Answers, Part XIV
Here is the 14th set:
Do you think Westgate will be a factor at LB next year or is he just seen as a special teams guy?
I can see him in a backup role, especially since it appears Kyle Bosworth will be red-shirting.
I've never seen a MLB who makes fewer plays than Sloan. With Bosworth returning next year, do you see Reggie Carter returning to MLB?
I think that will happen because of the development of Akeem Ayers.
Do you think we're going to have a real competition at QB in the spring or is it Craft's job to lose?
I think it will be a real competition, with Kevin Prince and incoming freshman Richard Brehaut making it very interesting.
What happened to Ryan Moya? Did he even play against cal?
He played, but teams are beginning to scheme against him since Kevin Craft loves to go to him.
Is Toma a legit Pac-10 WR prospect or is this a ploy to land Teo and/or establish a pipeline to Hawaii? 5'9", 160?
At this point I say he is more of a special teams/glue type of player, but I'm not going to say he cannot play in the Pac-10. That remains to be seen.
Is Hilliard going to be a RB at UCLA or something else?
Right now as a running back, but I could see something changing in that.
What is your assessment of Christian Ramirez? I read on another site that it's thought he's the leading candidate to start at TB next year.
He's the leading candidate because he was supposed to be Kahlil Bell's backup before he became ineligible. But I think there will be very good competition at that spot in the spring.
Will Moline remain at FB next year?
I don't know, but I think he should. And I'd be surprised if he did not remain there.
Do you still think we're going to give out 25 scholarships this year? And do you expect anyone to greyshirt?
Nothing has changed in the last week to make me think otherwise. And it is much, much, much too early to talk about gray-shirts when the talent level needs to be upgraded so badly.
If UCLA is recruiting Toma to be a "special teams/glue type" player then that sounds like a *GREAT* recruiting strategy for the rest of the pac10. With UCLA's current sad-state of a football program I'm sure the die-hards would LOVE to know that Rick is recruiting for special teams...
Brian, come on man, you know darn well that this kid and Dalton are recruited for one purpose and one purpose only.....to get Manti Teo. This kind of backroom deal isn't surprising though considering who UCLA's head coach is...
I agree with Chris,you could get Toma anytime,I just hope we get T'eo because we could do without Hilliard ,and especially Toma.We need some bruisers up front.and were getting special teams guys.
I agree with Chris. I can't believe UCLA would hire a coach who would do this. When I recruited Lil' Romeo, it had nothing to do with DeRozen.
Also, I didn't know OJ2 was getting paid. It totally shocked me. I assumed a player of that caliber who was only recruited by Bob Huggins and me had no other issues.
And Pete Carroll told me that he was shocked to learn that Reggie Bush receieved $300,000 in benefits from an agent in his sophomore to senior seasons. Pete allowed the agent in the locker room and on the field for practice, but he couldn't imagine an agent would actually try to entice one of his players with that type of access.
nice post Tim