Perseverance : Tommy Jacobs' Career

[el_rousso]

Re: Perseverance : Tommy Jacobs' Career

Seems like Minnesota is the best choice here, with maybe Tennessee/Washington at a close second.

I would b shocked if tommy wasn't a golden gopher next season

I can see Tommy heading out West to Washington

There are many reasons for his choice, both story-wise and gameplay-wise, so I'll let him commit and then discuss them

[el_rousso]

Re: Perseverance : Tommy Jacobs' Career

[BookWork123]

Re: Perseverance : Tommy Jacobs' Career

Good choice with U-Dub, will probably be good all four years in what is definitely the weakest of the three conferences


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[djp73]

Re: Perseverance : Tommy Jacobs' Career

Go west young man

[el_rousso]

Re: Perseverance : Tommy Jacobs' Career



Welcoming the new Huskies : Interview with 5-star quarterback Tommy Jacobs

Mason Kelley : First of all, congratulations on being the newest Husky ! What motivated your choice to go to Washington instead of elsewehere ?

Tommy Jacobs : Thanks ! Well it wasn’t a simple choice really, both Minnesota and Tennessee had amazing things to offer as well. I think it all went down with the conversation I had with coach Sarkisian back in December, he really made me think hard about going to Seattle, how great a place it was both to study and play football, and how the team and the University would benefit by having me over there.

MK : Going back to your early recruitment process, Minnesota were clearer favorites, so what made you push them aside later on ?

TJ : Well, from my point of view, I simply think that they considered me a Gopher before they started recruiting me, given my family ties with the University and the fact that I’m already a little close to the team (I’m actually one of their biggest fans). Then when Washington and Tennessee came knocking, I just realized that there are things other than simply staying home and going to a good college, and seeing the other campuses made me think about other avenues. All in all, Washington and Tennessee made me think about Minnesota, and seeing the efforts both of them made to bring me in, versus what Minnesota did to sign me, the choice wasn’t as clear as it was at the start of my recruitment process.

MK : Did coach Sarkisian tell you anything about the role you’ll have at Washington starting next season ?

TJ : We haven’t talked about it yet, but my goal is to go there and perform as well as I can, hopefully I get to play as much as I would like, but I realize it all comes down to the coaching staff. I know that Keith (Price) is a senior, he had a great season last year, so it’ll be hard to take his place, but I’m one of those that think you have to earn your spot, so whether I do well enough to be on the roster or not, I’ll respect the decision made by the staff.

MK : What’s next for you until moving to Seattle ?

TJ : First of all, I’ll be studying for the final exams, then there’s prom and all that, and then there’s packing things and moving to the West Coast, finding a place, either on campus or in the city. Getting ready for pre-season will be a good part of what’s left to do as well, to be ready for the new season, whatever my role is.

[el_rousso]

Re: Perseverance : Tommy Jacobs' Career

Good choice with U-Dub, will probably be good all four years in what is definitely the weakest of the three conferences

I'm looking forward to those years of competition in the Pac-12 !

Go west young man

Thanks for following, let's hope he'll have a great career there !

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I also mentioned there were gameplay-wise reasons to Tommy's choice of going to Washington. First of all, I like the storyline possibilities of a student going to college in another part of the country, a change of scenery from the home setting provides some good opportunities for character development. Secondly, I haven't played a Dynasty in the West yet, but I had done SEC (well part of one) and Big Ten ones (added to that, my first Big Ten Dynasty mode game was with Minnesota, so I wanted a change as well). Finally, when I began that write-up, pretty much the only active Pac-12 dynasty on here was the Oregon State one by Matt10, but there are numerous good SEC and Big Ten ones (namely DeeGeezy's, Tearz49ers' in the SEC and Cheese's, Hellisan's and DavidTheGreat20's in the Big Ten), so I wanted to do one in a lesser-shown conference. Of course, since the beginning of my write-up, both superjames1992s Cal and BookWork123's write-up are set in the Pac-12, so the conference will be well-represented as well.

BTW, I have updated the rules on the first page, to reflect the upcoming NCAA Football portion of the write-up.

