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  • creepycoug
    creepycoug Member Posts: 24,271

    I honestly don't know the collective sentiment here. Do people want Lanning to go to Bama (or somewhere) or not?

    I thought the narrative was keep him at Oregon because ….

  • HuskyJW
    HuskyJW Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 15,421 Founders Club

    I was all on board for landing staying but since his rehab it now seems he has his shit together…..so he can LEAVE

  • creepycoug
    creepycoug Member Posts: 24,271
    edited September 2

    I hate to say this, but as much as I think Deboner had some magic in himself while he was with Washington I also think you have to say Penix and the WRs were a big part of it. It's not like he kicked Oregon's asses … he had a unique QB with weapons who have that thing the makes them clutch in the clutch. UW might not see that combo again in our lifetimes (well, maybe yours)

    He also was coaching a team that was good at the "us against the world" bit and was coming in as the underdog in these big games with a chip on his /their shoulder, real or imagined.

    Fast forward to where he is now, he's a front runner and doesn't get to sneak up or underdog anybody and he doesn't have the tools he had in the passing game. He's just not the same guy there.

    Most interesting to me is to wonder what happens if he stays at Washington. I think he comes back down to earth a little w/o Penix and the Jets. Better than Jedd? Probably. Maybe. IDK.

  • whlinder
    whlinder Member Posts: 5,379

    The narratives on Boner are going to change game to game which will subsequently change how we view the 2023 Huskies.

    If Penix & Rome ball out this year then Boner sucks. If they're average and Boner loses 3 or more, Boner probably sucks. Currently trending strongly against Boner.

    The question which I probably used to know and have forgotten is whether Boner wanted to bring Haener here more than he wanted to bring Penix here.

    Having 5 NFL WRs (top 3 round picks assuming Bernard and Boston go top 3 rounds), an NFL roster TE, NFL level tackles and other linemen, plus Giles Jackson does make me wonder how we didn't score more points that year.

    I think Boner does end up at UW, but this time its Wisconsin.

  • flatus
    flatus Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 1,742 Swaye's Wigwam

    Oregon couldn't beat Penix, Odunze, that OL, etc.

    But I like this narrative.

    If Dan leaves, we'll replace him. Failing forward once again.

    You can't win here.

  • WoolleyDoog
    WoolleyDoog Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 5,722 Founders Club

    A true what if take with DeBoner probably isn't ready for at least another year or two. It's a good point that almost losing every damn game in 2023 and the inability to put teams away is a reflective red flag. I hadn't watched the Sugar Bowl in a long time and forgot how much control we had in that game but couldn't pull away.

    I've gotten a kick out of the complaints from Bama anonymous internet insiders about the lack of discipline and chaos around the team at the team hotel. Even when we were winning it always seemed like a shit show.

  • flatus
    flatus Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 1,742 Swaye's Wigwam

    Why is no one talking about Will Rogers being DeBoer's successor to Penix?

    That's the coach who was to have a statue at Husky Stadium?

    Coleman and Williams are Fisch recruits. The cupboard was bare. DeBoer got out because he knew a huge drop off was coming.

  • WoolleyDoog
    WoolleyDoog Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 5,722 Founders Club

    Come on Flatass I've at least said many times I questioned DeBoner's recruiting and portal recruiting prowess and that the best he could bring in for 2024 was Rogers was shameful and his best defense is he was already out the door.

    I think he would have probably went 8-4 last year, maybe 9-3, but no idea after that. The guys he signed at UW have not been particularly impressive.

    Seems like he was on track to be a music artist who had an all-time debut album but then just disappointed after that forever.