What can anyone tell me about the transfer from BYU Kessman. Is he the dude that is playing for the Missoula Titans and will he play for the Grizz this fall.

Currently listed on our roster as a RB. Expect to see him play!

"Ryan spent one year at BYU last season and was a redshirt...he was a standout at San Jacinto High School where at wide receiver he was chosen All-C.I.F., all-state, all-league, and his league's “Player of the Year” as a senior...he had 43 catches for 848 yards and 12 touchdowns, and he had 1,493 total yards at receiver and as a returner his senior year...his high school football coach was Bill Powell...Personal: Parents: Steven and Paulynn Kessman of San Jacinto. Major: Undergraduate studies." - montanagrizzlies.com


Informal thread from Jan:
http://www.egriz.com/GrizBoard/topic30015.php

Highlight videos:
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pburggrizz wrote:What can anyone tell me about the transfer from BYU Kessman. Is he the dude that is playing for the Missoula Titans and will he play for the Grizz this fall.

Kessman threads

skizm_ wrote:Currently listed on our roster as a RB. Expect to see him play!

"Ryan spent one year at BYU last season and was a redshirt...he was a standout at San Jacinto High School where at wide receiver he was chosen All-C.I.F., all-state, all-league, and his league's “Player of the Year” as a senior...he had 43 catches for 848 yards and 12 touchdowns, and he had 1,493 total yards at receiver and as a returner his senior year...his high school football coach was Bill Powell...Personal: Parents: Steven and Paulynn Kessman of San Jacinto. Major: Undergraduate studies." - montanagrizzlies.com


Informal thread from Jan:
http://www.egriz.com/GrizBoard/topic30015.php

Highlight videos:
http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=r ... tesearch=#

I hear he plays for the Missoula Phoenix. If he is paid that is a NCAA violation and therefore cant play.

griznation70 wrote:I hear he plays for the Missoula Phoenix. If he is paid that is a NCAA violation and therefore cant play.

He's on their roster, yes, but unpaid.


"Q. What is Semi-Pro Football anyway?
A. Semi-Pro or Minor League football exists for players who either want to continue playing the game after their College or High School days are over or for guys who never had the opportunity to play before. You are not paid to play but it is real football, not recreational ball and is not for the faint hearted. "

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EDIT: Apparently I'm behind?

A thread from their boards in April:

Sundown:
04/13/2008 1:05 AM

Although I'm sorry that things didn't apparently work out for Ryan with the Griz, It sure is nice to have him on board with the Phoenix!

Good game today, Ryan!
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Generalcounsel:

04/16/2008 11:46 PM

Their loss is our gain. Welcome aboard Ryan and Henry Atkinson. I look forward to you guys really assisting with our running game in the coming weeks. Ben, Boyce, Kirby and Reggie will challenge you to earn more playing time.

http://www.missoulaphoenix.com/Forums/t ... fault.aspx

Will someone please confirm this?

I thought that Kessman could not dedicate him self to the griz because he had to work to make enough money to pay for school. football was taken up too much time and could not do all three.

personally I am starting to agree with some comments that I have herd this spring. Like this kid is not all there. has to many problems and is not much or if any better than the kids we have now.

my question was after the two corners packed up and left could we give one of thier schollarships to this Kessman kid so he can play this fall for us?

answer: are you sh___ing me. this kid can't hold a candle to our guys.

you may not all agree but I think I will put trust in the coaches to do the right thing and make the right call. Not saying that I agree with them all but they have brought us along way

griz692002 wrote:...I think I will put trust in the coaches to do the right thing and make the right call. Not saying that I agree with them all but they have brought us along way

I agree. Well said.

Looks like # 7 on the roster....

