Football: Some Utah commitments appear soft
Wow. I leave town for a few days to play some golf at Pebble Beach, Poppy Hills, Links at Spanish Bay and Del Monte golf courses in sunny and gorgeous central California and the Wasatch Front get hits with one of the biggest snow storms in years.
I guess my timing wasn't that bad after all.
On the recruiting front, the big news locally was the University of Utah's big haul over the weekend, with the Utes landing oral commitments from offensive lineman Benji Kemoeatu (6-3, 315), defensive end Alema Tachibana (6-3, 220) and defensive tackle/tight end Anthony Siilata (6-2, 285). All three played for Kahuku High in Laie, Haw., last fall.
Also committing was receiver David Reed (5-11, 180 pounds) out of Pasadena City Community College.
My colleague, Lya Wodraska, wrote about all four commitments in Monday's newspaper and again in her blog on Utah football, although it sounds like the Kahuku guys -- especially Kemoeatu and Siilata -- are far from sure bets. Questions also still linger about whether they will qualify academically.
We will see.
Of course, the incident Saturday night (and reported Sunday) involving another Utah recruit, Timpanogos' David Kruger, his brother, Paul Kruger and another Ute player, Greg Newman, overshadowed the recruiting news.
The attack and subsequent injuries to the players made the news in the San Francisco bay area as well.
Suffice to say, the news was shocking, sickening and heart wrenching.
As for the recruiting news, I'm not surprised that Reed, Kemoeatu and Siilata committed. I am surprised that the commitments from Kemoeatu and Siilata are so soft.
We've got to stop calling these things "commitments" if this keeps up.
Frankly, I had never heard of Tachibana, but it sounds like his commitment is a little more solid than those from Kemoeatu and Siilata.
"I like the trip, and I want to go to Utah, but I need to talk to my parents," he told Chris Fetters of Scout.com on Monday. ".....I haven't made a decision yet, but I'm most likely going to go to Utah."
I guess my timing wasn't that bad after all.
On the recruiting front, the big news locally was the University of Utah's big haul over the weekend, with the Utes landing oral commitments from offensive lineman Benji Kemoeatu (6-3, 315), defensive end Alema Tachibana (6-3, 220) and defensive tackle/tight end Anthony Siilata (6-2, 285). All three played for Kahuku High in Laie, Haw., last fall.
Also committing was receiver David Reed (5-11, 180 pounds) out of Pasadena City Community College.
My colleague, Lya Wodraska, wrote about all four commitments in Monday's newspaper and again in her blog on Utah football, although it sounds like the Kahuku guys -- especially Kemoeatu and Siilata -- are far from sure bets. Questions also still linger about whether they will qualify academically.
We will see.
Of course, the incident Saturday night (and reported Sunday) involving another Utah recruit, Timpanogos' David Kruger, his brother, Paul Kruger and another Ute player, Greg Newman, overshadowed the recruiting news.
The attack and subsequent injuries to the players made the news in the San Francisco bay area as well.
Suffice to say, the news was shocking, sickening and heart wrenching.
As for the recruiting news, I'm not surprised that Reed, Kemoeatu and Siilata committed. I am surprised that the commitments from Kemoeatu and Siilata are so soft.
We've got to stop calling these things "commitments" if this keeps up.
Frankly, I had never heard of Tachibana, but it sounds like his commitment is a little more solid than those from Kemoeatu and Siilata.
"I like the trip, and I want to go to Utah, but I need to talk to my parents," he told Chris Fetters of Scout.com on Monday. ".....I haven't made a decision yet, but I'm most likely going to go to Utah."
1 Comments:
Looks like at least two of the announced Ute commitments have now pledged their services elsewhere - to Oregon State. But they must have enjoyed their trip to Salt Lake so that's good. I will never understand why one would make a commitment to begin with if it is not sincere. Unless there is undue pressure from coaches, which there may be, there is no need to commit in the first place. Yes, I know they are just kids...
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