Nick Saban wants Tate Martell, but posters here don't. Got it. Some of you posters seem to think Petersen's way of avoiding high maintenance guys is "the way." Mind you, Petersen hasn't won anything at UW, but I digress. There has been some wdwha with Eason because of this bullshit, although that has died down now that we are on plan D for QB's. I would be genuinely interested if wdwha would happen if a Reggie Williams type (cocky, brash, not exactly an OKG) went elsewhere.
I don't like helicopter parents or kids who are enamored with their rankings either, but it is what it is. If you avoid all of these players, you are going to miss out on some big time studs. There have been some great players at UW with some whacky parents. When it goes wrong, it makes for a good sob story (see Jake Heaps), but Jake Heaps didn't fail because of his parents. He failed because he sucked.
I don't think Martell has Sark in him. He acts like how most kids act these days. This is the me generation, and it's magnified because of social media. TBSers weren't stalking Twitter profiles back in the day, so these harsh opinions weren't formed. Maybe Martell will be a bust. He is small and most QB's are busts, that's just the nature of the beast. When I watched him play on tv last year, he was really good. Some of you see red when you think of Sark so you like to pretend he sucks. It's been going on for a few years. He doesn't. It's not a done deal, but he's developed into a 5 star QB prospect with some of the best college programs in the country after him.