We need to quit giving Sub K attention. He’s the boy that cried wolf too many times. We are fans, nothing more. He thinks he’s the most influential fan in the world and it’s pathetic. Most of us enjoy talking football and recruiting. It’s his entire life.
The Escalade has been washed, waxed, slapped with a bow, and is ready for a picture perfect Mother’s Day.
A father looks on with pride, knowing that all the belt beatings and forced changing of the dominant hand paid off.
A flashback
Dan Patrick: You wanted to go to USC. You told us about this, you loved Matt Leinart. Did you worry about the Alabama offense being kind of… boring?
Tua Tagovailoa: Not really… What kinda went into that deciding factor was my father. We took a visit out there. We really only took three visits, to USC, UCLA, and to Alabama. I couldn’t really gauge what was good, what wasn’t good, because I heard Oregon had a great facility too.
DP: How did you pass up on USC if Matt Leinart is your idol?
TT: That’s a great question. I think that’s one for my dad, not one for me. My dad is kind of the reason why I went to Alabama.
Galu Tagovailoa flashes a fake smile for the camera. Yes, this Nick Saban was the right man - Galu reminisces and his smile truly becomes genuine. The potato headed pig-man at USC tried to steer his son down the wrong path, with talks of Leinarts and Bushes. Didn’t he understand that a Tua-bird in the hand is worth two Reggie Bush? Galu remembers that Patrick Dan. He asks too many questions and the boy always talks too much.
It’s a good thing that Mariota explained to that sweater vest man who looked like retarded Billy Bob Thornton from that movie what was needed. He got desperate eventually. They always do. But it was too late. When they fired him the snake liar came and told us that he likes to do something and never blames anyone. Maybe it couldn’t hurt to talk. It could be Nike guy wanted to talk business, I’m a businessman myself. But he was too late, and once again the instincts did not fail me. Snake man did get a lot money, maybe he was clever and not as high as Galu had thought.
A flashback
The phone vibrates. It’s an Alabama area code. Galu knows the type of people he’s made a deal with. He must answer. It’s another reporter. They must have also heard about the move to that shithole. They never stop, vultures trying to find a scrap or a scoop. A scroop. The new portmanteau is quickly forgotten, it’s time to be the stoic yet friendly islander that these hillbillies picture. If they ask about a language barrier all the better. Let’s play along.
"For us to be around my son Tua ... that's the main reason for the move," Galu told AL.com. "We are a family and want to keep it as a family. That's what the move is about."
Yes, that is all it’s about. Nothing strange at all, if someone implies otherwise they just do not understand the culture.
Galu said Thompson coach Mark Freeman's reputation for developing quarterbacks was the main reason the family decided to move to Alabaster and enroll at Thompson.
"I've heard a lot of good things about Mark Freeman and how good of a coach he is as a quarterback and offensive coach," Galu Tagavailoa said. "I applied for work out there. You want to put your son in a system that throws the ball and this is the best coach who does that."
Applied for work. People get new jobs all the time. Sometimes they get paid more. These things happen. How about that great coach who throws the football?
Saban was right about waiting a little. Saban is always right. Should I have said aiga instead of family? No, these people are too dumb to understand. They poison trees over a football game instead of disciplining their children. It will be a long three years.
As Galu takes one more look at the shiny Cadillac a thought enters his head. What about the other cars, will someone get suspicious? Tua does say too much. Then Galu remembers.
A fucking tornado. He can’t help but chuckle out loud. It’s a normal thing to do in the midst of a joyous family moment, no one will even notice. That kid will believe anything. It’s okay, Galu will be the brains for both of them. He regrets letting Tua take that Wonderlic test and have another vulture reporter tweet that he scored a 9. But he’s not mad at Nick, they had a deal and he fulfilled his end of the bargain. Reading and writing are overrated when you can read a defense and write a check. Galu chuckles again.
QB a team where no one speaks your language and then pop off!
Уже сделано. Лет двадцать пять назад. Я был звездой футбольной команды. Футбол с маленькими флажками. Я не понимал что происходит в этой варварской игре. Но когда я услышал слова “кортор бак свееп” все что мне нужно было сделать это пробежать мимо толстых, медленных, американских детей со странным овальным мячом. Я делаю это пять или шесть раз а потом толстые родители толстых детей дают мне capri sun и конфеты. После этого мы все ели пиццу, и я понял почему все американские дети такие толстые.
Sammamish (Wash.) Eastside Catholic defensive end J.T. Tuimoloau knows the early signing period begins next week.
