Will Latu, 2021 3* LB, Spanaway (Bethel), WA (Committed)

[dnc]

Latu is incredibly athletic when he’s at a good weight. He’s not been at a good weight lately so his athleticism has naturally dropped.

He’s the kind of kid who is high risk/high reward. He could never get into good shape and be totally worthless or get back into shape and be a stud.

Considering the dumpster fire of UW recruiting I think he’s very worth the risk.

Also gives UW the inside track on Pete if he can make it through JUCO and that guys a total baller.

 

[bananasnblondes]

I'm 100% fine and excited about taking Latu if our recruiting ethos from the beginning had been "we are putting a fence around the state and prioritizing local guys" (as it should have been for this year.) However, after jerking around Simon and Alexander (who I'm sure we'll circle back to once Troy Franklin commits to Oregon next week), and holding off on Latu until now, this just feels like a desperation move on a rudderless ship.

 

[Baseman]

About those higher rated players on our bored...Looks like we wanted Latu after all.

He's a football player but based on recent previous classes, not a guy we should take. Bob can't sign anyone and Malloe can't be expected to bail him out.

Bowman has been a nice player for us. Struggling against Penei Sewell, a projected top 5 overall pick, was expected. Sewell should dominate everyone across from him.

As far as the Bowman comp, he was a walk-on and we should be getting better prospects at this point.

For you guys who think Gregory is a good coach, I strongly disagree. Any LBs playing behind Vita and Gaines should have killed it. BBK benefited as did Beavers, when he played. Gregory couldn't make Eifler into a good player. Gregory whiffed on signing an ILB for two years and couldn't hold onto Kaho. If I was Gregory, I would have lived with Kaho and made sure he passed the class he needed to be eligible but he didn't. Kaho allegedly claimed he knew nothing about the required class. Either way, Kaho spent the summer in Seattle and was right in our lap. If he really wanted to come here, he could have told his dad to fuck off. Either way, given Bob's track record, that's on him.

And oh, by the way, he thought Kyler Manu gave us the best chance to win.

Gregory is the longest tenured position coach on perennially one of the top defenses in CFB and nobody decent wants to play for him.

I guess since we saved money when Pete quit, it made sense giving Gregory a raise and tacking on another year to his contract.

 

[TrumpsWall]

Big question now is how is his weight? Has he worked hard to get it down and is he working on his quickness and speed. Or is he like me and working from his kitchen table well within the reach of anything edible and tempting?

 

[insinceredawg]

Ektard has upgraded his dong to almost full mast with a 9 incher

 

[Swaye]

Ektard has upgraded his dong to almost full mast with a 9 incher

 

[dnc]

I'm 100% fine and excited about taking Latu if our recruiting ethos from the beginning had been "we are putting a fence around the state and prioritizing local guys" (as it should have been for this year.) However, after jerking around Simon and Alexander (who I'm sure we'll circle back to once Troy Franklin commits to Oregon next week), and holding off on Latu until now, this just feels like a desperation move on a rudderless ship.

The rudderless ship is a foregone conclusion at this point. I’m grateful the ship is pointing in a positive direction, if but for a moment.

And there’s always the possibility, slim as it may be, that Jimmy is figuring things out. I spoke out against the hire say one and surely haven’t seen anything to change my mind. However, he’s a first time first year head coach. The possibility exists for him to learn. This isn’t Ty Willingham at his third program (ISAFNRC!).

I’m not at all optimistic but I’m grateful for this specific move.

 

[PurpleSmoke]

I just hope that we get more guys with a CHIP on their shoulder. Hopefully losing most of his commitable offers will piss him off and get him in the weight room.

Lots of bitching about being soft, sitting out bowl games and the like. Give me a guy who doesn't quite have a position but plays with a grudge over a mid tier soft as Charmin 4* like Wellington.

 

[DoogWhisperer]

I just hope that we get more guys with a CHIP on their shoulder. Hopefully losing most of his commitable offers will piss him off and get him in the weight room.

Lots of bitching about being soft, sitting out bowl games and the like. Give me a guy who doesn't quite have a position but plays with a grudge over a mid tier soft as Charmin 4* like Wellington.

Yes, lets be like Wazzu.

