Fullback Christian Powell Decommits from UCLA

Per Greg Biggins twitter. Will sign with CU.

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just saw this in comments on FP

I’ll leave up if anyone wants to discuss.

by bruinbasketball on Jan 31, 2012 11:25 AM PST reply actions

Thanks for fanshotting it bb

Def. leave it up.

by Nestor on Jan 31, 2012 11:34 AM PST up reply actions

Can't say I'm surprised

If the kid wants to play fullback, why would he go to a team bringing in a spread offense? Even if we mix in some pro-style sets, he’d still only see the field sparingly unless he changed positions.

by BillytheSid on Jan 31, 2012 12:48 PM PST up reply actions

Good point, but I am not entirely convinced of that.

Coach Mazzone is going to tailor his offense to the players he’s got. He didn’t use the TE at ASU, but you can bet he will be using Faria. He didn’t have a fast, extremely strong 250lb FB with soft hands, either. Maybe that wasn’t enough for Powell. Too bad, I was really jacked to see him commit to us. Best of luck to a great kid.

by 4everBruin on Jan 31, 2012 7:03 PM PST up reply actions

That's a tough sell though

I don’t know if I would be able to just take their word for it that they’ll change their whole system for you. Joseph Fauria is the exception to the rule, as he’s easily the best tight end in the Pac-12..

by BillytheSid on Jan 31, 2012 7:26 PM PST up reply actions

Why would they recruit him

if they didn’t plan on using him? They need all the scholarships they can get and wasting it on a guy they wouldn’t use doesn’t make sense. I’m sure they had some plans for him.

But hey, what do I know. I’m just the 800 lbs bruin in the room.

by tasser10 on Jan 31, 2012 9:33 PM PST up reply actions