But Tuimoloau has long planned to take his recruitment until at least the traditional Signing Day period in February, well before the roller coaster the pandemic has turned recruiting in to.
The most recent step in Tuimoloau's recruitment was him naming his final seven, which he did on October 1st, which was Alabama, Michigan, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Oregon, USC and Washington.
The next step is trimming the list by two schools.
"Me and the family are going to talk soon about dropping to a final five," said Tuimoloau. "We’re still working on narrowing to a top five. I haven't been overwhelmed with the recruiting process, we are just working on narrowing our list."
Tuimoloau said it is likely that after he names a top five, there would be one more cut before he makes his final decision.
"I have my top seven right now and we're working towards the top five and then eventually to a top three, but its too early to narrow it to a top three," said Tuimoloau. "So we'll get to five and then go from there."
Tuimoloau went through his top seven and who has been a part of his recruitment with each school.
Alabama: "I'm talking with the coaches from the top mostly at Alabama, mostly Sark (offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian) and coach (Nick) Saban the most. And I have talked a little bit with (Alabama commit) J.C. Latham."
Michigan: "With Michigan, I talk with coach (Shaun) Nua and coach (Jim) Harbaugh. And J.J. McCarthy (Michigan's quarterback commit) has just recently started texting me."
Ohio State: "With Ohio State, it is mostly coach (Larry) Johnson and coach (Ryan) Day but I'm also in a group chat with a bunch of players from Ohio State, like Jack Sawyer and Kyle McCord. And of course, I hear from Gee (Scott Jr., his former Eastside Catholic teammate) too."
Oklahoma: "I talk the most with coach (Lincoln) Riley there from Oklahoma and coach Thibs (Calvin Thibodeaux) texts me. And I've heard from Caleb Williams there too."
Oregon: "Coach (Mario) Cristobal, coach (Andy) Avalos and coach Joe (Salave'a) are who I talk to with Oregon and then I'm in a group chat with a couple players too like Keith Brown."
USC: "The whole staff at USC has been hitting me but I talk the most with coach (Vic) So'oto. And then of course, Julien (Simon), my very good friend, is talking with me about going to USC with him."
Washington: "With UW, it's mostly been coach PK (Pete Kwiatkowski) and coach (Jimmy) Lake that I talk to. I don't really have a lot of the UW recruits on me, except Sam (Huard) hits me here and there."
Tuimoloau was selected to play in the All-American Bowl in San Antonio in January as well as the Polynesian Bowl in Hawaii in January.
He plans to play his senior season of basketball and football at Eastside Catholic, provided both still happen in Washington.
A five-star in the industry-generated 247Sports Composite Rankings, Tuimoloau is ranked No. 3 in the composite but has been ranked as the No. 1 prospect in the 2021 class by 247Sports since the inaugural Top 100 for 2021 was released two years ago and is on track to go wire-to-wire at No. 1.
Sammamish (Wash.) Eastside Catholic defensive end J.T. Tuimoloau knows the early signing period begins next week.
But Tuimoloau has long planned to take his recruitment until at least the traditional Signing Day period in February, well before the roller coaster the pandemic has turned recruiting in to.
The most recent step in Tuimoloau's recruitment was him naming his final seven, which he did on October 1st, which was Alabama, Michigan, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Oregon, USC and Washington.
The next step is trimming the list by two schools.
"Me and the family are going to talk soon about dropping to a final five," said Tuimoloau. "We’re still working on narrowing to a top five. I haven't been overwhelmed with the recruiting process, we are just working on narrowing our list."
Tuimoloau said it is likely that after he names a top five, there would be one more cut before he makes his final decision.
"I have my top seven right now and we're working towards the top five and then eventually to a top three, but its too early to narrow it to a top three," said Tuimoloau. "So we'll get to five and then go from there."
Tuimoloau went through his top seven and who has been a part of his recruitment with each school.
Alabama: "I'm talking with the coaches from the top mostly at Alabama, mostly Sark (offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian) and coach (Nick) Saban the most. And I have talked a little bit with (Alabama commit) J.C. Latham."
Michigan: "With Michigan, I talk with coach (Shaun) Nua and coach (Jim) Harbaugh. And J.J. McCarthy (Michigan's quarterback commit) has just recently started texting me."
Ohio State: "With Ohio State, it is mostly coach (Larry) Johnson and coach (Ryan) Day but I'm also in a group chat with a bunch of players from Ohio State, like Jack Sawyer and Kyle McCord. And of course, I hear from Gee (Scott Jr., his former Eastside Catholic teammate) too."
