Lots of excitement and expectations

MikeDamone · August 2013

For the 2010 season. I swear I live in some kind of cruel fan experiment.

dailyuw.com/archive/2009/12/08/imported/sarkisian-calls-%E2%80%9909-season-success#.UhJuGY29KSM

DeepSeaZ · August 2013

So close to 7-6. so close...

TierbsHsotBoobs · August 2013

MikeDamone said:
For the 2010 season. I swear I live in some kind of cruel fan experiment.

dailyuw.com/archive/2009/12/08/imported/sarkisian-calls-%E2%80%9909-season-success#.UhJuGY29KSM

And some people say the Lather, Rinse, Repeat joke is old...

greenblood · August 2013

"It's about the journey" - Steve Sarkisian

HillsboroDuck · August 2013

One of my favorites.

"I said this at the press conference, that it’s not going to take us very long, and I truly believe that."

HillsboroDuck · August 2013

"We’re very young. We lose two guys. We’re a very young offense that continued to grow throughout the season, and tonight, we showed some explosiveness that we can continue to grow on" Totally synonymous coaches Lambo and DJ would kill to only lose two starters. Rose Bowl!

[Deleted User] · August 2013

“I think we can be electric,” Sarkisian said after the Cal game. “I think we’re coming into our own. It was great that Mykenna Ikehara got his first start at center tonight and played fantastic against a great defensive line. We’re very young. We lose two guys. We’re a very young offense that continued to grow throughout the season, and tonight, we showed some explosiveness that we can continue to grow on.”

Did Ikehara ever play a snap again for us? I remember being excited about him going forward as I think he was only a freshman then he never played again.

Funny how we returned our entire team yet in 2010 I kept hearing how "young" the team was after the 3-6 start.

RoadDawg55 · August 2013

He_Needs_More_Time said:
“I think we can be electric,” Sarkisian said after the Cal game. “I think we’re coming into our own. It was great that Mykenna Ikehara got his first start at center tonight and played fantastic against a great defensive line. We’re very young. We lose two guys. We’re a very young offense that continued to grow throughout the season, and tonight, we showed some explosiveness that we can continue to grow on.”

Did Ikehara ever play a snap again for us? I remember being excited about him going forward as I think he was only a freshman then he never played again.

Funny how we returned our entire team yet in 2010 I kept hearing how "young" the team was after the 3-6 start.

I remember Ikehara playing a little bit in 2010, but he got injured and had to retire before the 2011 season.

As for the OP, Sark says this type of shit every year. There was more excitement for the 2010 season then there is for this upcoming season. If it wasn't for the new stadium, there would be very little excitement in the program.

IrishDawg22 · August 2013

RoadDawg55 said:

He_Needs_More_Time said:
“I think we can be electric,” Sarkisian said after the Cal game. “I think we’re coming into our own. It was great that Mykenna Ikehara got his first start at center tonight and played fantastic against a great defensive line. We’re very young. We lose two guys. We’re a very young offense that continued to grow throughout the season, and tonight, we showed some explosiveness that we can continue to grow on.”

Did Ikehara ever play a snap again for us? I remember being excited about him going forward as I think he was only a freshman then he never played again.

Funny how we returned our entire team yet in 2010 I kept hearing how "young" the team was after the 3-6 start.
I remember Ikehara playing a little bit in 2010, but he got injured and had to retire before the 2011 season.

As for the OP, Sark says this type of shit every year. There was more excitement for the 2010 season then there is for this upcoming season. If it wasn't for the new stadium, there would be very little excitement in the program.

RoadDawg - you seem to be moving over to the very negative side lately. Not sure if it is an attempt to fit it, but on your podcast you come through with some very good insight. I think we can all agree that this is a make or break year for the HC, and I think that horse is being served at your local Burger King. But there is nothing wrong with pointing positives in the program,

As for excitement, I think there is a lot of talent on this roster, and the type of athlete in the program has change over the last 5 years. Once again it will be up to the coaches to maximize that talent.

It would be cool if you guys did a podcast comparing certain position groups vs. 5 years ago.

A good example are our LBs & CBs:

I think Shaq-Feeney-Timu-Princeton is our best LB group going into a season in years. Butler-Mason-Victor were very good at the end of the year, but Donald blew up his SR and not sure many people expected that.

And it nice to finally have some size at CB:

Peters - 5'11" 193
Dixon - 6'1" 196
Kelly - 6'2" 183
King - 6'2" 178
Wallace - 5'11" 171
Enewally - 6'1" 184
Beaver - 6'0" 192 (even though he been moved to S)

Just saying your football post are really good and you stand out when not toeing the company line.

TierbsHsotBoobs · August 2013

IrishDawg22 said:

RoadDawg55 said:

He_Needs_More_Time said:
“I think we can be electric,” Sarkisian said after the Cal game. “I think we’re coming into our own. It was great that Mykenna Ikehara got his first start at center tonight and played fantastic against a great defensive line. We’re very young. We lose two guys. We’re a very young offense that continued to grow throughout the season, and tonight, we showed some explosiveness that we can continue to grow on.”

