Jungle Bard. Let's Discuss.

http://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/champion-reveal/bard-wandering-caretaker

So, I've seen some people get really excited about this new character, Bard, and some people get really excited about taking him to the jungle. I had to stop and ask myself, why? What do people see in him that makes him a decent enough jungle to have fun with him there? I'm coming to you guys to discuss this with me.

Key point, by the way, is that he doesn't have to be good, he just has to not suck, so people can take him there as a fun pick and not a troll pick. For instance, right now, Diana isn't a good jungler (thanks to the jungle changes), but she's good enough there that those of us who enjoy her can still take her there and not be reported for troll picks.

Here's my argument against it, and the assumptions which I have to make.

• He has only 2 damaging abilities, counting his passive, so, unless his base damage is awesome, or his abilities are on really short cooldown, his clear is going to be very slow.
• He's got one pre-6 soft CC, which is situationally hard, and his ult is a sub-par type of CC to be applying to enemies (Stasis can run all kinds of damage mitigation problems, not to mention accidental (or intentional. Trolololol) friendly fire). He likely doesn't bring damage to the fight, and he doesn't reliably bring quality CC either, SO...
• He's got some awesome mobility, so he'll have no trouble getting there, but I wonder what he'll be able to do once he's there?

So, what's your thoughts, GD, on whether bard will be good enough in the jungle for people to be able to take him there if they want to have some fun while not being a troll pick. I think that he will be like Veigar or Ryze or Braum jungle. You really just can't without knowing that you'll be so far behind as to be a liability to the team.