Technically Washington isn't in the offseason yet.
Yeah, at this point looking at all non playoff bowl games as any sort of representation of the teams involved is pretty pointless with the number of guys teams are missing and often at key positions as well.
It sure as heck is a great chance for a great rivalry grudge match for the B1G conference the next time Washington and Michigan go head to head though. It really is a preview of things to come in B1G football!
More than a little.
Apples to oranges because of the near captive way they can recruit California.
Why?
Teams in the Central and Eastern timezones have zero need to go all the way over to California to recruit players. Why bother? They have all the players they need in Texas, the South, even Virginia/DMV, Ohio, Penn, NJ.
It definitely is harder now. Check out this article on Penn State opt outs for the Ole Miss game. They had two pro level corners not play in the game and Ole Miss roasted them through the air. I've also heard in multiple places that Franklin was able to get some of his players to NOT opt out by saying he'd play them limited snaps. Some didn't even play in the second half. This also happened on SEC teams of course.
LOL.
Yes there is. I just explained it.
Hence why they don’t recruit those places very hard. They don’t have a need to. They have California.
I lived in southern and central Cal for a short period of time when I was in the Navy. A lot of people from California like and are willing to live in the Pacific northwest. It has a good reputation. When I was in the Navy, some of the most sought after billets were in the Seattle area and northwest. A lot of people love the climate and area. I personally don't get it and will take our four seasons, but almost no one across the country that doesn't live hear feels that way about Minnesota. Most just think it's the arctic up here. In any case, I also lived in the "traditional" south of the US and no one I ever ran into down there wanted to live in the north. The "West" coast, both north and south are more similar in many ways including culturally than the "north" and "south" here in the Midwest. We have bigger challenges recruiting than Washington when things are going well at both programs.
These are excuses, not reasons.
The entire reason Washington is where they are is they have a QB from Florida
I just think you disagree with my reasons which is fine. Washington has won one national championship in the semi-modern era (1991) and is in the national championship game once again vs. the Gophers zero. There are many reasons for this. I think better access to recruiting is one of them. I also think their 12-0 season in 1991 likely doesn't happen in the B1G because we are usually the stronger conference. AND they have maybe the best quarterback in college football this year which makes up for a lot of deficiencies. Whether we can ever attract a player of that caliber through the portal to Minnesota is unknown. So far, the answer has been no.
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Ok. Well they are in their new leagues next year but I get your point. If Washington wins is it a PAC or a BIG championship?
If UCLA wins March Madness, fullspeedahead (and others) will claim that for the B1G too.
Washington enters the BIG with the best coaching staff in the conference.
Head coach and staff.
Next year will be very interesting with all four new PAC teams! Washington will start off minus maybe the best quarterback in college football and three pro level wide receivers. PJ looked a lot better when he had what I think most people now consider an above average quarterback, Tanner Morgan, and two future pro receivers.
exactly what I’m saying.
transfer QB from the U of Indiana.
Which would be a really good point if high school recruiting is the only way you can win
If you believe the U of Washington will continue to get 5* level transfers at QB every year, you have a valid point.
