The Huskies have had a lot of engaging characters over the years and one trait I admire is swagger.   There's a fine line between bragging and having swagger and confidence.  I'm reminded of the story about Reggie Williams first year.  When confronted by the rest of the team about who was better he or or Charles Frederick, Reggie responded "I'm the best Wide Receiver in this room"  

He promptly went out and proved this in practice and his first game (4 catches for 134 yards against Michigan's highly touted corner Marlin Jackson) and almost had a 1000 yrd season.   The asset that champions have,  that cannot be coached,  is an unending faith in themselves and their abilities. 

 I'm going to be watching some of the younger players and seeing if there's that standout personality and swagger.  There's no reason any player cannot play early.  Football is about beating your opponent and the odds consistently.   I'm glad Sark is bringing back passion to Husky Football.  Some of the best teams are often the most penalized because each player is giving his all on every down.  I want the Dawgs to play hard and clean and "know" they will get that win.  Here's to a new era.  

 There was once a time where I followed recruiting like it was some long playing Drama.  It was a rollercoaster ride with ups and downs aplenty.  About a couple of years ago I thought I'd leverage the data now on the internet and see how the rating services did in their evaluations knowing full well that they have no crystal ball either and can only basetheir results on what they've seen.  I found that even amongst Blue Chip players there is a significant amount of underachievement and bad luck.   Let's look at the University of Washington's luck with Rivals Top 100 players since 2002

• 2002 - Nathan Rhodes #1 OL available -   Result =  Never played a down as he had a bad back.
• Donnie Mateaki -  DL -  Finally saw the field and was pretty average. 
• 2003 - Craig Chambers WR -  Showed flashes of brilliance but clashed with coach and left team.
• 2004 -  Matt Tuiasosop QB-  Elected to play baseball
• 2006 - Jake Locker QB -  Still playing,  maturing nicely and unbelievable skills running the ball.
• 2008 - Kevario Middleton TE -  Looking for this young man to break out.

I've sampled other teams as well and noticed that it doesn't matter if you're talking about the UW or USC the transition from high school ball to college is huge.  USC had quite a few transfers and players that didn't live up to their HS rankings IMO.   I think that more important is a coaching staff that knows their system and what type of players thrive in such a system. So while I  am happy to see the good talent coming to the UW and Sarks team I'm hoping that they can fulfill whatever potential they have.  I  relish the one star kid as well.