Running back Jouvensly Bazile commits to the Cougs
The three star prospect is the fourth verbal commitment
WSU has gotten for the class of 2019
By Chet Broberg Coug Center June 29th, 2018
Washington State’s backfield has been filled with
talented running backs in recent years and Thursday, Mike Leach may have found
his next star. Jouvensly Bazile out of Naples, Florida announced on Twitter
that he will be coming to Pullman in 2019.
Bazile is a three star prospect who measures in at 5’10
and 180 pounds according to 247Sports. Aside from WSU, his notable scholarship
offers are from Nebraska, North Carolina and Pittsburgh.
Bazile appears to already posses the multi-dimensional
skillset that Leach looks for in running backs. In each of the last two
seasons, Bazile recorded more than 380 yards rushing and 250 receiving. He also
returned kicks and punts for Golden Gate High School.
In addition to football, Bazile was a standout in his
most recent track season. He ran a season best 10.90 in the 100 yard dash and
set a new personal record with 23’ 3.5 in the long jump. While flying under the
recruiting radar a bit, the Naples product looks like an electric athlete.
New outside receivers coach Steve Spurrier Jr. is
Bazile’s primary recruiter. With all the coaching turnover over the offseason
recruiting regions must have underwent a lot of change, but it comes as little
surprise that Spurrier is responsible for southern states.
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4th of July events on the Palouse
News from Pullman Radio.com
There will be several 4th of July celebrations on the
Palouse Wednesday. It all starts with
the Whitman County Fire District 12 fundraiser breakfast in Johnson at the fire
hall beginning at 7:00. That's followed
by the annual Johnson 4th of July parade at 10:00.
The annual 4th of July celebration and Mutt Strut in
Moscow begins at 10:00. The event in
Friendship Square includes music and free popsicles.
The Albion 4th of July parade gets underway at 11:00
followed by food and activities in the park.
Whitman County Fire District 11 Volunteers will have their firetrucks on
display after the parade at the fire station.
The Endicott 4th of July celebration starts at 3:00. Events include a kiddie parade, dunking booth
and ice cream. There will be fireworks
in Endicott at dusk.
The largest 4th of July celebration on the Palouse begins
in Sunnyside Park in Pullman at 5:00.
The Pullman Community 4th of July Celebration includes a BBQ and music
from the Community Band of the Palouse, folksinger Dan Maher and the Fabulous
Kingpins. There will be fireworks at
dusk choreographed to music on New Country 104.3 FM. Pullman Transit will run free shuttle buses
to Sunnyside Park. All the money raised
inside the park through BBQ sales helps pay for the fireworks. Organizers are still accepting pie
donations. Pies can be dropped off at
the Pullman Chamber of Commerce Office until 5:00 Tuesday night or from 3:00 to
5:00 Wednesday at the park.
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Commentary: Putting the WSU athletics deficit into
perspective
ByBARRY BOLTON Cougfan.com 7/2/2018
THE ACCUMULATED debt incurred by Washington State’s
athletic department has attracted considerable attention in recent months but
USA Today took it to the next level last week with a story that included emails
on the matter — secured via public-records request — between Kirk Schulz, Bill
Moos and others within WSU.
Washington State’s budget challenge in athletics —
projected to grow to a cumulative $84.9 million by the end of the 2023 fiscal
year — wasn’t the focal point of USA
Today’s article (Is overspending catching up to these Power 5 schools?), but it
was the peg around which the topic was broached.
Here are some excerpts relative to the WSU portions of
the article:
“Understand the magnitude of the problem,” WSU vice
president Stacy Pearson wrote in an (August 2017) email to Bill Moos. WSU’s
athletic director last year. “Athletics has by far the largest cumulative
deficit than all other campus areas combined … The entire university has to
work to reduce this deficit, and it can’t be done if Athletics continues to
spend millions into deficit each year. I obviously have come to understand your
challenges, but you simply must make progress to reduce these deficits.”
The story says Moos responded by forwarding the message
to President Schulz and requesting a meeting. Schulz then responded: “Let’s
meet. As you are aware, the university is simply running out of money and we
have lost virtually (all) of our financial flexibility. I delivered a similar
message to the medical school.”
