Odds of Tre’Shaun Harrison transferring to UW?

[Gladstone]

Can we get back on topic please ffs

Where do you stand on the theory that the Arkenstone is one of the Simirils???

Still doesn't get around the fact that a Silmaril would burn the hands of any mortal that touched it, but Bilbo and Bard both do so with no problems.

The real answer to this question (in my opinion) is external to the universe rather than internal. I think Tolkien just borrowed extremely heavily from his wider mythology when he wrote The Hobbit. Rivendell is a watered down Gondolin, Thranduil's halls are a watered down Menegroth, and the Arkenstone is a watered down Silmaril.

 

[haie]

Shut the fuck up Tequila...

So yeah Tre’shaun is coming to UW

For what?

Saying that academics matter at UW?

Hate to break it to you but it’s part of the culture of the football program and a really good optics item to maintaining strong support by upper campus

That may mean jack shit to you but it’s highly important

Win. Get talent who cares? That’s what the whole B4L shit is for anyways...

Yeah ... upper campus ain’t buying that logic

Don’t be confused that upper campus recognizes the advertising arm that athletics play for UW

But they want that advertising to be good press

They are massively adverse to bad press ... and it’s the fastest way for a high profile coach at UW to lose their job

Fuck off teq. You get a mix of kids. It’s not like every talented kid is an academic risk. You can take a few.

Stop being a fucking idiot

You should pay attention to what I said ...

I have ZERO ISSUE taking a mix of kids ... not everybody has to be on the top end of the academic spectrum

That doesn’t mean you sacrifice the fundamentals of the program and say fuck academics ... not going to happen

If you want a program that is going to be a win at all costs mentality you should go relook at a different program

No one is saying that though? You’ve created a strawman

Here’s what I’ve said in this thread that you are telling me to fuck off to ...

1) Education matters and is part of our program culture

2) We shouldn’t compromise focusing on education for a win at all costs mentality

3) We have tremendous educational support resources

4) We can be better at taking kids that are more of an academic risk and supporting them with our educational support infrastructure provided that those kids are invested in taking advantage of those opportunities

5) We should pass on kids that have no desire to play school as these kids have a high risk of compromising the program’s culture and high attrition risks

None of this should be that controversial

Education matters to those of us that received and used the education at UW. For the players just let them fake their Jackson School degrees and stop the bullshit

For football we should absolutely compromise our standards to get the athletes in.

We're some wishy washy in-between right now which is pathetic because we're not Stanford or Cal.

Our brand is vanilla shit at the moment which needs to change.

 

[chuck]

Can we get back on topic please ffs

Where do you stand on the theory that the Arkenstone is one of the Simirils???

JFC thomas. No.

Though, from memory, I can only account for two of them. One is in the sky, one was cast into the sea never to be found, and...?

Still no.

Was this not the topic?

Wasnt it?

 

[backthepack]

Shut the fuck up Tequila...

So yeah Tre’shaun is coming to UW

For what?

Saying that academics matter at UW?

Hate to break it to you but it’s part of the culture of the football program and a really good optics item to maintaining strong support by upper campus

That may mean jack shit to you but it’s highly important

Win. Get talent who cares? That’s what the whole B4L shit is for anyways...

Yeah ... upper campus ain’t buying that logic

Don’t be confused that upper campus recognizes the advertising arm that athletics play for UW

But they want that advertising to be good press

They are massively adverse to bad press ... and it’s the fastest way for a high profile coach at UW to lose their job

Fuck off teq. You get a mix of kids. It’s not like every talented kid is an academic risk. You can take a few.

Stop being a fucking idiot

You should pay attention to what I said ...

I have ZERO ISSUE taking a mix of kids ... not everybody has to be on the top end of the academic spectrum

That doesn’t mean you sacrifice the fundamentals of the program and say fuck academics ... not going to happen

If you want a program that is going to be a win at all costs mentality you should go relook at a different program

No one is saying that though? You’ve created a strawman

Here’s what I’ve said in this thread that you are telling me to fuck off to ...