Oklahoma: "I talk the most with coach (Lincoln) Riley there from Oklahoma and coach Thibs (Calvin Thibodeaux) texts me. And I've heard from Caleb Williams there too."
Oregon: "Coach (Mario) Cristobal, coach (Andy) Avalos and coach Joe (Salave'a) are who I talk to with Oregon and then I'm in a group chat with a couple players too like Keith Brown."
USC: "The whole staff at USC has been hitting me but I talk the most with coach (Vic) So'oto. And then of course, Julien (Simon), my very good friend, is talking with me about going to USC with him."
Washington: "With UW, it's mostly been coach PK (Pete Kwiatkowski) and coach (Jimmy) Lake that I talk to. I don't really have a lot of the UW recruits on me, except Sam (Huard) hits me here and there."
Tuimoloau was selected to play in the All-American Bowl in San Antonio in January as well as the Polynesian Bowl in Hawaii in January.
He plans to play his senior season of basketball and football at Eastside Catholic, provided both still happen in Washington.
A five-star in the industry-generated 247Sports Composite Rankings, Tuimoloau is ranked No. 3 in the composite but has been ranked as the No. 1 prospect in the 2021 class by 247Sports since the inaugural Top 100 for 2021 was released two years ago and is on track to go wire-to-wire at No. 1.
Sammamish (Wash.) Eastside Catholic defensive end J.T. Tuimoloau knows the early signing period begins next week.
But Tuimoloau has long planned to take his recruitment until at least the traditional Signing Day period in February, well before the roller coaster the pandemic has turned recruiting in to.
The most recent step in Tuimoloau's recruitment was him naming his final seven, which he did on October 1st, which was Alabama, Michigan, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Oregon, USC and Washington.
The next step is trimming the list by two schools.
"Me and the family are going to talk soon about dropping to a final five," said Tuimoloau. "We’re still working on narrowing to a top five. I haven't been overwhelmed with the recruiting process, we are just working on narrowing our list."
Tuimoloau said it is likely that after he names a top five, there would be one more cut before he makes his final decision.
"I have my top seven right now and we're working towards the top five and then eventually to a top three, but its too early to narrow it to a top three," said Tuimoloau. "So we'll get to five and then go from there."
Tuimoloau went through his top seven and who has been a part of his recruitment with each school.
Alabama: "I'm talking with the coaches from the top mostly at Alabama, mostly Sark (offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian) and coach (Nick) Saban the most. And I have talked a little bit with (Alabama commit) J.C. Latham."
Michigan: "With Michigan, I talk with coach (Shaun) Nua and coach (Jim) Harbaugh. And J.J. McCarthy (Michigan's quarterback commit) has just recently started texting me."
Ohio State: "With Ohio State, it is mostly coach (Larry) Johnson and coach (Ryan) Day but I'm also in a group chat with a bunch of players from Ohio State, like Jack Sawyer and Kyle McCord. And of course, I hear from Gee (Scott Jr., his former Eastside Catholic teammate) too."
Oklahoma: "I talk the most with coach (Lincoln) Riley there from Oklahoma and coach Thibs (Calvin Thibodeaux) texts me. And I've heard from Caleb Williams there too."
Oregon: "Coach (Mario) Cristobal, coach (Andy) Avalos and coach Joe (Salave'a) are who I talk to with Oregon and then I'm in a group chat with a couple players too like Keith Brown."
USC: "The whole staff at USC has been hitting me but I talk the most with coach (Vic) So'oto. And then of course, Julien (Simon), my very good friend, is talking with me about going to USC with him."
Washington: "With UW, it's mostly been coach PK (Pete Kwiatkowski) and coach (Jimmy) Lake that I talk to. I don't really have a lot of the UW recruits on me, except Sam (Huard) hits me here and there."
Tuimoloau was selected to play in the All-American Bowl in San Antonio in January as well as the Polynesian Bowl in Hawaii in January.
He plans to play his senior season of basketball and football at Eastside Catholic, provided both still happen in Washington.
A five-star in the industry-generated 247Sports Composite Rankings, Tuimoloau is ranked No. 3 in the composite but has been ranked as the No. 1 prospect in the 2021 class by 247Sports since the inaugural Top 100 for 2021 was released two years ago and is on track to go wire-to-wire at No. 1.
How is this even possible
Jimmy is arrogant? Or stupid? Or...? Sounds like JTT is NOT coming here.
