The (Chow) Aftershocks Continue
by Nestor on Jan 23, 2008 4:45 AM PST
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PrintThe Chow aftershocks continue to reverberate around Los Angeles. Plaschke is the latest to feel what is happening around Westwood:
"We tell our athletes, marry yourself to your future position coach, that's the guy you'll live with," said Bruce Rollinson, the venerable Mater Dei coach. "And now, if you're a quarterback going to UCLA, you're getting the real deal."
Rollinson is coaching the kid rated as the best high school player in the country, quarterback Matt Barkley.
And although Barkley comes from a USC family and seems to be a lock for the Trojans, he did make an unofficial visit to UCLA last week.
The conventional thinking is that Barkley would never dump Carroll for Chow. But then, the conventional thinking was also that UCLA Coach Neuheisel would never land Chow in the first place.
If you don't think the hiring of Norm Chow as the UCLA offensive coordinator could potentially change the football landscape in this town, then you need to think like a top high school quarterback.
"A kid like that is looking for the best opportunity to get him to the NFL," Clarkson said. "Norm Chow gives him that."
If you don't think the hiring of Chow is the first serious shot that UCLA has fired at USC since Pete Carroll arrived, then you need to think like top high school running backs and receivers.
"Nationally, players from all the skill positions know him, not just quarterbacks," said Greg Biggins, director of player personnel for the Student Sports high school marketing firm. "Everyone knows his impact. Everyone feels like he just gave UCLA a chance."
Elsewhere, CRN continues to fill up his coaching staff. He has brought in Mike Linn as the new S&C coach. (HT Underbruin).
It will be interesting to see how the recruiting shapes up in these last couple of weeks leading up to signing day. I have a good feeling the vibe around signing day is going to be a lot different than what we have been used to for the last five years.
GO BRUINS.
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The Vibe
RN was born to do this job.
I have never seen anything quite like it. This is a Bruin blitz. This is a full-court press. And SC has got to be on its heels right now. Who do people want to play for, arguably the best coaching triumvirate in the nation at a world-class university with a gorgeous campus on the westside? Or a program with personnel issues and the specter of NCAA sanctions?
Wow!
More accolades for RN
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Abe Lincoln "won because he possessed an extraordinary ability to put himself in the place of other men, to experience what they were feeling, to understand their motives and desires.It was this capacity that enabled Lincoln as president to bring his disgruntled opponents together, create the most unusual cabinet in history, and marshal their talents to the task of preserving the Union and winning the war. . . . Lincoln copes with incompetent generals, hostile congressmen, and his raucous cabinet. He overcomes these obstacles by winning the respect of his former competitors, and in the case of Seward, finds a loyal and crucial friend to see him through. Lincoln's mastery of men . . .shaped the most significant presidency in the nation's history."
Barkley Commits to USC
Not entirely surprising but I thought a recruit of his ability would want to take more official visits before making his decision.
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