[el_rousso]

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Wasington Huskies Roster - 2013
#	OFFENSE	POS	HT	WT	CLASS	HOMETOWN
2	Kasen Williams	WR	6-2	216	JR	Redmond, WA
3	Troy Williams	QB	6-2	205	FR	Tracy, CA
4	Jaydon Mickens	WR	5-10	170	SO	Pleasanton, CA
5	Jeff Lindquist	QB	6-3	234	rFR	North Marysville, WA
8	Kevin Smith	WR	5-11	213	SR	Westminster, CA
10	Cyler Miles	QB	6-4	223	rFR	Colorado Springs, CO
12	Dwayne Washington	RB	6-1	205	rFR	Fresno, CA
13	Tommy Jacobs	QB	6-1	205	FR	Blaine, MN
15	Darrell Daniels	WR	6-4	220	FR	Los Angeles, CA
16	Marvin Hall	WR	5-10	181	SO	San Dimas, CA
17	Keith Price	QB	6-1	202	rSR	Fontana, CA
19	Diandre Campbell	WR	6-1	198	rJR	Yorba Linda, CA
23	Kendyl Taylor	WR	5-10	200	SO	Sierra Vista, AZ
24	Jessie Callier	RB	5-10	211	JR	Pasadena, CA
25	Bishop Sankey	RB	5-10	200	JR	Everett, WA
28	LaVon Coleman	RB	5-11	210	FR	Monrovia, CA
43	Cooper Peluer	RB	6-3	230	rJR	Kenmore, WA
52	Jake Eldercamp	OL	6-5	292	rFR	Walla Walla, WA
59	Ben Riva	OL	6-6	302	rJR	Black Diamond, WA
60	Shane Brostek	OL	6-4	280	SO	Wahiawa, HI
63	Taylor Hindy	OL	6-4	295	rFR	Newport Hills, WA
64	Colin Tanigawa	OL	6-3	281	rJR	Petaluma, CA
65	Siosifa Tufunga	OL	6-2	307	SO	Stanford, CA
70	James Atoe	OL	6-6	335	rJR	Troutdale, OR
72	Micah Hatchee	OL	6-5	293	JR	Wahiawa, HI
73	Andrew Kirkland	OL	6-6	300	FR	Monterey Park, CA
75	Erik Kohler	OL	6-4	299	rJR	Ontario, CA
76	Dexter Charles	OL	6-4	292	rSO	Mercer Island, WA
78	Mike Criste	OL	6-5	295	rJR	Torrance, CA
80	Evan Hudson	TE	6-5	262	rJR	Black Diamond, WA
81	Damore'ea Stringfellow	WR	6-3	215	FR	San Gabriel, CA
82	Jamaal Jones	TE	6-3	216	SO	Hoquiam, WA
84	Michael Hartvigson	TE	6-6	255	rJR	Sahalee, WA
88	Austin Seferian-Jenkins	TE	6-6	266	JR	Opportunity, WA
89	Antavius Simms	WR	6-0	199	SR	West Augusta, GA
#	DEFENSE	POS	HT	WT	CLASS	HOMETOWN
1	Sean Parker	DB	5-10	190	SR	Vista, CA
6	Jermaine Kelly	DB	6-2	225	SO	Hemet, CA
7	Shaq Thompson	LB	6-2	225	SO	Buena Park, CA
9	Brandon Beaver	DB	6-0	181	rSR	Huntington Park, CA
10	John Timu	LB	6-1	231	JR	Pomona, CA
11	Elijah Qualls	DL	6-1	282	FR	Lodi, CA
14	Taz Stevenson	DB	6-1	215	SR	Waipahu, HI
18	Gregory Ducre	DB	5-10	177	SR	Casa de Oro, CA
20	Trevor King	DB	6-2	172	FR	Hesperia, CA
21	Marcus Peters	DB	5-11	194	SO	Manteca, CA
22	Josh Shirley	DL	6-3	230	rJR	El Cajon, CA
26	Travell Dixon	DB	6-1	190	JR	San Clemente, CA
27	Trevor Walker	DB	5-10	190	FR	Laguna Hills, CA
29	Connor O'Brien	LB	6-3	235	FR	Fremont, CA
30	Joe Mathis	DL	6-4	250	FR	Berkeley, CA
31	Cleveland Wallace	DB	5-11	171	rFR	Santa Clara, CA
32	Tre Watson	DB	5-9	183	rSR	Sunnyside, WA
33	Marcus Farria	DL	6-4	226	FR	San Luis, AZ
34	Sean Constantine	LB	6-2	230	FR	Lacey, WA
37	Will Shamburger	DB	6-0	185	rSR	San Clemente, CA
41	Travis Feeney	LB	6-4	209	SO	Temple City, CA
42	Cory Littleton	LB	6-3	230	SO	Manhattan Beach, CA
44	Pio Vatuvei	DL	6-2	281	SO	San Marcos, CA
47	Scott Lawyer	LB	6-2	233	SO	Arden-Arcade, CA
50	Thomas Tutogi	LB	6-0	242	SR	Daly City, CA
52	Hau'oli Jamora	DL	6-3	260	rJR	Kailua, HI
55	Sione Potoa'e	DL	6-2	271	SR	Tacoma, WA
58	Jamaal Kearse	LB	6-1	226	JR	Bothell, WA
71	Danny Shelton	DL	6-1	317	JR	East Hill-Meridian, WA
91	Connor Cree	DL	6-4	245	SO	Seattle, WA
93	Andrew Hudson	DL	6-3	249	rJR	Napa, CA
99	Josh Banks	DL	6-2	265	SR	Lahinaluna, HI
#	SPECIAL TEAMS	POS	HT	WT	CLASS	HOMETOWN
45	Korey Durkee	P	6-4	225	SO	West Lake Stevens, WA
46	Travis Coons	PK	6-2	205	SR	Cerritos, CA

