Have your expectations for the season changed?
Were you expecting a 9-win season? A 10-win season? Maybe even 11? What about winning the Pac-12 Conference? An elite bowl game? Do you still expect UW to reach those goals after what you've seen thus far? Have these games revised your expectations for the season? What about the play of the other Pac-12 teams?
For me, I predicted 10 wins (Boobs, read this as 6) with losses to Stanford, Oregon and UCLA (with the requirement that we're competitive in each and no plungers). I figured the team would take a step-back in offensive personnel but take a step up in coaching, and for the most part, that's been true. I was a little concerned at first when Petersen said he was going to have to teach the fundamentals to the players all Spring and continue into the Fall, but I figured we'd be ready to compete with the Pac-12 teams once the preseason ended. We were never really impressive during the preseason, but I figured it was working out the kinks and whatnot. I thought we had a chance to beat Stanford after USC squeaked by them 13-10, so I was predicting a win this last weekend. That obviously didn't happen, and the game was incredibly frustrating... but it fits my preseason expectations so far. It's what I expected after we hired Petersen 9 months ago.
I am still expecting a 10-win season by the end of the year with a 6-3 conference record, being competitive in every game and a decent bowl game. The Stanford game was extremely disappointing, but it fits with how I predicted the season to unfold.
Anyone else feel the same way?
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4 win season
The season is over -
My expectations have definitely changed. I expect to drink a lot more alcohol than I had originally anticipated.
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No. Still expecting 10 wins. Had Stanford as a loss before the season.
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I thought a 10 win season was very doable, but I had no idea Miley would be such a dumpster fire.
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I think 10 wins is definitely in play. But we all know it's really more like 10* wins
But WGAF? -
Mine have changed. The over/under is now 5...conference wins.
I thought the OL and running game would be better. I thought Kasen Williams would be productive. Most everything else is as I expected.
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10 wins or gtfo. That includes, and has always included, the bowl game. I don't how some of you do math around here but bowl games count towards win totals. He can win 1 extra conference game or he can win the bowl game. If I wanted 6 conference wins I would have said 6 conference wins or gtfo.
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10 wins, same as over
Remaining two losses come to Arizona and Oregon.
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How long are we going to pretend that Sark left this team stacked? Damone has debunked it.PostGameOrangeSlices said:10 wins, same as over
Remaining two losses come to Arizona and Oregon.
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Do moral victorieies count?
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I think there is plenty of talent. Certainly not enough grit or willingness to work hard to learn fundamentals and a new system, the lack of which contributes to the great inconsistency we've seen on the field.allpurpleallgold said:
How long are we going to pretend that Sark left this team stacked? Damone has debunked it.PostGameOrangeSlices said:10 wins, same as over
Remaining two losses come to Arizona and Oregon.
Anything less than 6-3 is a fucking joke with this roster
I had higher expectations for this season than appear to be probable at this point. I'm okay with that and want Petersen to "blow it up" if he believes getting the program to the level he and we desire will happen sooner than if the progress appeared more incremental, as a 6-3 conference record might indicate. Kind of tough for guys like Cooper and Kasen Williams, who seem would be OKGs if they had more eligibility remaining. -
Damone didn't debunk shit, he just proved that Sark massively underachieved and was really overrated.allpurpleallgold said:
How long are we going to pretend that Sark left this team stacked? Damone has debunked it.PostGameOrangeSlices said:10 wins, same as over
Remaining two losses come to Arizona and Oregon.
Anything less than 6-3 is a fucking joke with this roster
This is still a roster with a bunch of decent, experienced lineman, 4 star receivers, decent-to-good RB's, and a 4 star QB at the helm.
It's not "stacked", but it should be good enough to go 6-3 in conference. That's only a 1 win improvement from Sark's 5-4 m.o.
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The nuance everyone seems to be missing is that Sark recruited well, but didn't develop for shit, hence the shitty line, etc.