I thought I read this here, but maybe it’s from some other lair of tbsing: every time someone commits to Oregon JTT follows them on Instagram. I just checked, and this appears to be true.
Sammamish (Wash.) Eastside Catholic defensive end J.T. Tuimoloau knows the early signing period begins next week.
But Tuimoloau has long planned to take his recruitment until at least the traditional Signing Day period in February, well before the roller coaster the pandemic has turned recruiting in to.
The most recent step in Tuimoloau's recruitment was him naming his final seven, which he did on October 1st, which was Alabama, Michigan, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Oregon, USC and Washington.
The next step is trimming the list by two schools.
"Me and the family are going to talk soon about dropping to a final five," said Tuimoloau. "We’re still working on narrowing to a top five. I haven't been overwhelmed with the recruiting process, we are just working on narrowing our list."
Tuimoloau said it is likely that after he names a top five, there would be one more cut before he makes his final decision.
"I have my top seven right now and we're working towards the top five and then eventually to a top three, but its too early to narrow it to a top three," said Tuimoloau. "So we'll get to five and then go from there."
Tuimoloau went through his top seven and who has been a part of his recruitment with each school.
Alabama: "I'm talking with the coaches from the top mostly at Alabama, mostly Sark (offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian) and coach (Nick) Saban the most. And I have talked a little bit with (Alabama commit) J.C. Latham."
Michigan: "With Michigan, I talk with coach (Shaun) Nua and coach (Jim) Harbaugh. And J.J. McCarthy (Michigan's quarterback commit) has just recently started texting me."
Ohio State: "With Ohio State, it is mostly coach (Larry) Johnson and coach (Ryan) Day but I'm also in a group chat with a bunch of players from Ohio State, like Jack Sawyer and Kyle McCord. And of course, I hear from Gee (Scott Jr., his former Eastside Catholic teammate) too."
Oklahoma: "I talk the most with coach (Lincoln) Riley there from Oklahoma and coach Thibs (Calvin Thibodeaux) texts me. And I've heard from Caleb Williams there too."
Oregon: "Coach (Mario) Cristobal, coach (Andy) Avalos and coach Joe (Salave'a) are who I talk to with Oregon and then I'm in a group chat with a couple players too like Keith Brown."
USC: "The whole staff at USC has been hitting me but I talk the most with coach (Vic) So'oto. And then of course, Julien (Simon), my very good friend, is talking with me about going to USC with him."
Washington: "With UW, it's mostly been coach PK (Pete Kwiatkowski) and coach (Jimmy) Lake that I talk to. I don't really have a lot of the UW recruits on me, except Sam (Huard) hits me here and there."
Tuimoloau was selected to play in the All-American Bowl in San Antonio in January as well as the Polynesian Bowl in Hawaii in January.
He plans to play his senior season of basketball and football at Eastside Catholic, provided both still happen in Washington.
A five-star in the industry-generated 247Sports Composite Rankings, Tuimoloau is ranked No. 3 in the composite but has been ranked as the No. 1 prospect in the 2021 class by 247Sports since the inaugural Top 100 for 2021 was released two years ago and is on track to go wire-to-wire at No. 1.
How is this even possible
Unless JTT told UW early on that he was not going there and to not bother him, this continues the narrative that Jimmy is not taking recruiting seriously at all
I thought I read this here, but maybe it’s from some other lair of tbsing: every time someone commits to Oregon JTT follows them on Instagram. I just checked, and this appears to be true.
I thought I read this here, but maybe it’s from some other lair of tbsing: every time someone commits to Oregon JTT follows them on Instagram. I just checked, and this appears to be true.
Sammamish (Wash.) Eastside Catholic defensive end J.T. Tuimoloau knows the early signing period begins next week.
But Tuimoloau has long planned to take his recruitment until at least the traditional Signing Day period in February, well before the roller coaster the pandemic has turned recruiting in to.
The most recent step in Tuimoloau's recruitment was him naming his final seven, which he did on October 1st, which was Alabama, Michigan, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Oregon, USC and Washington.
The next step is trimming the list by two schools.
"Me and the family are going to talk soon about dropping to a final five," said Tuimoloau. "We’re still working on narrowing to a top five. I haven't been overwhelmed with the recruiting process, we are just working on narrowing our list."
Tuimoloau said it is likely that after he names a top five, there would be one more cut before he makes his final decision.
