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My take on the 2019 class...

Swaye
Swaye Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 41,743 Founders Club
edited December 2018 in The Fisching Hole (Recruiting)
Here is the simpleton take on how we did. Since I have no metrics to rank anything based on, I will go with my own useless tiered scale of how each position group makes me feel.

Pissed off
Disappointed
Satisfied
Pleased
Elated (roughly translates to a have a huge boner right now)

Let's start with offense, which is decidedly mixed.

QB - Morris

He looks okay to me. Not great. Okay. Pretty good I guess. Elite 11 and all. But I get this weird feeling he is just a less awkward Jake Browning type. I like Eason/Sirmon cannon arm big guy type QB's, but what do I know? Oh, and fuck Cale Millen. And really, NOGAF about either of them anyway because In Huard I Trust. So, I guess I am satisfied here.

RB - Davis

I like him. I think we did okay here. Not out of this world, but very very solid pick up. I don't see MMFG level here, but perhaps Sankey level, which would still be damn good. I'm pleased, but not elated.

edit: Moved down to disappointed after @Woof reminded me we took Dick Newton last year and whiffed on a couple other great RBs this year. Bonerpoper sucks my asshole.

TE - [Paopao is a cunt]

Fuck you Paopao you worthless fuck. I'm fucking Pissed Off! If we get Martinez or Patterson, this will move to disappointed. Just a terrible year for us here, like every year unless a gift like Black Beast falls into Paopao's lap. If he is retained we should just burn the whole fucking program to the ground.

OL - Kalepo, Beulow, Fautanu, Luciano

Kalepo and Beulow are total freaks, and Fautanu gives me a boner. I know nothing about Luciano and don't care, but I hear is is okay. Huff is fucking. Grade here is pleased, because while I love all three of our top dogs, there isn't some surefire Sarell type in the bunch. I think one or two of them (hell maybe all three) will end up as all conference types, but there isn't some best on the West Coast type talent there. So yeah, I'm pleased.

WR - Davis

He seems okay, I mean, I like him. He'd be a great 3'rd WR in a 3 WR class. As the only piece of the puzzle though, I am disappointed. When you consider we totally blew it on Ngata, I am pissed off! Lots of room for movement here though. We land Ford or Nacua, we instantly rise to somewhere between satisfied and pleased. We land them both, and it's a strong pleased.

Okay, on to defense, where our results are much more boner inducing.

DL - Paama, Ngalu, Bandes, Tui

My boner cannot be contained. Elated barely does it justice. 3 of the 4 top DL's on the entire West Coast, in one class. This is a whole different level than any position group I can remember, or even remember hearing about. I would suck Malloe off in Red Square and give him 10 minutes to draw a crowd. Top shelf work.

Buck - Trice, Latu

Pleased. Very pleased. Trice was a good get, especially considering our issues here in the past, but Latu is a different kind of creature. This almost made elated because of our past history with this position, and if Trice was a Latu type, it would have. Still close, and a fucking great job by Kwat and others. Our best RUSH class in YEARS.

LB - Ah You, Tuputala, Calvert

I am pleased with this one, because I think Ah You is a pipeline recruit, Tuputala is criminally underrated, and Calvert is just a bad ass even though is he a white devil. It's a very strong class. If we add Danny Hammers, I go to elated on this one because I think we will have recruited 2 of the top 5 LBers on the west coast, with Tuputala as a top 10 type. If Gregory did all this I might not fire him. Who am I kidding? Fire his ass anyway.

DB's - Fab, McDuffie, Williams

Basically a repeat of the above for LBers. Pleased right now, and if Asa signs I will move to elated. Nothing to really say here. All three of the guys we got are great, as you expect from Lake. Close Turner and let my boner be free!

So, looking ahead to 2020 I think we have some critical needs. Of course we want every class to be chock full or elite guys everywhere, but there are some specific places we need to focus on I think next year. Priorities moving forward for 2020 class:

TE: Please fire Paopao so we can get a good TE or two. Black Beast will leave soon, Sample is gone, and Otten can't do it all. Add in the Culp stuff and we need a top end haul here. Now.

WR: This is obvious. Great job with the 2018 class, then shit all over ourselves this year. Cannot do that back to back. Fix it now.

OL: I have been pleased for two years in a row, but not elated either year. Need another strong performance next year from Huff.

Buck: We need follow up our success this year with back to back classes of bad assery, and what do you know, the #2 croot in the country lives in our back yard and happens to be a Buck. DO NOT FUCK THIS UP KWAT.

