Last night was one of the better games I've seen in person in a long time. Probably because I was getting a beer when they made the 2 errors in the same inning. Let's hope for more of the same today...minus the errors.
Recruiting aside they simply don't look very well coached. I hope they win out and make me eat my words but there hasn't been much to give me hope. And I was a big fan of the Fickell hire.
He is a guy that can get very hot but can go ice cold just as quickly. I wonder if he will do better during scripted portions of the game and have issues when the defense adjusts? One thing in his favor is that he is elusive as hell. He will need to be with that O line.
In the 2024 class, Sexton was a 4 star committed to PSU. Roy was a 4 star committed to Minnesota. 2025 class Strebig was a 4 star committed to Notre Dame. They used to clean up on those kinds of guys.
Interesting article on elite recruits and NIL money:
https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/college-football-recruiting-elite-2026-commits-sound-off-on-nil-packages-schools-offering-most-money-to-sign/
I think the NIL stuff will mostly impact the 5-star elite recruits which UW rarely gets. Maybe 1 every couple of years?
But also
I hope none of you bought a Matthew Golden jersey (or Emmanuel Wilson for that matter):
https://www.acmepackingcompany.com/green-bay-packers-news/70216/green-bay-packers-news-matthew-golden-jersey-number-change