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Echoes: History Lesson

TomRinaldisPianoTomRinaldisPiano Member Posts: 90
edited July 2023 in Hardcore Husky Board




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  • TequillaTequilla Member Posts: 19,900
    Is there a better picture to illustrate the position that UW is in right now?
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  • EwaDawgEwaDawg Member Posts: 4,214
    Tequilla said:

    Is there a better picture to illustrate the position that UW is in right now?

    Maybe the collapsed korean steel stadium overhang.
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  • TequillaTequilla Member Posts: 19,900
    EwaDawg said:

    Tequilla said:

    Is there a better picture to illustrate the position that UW is in right now?

    Maybe the collapsed korean steel stadium overhang.
    Yeah ... but that was back when we were still WARSHINGTON damnit
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  • haiehaie Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 21,900 Swaye's Wigwam
    edited July 2023
    TomRinaldisPiano said:





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    It's fine to joke about how shitty they are.. but it's like the Podcast of Champions segment on Cal this week.

    Cal is in a much shittier position than Washington.

    But Cal kind of needs major college sports. Flagship school for a major state, just like Washington.

    Washington isn't Cal, nor Stanford. They can't play that card and they know it. Cal can't even really play it. Only Stanford can kind of just say fuck it. And they still have a stadium to do *something* with even if it's a peapatch.

    UW has to get with the program. It's not up to Cauce.
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  • TequillaTequilla Member Posts: 19,900
    haie said:

    TomRinaldisPiano said:





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    It's fine to joke about how shitty they are.. but it's like the Podcast of Champions segment on Cal this week.

    Cal is in a much shittier position than Washington.

    But Cal kind of needs major college sports. Flagship school for a major state, just like Washington.

    Washington isn't Cal, nor Stanford. They can't play that card and they know it. Cal can't even really play it. Only Stanford can kind of just say fuck it. And they still have a stadium to do *something* with even if it's a peapatch.

    UW has to get with the program. It's not up to Cauce.
    Stanford can do it because their Athletic Department is effectively self-funded through an endowment ... obviously not having ties to a conference and having a revenue stream doesn't help them but they could conceivably go independent, still maintain games with their historical rivals (non-conference games are still going to be needed), and not be completely screwed

    Cal has attempted to shut major programs down this decade (baseball) and has a long-standing history of really not giving a fuck ... the ONLY thing that I could see keeping them mildly interested is that they owe a lot on the Memorial Stadium remodel

    UW isn't going to pack up shop on its Athletic Department and desperately needs to ensure that they have a landing spot that allows them to operate their Athletic Department at least at a break even level ... add to it the outstanding debt on Husky Stadium and there is some sense of urgency (that said, I'm sure that they could destroy Husky Stadium and repurpose it pretty easily)
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  • haiehaie Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 21,900 Swaye's Wigwam
    Tequilla said:

    haie said:

    TomRinaldisPiano said:





    Discuss

    It's fine to joke about how shitty they are.. but it's like the Podcast of Champions segment on Cal this week.

    Cal is in a much shittier position than Washington.

    But Cal kind of needs major college sports. Flagship school for a major state, just like Washington.

    Washington isn't Cal, nor Stanford. They can't play that card and they know it. Cal can't even really play it. Only Stanford can kind of just say fuck it. And they still have a stadium to do *something* with even if it's a peapatch.

    UW has to get with the program. It's not up to Cauce.
    Stanford can do it because their Athletic Department is effectively self-funded through an endowment ... obviously not having ties to a conference and having a revenue stream doesn't help them but they could conceivably go independent, still maintain games with their historical rivals (non-conference games are still going to be needed), and not be completely screwed

    Cal has attempted to shut major programs down this decade (baseball) and has a long-standing history of really not giving a fuck ... the ONLY thing that I could see keeping them mildly interested is that they owe a lot on the Memorial Stadium remodel

    UW isn't going to pack up shop on its Athletic Department and desperately needs to ensure that they have a landing spot that allows them to operate their Athletic Department at least at a break even level ... add to it the outstanding debt on Husky Stadium and there is some sense of urgency (that said, I'm sure that they could destroy Husky Stadium and repurpose it pretty easily)
    They have infrastructure that they can't just walk away from.

    There's also the brand. THE University of California, California Berkeley, whatever...

    ...THE University of Washington.

    They can't walk away from any of this. It's a hardcore husky thing to think that they'll just hold fat lesbo festivals in Husky Stadium and stuff, I get it.

    But I think this is all happening the way we want it.

    I but I think this is all happening the way we want it.
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  • TequillaTequilla Member Posts: 19,900
    Cal is part of an overall system and not every part of that system is tied into major college sports

    I'm not sure Cal can afford to have a top end athletic department with the way that they go about it ...

    But to your point, can they afford to not have a functioning athletic department

    As for Washington, it would be far more disastrous for them to walk away from athletics ... I don't think that that will happen

    Now, do I think the Washington leadership will operate in a cutthroat manner that looks forward versus being reactionary? I have yet to see much evidence in recent years to suggest that the leadership understands the connection between strong athletics and the advertising that does for the University at large
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  • DerekJohnsonDerekJohnson Administrator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 63,601 Founders Club
    If UW does go to the Big 10, we will see lots of new faces arriving upon the rocky shores of Hardcore Husky
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  • BleachedAnusDawgBleachedAnusDawg Member Posts: 11,575
    DerekJohnson said:

    If UW does go to the Big 10, we will see lots of new faces arriving upon the rocky shores of Hardcore Husky

    Subscriptions will be at an all-time high?
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  • CFetters_Nacho_LoverCFetters_Nacho_Lover Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 30,441 Founders Club
    whlinder said:

    DerekJohnson said:

    If UW does go to the Big 10, we will see lots of new faces arriving upon the rocky shores of Hardcore Husky

    Scores of new poasters from Maryland and Rutgers.
    @Sandra6 is already here!
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