Red : Denotes redshirt status for 2013

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Coaching staff hands out redshirts for 2013, Qualls and Jacobs both to sit out

Coach Sarkisian met with the reporters after the redshirting announcements, and he had this to say : "We have handed out 8 redshirts for this season, all to freshmen who we believe will benefit from this extra year of training. We are confident that this year away from competition will be helpful in the long run."

Among the redshirted freshmen, defensive tackle Elijah Qualls and quarterback Tommy Jacobs jump quickly to the eye. "In both cases, we are looking to extend their eligibility because of the depth already in their positions. Elijah is a great player already, and we feel it wouldn't do him any good to play only occasional snaps on defense, so we'll be working with him all season and preparing him for a potential starting role next season. It's basically the same for Tommy. The fact that Keith (Price) is the established senior allow us to take our time with him, and prepare him to take over at starting quarterback from 2014 and on. We have a young core at the quarterback position, and with Keith graduating at the end of the season, next season is all up for grabs."

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Washington Huskies Projected Depth Chart - 2013
Regular Offense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
WR	Kasen Williams	Jaydon Mickens	Kendyl Taylor	Damore'ea Stringfellow
TE	Austin Seferian-Jenkins	Michael Hartvigson	Evan Hudson
LT	Micah Hatchee	Dexter Charles	James Atoe
LG	Colin Tanigawa	Dexter Charles	James Atoe
C	Erik Kohler	Dexter Charles	James Atoe
RG	Mike Criste	Dexter Charles	James Atoe
RT	Ben Riva	Dexter Charles	James Atoe
WR	Kevin Smith	Diandre Campbell	Antavius Simms
QB	Keith Price	Cyler Miles	Jeff Lindquist
FB	Cooper Pelluer	Michael Hartvigson	Jessie Callier
HB	Bishop Sankey	Dwayne Washington	Jessie Callier	Michael Hartvigson
Base 4-3 Defense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
LDE	Josh Shirley	Connor Cree	Hau'oli Jamora
LDT	Sione Potoa'e	Josh Banks	Connor Cree
RDT	Danny Shelton	Hau'oli Jamora
RDE	Andrew Hudson	Connor Cree	Hau'oli Jamora
WLB	Travis Feeney	John Timu	Shaq Tompson
MLB	John Timu	Shaq Thompson	Thomas Tutogi	Jamaal Kearse
SLB	Scott Lawyer	John Timu	Shaq Thompson
CB	Marcus Peters	Travell Dixon	Brandon Beaver
SS	Tre Watson	Brandon Beaver	Will Shamburger
FS	Sean Parker	Trevor Walker	Taz Stevenson
CB	Gregory Ducre	Shaq Thompson
Special Teams
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
K	Travis Coons	Korey Durkee
P	Korey Durkee	Travis Coons
PR	Travell Dixon	Kasen Williams	Kevin Smith	Bishop Sankey
KR	Travell Dixon	Kasen Williams	Kevin Smith	Bishop Sankey
LS	Micah Hatchee	Erik Kohler	Colin Tanigawa

[djp73]

Re: Perseverance : Tommy Jacobs' Career

what are Tommy's odds of beating out the more experiences Miles and Lindquist next season?

[el_rousso]

Re: Perseverance : Tommy Jacobs' Career

what are Tommy's odds of beating out the more experiences Miles and Lindquist next season?

