Tony Parrish: The Last of the James Gang

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Tony Parrish: The Last of the James Gang

On August 31, hundreds of former Huskies will enter newly remodeled Husky Stadium, beholding this new era of Washington football. One of them will be former hard-hitting safety Tony Parrish. Lots of UW memories will run through his mind.

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There was an effort to bring an alumni reunion together during the season, because we've always done it in the spring," he said. "I think there was an opportunity lost. To do something for Idaho State was a miscalculation on multiple levels. The school should have recognized that you only have one opening of a stadium. There's no such thing as a soft opening; it's not like a restaurant. There should have been larger festivities to make it more of a more momentous occasion for the opening of the new Husky Stadium. Bringing together the past and the present. That was a lost opportunity on multiple levels."

That comment says so much. I recall Mario Bailey being upset at how the school handled honoring the 1991 team during the last Husky Stadium home game in 2011.

Now when you read this it just further illustrates what we've been saying all along that Pool Boy doesn't get it at all.

Having the alumni get together for Idaho State????!!! The fuck? Parrish is right they should have made a HUGE deal out of the opening game.

Yet another failure by pool boy.

RoadDawg55

Not a surprise that the AD would choose the Idaho State game for an Alumni event. The ineptitude would be mind boggling if it wasn't so frequent.

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RoadDawg55 said:

Not a surprise that the AD would choose the Idaho State game for an Alumni event. The ineptitude would be mind boggling if it wasn't so frequent.

I think the fact that none of us are even remotely surprised says a lot about Pool Boy. Like you said this should be mind boggling but it's expected with this moron who is obviously in over his head.

Southerndawg

He_Needs_More_Time said:

There was an effort to bring an alumni reunion together during the season, because we've always done it in the spring," he said. "I think there was an opportunity lost. To do something for Idaho State was a miscalculation on multiple levels. The school should have recognized that you only have one opening of a stadium. There's no such thing as a soft opening; it's not like a restaurant. There should have been larger festivities to make it more of a more momentous occasion for the opening of the new Husky Stadium. Bringing together the past and the present. That was a lost opportunity on multiple levels."

That comment says so much. I recall Mario Bailey being upset at how the school handled honoring the 1991 team during the last Husky Stadium home game in 2011.

Now when you read this it just further illustrates what we've been saying all along that Pool Boy doesn't get it at all.

Having the alumni get together for Idaho State????!!! The fuck? Parrish is right they should have made a HUGE deal out of the opening game.

Yet another failure by pool boy.

Wow, just wow. Another stroke of brilliance by Woody. I haven't been following their plans for the opening game, but I assumed it would be the big show, with guys from the past being a big part of the opening festivities. But Woody picks Idaho freakin State? This smacks of a guy trying to pump up ticket sales for a game that shouldn't even be on the schedule. Very weak sauce.

By the way, does Parrish have any eligibility left? He looks like he could still do some serious damage on the field.

MikeDamone

They people in charge have no sense of tradition and how to connect to the past and how to relate it to the present. They just see it as it is today and do their jobs blindly. I would expect more from O.D. He should know better than to schedule this thing for the Idaho game. Also, the player should be treated like kings when the do show up. No 300 level seats in the corner. They should all be offered sideline passes or a suite. Simple fact.

IMALOSER_

Maybe if Tony would have won or even played in a Rose Bowl he would have been invited back for the opener.

volcanodawg

good read. Parrish was always one of my favorite Huskies growing up.

The UW A.D. still doesn't get it. Why is this so hard? Seriously, these decisions they make are really odd....almost purposefully stupid it seems. FUCK.

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I would love to see how the Pool Boy supporters defend this move of stupidity.

To not have all the alumni back for the first game but instead against Idaho State I don't understand that move.

Moves like that, along with crazy Larry is why I have absolutely zero hope for this program if Sark is fired as long as Pool Boy remains as A.D.

DeepSeaZ

Did the W Club have any say in this or did Scott find a game with the most cheap seats available?

4321DAWGS

i do not think any of you can see what is going on. i could be wrong. woody and sark did not want the alumni game to be the boise state game because that would distract fans from their creation. they want all the focus and praise to be on them and their vision

RoadDawg55

4321DAWGS said:

i do not think any of you can see what is going on. i could be wrong. woody and sark did not want the alumni game to be the boise state game because that would distract fans from their creation. they want all the focus and praise to be on them and their vision

I think most understand that, but Idaho State? That's the problem.

RaceBannon

Looks like we have our own Bill Fleenor now

TierbsHsotBoobs

4321DAWGS said:

i do not think any of you can see what is going on. i could be wrong. woody and sark did not want the alumni game to be the boise state game because that would distract fans from their creation. they want all the focus and praise to be on them and their vision

Great Captain Obvious insider post as always.

dnc

4321DAWGS said:

i do not think any of you can see what is going on. i could be wrong. woody and sark did not want the alumni game to be the boise state game because that would distract fans from their creation. they want all the focus and praise to be on them and their vision

Great read as always. Do you have time to share your thoughts on whether I should subscribe to Dish or Direct TV?

HeretoBeatmyChest

4321DAWGS said:

i do not think any of you can see what is going on. i could be wrong. woody and sark did not want the alumni game to be the boise state game because that would distract fans from their creation. they want all the focus and praise to be on them and their vision

How exactly would that distract fans from their unveiling of the stadium? Is the game not going to be at the stadium? Are they not going to be at the stadium all afternoon and night? Fans will be in the stadium but will be distracted bc of some players on the sideline (which they can't see anyway)?