Winning the state

[BleedCrimsonandGray]

Not sure if this is a thing anymore, but if winning the state is supposed to be indicative of football success the Cougs are in trouble.

Top recruits in WA state

Boise State is kicking the Cougs ass recruiting in WA, and I'm guessing all the other states as well.

I realize this is (another ) transition year, so I'll wait until next year to pass final judgement.

All that being said, wth is going on in Eastern WA with the football? There is a one single kid in the top 50 from anywhere east of the Cascades. Four in the top 100.

 

[Stretch 74]

Not sure if this is a thing anymore, but if winning the state is supposed to be indicative of football success the Cougs are in trouble.

Top recruits in WA state

Boise State is kicking the Cougs ass recruiting in WA, and I'm guessing all the other states as well.

I realize this is (another ) transition year, so I'll wait until next year to pass final judgement.

All that being said, wth is going on in Eastern WA with the football? There is a one single kid in the top 50 from anywhere east of the Cascades. Four in the top 100.

Quick points:

• Boise has 5 3-star recruits, WSU has 4 3-star recruits, yes I would be happier to see us doing better in state but not sure that really qualifies as getting our ass kicked
• Demographics-there are a LOT more kids to chose from in western WA than in eastern WA
• I suspect that the rater(s) are on the west side and have a bias towards the uw to start with and see many more games over there than on the east side.

 

[95coug]

Add to consideration the fact that Washington is not a hotbed for D-1 recruits.

WSU has David Kuku from Kamiakin. He's a 3-star DB, ranked the #7 recruit in the state. He's the only one of the top 25 I've seen play, and...I'm not sure. He's got some talent and length - he got to some balls I didn't think he could. My concerns are whether he's physical enough and his recovery speed.

Another kid I've seen is #54 - Cooper Macpherson from Chiawana. He's committed to EWU as a linebacker, and that's probably a good move for him. He needs to put on some weight and prove himself. He's got good ball instincts and was consistently making plays...but there's also a question of whether he can be physical enough and adjust his game speed. If I'm on the staff at WSU, I keep an eye on him as a possible transfer pickup down the road.

 

[wazzucougs96]

our brand in our state is dogshit

 

[BleedCrimsonandGray]

Quick points:

• Boise has 5 3-star recruits, WSU has 4 3-star recruits, yes I would be happier to see us doing better in state but not sure that really qualifies as getting our ass kicked
• Demographics-there are a LOT more kids to chose from in western WA than in eastern WA
• I suspect that the rater(s) are on the west side and have a bias towards the uw to start with and see many more games over there than on the east side.

Per google, the state is divided 60/40 for population.

The 247 rankings have the ratio 25:1 western WA kids to Eastern WA kids.

There has long been good (not great) football and football talent from Tri-Cities and Spokane, and WSU got fat off recruiting the kids that UW would overlook or didn't spend the time on. Its just curious that the ranking site is so lopsided, and if I had to guess I would posit that its more a factor of who's sending in film and hyping their kids vs what talent is actually there.

 

[BleedCrimsonandGray]

Add to consideration the fact that Washington is not a hotbed for D-1 recruits.

WSU has David Kuku from Kamiakin. He's a 3-star DB, ranked the #7 recruit in the state. He's the only one of the top 25 I've seen play, and...I'm not sure. He's got some talent and length - he got to some balls I didn't think he could. My concerns are whether he's physical enough and his recovery speed.

Another kid I've seen is #54 - Cooper Macpherson from Chiawana. He's committed to EWU as a linebacker, and that's probably a good move for him. He needs to put on some weight and prove himself. He's got good ball instincts and was consistently making plays...but there's also a question of whether he can be physical enough and adjust his game speed. If I'm on the staff at WSU, I keep an eye on him as a possible transfer pickup down the road.

well 20 of the top 25 have D1 offers, with most of them being UW or BSU, so...

 

[dgibbons]

Not sure if this is a thing anymore, but if winning the state is supposed to be indicative of football success the Cougs are in trouble.

Top recruits in WA state

Boise State is kicking the Cougs ass recruiting in WA, and I'm guessing all the other states as well.

I realize this is (another ) transition year, so I'll wait until next year to pass final judgement.

All that being said, wth is going on in Eastern WA with the football? There is a one single kid in the top 50 from anywhere east of the Cascades. Four in the top 100.

Looks fairly typical to me. uw gets who they want. Don't have to like it, but it's true. WSU's sweet spot was (maybe still is) guys that would get Power 5 offers late in the process.

Looks like there is only one guy BSU landed that WSU offered.