Twenty Four Hours
by John Berkowitz on Feb 3, 2009 8:22 AM PST
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PrintWe are 24 hours away from signing day and it looks like Washington has firmed up most of its class. The Huskies currently have 17 players who have verballed and that number will rise to as many as twenty on Wednesday morning.
Three things you need to do to enjoy signing day:
Go Huskies - Steve Sarkisian's 1 p.m. press conference will be available free on GoHuskies.com, as will three signing day shows hosted by Bob Rondeau and former Husky QB Johnny DuRocher.
Dawgman - Scott Eklund, Kim Grinolds, and Chris Fetters will be in the chat room starting at 6:00 AM and will be there for the entire day to celebrate the Signing Festivus.
KJR AM - Softy and the gang will be getting comments from the coaches and interviewing some of the new players. Expect them to be there for the press conference too.
Current Commitments
- DT Daniel Mafoe JC (3)
- DE Ryan Davis JC (3)
- DT Johnny Tivao JC (3)
- P William Mahan JC (3)
- LB Tim Tucker (2)
- CB Dominique Gaisie JC (2)
- DT Semis Tokolahi (2)
- TE Kimo Makaula (3)
- SS Will Shamburger (2)
- SS Nathan Fellner (3)
- CB Desmond Trufant (3)
- TE Dorson Boyce JC (2)
- DT Chris Robinson (2)
- DE Talia Chrichton (2)
- QB Keith Price (3)
- TE Marlion Barnett (3)
- DE Andru Pulu (3)
Undecided
- CB David Batts (JC)
- CB Brandon Sermons
- WR James Johnson
- DT Myles Wade (JC)
- DT Branden Warner (JC)
- SS Josh Moten
- OL Eddie Williams
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OL guys should be thinking twice
You would think any OL that commits in this class is almost guaranteed significant playing time during their career.
I can only assume that a few of the current DL’s on the roster and maybe some of these DL recruits are being considered for position switches if no tru OL recruits sign.
Undecideds
Of the undecided, who are most likely to sign with UW tomorrow?
Here is what I think
Finishing the class of with a ready to go player like Wade or Warner would be big.
Hasiak
Don’t know how much of a chance we have, but INSIDESOCAL’s UCLA blog states that UW may still be in it for Hasiak.
On Hasiak
By Brian Dohn on February 3, 2009 9:42 AM | Permalink | Comments (10) |
I spoke to Kapolei (Hawaii) High offensive lineman Stan Hasiak briefly Monday night, and he said he wasn’t sure what school he was going to sign with on Wednesday.
He added he was taking time to sort things through with his family, and was also trying to avoid talking to coaches from the schools recruiting him so he can make a decision without distraction.
According to sources, Hasiak is leaning toward UCLA, but California and Washington are also in play.
Hasiak
He and his family are very comfortable with Michalczik so that could be a factor.
He would be a big surprise.
by John Berkowitz on Feb 3, 2009 11:53 AM PST up reply actions
Anybody know anything about any of these kids??
http://recruiting.scout.com/3/2010_fb_Northwest_100.html
We have a really good chance to get 3 of the top 10 in Heaps, Fogerson, and Kearse.
Hot 50
All the in state kids on this list will likely be offfered by Washington.
QB Heaps (Skyline)
RB Dixon (Olympic)
FB Fogerson (O’Dea)
WR Kearse (Lakes)
DT Potoae (Lakes)
LB Young (Auburn)
OL Marboe (Wenatchee)
OL Butorac (Skyline)
CB Johnson (Olympic)
OL Hansen (Curtis)
OL Riva (O’Dea)
WR Saylor (Camas)
I'm loving the fact that...
…there are four in state offensive lineman on the list! It will be interesting to see how it all shakes out.
Ty's guys
I see two pre-Sark guys on the list. What happened to Kenneth Pinkard, a CB from Dallas? Ty’s other guys ended up in D-2 or other non BCS schools. Nice job.
not to rehash old news ...
… but firing a coach midway through the year is a good way to make sure that he is not invested in the recruiting process. Even if we had put Lappono in mid-season, everyone knew that there was no chance he’d get the full time gig. This is one of the reasons I advocated waiting ‘til season end to make the move and maintaining the "we’ll evaluate at season’s end" mantra … even if it drove the fan base nuts. Ty’s motivation may have been markedly higher if he felt that the only way to keep his job another year was to make progress on the recruiting trail given how badly the season started for him. Maybe Sark may have had a better chance with a few more guys if Ty had been keeping the fire lit – especially the local guys like Simone and Coleman.
"Greed is Good."
So is Rudy.
No, I think it was clear to everyone that Willingham was going to get fired. Ty is smart enough to know that going winless means you’re gone, especially when it was clear that ‘08 was a make-or-break year for him. Ty’s recruiting efforts wouldn’t have changed any IMO, and I think waiting until the end of the season to announce the obvious would’ve only further harmed recruiting efforts. As it was, recruits knew officially that Willingham was gone and could consider the idea of what the UW might be like with a new coach in place.
If anything, actually relieving him of his duties when he was fired and putting Lappano or someone else in charge may have resulted in better effort from enough players to actually generate a win or two, which would’ve helped recruiting efforts slightly.
The first part of the argument is fair ...
… but the second part seems to be a stretch. The key issue is whether or not the coaching staff had any motivation to stay in on the kids. Lame ducks by definition have less motivation then those who at least think they have a fighting chance.
"Greed is Good."
So is Rudy.
I acknowledge that winning a few games would change the flavor of the season ...
… but would continue to argue that the coaches had no reason to keep recruiting prospects alive in the face of a pre-determined fate.
"Greed is Good."
So is Rudy.
This old song and dance...
lets move on. Ty is gone.
Ryan Davis
Apparently there is some last minute recruiting drama for his services. I guess we won’t know if goes to Cal or Washington until tomorrow.
Not a surprise. Any of the guys that this staff has turned have to be considered risks to back out, with Davis being the most likely given his stature and the competition for him. As I mentioned earlier in this thread, there could be both good and bad surprises tomorrow. We could get Wade, Hasiak, Batts and Johnson. We could also lose Davis and perhaps Gaisie and Shamburger.
Sheesh!!!!!
The suspense is killing me! Sark and Company have done an amazing job given the circumstances. I’m impressed and I can’t wait to see what next year looks like.
Next year
It will be scary because there are more holes to fill than one recruiting class can handle.
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