UrsusArctosCalifornicus said:
Don't forget to leave room in the scholly coffers for Alex Walsh & Regan Smith in 2020 though!
With Eva Merrell committed to the Dawgs for 2018, a 2019 class that doesn't appear to be quite as loaded in backstroke aces, and losing Back studs Thleen & Amy as well as Katie to graduation followed next by Abbey, no question in my mind that #1 Regan Smith & #3 Alex Walsh will represent our most important potential gets for 2020.UrsusArctosCalifornicus said:
Izzie, along with Kate Douglass, are both priority prospects IMO in the next recruiting cycle, based on their strengths in the pool v. the team's future needs, and equally as important, appearing to be a great fit with Bears! Then onto Regan Smith & Alex Walsh in the 2020 class... :p
Our pair of elite recruits here with both the credentials in the classroom and massive top-end versatility in the pool -
- Walsh: top class Breast & Back + great Free & IM
- Smith: Back & Fly superstud + solid Free & IM
Now with every top programme in the whole fricking country going to be after the duo with everything they have & more (LSJU, UGA, Horns, A&M, $C, Michigan etc), we can't just assume that either will be natural best fits for Bears, or get too attached to the idea of them wanting to be sporting the blue & gold lol - esp after the crushing recruiting success of the past few years that must have put a smug smile or two on Greg's and those furdette faces down on the farm...
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