Did Ikehara ever play a snap again for us? I remember being excited about him going forward as I think he was only a freshman then he never played again.

Funny how we returned our entire team yet in 2010 I kept hearing how "young" the team was after the 3-6 start.
I remember Ikehara playing a little bit in 2010, but he got injured and had to retire before the 2011 season.

As for the OP, Sark says this type of shit every year. There was more excitement for the 2010 season then there is for this upcoming season. If it wasn't for the new stadium, there would be very little excitement in the program.

RoadDawg - you seem to be moving over to the very negative side lately. Not sure if it is an attempt to fit it, but on your podcast you come through with some very good insight. I think we can all agree that this is a make or break year for the HC, and I think that horse is being served at your local Burger King. But there is nothing wrong with pointing positives in the program,

As for excitement, I think there is a lot of talent on this roster, and the type of athlete in the program has change over the last 5 years. Once again it will be up to the coaches to maximize that talent.

It would be cool if you guys did a podcast comparing certain position groups vs. 5 years ago.

A good example are our LBs & CBs:

I think Shaq-Feeney-Timu-Princeton is our best LB group going into a season in years. Butler-Mason-Victor were very good at the end of the year, but Donald blew up his SR and not sure many people expected that.

And it nice to finally have some size at CB:

Peters - 5'11" 193
Dixon - 6'1" 196
Kelly - 6'2" 183
King - 6'2" 178
Wallace - 5'11" 171
Enewally - 6'1" 184
Beaver - 6'0" 192 (even though he been moved to S)

Just saying your football post are really good and you stand out when not toeing the company line.

When you emphasize the positives of a mediocre program, you keep a mediocre coach far longer than you should.

Great non-defense of Sark as always though.

IrishDawg22 · August 2013

TierbsHsotBoobs said:

IrishDawg22 said:

RoadDawg55 said:

He_Needs_More_Time said:
“I think we can be electric,” Sarkisian said after the Cal game. “I think we’re coming into our own. It was great that Mykenna Ikehara got his first start at center tonight and played fantastic against a great defensive line. We’re very young. We lose two guys. We’re a very young offense that continued to grow throughout the season, and tonight, we showed some explosiveness that we can continue to grow on.”

Did Ikehara ever play a snap again for us? I remember being excited about him going forward as I think he was only a freshman then he never played again.

Funny how we returned our entire team yet in 2010 I kept hearing how "young" the team was after the 3-6 start.
I remember Ikehara playing a little bit in 2010, but he got injured and had to retire before the 2011 season.

As for the OP, Sark says this type of shit every year. There was more excitement for the 2010 season then there is for this upcoming season. If it wasn't for the new stadium, there would be very little excitement in the program.

RoadDawg - you seem to be moving over to the very negative side lately. Not sure if it is an attempt to fit it, but on your podcast you come through with some very good insight. I think we can all agree that this is a make or break year for the HC, and I think that horse is being served at your local Burger King. But there is nothing wrong with pointing positives in the program,

As for excitement, I think there is a lot of talent on this roster, and the type of athlete in the program has change over the last 5 years. Once again it will be up to the coaches to maximize that talent.

It would be cool if you guys did a podcast comparing certain position groups vs. 5 years ago.

A good example are our LBs & CBs:

I think Shaq-Feeney-Timu-Princeton is our best LB group going into a season in years. Butler-Mason-Victor were very good at the end of the year, but Donald blew up his SR and not sure many people expected that.

And it nice to finally have some size at CB:

Peters - 5'11" 193
Dixon - 6'1" 196
Kelly - 6'2" 183
King - 6'2" 178
Wallace - 5'11" 171
Enewally - 6'1" 184
Beaver - 6'0" 192 (even though he been moved to S)

Just saying your football post are really good and you stand out when not toeing the company line.

When you emphasize the positives of a mediocre program, you keep a mediocre coach far longer than you should.

Great non-defense of Sark as always though.

News flash Sparky...what we say on this board has ZERO impact on the program.

But keep up the good fight.

HTH

greenblood · August 2013

IrishDawg22 said:

RoadDawg55 said:

He_Needs_More_Time said:
“I think we can be electric,” Sarkisian said after the Cal game. “I think we’re coming into our own. It was great that Mykenna Ikehara got his first start at center tonight and played fantastic against a great defensive line. We’re very young. We lose two guys. We’re a very young offense that continued to grow throughout the season, and tonight, we showed some explosiveness that we can continue to grow on.”

Did Ikehara ever play a snap again for us? I remember being excited about him going forward as I think he was only a freshman then he never played again.

Funny how we returned our entire team yet in 2010 I kept hearing how "young" the team was after the 3-6 start.
I remember Ikehara playing a little bit in 2010, but he got injured and had to retire before the 2011 season.

As for the OP, Sark says this type of shit every year. There was more excitement for the 2010 season then there is for this upcoming season. If it wasn't for the new stadium, there would be very little excitement in the program.

