Basically this is 2012 all over again
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Tequilla always blames the kids.Tequilla said:I will say that the local angle that gets played from time to time whether football or basketball of feeling jaded if they aren't told that they are special first, second, third, all the way to last is annoying and borders on entitlement.
When I hear the "I don't feel as wanted" angle what I'm really hearing is "I'm looking for a reason to leave and blaming the coaches is right up at the top of the list." -
Black sark ?
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Well put. I'd add Simon, though. He's probably an 89-90 as a player with 99 makeup, excluding Eddie, Calvert, and Hemuli, above average for the LB group. An instate player, he's a must take.sonics1993 said:The instate/FSP recruits are basically turned off by UW right now and want to go out of state. Only recruits I see is landing is Owens and maybe Tinae but we are basically fucked when it comes to instate recruiting. Big reason why Caden got his offer was to try to turn that around which is why I didn’t agree with the offer. Other than JT and Emeka, all the instate recruits are replaceable and if they want to go elsewhere then let them.
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If they’re not connecting locally. Are they connecting to our of state kids?
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So we're just ignoring our next 4th round messiah, Sam Huard?
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Yeah, but still.GreenRiverGatorz said:So we're just ignoring our next 4th round messiah, Sam Huard?
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So if it's 2012 again, does that mean we'll purge half of the staff, bring in a bunch of recruiters, and land Korey Foreman?
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I blame Petersen. Everything was in his grasp, all time elite homestate classes, and he let Cristobal kick him in the nuts and he fled for the hills. Fucking coward. Leave the state.
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Couldn't be more wrongFremontTroll said:
Tequilla always blames the kids.Tequilla said:I will say that the local angle that gets played from time to time whether football or basketball of feeling jaded if they aren't told that they are special first, second, third, all the way to last is annoying and borders on entitlement.
When I hear the "I don't feel as wanted" angle what I'm really hearing is "I'm looking for a reason to leave and blaming the coaches is right up at the top of the list."
You think a kid in Alabama or Louisiana gets bent out of shape if they don't initially receive an offer from Alabama or LSU? You think they sit there and say "oh, they don't care about the local kids?"
If you want to be a national program, then you are obligated to try to get the best recruiting class that you can. For local guys that are top level recruits, we should be on those guys immediately and made huge priorities.
But Tier B local guys, it's a delicate line. Take them too early and you're looking at potentially not bringing in the class that you think you can get. If you go after them too early you miss out on top guys and likely don't have the roster that you need to beat the blue bloods. Miss on the blue chip recruits and piss off the Tier B local guys and then you are fucked.
Recruiting is a business ... and it's true on both edges of the equation. -
who are you categorizing as Tier B's in this years in state class? Everyone outside JTT and Emeka?Tequilla said:
Couldn't be more wrongFremontTroll said:
Tequilla always blames the kids.Tequilla said:I will say that the local angle that gets played from time to time whether football or basketball of feeling jaded if they aren't told that they are special first, second, third, all the way to last is annoying and borders on entitlement.
When I hear the "I don't feel as wanted" angle what I'm really hearing is "I'm looking for a reason to leave and blaming the coaches is right up at the top of the list."
You think a kid in Alabama or Louisiana gets bent out of shape if they don't initially receive an offer from Alabama or LSU? You think they sit there and say "oh, they don't care about the local kids?"
If you want to be a national program, then you are obligated to try to get the best recruiting class that you can. For local guys that are top level recruits, we should be on those guys immediately and made huge priorities.
But Tier B local guys, it's a delicate line. Take them too early and you're looking at potentially not bringing in the class that you think you can get. If you go after them too early you miss out on top guys and likely don't have the roster that you need to beat the blue bloods. Miss on the blue chip recruits and piss off the Tier B local guys and then you are fucked.
Recruiting is a business ... and it's true on both edges of the equation.
