Leach is also benefitting from nice shinny new facilities, but agree the pervious staffs didn't put this much hustle into recruiting as this staff does. They will go after any kid, regardless of stars. Leach can get into living rooms that Wulff couldn't. If you were a high school coach in LA who are you letting in, Simmons or Sturdy? Nobody on Doba's staff even recruited, it was truly a pathetic effort and Wulff's staff didn't have any real connections in LA to recruit. Ball recruited the Bay area decently, but besides that that staff didn't have anybody that could really recruit.Originally posted by ttowncoug:
Leach has loaded his stuff up with guys that flat out hustle on the recruiting trail. We haven't seen this effort in a very long time at WSU. Wulff was worried about selling his "under the radar guys." Doba and team would wait until January to fight over the scraps.
Leach truly understands the value of working hard on the recruiting trail. Our facilities are contributing to the success here, but ultimately it boils down to a kid wanting to play football for a specific coach and school.
Yeah, I do not think that Moos or Leach would disagree. Still, you don't build a house by starting with the roof. You have to build the foundation first. We are seeing an extremely solid foundation for the first time since Price was coach.Originally posted by CougPatrol:
Very encouraged by the recruiting we're seeing, but lets be clear about something. Coaches earn their pay by winning games. The program is WAY BETTER than it was, but we need to put rubber to the road and win some games; especially home games.
So do I, but I was responding to a comment that said Leach is earning his money with this recruiting class.Originally posted by wulffui:
I think good recruiting helps win games.
Walker had his moments, but he was hardly a superstar recruiter.Originally posted by CougEd:
recruiters known to mankind, and Bill Doba didn't help in closing the deal.
There were a few years that he was on fire. He was bringing in many highly rated players from LA. You know who was also a great recruiter and it is this way for a lot of coaches. The head coaches wife. Prices wife was an excellent recruiter when they brought recruits into their home. Doba's wife was the same way, unfortunately she was taken from us all too soon.Originally posted by YakiCoug:
Walker had his moments, but he was hardly a superstar recruiter.Originally posted by CougEd:
recruiters known to mankind, and Bill Doba didn't help in closing the deal.