Gameplay-wise, I'd say they're pretty good, considering the fact the Tommy is rated just about equal to both Miles and Lindquist, and while they'll have one more season under their belts, they'll still be only backups, so will see limited game time behind clear-cut starter Price. Added to that the fact that I don't personally like scramblers (which Miles is), and that Tommy's important physical attributes are better than Lindquist's, his chances to be the starter next season are looking good.

Storyline-wise, coach Sarkisian has stated in his latest interview that Tommy is pegged to be the starter next season, barring some situation that would make one of the other QBs an over-the-top favorite. That part will be dictated by the season, but unless Price is injured early in the season and either Miles or Lindquist post a Heisman-worthy season, I'm pretty sure Tommy can win the starting job over the other two.

Thanks for following, it's always nice to answer reader questions !

[el_rousso]

Re: Perseverance : Tommy Jacobs' Career

Washington Huskies 2013 Schedule
DATE	OPPONENT	RESULT
Aug 31	vs #18 Boise State Broncos	Won, 20-17
Sep 14	at Illinois Fighting Illini - at Soldier Field	Lost, 24-17
Sep 21	vs Idaho State Bengals	Won, 33-14
Sep 28	vs #24 Arizona Wildcats	Won, 40-6
Oct 5	at #1 Stanford Cardinal	Won, 33-8
Oct 12	vs #12 Oregon Ducks	Lost, 37-31
Oct 19	at Arizona State Sun Devils	Won, 54-51 (3OT)
Oct 26	vs California Golden Bears	Won, 42-27
Nov 9	vs Colorado Buffaloes	Won, 35-10
Nov 15	at #9 UCLA Bruins	Lost, 45-35
Nov 23	at Oregon State Beavers	Won, 40-10
Nov 29	vs Washington State Cougars	Won, 44-20
Jan 1	vs #5 Kansas State Wildcats - Fiesta Bowl	Won, 30-10

Ranks listed at the time of scheduling/playing the game

[gsutiger]

Re: Perseverance : Tommy Jacobs' Career

Was shocked I picked Tommy's team right. I hope he uses this redshirt year to work hard and come in next season and kick butt

[el_rousso]

Re: Perseverance : Tommy Jacobs' Career

Was shocked I picked Tommy's team right. I hope he uses this redshirt year to work hard and come in next season and kick butt

Yeah, you had picked the right one, congrats ! And yes, the plan for Tommy is to work hard on his game to be ready for next season, and to take over starting duties for the next four years !

Thanks for the reply, glad to see you follow !

[el_rousso]

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[el_rousso]

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Matchup Preview  |  August 31, 2013
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#18 Boise State Broncos (0-0, 0-0 MWC)		Washington Huskies (0-0, 0-0 Pac-12)
Offensive Stats Comparison 0.0 Points Per Game 0.0 0 Total Offensive Yards 0 0 Passing Yards 0 0 Rushing Yards 0 Defensive Stats Comparison 0.0 Points Allowed 0.0 0 Total Yards Allowed 0 0 Passing Yards Allowed 0 0 Rushing Yards Allowed 0 Roster Matchup # Player YR OVR SPD POS # Player YR OVR SPD 16 Joe Southwick rSR 90 80 QB 17 Keith Price rSR 85 79 27 Jay Ajayi rSO 85 90 HB 25 Bishop Sankey JR 89 90 85 Holden Huff rSO 52 85 FB 43 Cooper Pelluer rJR 73 77 2 Matt Miller rJR 90 85 WR 2 Kasen Williams JR 89 85 34 Kirby Moore rSR 81 85 WR 8 Kevin Smith SR 86 95 87 Gabe Linehan rSR 79 81 TE 88 Austin Seferian-Jenkins JR 92 80 78 Charles Leno rSR 89 63 LT 72 Micah Hatchee JR 89 67 77 Spencer Gerke rSR 88 63 LG 64 Colin Tanigawa rJR 84 65 65 Matt Paradis rSR 81 63 C 75 Erik Kohler rJR 85 59 76 Jake Broyles rSR 82 61 RG 78 Mike Criste rJR 81 62 71 Rees Odihiambo rSO 75 67 RT 59 Ben Riva rJR 78 61 8 DeMarcus Lawrence rJR 82 80 LE 22 Josh Shirley rJR 89 84 43 Ricky Tjong A Tjoe rSR 80 63 DT 55 Sione Potoa'e SR 87 69 54 Duece Mataele JR 78 65 DT 71 Danny Shelton JR 87 61 48 Kharyee Marshall rSR 78 76 RE 93 Andrew Hudson rJR 83 79 38 Corey Bell JR 58 87 LOLB 41 Travis Feeney SO 81 88 13 Blake Renaud JR 84 82 MLB 10 John Timu JR 87 86 36 Tyler Gray SO 76 84 ROLB 47 Scott Lawyer SO 85 86 1 Brian Douglas rJR 81 91 CB 21 Marcus Peters SO 82 88 5 Donte Deayon SO 71 89 CB 18 Gregory Ducre SR 81 90 10 Jeremy Ioane rJR 83 88 FS 1 Sean Parker SS 91 88 4 Darian Thompson rSO 77 86 SS 32 Tre Watson rSR 84 93 42 Dan Goodale rJR 77 72 PK 46 Travis Coons SR 84 59 14 Trevor Harmon rSR 89 65 P 45 Korey Durkee SO 86 50