Since then, Moos has left for Nebraska and the Cougar
athletic department announced a month ago that it is implementing a budget
management plan that will narrow annual deficits steadily until achieving
slightly above break even in FY 2024. The expense side of the ledger in WSU
athletics is widely considered pretty tight right now so the plan is — rightly
— heavily reliant on boosting revenue through increased donations, improved
media rights payouts and possibly increased student fees.
All that makes sense. What has not been stated clearly by
WSU leaders is this: the deficit spending of recent years is driven largely by
the debt service on the massive investment in facilities for football that was
needed to make up for the previous two decades of neglect.
As we’ve stated on these pages before, the Cougar
Football Complex and Martin Stadium renovation were long overdue and set the
table for WSU to complete in the Pac-12 long term. These investments — as well
as those in coaches, nutrition and more — were critical in order for WSU to
compete with the rest of the conference.
That message is one you almost exclusively find on
Cougfan.com. Granted, Schulz and new AD Patrick Chun are in delicate positions
— needing to address the deficits while being mindful of alums, faculty and
others in the community who are critical of athletics — but their sheepishness
to make a declarative statement about what these current deficits have yielded
(relevance in the Pac-12 after two decades of facilities neglect) means they’re
permitting a one-sided PR narrative.
The $69 million in accumulated debt so far, and the $84
million it will be by the time the budget is balanced, was not money flushed
down the toilet. It was money that made up for years of sticking to the status
quo and now sets Cougar football on course for years of continued success.
By ANGIE MACHADO
Cougfan
Sun July 01 2018
USA Today recently released athletic department spending and revenue reports for
the 2017 fiscal year. The report focuses solely on public institutions, and
shows Texas leading the pack in both revenue and expenditures.
Big 12 Texas brought in over $214 million in revenue and
spent just over $207 million on department expenses. Texas A & M wasn't far behind, bringing
in nearly $212 million while spending $146 million.
Not surprising, 6 of the top ten revenue generating
programs were in the SEC. Texas A &
M (2), Alabama (5), Georgia (6), Florida (8), LSU (9), and Auburn (10). Not to be outdone however, the Big 10 held
three of the top ten spots with Ohio State (3), Michigan (4) and Oklahoma (7).
The gap in revenue has grown significantly in a ten year
period. In 2007, only twelve programs
reported revenue of above $80 million. Today that number is 120 programs with
revenue over the $80 million mark, with 69 of those programs over the $100
million threshold.
Spending has also risen on the same pace. In 2007, six
programs spent over $80 million. In
2017, that number has grown to 107 programs spending over $80 million per year.
While the PAC 12 does not have any program in the top 10
in revenue and expenses, they come close.
Here is a look at where the PAC 12 stacks up (only 10 programs report as
Stanford and USC are private institutions).
==SLIDE 1 of 10
NO. 12 OREGON
2017 TOTAL REVENUE: $145, 417,315 (2007 Revenue:
$50,489,771)
Ticket Sales: $26,492,333
Contributions: $55,713,539
Rights/Licensing: $54,172,744
Student Fees: 0
School Contributions: $271,222
Other: $8,767,477
TOTAL EXPENSES: $119,945,650 (2007 Expenses: $49,531,150)
Coaching/Staff: $42,846,482
Scholarships: $12,123,903
Facilities/Overhead: $34,597,773
Other: $30,377,492
==SLIDE2 of 10
NO. 20 WASHINGTON
DB JoJo McIntosh
(Photo: M. Samek, 247Sports)
2017 TOTAL
REVENUE: $128,745,183 (2007 Revenue: $59,648,541)
Ticket Sales: $26,480,596
Contributions: $35,367,278
Rights/Licensing: $53,221,324
Student Fees: 0