1) Education matters and is part of our program culture

2) We shouldn’t compromise focusing on education for a win at all costs mentality

3) We have tremendous educational support resources

4) We can be better at taking kids that are more of an academic risk and supporting them with our educational support infrastructure provided that those kids are invested in taking advantage of those opportunities

5) We should pass on kids that have no desire to play school as these kids have a high risk of compromising the program’s culture and high attrition risks

None of this should be that controversial

Education matters to those of us that received and used the education at UW. For the players just let them fake their Jackson School degrees and stop the bullshit

For football we should absolutely compromise our standards to get the athletes in.

We're some wishy washy in-between right now which is pathetic because we're not Stanford or Cal.

Our brand is vanilla shit at the moment which needs to change.

Fucking this.

Fuck ever being anything like Stanford

 

[ThomasFremont]

Can we get back on topic please ffs

Where do you stand on the theory that the Arkenstone is one of the Simirils???

Still doesn't get around the fact that a Silmaril would burn the hands of any mortal that touched it, but Bilbo and Bard both do so with no problems.

The real answer to this question (in my opinion) is external to the universe rather than internal. I think Tolkien just borrowed extremely heavily from his wider mythology when he wrote The Hobbit. Rivendell is a watered down Gondolin, Thranduil's halls are a watered down Menegroth, and the Arkenstone is a watered down Silmaril.

I knew I could count on you to pass this purity test.

 

[creepycoug]

It does no good to take a student athlete that will not be successful in the classroom at UW ... it’s essentially ensuring attrition

That said we have strong education support in place ... so we shouldn’t be passing on kids just because they need the support either

It’s a delicate line to walk ...

But if a kid essentially tells us he isn’t here to play school ... that’s largely a pass for me

Good lord. It's like you have no idea what the Washington I attended was like.

They are two different things entirely.

The last Rose Bowl winning team at Washington was loaded with kids who were not there to play school.

Washington started becoming soft the second they started acting like a poor man's Cal.

If you want to be elite in football, you have to be flexible on this point. There are great players who are good students and a whole bunch more who aren't.

Washington ain't gonna get them all, so you do the maff.

 

[creepycoug]

It's like clockwork. The second the Huskies have a shitty season, the academic talk starts up. I've even heard this in the basketball context too. It's pitiful.

 

[ThomasFremont]

I like to pretend that academic standards make football better. I also like to pretend that lower academic standards for football reflects poorly on upper campus or academic prestige generally.

 

[creepycoug]

I like to pretend that academic standards make football better. I also like to pretend that lower academic standards for football reflects poorly on upper campus or academic prestige generally.

Exactly. As if Marshawn Lynch attending Cal somehow negated the fact that it's one of the premier research institutions in the world. The two things aren't related.

 

[CFetters_Nacho_Lover]

Can we get back on topic please ffs

Where do you stand on the theory that the Arkenstone is one of the Simirils???

Still doesn't get around the fact that a Silmaril would burn the hands of any mortal that touched it, but Bilbo and Bard both do so with no problems.

The real answer to this question (in my opinion) is external to the universe rather than internal. I think Tolkien just borrowed extremely heavily from his wider mythology when he wrote The Hobbit. Rivendell is a watered down Gondolin, Thranduil's halls are a watered down Menegroth, and the Arkenstone is a watered down Silmaril.

Look at what I’ve created. I’m about to delete my own thread.

 

[CFetters_Nacho_Lover]

I like to pretend that academic standards make football better. I also like to pretend that lower academic standards for football reflects poorly on upper campus or academic prestige generally.

Exactly. As if Marshawn Lynch attending Cal somehow negated the fact that it's one of the premier research institutions in the world. The two things aren't related.

I’m withholding judgement on this until I hear from @BearsWiin

 

[NeGgaPlEaSe]

Shut the fuck up Tequila...

So yeah Tre’shaun is coming to UW

For what?

