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Maybe it’s a generational thing, but if you’re a highly sought after West Coast recruit and you think you’re a bad ass, why wouldn’t you go to UW right now? You’d play in the CFP, you’d improve your draft chances, and you’d be encouraged to absolutely stone people. Why is it “it’s hard” when it comes to recruiting here? Why did Mique Juarez and
Marlon Tuliputootooaloopoopoo dis us? Why wasn’t Fozzy Folsom Street Bear not shamed into UW? Why can’t we get a stud pass rusher on scholarship?
Marlon Tuliputootooaloopoopoo dis us? Why wasn’t Fozzy Folsom Street Bear not shamed into UW? Why can’t we get a stud pass rusher on scholarship?
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Altho oregon doesn't seem to have that problem right now
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So kids latch onto shit like jersey colors and fall for used car salesmen pitches because parents are fucking dumb.
Meanwhile... USC is USC. And when you look at a team like Oregon, despite how easy it is for us to laugh about their 100000 uniform combinations, that kind of stuff is EXACTLY what middle school age kids find cool and edgy. The class of 2018 was in middle school and early high school while Oregon was dominant from 2010-14, which makes those kids (like Tre'Shaun) fall in love with Oregon and dream about playing for Oregon when they grow up... not UW.
And like @Mad_Son said... kids are really stupid. It's harder for them to think about a college choice logically and get over their biases for USC and Oregon and others like that. So even though UW may be a better option, and a lot of kids like Elijah Molden see that, many are still drawn to those schools that were popular and cool while they grew up.
sarrell was enamored with stanford for a long time. They have a reputation as being the best OL school on the west coast. It's going to take a while to overcome that. Remember that UW only had one good season (last year) before he had to choose a school. By that time it was too late.
marlon is a lying sack of sh*t.
The edge pass rusher thing really pisses me off. I don't get how we whiff on so many guys. But I think the reason is that DL is arguably the hardest and MOST IMPORTANT position to recruit so there is a lot of competition for those players. AND, we don't grow a lot of stellar DLs in the State of Washington. We often have to go and get them elsewhere.
Three years ago Petersen made one of the smartest statements I've heard from him (and he's said a lot of smart things): "Bringing it (UW) back to a championship level will be dictated by our ability to recruit and to develop defensive linemen..."
Link: espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/17795637/washington-huskies-turnaround-plan-success-chris-petersen
I think we can consistently get great players at every position, but I guess it's going to take a little more time.
With that being said I pretty much agree with what everyone else has been saying. Parents telling kids to do what they want.. parents not existing in their kids life.. UW not being relevant nationally.. party life over football and/or education.. edginess over self growth.. listening to coaches recruiting lies vs. observing the the truth of the program with their own eyes.. the list goes on.
I think these questions relate a lot to another.. Why do programs like UCLA and Tennessee recruit top level talent and continue to struggle immensely with on the field performance?
But I'm hearing the kids are being idiots and burning lots of bridges out there...don't twist...