Biggins poops all over the LPT agenda

bananasnblondes

Apparently there was a big TBS camp over the weekend called Pylon. Greg Biggins reported that in all his years of covering these things, he's never heard so many elite-level athletes talking highly about UW (despite what Eklund reported every year Sark was here). He said many of these kids claimed UW coaches were recruiting them harder than anyone and almost all the kids UW is targeting are very high on UW at this point.

Of course none of this matters until next February but it's nice to hear that Pete is learning and adjusting.

Tequilla

El Oh El at Pete learning and adjusting ...

Alpha players want to win ... plain and simple ...

Pete knows how to win ...

Players go play for winners ...

Not rocket science.

CokeGreaterThanPepsi

Did Kim lock the thread and tell Biggins he does this for a living and should shut up?

bananasnblondes

Actually Kim was too busy in the basketball forum bragging about how he "had it out" with higher-ups in the WIAA on several occasions. Apparently they "don't know how to market anything" and "don't care about recruiting". Luckily alpha male Kim called them on their bullshit.

Tequilla

We're lucky KJV cares so much about Washington high school hoops

DHD

Biggins clearly didn't get the LPT's memo.

Kim will straighten him out soon enough.

If Biggins keeps this up, he'll be gone. No warning. Just gone.

CheersWestDawg

bananasnblondes said:

Actually Kim was too busy in the basketball forum bragging about how he "had it out" with higher-ups in the WIAA on several occasions. Apparently they "don't know how to market anything" and "don't care about recruiting". Luckily alpha male Kim called them on their bullshit.

The WIAA vs. Kim Grinolds.

I'll just go ahead and root for a cauldron of molten steel to win.

You know...abundance.

CFetters_Nacho_Lover

CheersWestDawg said:

bananasnblondes said:

Actually Kim was too busy in the basketball forum bragging about how he "had it out" with higher-ups in the WIAA on several occasions. Apparently they "don't know how to market anything" and "don't care about recruiting". Luckily alpha male Kim called them on their bullshit.

The WIAA vs. Kim Grinolds.

I'll just go ahead and root for a cauldron of molten steel to win.

You know...abundance.

WIAA is a couple blocks from my office and I chuckle every time I see it because I think of the LPT getting denied by them.

FreeChavez

Kids and parents may actually respond to the no bullshit attitude CP and Company have? IE, his record of when he makes an offer he doesn't yoink it. He doesn't play games. He tells kids/parents how it is and he expects the same from the kids.

I really wonder why players may gravitate towards that in todays world of constant BS by coaching staffs(cough cough sark).

bananasnblondes

FreeChavez said:

Kids and parents may actually respond to the no bullshit attitude CP and Company have? IE, his record of when he makes an offer he doesn't yoink it. He doesn't play games. He tells kids/parents how it is and he expects the same from the kids.

I really wonder why players may gravitate towards that in todays world of constant BS by coaching staffs(cough cough sark).

As I've said before, his recruiting style is very similar to Chip Kelly's, which was the exact opposite of Sark's (see Arik Armstead recruitment). This is a good thing

FreeChavez

I don't recall what style chipper had as I don't follow it all that much, especially for other schools. What did Chip do which was similar?

Tequilla

FreeChavez said:

I don't recall what style chipper had as I don't follow it all that much, especially for other schools. What did Chip do which was similar?

Made an offer special ... didn't offer 200 guys hoping people stuck ... was treated as a serious offer instead of some hype show ... never showed up to HS events in a party bus with drinks free flowing.

bananasnblondes

Tequilla said:

FreeChavez said:

I don't recall what style chipper had as I don't follow it all that much, especially for other schools. What did Chip do which was similar?

Made an offer special ... didn't offer 200 guys hoping people stuck ... was treated as a serious offer instead of some hype show ... never showed up to HS events in a party bus with drinks free flowing.

To add:

Kelly: didn't accept a commitment until a kid visited campus and showed real interest in the school and program. Sold Oregon:s program to kids and parents by sitting down and explaining why Oregon was special. No dog and pony shows for recruits.

Compare that to Sark and his frat: Showing up at kids houses in UW helmets and barking like dogs. Calling commits of other schools and "proposing" to them. All American game party bus. Playing Madden on the huskytron. Selling the program with light shows, music, and PowerPoint presentations.

greenblood

Are we good now or do you want to keep going?

RoadDawg55

Chip is a no nonsense guy, but Oregon recruited with plenty of sizzle that comes automatically from Nike, the uniforms, and facilities.

whatshouldicareabout

bananasnblondes said:

Tequilla said:

FreeChavez said:

I don't recall what style chipper had as I don't follow it all that much, especially for other schools. What did Chip do which was similar?

Made an offer special ... didn't offer 200 guys hoping people stuck ... was treated as a serious offer instead of some hype show ... never showed up to HS events in a party bus with drinks free flowing.

To add:

Kelly: didn't accept a commitment until a kid visited campus and showed real interest in the school and program. Sold Oregon:s program to kids and parents by sitting down and explaining why Oregon was special. No dog and pony shows for recruits.

Compare that to Sark and his frat: Showing up at kids houses in UW helmets and barking like dogs. Calling commits of other schools and "proposing" to them. All American game party bus. Playing Madden on the huskytron. Selling the program with light shows, music, and PowerPoint presentations.

If Sark did the same recruiting tactics as Kelly, would Sark have gotten any recruits?

Doogles

Didn't Oregon make custom Jordan's for one of their recruits who was a known huge Air Jordan shoes fan?

bananasnblondes

UPDATE: Kim says that Petersen is getting a lot of buzz right now because "it's early in the process and kids don't know much yet" and "they develop relationships with coaches and narrow things down over time". He also says Petersen is adjusting by giving out a lot more offers than other schools and that's another reason UW is getting a lot of buzz.

As another poster pointed out, UW has given the 6th most scholarship offers in the Pac-12.

DeepSeaZ

It's unfortunate that people let facts get in the way of Kim's message.

RaccoonHarry

Doogles said:

Didn't Oregon make custom Jordan's for one of their recruits who was a known huge Air Jordan shoes fan?

I remember that "incident" but it proved to just be rumor. Sounds like something Kim would have made up when he thought Oregon was getting the death penalty.

insinceredawg

At the first mention of Sark, Kim comes out guns blazing calling out "over the top posters" and threatening to send anyone who bashes Sark to the corner for a timeout. This is getting so predictable that KG is basically a caricature of himself.