Heaps?
by John Berkowitz on May 22, 2009 7:06 AM PDT
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PrintRivals.com ran a story earlier this week stating Jake Heaps was a strong BYU lean. However, this story was published without speaking to Heaps or his family; it was purely speculation based on the individual writer's preference.
In truth, there are only two ways for complete accuracy when predicting where an athlete is going to commit: either 1) speaking directly with the kid or 2) his parents.
Heaps has a top five and is sticking with that publicly. According to my friends at Dawgman.com, he hasn't eliminated anyone from that group. My sources believe it will ultimately boil down to two contenders, UW, where his parents attended, or BYU, where his sister is currently enrolled.
Had Washington not been emerging from the depths of an 0-12 campaign, and had a coaching staff been in place longer than 6 months, I believe the Huskies would be a lock for Heaps' services. A tremendous first spring from the coaching staff hasn't erased the simple fact that UW must completely rebuild its offensive line over the next few years.
BYU, on the other hand, isn't rebuilding right now. They have positioned themselves to annually compete for the Mountain West Conference championship. That said, they were a botched PAT from going to overtime against an 0-12 Washington team last season. Let's just say that the level of play in the MWC isn't the same as the Pac 10.
I think in the end the lure of competing in a BCS conference is going to outweigh the prospect of Provo. BYU is very attractive to Jake for obvious reasons; however, I believe in the end he opts for the opportunity to play against the best competition in the country week-in and week-out.
Did he dream growing up of facing off against Wyoming, Colorado State, and New Mexico every week? Or rather, would he prefer to stare-down the likes of USC, UCLA, Oregon, and Cal?
i honestly believe that competing against the best is one of his top priorities.
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Coming in off the ledge
After reading that article on rivals I felt the same way I felt last season every time the clock expired. So thank you for talking me of the ledge.
Heaps
Listening to the Dawgman Radio Show a few weeks back, it was quite clear that Heaps has a pretty good relationship with the guys from Dawgman. They were joking back in forth in a way that only guys who know each other well would be able to do. That being said, when it comes to Heaps they are far and away the authority on what he is thinking. Any news on Heaps will come through them, and until they say so, nothing has changed.
"Bow Down to Washington"
"Kick the tires and light the fires!"
He sure was hanging out at the UW...
…quite a bit. At the basketball game, spring practices etc. I’d say that’s a good sign.
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I didn't say Heaps would absolutely be a Dawg
I just recanted what his thought process currently is according to the guys at Dawgman.
I think it will be tough choice because he likes both schools a lot.
My educated guess is he picks the Pac 10 over the MWC.
Heaps or Montana
I think we would be in great shape if we land either Jake Heaps or Nick Montana. In recent weeks I’ve been leaning more towards Joe’s kid. Can you imagine on gameday at Husky Stadium with Joe Montana on the sideline? What would that do for recruiting? It would push recruitment and national attention through the roof.
I look at it this way. We’ve got a QB-friendly, offensive minded head football coach. With that said I am confident we will land great QB prospects every season.
What’s the word on Elway’s kid? I heard he quit football at Arizona State. Can we recruit a kid who gave up his scholarship and quit school at a rivaling Pac 10 school?
All I saw was purple
Just from a PR standpoint, it would be bad to lose Heaps, even if we could land Montana or Scroggins. The perception problem of landing such a highly ranked local kid would be big.
I certainly hope Sark can pull in Scroggins or Montana if we don’t get Heaps – certainly will lessen the sting – but the top priority has to be getting Heaps on board.
MWC/PAC10
Yea MWC is so subpar. What was the MWC record against PAC10 teams last year?
Did BYU win the MWC?
Boy they got outa’ Seattle with a great win (botched extra point) to the Pac 10’s bottom feeder- an 0-12 team. Yeah that was a great victory. Does that say something about the talent level of the Mountain West?
If you dish it, you’d better be ready to take it.
All I saw was purple
I would look at five or ten years...
Overall from top to bottom the Pac 10 has better talent year in and year out.
by John Berkowitz on May 22, 2009 4:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Scroggins
The ship may have sailed on Scroggins. In just the past few days he’s been offered by Florida and USC.
With no real family connections to Seattle or UW, I don’t see Sark having any chance of landing him over the great offers he has now. I’d love to be wrong though.
What I’d love even more would be to have Heaps going to the UW though.
I like the positive attitude...
…it’s refreshing in these negative times. GO DAWGS!!
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The Next QB
will be Keith Price, who might end up being too good to keep off the field.
I think it’s likely that Heaps will be a Dawg for the same reasons that John stated.
I thinks Scroggins probably won’t be a Dawg, following Phinney’s logic.
BUT, I think Keith Price is often the forgotten man, and will play an important role in the transition between the teams of the recent past and the teams of the near future.
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