Julien Simon, 4* 2021 ATH, Tacoma (Lincoln), WA (Offered 6/22)
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I don't know if we need a different recruiting coordinator rather than a new marketing coordinator. Think DDY and others are right on this one. In my mind's eye, what I think we are is not what is being portrayed, and what I think we are is better. That's a problem.
Here's the message I get from our marketing/social media: Methodical. Businesslike. Grind. Work Hard. Stately. Beautiful setting. Successful. Refinement.
Now, some of that is good. It's fine. But it doesn't get me excited. What would is: Tough. Successful. Fun. Majestic. Physical. Fast. Rich. We need whoever directed the Miami Vice intro in the 1980s to put together our marketing so our social media campaign shows guys flying around hitting people, scoring touchdowns, lifting trophies, dancing in the locker room and getting drafted. Not grinding. Not refining. -
0/2GreenRiverGatorz said:
It's hard to decipher between your trademarked shit posting and sarcasmFirePete said:
Not everyone paid enough attention in English class to infer sarcasm from writing I guess.HillsboroDuck said:
He hasn’t offered Levi Rogers, Carson Bruener or either Latu brother either.FirePete said:
So you saying pete might be a racist?LaMichael_Corleone said:UCLA’s academic standards are higher than UDUB’s for athletes and Chip is also selective with his offers. There goes that theory of Pete needs to see his grades go up. How many people are tired of saying “I love Pete, but man....”
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We have been recruiting the lines pretty well. It's the black kids we can't recruit that are the problem. I thought everyone here by now understood that.RealRhino said:I don't know if we need a different recruiting coordinator rather than a new marketing coordinator. Think DDY and others are right on this one. In my mind's eye, what I think we are is not what is being portrayed, and what I think we are is better. That's a problem.
Here's the message I get from our marketing/social media: Methodical. Businesslike. Grind. Work Hard. Stately. Beautiful setting. Successful. Refinement.
Now, some of that is good. It's fine. But it doesn't get me excited. What would is: Tough. Successful. Fun. Majestic. Physical. Fast. Rich. We need whoever directed the Miami Vice intro in the 1980s to put together our marketing so our social media campaign shows guys flying around hitting people, scoring touchdowns, lifting trophies, dancing in the locker room and getting drafted. Not grinding. Not refining. -
I don't think you can succeed at the highest level going all Poly and white on the lines. And remember, we are also talking about fast-twitch OLB types, not just DTs.AtomicDawg said:
We have been recruiting the lines pretty well. It's the black kids we can't recruit that are the problem. I thought everyone here by now understood that.RealRhino said:I don't know if we need a different recruiting coordinator rather than a new marketing coordinator. Think DDY and others are right on this one. In my mind's eye, what I think we are is not what is being portrayed, and what I think we are is better. That's a problem.
Here's the message I get from our marketing/social media: Methodical. Businesslike. Grind. Work Hard. Stately. Beautiful setting. Successful. Refinement.
Now, some of that is good. It's fine. But it doesn't get me excited. What would is: Tough. Successful. Fun. Majestic. Physical. Fast. Rich. We need whoever directed the Miami Vice intro in the 1980s to put together our marketing so our social media campaign shows guys flying around hitting people, scoring touchdowns, lifting trophies, dancing in the locker room and getting drafted. Not grinding. Not refining.
For reference, I looked at CA recruits at OL and DL that appeared to my untrained eye to be likely to have two AA parents. Highest-ranked guy even possible was Jadan Navarette, who I've seen listed at TE, but could be DE. AT #231 composite. Next guy: Ricky Correia, #437. Then Jordan Berry, #529.
Looked at Texas. African or African-American OL/DL at #70, 116, 208, 212, 218, 223, 227, 250, 288, 344, 426, 427, etc. You get the idea. So yeah, it hasn't done much for us yet. But let's say we get a Fuller and a Levi and maybe one or two low-level guys there this year. And two years from now there is another guy at those high schools, and we've got a better in. And frankly, with Pete's development program we'd probably be okay just getting TCU level guys like LJ Collier and Ben Banogu, both black players drafted on Day TWO at the OLB/DE spot this year. Have to think that's the long-term strategy. If it makes us ignore likely targets in CA and the West, I agree, drop it. But if we can do both, do both.