Saying that academics matter at UW?

Hate to break it to you but it’s part of the culture of the football program and a really good optics item to maintaining strong support by upper campus

That may mean jack shit to you but it’s highly important

Win. Get talent who cares? That’s what the whole B4L shit is for anyways...

Yeah ... upper campus ain’t buying that logic

Don’t be confused that upper campus recognizes the advertising arm that athletics play for UW

But they want that advertising to be good press

They are massively adverse to bad press ... and it’s the fastest way for a high profile coach at UW to lose their job

Fuck off teq. You get a mix of kids. It’s not like every talented kid is an academic risk. You can take a few.

Stop being a fucking idiot

You should pay attention to what I said ...

I have ZERO ISSUE taking a mix of kids ... not everybody has to be on the top end of the academic spectrum

That doesn’t mean you sacrifice the fundamentals of the program and say fuck academics ... not going to happen

If you want a program that is going to be a win at all costs mentality you should go relook at a different program

No one is saying that though? You’ve created a strawman

Here’s what I’ve said in this thread that you are telling me to fuck off to ...

1) Education matters and is part of our program culture

2) We shouldn’t compromise focusing on education for a win at all costs mentality

3) We have tremendous educational support resources

4) We can be better at taking kids that are more of an academic risk and supporting them with our educational support infrastructure provided that those kids are invested in taking advantage of those opportunities

5) We should pass on kids that have no desire to play school as these kids have a high risk of compromising the program’s culture and high attrition risks

None of this should be that controversial

Education matters to those of us that received and used the education at UW. For the players just let them fake their Jackson School degrees and stop the bullshit

For football we should absolutely compromise our standards to get the athletes in.

We're some wishy washy in-between right now which is pathetic because we're not Stanford or Cal.

Our brand is vanilla shit at the moment which needs to change.

Fucking this.

Fuck ever being anything like Stanford

On field I love them, WGAF off field. When you were still ridding around in your daddy’s ball sack, Washington was once called mercenaries

 

[ThomasFremont]

Can we get back on topic please ffs

Where do you stand on the theory that the Arkenstone is one of the Simirils???

Still doesn't get around the fact that a Silmaril would burn the hands of any mortal that touched it, but Bilbo and Bard both do so with no problems.

The real answer to this question (in my opinion) is external to the universe rather than internal. I think Tolkien just borrowed extremely heavily from his wider mythology when he wrote The Hobbit. Rivendell is a watered down Gondolin, Thranduil's halls are a watered down Menegroth, and the Arkenstone is a watered down Silmaril.

Look at what I’ve created. I’m about to delete my own thread.

This is just a sneak peak at some nerd cast content. Offseason natties are built on pillars like this.

#OffseasonIsBestSeason

 

[1to392831weretaken]

It's like revenge of the noyds around here.

 

[CFetters_Nacho_Lover]

Can we get back on topic please ffs

Where do you stand on the theory that the Arkenstone is one of the Simirils???

Still doesn't get around the fact that a Silmaril would burn the hands of any mortal that touched it, but Bilbo and Bard both do so with no problems.

The real answer to this question (in my opinion) is external to the universe rather than internal. I think Tolkien just borrowed extremely heavily from his wider mythology when he wrote The Hobbit. Rivendell is a watered down Gondolin, Thranduil's halls are a watered down Menegroth, and the Arkenstone is a watered down Silmaril.

Look at what I’ve created. I’m about to delete my own thread.

This is just a sneak peak at some nerd cast content. Offseason natties are built on pillars like this.

#OffseasonIsBestSeason

I felt a strong desire to close the fucking gates after reading that.

 

[ThomasFremont]

Can we get back on topic please ffs

Where do you stand on the theory that the Arkenstone is one of the Simirils???

Still doesn't get around the fact that a Silmaril would burn the hands of any mortal that touched it, but Bilbo and Bard both do so with no problems.

