Dick Baird opines on the TUFF schedule

volcanodawg

"Murderer's Row": Arizona, Stanford and Oregon...traditional patsies now being referred to as Murderer's fucking row. JFC.

http://www.sportsradiokjr.com/pages/dick_baird_page.html?feed=437550&article=11549207

[Deleted User]

Arizona at home is considered "Murderer's row" ??? My god has our program falling to shit if that is the case.

This dates back to Ty but I've always hated the "TUFF! Schedule" excuse when Doogs list our conference opponents.

I hate to break it to you guys but we play these guys every year so instead of bitching how tough they are how about demanding our University up the ante and surpass these fucks.

PurpleJ

We have to play NINE Pac-12 teams this year! NINE!!!! That's 75% of our regular season games!

[Deleted User]

He literally hit every stereotypical Doog talking point including whining about running up the score.

Instead of bitching about Arizona running up the score why not hold the fucktarded coaching staff responsible for getting plunger raped to a fucking 7-6 team?

The article really did have a "Beat Oregon! Nothing Else Matters!" feel to it.

PurpleJ

"Although the pre-season has a balance of one really good “A” caliber team (Boise State), one Big Ten “B level” team (Illinois, a 2-10 team last season), and one lower division “C” opponent, (Idaho State), they will be played in that order. Ideally you would want to play in reverse order and progressively improve along with the level of your opponent."

I stopped reading there.

[Deleted User]

I like being Dick Bairdfuckingstupid calling a 2-10 team a "B level" team in the same article where I'm bitching about a TUFF schedule. I do that.

PurpleJ

Bitching about bitching already?

[Deleted User]

PurpleJ said:

"Although the pre-season has a balance of one really good “A” caliber team (Boise State), one Big Ten “B level” team (Illinois, a 2-10 team last season), and one lower division “C” opponent, (Idaho State), they will be played in that order. Ideally you would want to play in reverse order and progressively improve along with the level of your opponent."

I blame Keith Price

PurpleJ

Good point. He needs to work on those 0 step drops.

DerekJohnson

1994 Washington Huskies TUFF schedule

NCAA D-I FBS: 7-4-0

at USC
17 - 24 L Sep 3, 1994

vs Ohio State
25 - 16 W Sep 10, 1994

at Miami
38 - 20 W Sep 24, 1994

vs UCLA
37 - 10 W Oct 1, 1994

vs San Jose State
34 - 20 W Oct 8, 1994

vs Arizona State
35 - 14 W Oct 15, 1994

at Oregon
20 - 31 L Oct 22, 1994

vs Oregon State
24 - 10 W Oct 29, 1994

at Stanford
28 - 46 L Nov 5, 1994

vs California
31 - 19 W Nov 12, 1994

at Washington State
6 - 23 L Nov 19, 1994

Southerndawg

That was a friggin disappointing season. Beating Ohio State and Miami in OOC games in the same season back then meant you had enough talent to compete for a conference title. Losing to USC always sucks, but it was downright embarrassing to lose to Oregon, Stanford and the Cougs that year. That was a clear sign that a change at the top would be needed.

MikeDamone

Is the season over?

Southerndawg

7-6, book it

Passion

dick "coaches-should-never-get-fired" baird? The guy has absolutely Z-E-R-O credibility. An ex-coach? Sure, but he has ruined his good name with the constant excuses and pandering over the past decade plus. I want to urinate in his bourbon.

Not to mention he actually had the audacity to scrap with me on air. What gall.

TheKobeStopper

PurpleJ said:

"Although the pre-season has a balance of one really good “A” caliber team (Boise State), one Big Ten “B level” team (Illinois, a 2-10 team last season), and one lower division “C” opponent, (Idaho State), they will be played in that order. Ideally you would want to play in reverse order and progressively improve along with the level of your opponent."

I stopped reading there.

Bairds been using this FS talking point for years. Oh having to play a good team your first game is so hard, except that your opponent is in the exact same position. There is no advantage gained by playing Boise in the third game if they also get to play two games before it. It only makes sense if you are incapable of thinking.

And calling Boise an A game and Illinois a B game. Christ. UW is playing a B-F-F ooc schedule.

Southerndawg

I too laughed at referring to BSU, Illinois and Idaho State as an ABC schedule. The only saving grace is the road trip to Chicago.

jecornel

Anytime - anywhere - anyone.

