guys. I'd take 100 Maehls over 1 prima dona that thinks the world evolves around them. If you look at the stuff that Scales, DWilliams, Huff & Dior Mathis have posted today, they were really standing at the fax machine waiting to commit this morning. They are excited about being here and what lies ahead. I don't have much patience with high school guys that you have to basically kiss their butt to get them to come here. NEXT......as far as I'm concerned. Step up or step out. Those that don't commit, it's their loss. Good luck, especially at UCLA where I'm sure promises were made that will not come to fruition. Just leaves room for guys that really want to be here.

P.S. Not saying King was a prima dona, just talking about some guys in general.

I bet you would take 100 Maehls on the team

[SuperDuck]

I can't blame Kelly for taking that stance on guys. I'd take 100 Maehls over 1 prima dona that thinks the world evolves around them. If you look at the stuff that Scales, DWilliams, Huff & Dior Mathis have posted today, they were really standing at the fax machine waiting to commit this morning. They are excited about being here and what lies ahead. I don't have much patience with high school guys that you have to basically kiss their butt to get them to come here. NEXT......as far as I'm concerned. Step up or step out. Those that don't commit, it's their loss. Good luck, especially at UCLA where I'm sure promises were made that will not come to fruition. Just leaves room for guys that really want to be here.

P.S. Not saying King was a prima dona, just talking about some guys in general.

I agree. Chip is in a position where he can be picky, regardless of what some people may say. He was very clear about the type of attitude he wants in the program too, positive, upbeat guys, not whiners.

He gets paid a LOT of money to figure this stuff out. We'll know for sure how well he did in 2-3 years.

[featherbutt]

I do not buy the "engineering" thing.

hilarious. the first update i ever read on the kid and he says he want to major in engineering and now here we are almost a year later and you don't buy it. god that's funny. the SOLE reason i never thought he'd come here is because he said engineering first!

i also remember him talking about wanting to leave the state and he also didn't connect with the Oregon coaches at first. THAT WAS THE FIRST ARTICLE I READ ON HIM. 1 2 3. right in a row.

but yeah...you know him so well...keep dumping on the kid. man o man.

Hines, relax. I never said I knew him. I simply expressed an opinion that I don't think engineering is not the main reason in school selection. If it was, why was Oregon in it as late as it was? Just an opinion. No need to get you panties in a wad.

Hines, this is a discussion of ideas. If mine don't jive with yours, please feel free to disagree. However a less doosier manner would make you seem a little less disturbed.

[Tray Dub]

So, you guys think we pulled Gabe's offer because he was waivering, but you don't think we minded taking Huff? If we only want kids who are sure they want to be Ducks, why take Heimuli, who decided last night?