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"I always wanted to be a Bruin"

Sexton Hardcastle

Sexton Hardcastle

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Here's the latest from our favorite transfer.

UCLA center Kai Maiava sees a future different from the past
Don Liebig / UCLA Photography

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He says to expect the UCLA offensive line to redeem itself after a dismal 2008 season, which he sat out after his transfer from Colorado.



By Baxter Holmes
August 5, 2009



He looks at his flat feet as he tells you what will happen this fall.

"It won't be like last year."

He says it again, like a cadence, only this time he laughs, as if last year was something of a humorous, far-fetched tale.

"It won't be like last year."

Then Kai Maiava, a 6-foot-1, 309-pound center who might be the UCLA football team's biggest off-season acquisition, looks up, indicating he's not joking.


He will have a say in the matter as the expected leader of the offensive line and as a potential building block for the future.
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http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-maiava-ucla5-2009aug05,0,6753628.story
 
This was interesting.

But for a long time, he had only two scholarship offers out of high school: New Mexico State and Idaho. Then, the day before signing day, Colorado called. Another recruit was wavering, and they wanted Maiava to wait a day.

Scott Mahoney, Maiava's dad, who played offensive line at Colorado from 1969-71, told the coaches his son wasn't waiting, that they had to offer him now. They did.
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Seems strange to be making demands when he was only holding offers from New Mexico State, Idaho, and Idaho State.

The wavering recruit was Garth Gerhardt. He ended up at ASU.
 
Well as long as he ended up where he wanted. I'm pretty sure we don't really understand this story.
 
They're gonna be stacked on both sides of the ball in 2010, with J-Fly and Katoa.

:smile2:

Second one wouldn't surprise anyone, right? Get those Bruin helmet-painters to start working on a script "CULA" while they're at it.
 
aik said:
They're gonna be stacked on both sides of the ball in 2010, with J-Fly and Katoa.

:smile2:

Second one wouldn't surprise anyone, right? Get those Bruin helmet-painters to start working on a script "CULA" while they're at it.
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Katoa didn't really end up at UCLA did he?:wow:
 
valdezj said:
This was interesting.



Seems strange to be making demands when he was only holding offers from New Mexico State, Idaho, and Idaho State.

The wavering recruit was Garth Gerhardt. He ended up at ASU.
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I see a lot of reasons for making demands, if he waits the other schools could offer his scholarship to someone else while he is waiting. His Dad was giving him good advice - "one in the hand is worth two in the bush"

Good Luck to him.
 
LA Times said:
His desire is in line with the plans of Coach Rick Neuheisel, who at Pacific 10 Conference media day said, "We're going to be able to run the ball or die trying this year."
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Rick: "wait, you didn't let me finish...We're going to be able to run the ball, or die trying this year to bubble screen the PAC 10 into oblivion.":smile2:
 
Funny, Kai suddenly grew 2 inches. He was 5'11" at CU. Now he's 6'1". I've seen the kid, and he was (is?) 5'11".
 
I thought the quote in the thread title was from someone else....
 
BlackNGold said:
I see a lot of reasons for making demands, if he waits the other schools could offer his scholarship to someone else while he is waiting. His Dad was giving him good advice - "one in the hand is worth two in the bush"

Good Luck to him.
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He had already committed to New Mexico State at the time. So I don't see how he could've lost his offers.
 
aik said:
They're gonna be stacked on both sides of the ball in 2010, with J-Fly and Katoa.

:smile2:

Second one wouldn't surprise anyone, right? Get those Bruin helmet-painters to start working on a script "CULA" while they're at it.
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Hell no, but I'm not ruling it out when things are all said and done. There seems to be a bit of a pipeline as of late.
 
valdezj said:
He had already committed to New Mexico State at the time. So I don't see how he could've lost his offers.
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You don't fax in your letter of Intent, you could lose it pretty quick especially if you are not perceived as being a top recruit.
 
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