"I have my top seven right now and we're working towards the top five and then eventually to a top three, but its too early to narrow it to a top three," said Tuimoloau. "So we'll get to five and then go from there."
Tuimoloau went through his top seven and who has been a part of his recruitment with each school.
Alabama: "I'm talking with the coaches from the top mostly at Alabama, mostly Sark (offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian) and coach (Nick) Saban the most. And I have talked a little bit with (Alabama commit) J.C. Latham."
Michigan: "With Michigan, I talk with coach (Shaun) Nua and coach (Jim) Harbaugh. And J.J. McCarthy (Michigan's quarterback commit) has just recently started texting me."
Ohio State: "With Ohio State, it is mostly coach (Larry) Johnson and coach (Ryan) Day but I'm also in a group chat with a bunch of players from Ohio State, like Jack Sawyer and Kyle McCord. And of course, I hear from Gee (Scott Jr., his former Eastside Catholic teammate) too."
Oklahoma: "I talk the most with coach (Lincoln) Riley there from Oklahoma and coach Thibs (Calvin Thibodeaux) texts me. And I've heard from Caleb Williams there too."
Oregon: "Coach (Mario) Cristobal, coach (Andy) Avalos and coach Joe (Salave'a) are who I talk to with Oregon and then I'm in a group chat with a couple players too like Keith Brown."
USC: "The whole staff at USC has been hitting me but I talk the most with coach (Vic) So'oto. And then of course, Julien (Simon), my very good friend, is talking with me about going to USC with him."
Washington: "With UW, it's mostly been coach PK (Pete Kwiatkowski) and coach (Jimmy) Lake that I talk to. I don't really have a lot of the UW recruits on me, except Sam (Huard) hits me here and there."
Tuimoloau was selected to play in the All-American Bowl in San Antonio in January as well as the Polynesian Bowl in Hawaii in January.
He plans to play his senior season of basketball and football at Eastside Catholic, provided both still happen in Washington.
A five-star in the industry-generated 247Sports Composite Rankings, Tuimoloau is ranked No. 3 in the composite but has been ranked as the No. 1 prospect in the 2021 class by 247Sports since the inaugural Top 100 for 2021 was released two years ago and is on track to go wire-to-wire at No. 1.
How is this even possible
Unless JTT told UW early on that he was not going there and to not bother him, this continues the narrative that Jimmy is not taking recruiting seriously at all
Other than wishful thinking what evidence exists that UW is really in play here?
We might get a cursory Top 5 but no chance we are in the Top 3
Sammamish (Wash.) Eastside Catholic defensive end J.T. Tuimoloau knows the early signing period begins next week.
But Tuimoloau has long planned to take his recruitment until at least the traditional Signing Day period in February, well before the roller coaster the pandemic has turned recruiting in to.
The most recent step in Tuimoloau's recruitment was him naming his final seven, which he did on October 1st, which was Alabama, Michigan, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Oregon, USC and Washington.
The next step is trimming the list by two schools.
"Me and the family are going to talk soon about dropping to a final five," said Tuimoloau. "We’re still working on narrowing to a top five. I haven't been overwhelmed with the recruiting process, we are just working on narrowing our list."
Tuimoloau said it is likely that after he names a top five, there would be one more cut before he makes his final decision.
"I have my top seven right now and we're working towards the top five and then eventually to a top three, but its too early to narrow it to a top three," said Tuimoloau. "So we'll get to five and then go from there."
Tuimoloau went through his top seven and who has been a part of his recruitment with each school.
Alabama: "I'm talking with the coaches from the top mostly at Alabama, mostly Sark (offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian) and coach (Nick) Saban the most. And I have talked a little bit with (Alabama commit) J.C. Latham."
Michigan: "With Michigan, I talk with coach (Shaun) Nua and coach (Jim) Harbaugh. And J.J. McCarthy (Michigan's quarterback commit) has just recently started texting me."
Ohio State: "With Ohio State, it is mostly coach (Larry) Johnson and coach (Ryan) Day but I'm also in a group chat with a bunch of players from Ohio State, like Jack Sawyer and Kyle McCord. And of course, I hear from Gee (Scott Jr., his former Eastside Catholic teammate) too."
Oklahoma: "I talk the most with coach (Lincoln) Riley there from Oklahoma and coach Thibs (Calvin Thibodeaux) texts me. And I've heard from Caleb Williams there too."
Oregon: "Coach (Mario) Cristobal, coach (Andy) Avalos and coach Joe (Salave'a) are who I talk to with Oregon and then I'm in a group chat with a couple players too like Keith Brown."
