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Road to 1991 Perfection: When Emtman Played, it was That s Not Normal The University of Washington defensive tackle remains quite possibly the greatest player in Husky history. Author: The Huskies first looked at the Cheney, Washington, product as an offensive tackle. He wanted to wear his high school No. 74, but the coaching staff gave it to Mike Lustyk from Interlake High School in the Seattle suburbs who was the more heavily recruited recruit coming in. Emtman showed up in 1989 as a redshirt freshman defensive tackle, long and lean, maybe 6-foot-4 and 270 pounds, and he made his first Husky start at the tail end of that season. ....
Building a Fence: Keeping Washington Blue Chips Home Everyone around UWDawgpound is feeling a bit down about some of the recruiting misses lately on homegrown blue chip players and wondering why players seem to be deserting the hometown squad to play elsewhere. Emeka Egbuka is heading to Ohio State, and it seems like JT Tuimolau is likely headed elsewhere as well. Some are staying home, like Sam Huard, but it feels like more misses than hits. This begs the question: Are the Huskies doing a good job keeping their home state talent at home? The short answer is: yes. They re not getting 100% of the top players in the state. They never have and they never will, nor will any school keep all the best homegrown players for themselves. Players are people, and they pick schools for all kinds of reasons. Geographic proximity to their high school is a big one, but far from the only one. Top players in every state cross state lines all the time, and not just from the hi ....