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I said 'lots of different ways to do it' which means I wasn't slamming anyone particularly, but it's interesting Oregon keeps being brought up. I've never been shy about calling them out if that's what my purpose is. I'll bash or troll their fans openly. No need to project that I had some subtle projection of a slam when none was stated.
I really don't know the inner workings of any program, but we hear quite a bit about how Washington approaches these things because the media seems fascinated with Petersen's general philosophies. They don't offer that many because Petersen has a very specific set of criteria. It's not just ability and fit of scheme, but their personality, self drive, love of the game, almost obsession with learning football, academics, etc. I'm not saying others don't have focuses on those things because surely most coaches do to at least some degree. There's a reason why the majority of kids he does offer have many many top level schools also offering them. Petersen just seems less willing to bend on some of that in the name of taking crazy talent that might come with risks or baggage in those other areas.
I worried about that when he came here. He draws from a smaller pool so he self limits the top level of talent he can bring in. When you are trying to compete at the very top of this sport you really can't afford to pass on the level of talent needed to break through.
Sure he's had success so far at UW. He's a hell of a coach and has a phenomenal staff among other things. However, we do not know how much higher yet they would be if they offered a few more of those bigger studs that don't meet his other requirements. It's a trade off: The idea of less drama and more focused team driven cooperation versus top talent any way you can get it with the risk of more drama and disconnects in the locker room. Sark was willing to look past character issues in the name of talent and so did Neuheisel when he was here. Most top programs do.
I don't run around posting petersen pictures banging the drum that everything he does is superior. I've been critical before about his OKG stuff and not being as willing to be cut throat and go hard after other kids that have verbally committed to other programs and shut down their recruiting just like most other coaches do to his kids. It's self limiting in the name of an honor code that simply doesn't exist no matter how hard he tries to push it.
What that list doesn't provide is a breakdown of the level of kids each school has offered. It's one thing to offer 200 4*+ kids going after the top shelf of the sport, and quite another to offer a crap load of 2* and 3* kids in desperation like a few of those schools in the middle of that pack are forced to do.
I simply found that list interesting in what little it does provide as a glimpse of how many different approaches their are to recruiting.
I really don't know the inner workings of any program, but we hear quite a bit about how Washington approaches these things because the media seems fascinated with Petersen's general philosophies. They don't offer that many because Petersen has a very specific set of criteria. It's not just ability and fit of scheme, but their personality, self drive, love of the game, almost obsession with learning football, academics, etc. I'm not saying others don't have focuses on those things because surely most coaches do to at least some degree. There's a reason why the majority of kids he does offer have many many top level schools also offering them. Petersen just seems less willing to bend on some of that in the name of taking crazy talent that might come with risks or baggage in those other areas.
I worried about that when he came here. He draws from a smaller pool so he self limits the top level of talent he can bring in. When you are trying to compete at the very top of this sport you really can't afford to pass on the level of talent needed to break through.
Sure he's had success so far at UW. He's a hell of a coach and has a phenomenal staff among other things. However, we do not know how much higher yet they would be if they offered a few more of those bigger studs that don't meet his other requirements. It's a trade off: The idea of less drama and more focused team driven cooperation versus top talent any way you can get it with the risk of more drama and disconnects in the locker room. Sark was willing to look past character issues in the name of talent and so did Neuheisel when he was here. Most top programs do.
I don't run around posting petersen pictures banging the drum that everything he does is superior. I've been critical before about his OKG stuff and not being as willing to be cut throat and go hard after other kids that have verbally committed to other programs and shut down their recruiting just like most other coaches do to his kids. It's self limiting in the name of an honor code that simply doesn't exist no matter how hard he tries to push it.
What that list doesn't provide is a breakdown of the level of kids each school has offered. It's one thing to offer 200 4*+ kids going after the top shelf of the sport, and quite another to offer a crap load of 2* and 3* kids in desperation like a few of those schools in the middle of that pack are forced to do.
I simply found that list interesting in what little it does provide as a glimpse of how many different approaches their are to recruiting.
