Hardcore Husky Podcast: Canaries in the Coal Mine

WoolleyDoog · August 19

https://hardcorehusky.com/discussion/comment/2092278#Comment_2092278

Only a few other important players were portal guys and even most of those were kind of unique - Polk (but had been on the team since 2021), Bernard (weird, he came back to his first school), Muhammad (mercenary). Not many key guys for a team in 2023. If anything, looking back they could have benefitted from going harder, especially at DT.

BleachedAnusDawg · August 19

https://hardcorehusky.com/discussion/comment/2092278#Comment_2092278

Agree that Penix was the "old way" of transferring. Dude was hurt constantly and looking for a new place to call home. UW didn't hire him away from Indiana.

YellowSnow · August 19

https://hardcorehusky.com/discussion/comment/2092284#Comment_2092284

I could also easily name more than 10 players on the 2023 roster heading into the season.

theknowledge · August 20

https://hardcorehusky.com/discussion/comment/2092317#Comment_2092317

Zach Durfee-KDB

Jacob Lane-KDB

Devin Bryant-KDB

Ephe Loadsock-Fish

Taco Davis-Fish

Elineus Davis-KDB

Omar Kahn-KDB/Fish

Denzel Boston-Lake

Raiden Vines-Bright-Fish

Demond Williams-Fish

Landon Hatchett-KDB

Geiren Hatchett-Pete

Paki Finau-KDB/Fish

John Mills-Fish

Decker DeGraff-KDB/Fish

Jonah Coleman-Fish

Adam Muhammad-Fish

Quentin Moore-Lake

Not super hard to name 10. Not a ton of Lake guys left because most flamed out or quit football and not a ton of DeBoer guys because there were a lot of knuckleheads and rapists that were dismissed. The vast majority of Fish recruits are too young to make a huge impact yet but they seem like they all love playing for him and a few are ready to contribute. Half of UWs roster is freshman or redshirt freshman. After this season the portal stuff should mellow back out to 5-8 guys a year like it did eons ago in 2022 and 2023.

whlinder · August 20

I listened.

One of yall said something about Germie Bernard, I think maybe in the context of us not really losing too many talented players to Bama (other than Brailsford).

One of the ESPN hacks mocked him as a first rounder next year.

And yes airplanes are full and the only way that changes is if the economy tanks.

DerekJohnson · August 20

https://hardcorehusky.com/discussion/comment/2092429#Comment_2092429

I brought him up. I still think it's a shame he left here. He can still be special

theknowledge · August 20

https://hardcorehusky.com/discussion/comment/2092450#Comment_2092450

They also lost their top rated recruit, the DE from Arizona. When he followed DeBoer to Alabama he went from a 93 grade at UW to a 96 grade. LOL, recruiting rankings are so gay.

WoolleyDoog · August 20

Bernard has potential but hasn't quite put it all together yet and might be a bit soft (he sat out the natty with an injury that wasn't serious enough to have him miss spring football?). He needs a big 2025. He had more touchdowns at UW in 2023 than he did last year in Bama, which surprised me. Him and Boston would have been a great combo at UW last year/this year.