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Incidentally, I'll add this about in-state recruiting. I think it's important. It should be low-hanging fruit that you can fall back on. Most importantly, you can't piss off local coaches and sour the well. Doesn't mean you need to sign every 3-star fullback from WA, but you have to be straight with the locals.
BUT, to borrow a concept from the latest pod, it is neither necessary nor sufficient to dominate in-state recruiting. We like to compare the UW to Clemson and their recent ascension. I looked at their in-state recruiting for the last 10 years. If I had to categorize it quickly, I'd say it kinda sucked. 10 years, they only landed the top player 3 times. And they weren't just losing to Bama, they usually lost out to the other USC, too. In only 1 year out of 10 did they get as many as 3 of the top 5 recruits. in 4 years they signed 2/5, in 2 years they signed 1/5, and in three years they got 0/5.
Now, you can say (rightly) that they have more good recruits close by to fill those spots that are just as good, but that's sort of the point, right? Their fans could (rightly) point out that they have in-state kids just as good and they aren't getting them! Oh no! But they got other kids and coached them better and did it anyway. -
Seattle, LA, Oakland, Hawaii, Utah. That’s fucking it. Crawl before you can fucking walk. Be great in a subject before moving on to the next.
I saw Teq say something about “when UDUB tries to expand their pipeline it’s a negative” and people chinned it. WHAT FUCKING PIPELINE DOES UDUB HAVE RIGHT NOW? Seattle where Fozzy, Skinny, & Treshaun, Gee Scott, & Sav’ell are from? Hawaii where Botelho is from? Inland/Upland connection with two of Justin Flowe’s best friends?
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When’s the last time UW got a 5-star out of (anywhere) Seattle?
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Shaq. All hail ToshDennis_DeYoung said:When’s the last time UW got a 5-star out of (anywhere) Seattle?
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It’s hilarious how low the standard of social skills are so low in recruiting circles that Tosh Fucking Lupoi is as charismatic as a cult leader and gets kids to like him.Doogles said:
Shaq. All hail ToshDennis_DeYoung said:When’s the last time UW got a 5-star out of (anywhere) Seattle?
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How the fuck did you get into my diary and why the fuck would you put that on the internet man I thought we were cool.UDubHusky23 said:
Who’s simon’s primary recruiter? Gregory??? If it’s gregory we’re fucked lol. Let’s offer all these Texas and Utah kids before the hometown talent... but doogs still wonder why uw still has a perception problem. You think Gregory can talk to a black kid from Tacoma and explain to him why all these kids in Texas and utah are getting offered before him? Also Gregory is not getting herbig from Hawaii either... I have zero faith in him getting anybody good.LaMichael_Corleone said:UCLA’s academic standards are higher than UDUB’s for athletes and Chip is also selective with his offers. There goes that theory of Pete needs to see his grades go up. How many people are tired of saying “I love Pete, but man....”
What is it going to take for Pete to change? If fozzy, alijah Vera tucker, botelho, or smalls or any other big time recruit we got in early with but lost doesn’t I don’t think he’ll ever adapt.
Pete is one stubborn son of a gun and will go down trying this his way. It’s just so frustrating that he is so rigid and always slow to react rather than being proactive. I love Pete but he’s going to go down swinging his way. There’s a line I remember him says when he took over for sark when changing the culture and how uw needs to practice. I’m paraphrasing but he said something along the lines “we don’t know how to do it the old (sark) way; we only know how to do it our way”. Doesn’t matter the recruit... just like Pete’s shitty fucking offense he’s going to go do it his way or die trying.
Btw typing my rant while taking a walk for perspective on how shitty our offseason has been.... no botelho, jaden mcdaniels, savell smalls or anything type of excitement or hope. FUCK being a UW fan! This is why we never get anything good.