USC: "The whole staff at USC has been hitting me but I talk the most with coach (Vic) So'oto. And then of course, Julien (Simon), my very good friend, is talking with me about going to USC with him."
Washington: "With UW, it's mostly been coach PK (Pete Kwiatkowski) and coach (Jimmy) Lake that I talk to. I don't really have a lot of the UW recruits on me, except Sam (Huard) hits me here and there."
Tuimoloau was selected to play in the All-American Bowl in San Antonio in January as well as the Polynesian Bowl in Hawaii in January.
He plans to play his senior season of basketball and football at Eastside Catholic, provided both still happen in Washington.
A five-star in the industry-generated 247Sports Composite Rankings, Tuimoloau is ranked No. 3 in the composite but has been ranked as the No. 1 prospect in the 2021 class by 247Sports since the inaugural Top 100 for 2021 was released two years ago and is on track to go wire-to-wire at No. 1.
How is this even possible
Unless JTT told UW early on that he was not going there and to not bother him, this continues the narrative that Jimmy is not taking recruiting seriously at all
Other than wishful thinking what evidence exists that UW is really in play here?
We might get a cursory Top 5 but no chance we are in the Top 3
We need to quit giving Sub K attention. He’s the boy that cried wolf too many times. We are fans, nothing more. He thinks he’s the most influential fan in the world and it’s pathetic. Most of us enjoy talking football and recruiting. It’s his entire life.
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I’m not letting you on the bandwagon.
This would be a really good thing to share with Sub K if you know him.
But Tuimoloau has long planned to take his recruitment until at least the traditional Signing Day period in February, well before the roller coaster the pandemic has turned recruiting in to.
The most recent step in Tuimoloau's recruitment was him naming his final seven, which he did on October 1st, which was Alabama, Michigan, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Oregon, USC and Washington.
The next step is trimming the list by two schools.
"Me and the family are going to talk soon about dropping to a final five," said Tuimoloau. "We’re still working on narrowing to a top five. I haven't been overwhelmed with the recruiting process, we are just working on narrowing our list."
Tuimoloau said it is likely that after he names a top five, there would be one more cut before he makes his final decision.
"I have my top seven right now and we're working towards the top five and then eventually to a top three, but its too early to narrow it to a top three," said Tuimoloau. "So we'll get to five and then go from there."
Tuimoloau went through his top seven and who has been a part of his recruitment with each school.
Alabama: "I'm talking with the coaches from the top mostly at Alabama, mostly Sark (offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian) and coach (Nick) Saban the most. And I have talked a little bit with (Alabama commit) J.C. Latham."
Michigan: "With Michigan, I talk with coach (Shaun) Nua and coach (Jim) Harbaugh. And J.J. McCarthy (Michigan's quarterback commit) has just recently started texting me."
Ohio State: "With Ohio State, it is mostly coach (Larry) Johnson and coach (Ryan) Day but I'm also in a group chat with a bunch of players from Ohio State, like Jack Sawyer and Kyle McCord. And of course, I hear from Gee (Scott Jr., his former Eastside Catholic teammate) too."
Oklahoma: "I talk the most with coach (Lincoln) Riley there from Oklahoma and coach Thibs (Calvin Thibodeaux) texts me. And I've heard from Caleb Williams there too."
Oregon: "Coach (Mario) Cristobal, coach (Andy) Avalos and coach Joe (Salave'a) are who I talk to with Oregon and then I'm in a group chat with a couple players too like Keith Brown."
USC: "The whole staff at USC has been hitting me but I talk the most with coach (Vic) So'oto. And then of course, Julien (Simon), my very good friend, is talking with me about going to USC with him."
Washington: "With UW, it's mostly been coach PK (Pete Kwiatkowski) and coach (Jimmy) Lake that I talk to. I don't really have a lot of the UW recruits on me, except Sam (Huard) hits me here and there."
Tuimoloau was selected to play in the All-American Bowl in San Antonio in January as well as the Polynesian Bowl in Hawaii in January.
He plans to play his senior season of basketball and football at Eastside Catholic, provided both still happen in Washington.
A five-star in the industry-generated 247Sports Composite Rankings, Tuimoloau is ranked No. 3 in the composite but has been ranked as the No. 1 prospect in the 2021 class by 247Sports since the inaugural Top 100 for 2021 was released two years ago and is on track to go wire-to-wire at No. 1.
We might get a cursory Top 5 but no chance we are in the Top 3