Assistant coach TJ Otzelbetrgerererererer Sold the Couch

MisterEm said:

FreeChavez said:

Come on, not one "bring back boner" comment yet?

They need more time.

I bet there is a chorus on DM.C about boner right now

HuskyInAZ said:

ThomasFremont said:

Tequilla said:

HuskyInAZ said:

You know your program is in good shape when you lose perhaps your best assistant to Iowa State....on a lateral move.

Nothing to see here. In Romar we trust.

Not leaving to go to Iowa State, leaving to go BACK to Iowa State.

And generally speaking based on my experience, when you start seeing good people leave an organization, it's a slamming indictment on the existing leadership and the faith that people have with said leadership's ability to get the job done on a go-forward basis.

Don't misconstrue this, but what makes coach TJ "good people" aka a good coach?

The team sucked while he was here.

Not saying that's his fault, but does this even matter?

Pretty sure TJ was on the staff to recruit. And this incoming class looks to be better than we've seen in a long time. So losing your best recruiter.....yes, it does matter.

Obviously he knows something

Though I wouldn't include Andrew Andrews in that list and Jerreau could end up being pretty good if he stays healthy.

bananasnblondes said:

ThomasFremont said:

HuskyInAZ said:

ThomasFremont said:

Tequilla said:

HuskyInAZ said:

You know your program is in good shape when you lose perhaps your best assistant to Iowa State....on a lateral move.

Nothing to see here. In Romar we trust.

Not leaving to go to Iowa State, leaving to go BACK to Iowa State.

And generally speaking based on my experience, when you start seeing good people leave an organization, it's a slamming indictment on the existing leadership and the faith that people have with said leadership's ability to get the job done on a go-forward basis.

Don't misconstrue this, but what makes coach TJ "good people" aka a good coach?

The team sucked while he was here.

Not saying that's his fault, but does this even matter?

Pretty sure TJ was on the staff to recruit. And this incoming class looks to be better than we've seen in a long time. So losing your best recruiter.....yes, it does matter.

As has been discussed a million times already, recruiting isn't really the issue.

Actually, it's a huge issue. Here's a few reasons why:

Quevyn Winters
Tristan Etienne
Gilles Dierxks
Jahmel Taylor
Mike Anderson
Mark McLaughlin
Andrew Andrews
Jernard Jerreau
Hikeem Stewart

I think you all are misstating the wording and arguing semantics. Recruiting isn't the issue, talent evaluation is the issue. Romar and company have been targeting players that no other pac12 schools are going for. You know what's common with every guy on the list above? None(outside maybe tristan) were recruited by pac12 schools seriously. UW was competing against the likes of san jose state, tulane and schools like that for most of these guys. Our current roster is filled with very few players who had legit high end offers(ie committable).

When romar actually locks into a player he isn't a bad recruiter, but he and his staff have been horrendous at narrowing down talent which can play at the pac12 level. Whether that's laziness(which i don't believe) or just lack of a true direction of the program and how to fit players to romars new style.