Pressley commits to UCLA!! No to the Trojans!

by muircoach on Dec 17, 2008 11:01 PM PST

This is incredible news. It never would have happened in the KD years..............Morrell Pressley, the #1 ranked TE in the country, who originally committed to USC months ago, changed his committment and has verballed to UCLA.

I have seen this kid play numerous times, and with him and Harkey together in two TE sets, we will be tough to stop. Norm Chow, when at his best, loves to utilize the TE, and this is an important cog in any Norm Chow machine. More than that however, this shows that CRN can go in an compete head to head with Cheaty Petey and win some recruiting battles. That hasn't happened in years!

I am ecstatic with this announcement. This kid is the real deal, and hopefully others will begin to see that the Bruins are on the rise and that CRN and Co. are getting this ship headed in the right direction.

All I can say Coach is........."WAY TO GO". Welcome Morrell, we are glad to have you, and congratulations to getting on the Bruin train right as it is about to start rolling.

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how did the whole BN miss this??!

I’m so happy for CRN & NC. Good job on winning this battle. This is definitely proving that “monopoly” will indeed be over…. hopefully sooner rather than later.

by HK Bruin on Dec 17, 2008 11:26 PM PST reply actions

No one really "missed it" per se

Dohn only confirmed it about an hour ago. Exciting stuff though. A bit of a thin TE for my tastes but hopefully we use him to his fullest capabilities.

by bruinmike on Dec 17, 2008 11:29 PM PST up reply actions

I don't follow the recruiting trail

But, anytime we can not only land a guy USC wanted, but a guy that had previously committed to South Central; that is something else. This is big news indeed. I wonder if the South Central apologists will give him the Jimmy Clausen treatment: "We didn’t want him anyway. We got somebody better.

A coach is someone who can give correction without causing resentment. John Wooden

by MexiBruin on Dec 17, 2008 11:28 PM PST reply actions

Double Prizes

Not only do we snag a fantastic player, #3 in the country per rivals.com, but we weaken u$c’s recruiting class in the process. I don’t follow recruiting too much except when we get commits, can anyone tell what his strengths are? Is he a Marcedes Lewis/pass catching tight end, or a blocking end. I see bruinmike says he is a bit thin which makes me think he is a great pass catcher. Either way, huge get. I look forward to seeing him in the good ole blue and gold in the next few years.

by sponkey21 on Dec 17, 2008 11:39 PM PST reply actions

A bit confusing though

It says on Rivals.com that he committed with a solid verbal to both u$c and UCLA, though I have not read the source you mentioned. To add to my post above, it does say on Rivals.com in the upper right corner of his profile that he is ranked the 4th fastest, and the 4th best hands for tight ends in this years class. If he can put on some muscle weight and be a solid enough blocker he could be quite the addition to our future!

by sponkey21 on Dec 17, 2008 11:45 PM PST up reply actions

Pass Catching TE

Like Marcedes, he’ll eventually become a decent blocker with some coaching and once he fills out his frame. He isn’t as tall but like Marcedes, he has the measurables and athletic ability.

This is a HUGE get IMO. Morrell if I remember correctly grew up a UCLA fan. For this reason, I couldn’t understand his quick trigger in verballing to sc. Granted our prior coach was lost. Very glad that he came to his senses. sc for all the talent that they have accumulated, their offense has severely underperformed. Kiffin nor Sark knew what the hell they were doing IMO. Morrell will realize how great a decision this is once Chow gets a hold of him.

Secondly, this is BIG for our program. Most of the higher touted recruits we got were due to them being UCLA guys growing up or sc simply filled their positional needs. KD never battled cheatey toe to toe on recruits nor did he pluck one that was verbally committed to sc. CRN truly does not fear sc unlike our prior coach and is rising to the occasion. CRN is going after another guy (Flourney who is jet ski’s cousin). CRN is going after Simmons but I’m really not feeling that. He’s trying to get back Pollard, working on Sanders and Ertz, Tepa, etc. There is supposed to be a “silent verbal” too….whomever that is. There is a big recruiting weekend in January. If anything resembling “Sudden Saturday” occurs, we’ll be well on our way because of the talent that will be heading towards Westwood.

sc was the face of LA football but I believe that their dominance over the city is beginning to fade. I didn’t say “will” but “is”. Don’t be surprised if the current class and future classes turn their eyes onto us as offensively, they don’t have an identity nor direction. As long as CRN and staff make tangible progress, you’ll start to see the momentum swing our way again.

Hopefully this verbal sticks and I’ll be paying attention as Signing Day nears. Very good night for UCLA fans with a victory and 5 star recruit.

by BlueReign on Dec 18, 2008 12:08 AM PST up reply actions