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PostGameOrangeSlices said:
Damone didn't debunk shit, he just hates people and proved that Sark massively underachieved and was really overrated.allpurpleallgold said:
How long are we going to pretend that Sark left this team stacked? Damone has debunked it.PostGameOrangeSlices said:10 wins, same as over
Remaining two losses come to Arizona and Oregon.
Anything less than 6-3 is a fucking joke with this roster
This is still a roster with a bunch of decent, experienced lineman, 4 star receivers, decent-to-good RB's, and a 4 star QB at the helm.
It's not "stacked", but it should be good enough to go 6-3 in conference. That's only a 1 win improvement from Sark's 5-4 m.o. -
fucking THISallpurpleallgold said:10 wins or gtfo. That includes, and has always included, the bowl game. I don't how some of you do math around here but bowl games count towards win totals. He can win 1 extra conference game or he can win the bowl game. If I wanted 6 conference wins I would have said 6 conference wins or gtfo.
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I expected 10 wins with 6-3 and think that is what this team should be able to do talent wise. I think I am going let down though. I don't see a winning record in conference play. I am thinking maybe 3 or 4 wins. I really do not think stanford is that good (we will find out this weekend). Their offense did not impress me but seemed to move the ball on us.
I am sick of people blaming sark for the talent that is on the team. THere is enough talent to win 6 conference games. The main thing that Sark did that was bad with respect to talent is the lack of depth at safety this year and the O-Line Next year. Sark is a mediocre coach and I am glad he was snatched by USC, but so far this season is not off to a good start. We have just looked like shit so far. Miley didn't look that bad last year so hopefully Petersen can figure that out.
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Fixed. Puppy was a month ahead of Damone on this take.allpurpleallgold said:
How long are we going to pretend that Sark left this team stacked?PostGameOrangeSlices said:10 wins, same as over
Remaining two losses come to Arizona and Oregon.
Anything less than 6-3 is a fucking joke with this rosterDamone@puppylove_sugarsteel has debunked it.
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The standard for me is always 10 wins. All the rest is just window dressing or excuses. I expect 10 wins every year, no matter what is going on. I won't lower my expectations because Miley is a dumpster fire. Now asking me if I think the team meets my expectations is a different story. But the expectation is ALWAYS 10 wins or GTFO.
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You guys are frikkin nuts if you think THAT TEAM is going to win 5 or 6 games in conference. Cal and Colorado are much improved, WSU is going to be tuff at home.
Way, way WAY overrated team. It's the auburndog syndrome-'shaq and shelton and kikasomeass with our skill guys........'.
Rather doogish to insist that the obviously flawed 2014 team is going to somehow pull it together and start dominating.
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My expectations didn't change watching the game... I think Peterman wins 5 games easy.
But, listening to talk radio and reading doog posts, I now wonder if Washington will win another game 'at this level'
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If you think Colorado is improved you haven't watched them play and Baer is thier DC.MarkKoopman said:You guys are frikkin nuts if you think THAT TEAM is going to win 5 or 6 games in conference. Cal and Colorado are much improved, WSU is going to be tuff at home.
Way, way WAY overrated team. It's the auburndog syndrome-'shaq and shelton and kikasomeass with our skill guys........'.
Rather doogish to insist that the obviously flawed 2014 team is going to somehow pull it together and start dominating.
I seriously doubt very much that you guys will beat the beavs...........at home. -
We lost one game to Stanford. Fuck changing expectations. If you can't see that they are one of the better teams in the conference, I can't help you. They could end up being the best. They lost to Utah last year and a shitty UW team in 2012. Shaw always blows a game or two. DIAFF if you actually think they aren't good and that Cal, Arizona, Oregon State, Colorado, Utah, ASU, and WSU are better.
Some of you act like the other Pac 12 teams are dominant. Some of them suck. Cal still sucks and needed 3 OT's to beat Colorado at home. Arizona was playing at home and needed a hail mary to beat Cal. WSU lost to Nevada. ASU got shredded by UCLA who hadn't been lighting it up before that game. UCLA is a talented team possibly coming into their own, but has had their own struggles. Oregon State is nothing special. Oregon has some OL and defense issues and struggled with WSU. We aren't beating all of these teams, but let's get some perspective. We aren't a bad team and we could improve and actually end up being pretty good. Nothing has changed. -
I had 10 wins with Stanford as a W.
