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This team fell apart when the games mattered. Not trying to hate, just telling the truth.

Recruiting is even more volatile now, especially with NIL deals factoring in. Though I do hope the young man realizes that taxes are quite high in Cali, so if they are throwing that kind of serious money around, you need to factor in your taxes. Now, as for him going to USC, well I don't get it outside of the money angle. If that's all it is, I don't think the commit will stick. I'd say with 90% certainty that this staff sticks on him to get him to flip.

I don't disagree with you, watched him quite a bit at Westlake and he was a baller there. If he has another great year, I could also potentially see him going #1. Depends on who needs a QB in the next draft and what you're willing to trade, etc.

Leavitt is pretty good, but I'm not sure he's all that. Struggles as a passer, won't have a great RB to take the edge off himself. I think the game with ASU was a lot closer than it probably should've been but we'll see how it goes. As for Klubnik, he had a rough start to his college career, but he's come a long quite a bit. We'll see how he goes this year. For Arch, I think the talent is obvious, even in the small sample sizes we saw. He'll have some lumps early on but now that he is the clear guy, he'll improve leaps and bounds, imo. I also agree with Gerry about Sellers, great QB but I'm not sure they have the guys around him to maximize his talent. Which would be unfortunate.

I think it is, there is talent in that room. It'll be up to Baker to make it work.

Don't look down on the DT room, I think they can get to a really good place. Some good additions over the off-season to help fill in a room that was bare outside of the guys already there, in part because of Davis. I've been impressed with what Baker has done with the room in just 1 recruiting cycle.

So, the teams he'll be playing are much tougher than anything WSU played. Not only that, his OL doesn't look all that impressive and he's having to build a new rapport with his receivers. Not saying they can't be good, I just don't see where all the excitement is coming from for them. Even defensively, they lost a lot of key pieces. But I see where you're coming from.

Eh, I don't get all the hype. New system, new players and new playcaller, etc. I'm sure they'll be improved offensively, but didn't they lose a crap ton defensively? I can't see them being drastically better.

Isn't that a reflection on Coach Pierce though?

I honestly love what they're doing with the LB room. It's in much better shape than what Coach Sark inherited when he first arrived. Lots of really good talent starting to take shape there.

I'm not sure he's thinking about or looking for common ground, lol.

Man what is about Arky that is giving us so much trouble lol.

Ah right, my apologies then. I must've missed the original article.

I'm sorry, I think you read the list wrong. They have Texas at #1 and Penn State at #4? Unless I completely whiffed on the sarcasm here?

So if Guilbeau moves to the other Corner spot, who fills in at Nickel?