Roster of Players

Sort By (default) Name Number Position Reverse Sort
No. Player Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Age
35 Adams, Ben LB 6'0 260 30
29 Andrews, Seth DB 5'10 200 31
2 Arnold, Nick QB/WR 6'2 195 25
44 Atkinson, Henry RB 5'11" 215 24
51 Barnes, Brian LB 5'10 186 23
47 Beaty, Steve LB 6'2" 225 25
98 Bereta, Kevin LB 5'11" 200 23
01 Boaz, Tyler WR 6'4 198 25
36 Brown, Scott DB 5'9 174 27
80 Byers, Shane WR 5'11 160 23
23 Colwell, Clint S 5'11 183 20
67 Conder, Lucas OL 6'0 215 18
33 Couvillion, Kirby RB 6'3 235 25
62 Dana, Dave OL 6'1 264 28
20 Elder, Josh DB 6'1 190 23
52 Enseleit, Thomas LB 6'0 215 24
81 Evison, Jeff TE 6'0" 210 32
22 Garza, David PR 5'11'' 195 42
24 Hardenburg, Mike DB 5'11" 150 24
60 Hecht, Jeff DL 6'2 305 29
74 Howard, Jason OL 6'0" 339 31
14 Hughes, Brian DB 5'9 190 24
93 Hungerford, Josh DB/TE 5'10" 190 17
40 Jacobson, James LB 6'0 272 37
53 Jordan, Derek LB 6'2 195 24
37 Jordan, Francis S 6'2 183 25
08 Jurasek, Shane QB 6'2 220 28
91 Kambou, Habib DL 6'3" 250 30
31 Kamrath, Justin DB 5'10 160 17
21 Kessman, Alan DB 5,7" 160 24
7 Kessman, Ryan RB 6'0" 210 20
16 King, Tyler WR 6'0 155 23
73 Koshatka, Acey OL 6'2" 269 26
64 Leichtnam, Andrew DL 6'1" 225 23
88 Lumpkin, Nick WR 5'8 185 27
50 Maynard, Bud LB 6'2 210 28
00 Maynard, Jeff LB 6'3 190 29
9 Meier, Bryan WR 6'2 210 30
32 Mihlader, Duane LB 6'0 218 20
65 Misner, Greg LS 5'5 215 28
78 New, Cody OL 6'2 338 22
72 O'neil, Trevor OL 6'1 310 23
55 Renner, Zach LB 5'11 221 33
96 Rogers, Gary DL 6'2" 234 25
56 Rogers, Rob OL 6' 265 31
04 Sanderson, Tony S 6'3 197 26
69 Savage, Billy DL 6'3 310 36
10 Schreibeis, Stephen S 6'2 205 27
66 Schroder, Gordon OL 6'6" 290 50
49 Schulz, Jessie SPT 5'11" 210 31
19 Seidel, Lee WR 6'3 189 26
82 Spencer, Mark P/K 6'5 200 28
87 Stone, Jordan OL/TE 6'2 225 24
63 Theroux, BJ OL 6'3" 305 24
5 Theroux, Eric RB 5'10" 235 19
92 Thompson, Zach DL 6'0 226 20
59 Tobol, Joe OL 6'0 281 19
54 True, Nick LB 6'2 240 25
25 Urdahl, Boyce RB 5'9 183 19
94 Vargas, Kent DE 6'2 230 19
30 Watson, Jorge TE 6'2 225 19

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yellowstone60 wrote:Looks like # 7 on the roster....

Roster of Players

Sort By (default) Name Number Position Reverse Sort

7 Kessman, Ryan RB 6'0" 210 20

So, does that mean that he is on and will be playing for the Griz in the fall???

TheBud wrote:

yellowstone60 wrote:Looks like # 7 on the roster....

Roster of Players

Sort By (default) Name Number Position Reverse Sort

7 Kessman, Ryan RB 6'0" 210 20

So, does that mean that he is on and will be playing for the Griz in the fall???

I think that's the roster for the Missoula semi-pro team, the Raptors/Phoenix/Titas etc (did they change their team name again?)

Re/MaxGriz wrote:

TheBud wrote:

yellowstone60 wrote:Looks like # 7 on the roster....

Roster of Players

Sort By (default) Name Number Position Reverse Sort

7 Kessman, Ryan RB 6'0" 210 20

So, does that mean that he is on and will be playing for the Griz in the fall???

I think that's the roster for the Missoula semi-pro team, the Raptors/Phoenix/Titas etc (did they change their team name again?)

Oops. I did not pay attention to the names on the list other than Kessman.



My bad.

TheBud wrote:Oops. I did not pay attention to the names on the list other than Kessman.



My bad.

LOL! No worries, TB. I found myself asking who the hell those guys were and why hadn't I heard of them before I realized it wasnt a Griz roster I was looking at.

speaking of rosters... anybody know if the roster at montanagrizzlies.com is current?... or when it will be?

still lists Kessman, Brown, and Olson

I spoke to one of the owners 4 weeks ago and he said RK is on the team. He is having fun playing football etc. What a waste, guess those early threads about him being an issue were right. Come on the board, make excuses etc, do whatever. But if you were committed to being a Griz do you think you'd really take the risk of semi pro or whatever the he** it is. Dude, you are wasting your talents. I promise you, 10 years from now you'll be saying you ****** up.

The part that I don't understand is why stay in Missoula then. He has no ties to Missoula. Is he thinking that he only has to wait it out to get a Griz scholly? Was he promised the next one that becomes available?

Something just does not add up...

Hey guys how are you? Ryan isn't looking for a scholarship. Ryan will not be playing for the Griz. It was nice to see Haulk and several coaches at Ryans home games while he played for the Phoenix. Ryan is good friends with Cole. Who was the announcer at the home games. I believe Ryan only played in 2-3 games as he had several injuries that have already healed. Ryan's job got him transfered to San Diego where he will be attending Univ. San Diego. He won't be playing for them. Ryan will be playing for the San Diego Thunder a semi pro team that is sponsored by the San Diego Chargers. Ryan will finish his college there. With Ryan in Calif all his college fees are paid for by his fathers VA Benifits. Ryan loves it there in Missoula and really wanted to stay. He has made many friends which most of them are from the UM Griz.