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This post in no way indicates my desire to become the recruiting leader for this place. I am an idiot. I just wanted to post my thoughts. Fuck off.
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  • FireCohen
    FireCohen Member Posts: 21,823
    u should do ranking on the coaches and how they did in recruiting and coaching wise. Make the ranking more savage like, maybe scalping one or two of coaches would be good for the program
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  • Swaye
    Swaye Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 41,743 Founders Club
    WeakarmCobra said:

    u should do ranking on the coaches and how they did in recruiting and coaching wise. Make the ranking more savage like, maybe scalping one or two of coaches would be good for the program

    My plan is much more diabolical than this, and most importantly will require me to do almost no work.
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  • Gilbystaint
    Gilbystaint Member Posts: 1,061
    Truth be told, I am only here for the “tits”.
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  • Swaye
    Swaye Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 41,743 Founders Club
    Woof said:

    We are pretty much in agreement. My 2 cents:

    QB - Agree
    RB - Disagree
    I really like Cam Davis. I was one of the first on his bandwagon, but this was a good year for RBs on the west coast, and we only pulled 1 of them. Additionally, our RB crootin' has been less than stellar recently - hi Dick Newton! - so we whiffed on a chance to make up for prior years. If we want to be a running team, we need 1-2 more RBs. I would put this in the satisfied or disappointed tier.

    WR - Disagree I like Davis, and hope he can be a physical WR that likes blocking. His film looked good in that regard. I don't want 20 WRs on the roster, because it will encourage Bush to run 5 wide shit instead of smashmouth football. Our WR room is taking up a lot of scholarships, so I'm ok with a 2 man class. I'm disappointed now, but would be quite pleased if we picked up Ford or Nacua.

    TE - Agree
    OL - Agree, but I'm probably closer to elated than you. I like this crop more than last year's.
    DT - Agree
    OLB/Buck - Agree
    ILB - Agree
    DB - Agree
    ST - Disagree Why do you hate kickers? I like Horn. I'm not sure if he can make FGs, but I think he can start getting us consistent touchbacks because he has a big leg, which will be a win. Our STs are absolute dreck, and we can't get worse. Call me satisfied, but elated if Greggy relinquishes ST coaching.

    Needs for next year:
    Buck - hi Sav'ell
    RB - Bijan Robinson is my dream (soon to be crushed)
    Safety - still think we might be a bit light here, especially if we lose Turner, who I love
    Trenches - I'll fight anyone who disagrees

    You are actually probably correct on RB. I forgot about Dick Newton. With a deep WC stable we should have pulled two top guys, vice one. I'll go edit my OP to reflect my newfound dissappointed, which really isn't a reflection on Cam at all, but more on general fuckery in not getting one of the other top guys.

    We have similiar thoughts on WR actually, it sucks now, but if we just get Ford or Nacua it takes a big jump.

    I never list kickers because we never find a good one so I always just assume no matter who we get they suck.
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  • FireCohen
    FireCohen Member Posts: 21,823
    Woof said:

    We are pretty much in agreement. My 2 cents:

    QB - Agree
    RB - Disagree
    I really like Cam Davis. I was one of the first on his bandwagon, but this was a good year for RBs on the west coast, and we only pulled 1 of them. Additionally, our RB crootin' has been less than stellar recently - hi Dick Newton! - so we whiffed on a chance to make up for prior years. If we want to be a running team, we need 1-2 more RBs. I would put this in the satisfied or disappointed tier.

    WR - Disagree I like Davis, and hope he can be a physical WR that likes blocking. His film looked good in that regard. I don't want 20 WRs on the roster, because it will encourage Bush to run 5 wide shit instead of smashmouth football. Our WR room is taking up a lot of scholarships, so I'm ok with a 2 man class. I'm disappointed now, but would be quite pleased if we picked up Ford or Nacua.

    TE - Agree
    OL - Agree, but I'm probably closer to elated than you. I like this crop more than last year's.
    DT - Agree
    OLB/Buck - Agree
    ILB - Agree
    DB - Agree
    ST - Disagree Why do you hate kickers? I like Horn. I'm not sure if he can make FGs, but I think he can start getting us consistent touchbacks because he has a big leg, which will be a win. Our STs are absolute dreck, and we can't get worse. Call me satisfied, but elated if Greggy relinquishes ST coaching.

    Needs for next year:
    Buck - hi Sav'ell
    RB - Bijan Robinson is my dream (soon to be crushed)
    Safety - still think we might be a bit light here, especially if we lose Turner, who I love
    Trenches - I'll fight anyone who disagrees

    #firebobgregory
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