9 wins now. -
This conference is still a fucking dreckfest.RoadDawg55 said:We lost one game to Stanford. Fuck changing expectations. If you can't see that they are one of the better teams in the conference, I can't help you. They could end up being the best. They lost to Utah last year and a shitty UW team in 2012. Shaw always blows a game or two. DIAFF if you actually think they aren't good and that Cal, Arizona, Oregon State, Colorado, Utah, ASU, and WSU are better.
Some of you act like the other Pac 12 teams are dominant. Some of them suck. Cal still sucks and needed 3 OT's to beat Colorado at home. Arizona was playing at home and needed a hail mary to beat Cal. WSU lost to Nevada. ASU got shredded by UCLA who hadn't been lighting it up before that game. UCLA is a talented team possibly coming into their own, but has had their own struggles. Oregon State is nothing special. Oregon has some OL and defense issues and struggled with WSU. We aren't beating all of these teams, but let's get some perspective. We aren't a bad team and we could improve and actually end up being pretty good. Nothing has changed.
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Yes they have, I just want a good clean season with no injuries to the kids.
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Exactly why expectations shouldn't be changed. The other teams have problems too. UW can still be one of the cooler kids with down syndrome.TierbsHsotBoobs said:
This conference is still a fucking dreckfest.RoadDawg55 said:We lost one game to Stanford. Fuck changing expectations. If you can't see that they are one of the better teams in the conference, I can't help you. They could end up being the best. They lost to Utah last year and a shitty UW team in 2012. Shaw always blows a game or two. DIAFF if you actually think they aren't good and that Cal, Arizona, Oregon State, Colorado, Utah, ASU, and WSU are better.
Some of you act like the other Pac 12 teams are dominant. Some of them suck. Cal still sucks and needed 3 OT's to beat Colorado at home. Arizona was playing at home and needed a hail mary to beat Cal. WSU lost to Nevada. ASU got shredded by UCLA who hadn't been lighting it up before that game. UCLA is a talented team possibly coming into their own, but has had their own struggles. Oregon State is nothing special. Oregon has some OL and defense issues and struggled with WSU. We aren't beating all of these teams, but let's get some perspective. We aren't a bad team and we could improve and actually end up being pretty good. Nothing has changed.
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RoadDawg55 said:
Exactly why expectations shouldn't be changed. The other teams have problems too. UW can still be one of the cooler kids with down syndrome.TierbsHsotBoobs said:
This conference is still a fucking dreckfest.RoadDawg55 said:We lost one game to Stanford. Fuck changing expectations. If you can't see that they are one of the better teams in the conference, I can't help you. They could end up being the best. They lost to Utah last year and a shitty UW team in 2012. Shaw always blows a game or two. DIAFF if you actually think they aren't good and that Cal, Arizona, Oregon State, Colorado, Utah, ASU, and WSU are better.
Some of you act like the other Pac 12 teams are dominant. Some of them suck. Cal still sucks and needed 3 OT's to beat Colorado at home. Arizona was playing at home and needed a hail mary to beat Cal. WSU lost to Nevada. ASU got shredded by UCLA who hadn't been lighting it up before that game. UCLA is a talented team possibly coming into their own, but has had their own struggles. Oregon State is nothing special. Oregon has some OL and defense issues and struggled with WSU. We aren't beating all of these teams, but let's get some perspective. We aren't a bad team and we could improve and actually end up being pretty good. Nothing has changed.
Stanford is the two time defending champ after all.
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If Peterman is who we hope he is, the team will get better as the season goes on and win games later in the season, whether it's UCLA, Arizona, or a bowl game. Same expectations for the season still apply.
Losing to Stanford just means it's less likely UW will win the North, which was unlikely to begin with.
