A Duck Perspective re Buddeh Baker and Potatopotahto'e
Each was the best Washington state player of their given year - getting those kind of guys makes a big, big difference.
I don't think Oregon needs to get the best Washington guys, but it certainly is a cherry on top when we do. But I think that UW needs to get the best Washington guys.
While I think that UO would have been better for Baker in terms of player development and pro potential (I think John Neal is one of the best DB coaches around, also if Baker were serious about T&F, well, UO T&F >>>>>>> UW T&F), I think Potetao'e will do really well at UW and it is a better fit for him.
Nothing here is intended as back-handed snark - Peterman is doing the in-state recruiting thing right and you have to give him full credit for it.
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FTFYAZDuck said:If Sark was still at UW both of these guys would be wearing the
green and yellow (and carbon and grey and black and pink)powder blue and gold.
Each was the best Washington state player of their given year - getting those kind of guys makes a big, big difference.
I don't think Oregon needs to get the best Washington guys, but it certainly is a cherry on top when we do. But I think that UW needs to get the best Washington guys.
While I think that UO would have been better for Baker in terms of player development and pro potential (I think John Neal is one of the best DB coaches around, also if Baker were serious about T&F, well, UO T&F >>>>>>> UW T&F), I think Potetao'e will do really well at UW and it is a better fit for him.
Nothing here is intended as back-handed snark - Peterman is doing the in-state recruiting thing right and you have to give him full credit for it. -
Don't be a doog. Baker was already a solid UO commit when Pete flipped him. I think Potato'e would have gone our way as well
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It's funny that you're telling me "not to be a doog" but you're the one who is completely rewriting history. Baker decomitted from UO because he couldn't see himself living in Eugene for 4 years. Those were his own words. After that, he was no longer considering UO and narrowed his choices to UCLA and UW. Though most believed he would ultimately choose UW, there were some analysts who picked him to go to UCLA. So Baker's final 2 were UW and UCLA and those were the only schools he was considering.
Potatoe has been a UCLA lean for the last month until visiting UW last weekend. Helfrich tried to get in late but Potatoe said no thanks. -
Well, what I know about Baker was that he was too nice to come out and say he wouldn't commit to Sark... and the UCLA talk at the end was a smokescreen. He de-committed from UO and silent verballed to UW the same day. Potato'e was not as high on our board supposedly, but based on what I've read I think that if Sark was still at UW he would be more likely to go to UO than UCLA.
This is all TBS rumor garbage but that's what the TBS stalkers tell me (not Ektard) -
ENOUGH! Take this to 7-11 and settle it.
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Fine, I won't compliment Peterman EVER AGAIN
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That was a compliment?AZDuck said:Fine, I won't compliment Peterman EVER AGAIN
My mother in law approves.
(Baker would be a Bruin if not a Dawg. Sorry.)
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Potato isn't very high on your board, but you're trying to sign "Empterman" Sterk and Fotu "2A Killa" Leiato with one week before signing day?AZDuck said:Well, what I know about Baker was that he was too nice to come out and say he wouldn't commit to Sark... and the UCLA talk at the end was a smokescreen. He de-committed from UO and silent verballed to UW the same day. Potato'e was not as high on our board supposedly, but based on what I've read I think that if Sark was still at UW he would be more likely to go to UO than UCLA.
This is all TBS rumor garbage but that's what the TBS stalkers tell me (not Ektard) -
Potatoe = lineman. We already got dudes there. I'm sure we'd like him, but we're scrambling for LBs.
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It's Butta not Buddeh, get it right stupid quack
