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GrundleStiltzkin
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TSIO is a trash scum podcast of pure negativity. Pure garbage.
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Jump in there @grumbleshitskin and give us your take, pod. Bitches honor I will listen.
Excluding coordinators I’d say Junior Adams is our 3rd best assistant
There are plenty of people that vouch for him as a coach on the field ... but it’s fair to have a little pause on that after the 2019 debacle ... probably fair to have healthy skepticism
From a recruiting standpoint, really strong class last year with Jalen, Rome, and Sawyer. I’m willing to give a slight pass on Gee as I think it’s more on Pete. So that’s a really positive starting point. Add in pulling in Puca to end 2019 ...
Let’s look at the 2021 class though ... top 10 player is an in-state WR that we’ve essentially got blown out for (allegedly) ... another 5-star prospect in Troy Franklin that should be about as close to a lock as you can get for an out of state 5-star ... and the reality is Oregon’s a massive threat at this point to steal (if it can even be called that)
Yes, we have done well at putting players in the league but that’s past tense ... question for 2021 recruiting is what are we doing to ensure that going forward? There’s a lot of reason to be concerned if you’re paying attention.
But go ahead and continue buying the “it’s tough” like that KJV and Ektard are spewing when the reality is decisions are being made earlier and earlier right now no doubt COVID driven.
Why would you gusym turn it off after hearing something demonstrably wrong? Those guys have always been wrong about practically everything *cough--Nick Harris--cough--cough--Scott Huff shit recruiter--cough--Ikaika Malloe a functional retard who needs to be fired--cough--Brandon Wellington going to be a superstar--cough*. They've also always been consistently super entertaining. I'll give it a listen. And my eyes will roll out of my head at the FS that comes up like they always have. No biggie. Unpopular opinion, but their Cinco podcast has always been one of my favorites every year, as I actually like Teq on the pod, and they tend to get even drunker than usual.
Its entertaining, but its entertainingly pessimistic which is both its humor but also incredibly ironic considering how much they preach on the optics of everything and yet they are the most pessimistic voice on UW out there.
My point is that anyone who has remotely paid attention to UW football and recruiting last year knows our play on the field was shit, but recruiting was good. Your premise was 100% wrong
Recruiting is all about future rewards ...
But if you can’t develop those players and/or choose which players to get on the field that negates the recruiting positives
I’m actually more bullish on Adams than you think I am ... but you have to deliver those kind of classes each year if you want to sit at the big boy table ... right now we aren’t close in the 2021 class
That’s the point
COVID has really put a huge hit into Jimmy’s planning coming off a down year for the program ... recruiting pitches of the program going backwards and taking shots at the staff/hires in recruiting are easy ... there’s not opportunities for kids to come visit the program and see what they are getting for themselves ...
Add to it the fact that all external indications are that Jen went cheap on the football budget by forcing Jimmy’s upgrades to recruiting spend (needed) being offset by reductions in staff spend
It’s a lot of headwinds that Jimmy is facing ...
COVID didn’t force Jimmy to hire Donovan or to way overpay Donovan, especially if he’s limited on budget. It’s Jimmy’s show...he’s made the calls. Hope it works, but initial returns are suspect and I’d be much more comfortable with Peterman in charge.