The Fisching Report Recruiting Thread Sponsored by The Fisch Bowl

WoolleyDoog said:
Going to play football at Stanford right now is so unserious unless you're 100% going there just to play school. There's a much better chance they drop football than do anything even remotely relevant. They haven't won more than four games since 2018.

That said, this is a terrible look and makes you wonder why they took his commitment. Jedd's big junior day has now produced two big thuds and a couple of tap in put commitments.
Click to expand...
What exactly is the terrible look?
The LB decommit is a player that committed under the prior DC and may or may not be a fit for the current DC who plays a more attacking scheme at the LOS with the EDGE appearing to be a notable emphasis for the 2026 class. And, as you mentioned, anybody that is truly committing to play football at Stanford is making that choice to play school … nobody with a high end competitive motor is going to choose to play for a bottom end ACC program versus a Big10 program that played for a National Title in 2023. I don't want to say WDWHA because I don't know the specifics, but there's evidence where you can't rule that out.
Are you also referencing the OL-prospect from Utah that decommitted previously and then committed to USC right after taking a trip to UW Junior Day? No question that one hurt but the writing was on the wall when he decommitted when Carroll left for the NFL. While he should be a good prospect UW took a massive OL class last year and has some other young players on the roster that will have a chance to be multi-year starters on the interior … between the coach he had the best connection with leaving and USC likely having a greater immediate need (and likely bigger bag) it's really not THAT surprising that he committed to USC. I always read his trip up here more as confirming that USC was his choice more than anything else.
Was Junior Day a full blown failure? It looks like we're going to pick up a highly regarded QB to add to the competition whenever it is that Demond declares for the NFL whether after the 2026 or 2027 season. There are a number of players that have set up official visits after this trip and we had enough momentum off of one player's trip to have them back off of their commitment from Oregon.
Perhaps let things play out a little bit …
 
The JR Day apparently solidified Smiegel and having your QB locked up is a needed piece in getting others in the boat.
 
I was being a big hyperbolic I guess. It could be as simple as Walters not loving the EC guy and I stand by that anyone who wants to sign up for Stanford in 2025 with offers from actual football schools probably doesn’t care about football enough
 
WoolleyDoog said:
I was being a big hyperbolic I guess. It could be as simple as Walters not loving the EC guy and I stand by that anyone who wants to sign up for Stanford in 2025 with offers from actual football schools probably doesn’t care about football enough
Click to expand...
Maybe not when Bill Walsh or Cheater Harbaugh was there but definitely now.
 
I definitely want Colman-Brusa but maybe the ODea DEs just as much. Feels like O’Dea guys have a really good hit rate. Especially compared to Kennedy Catholic and Eastside Catholic outside of JTT
 
WoolleyDoog said:
I definitely want Colman-Brusa but maybe the ODea DEs just as much. Feels like O’Dea guys have a really good hit rate. Especially compared to Kennedy Catholic and Eastside Catholic outside of JTT
Click to expand...

7ca4baf5-069a-4de4-898e-80a0b47ed670-18742-00000d8685d3fb61.gif
 
WoolleyDoog said:
haie said:
https://twitter.com/x/status/1912163214608966107
Apparently out-recruiting Bama for him.
Click to expand...
Interesting…seems like that means they couldn't close Smigiel though?
Click to expand...
In an era of cfb where a random Tennessee kid that has only been on X for 7 months says shit like, "My Source is telling me that Josh Heupal is interested in Washington QB Demond Williams" while Demond just did an NIL event thing a couple of weekends ago, it's hard for me to even care which QB we actually take in this class.
 
When the things change all the time in recruiting meme was born things hardly changed at all compared to now
Now its let's see who shows up for the opener in the fall and how long they stay
 
haie said:
WoolleyDoog said:
haie said:
https://twitter.com/x/status/1912163214608966107
Apparently out-recruiting Bama for him.
Click to expand...
Interesting…seems like that means they couldn't close Smigiel though?
Click to expand...
In an era of cfb where a random Tennessee kid that has only been on X for 7 months says shit like, "My Source is telling me that Josh Heupal is interested in Washington QB Demond Williams" while Demond just did an NIL event thing a couple of weekends ago, it's hard for me to even care which QB we actually take in this class.
Click to expand...
QB recruiting even before the portal and NIL was getting excited about recruits when only about 1 of every 4/5 you sign actually plays so I'm not too hung up on it. I'm not joking that Smigiel's name is such bad QB aura it's hard to get excited. Assuming none of these guys actually play, my assumption is the higher TBS rating is better because it hypes up your class more and wants more guys to get in the boat, plus Smigiel is west coast so maybe he gets more west coast guys excited to join him.
 
Whew, coast cleared. The Tennessee fan that started the Demond rumor has a post in his history where he's prepping for his pre-algebra test 😅
 
World War III (and some college football dominoes) won't be started by assassinating a world leader. It will be started by something a 17-year-old made up on Twitter.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top