Texas Recruiting - WAM Appetizer
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I didn’t really clarify my thought. This is what I meant by making traction. The National respect is starting to grow so recruits out of footprint might take notice.FremontTroll said:Yes, exactly. UW will be able to recruit Texas when we are a national program.
But all our efforts until then are wasted whether or not it ever happens. McDonald and his friends weren’t excited because Kawasaki was roaming the halls once a month. They were excited because UW was in the playoffs and the national conversation. You think Clemson had to “make traction” in Folsom? Fuck no they are fucking Clemson they just waltzed in like theyhad always owned the place.
That doesn’t mean I think the resources and effort are worth it.
Never said that, so don’t twist. -
Whatever, I’m excited about Curne.
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I do buy that in Texas, there will be X percentage of kids who want to get the fuck out of there - for whatever reason they just want out. By definition that means they'll be going to an out of region programs who would otherwise bat a low % in Texas. Why the fuck wouldn't we want that to be us?
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Because then they go to the SEC.sinceredawg said:I do buy that in Texas, there will be X percentage of kids who want to get the fuck out of there - for whatever reason they just want out. By definition that means they'll be going to an out of region programs who would otherwise bat a low % in Texas. Why the fuck wouldn't we want that to be us?
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The question always comes down to what the cost is
The argument against recruiting Texas is that we can be doing better in California. But who in California are we really missing on?
I get all the arguments but the reality is that culture and fit matter a lot to this staff. Those that receive what we are about will gravitate towards us. Those that don’t wont.
Ultimately the key in Texas is gaining traction. Getting a player like Levi is huge. As the Texas players on our roster produce and get to the league our reputation will only further grow there.
Until there’s tangible evidence that our efforts in Texas are wasted, then it’s a worthwhile INVESTMENT for the program to make if they deem that they have the resources to devote to it -
If we are not getting players that are hard to come by in California or the west coast then I don't see the value in it. Mainly linebackers and edge players and maybe skill players on offense sometimes depending on the year.
Cooper McDonald seems like someone we could have found an equivilent to imo closer to uw. -
Justin Flowe, Elias Ricks, Clark Phillips, Kendall Milton, Jordan Banks...Tequilla said:The question always comes down to what the cost is
The argument against recruiting Texas is that we can be doing better in California. But who in California are we really missing on?
I get all the arguments but the reality is that culture and fit matter a lot to this staff. Those that receive what we are about will gravitate towards us. Those that don’t wont.
Ultimately the key in Texas is gaining traction. Getting a player like Levi is huge. As the Texas players on our roster produce and get to the league our reputation will only further grow there.
Until there’s tangible evidence that our efforts in Texas are wasted, then it’s a worthwhile INVESTMENT for the program to make if they deem that they have the resources to devote to it -
Yeah I don't get the argument that resources are wasted by recruiting Texas. Take LSU. People should say that they are wasting resources by recruiting California and Utah. Two non-traditional areas for them. But that has resulted in them getting Elias Ricks and Siaki Ika the last two cycles. Yes Orgeron has connections in Cali but Petersen has the same connections in Texas as he has been recruiting there forever. Also if UW continues to be nationally relevant that exposure does some of the initial footwork needed to get the attention of Texas recruits. People make it sound like it's some kind of big time allocation devoted to Texas when it's just not true. If it's 5% of your recruiting allocation time and you pull 1 out of 20 kids in a recruiting cycle that sounds okay to me. And as you get better the quality of that 1 recruit also gets better.Tequilla said:The question always comes down to what the cost is
The argument against recruiting Texas is that we can be doing better in California. But who in California are we really missing on?
I get all the arguments but the reality is that culture and fit matter a lot to this staff. Those that receive what we are about will gravitate towards us. Those that don’t wont.
Ultimately the key in Texas is gaining traction. Getting a player like Levi is huge. As the Texas players on our roster produce and get to the league our reputation will only further grow there.
Until there’s tangible evidence that our efforts in Texas are wasted, then it’s a worthwhile INVESTMENT for the program to make if they deem that they have the resources to devote to it -
Except those are elite talents of which there are few in the nation. UW isn't going after kids like that in Texas. They are recruiting mostly "diamonds in the rough" or guys who are overlooked etc.whuggy said:
Yeah I don't get the argument that resources are wasted by recruiting Texas. Take LSU. People should say that they are wasting resources by recruiting California and Utah. Two non-traditional areas for them. But that has resulted in them getting Elias Ricks and Siaki Ika the last two cycles. Yes Orgeron has connections in Cali but Petersen has the same connections in Texas as he has been recruiting there forever. Also if UW continues to be nationally relevant that exposure does some of the initial footwork needed to get the attention of Texas recruits. People make it sound like it's some kind of big time allocation devoted to Texas when it's just not true. If it's 5% of your recruiting allocation time and you pull 1 out of 20 kids in a recruiting cycle that sounds okay to me. And as you get better the quality of that 1 recruit also gets better.Tequilla said:The question always comes down to what the cost is
The argument against recruiting Texas is that we can be doing better in California. But who in California are we really missing on?
I get all the arguments but the reality is that culture and fit matter a lot to this staff. Those that receive what we are about will gravitate towards us. Those that don’t wont.
Ultimately the key in Texas is gaining traction. Getting a player like Levi is huge. As the Texas players on our roster produce and get to the league our reputation will only further grow there.
Until there’s tangible evidence that our efforts in Texas are wasted, then it’s a worthwhile INVESTMENT for the program to make if they deem that they have the resources to devote to it -
Lots of twisting out here.Tequilla said:The question always comes down to what the cost is
The argument against recruiting Texas is that we can be doing better in California. But who in California are we really missing on?
I get all the arguments but the reality is that culture and fit matter a lot to this staff. Those that receive what we are about will gravitate towards us. Those that don’t wont.
Ultimately the key in Texas is gaining traction. Getting a player like Levi is huge. As the Texas players on our roster produce and get to the league our reputation will only further grow there.
Until there’s tangible evidence that our efforts in Texas are wasted, then it’s a worthwhile INVESTMENT for the program to make if they deem that they have the resources to devote to it
In any organization the person pitching the new INVESTMENT must prove its worthwhile not vice versa. What are they teaching at TCU these days?
In terms of resources it isn't about the money. Its about the coaches' time.
Especially those coaches that aren't as successful on the recruiting front and may suffer the most with less time to devote to their west coast targets.
The position where we have by far the most disproportionate percentage of offers out in Texas the next two classes? RB.
The same position where our highest rated and most nationally coveted target supposedly wasn't hearing much from UW.
