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Good and bad of recent verbal commitments.
Passion
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Good: Both Lockett and Washington seem like good players. Lockett looks like a phenomenal athlete, in the mold of the great CBs that were also explosive return men. Here are some highlights: youtube.com/watch?v=P2JBGb2vp8s (Warning, the music is like slow drips of water on the forehead.)
Here are some highlights of Washington: youtube.com/watch?v=ga-HEJStohE
Sark has always had an ability to recruit skill position players and DBs, and he should be credited for getting these two. Of course, holding onto them is now the challenge.
Bad: That was the good news. The bad? Well, I looked at the scout.com database (take it for what it's worth) to see the OLs that we're after. I was SHOCKED! Not a single OT or OG has a "high" interest in Washington. I know...hard to believe.
When asked about this, doucheman.com administrators were quoted as saying: "Step away from the ledge. It's beyond early. Let it play out. Stop being a jerk or we'll start giving timeouts. Go to the "vent board" instead of the "football board," because our inability to recruit top-tier OLs has nothing to do with football. You can panic on signing day...of course at that point we'll threaten to ban you because you'll be crying over spilled milk and you should just focus on the following year's class. Now leave us alone, we're on our way to rub suntan lotion on coach cozzetto's back."
Here are some highlights of Washington: youtube.com/watch?v=ga-HEJStohE
Sark has always had an ability to recruit skill position players and DBs, and he should be credited for getting these two. Of course, holding onto them is now the challenge.
Bad: That was the good news. The bad? Well, I looked at the scout.com database (take it for what it's worth) to see the OLs that we're after. I was SHOCKED! Not a single OT or OG has a "high" interest in Washington. I know...hard to believe.
When asked about this, doucheman.com administrators were quoted as saying: "Step away from the ledge. It's beyond early. Let it play out. Stop being a jerk or we'll start giving timeouts. Go to the "vent board" instead of the "football board," because our inability to recruit top-tier OLs has nothing to do with football. You can panic on signing day...of course at that point we'll threaten to ban you because you'll be crying over spilled milk and you should just focus on the following year's class. Now leave us alone, we're on our way to rub suntan lotion on coach cozzetto's back."
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oh...wait...never mind...
In all seriousness, Cozzetto needs to go. I don't even know why it is a debate. If your position group has sucked for four consecutive years, you need to be fired. This isn't a union job. If you don't perform, too bad, and good luck finding a new job. Factor in that our OL recruiting has been, at best, below average (I'm feeling nice today), and there is more than enough there to warrent a change.
I'm sure other Pac 12 teams have a field day recruiting against Cozzetto and UW. Cozzetto hasn't had a good OL under his watch since the late 90's. Recruits don't even remember the guys who Cozzetto helped get to the NFL so his past success really doesn't mean shit.
Stars per player are more important than the overall points. Last year the class was 4th in the pac-12 in stars per player and 19th overall. The 2010 class was 6th in stars per player in conference and ranked 23rd overall. A rigid analysis shows that Sark's recruiting pre-last year was at best barely better than Ty's.
Recruiting has definitely improved thanks entirely to Tosh & Sirmon. One only look at the DL as the first example. Last year's DL class probably made Passion cream his pants and its amazing to think that was without Hall & Hooks who decided in the final day. The LB group was solid with 2 of the 4 guys getting offers from Oregon and the two others having decent offers with potential to surprise.
I'm very confident that the defense can get better thanks to Tosh & Sirmon's recruiting ability and Wilcox' ability to get the best out of whats available. The 2015 class just got a commit from a DL who will be a top 100 player according to Biggins. Who knows if it lasts but its continued evidence then Tosh is making a huge impact.
It's clear that Steve Sarkisian can't recruit OL. Cozetto is kept around probably bc of his inroads in Arizona, a state where talent is improving dramatically. He has the connections that this less than experienced staff does not. Maybe he was the point man on getting Farria who could be the greatest steal since.....well Shaq but potentially one of the greatest steals.
The root problem is OL recruiting and not coaching. But if HS players are turned off by Coz then he definitely needs to go.
Overall, the expectation needs to be to consistently put together classes that are in the top 4-5 in conference in stars per player and not the overall points bullshit. For this next class, it comes down to winning 9 games and being respectable in the 4 losses. That would be enough for recruits to think the program is improving and recruiting would continue to improve. If that doesn't happen the upcoming class won't be as good as last years.
I can't understand how people can follow 17 year old boys, and call it a hobby. Flat out weird.
Post committing to UW - there have been two reactions - one, a kind of modified WDWHA, in that UO is loaded at CB and we might not have had room for him, or, two, that the kid just really enjoyed his visit to Seattle and decided to commit. Either way, he's a great get for UW and will almost certainly contribute early. Lots of people on the UO premium boreds had nice things to say about him and he was certainly on our coaches' board (not to be confused with bored).
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