UW's Vegas Bowl Debacle: Sarkisian Crapping out as Husky Coach
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Good thing that Scott Woodward rolled out the "Crazy Larry" ad campaign, the UW-Stanford 2012 "Gameday Champion" T-Shirts, and the new, meaner Harry the Husky mascot. If it wasn't for Woodward's used car salesmanship, the huskies would have had only had a 5 win season.
And don't forget about Sark--he is doing a bang up job preparing his players for the big games. John Wooden used to say that failure to prepare is preparation to fail. But what the hell does John Wooden know about coaching? Let the players show up when they're down a few scores. Hell, if John Wooden would have let his players to do lawnmower dances on the bench, rock the busses prior to away games, and come out flat against weaker opponents, Wooden would have have won 20 national championships instead of a meager 10.
Some may say that Sark and Woodward are turning husky football into a joke. There are even crazies out there to have the gall to think that building a team that routinely kicks the crap out of the other teams teams by itself is better than any PR campaign or new uniform combination. But that's all crazy talk--even by Crazy Larry's standards. -
Sounds like someone has an agenda ^^
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I agree with you. His lack of game time management skills is a reflection of bigger issues. Bottom line, he isn't ready for prime time and may not have it in him to ever quite get there. We're stuck with him for at least one more year. Let's hope he either figures it out fast or is promptly replaced. The job is a damn good one. Great location, new stadium, flush with cash for hiring assistant coaches. They can get a top shelf coach, they just have to put in the work to make it happen.vadawg said:Fair enough. I just felt the discussion was stagnant, and didn't hit all of the points of contention with Sark.
Again, Sark IMO is a mediocre coach, and will get us mediocre results. Sucks. -
you all act like the Sark 10yr extension isn't on the horizon....i mean, shit.....look at romar. UW loves mediocrity.
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Don't even get me started with Romar!volcanodawg said:you all act like the Sark 10yr extension isn't on the horizon....i mean, shit.....look at romar. UW loves mediocrity.
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I agree with the criticisms of Sark but don't agree with the conclusion and especially the part about Mora. I wanted Mora badly in 2007. But thats over. Tonight is his second blowout against a mediocre opponent. Derek you are a great writer so please put aside your bias.Mora is no Chip.
Some great posts here on the 4th and 1. He had 3 TO's so definitely should have challenged, though one poster correctly pointed out that the guy who made the call was the only guy with the good angle on the play. And no BSU was not dicked on the 3rd down play. The guy caught the ball with his back to the line. The ball was clearly short.
The other huge management snafu was not calling TO after the 2nd to last play. Call TO so you have 30 seconds left. Instead, they let the clock run 10 seconds and then waste a down! The lack of time is why Price forced that throw. Otherwise he would have checked down or threw it out of bounds.
Sark won't be fired because the 2012-2013 teams will have enough talent to win 8-9 games. It's totally unrealistic that hes fired. Also, the HHB crowd isn't aware that expectations are much higher. Most fans are upset about 7-6 three years in a row. Sark's seat will get really hot if he doesn't win 9 games next year.
Clearly coaches on the Carroll tree have a big problem with discipline and keeping their teams motivated. This is Sark's biggest shortcoming as everyone now knows it. He needs to figure this out.
UW will improve because of better talent but Sark has shown no reason to believe he is a championship coach. That is the problem. With USC down, sanctions coming from UO, the next few years are a golden opportunity to place us back in the top 3 consistently. Unfortunately, Sark is not the guy who can take advantage. He'll be good enough not to get fired.
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If expectations were higher, Sark's ass would either be on fire now or he would be Door.Ass.Out. already.ACSlaterDawg said:
Sark won't be fired because the 2012-2013 teams will have enough talent to win 8-9 games. It's totally unrealistic that hes fired. Also, the HHB crowd isn't aware that expectations are much higher. Most fans are upset about 7-6 three years in a row. Sark's seat will get really hot if he doesn't win 9 games next year. -
I pretty much agree with all that Slater, except I didn't want Mora badly in '07...I mainly just wanted Ty gone.ACSlaterDawg said:I agree with the criticisms of Sark but don't agree with the conclusion and especially the part about Mora. I wanted Mora badly in 2007. But thats over. Tonight is his second blowout against a mediocre opponent. Derek you are a great writer so please put aside your bias.Mora is no Chip.