Good luck to Ryan. He maybe should think of working for U-Haul. He could use the employee discount.

Dallas wrote:Hey guys how are you? Ryan isn't looking for a scholarship. Ryan will not be playing for the Griz. It was nice to see Haulk and several coaches at Ryans home games while he played for the Phoenix. Ryan is good friends with Cole. Who was the announcer at the home games. I believe Ryan only played in 2-3 games as he had several injuries that have already healed. Ryan's job got him transfered to San Diego where he will be attending Univ. San Diego. He won't be playing for them. Ryan will be playing for the San Diego Thunder a semi pro team that is sponsored by the San Diego Chargers. Ryan will finish his college there. With Ryan in Calif all his college fees are paid for by his fathers VA Benifits. Ryan loves it there in Missoula and really wanted to stay. He has made many friends which most of them are from the UM Griz.

FOUR schools (BYU, Sac State, UM, and USD) in 6+ months. 'Nuff said...

Sorry, I couldn't resist.

Semi-pro summer football... feel the excitement.

Kadeezy wrote:

Dallas wrote:Hey guys how are you? Ryan isn't looking for a scholarship. Ryan will not be playing for the Griz. It was nice to see Haulk and several coaches at Ryans home games while he played for the Phoenix. Ryan is good friends with Cole. Who was the announcer at the home games. I believe Ryan only played in 2-3 games as he had several injuries that have already healed. Ryan's job got him transfered to San Diego where he will be attending Univ. San Diego. He won't be playing for them. Ryan will be playing for the San Diego Thunder a semi pro team that is sponsored by the San Diego Chargers. Ryan will finish his college there. With Ryan in Calif all his college fees are paid for by his fathers VA Benifits. Ryan loves it there in Missoula and really wanted to stay. He has made many friends which most of them are from the UM Griz.

FOUR schools (BYU, Sac State, UM, and USD) in 6+ months. 'Nuff said...

Sorry, I couldn't resist.

Do you feel better now Kadeezy? By the way, what ever happenned to all the grandiose athletic facility improvements you told us were coming to Sac? I see the basketabll arena has been scrapped in favor or "remodeling" that substandard high school gym? Why add seats when you can't fill the 1000 you have now?

Grizbacker1 wrote:

Kadeezy wrote:

Dallas wrote:Hey guys how are you? Ryan isn't looking for a scholarship. Ryan will not be playing for the Griz. It was nice to see Haulk and several coaches at Ryans home games while he played for the Phoenix. Ryan is good friends with Cole. Who was the announcer at the home games. I believe Ryan only played in 2-3 games as he had several injuries that have already healed. Ryan's job got him transfered to San Diego where he will be attending Univ. San Diego. He won't be playing for them. Ryan will be playing for the San Diego Thunder a semi pro team that is sponsored by the San Diego Chargers. Ryan will finish his college there. With Ryan in Calif all his college fees are paid for by his fathers VA Benifits. Ryan loves it there in Missoula and really wanted to stay. He has made many friends which most of them are from the UM Griz.

FOUR schools (BYU, Sac State, UM, and USD) in 6+ months. 'Nuff said...

Sorry, I couldn't resist.

Do you feel better now Kadeezy? By the way, what ever happenned to all the grandiose athletic facility improvements you told us were coming to Sac? I see the basketabll arena has been scrapped in favor or "remodeling" that substandard high school gym? Why add seats when you can't fill the 1000 you have now?

I actually feel much better.

In terms of the facilities, they just completed a month-long remodel of the Hornet's Nest which included a new court, and they also fixed lighting, repainted, and did some bleecher maintenance.

Football's multi-million dollar fieldhouse is now up and running and is easily the best in the BSC if not all of FCS. That should definately help recruiting.

The arena plans have not been scrapped and with the recent modifications to the Hornet's nest (naming the court after volleyball coach Debby Colberg), I would guess that they don't plan on a half-assed excuse for a new arena. The Rec center and arena are still in the plans (albeit way down the road).

Kadeezy... do you have a link to some info on the fieldhouse? Sac already has an exceptional track (right?), i'm assuming the fieldhouse was built with the track program in mind. Not only, but a big part of it. pretty cool.

Kadeeze I will always have a spot in my heart just for you my friend.

AtHomeInTheDahlbergDen wrote:Kadeezy... do you have a link to some info on the fieldhouse? Sac already has an exceptional track (right?), i'm assuming the fieldhouse was built with the track program in mind. Not only, but a big part of it. pretty cool.

http://www.fm.csus.edu/Construction_Pro ... cility.htm

The track facility is already considered one of the top (if not the top) in the nation. The last two Olympic Trials and numerous NCAA Championships have been held there. Football and Track are the only two sports housed in the new $11 million facility.