The real answer to this question (in my opinion) is external to the universe rather than internal. I think Tolkien just borrowed extremely heavily from his wider mythology when he wrote The Hobbit. Rivendell is a watered down Gondolin, Thranduil's halls are a watered down Menegroth, and the Arkenstone is a watered down Silmaril.

Look at what I’ve created. I’m about to delete my own thread.

This is just a sneak peak at some nerd cast content. Offseason natties are built on pillars like this.

#OffseasonIsBestSeason

I felt a strong desire to close the fucking gates after reading that.

Sounds like you’re still salty about Army getting their shit pushed in my #MyNavy

 

[Tequilla]

It does no good to take a student athlete that will not be successful in the classroom at UW ... it’s essentially ensuring attrition

That said we have strong education support in place ... so we shouldn’t be passing on kids just because they need the support either

It’s a delicate line to walk ...

But if a kid essentially tells us he isn’t here to play school ... that’s largely a pass for me

Good lord. It's like you have no idea what the Washington I attended was like.

They are two different things entirely.

The last Rose Bowl winning team at Washington was loaded with kids who were not there to play school.

Washington started becoming soft the second they started acting like a poor man's Cal.

If you want to be elite in football, you have to be flexible on this point. There are great players who are good students and a whole bunch more who aren't.

Washington ain't gonna get them all, so you do the maff.

I was in school and knew a ton of people on that team ... so thanks for the history lesson

I’m not suggesting in any way that every player needs to be a Dean’s List candidate

What I am saying is that today’s UW isn’t going to look favorably of having news stories out there like Jerramy Stevens driving through people’s homes, guys running around assaulting people, or sexual assault. They also aren’t going to allow for any kind of narrative that suggests that players are being used for their athletic ability and that we don’t care about their education.

Basically, all the scummy shit that Oregon does are things we won’t do

 

[haie]

^ fucking doog that is willing to wait until Oregon becomes shitty on their own again so that UW can beat them with 3.2 tryharding.

 

[RoadDawg55]

It does no good to take a student athlete that will not be successful in the classroom at UW ... it’s essentially ensuring attrition

That said we have strong education support in place ... so we shouldn’t be passing on kids just because they need the support either

It’s a delicate line to walk ...

But if a kid essentially tells us he isn’t here to play school ... that’s largely a pass for me

I’m not saying take a kid that has no chance of surviving at a school like UW. I’m saying if their grades are good enough to get in and they have a certain level

It does no good to take a student athlete that will not be successful in the classroom at UW ... it’s essentially ensuring attrition

That said we have strong education support in place ... so we shouldn’t be passing on kids just because they need the support either

It’s a delicate line to walk ...

But if a kid essentially tells us he isn’t here to play school ... that’s largely a pass for me

Good lord. It's like you have no idea what the Washington I attended was like.

They are two different things entirely.

The last Rose Bowl winning team at Washington was loaded with kids who were not there to play school.

Washington started becoming soft the second they started acting like a poor man's Cal.

If you want to be elite in football, you have to be flexible on this point. There are great players who are good students and a whole bunch more who aren't.

Washington ain't gonna get them all, so you do the maff.

I was in school and knew a ton of people on that team ... so thanks for the history lesson

I’m not suggesting in any way that every player needs to be a Dean’s List candidate

What I am saying is that today’s UW isn’t going to look favorably of having news stories out there like Jerramy Stevens driving through people’s homes, guys running around assaulting people, or sexual assault. They also aren’t going to allow for any kind of narrative that suggests that players are being used for their athletic ability and that we don’t care about their education.

Basically, all the scummy shit that Oregon does are things we won’t do

We were talking about kids who had mediocre grades, but could still get into UW. Not Jerramy Stevens.

 

[Tequilla]

^ fucking doog that is willing to wait until Oregon becomes shitty on their own again so that UW can beat them with 3.2 tryharding.

If that is your take on what I’m saying then you need help

Some of you really need to look in the mirror at how stupid it sounds to suggest that to win at a high level requires compromising standards or values