I now find pessimism annoying

Auburndawg

Shelton, Kikaha, Thompson, and Peters are showing up on all sorts of national lists.

The O-line and defensive front 7 are stocked with upperclassmen with tons of playing experience.

Mickens and Ross. Cooper and Callier (The RBs we thought we would have two years ago)

A 4 star QB in his third year in the program with significant game experience.

A schedule that is ridiculously easy.

And one of the top 5 coaches in CFB.

The only possible problem is an inexperienced defensive backfield.

And yet some people insist on having......concerns

The truth is this: Sark did recruit some studs, and now we have a coach who knows what he is doing.

Washington is about to become WASHINGTON again.


11-2. At least.

MikeDamone

Peterson acts like Ty and hasn't proven himself at this level. I'm not saying he is Ty or can't win, so don't be a twister.

Auburndawg

Why do you torment me?

MikeDamone said:

Peterson acts like Ty and hasn't proven himself at this level. I'm not saying he is Ty or can't win, so don't be a twister.

CuntWaffle

MikeDamone said:

Peterson acts like Ty and hasn't proven himself at this level. I'm not saying he is Ty or can't win, so don't be a twister.

This isn't Boise State anymore. This is the loaded TUFF Pac-12. Petersen has yet to show an ability to recruit and win on a consistent level yet. I am not saying he can't do it, I am just saying he hasn't yet and there are a few signs that are a little concerning.

Great hire though, loved it.

RoadDawg55

Auburndawg said:

Shelton, Kikaha, Thompson, and Peters are showing up on all sorts of national lists.

The O-line and defensive front 7 are stocked with upperclassmen with tons of playing experience.

Agree, but it's not like the OL has been great. The experience on the OL is huge, but they need to be a lot better than the past two years. I am optimistic since Sark and Cozz are gone, but I don't think they are incredible either. The DL could be very good, but they had games last year where they were shit.

Mickens and Ross. Cooper and Callier (The RBs we thought we would have two years ago)

I think Washington is our best RB. Coleman might be the #2 guy as well. He's gotten some praise. Callier is a good back up RB who is versatile. If he's our main guy though, I think we are in trouble. Mickens and Ross are great, but we also need Kasen to be healthy.

A 4 star QB in his third year in the program with significant game experience.

A lot of 4 star QB's suck. Probably even the majority of them. I do like Miles though and think he is a good player. Hopefully, he's not suspended when the season starts, although the first game or 2 doesn't matter much.

A schedule that is ridiculously easy.

Agree.

And one of the top 5 coaches in CFB.

To be determined. Anyway that doesn't recognize Peterman is our best coach since DJ is a fucking idiot. I'm very happy he's our coach, but it's too early to say he's a top 5 coach. This is a new challenge. He's certainly an upgrade over Sark though.

The only possible problem is an inexperienced defensive backfield.

And yet some people insist on having......concerns

Every team has concerns. Alabama and Florida State fans are concerned about things too. You can be optimistic and still have concerns.

The truth is this: Sark did recruit some studs, and now we have a coach who knows what he is doing.

Washington is about to become WASHINGTON again.


11-2. At least.

Ease the fuck up, Aubbie. 11-2 will be a very successful season. It's possible, but stop with the at least shit. It seems like almost everyone here is predicting 10 wins or more, but getting to 11-2 would be a major accomplishment. Pessimism now bothers you? Every year you think UW is going to kill it, then you make excuses when they don't. If Van Winkle doesn't stay healthy, it will explain a lot.

TTJ

Dwayne Warshington, dammit.

Houhusky

CuntWaffle said:

MikeDamone said:

Peterson acts like Ty and hasn't proven himself at this level. I'm not saying he is Ty or can't win, so don't be a twister.

This isn't Boise State anymore. This is the loaded TUFF Pac-12. Petersen has yet to show an ability to recruit and win on a consistent level yet. I am not saying he can't do it, I am just saying he hasn't yet and there are a few signs that are a little concerning.

Great hire though, loved it.

It going to be interesting to see if Peterson can handle playing against teams that have lots of rough kids from the inner city. While at BSU he only played against teams that have a bunch of really smart gym rat type players like BYU and Wyoming. It will be interesting to see how he reacts to all those scary inner city kids that play with less brains and more length week in and week out. If not it will still be interesting.

dnc

Auburndawg said:

Shelton, Kikaha, Thompson, and Peters are showing up on all sorts of national lists.

The O-line and defensive front 7 are stocked with upperclassmen with tons of playing experience.

Mickens and Ross. Cooper and Callier (The RBs we thought we would have two years ago)

A 4 star QB in his third year in the program with significant game experience.

