Just got back from "An Evening with UW" in Scottsdale. President of the foundation talked, Buchanan talked, then gave up the mic to Burman who introduced Aroyyo. (this should probably go in the football board, sorry)
He didn't have really much of anything to say. Talked for about 5 minutes (maybe) and said very little. Basically that the Pokes will get better, the coaching staff isn't satisfied, and look out for next year. He then gave the mic to English.
Marty talked a tiny bit about recruiting, most (or all) of what he said is public, I think. Let's see if I can get all this right. They got 5 new O linemen, 5 new D linemen, a running back from Canada, a linebacker from Somoa, a something from Germany, and then gave the stat that 80% of recruits that set foot on campus sign. He said they filled every need they have, so they're happy with that. Said they knew they were lacking big in the WR dept, so they got a couple junior college kids there. Also said that "this team is 10 times faster than they were" so that will help out a lot. Oh, and they're going to a 4-3 defensive set so they recruited to fill holes they would need in doing that.
Then Burman got up to talk. He was very rah rah on the football team. Went to New Mexico, won, we kick ass, aren't we great, aren't I doing a great job? Then he commented on wrestling being in the Top 25, talked about how the Cowgirls had a down year last year, but this year they will go to post season play, most likely the WNIT and just had a great win against SDSU. He then talked about women's swimming, and how they finished 2nd in the conference, which is the highest any swimming team at UW has ever finished, and commented that the facilities aren't as nice as he'd like. And then, oh yes, and THEN..... He thanked the crowd and walked off stage. Seriously. Not even a squeak about men's basketball. In total, he talked for about 5-7 minutes.
So I guess if you ignore the problem, it'll go away?
He didn't have really much of anything to say. Talked for about 5 minutes (maybe) and said very little. Basically that the Pokes will get better, the coaching staff isn't satisfied, and look out for next year. He then gave the mic to English.
Marty talked a tiny bit about recruiting, most (or all) of what he said is public, I think. Let's see if I can get all this right. They got 5 new O linemen, 5 new D linemen, a running back from Canada, a linebacker from Somoa, a something from Germany, and then gave the stat that 80% of recruits that set foot on campus sign. He said they filled every need they have, so they're happy with that. Said they knew they were lacking big in the WR dept, so they got a couple junior college kids there. Also said that "this team is 10 times faster than they were" so that will help out a lot. Oh, and they're going to a 4-3 defensive set so they recruited to fill holes they would need in doing that.
Then Burman got up to talk. He was very rah rah on the football team. Went to New Mexico, won, we kick ass, aren't we great, aren't I doing a great job? Then he commented on wrestling being in the Top 25, talked about how the Cowgirls had a down year last year, but this year they will go to post season play, most likely the WNIT and just had a great win against SDSU. He then talked about women's swimming, and how they finished 2nd in the conference, which is the highest any swimming team at UW has ever finished, and commented that the facilities aren't as nice as he'd like. And then, oh yes, and THEN..... He thanked the crowd and walked off stage. Seriously. Not even a squeak about men's basketball. In total, he talked for about 5-7 minutes.
So I guess if you ignore the problem, it'll go away?
