Monday's chat went pretty well, so I'm going to do another one here until about noon today. Drop your questions on WSU here and I'll get to them when I can.
FRIDAY CHAT: Football and recruiting questions...
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No. I think it shows other recruits that are considering WSU, especially in today's social media landscape, that there's something going on in Pullman and a lot of top prospects are checking it out. Washington State was 100% in on Lewis for a long time. They recruited him for almost a year, so they got a pretty good idea of where he stood and his interest level.
If they legitimately thought they had zero chance, they're not going to continue to pursue it. This is really the only time that I've covered or followed WSU that they've been in on, and have recruited, big time prospects from the East Coast, so it's a small sample size. I think there's more benefits to recruiting nationally than there aren't. If they win, you'll see them start landing a couple.
Really nothing different than what's already been put out there. I expect it to be similar to the previous defense. I think you'll still see them utilize a BUCK-type player still, though I'm sure the terminology will be different.
Heading into the visit, I thought he would stick with Washington State. Now, how that visit goes is a different story. My gut says he sticks, but it wouldn't be shocking if he flips. How's that for a non-answer?
According to that blog report, which hasn't been confirmed by anyone, nor myself, he interviewed with Oklahoma last week. Sounds, to me, like it could be a leverage situation, if true. There's A LOT of familiarity there, as new Sooners OC Lincoln Riley and Simmons worked together at East Carolina and Texas Tech. Other than that, haven't heard much of anything.
This post was edited on 1/30 10:42 AM by Britton Ransford
Well, I did just started watching House of Cards, and the Roger Goodell press conference is on in the background.
I think they'd make room for Oguayo but the others are certainly backfills in case some guys flip. Jonah Moi shouldn't be considered a Washington State commit at this point, so Oguayo could fill that roll. I have a bunch of info on Oguayo in the War Room with quotes.
In the past, there were certainly surprises. If there's surprise Wednesday, I'm not doing my job well enough. With social media and the increased media focus on recruiting, it's rare. Outside maybe a couple names, I don't expect there to be many surprises. If there's a bunch of flips, you could see them holding off and taking a couple JUCO guys down the line.
I agree with you. It is not a waste to target specific players. You have to starts somewhere and we have seen every recruiting class get better under Leach. There will be the first domino that falls. Then we will see another. When, I don't know, but I think it will happen.
I'm ashamed to say that I binge-watched the first two seasons this week. Started Sunday and finished last night.
That could be the case, however their report said Simmons interviewed last week, while Riley was hired two weeks ago.
That is why I was wondering if they have the timing incorrect? Reports have been wrong before, especially since it appears this is the only place reporting the interview occurred. I guess we will find out in time. Not going to worry about it now.
