Chromeburn
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Michigan is absolutely loaded at RB. They are like 6 deep. If he wants to go there and maybe start his senior year then that is the place to go.
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'14 CO ATH Kalen Ballage (Signed to Arizona State)
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Michigan is absolutely loaded at RB. They are like 6 deep. If he wants to go there and maybe start his senior year then that is the place to go.
I hope he comes to CU. I really would actually prefer that he go to Boise as opposed to any of the other 11 teams in the Pac 12.
o_robbie
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I agree but Michigan's recruiters might be saying something else.
Connor Wood should host Ballage if he visits. Connor and his parents have some great insight on the mistake they made in recruiting with the commitment to Texas without fully investigating the depth chart at his position.
Care to elaborate? I'd be interested to know, so PM me if it's not for public consumption?
Not trying to put words into Nik's mouth, but I think what he's trying to say is that Connor Wood committed to UT when there were already something like four QB's in close proximity to him based on age and class. Wood showed up at UT and was immediately buried in the depth chart.
Yup. Although he had all the tools, Wood needed a lot of work and coaching to adjust to Major Div1 ball... and since his last name wasn't McCoy, he got buried and forgotten.
Lots of Texas kids grow up dreaming of playing at UT. To an extent the Texas coaches are able to pick and choose who they want although in recent years aTm has made some inroads there. The Texas coaches go in and whisper some sweet nothings and these kids commit without realizing what kind of talent UT already has at their position and who has been promised playing time.
It almost seems at time that Texas takes some kids, not because they really want them, but because they just don't want them playing for somebody else.
This isn't completely unique to Texas by the way. USC and Notre Dame have done the same things over the years recruiting kids who ended up rotting on a bench.
The other guys covered it. I think Henderson wrote an article in the past week on this, too.
http://gazette.com/ramsey-victory-over-csu-does-not-make-winners-out-of-cu-buffs/article/1505687
This makes it sound like CU/CSU still have a shot at Ballage, but the headline irks me
This makes it sound like CU/CSU still have a shot at Ballage, but the headline irks me
PRich is impressed.
Got it. I knew he was buried at Texas, but I wondered if you had some supplementary and specific information.
Ballage is a beast
Proof: http://www.9news.com/video/default.aspx?bctid=2657021363001
Proof: http://www.9news.com/video/default.aspx?bctid=2657021363001
I think the only way that we sign him is by going to a bowl game. Just my gut feeling, but we need some more wins.
opcorn:nocoolnamejim
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Boise State looked awfully vulnerable in the opener against Washington. An embarrassing, shameful performance.
Having said that, I think it unlikely that Fresno State is good enough to beat Boise State this year but unable to beat Colorado. Still, never know. That's why you play the games.
Scored four touchdowns in just over a quarter last night
http://gazette.com/ballage-scores-4-tds-in-just-over-1-quarter/article/1506177
http://gazette.com/ballage-scores-4-tds-in-just-over-1-quarter/article/1506177
nocoolnamejim
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Lists three schools he "really likes right now" but insists he's still open to everybody.
http://notredame.scout.com/2/1326845.html
http://notredame.scout.com/2/1326845.html
SuperiorBuff
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Same thing he did last year. He is the top football player in the state of Colorado. Put him in a Valor uniform and he is a 5 star. Last I checked, GW is in Denver.
I agree, he is on the top of my want list. Just saying the talent around Colorado Springs and Pueblo is not very good. Once they start playing the Denver public school system it goes up a little. Falcon is 4A.
SuperiorBuff
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I understand completely. I've watched this kid live, he is the best HS running back I have ever seen.
Better CO prospect at RB than LenDale White was?
SuperiorBuff
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I saw LenDale in person too, yes he is.
ditto - I have seen both in person also. and yes, yes he is.
I would have loved to have had LenDale as a Buff, kid was a stud.
That said he and Ballage seem to be different types of players. LenDale could dominate just by pounding on you over and over and had enough quickness to make people miss as they set for the pounding.
I haven't seen Ballage but our HS coaches have and they are highly impressed. They say he has enough strength to run through people but is much more explosive that a guy his size would normally be. They say he is quick in tight spaces and has the speed to turn a miss or broken tackle into a long gain.
That said he and Ballage seem to be different types of players. LenDale could dominate just by pounding on you over and over and had enough quickness to make people miss as they set for the pounding.
I haven't seen Ballage but our HS coaches have and they are highly impressed. They say he has enough strength to run through people but is much more explosive that a guy his size would normally be. They say he is quick in tight spaces and has the speed to turn a miss or broken tackle into a long gain.