[el_rousso]

Re: Perseverance : Tommy Jacobs' Career

Bishop Sankey slips a tackle, and had 79 yards rushing on 18 carries in the game, with two touchdowns.

Huskies upset #18 Broncos, Coons 50yd FG prove to be enough

Seattle, WA -- Senior kicker Travis Coons' 50-yard field goal in the 3rd quarter was enough to secure the first win of the season for the Huskies, as they prevented a late comeback by Boise State to secure a 20-17 victory over the Broncos yesterday. Washington's ground attack was pretty much neutralized, gaining only 55 yards for the game, but senior quarterback Keith Price's 294 passing yards were enough to see his team upset the Broncos and record their first W of the year. Price went 30-for-41 and threw a touchdown pass to junior running back Bishop Sankey in the second quarter, after Sankey himself scored the first touchdown of the season on the opening drive of the game, a 6-yard score.

It was 17-0 when the Broncos finally scored, when junior kicker Dan Goodale drilled a 35-yard field goal to open the score for Boise State, near the end of the first half. Washington opened the second half with Coons' second field goal of the match, from 50 yards out (he had also kicked a 34-yarder late in the first quarter), and the Huskies' defense finally stopped the Broncos when it counted, after giving up 14 unanswered points in the final quarter. From there on it was only a matter of eating up the clock and seeing the game through to the end.

Still, it wasn't a game that went well in every aspect. For starters, Washington's offensive line appeared shaky, letting Price alone on numerous plays and allowing the Broncos to sack him a monstrous 12 times. On the defensive side, there was not enough pressure placed on Broncos quarterback Joe Southwick, and Washington's defensive coordinator Justin Wilcox was quick to point out the fact that "had he been on a better day, the result could've easily ben reversed, we were lucky to get away with the win at all." We can bet that even though the Huskies came out victorious, some extra practice drills on both sides of the ball have already been scheduled in light of the team's performance against Boise State.

The Huskies have a bye in Week 2, before traveling east on Week 3 to face the Illinois Fighting Illini at Soldier Field in Chicago on September 14.

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Boise State Broncos at Washington Huskies
Aug 31, 2013 1 2 3 4 F #18 BSU (0-0, 0-0 MWC) 0 3 0 14 17 WASH (0-0, 0-0 Pac-12) 10 7 3 0 20 Top Performers PASS: Keith Price (WASH) - 30-41, 294 yds, TD, INT RUSH: Bishop Sankey (WASH) - 18 car, 79 yds, TD REC: Matt Miller (BSU) - 4 rec, 117 yds	Team Stats Comparison BSU WASH First Downs 13 22 3rd Down Efficiency 7-17 8-17 4th Down Efficiency 0-0 0-1 Total Yards 358 505 Passing Yards 214 294 Rushing Yards 77 55 Penalties-Penalty Yards 1-0 0-0 Turnovers 0 1 Time of Possession 17:09 18:51
Scoring Summary FIRST QUARTER SCORING BSU WASH 7:28 (WASH) TD Wash : B. Sankey, 6 yd TD run (XP) 0 7 3:06 (WASH) FG Wash : T. Coons, 34 yd FG 0 10 SECOND QUARTER SCORING BSU WASH 5:19 (WASH) TD Wash : B. Sankey, 3 yd pass from K. Price (XP) 0 17 1:35 (BSU) FG Boise : D. Goodale, 35 yd FG 3 17 THIRD QUARTER SCORING BSU WASH 4:14 (WASH) FG Wash : T. Coons, 50 yd FG 3 20 FOURTH QUARTER SCORING BSU WASH 7:43 (BSU) TD Boise : J. Fields, 3 yd run (XP) 10 20 5:10 (BSU) TD Boise : J. Southwick, 1 yd run (XP) 17 20