 

[RoadDawg55]

Bowman sucks. Please don’t compare either Will or Pete to Bowman. Thx.

2nd team Pac 12 last year. He’s been playing or starting since his freshman year. You have a great track record of evaluations, so I’ll take your word that he sucks.

Please actually watch him especially against Oregon.

You make the dumbest points. Our whole front 7 got bets against Oregon. Herbert wasn’t touched all game. I’ve watched him for three years.

 

[bananasnblondes]

Bowman sucks. Please don’t compare either Will or Pete to Bowman. Thx.

2nd team Pac 12 last year. He’s been playing or starting since his freshman year. You have a great track record of evaluations, so I’ll take your word that he sucks.

Please actually watch him especially against Oregon.

You make the dumbest points. Our whole front 7 got bets against Oregon. Herbert wasn’t touched all game. I’ve watched him for three years.

Ryan Bowman has been annointed as Exhibit A for the "proof that we arent serious about football" for the 2020 season by the podcasters. Past delegates included 4 year starter Nick Harris and Pac 12 defensive player of the year BBK

 

[dnc]

Bowman sucks. Please don’t compare either Will or Pete to Bowman. Thx.

2nd team Pac 12 last year. He’s been playing or starting since his freshman year. You have a great track record of evaluations, so I’ll take your word that he sucks.

Please actually watch him especially against Oregon.

You make the dumbest points. Our whole front 7 got bets against Oregon. Herbert wasn’t touched all game. I’ve watched him for three years.

Ryan Bowman has been annointed as Exhibit A for the "proof that we arent serious about football" for the 2020 season by the podcasters. Past delegates included 4 year starter Nick Harris and Pac 12 defensive player of the year BBK

In their? defense they? were right about Kyler Manu.

Bat .250 then popoff!

 

[RoadDawg55]

Bowman sucks. Please don’t compare either Will or Pete to Bowman. Thx.

2nd team Pac 12 last year. He’s been playing or starting since his freshman year. You have a great track record of evaluations, so I’ll take your word that he sucks.

Please actually watch him especially against Oregon.

You make the dumbest points. Our whole front 7 got bets against Oregon. Herbert wasn’t touched all game. I’ve watched him for three years.

Ryan Bowman has been annointed as Exhibit A for the "proof that we arent serious about football" for the 2020 season by the podcasters. Past delegates included 4 year starter Nick Harris and Pac 12 defensive player of the year BBK

In their? defense they? were right about Kyler Manu.

Bat .250 then popoff!

Manu hardly played at all before his senior year. All the other guys had played a lot and were productive yet still got random posts about them sucking.

 

[dnc]

Bowman sucks. Please don’t compare either Will or Pete to Bowman. Thx.

2nd team Pac 12 last year. He’s been playing or starting since his freshman year. You have a great track record of evaluations, so I’ll take your word that he sucks.

Please actually watch him especially against Oregon.

You make the dumbest points. Our whole front 7 got bets against Oregon. Herbert wasn’t touched all game. I’ve watched him for three years.

Ryan Bowman has been annointed as Exhibit A for the "proof that we arent serious about football" for the 2020 season by the podcasters. Past delegates included 4 year starter Nick Harris and Pac 12 defensive player of the year BBK

In their? defense they? were right about Kyler Manu.

Bat .250 then popoff!

Manu hardly played at all before his senior year. All the other guys had played a lot and were productive yet still got random posts about them sucking.

Agree. Nick Harris was my guy to defend. BBK was yours. We were both right.

 

[Baseman]

Bowman sucks. Please don’t compare either Will or Pete to Bowman. Thx.

2nd team Pac 12 last year. He’s been playing or starting since his freshman year. You have a great track record of evaluations, so I’ll take your word that he sucks.

Please actually watch him especially against Oregon.

You make the dumbest points. Our whole front 7 got bets against Oregon. Herbert wasn’t touched all game. I’ve watched him for three years.

Ryan Bowman has been annointed as Exhibit A for the "proof that we arent serious about football" for the 2020 season by the podcasters. Past delegates included 4 year starter Nick Harris and Pac 12 defensive player of the year BBK

In their? defense they? were right about Kyler Manu.

