problem with the portal is who tf are we gonna get that was a starter? No one
One would think with UW being a historical Top 25 program and one that I assume probably has Top 25 collective money you should be able to grab starters from ACC and Big 12 programs and have a shot at all conference type players from the Mountain West etc, but that doesn't appear to be the case. Programs like Missouri and Tennessee also appear to locker UW for players like that.
It didn't really hit me till now but it's also been the quietest coaching carousel I can ever remember, which is probably keeping players in programs.
Don't remember where the other OL was from, but Oregon just took an OL from Texas State. Exposure, bad talent evaluation, and base dwelling neckbeards that run recruiting sites have dispersed real talent everywhere. The ACC just lost to UNLV without their starting QB and head coach.
Regarding the SEC, Clay Travis called all of this about DeBoer. In this era where you can just pump money up some parent's ass, Bama is middling at best and Tennessee is the top dog in down there in terms of resources. Probably even better than Georgia. Old Money Miss is better than Bama at this point.
I'm not saying we should just wave the white flag whenever they want a kid we want, but it's not the shameful thing it was back when they wanted Petersen and he told them to fuck off.
I don't like losing players to Missouri.