A schedule that is ridiculously easy.

And one of the top 5 coaches in CFB.

The only possible problem is an inexperienced defensive backfield.

And yet some people insist on having......concerns

The truth is this: Sark did recruit some studs, and now we have a coach who knows what he is doing.

Washington is about to become WASHINGTON again.


11-2. At least.

This would carry a lot more weight if you hadn't said it every offseason since Gilby was fired.

This should be a pretty damn good team. There are plenty of reasons they could win less than 11 games. Some might call them concerns.

And you've ALWAYS found pessimism in July annoying.

BennyBeaver

Awfully hot for hell freezing over.

Swaye

So what Iron Law is this?

GrundleStiltzkin

Swaye

GrundleStiltzkin said:

Upvoted it first, then had a small seizure from watching it for 30 seconds. Switched it to Awesome.

GrundleStiltzkin

Swaye said:

GrundleStiltzkin said:

Upvoted it first, then had a small seizure from watching it for 30 seconds. Switched it to Awesome.

Pro-tip: lie down, close your eyes, put one foot on the floor, and go like this.

Auburndawg

dnc said:

Auburndawg said:

Shelton, Kikaha, Thompson, and Peters are showing up on all sorts of national lists.

The O-line and defensive front 7 are stocked with upperclassmen with tons of playing experience.

Mickens and Ross. Cooper and Callier (The RBs we thought we would have two years ago)

A 4 star QB in his third year in the program with significant game experience.

A schedule that is ridiculously easy.

And one of the top 5 coaches in CFB.

The only possible problem is an inexperienced defensive backfield.

And yet some people insist on having......concerns

The truth is this: Sark did recruit some studs, and now we have a coach who knows what he is doing.

Washington is about to become WASHINGTON again.


11-2. At least.

This would carry a lot more weight if you hadn't said it every offseason since Gilby was fired.

This should be a pretty damn good team. There are plenty of reasons they could win less than 11 games. Some might call them concerns.

And you've ALWAYS found pessimism in July annoying.

That is not entirely true. Many years I have looked at our on-paper talent, and said we were going to finally turn it around, but bad coaching (or a ton of injuries in 2012) caused us to underachieve.

This team now has everything it needs to win big - including a great coach

HeretoBeatmyChest

Don't count on Cooper & Callier. Maybe Callier can outrun the worst defense in the slowest conference but thats about it.

Dwiz Nasty (Dwayne Washington) is going to have a breakout campaign and Shaq & Coleman will supplement.

DeepSeaZ

Please stick to the 5 reasons format of having only 5 reasons. And mention Oasai.

Auburndawg

DeepSeaZ said:

Please stick to the 5 reasons format of having only 5 reasons. And mention Oasai.

Auburndawg is not responsible for the 5 reasons.

Auburndawg is responsible for the following:

"Staff, true!?"
The Iron Laws
PAC-10/12 PowerRankings

dnc

Auburndawg said:

DeepSeaZ said:

Please stick to the 5 reasons format of having only 5 reasons. And mention Oasai.

Auburndawg is not responsible for the 5 reasons.

Auburndawg is responsible for the following:

"Staff, true!?"
The Iron Laws
AuburnDawg's PAC-10/12 PowerRankings

ftfy

You're not actually responsible conference power rankings.

CokeGreaterThanPepsi

Now I am not saying Peterson is like Ty, But not once has Peterson mentioned how they are here to win Rose Bowls and National Championships. In fact, he hasn't mentioned that at all. Sark mentioned it all the time, and I liked that a lot, it shows he is confident in himself. Peterson is a lot like Ty, don't go twisting though and say I said they are the same, because I didn't.... But they are.

Like the hire though

CokeGreaterThanPepsi

But seriously. I agree with you, Aubs. I can't see UW winning less than 10 games quite honestly. I have UW at 11-2 this year too, but I think they lose a game that I have as a win and go 10-3. My only real concern is having a new staff in place and the learning curve that is required. I think that might be what holds UW back from 11-2, 12-1.

HuskyJW

Auburndawg said:

Shelton, Kikaha, Thompson, and Peters are showing up on all sorts of national lists.

The O-line and defensive front 7 are stocked with upperclassmen with tons of playing experience.

Mickens and Ross. Cooper and Callier (The RBs we thought we would have two years ago)

A 4 star QB in his third year in the program with significant game experience.

A schedule that is ridiculously easy.

And one of the top 5 coaches in CFB.

The only possible problem is an inexperienced defensive backfield.

And yet some people insist on having......concerns

The truth is this: Sark did recruit some studs, and now we have a coach who knows what he is doing.

Washington is about to become WASHINGTEN again.


11-2. At least.

Fixed