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Backstory on Van Nostrom recruitment
picalogestabo
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Props to Pete K. He started working Van Nostrom 10+ years ago then pulled back when Van Nostrom went big shot punk under the spell of was Joey Thomas who initially soured Van Nostrom on UW.
PK and Pete at that point walked away. Internally, they decided if Van Nostrom became a Husky he would have to initiate the contact. They were done.
One time this summer, PK and Van Nostrom ended up at the same event. PK passed right by Van Nostrom and said fuck off. It was cordial, professional. PK kept walking
A few weeks later a contrite Van Nostrom called PK and Pete and apologized for publicly dropping UW. He expressed he still had serious interest in Washington if they still had interest in him. PK and Pete re-engaged Van Nostrom and teamed up with Huard for a full court press on Stump.
It helped by this time that Joey Thomas had packed up his shit and moved away. Nostrom's one time mentor, it was Thomas who had perpetuated the OKG anti-African American schtick.
Away from Thomas now, Van Nostrom started listening to his parents. They wanted him to stay home; they believed in Pete's Built for Life spiel. Van Nostrom Central visit turned him solidly back towards home when he got an inside look at the Ellensburg shit show that his one time "mentor" Joey,T. tried pushing him to. Clemson by this time had filled up, Bama had 4 elite OLB commitments. The stars began aligning in UWs favor.
Sam and Stump became close. About six weeks ago, the winds began blowing heavily in UW's favor. I began hearing UW believed they'd probably get Van Nostrom but that it would go all the way to signing day. In my gut, I thought if Van Nostrom was going to UW, he'd follow Sam's lead, announce early and help recruit the final spots in the class...
So there you are.
PK and Pete at that point walked away. Internally, they decided if Van Nostrom became a Husky he would have to initiate the contact. They were done.
One time this summer, PK and Van Nostrom ended up at the same event. PK passed right by Van Nostrom and said fuck off. It was cordial, professional. PK kept walking
A few weeks later a contrite Van Nostrom called PK and Pete and apologized for publicly dropping UW. He expressed he still had serious interest in Washington if they still had interest in him. PK and Pete re-engaged Van Nostrom and teamed up with Huard for a full court press on Stump.
It helped by this time that Joey Thomas had packed up his shit and moved away. Nostrom's one time mentor, it was Thomas who had perpetuated the OKG anti-African American schtick.
Away from Thomas now, Van Nostrom started listening to his parents. They wanted him to stay home; they believed in Pete's Built for Life spiel. Van Nostrom Central visit turned him solidly back towards home when he got an inside look at the Ellensburg shit show that his one time "mentor" Joey,T. tried pushing him to. Clemson by this time had filled up, Bama had 4 elite OLB commitments. The stars began aligning in UWs favor.
Sam and Stump became close. About six weeks ago, the winds began blowing heavily in UW's favor. I began hearing UW believed they'd probably get Van Nostrom but that it would go all the way to signing day. In my gut, I thought if Van Nostrom was going to UW, he'd follow Sam's lead, announce early and help recruit the final spots in the class...
So there you are.
Comments
I had also heard from someone inside the program that the feeling was that Stump was in the bag
Yes, Nacho, everyone notices you.
I had a feeling this would go this way for the same reasons Baseman described beginning when Stump and Huard became public BFFs. It wasnt tea leaves or inside info. It was just optimism spurred by the changed situation.
Big fucking deal. I didn't feel it strongly enough to say so here. I didn't show up after a long absence and downplay/diminish a great, informative post. I'm not a attention whoring fuck bag though.
My point was simply that the Smalls news today has been trending this way for a while ... this shouldn’t be a surprise.
As for the comment of “wanting to be noticed” that’s funny ... I don’t claim to be a recruiting expert in any way, shape, or form ... I have far bigger things going on in life right now to even consider thinking in those terms
The idea of Smalls waiting until closer to the first Signing Day always seemed like the most logical ... happy it’s done with early