Dominique Hampton, 4* 2018 DB, Peoria-Centennial, AZ (COMMITTED)
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Dennis_DeYoung
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Disagree.
I worry when UCLA gets guys who are serious coaches. UCLA will always recruit top 15 classes. The coaches get overly focused on recruiting because they fool themselves into thinking it's what will separate them and then they get crazy about it because it's so easy.
The only thing I worry about UCLA with is them getting coaches who are great coaches who can take their top 15 guaranteed recruiting classes and turn them into guys who play with intensity and consistency.
UWhuskytskeet
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Derp, not sure what I was thinking there.
Obviously Lake isn’t long for his current position. But isn’t that true for every assistant coach on every staff in the country? Sure, some of the OCs and DCs may be stable for 5 year periods, but assistant level coaches have to be 2-3 years average in the same job, right?
Tequilla
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No - I don’t think so ... probably about half and half
For example, on our existing staff the only coaches I see as significant flight risks in the next 2-3 years would be Lake and Lubick ... Bush will be a future star as a HC most likely but he’s going to need to put in some as an OC before moving up the food chain. At best he’s on the back end of that time frame ... more like 3-5 years.
K isn’t going anywhere ... don’t think he has the ambition to be anything more as it isn’t his personality. Gregory is only leaving if pushed out. Same with Malloe. Huff and Paopao strike me as positional assistants.
TBD on the RB coach assuming Boner is leaving ... I need to review his background a bit more ... but would likely lean towards he probably is in the will move in 3 years or so to an OC or mid-major HC role.
HuskyClaws
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The nice part about this early signing period is that we can play hardball with him. They'll tell him that if he doesn't sign, then he's not guaranteed a spot. I think if he makes it to campus this coming weekend, he'll sign on the 20th.
HuskyClaws
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Agreed, but you can play hardball with him when UW is clearly his best option.
Dennis_DeYoung
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I think we will make expectations clear to him. But I doubt we play hardball. There is no one else interested!
FremontTroll
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Either your position coach sucks or he is looking to move up.
Which would you prefer?
Dennis_DeYoung
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The issue with Lake is how it was obviously public he was trying to leave.
So while it’s obvious on some level that all assistants are trying to move up or leave, they can say “I want to be here forever” and have dumb kids believe it.
But with Lake, guys like Meat say “That guy is trying to leave you’ll only have him for 2 weeks. Look at how Bush left last year. Those guys are going to bounce on you.” And those same stupid kids are like “yeah, good point.”
So any talk about reality needs to be canned. We need to talk about PERCEPTION because that’s what matters in recruiting.
So while it’s obvious on some level that all assistants are trying to move up or leave, they can say “I want to be here forever” and have dumb kids believe it.
But with Lake, guys like Meat say “That guy is trying to leave you’ll only have him for 2 weeks. Look at how Bush left last year. Those guys are going to bounce on you.” And those same stupid kids are like “yeah, good point.”
So any talk about reality needs to be canned. We need to talk about PERCEPTION because that’s what matters in recruiting.
From early on, I've always felt from reading Hampton's interviews, that he was hoping for other offers. His commitment to UW was very "well, I guess I'll go ahead and pick UW then". He was also trying to visit Oregon for their big recruiting weekend before WT left.
Dick Newton has had a similar recruitment. The difference is, I think teams will come after Hampton late.
It will be chinteresting to see how Pete handles this. I know his expectation is that all current commits sign on the 20th. You can't hold off recruniting a position because a kid wants to dick around until Feb. That's how you get left holding your dick in your hand on signing day.
Dick Newton has had a similar recruitment. The difference is, I think teams will come after Hampton late.
It will be chinteresting to see how Pete handles this. I know his expectation is that all current commits sign on the 20th. You can't hold off recruniting a position because a kid wants to dick around until Feb. That's how you get left holding your dick in your hand on signing day.
AtomicDawg
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Likely he will no sign next next week and then we will scramble for him and for whoever usc doesn't want.