School Contributions: $3,742,614
Other: $9,933,371
TOTAL EXPENSES: $123,503,513 (2007 Expenses: $50,795,299)
Coaching/Staff: $39,309,318
Scholarships: $13,211,739
Facilities/Overhead: $21,592,238
Other: $49,390,218
==SLIDE 3 of 10
NO. 29 UCLA
2017 TOTAL REVENUE: $104,106,646 (2007 Revenue:
$61,309,668)
Ticket Sales: $21,744,254
Contributions: $18,680,427
Rights/Licensing: $53,104,179
Student Fees: $2,648,118
School Contributions: $60,000
Other: $7,869,668
TOTAL EXPENSES: $104,106,646 (2007 Expenses: $61,309,668)
Coaching/Staff: $41,581,471
Scholarships: $13,839,807
Facilities/Overhead: $11,943,015
Other: $36,742,353
==SLIDE 4 of 10
NO. 30 ARIZONA STATE
2017 TOTAL REVENUE: $101,579,860 (2007 Revenue:
$54,735,433)
Ticket Sales: $10,033,481
Contributions: $19,802,494
Rights/Licensing: $50,682,502
Student Fees: $10,805,444
School Contributions: $11,028,722
Other: -$772,783
TOTAL EXPENSES: $98,825,395 (2007 Expenses: $54,832,410)
Coaching/Staff: $36,192,936
Scholarships: $14,775,932
Facilities/Overhead: $18,691,006
Other: $29,165,521
==SLIDE 5 of 10
NO. 38 COLORADO
2017 TOTAL REVENUE: $94,226,111 (2007 Revenue:
$42,354,657)
Ticket Sales: $13,815,396
Contributions: $15,973,080
Rights/Licensing: $39,736,432
Student Fees: $1,654,722
School Contributions: $10,922,848
Other: $12,123,633
TOTAL EXPENSES: $90,640,627 (2007 Expenses: $39,703,408)
Coaching/Staff: $28,321,398
Scholarships: $10,889,881
Facilities/Overhead: $23,238,543
Other: $28,190,805
==SLIDE 6 of 10
NO. 41 ARIZONA
2017 TOTAL REVENUE: $90,976,758 (2007 Revenue:
$47,519,159)
Ticket Sales: $15,490,786
Contributions: $18,169,527
Rights/Licensing: $44,010,303
Student Fees: 0
School Contributions: $10,069,281
Other: $3,236,861
TOTAL EXPENSES: $91,756,963 (2007 Expenses: $43,267,008)
Coaching/Staff: $34,672,392
Scholarships: $14,219,005
Facilities/Overhead: $13,059,722
Other: 29,805,844
==SLIDE 7 of 10
NO. 42 CALIFORNIA
2017 TOTAL REVENUE: $90,967,576 (2007 Revenue:
$60,826,660)
Ticket Sales: $13,483,996
Contributions: $20,539,482
Rights/Licensing: $44,608,242
Student Fees: $444,374
School Contributions: $3,538,251
Other: $8,362,231
TOTAL EXPENSES: $106,959,739 (2007 Expenses: $60,826,660)
Coaching/Staff: $39,753,854
Scholarships: $12,628,794
Facilities/Overhead: $23,934,688
Other: $30,642,403
==SLIDE 8 of 10
NO. 48 UTAH
2017 TOTAL REVENUE: $83,672,639 (2007 Revenue:
$25,913,332)
Ticket Sales: $17,097,290
Contributions: $40,955,439
Rights/Licensing: $9,031,413
Student Fees: $6,057,038
School Contributions: $6,364,677
Other: $4,166,782
TOTAL EXPENSES: $81,620,307 (2007 Expenses: $26,328,003)
Coaching/Staff: $30,245,300
Scholarships: $10,688,218
Facilities/Overhead: $7,478,385
Other: $33,208,404
==SLIDE 9 of 10
NO. 52 OREGON STATE
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2017 TOTAL REVENUE: $78,959,875 (2007 Revenue:
$52,471,427)
Ticket Sales: $13,346,970
Contributions: $9,785,111
Rights/Licensing: $43,615,846
Student Fees: $2,673,568
School Contributions: $4,453,200
Other: $5,085,180
TOTAL EXPENSES: $82,730,626 (2007 Expenses: $54,910,688)
Coaching/Staff: $24,833,516
Scholarships: $10,202,271
Facilities/Overhead: $17,027,414
Other: $30,667,425
==SLIDE 10 of 10
NO. 53 WASHINGTON STATE
2017 TOTAL REVENUE: $64,294,520 (2007 Revenue:
$34,228,297)
Ticket Sales: $7,656,362
Contributions: $8,212,785
Rights/Licensing: $38,045,924
Student Fees: $1,571,828
School Contributions: $3,691,231
Other: $5,116,390
TOTAL EXPENSES: $71,801,820 (2007 Expenses: $32,030,273)
Coaching/Staff: $25,213,366
Scholarships: $10,728,827
Facilities/Overhead: $11,604,811
Other: $24,254,816
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Formerly a WSU Cougar …
BYU's Squally Canada enjoys expressing himself through
rap music, hopes to finish college career on a high note
By Jeff Call
Published: July 1, 2018 4:06 pm
PROVO — During spring practices, BYU senior running back
Squally Canada decided not to talk to the media.
