No. The reality is that in Seattle he'll have a city-wide pool of people who worship him and would go out of their way to help him get ramped and scaled. He'll be lucky if 10% of the Stanford alums he networks with know who he is and if 5% of them care enough to help, and if < 50% don't look their nose down on him because he's a Stanford jock.
When I read about his priorities for college, I hear recruiting pitches of Clemson and UW:
“Everybody has nice facilities and nice uniforms,” said Smalls, who made unofficial visits to Alabama, Clemson, Georgia, Florida and Florida State this summer. “How they’ll develop me, how good will the business degree be and the coaches vibe, that’s how I look at it. Do I feel like they’ll make me a better person, a better player? Do they genuinely care about me? That’s a big thing.”
He cares about academis:
Not being challenged academically enough at Kennedy Catholic to warrant the cost of attending the private school is part of the reason Smalls transferred to Garfield for his sophomore year.
God bless Joey Thomas:
Then there’s Bulldogs coach Joey Thomas, who played five seasons in the NFL, and defensive end coach Valentino Coleman, who played at Kansas State. Their approach is to create a program that mimics college on and off the field.
“Most don’t know how to handle a player of that magnitude,” said Thomas of Smalls .... “We coach Sav’ell hard and hold him accountable,” Thomas continued. “He’s a special talent, but the thing that makes him so special is the way he works. It always gets overshadowed because people just see the results and think he was always good. Sav’ell Smalls worked to be the No. 1 player in the nation. Countless hours, studying his craft.”
The young man has a 3.87 GPA at Garfield and already trains so diligently that he has a nutrition program. Goodness, he is going to be successful on and off the field. Please go to the UW.
“Everybody has nice facilities and nice uniforms,” said Smalls, who made unofficial visits to Alabama, Clemson, Georgia, Florida and Florida State this summer. “How they’ll develop me, how good will the business degree be and the coaches vibe, that’s how I look at it. Do I feel like they’ll make me a better person, a better player? Do they genuinely care about me? That’s a big thing.”
Not being challenged academically enough at Kennedy Catholic to warrant the cost of attending the private school is part of the reason Smalls transferred to Garfield for his sophomore year.
Then there’s Bulldogs coach Joey Thomas, who played five seasons in the NFL, and defensive end coach Valentino Coleman, who played at Kansas State. Their approach is to create a program that mimics college on and off the field.
“Most don’t know how to handle a player of that magnitude,” said Thomas of Smalls .... “We coach Sav’ell hard and hold him accountable,” Thomas continued. “He’s a special talent, but the thing that makes him so special is the way he works. It always gets overshadowed because people just see the results and think he was always good. Sav’ell Smalls worked to be the No. 1 player in the nation. Countless hours, studying his craft.”
The young man has a 3.87 GPA at Garfield and already trains so diligently that he has a nutrition program. Goodness, he is going to be successful on and off the field. Please go to the UW.
So hard not to doog and think we have a great shot here. stop.
If his longterm post-football plan is to live in Seattle/PNW then the best choice for him, by far and without question, is UW. If it's elsewhere, then Stanford. The end.
If his longterm post-football plan is to live in Seattle/PNW then the best choice for him, by far and without question, is UW. If it's elsewhere, then Stanford. The end.
What 16 year old has any idea where they're going to live in 20 years? I sure as hell never would have guessed I'd end up where I did. I know plenty of people who want to move away when they're young but get away for a year or two and are dying to move back home. And I know plenty of people who can't imagine going anywhere because it means leaving this girl or that group of friends or whatever and five years later they don't spend one minute a week with those people they wanted to stay home for.
But that's just people in general. Baring injury, Smalls is going to go to the NFL. He's going to be a first round pick. He's going to be a major success after the pros wherever he decides to live. And he may fall in love with a city he plays in in the pros and decide to stay there, he may decide to move back home. There's no way in hell he knows the answer to that right now.
He needs to go to the place that's going to prepare him for the NFL the best. Everything else is going to fall into place just fine.
Be a local legend / hero to every kid coming up in town, while getting a great education and competition for the real McCoy Natties not the offseason Natty.
Fucking beta cuck Alabama PTSD all over this thread.
Fucking MISSISSIPPI STATE took them to the line last year.
Yeah, but we were down like 6 LBs and still hoping Hurts could lead us. Tua is taking over and we won't be one dimensional, defenses won't be able to to put 8 in the box and spy with the free safety too. Tua will keep them honest, the RPO we have developed will allow our 4 5* receivers to get open easier, we will pound the ball with Harris and Harris, our 5* RB duo. Finally, Bama's offense will be a true juggernaut. Can't wait
Fucking beta cuck Alabama PTSD all over this thread.
Fucking MISSISSIPPI STATE took them to the line last year.
Yeah, but we were down like 6 LBs and still hoping Hurts could lead us. Tua is taking over and we won't be one dimensional, defenses won't be able to to put 8 in the box and spy with the free safety too. Tua will keep them honest, the RPO we have developed will allow our 4 5* receivers to get open easier, we will pound the ball with Harris and Harris, our 5* RB duo. Finally, Bama's offense will be a true juggernaut. Can't wait
Fucking beta cuck Alabama PTSD all over this thread.
Fucking MISSISSIPPI STATE took them to the line last year.
Yeah, but we were down like 6 LBs and still hoping Hurts could lead us. Tua is taking over and we won't be one dimensional, defenses won't be able to to put 8 in the box and spy with the free safety too. Tua will keep them honest, the RPO we have developed will allow our 4 5* receivers to get open easier, we will pound the ball with Harris and Harris, our 5* RB duo. Finally, Bama's offense will be a true juggernaut. Can't wait
Fucking beta cuck Alabama PTSD all over this thread.
Fucking MISSISSIPPI STATE took them to the line last year.
Yeah, but we were down like 6 LBs and still hoping Hurts could lead us. Tua is taking over and we won't be one dimensional, defenses won't be able to to put 8 in the box and spy with the free safety too. Tua will keep them honest, the RPO we have developed will allow our 4 5* receivers to get open easier, we will pound the ball with Harris and Harris, our 5* RB duo. Finally, Bama's offense will be a true juggernaut. Can't wait
what's your take on aub/uw game
@Sources can I get the original vid this came from
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Exclusive pic of Willie Taggart recruiting Sa'Vell Smalls.
When I read about his priorities for college, I hear recruiting pitches of Clemson and UW:
“Most don’t know how to handle a player of that magnitude,” said Thomas of Smalls .... “We coach Sav’ell hard and hold him accountable,” Thomas continued. “He’s a special talent, but the thing that makes him so special is the way he works. It always gets overshadowed because people just see the results and think he was always good. Sav’ell Smalls worked to be the No. 1 player in the nation. Countless hours, studying his craft.”
But that's just people in general. Baring injury, Smalls is going to go to the NFL. He's going to be a first round pick. He's going to be a major success after the pros wherever he decides to live. And he may fall in love with a city he plays in in the pros and decide to stay there, he may decide to move back home. There's no way in hell he knows the answer to that right now.
He needs to go to the place that's going to prepare him for the NFL the best. Everything else is going to fall into place just fine.
https://247sports.com/Season/2020-Football/CompositeRecruitRankings?InstitutionGroup=HighSchool
Smalls at #2 nationally.