TierbsHsotBoobs

TheKobeStopper said:

PurpleJ said:

"Although the pre-season has a balance of one really good “A” caliber team (Boise State), one Big Ten “B level” team (Illinois, a 2-10 team last season), and one lower division “C” opponent, (Idaho State), they will be played in that order. Ideally you would want to play in reverse order and progressively improve along with the level of your opponent."

I stopped reading there.

Bairds been using this FS talking point for years. Oh having to play a good team your first game is so hard, except that your opponent is in the exact same position. There is no advantage gained by playing Boise in the third game if they also get to play two games before it. It only makes sense if you are incapable of thinking.

And calling Boise an A game and Illinois a B game. Christ. UW is playing a B-F-F ooc schedule.

To be fair, it's a B-C-F schedule. Illinois is a BCS conference team after all.

HillsboroDuck

Youth. Schedule. Injuries.

The iron laws of doog.

TierbsHsotBoobs

Southerndawg said:

That was a friggin disappointing season. Beating Ohio State and Miami in OOC games in the same season back then meant you had enough talent to compete for a conference title. Losing to USC always sucks, but it was downright embarrassing to lose to Oregon, Stanford and the Cougs that year. That was a clear sign that a change at the top would be needed.

Lambright should have been fired on the 50 yard line at the end of the Apple Cup Oregon game.

tracker

TierbsHsotBoobs said:

TheKobeStopper said:

PurpleJ said:

"Although the pre-season has a balance of one really good “A” caliber team (Boise State), one Big Ten “B level” team (Illinois, a 2-10 team last season), and one lower division “C” opponent, (Idaho State), they will be played in that order. Ideally you would want to play in reverse order and progressively improve along with the level of your opponent."

I stopped reading there.

Bairds been using this FS talking point for years. Oh having to play a good team your first game is so hard, except that your opponent is in the exact same position. There is no advantage gained by playing Boise in the third game if they also get to play two games before it. It only makes sense if you are incapable of thinking.

And calling Boise an A game and Illinois a B game. Christ. UW is playing a B-F-F ooc schedule.

To be fair, it's a B-C-F schedule. Illinois is a BCS conference team after all.

Kind of makes me wonder what other teams think about playing Washington.

Are we a B or C game?

Fuck.

Meek

the fact that the "voices of Husky football" now refer to teams like Arizona and Stanford as muderer's row is exactly why I would never drop DirecTV to access the Pac12 Network.

Yes, Stanford is now amazing but it wasn't long ago they were the laughing stock of football and somehow they put a priority on football yet with our history, we're relegated to Emmert's simplistic front porch rhetoric.

Watching College Football Live yesterday, Tom Luginbill talked about Colorado being a program where the university administrators and leaders simply don't get it when it comes to football and thus the Buffs shouldn't even be in the Pac12.

pat_hm

It'll be better next year. Let it play out.

MikeDamone

Meek said:

the fact that the "voices of Husky football" now refer to teams like Arizona and Stanford as muderer's row is exactly why I would never drop DirecTV to access the Pac12 Network.

Yes, Stanford is now amazing but it wasn't long ago they were the laughing stock of football and somehow they put a priority on football yet with our history, we're relegated to Emmert's simplistic front porch rhetoric.

Watching College Football Live yesterday, Tom Luginbill talked about Colorado being a program where the university administrators and leaders simply don't get it when it comes to football and thus the Buffs shouldn't even be in the Pac12.

A lot of parallels between UW and CU over the last 25 years.

HillsboroDuck

MikeDamone said:

Meek said:

the fact that the "voices of Husky football" now refer to teams like Arizona and Stanford as muderer's row is exactly why I would never drop DirecTV to access the Pac12 Network.

Yes, Stanford is now amazing but it wasn't long ago they were the laughing stock of football and somehow they put a priority on football yet with our history, we're relegated to Emmert's simplistic front porch rhetoric.

Watching College Football Live yesterday, Tom Luginbill talked about Colorado being a program where the university administrators and leaders simply don't get it when it comes to football and thus the Buffs shouldn't even be in the Pac12.

A lot of parallels between UW and CU over the last 25 years.

Right down to the black unis with gold helmets.

We are Ralphie.

