NIL really sucks for the teams that don't have much cash and I hope there are changes to balance things out some (players joining Universities as employees and unionizing).
I dealt with Jake a lot while he was at Washington State. First thing to know is he is incredibly bright. He learned a lot at Wazzu and fought some demons. He's a bright, articulate, charming, engaging guy who is also competitive as hell. He's appeared to put his demons behind him.
You're going to love Jake. It will be interesting to see who he fills his staff with. Knowing the competitive nature of Jake, I'm sure he negotiated a large assistant salary pool. If he gets Tosh Lupoi on staff, watch out. Tosh is one of the best recruiters I've ever dealt with. He's currently with Oregon.
He's an outstanding recruiter and phenomenal working with QB's. He trusts his guys and has an edge. Guys love playing for him.
Wake Forest didn't hit a home run with Jake. They hit a grand slam.
A die hard coug/CAF member worth a shit ton of money once told me that WSU's boosters/fans are the stingiest in the Pac 12. Leach doing what he did kept validating that mentality I guess.
I can't blame Dickert for getting tired of the groveling. Wake Forest is a weird move though. He obviously wanted a B1G job.
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Vaxxed?
I kid
What’s Rolo’s Cal buyout?
So not dead
Imagine losing your coach to Wake Forest.
HuskyJW always right
NIL really sucks for the teams that don't have much cash and I hope there are changes to balance things out some (players joining Universities as employees and unionizing).
It was only a matter of time. Coog got lucky last year they didn’t get gutted like the Beave now they’re catching up
A little info on who he’s replacing. Dave Clawson had a 67-69 record at Wake which is the best winning percentage of any coach there. Wow.
WSU of the east
I dealt with Jake a lot while he was at Washington State. First thing to know is he is incredibly bright. He learned a lot at Wazzu and fought some demons. He's a bright, articulate, charming, engaging guy who is also competitive as hell. He's appeared to put his demons behind him.
You're going to love Jake. It will be interesting to see who he fills his staff with. Knowing the competitive nature of Jake, I'm sure he negotiated a large assistant salary pool. If he gets Tosh Lupoi on staff, watch out. Tosh is one of the best recruiters I've ever dealt with. He's currently with Oregon.
He's an outstanding recruiter and phenomenal working with QB's. He trusts his guys and has an edge. Guys love playing for him.
Wake Forest didn't hit a home run with Jake. They hit a grand slam.
A die hard coug/CAF member worth a shit ton of money once told me that WSU's boosters/fans are the stingiest in the Pac 12. Leach doing what he did kept validating that mentality I guess.
I can't blame Dickert for getting tired of the groveling. Wake Forest is a weird move though. He obviously wanted a B1G job.
Fucking gold. Well played.
He beat Washington twice will be on the tombstone
You make him say no
They won't do it but why not go get Mora or someone who at least has ties to the region?
They'll get the Bobletcat coach, probably.
First school in history to upgrade their team by hiring a coach coming off a 3-game losing streak
There's not a lot of great candidates out there for anyone I'm wondering if he could do better honestly?
That would actually be a good hire
What about Steve Gervais?