April 16, 2009

Greg Paulus Must Be Liking The Attention He's Getting

The Green Bay Packers have already given former Duke point guard Greg Paulus a look. And now Paulus claims Michigan will give him a shot at their quarterback position.

"There has been an opportunity given there," Paulus said Thursday morning on a conference call with reporters. "I thought it was a really good visit. It was really helpful to get to be on a campus and meet with coach [Rich] Rodriguez and see the system and understand what types of opportunities are out there."
Paulus can play right away if he decides to play for Michigan. He graduates from Duke in June and he can enroll in a graduate program and play right away. But I think good 'ole Greg thinks of himself highly.

Paulus said he can only play for Football Bowl Subdivision teams, ruling out a move to a Football Championship Subdivision (formerly Division I-AA) member.

I guess he is too good to play at Delaware like Joe Flacco. Also it's been reported that Duke football coach David Cutcliffe would only accept Paulus if he moved to wide receiver. Apparently he is too good for that, and he is too good to sit on the bench.

Paulus is solely interested in playing quarterback and would enter Michigan's open competition under center if he chooses to join the Wolverines.

"The chance to compete for a starting job is important," Paulus said. "With me only having an opportunity to play for one year, the chance and the opportunity tocompete at a high level is important. There is an opportunity to do that at Michigan."
Michigan already has a stud freshman at quarterback name Tate Forcier. He has took the majority of snaps in spring practice and has reportedly looked really good. Paulus though wants the job.

"The quarterback position is like being the point guard," Paulus said. "You get the ball every possession and every play. That's exciting to me."
This quote made me fall out of my chair in laughter. The last time I checked, Paulus lost his starting point guard role to Jon Scheyer at Duke. The last time I checked, Paulus was sitting on the end of the bench.

Look I know this guy was an high school player of the year in football, but he hasn't played the sport in four years. I think there might be some rust there.

But think about this for a second. How cool would it be to see Paulus loose the starting quarterback position to a freshman? I would love to see him standing on the sidelines during one of those cold November days in the Big House watching a freshman play the position he is destined for.

Update:
Paulus has been on everything today. Radio, T.V., books written about his tea bagging experiences at Duke. If you hated this guy before, today was not a good day.

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