Basketball: Davies crosses Gonzaga off the list
The race to land one of the top high school basketball players in Utah just got a little less crowded.
Provo High's 6-foot-9 Brandon Davies told a reporter from the Oakland Tribune, Jeff Faraudo, on Tuesday that he has eliminated Gonzaga from the list of schools he is interested in attending. Oddly, Davies visited Gonzaga last weekend.
"It is just a matter of deciding whether I am going to stay home or go out of state," Davies told Faraudo, who covers Cal basketball. "If I go out of state, [California] is where I am going."
That means the three schools left in the picture for Davies are BYU, Utah State and Cal. Davies will make his official campus visit to BYU the weekend of Oct. 10-11. He has already visited Utah State and Cal and has received home visits from BYU's Dave Rose, USU's Stew Morrill and Cal's Mike Montgomery.
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Check out my BYU blog to learn what BYU quarterbacks coach Brandon Doman says the Cougars are looking for when they go out to scout high school quarterbacks.
As part of my conversation about quarterbacking with Doman, a former Skyline High wishbone quarterback and BYU QB, we talked about why it seems that the state of Utah doesn't produce many college caliber quarterbacks.
Here's what he said:
"I think there are some good young quarterbacks. I believe there are a couple up and coming guys that have a chance. And there are a couple seniors this year that have a chance, that are doing a good job. I would say that they don't receive as much coaching in Utah. There is not as much time placed in these guys in all of the technical aspects of quarterbacking.
"On the West Coast, they are spending hours a day and they are spending bundles of money to get better. They are just more sound in their quarterbacking skills."
-- Jay Drew
Provo High's 6-foot-9 Brandon Davies told a reporter from the Oakland Tribune, Jeff Faraudo, on Tuesday that he has eliminated Gonzaga from the list of schools he is interested in attending. Oddly, Davies visited Gonzaga last weekend.
"It is just a matter of deciding whether I am going to stay home or go out of state," Davies told Faraudo, who covers Cal basketball. "If I go out of state, [California] is where I am going."
That means the three schools left in the picture for Davies are BYU, Utah State and Cal. Davies will make his official campus visit to BYU the weekend of Oct. 10-11. He has already visited Utah State and Cal and has received home visits from BYU's Dave Rose, USU's Stew Morrill and Cal's Mike Montgomery.
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Check out my BYU blog to learn what BYU quarterbacks coach Brandon Doman says the Cougars are looking for when they go out to scout high school quarterbacks.
As part of my conversation about quarterbacking with Doman, a former Skyline High wishbone quarterback and BYU QB, we talked about why it seems that the state of Utah doesn't produce many college caliber quarterbacks.
Here's what he said:
"I think there are some good young quarterbacks. I believe there are a couple up and coming guys that have a chance. And there are a couple seniors this year that have a chance, that are doing a good job. I would say that they don't receive as much coaching in Utah. There is not as much time placed in these guys in all of the technical aspects of quarterbacking.
"On the West Coast, they are spending hours a day and they are spending bundles of money to get better. They are just more sound in their quarterbacking skills."
-- Jay Drew
3 Comments:
So I guess this "blog" has turned into the "BYU recruiting blog" I know you're the BYU ego stroker.... err... beat writer now and your job is to pander to the Y followers, but that doesn't mean your new found butt kissing job needs to permiate into the recruiting blog. This used to be one of the best blogs out there, but now its nothing more than a place BYU fans can gather to inflate their ever increasing hat size by hearing how great they are. When did Dick Harmon start writing for you? Id like you to be removed from this post or start doing more equal coverage.
We didnt even get a blip when Utah secured another basketball committ from a player that got a lot of interest from some big time programs and did you mention it? NO.... you were too busy making sure BYU fans are not emailing your boss about your "biased" approach.... No no, they need pure blue goggled writing the whole time, which you are starting to deliver.
What I am trying to say is either do your blog the way you used to or hand over the reins to someone who doesn't have an alterior motive when writing the blog.
Jacob D. Johnsen:
The Trib's recruiting blog is maintained by Jay Drew and Lya Wodraska. Jay reports on BYU recruiting; Lya recruits on Ute recruiting.
It's not Jay's fault that he does such a bang-up job, and Lya apparently isn't satisfying you.
maybe if utah basketball was out securing a good recruit there would be something to report. Did your whine come with cheese?
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