tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769884.post1982747720754735243..comments2023-12-24T10:00:50.998-08:00Comments on Washington Husky Sports: Decision TimeJohn Berkowitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02506119469461963535noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769884.post-70760032541519063692007-12-07T07:36:00.000-08:002007-12-07T07:36:00.000-08:00ABG...We have done a great job in state this year,...ABG...We have done a great job in state this year, but except for Noble all the guys we have gotten out of California are of the Plan B variety. We didn't go head to head with USC,UCLA,Cal,and Oregon down there.John Berkowitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02506119469461963535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769884.post-68696176068414436772007-12-06T03:17:00.000-08:002007-12-06T03:17:00.000-08:00Looks like everyone's vented out. I'm not happy e...Looks like everyone's vented out. I'm not happy either but that's the hand we as fans have been dealt. I'll always be a Husky fan and I hope TW gets it together so I might one day want to watch them play in person again.<BR/><BR/>This move, or lack of a move, has obviously alienated quite a large section of the fanbase and it will be interesting to see if the threatened backlash comes to fruition.<BR/><BR/>How much of this do you think is a matter of someone changing the guard with respect to pseudo-control and access to the program? Is that a good or bad thing? Next year should be even more interesting and if it's again unsuccessful a lot of people will be crawling back out of the woodwork to be heard again. I don't feel anyone can just "quit" the Huskies.hairofthedawghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15101240940373516922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769884.post-46315767368937087962007-12-05T07:26:00.000-08:002007-12-05T07:26:00.000-08:00"I think the relationship with the media and the f..."I think the relationship with the media and the fan base has been a big problem.<BR/><BR/>I am glad the Lakes kids are coming here, but the truth is they were coming here no matter who the coaches were. Middleton said he made his mind up two years ago to stay home, and close to family."<BR/><BR/>Ty was the coach who made the offer to Middleton 2 years ago. I don't think it is at all established that the Lakes recruits were headed to the UW anyway. Kearse said he made up his mind the night before he announced. <BR/>Recruiting is a major issue. I reviewed the last several years of recruits and didn't see this quantity of quality or of in-state blue chippers. The recruits' form their relationships with coaches. We're now thinking of raiding UCLA (now that Dorrell's gone.)<BR/>Half of Ty's 2004 class at Notre Dame transferred after his firing. Why do we think these kids will stay committed if Ty's fired? <BR/>Two final points: First, will the media and fan base suit up if a new coach tanks and the recruits transfer? I didn't think so. Second, where does it end? The next guy will be inherit a bad situation, struggle, get fired after three years; then his successor, then his successor. For all you Saban lovers, remember that LSU fans were at first horrified at his appointment. They wanted an SEC guy, one of their own, not an uptight Don James disciple from Ohio. Now they like it. But he couldn't "connect" with them either, lacked flash, sizzle, what have you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769884.post-17696142774375544432007-12-05T04:05:00.000-08:002007-12-05T04:05:00.000-08:00JohnB, it seems Ty cant win as far as recuitniks g...JohnB, it seems Ty cant win as far as recuitniks go. They criticize him for signing/competing against Idaho st and Wac schools but also get torqued when he doesn't pull the trigger on guys like Fogerson. I think he has done what most coaches do, and thats evaluate the plan 1B kids during their Sr year and then offer them after further study and maybe some 1A guys decide on elsewhere. So as far as recruiting goes, he has done well, now if he could only lighten up and be in the public eye like he is in private.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769884.post-21213231255576265192007-12-04T15:53:00.000-08:002007-12-04T15:53:00.000-08:00I think the relationship with the media and the fa...I think the relationship with the media and the fan base has been a big problem.<BR/><BR/>I am glad the Lakes kids are coming here, but the truth is they were coming here no matter who the coaches were. Middleton said he made his mind up two years ago to stay home, and close to family.<BR/><BR/>I don't think any of us know if Mora is the right guy, but we all have a pretty good idea that Ty isn't a great game day coach.John Berkowitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02506119469461963535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769884.post-67309949559906225742007-12-04T15:47:00.000-08:002007-12-04T15:47:00.000-08:00If Ty has done such a lousy job of promoting the p...If Ty has done such a lousy job of promoting the program why are we having such a stellar recruiting year?<BR/>The major drag on the program has been a declining ability to lasso in-state bluechippers. That started under Neuheisel.<BR/>This year, for the first time in a while, we're getting the lion's share of them.<BR/>Read what the coach at Lakes High says about the competitiveness and recruiting methods of Willingham and his coaches. Nothing but praise for them, and this from someone who has seen a lot of Huskies coaches.<BR/><BR/>Read what Roy Lewis said this weekend about the current staff.<BR/>'A complete 180' from when he got there in 2004.<BR/><BR/>For the record: Jim Mora Jr. did not say that coaching the Huskies was his dream job. He said that saying the Huskies was his dream job was 'a joke.' <BR/><BR/>Very funny. I'm sorry but that's an awfully slender reed to hang your hopes on.<BR/>Stick with Ty. And if you don't, go the WAC coference or the MAC and find some good up and coming young college coach with recruiting zeal and some kind of collegiate track record. Like Don James. Jim Mora is just asking for another Charlie Weis.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com