More on UCLA commits
Here is the story I wrote in today's paper about UCLA's two football commitments.
Also, I spoke to Fresno Edison defensive lineman Wesley Flowers this morning, and he said he is being given the choice of whether to play defensive end or defensive tackle.
"They said it's wide open for me,'' Flowers said. "Coach (Rick) Neuheisel asked me what position I would play, and I wanted to play wherever I fit in best. As long as I'm on the defensive line, it doesn't make a difference."
Flowers said leaving California for college isn't really an option.
"I always wanted to play for a Pac-10 school,'' he said. "Grandma told me I was not leaving California. She said if I committed somewhere outside of the state, I would have to de-commit. I'm like her baby boy, so I don't think she wants me to go to far. I've been with her since I was three days old."
Flowers said he will still take official visits to other schools.
"I still want to take my trips and have that part of the fun,'' Flower said. "I'm solid with UCLA."
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This is Brian Dohn's sixth season covering UCLA after spending 4 1/2 years covering the Dodgers for the Daily News and other Los Angeles Newspaper Group papers. He graduated from Rutgers, where the first college football game was played in 1869. Sure, the Scarlet Knights suffered for a long time, but now RU is doing what Jerseyans always thought was possible. Winning at Rutgers also proves winning is possible everywhere else in the nation, so underachieving coaches better be careful. Now, if only men's hoops can turn it around.
Grandma rules!
Sounds like a good kid. He listens to grammy. (Not being sarcastic either. I think that's awesome. Family is important.)
I also like his stated willingness to play where he is needed. We need guys like that, who are willing to put the good of the team first. I like this get.
Welcome to UCLA, Mr. Flowers.
Brian--Any chance of getting pictures to accompany these kinds of entries?
Flowers sounds like a quality kid. Welcome to the Bruin family!
pffff.. Stan Hasiak was also "solid" on UCLA before he took his other visits. Let's not get all excited about this kid until he enrolls at UCLA.
Like sex, visits should not be for fun, but should only be taken for their intended purpose. Taking visits for fun while committed leads to debauchery and sinfulness, which in turn leads to the ultimate sin of decommitting.
Great analogy FalwellBruin
Agreed. But just as you can practice "safe sex," you can also go on a "safe visit." But there is always the risk of impregnation. At this point, I feel young Wesley should stay pure on UCLA, and wait until he enters the sacred bond of scholarship with UCLA before he begins to mess around with visiting other schools. At that point, he will be visiting on the basis of playing away teams, rather than fooling around immorally with said schools.
-VB
FalwellBruin said:
Like sex, visits should not be for fun, but should only be taken for their intended purpose. Taking visits for fun while committed leads to debauchery and sinfulness, which in turn leads to the ultimate sin of decommitting.
Unless of course it is UCLA that is doing the seducing , then by all means come on down!!!!
Was Flowers the guy that Brian mentioned as our silent commit a couple of weeks ago?
Poor Falwell. Your argument has but one flaw: if it weren't fun, then the intended purpose would not be served to the extent necessary. At any rate, not a big deal that he wants to take a few trips. It will either more firmly cement his desire to be a Bruin, or he will change his mind if something comes along that works better for him; in which case, as long as he handles the decommitting with maturity and respect, and doesn't wait until the eleventh hour, then it's not a huge deal. Ultimately, he has to do what's best for him and as long as he handles it the right way, there's nothing wrong with that. All that said, I don't think him decommitting will be an issue.
LOL FalwellBruin! nice...the ultimate sin of decommitting...LOL
i like this kid!!
and for the rest of u, get ur minds out of the gutter!!
What FalwellBruin really means is it's okay for a recruit to fornicate as long as they are fornicating at UCLA.
How else would you explain Morrell Presley, Kevin Prince, Sean Westgate, Marlon Pollard, Randall Carroll, Iuta Tepa, Taniela Maka, Stan Hasiak,and Damien Thigpen. All of whom were committed to other schools before finally settling on UCLA.
Just to be clear, setting a young man on the path of righteousness and preparing him to enter the Kingdom of Westwood can never be considered sinful, especially if it undermines the efforts of the Lucifer and his ketchup and mustard clad army of demons.
out of control...