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(1/11/05 2:56:35 pm)
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The latest on Bemoll... <hr size="1"> from Greg Biggins at studentsports.com (Rivals- west coast recruiting expert)...
Since last week when we reported that we felt UCLA made a mistake in not taking a commitment from Kevin Bemoll, I've had several emails asking different questions about the situation. Rather than answer all of them, I figured it would be easier to post it here.
First off, there is some perception that Ohio State dropped Bemoll rather than the other way around. I'm not sure where this came from but it's not accurate. I just talked to MV coach Bob Johnson yesterday who said Buckeye coach Jim Tressell is still calling him trying to see if there is any way they can get Bemoll back in the fold.
Secondly, there is the perception that UCLA chose Brown over Bemoll. Bemoll was offered by UCLA way back in the summer. In fact, in the same week, UCLA offered three MV linemen, Bemoll, Reed and Williams.
The fact that he had an offer from way back in the summer is the reason he felt he could commit in the first place. I say this because a few of the emails I received have been saying something to the effect of, 'UCLA offered Brown not Bemoll, therefore Brown must be a better player.'
I'm not going to argue again who I feel is the better player, not worth rehashing that, but to say Bemoll never had a UCLA offer would be wrong. They actually offered him months before offering Brown but chose not take Bemolls commitment because they want to bring in another tackle rather than a guard.
Lastly, yes, I've gotten a lot of emails on this, another question has been, 'how good can Bemoll really be since no one else is really is recruiting him.' Kevin wants to stay close to home and that's why you don't hear more schools mentioned. Several schools including ND, Florida, Penn State and Tennessee have all contacted the school about Bemoll but were told Kevin wants to stay local and that's why Cal and Oregon are the only two you hear mentioned right now.
Hope this clears up a few questions that have been going around out there.
To talk West Coast football recruiting, check out the PacWestFootball message board at StudentSports.com </td></tr></tbody> </table>
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Posts: 33
(1/11/05 2:56:35 pm)
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Since last week when we reported that we felt UCLA made a mistake in not taking a commitment from Kevin Bemoll, I've had several emails asking different questions about the situation. Rather than answer all of them, I figured it would be easier to post it here.
First off, there is some perception that Ohio State dropped Bemoll rather than the other way around. I'm not sure where this came from but it's not accurate. I just talked to MV coach Bob Johnson yesterday who said Buckeye coach Jim Tressell is still calling him trying to see if there is any way they can get Bemoll back in the fold.
Secondly, there is the perception that UCLA chose Brown over Bemoll. Bemoll was offered by UCLA way back in the summer. In fact, in the same week, UCLA offered three MV linemen, Bemoll, Reed and Williams.
The fact that he had an offer from way back in the summer is the reason he felt he could commit in the first place. I say this because a few of the emails I received have been saying something to the effect of, 'UCLA offered Brown not Bemoll, therefore Brown must be a better player.'
I'm not going to argue again who I feel is the better player, not worth rehashing that, but to say Bemoll never had a UCLA offer would be wrong. They actually offered him months before offering Brown but chose not take Bemolls commitment because they want to bring in another tackle rather than a guard.
Lastly, yes, I've gotten a lot of emails on this, another question has been, 'how good can Bemoll really be since no one else is really is recruiting him.' Kevin wants to stay close to home and that's why you don't hear more schools mentioned. Several schools including ND, Florida, Penn State and Tennessee have all contacted the school about Bemoll but were told Kevin wants to stay local and that's why Cal and Oregon are the only two you hear mentioned right now.
Hope this clears up a few questions that have been going around out there.
To talk West Coast football recruiting, check out the PacWestFootball message board at StudentSports.com </td></tr></tbody> </table>
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Going to ND would blow that theory, though.
