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Dawgs New Commit ?

B Money — Thu, 14 May 2009 19:08:12 -0000

According to ESPN and Scout.com (scout lists him as a soft verbal), UW locked up kicker Alejandro Maldonado from Colton, California. He is the eight commit for the Dawgs in the 2010 class.

Neither ESPN or Scout.com has him rated, but the Scout.com story does note that he made 19 of 20 attemps in some form of workout and was offered by Sark and company. The story also mentions that he may be able to graduate early and join the team sooner than later.

Depending on the way the Kicking Team pans out this season I could see this being the second biggest commit of the entire class. A young kicker that can come in as a freshman and contribute well could be one of the cornerstones of Sark's rebuilding efforts.

Scout.com West 150 Released

B Money — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 20:51:56 -0000

and local product Jake Heaps checks in at #2. Some other noteable locals after the jump.

As usual Southern California owns the lions share of the hottest recruits this side of the Rockies. However, more noticeable this year is the larger presence of some talent grown right in our own backyard. The most notable names include:

Rank Name Pos School Ht/Wt/40 Commit

2 Jake Heaps QB Issaquah (Wash.) Skyline 6-2/195

28 Sione Potoae DT Lakewood (Wash.) Lakes 6-3/285/4.90 Washington

35 Jamaal Kearse WR Lakewood (Wash.) Lakes 6-2/200/4.59

41 Chris Young OLB Auburn (Wash.) Auburn 6-1/215 Washington

56 Aaron Dunn TE Spokane (Wash.) Mead 6-6.5/235/4.79 Washington State

64 Christian Wesley WR Silverdale (Wash.) Central Kitsap 6-4/206

69 Julious Moore DT Bellevue (Wash.) 6-0/255

79 Happy Iona DE Spanaway (Wash.) Bethel 6-2/245

93 Darius Waters OLB Lakewood (Wash.) Lakes 6-2/215 Washington

94 Mitch Saylor WR Camas (Wash.) Union 6-6/205

114 Colin Porter OG Issaquah (Wash.) Skyline 6-4/280

115 Larry Dixon RB Silverdale (Wash.) Olympic 5-10/210

122 Maxx Forde DE Woodinville (Wash.) 6-4/230

126 Jase Butorac OT Issaquah (Wash.) Skyline 6-3.5/280

127 Mike Marboe OC Wenatchee (Wash.) 6-3/280

128 John Fullington OT Belfair (Wash.) North Mason Options 6-6/270 Washington State

137 Ben Riva OT Seattle (Wash.) O'Dea 6-6/285

145 Connor Hamlett TE Lynwood (Wash.) Meadowdale 6-7/240

146 Michael Hartvigson TE Bothell (Wash.) 6-6/235

From what I can gather with 19 players on the list -- although very early -- Washington has a fine crop of young talent to harvest. The Coogs have managed to pick up two fairly complete prospects in TE Aaron Dunn and OT John Fullington. Both of these kids are from east of the mountains and commited very early.

Washington on the other hand has managed to lock up 3 of the top 100 in Potoae, Young and Waters. All three of these kids are getting serious looks from the Pac-10 schools and could shift higher in the rankings by the time their respective Senior seasons end. At number 35, Jamaal Kearse (who's brother Jermane plays for UW) is getting looks from as far away as Vanderbilt. I would expect the family and locale ties to be enough to lure him in as a fairly early commit.

My only real complaint about the list is the non-inclusion of FB Zach Fogerson from O'Dea HS in Seattle. He easily projects to be one of the top 10 FB prospects in the country. It could just be a minor oversight, or perhaps purposeful, due to the lack of importance of the position (with the rise of the spread offense). They did not include one -- I repeat, not one -- Fullback in the list. Surely Zach Fogerson is a better prospect than Mario Brown (the #15 RB prospect on the list, checking in at #150 overall).

Another thing that did shock me was the gap between Heaps at number 2 and Potoae at number 28. It signifies four things to me.

1. Heaps is by far one of the highest rated recruits to ever come from the state of Washington.

2. The In-State talent in the class of 2010 seems to be very balanced and/or

3. The In-State kids are being overlooked and/or

4. The In-State kids while strong, are overshadowed by equally strong classes from other States.

Does this mean that the Washington kids have not gotten enough looks, or does it really mean that once again Washington is playing second fiddle to California. Please give me your thoughts in the poll.

Full Scout.com West 150

Poll

Why is the gap between the two top Washington prospects so large?

Jake Heaps is just that damn good.

58 votes

California has a very strong class as well.

31 votes

Washington/South Alaska is being overlooked again.

29 votes

There has not been enough time to evaluate the WA kids.

33 votes

Other (Please share in the comments).

5 votes

156 votes | Poll has closed

Wow...

B Money — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 10:15:15 -0000

That was a pretty complete beatdown you guys gave us today. Okalahoma is now my pick to get beat (albeit narrowly) by USC in the BCS title game. Your team is excellent, and I will be keeping tabs on them throughout their Big-12 campaign. In fact watching that offense go off on my team ~~made me cry~~ entertained me so much, I'll be rooting for your Sooners as long as Bradford and that receiving corps is still in tact.

Don't Overlook UW

B Money — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 06:26:19 -0000

I'm tucked up in the rainy corner of the country in Seattle. The weekend is over and so is my anger at the Pac-10 officals calling our game. So, I figured it was time for the trash talk to begin. It seems from what I've been reading that everybody is picking OU to run right over my beloved Huskies. And while I can't seem to rationalize a terribly strong argument to contradict that sentiment, I can present to you Jake Locker. A do it all QB with more athelticisim than Tim Tebow and a natural leadership quality you cannot teach. I don't know how many of the readers of this blog are diehards who check up on scouting reports of the upcoming opponents, but to those of you who haven't seen what Jake can do, take heed.

I realize your offense is bar none, the most complete unit in the country. I fully expect the Sooners to hang at least 35-45 on the Dawgs this weekend. But our fast, athletic, young offense is starting to come together; and if they can get motivated after such a tragic ending last Saturday, your defense could be in trouble. I urge you all to watch some Jake Locker highlight videos, and read up on Fr. WR Jordan Polk who runs a 10.63 100m. Or 6'6" 255lb. TE Kevario Middleton, who is quickly becoming one of the better TE's in the conference, after only 2 games. This group may not be anything special yet; but if your Sooners aren't careful, they could find themselves in a shootout with a very hungry young team. A team that could possible eek out a victroy against a BCS contender.

US Olympic Judo Coverage

B Money — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 09:40:06 -0000

I am currently writing from Okinawa City, Japan. I'm sitting in my hotel room after my shift at work thinking. I'm thinking about how when I left my hotel this morning, there was Judo coverage on two channels. I got back to my hotel and there is still Olympic Judo coverage on as I speak.

It's amazing to watch. What I'm witnessing right now is some of the most technical grappling I've ever seen. Now I could be wrong, but before I left I heard that NBC was cutting Judo out of the events it was going to cover. If this is true, it is truly a travesty of epic proportions. I wish that all MMA fans could watch what I am watching right now. I think that any true fan of the sport, or any combat sport for that matter could use a refresher on the technicality and precision that these athletes use. As well as get a better understanding of the sport of MMA as a whole.

Since I'm gone until after the games are over, could somebody let me know if NBC is or is not covering Judo. And if they are...I encourage everybody to watch it.