Bat .250 then popoff!

Manu hardly played at all before his senior year. All the other guys had played a lot and were productive yet still got random posts about them sucking.

Don’t disagree but WHYTF don’t we have better option than Manu? Gaines and Jaylon left but we still have Levi, Tuli, Taki, and the kids— Pama, Tui, Bandes, Nagalu, and DB.

At DB, we lose Murphy, Miller, and Rapp and in steps McDuffie, Williams, and Asa. Williams struggled but showed flashes. I don’t need to explain McDuffie.

Kyler Manu was our best option at LB and that’s ok??

 

[chuck]

Home room requ

Bowman sucks. Please don’t compare either Will or Pete to Bowman. Thx.

2nd team Pac 12 last year. He’s been playing or starting since his freshman year. You have a great track record of evaluations, so I’ll take your word that he sucks.

Please actually watch him especially against Oregon.

You make the dumbest points. Our whole front 7 got bets against Oregon. Herbert wasn’t touched all game. I’ve watched him for three years.

Ryan Bowman has been annointed as Exhibit A for the "proof that we arent serious about football" for the 2020 season by the podcasters. Past delegates included 4 year starter Nick Harris and Pac 12 defensive player of the year BBK

They're wrong about Bowman. He has worked (and...uhh...supplemented) his way into being a physical freak. It seems like they dont like him because he doesn't fit their idea of what the team is supposed to look like. How else would they miss his usefulness? It comes down to a weird image bias.

I think we're talking about some of the same guys who freaked out because UW didnt take that guy last year who was too slow to play LB and too short to play outside (Banks iirc). His ceiling was the same as Bowman's, but he was going to be a much more expensive project.

Bowman isn't and doesn't need to be a star. He's a role player who can play the edge or interior and do both quite well given the right situation. I'm glad he's here for another season.

 

[backthepack]

Bowman sucks. Please don’t compare either Will or Pete to Bowman. Thx.

2nd team Pac 12 last year. He’s been playing or starting since his freshman year. You have a great track record of evaluations, so I’ll take your word that he sucks.

Please actually watch him especially against Oregon.

You make the dumbest points. Our whole front 7 got bets against Oregon. Herbert wasn’t touched all game. I’ve watched him for three years.

Not really. Please watch the first 3 quarters. We gassed in the 4th. Levi, Tuli, Taki, Jo, and Joe was whipping em up front.

 

[backthepack]

They just attacked Manu with RPOs, screens, and in the run game. That’s basically how they won that game. DL was very very good even when gassed. LBs just wasn’t making plays.

 

[Ballz_Mom]

Not a recruiting guru but still think he ends up being a better Ryan Bowman and[/b] I’m good with that. The one game I saw he looked like one of the few true football players it there.

You think he'll be better?

Huffman has been pissy with UW fans for the last few months but I've never seen him publicly shit talk a recruit more than this guy. His take on dawgman is essentially
-he sucks
-if he had any other commitable offers he'd be heading elsewhere
-UW is in a position where they have to take him because their recruiting is going so poorly

Wonderful

Huff was pissed because Ektard has been saying UW dropped Latu.

Huff posted on dawgman that UW was still recruiting. The DM loyalist tough talkers pushed against Huff.

I'd be pissed too if I am Huff. He may not have sources other than the kids and their parents but he doesnt make shit up like the dawgman goons.

 

[dirtysouwfdawg]

Not a recruiting guru but still think he ends up being a better Ryan Bowman and[/b] I’m good with that. The one game I saw he looked like one of the few true football players it there.

You think he'll be better?

Huffman has been pissy with UW fans for the last few months but I've never seen him publicly shit talk a recruit more than this guy. His take on dawgman is essentially
-he sucks
-if he had any other commitable offers he'd be heading elsewhere
-UW is in a position where they have to take him because their recruiting is going so poorly

Wonderful

Huff was pissed because Ektard has been saying UW dropped Latu.

Huff posted on dawgman that UW was still recruiting. The DM loyalist tough talkers pushed against Huff.

I'd be pissed too if I am Huff. He may not have sources other than the kids and their parents but he doesnt make shit up like the dawgman goons.

Tell him he’s welcome here, right @sonics1993