Nobody should be that surprised. If people had just listened to what he has said all along it makes sense. Cal is the #1 public engineering school in the world and it's just 40 miles from Stanford.
As I posted a month ago on the national board, I won't be shocked if he ends up going to either Cal or Ga Tech, he said he might sign a financial agreement with Tech as well, so you shouldn't be surprised when he does what he said he might do.
I have no issue with the kid, it's his life. Now if he's a no show at UGA yet again, I think it's time for Kirby to tell him enough is enough and to call if he's serious, and stop setting up visits that he won't attend.