Those guys liked the sizzle 4 and 5* that did Jack shit. They made me believe at tims, shame on me. Just need a coach that can develop to he highest potential since star ratings are a WAG at best.
I dont disagree with their general philosophy. If UW can beat out schools like Bama and tOSU, or even Oregon, for recruits then that's what they should be doing. Stocking up on 4* and 5* athletes gives you better odds of being good, and is the only path to actually compete ting with those schools in the playoffs.
It just didn't work out. Petersen ended his time at UW fully able to compete for recruits and he landed a bunch of them. They just didn't develop like his earlier classes.
DeBoer can recruit well enough right now to steal a win or two and win the conference. It's gonna take a massive change in fortunes before he's in the playoff conversation though. David beating Goliath happens in the regular season and in meaningless bowl games, not in the playoffs.