Some great posts here on the 4th and 1. He had 3 TO's so definitely should have challenged, though one poster correctly pointed out that the guy who made the call was the only guy with the good angle on the play. And no BSU was not dicked on the 3rd down play. The guy caught the ball with his back to the line. The ball was clearly short.
The other huge management snafu was not calling TO after the 2nd to last play. Call TO so you have 30 seconds left. Instead, they let the clock run 10 seconds and then waste a down! The lack of time is why Price forced that throw. Otherwise he would have checked down or threw it out of bounds.
Sark won't be fired because the 2012-2013 teams will have enough talent to win 8-9 games. It's totally unrealistic that hes fired. Also, the HHB crowd isn't aware that expectations are much higher. Most fans are upset about 7-6 three years in a row. Sark's seat will get really hot if he doesn't win 9 games next year.
Clearly coaches on the Carroll tree have a big problem with discipline and keeping their teams motivated. This is Sark's biggest shortcoming as everyone now knows it. He needs to figure this out.
UW will improve because of better talent but Sark has shown no reason to believe he is a championship coach. That is the problem. With USC down, sanctions coming from UO, the next few years are a golden opportunity to place us back in the top 3 consistently. Unfortunately, Sark is not the guy who can take advantage. He'll be good enough not to get fired.
As of now, it seems like nine wins is about his ceiling. And 9-4 isn't a bad season, but it shouldn't be anywhere near the ceiling. I can see them going 9-4 or maybe blowing a game vs. an inferior team and ending up 8-5 next year, Sark staying, and in 2014, they'll win six or seven, and the excuse will be injuries, youth, schedule, or any combination of those three. -
If expectations were higher, Sark's ass would either be on fire now or he would be Door.Ass.Out. already.
Expectations in years 1-4 were different because of 2004-2008. Not saying I agree with them.
2013 is now the time where expectations are back to 80s and 90s levels. -
Fire_Marshall_Bill said:
I pretty much agree with all that Slater, except I didn't want Mora badly in '07...I mainly just wanted Ty gone.ACSlaterDawg said:I agree with the criticisms of Sark but don't agree with the conclusion and especially the part about Mora. I wanted Mora badly in 2007. But thats over. Tonight is his second blowout against a mediocre opponent. Derek you are a great writer so please put aside your bias.Mora is no Chip.
Some great posts here on the 4th and 1. He had 3 TO's so definitely should have challenged, though one poster correctly pointed out that the guy who made the call was the only guy with the good angle on the play. And no BSU was not dicked on the 3rd down play. The guy caught the ball with his back to the line. The ball was clearly short.
The other huge management snafu was not calling TO after the 2nd to last play. Call TO so you have 30 seconds left. Instead, they let the clock run 10 seconds and then waste a down! The lack of time is why Price forced that throw. Otherwise he would have checked down or threw it out of bounds.
Sark won't be fired because the 2012-2013 teams will have enough talent to win 8-9 games. It's totally unrealistic that hes fired. Also, the HHB crowd isn't aware that expectations are much higher. Most fans are upset about 7-6 three years in a row. Sark's seat will get really hot if he doesn't win 9 games next year.
Clearly coaches on the Carroll tree have a big problem with discipline and keeping their teams motivated. This is Sark's biggest shortcoming as everyone now knows it. He needs to figure this out.
UW will improve because of better talent but Sark has shown no reason to believe he is a championship coach. That is the problem. With USC down, sanctions coming from UO, the next few years are a golden opportunity to place us back in the top 3 consistently. Unfortunately, Sark is not the guy who can take advantage. He'll be good enough not to get fired.
As of now, it seems like nine wins is about his ceiling. And 9-4 isn't a bad season, but it shouldn't be anywhere near the ceiling. I can see them going 9-4 or maybe blowing a game vs. an inferior team and ending up 8-5 next year, Sark staying, and in 2014, they'll win six or seven, and the excuse will be injuries, youth, schedule, or any combination of those three.
We're do you get 9 games is his ceiling? It looks like 7. It's funny how some of you know Mora is no Chip or basically an average coach after 12 games, but with Sark it took 50 or so games to figure out that he is not the guy. Interesting.
