The Fisching Report Recruiting Thread Sponsored by The Fisch Bowl
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very nice of you to give them the benefit of the doubt though you know me and they suck at portal recruiting until they don’t.
Hopefully they prove DSD wrong, find a bigger bag man, and get it done.
I don’t know that I buy the theory that udub only has enough donors and NIL dollars to make a big run every few years. They were just a few bought players away from looking at a 10/11 win season. Couple lineman, couple d lineman, and a leader in the back of this D and they don’t lose two bullshit games they should never lose and don’t lose to the team with all white guys. I’m not saying we? beat Indiana, pedo st, and whoregon at that point but they are in a position to do so and sneak into the playoff. They probably get ass blasted at that point but if fish is this great fucking coach, and can start coaching like it, he can develop, and then actually get his top targets for need, why can’t they stay towards the top?I think I’m on a manic high right now because this shit almost feels positive. Sorry.
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Don't forget that, due to DeBoer bailing after the NC game, UW missed the first portal window where the best players entered and landed with teams. It was great UW got Valdez and Azzopardi but they were blind sided by Kalepo, Brailsford, and Buelow leaving. It's invariably difficult to replace 3 SEC quality OL in the 2nd portal opening and the best UW could do was get a back-up OG from Ohio State (who is now 2nd string) and a starting Center who is local from Portland State (and who has been a pleasant surprise).
Regarding NIL, I have heard UW is at about $10 million and needs another $10 million if they want to be top tier. Even another $5 million would go a long way and might even keep guys like Ploog from flipping to Phil Knight. Why else would a recruit go to a crappy school in a crappy location if not for money?
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It was a Spring portal rebuild only. The amount of players you’re talking about weren’t there to be had. Waaaay more players in the winter portal makes for a more competitive market. Supply is higher. People buying in spring are plugging a hole due to injury or lack of development and will pay a premium for a missing piece. Most aren’t looking to rebuild an entire roster. LIPO, if Fishdicks flails in the next portal then UW is poors and this thing may never get off the ground again.
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Thankfully UW won't be looking for a top 10 or 15 starting QB, which starts at about $1.5 million now. Probably could get 2 DTs, 1 LB, and 1 WR for that…at the very least 2 DTs and 1 LB.
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They had BJ Green in the boat until it was certain his ASU transcript wouldn’t transfer. He would have been huge for UW this year. Wasn’t a single player of his caliber in the spring window. I’m hopeful for 8-12 nice pieces in the portal this winter.
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I was joking with friends that if Demond pulls a rabbit out of the hat and somehow beats Oregon he will have become a millionaire with 60 minutes of brilliance.
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that’s not a funny joke.
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They are definitely taking some OL in the portal
Gaard walked on Senior Day so he's either taking the medical retirement route, the I've graduated and don't plan on playing in the NFL so I"m done route, or going to transfer because I've graduated and that's that route (see elder Hatchett)
Who on the OL right now would you pen into the starting lineup next year? I don't see any sacred cows there …
Azzapardi IMO is a below average Big10 T … way too often when I'm watching him play he's on the wrong side of blocks and lacks the foot speed to block NFL caliber edges (the Penn St game was not good). Perhaps moving him inside you could find value or utility for but I'm not convinced he's a starter next year.
Hatchett probably has an inside track to starting at Center next year … he's probably the closest guy that I'd have to being in dark pencil
I think you could make a good argument that Paki Finau may be starting at one of the G spots … at the very least he's likely in the rotation so you can probably put him in pencil as part of the 7-8 guys that will play
The 2 RS Frosh that played T this year have had their ups and downs … I'm not sure either of them are LTs (at least not at this point) and probably require a move to either RT or to the inside to play next year (both Buelow and Kalepo were T's that eventually moved inside). McCree hasn't been bad and I think could be part of the Top 7-8.
So I'm probably looking at bringing in a T (likely a LT) and another interior guy (preferably someone that has both C/G experience).
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He's starting next year and has a ceiling as a Heisman contender … he'll get 7 figures next year regardless of how he performs at Oregon
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I asked Roman Tomanshoff on twatters if he had info/insight on Memelaar’s plans for next year. Said he hadn’t heard anything beyond him walking at Senior night but thinks he’ll be back. Take it for what it’s worth.
