HFNY
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NIL has changed the game but it's best to stack classes and then use the portal to address your recruiting misses.Nobody gets years anymore to stack anything. Talent can be bought. Win or get outOther than Fisch trying to get too cute at times (fake FG, not giving the ball to Coleman enough), I think he's a good coach. For college football as they say, it's not about the X's and O's, it's about the Jimmy's and Joe's. UW hasn't been stacking 4 and 5 star recruits for many seasons in a row and not only did UW go into the contest missing their starting WR, (best) starting CB, and (best) starting LB, but the starting LT and starting DE went out during the game. 5 out of 22 is 22.72% yet it's a testament to this staff that the team didn't roll over after the atrocious roughing the passer penalty. I don't see how that would even get a warning in other games because he held up, didn't take Sayin to the ground, and didn't hit him with the crown of his helmet.
Fisch and staff are definitely good recruiters and talent evaluators. 3 true freshmen started (Mills, Roebuck, and Dylan Robinson) and what UW needs is for Fisch to stick around at least two more seasons so to continue stacking talent. My guess is that he wants to be a head coach in the NFL and if he does well enough at UW, he'll get an offer (another guess is that it happens after the 2027 season).
Regardless, UW will need to spend a lot on a DE because Durfee will exhaust his eligibility (and is hurt again) while Lane will be a true senior.