What if the Pick Had Never Happened.
Found it as DJ had jogged my memory about a great coach, Ground Chuck.
benzduck.com/journal/2013/9/17/what-if-the-pick-had-never-happened.html
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But it did happen. And fuck UW for letting it happen and bending over for 20 years after.
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brb, jo
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I'm on vacation in Central Oregon right now and took notice of an ad Oregon has been running on local tv, a QuookFS fan spooging all over people reciting the accolades of the Ducks recent football success. At one point the fag mentions it being the 20th anniversary of The Pick (like a fag) and then continues to engage in full blown logohrea to drum up support for the Duck Stores.
This is the fucking loser mentality I hope we can avoid when we finally start getting back to our normal relationship with Oregon. Jesus fucking Christ. You've won numerous pac10 championships, won a rose bowl, competed for a national championship, and have a legitimate (multiple) heisman trophy candidate(s) but still have to rally around beating Big Brother 20 years ago on a pass thrown by King Retard Damon Huard. Get a fucking grip -
Chuck Know was a good coach. His 7-11 playoff record with no Super Bowl appearances prevents him from getting the "great" label.
He also loses points for having PatHaddenFS as his starting QB. -
John Saunders: You weren’t just coming in and taking over a program that was storied and had stumbled on hard times. You were taking on a program that had stumbled into some scandal. You cleaned ALL of that up, and your reward was to get fired.
Willingham: That’s life, you know, and that’s what I prepared myself for when I took over the job. They say that the microscope is big there. No question about that. But I prepared myself for all of that, and as an African-American coach, your position is somewhat tenuous. There are not a lot of guarantees, as a matter of fact, there are not a lot of coaches getting positions, period, okay, so tenuous may be an understatement.
Saunders: You weren’t given the five years that other coaches got to demonstrate those skills. Do you think it is in part because you’re an African-American?
Willingham: I’ve always said that in this country there is no absence of racism, okay, we’re all aware of that, it’s been here for quite some time, okay. And to think it would NOT factor in may be naive on my part. But the people that really know that answer are the ones that we need to talk to.
Saunders: In my mind, I thought it was handled terribly and I thought what they did was wrong and unfair.
Willingham: Well then the question then becomes, if that is true, what is the responsibility of the individual? If they’re wrong, they have to live with that. But I must handle Tyrone Willingham in the right manner. Regardless of what they do, you are to handle yourself as a true professional, a true man of integrity. -
Here's the thing. You can't control what others do, but you can control what YOU do. This applies to football programs as well as individuals.
The Pick was rightfully a big deal. Sometimes teams thrive on emotion and momentum, and that play gave Oregon the momentum to win the Pac-10 for the first time since the Eisenhower Administration, which led people like Phil Knight to take an interest in the program, etc. etc. etc.
UW and its fans need to rise to the occasion. For the better part of a century UW was unchallenged in the Northwest. Now you have a rival, who can and will beat your ass. This will not change. If Helfrich flames out, we will get another coach. The institutional commitment is there (more or less, Rob Mullens is kind of a dickhead, but he isn't REALLY in charge).
People who pine for the days when UW was in its "rightful" place atop the Pac NW are being douchebags. They probably are actual douchebags. You should squeeze their bellies and see if a vinegar-and-water mixture comes out of their mouths.
Just be better than us. It isn't THAT hard. Fucking Alabama has two top ten powers in one inbred state. Surely Oregon and Washington can support two national powers. -
Thanks Tequila SouthAZDuck said:Here's the thing. You can't control what others do, but you can control what YOU do. This applies to football programs as well as individuals.
The Pick was rightfully a big deal. Sometimes teams thrive on emotion and momentum, and that play gave Oregon the momentum to win the Pac-10 for the first time since the Eisenhower Administration, which led people like Phil Knight to take an interest in the program, etc. etc. etc.
UW and its fans need to rise to the occasion. For the better part of a century UW was unchallenged in the Northwest. Now you have a rival, who can and will beat your ass. This will not change. If Helfrich flames out, we will get another coach. The institutional commitment is there (more or less, Rob Mullens is kind of a dickhead, but he isn't REALLY in charge).
People who pine for the days when UW was in its "rightful" place atop the Pac NW are being douchebags. They probably are actual douchebags. You should squeeze their bellies and see if a vinegar-and-water mixture comes out of their mouths.
Just be better than us. It isn't THAT hard. Fucking Alabama has two top ten powers in one inbred state. Surely Oregon and Washington can support two national powers. -
Somehow this post is awesome for this thread.IrishDawg22 said:Chuck Know was a good coach. His 7-11 playoff record with no Super Bowl appearances prevents him from getting the "great" label.
He also loses points for having PatHaddenFS as his starting QB.
