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If Fisch isn't good, Chun (who didn't hire him) could pull the plug after Year 2. If Purdue just did it, so can UW.

But without an NIL budget of at least $15 million, it will be difficult to beat the teams that have 2x the NIL / recruiting budget UW does. From what I understand, UW's NIL budget is $10 million and the biggest budgets are $20 million or more.

As I said on the podcast, after Penn State Fisch was like "Do you think we could come back here next year and get a win. No, I can't say that."

DeBoer said early and often, "I don't ever want to put a limit into these guys' minds what they're capable of achieving this season."

That offers a glimpse into the difference between Fats and the Tennis Player Car Salesman.

there’s some nuance in all of this.

Race, et al are correct. Fats was ostensibly a better game day coach. The players played for him and seemed to believe in him. Hard to deny he was a winner even b4 Penix.

but he had Penix, who was a killer at the most important position, and the best WR collection UW has ever had, to win several close games. He also had some Peterman defensive recruits.

But, DeBoer never had sphincter problems in the big moments, which his team picked up on.
I think DeBoer himself was a killer. IMO.

I do recall there being some complaints that DeBoer wasn’t an ace recruiter. But he could’ve turned out like Pete, who also had complaints here about his recruiting until the NFL production started to manifest itself. So, jury was still out on DeBoer. Not here long enough to know.

Many things can be true at the same time. It’s weird but that’s the way it is.

We got fucked and ended up having to overpay for a guy who was doing a nice job in the Pac-12. Did you know Mark Stoops makes 9 million at Kentucky though? Holy shit, he's a top 10 paid coach in college football and his conference record is 28-62

UW beat Michigan UCLA and USC

Got blown out 4 times

Lost to Rutgers and WSU

Michigan beat USC and Ohio State. Lost to Washington and Oregon

The game has changed

Pretty sure UW put up a million in his name as part of his contract to fool the rubes

As I've said all season, I would spread the field and then hand off to Coleman

I’ve had UK fans ask “but who can we get that’s better?” when I said UK needs to fire him.

The disconnect between their football expectations and basketball expectations is night and day.