It's not like we are contending next year, so why not start building with Sam? And worst case, what if Sam leaves?
Why not? The defense shouldn't be any worse than what we saw and the offense should take a huge step forward, especially with a competent QB. Give Sam a year to get actual coaching and be ready to kill it as a junior.
UW was only a functioning scheme and QB away from 1 or 2 losses last year. It's not a rebuild.
The team went 4-8, will have back-to-back mediocre recruiting classes, and a decent amount of talent leave the program; it's a rebuild.
Covid eligibility actually helped UW a lot during this transition in keeping the roster stuffed. Plus the 2021 class ranked #3 in the Pac-12 in terms of average rating of recruits and though the current 2022 class only has 9 commits, it is actually a little higher in terms of average rating.
There aren't many starters moving on and I suspect we won't see many players hit the portal because they will be enjoying a better staff than they previously would have had. In other words, I don't see any starters hitting the portal except for maybe Jalen McMillan. Hopefully Bynum comes back and Kyler Gordon comes back (McDuffie gone).
So the worst I see DeBoer doing next year is 7-5 (losses to Michigan at home, ASU on the road, Oregon on the road, UCLA on the road, and WSU on the road). That is a decent first year and primed for a big jump in his 2nd year, just like he had at Fresno State and Sioux Falls.
And he just said "reloading" in his kick-ass presser so that settles it
That big jump in 2023 includes getting SC and Utah back on schedule replacing CU and one of the Arizona Schools I believe.
Right at the time the two shitty/undersized classes should become the backbone of your team.
Brakes = Pump
I know I probably posted similar stuff, but whoa, nailed it.
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And we would all say he’s done it again.