But that doesn’t mean he stays quiet.
Canada has written and released several rap songs on
Soundcloud, including “Stand Us,” for which he is planning to create a video in
July.
“It’s going good,” he said June 22 of his budding music
career during BYU’s media day.
Why did Canada decline interviews during the spring?
“I’m trying to keep everything in-house,” he said. “Last
year, I did a lot of talking and things didn’t work out the way I wanted them
to. I just kept my mouth shut and didn’t do any interviews.”
The night before media day, Canada's mother called him
and told him, “This is your senior year. You’ve got to do media day.”
So Canada showed up at the BYU Broadcasting Building and
answered questions — because of his mom.
The 5-foot-11, 210-pounder is the most experienced
running back on the roster and was the leading rusher in 2017, having run 120
times for 710 yards and six touchdowns in 11 games. He gained 213 yards on the
ground in a victory at UNLV, the 10th-best single-game rushing performance in
school history.
I’m treating it as it’s my last year of football ever. A
lot of players are doing extra work. To see that fire and passion in other
players makes you want to go harder. That’s our motivation, to make sure we
don’t have another 4-9 season.
Squally Canada
But Canada wasn’t satisfied with what he accomplished a
year ago.
“I was really close but I only had more than 12 carries
in five games,” he said. “I exceeded some people’s expectations. Some people
didn’t think I wasn’t going to get 500 yards.”
What are his expectations for this season?
“To win every single game we play. That’s the mindset I
have,” Canada said. “As far as personal aspirations, I’m keeping those
personal.”
Former Cougar star Jamaal Williams, BYU’s all-time
leading rusher, believes Canada will enjoy a breakout season in 2018.
“Squally’s a great player. He can do it. I believe in
him. He’s got speed and power and he’s getting better," Williams said.
"He’s trying to get his hair to look like mine. I have no doubt this year
will be a great year for him. I expect over 1,000 (yards) this year.”
Canada said he’s been focused on improving his game
during the offseason.
“Spring went well for me. Going into fall camp, I want to
work on my game as a running back without the ball in my hand — run blocking,
pass blocking. If I can take my game to the next level, it’s going to put me
over the top and help out the team. That’s what I’m working on.”
More than anything, Canada wants to finish his BYU career
on a high note.
“It’s a double motivation for me. It’s my last year of
football at Brigham Young. It might be my last year of football. The NFL might
not work out. I don’t know what the future holds,” he said. “I’m treating it as
it’s my last year of football ever. A lot of players are doing extra work. To
see that fire and passion in other players makes you want to go harder. That’s
our motivation, to make sure we don’t have another 4-9 season.”
If the NFL doesn’t work out for Canada, he plans to
continue pursuing his music career and attending music school “so I can make
the music I really want to make,” he said.
Canada has been cultivating his creative side through
music since he was a kid.
“I used to write love poems for my friend to his
girlfriend. She was so in love with him because she thought he was so good at
writing. It was me the whole time,” he said. “In sixth grade I started writing
raps. In eighth grade, my mom bought me a laptop and my sister bought me a
podcast microphone. I made my own beats and my own raps … I’ve been rapping
ever since.”
What does Canada rap about?
“I’m not cussing or talking about anything bad. I’m
talking about real-life situations and my goals and aspirations. I’m talking
about the passing of my cousin and where I want to be in my life. After I leave
BYU, my music may change. I may dip into something more rock-rap. I like that
type of stuff. Once I get a fan base, they may hate me because I’m going to
change my whole style.”
For now, Canada is hoping to make sweet music on the
field for his senior season in Provo.
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