DerekJohnson

tracker said:

TierbsHsotBoobs said:

TheKobeStopper said:

PurpleJ said:

"Although the pre-season has a balance of one really good “A” caliber team (Boise State), one Big Ten “B level” team (Illinois, a 2-10 team last season), and one lower division “C” opponent, (Idaho State), they will be played in that order. Ideally you would want to play in reverse order and progressively improve along with the level of your opponent."

I stopped reading there.

Bairds been using this FS talking point for years. Oh having to play a good team your first game is so hard, except that your opponent is in the exact same position. There is no advantage gained by playing Boise in the third game if they also get to play two games before it. It only makes sense if you are incapable of thinking.

And calling Boise an A game and Illinois a B game. Christ. UW is playing a B-F-F ooc schedule.

To be fair, it's a B-C-F schedule. Illinois is a BCS conference team after all.

Kind of makes me wonder what other teams think about playing Washington.

Are we a B or C game?

Fuck.

I think people view us as a Utah

RoadDawg55

DerekJohnson said:

tracker said:

TierbsHsotBoobs said:

TheKobeStopper said:

PurpleJ said:

"Although the pre-season has a balance of one really good “A” caliber team (Boise State), one Big Ten “B level” team (Illinois, a 2-10 team last season), and one lower division “C” opponent, (Idaho State), they will be played in that order. Ideally you would want to play in reverse order and progressively improve along with the level of your opponent."

I stopped reading there.

Bairds been using this FS talking point for years. Oh having to play a good team your first game is so hard, except that your opponent is in the exact same position. There is no advantage gained by playing Boise in the third game if they also get to play two games before it. It only makes sense if you are incapable of thinking.

And calling Boise an A game and Illinois a B game. Christ. UW is playing a B-F-F ooc schedule.

To be fair, it's a B-C-F schedule. Illinois is a BCS conference team after all.

Kind of makes me wonder what other teams think about playing Washington.

Are we a B or C game?

Fuck.

I think people view us as a Utah

I don't think people view us as being as bad are we really are. I've seen two articles on USC that pointed out the fact that USC doesn't have to play UW and Oregon as a benefit to their schedule. Oregon is understandable, UW not so much.

Then again, we did only receive 3 votes in the coaches poll, so the perception can't be too high.

DerekJohnson

RoadDawg55 said:

DerekJohnson said:

tracker said:

TierbsHsotBoobs said:

TheKobeStopper said:

PurpleJ said:

"Although the pre-season has a balance of one really good “A” caliber team (Boise State), one Big Ten “B level” team (Illinois, a 2-10 team last season), and one lower division “C” opponent, (Idaho State), they will be played in that order. Ideally you would want to play in reverse order and progressively improve along with the level of your opponent."

I stopped reading there.

Bairds been using this FS talking point for years. Oh having to play a good team your first game is so hard, except that your opponent is in the exact same position. There is no advantage gained by playing Boise in the third game if they also get to play two games before it. It only makes sense if you are incapable of thinking.

And calling Boise an A game and Illinois a B game. Christ. UW is playing a B-F-F ooc schedule.

To be fair, it's a B-C-F schedule. Illinois is a BCS conference team after all.

Kind of makes me wonder what other teams think about playing Washington.

Are we a B or C game?

Fuck.

I think people view us as a Utah

I don't think people view us as being as bad are we really are. I've seen two articles on USC that pointed out the fact that USC doesn't have to play UW and Oregon as a benefit to their schedule. Oregon is understandable, UW not so much.

Then again, we did only receive 3 votes in the coaches poll, so the perception can't be too high.

Those two articles were probably written by people old enough to remember 1991

puppylove_sugarsteel

He_Needs_More_Time said:

Arizona at home is considered "Murderer's row" ??? My god has our program falling to shit if that is the case.

This dates back to Ty but I've always hated the "TUFF! Schedule" excuse when Doogs list our conference opponents.

I hate to break it to you guys but we play these guys every year so instead of bitching how tough they are how about demanding our University up the ante and surpass these fucks.

Bingo More-time

Tailgater

PurpleJ said:

"Although the pre-season has a balance of one really good “A” caliber team (Boise State), one Big Ten “B level” team (Illinois, a 2-10 team last season), and one lower division “C” opponent, (Idaho State), they will be played in that order. Ideally you would want to play in reverse order and progressively improve along with the level of your opponent."

I stopped reading there.

Is Idaho State's "C" classification for cupcake or cunt? "Ideally" goes south whenever the Big Sky is scheduled OOC.

TierbsHsotBoobs

Washington is a B.