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  • LongIslandZagFan
    Moderator
    • Feb 2007
    • 13951

    #16
    Originally posted by MDABE80 View Post
    Doesn't wanna be here, it's best he rolls. Best wishes. Nice kid and nice family. I don't think this is too good for him. If you knew Erickson, you'd know that he could talk an Eskimo into ordering ice. Hope this works out for the young Brock. If it doesn't he'll hopefully be back to the NW.
    Give it a rest Abe.. just because he chose football over basketball doesn't mean he didn't love GU. I suspect he'll be a lifelong Zag fan.

    Best of luck to him.
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    • BobZag
      Dark Lord of the Zag
      • Jan 2007
      • 15379

      #17
      Originally posted by brian_sun View Post
      BobZag: did you forget he won not 1, but 2 National Championships with Miami, with one of them actually shared with UW in 91? I remembered that UW team vividly with Spokane boy Emtman anchoring that D Line. Too bad, there wasn't a BCS championship game that season, and if there was one, I am pretty sure my UW team will give his Miami team a good beat down.

      But my recollection of Erickson was pretty much the days he coached the Seahawks. He was so terrible. So I thought he was a terrible coach. But obviously, he's found more success in the college rank.

      But for Brock to make a committment to ASU at this point, he's got to look at the history. Does Dennis Erickson have a good history of developing good QB's? I don't think so. He was terrible developing QB with the Seahawks, and he didn't do any better in SF. Name me 1 QB that was successful under Erickson. Even with those powerful Miami teams, QB plays were not a strength. To me, Brock would be better going to a school like Boise State, or Hawaii which have a system of developing great QBs. I think Brock only look at ASU's record the past year, and feel Erickson has all the recruiting tools he needs to build the ASU program to the late 80's, early 90's Miami program. But as long as Pete Carroll is in USC, ASU will never out-recruit USC. ASU football will always be the 2nd best program in the PAC 10. I don't think ASU is the Miami of the Erickson days. I don't think he choose the wrong sports, but I think he chooses the wrong coach.
      John Friesz had a nice career in the NFL. Scott Linehan is an NFL head coach and a premier offensive coordinator in the NFL. Kenny Hobert chose the USFL but would've had a shot at the NFL. How'd Holmgren do his first 4 years at Seattle while having complete roster control? Compare the records. Look it up. I don't give a rat's arse about UW. Erickson is a premier college coach. Drop back passers who can buy time are his specialty, that's Brock. He took a Central Washington University QB and turned the D2 QB into a NFL starter who is still starting today.
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      • kyle dixon
        Zag for Life
        • Mar 2007
        • 1058

        #18
        Dennis

        As much as I have a hard time with Dennis Erickson, he wins games. Congrats Brock and best of luck to the Sun Devils.

        I really liked the idea of Brock joining the Zags in that 4 role. However I feel some good vibrations with recruits and wisdom from our strong moderators who are indicating something big shortly. I will leave it short and leave it to the great Father Tony who once said, "The Best is Yet to come."


        Go Zags-

        Dixon

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        • mendiant
          Zag for Life
          • Feb 2007
          • 1187

          #19
          Wish the very best for Brock...

          I was very dissappointed to read that he would not be with us physically in 2009....

          But I suspect that he will be a big GU BB fan while at ASU.

          Many virtual hugs to Brock...

          love,
          mendiant
          A Zag is generous.

          A Zag knows he is much more than the sum of his stats.

          A Zag has a desire to be part of something that is bigger than himself.

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