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Is Petersen our Truman?

YellowSnowYellowSnow Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 35,347 Founders Club
edited January 17 in Hardcore Husky Board
I.e., a leader with lower approval ratings from us after the 2018 and 2019 disappointment, but who will be judged more favorably in decades to come by Hardcore Historians (invite still stands @CarlinBuff )?

I still hate Pete for not wanting to nuke the North Koreans and Chinese in the 2019 Rose Bowl and for whatever his role was in the Jimmy Lake getting hired.

But some of that hate has faded over the past week of DeBoerGate.


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  • HFNYHFNY Member Posts: 4,788 Standard Supporter
    If Pete's heart and soul wasn't into being a big-time CFB coach anymore, how would it have benefited UW for him to stick around after the 2019 season?

    If anything, it was Cohen's fault for not doing a more aggressive search. Sure Lake was a natural candidate but he had never been a HC before and she should be judged by the results of his tenure (and lingering buyout). She also saddled UW with Hopkins.
  • Geevis_and_ButtheadGeevis_and_Butthead Member Posts: 992

    Pete had his flaws, but he's the only genuine guy we've had as a coach since forever

    That said, DeBoer is the better coach and won games that Pete would've lost (like ASU and OSU this year)

    That said, Petersen is the better recruiter and brought in the talent that allowed DeBoer to win games like Oregon (thrice) and Texas

  • DerekJohnsonDerekJohnson Administrator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 63,197 Founders Club
    Petersen was a B-, Lambo as much as I loved him, was a C
  • HouhuskyHouhusky Member Posts: 5,537
    haie said:

    Petersen appears to be trying to hang out in the background and bring some stability to the program. He did it for DeBoer and he's putting even more effort now with Fisch. Showed up to the natty, backs us on national TV in front of a bunch of SC/B1G homers, and in general has been a positive. He truly just doesn't want the grind anymore.

    I will still never forgive him for the 2019 + Lake stuff, but I can't say that it isn't healthy for the program to have this kind of asset. Just sucks he never finished the job those 3 years.

    I do give Petersen some credit for recognizing that he was burned out and done, and for stepping aside. Most coaches tend to do what Chip is doing at UCLA— not giving a fuck, banging towel boys in the locker room after practice, and watching everything decay while cashing paychecks.
  • PurpleJPurpleJ Member Posts: 37,212 Founders Club
    Neuheisel > Pete

    Winners win
  • PostGameOrangeSlicesPostGameOrangeSlices Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 25,958 Swaye's Wigwam
    PurpleJ said:

    Neuheisel > Pete

    Winners win

    Petersen wouldve clown stomped 8-5 Purdue.

    Petersen got insanely tougher games than that.
  • CallMeBigErnCallMeBigErn Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 6,387 Swaye's Wigwam
    PurpleJ said:

    Neuheisel > Pete

    Winners win


  • PostGameOrangeSlicesPostGameOrangeSlices Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 25,958 Swaye's Wigwam
    PurpleJ said:

    PurpleJ said:

    Neuheisel > Pete

    Winners win

    Petersen wouldve clown stomped 8-5 Purdue.

    Petersen got insanely tougher games than that.
    I don’t deal in hypotheticals. Winners win. Pete was 0-3 in major bowls.

    The COOG bored is thattaway
    Different era.

    Petersen faced 13-1 Bama in the South, 11-2 Penn State (losses by a total of 4 points), and 11-1 tOSU.

    I tell Duck fans the same shit when they pop off about the 2019 Rose Bowl. Congrats, you beat the 3 loss conference Runner Up.

    Neu popped off and then imploded. The leftovers of Peterlips made a natty.

    Petersen > Neu.
  • PurpleJPurpleJ Member Posts: 37,212 Founders Club
    Doogs gonna Doog. Never had much hope for you anyways.
  • whlinderwhlinder Member Posts: 4,739 Standard Supporter

    Pete had his flaws, but he's the only genuine guy we've had as a coach since forever

    Rick was pretty genuine. He was who he was.
  • PostGameOrangeSlicesPostGameOrangeSlices Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 25,958 Swaye's Wigwam
    PurpleJ said:

    Doogs gonna Doog. Never had much hope for you anyways.

    Neu's plummeting tanked the program and led to 0-12

    Doog.
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