Reflecting on a comment made by Roaddawg
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There is a middle ground here. I was fucking pissed, because we had a ranked team beat on the road, and fucked it away. And, I am a product of the 90's Dawgs where I expected to win, all the time. However, RD makes a great point, and one that resonated with me even on Saturday night...this was our 5th fucking loss. TSIFO anyway, so in the grand scheme of things, it didn't really matter that much. All it did was move us from a 6th tier shitty bowel to a 7th tier shitty bowel, or whatever.
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I take Husky football way too seriously, but saturdays loss to zona is up there as one of the most painful i've experienced.
Maybe i'm getting older and gaining a little perspective, but in the past with a loss i would be so depressed about it i literally could not face the boards, the papers, the game shows, etc. I couldn't look at the block W tattooed with defeat next to another logo.
Avoidance until the next week was my only hope. It really fucking affects me when this team loses.
I was always proud that UW was one of the few Pac schools that could say they had a true SEC type passion surrounding it. It's more than football, it's an identity, a life investment. When that source of pride takes a hit, it really hurts.
I know i'm still here, but as DJ is alluding, for a significant portion it's not the same. And it's sad. -
It is funny that you pick up on RD's comment, but miss a scary theme going around the board. Several posters a pointing out the "improvement" they saw on Saturday vs. the Cats. To me that is an even more disturbing thought process.
13 penalties for 111 yards
3 turnovers
Multiple game management decisions
No matter where you think the blame lies, that was a very sloppy game against a VERY AVERAGE Arizona team.
To me it was a meaningless game in terms of TSWAO after that fake punt vs. the Furd. -
If you didn't see improvement, you didn't watch the game.IrishDawg22 said:It is funny that you pick up on RD's comment, but miss a scary theme going around the board. Several posters a pointing out the "improvement" they saw on Saturday vs. the Cats. To me that is an even more disturbing thought process.
13 penalties for 111 yards
3 turnovers
Multiple game management decisions
No matter where you think the blame lies, that was a very sloppy game against a VERY AVERAGE Arizona team.
To me it was a meaningless game in terms of TSWAO after that fake punt vs. the Furd. -
The season has been over for a while. A win or loss didn't matter as it wouldn't impact shit. Some people say recruiting but I think Pete is good at selling the long term vision of the program and not just "hey dude come play for us and I will give you the ball a lot and make you a star."
Not calling the timeout is still mind boggling but the rest of the game the team did show improvement and it was their best game of the season imo.
I still think year 3 is going to be the year to really judge Petersen as I think the team will take a step back next year with the defensive studs gone and not a lot of improvement in offense. It is going to be a bloodbath around here next year. -
Some of the penalties were legit ... Others were downright comical.
In many ways Saturday was the best game we played all year ... In many ways the worst -
I have an open mind toward next year. One would have thought that our freshmen DBs would have been aerially raped this year (especially after the Eastern game) but that hasn't been the case. That's no accident. If that kind of improvement can show itself in other areas of the team, who is to say what the limits are for next year's Dawgs?
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Derek, I think you will enjoy the latest podcast. We dig into this some and I think we did a solid plug for HH and DFI.DerekJohnson said:I have an open mind toward next year. One would have thought that our freshmen DBs would have been aerially raped this year (especially after the Eastern game) but that hasn't been the case. That's no accident. If that kind of improvement can show itself in other areas of the team, who is to say what the limits are for next year's Dawgs?
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I will be listening this afternoon.jecornel said:
Derek, I think you will enjoy the latest podcast. We dig into this some and I think we did a solid plug for HH and DFI.DerekJohnson said:I have an open mind toward next year. One would have thought that our freshmen DBs would have been aerially raped this year (especially after the Eastern game) but that hasn't been the case. That's no accident. If that kind of improvement can show itself in other areas of the team, who is to say what the limits are for next year's Dawgs?
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Losing, especially in such a fashion, was a huge deal to me. Losses like that show me we are not getting better. We still have player doing stupid things on the field. I'm not seeing the leadership of our coaching staff and their ability to teach kids to do things the right way making a difference. I went to UW from '92 to '96. I've been a season ticket holder since '03. The difference in the program during those two time periods can no longer be measured and I seriously question our ability to get back to where we once were. Fuck I really hate our program.