RoadDawg - you seem to be moving over to the very negative side lately. Not sure if it is an attempt to fit it, but on your podcast you come through with some very good insight. I think we can all agree that this is a make or break year for the HC, and I think that horse is being served at your local Burger King. But there is nothing wrong with pointing positives in the program,

As for excitement, I think there is a lot of talent on this roster, and the type of athlete in the program has change over the last 5 years. Once again it will be up to the coaches to maximize that talent.

It would be cool if you guys did a podcast comparing certain position groups vs. 5 years ago.

A good example are our LBs & CBs:

I think Shaq-Feeney-Timu-Princeton is our best LB group going into a season in years. Butler-Mason-Victor were very good at the end of the year, but Donald blew up his SR and not sure many people expected that.

And it nice to finally have some size at CB:

Peters - 5'11" 193
Dixon - 6'1" 196
Kelly - 6'2" 183
King - 6'2" 178
Wallace - 5'11" 171
Enewally - 6'1" 184
Beaver - 6'0" 192 (even though he been moved to S)

Just saying your football post are really good and you stand out when not toeing the company line.

Where's the beef?

TierbsHsotBoobs · August 2013

IrishDawg22 said:

TierbsHsotBoobs said:

IrishDawg22 said:

RoadDawg55 said:

He_Needs_More_Time said:
“I think we can be electric,” Sarkisian said after the Cal game. “I think we’re coming into our own. It was great that Mykenna Ikehara got his first start at center tonight and played fantastic against a great defensive line. We’re very young. We lose two guys. We’re a very young offense that continued to grow throughout the season, and tonight, we showed some explosiveness that we can continue to grow on.”

Did Ikehara ever play a snap again for us? I remember being excited about him going forward as I think he was only a freshman then he never played again.

Funny how we returned our entire team yet in 2010 I kept hearing how "young" the team was after the 3-6 start.
I remember Ikehara playing a little bit in 2010, but he got injured and had to retire before the 2011 season.

As for the OP, Sark says this type of shit every year. There was more excitement for the 2010 season then there is for this upcoming season. If it wasn't for the new stadium, there would be very little excitement in the program.

RoadDawg - you seem to be moving over to the very negative side lately. Not sure if it is an attempt to fit it, but on your podcast you come through with some very good insight. I think we can all agree that this is a make or break year for the HC, and I think that horse is being served at your local Burger King. But there is nothing wrong with pointing positives in the program,

As for excitement, I think there is a lot of talent on this roster, and the type of athlete in the program has change over the last 5 years. Once again it will be up to the coaches to maximize that talent.

It would be cool if you guys did a podcast comparing certain position groups vs. 5 years ago.

A good example are our LBs & CBs:

I think Shaq-Feeney-Timu-Princeton is our best LB group going into a season in years. Butler-Mason-Victor were very good at the end of the year, but Donald blew up his SR and not sure many people expected that.

And it nice to finally have some size at CB:

Peters - 5'11" 193
Dixon - 6'1" 196
Kelly - 6'2" 183
King - 6'2" 178
Wallace - 5'11" 171
Enewally - 6'1" 184
Beaver - 6'0" 192 (even though he been moved to S)

Just saying your football post are really good and you stand out when not toeing the company line.

When you emphasize the positives of a mediocre program, you keep a mediocre coach far longer than you should.

Great non-defense of Sark as always though.
News flash Sparky...what we say on this board has ZERO impact on the program.

But keep up the good fight.

HTH

Same to you.

LEAVE!

IrishDawg22 · August 2013

greenblood said:

IrishDawg22 said:

RoadDawg55 said:

He_Needs_More_Time said:
“I think we can be electric,” Sarkisian said after the Cal game. “I think we’re coming into our own. It was great that Mykenna Ikehara got his first start at center tonight and played fantastic against a great defensive line. We’re very young. We lose two guys. We’re a very young offense that continued to grow throughout the season, and tonight, we showed some explosiveness that we can continue to grow on.”

Did Ikehara ever play a snap again for us? I remember being excited about him going forward as I think he was only a freshman then he never played again.

Funny how we returned our entire team yet in 2010 I kept hearing how "young" the team was after the 3-6 start.
I remember Ikehara playing a little bit in 2010, but he got injured and had to retire before the 2011 season.

As for the OP, Sark says this type of shit every year. There was more excitement for the 2010 season then there is for this upcoming season. If it wasn't for the new stadium, there would be very little excitement in the program.

RoadDawg - you seem to be moving over to the very negative side lately. Not sure if it is an attempt to fit it, but on your podcast you come through with some very good insight. I think we can all agree that this is a make or break year for the HC, and I think that horse is being served at your local Burger King. But there is nothing wrong with pointing positives in the program,

As for excitement, I think there is a lot of talent on this roster, and the type of athlete in the program has change over the last 5 years. Once again it will be up to the coaches to maximize that talent.

It would be cool if you guys did a podcast comparing certain position groups vs. 5 years ago.

A good example are our LBs & CBs:

I think Shaq-Feeney-Timu-Princeton is our best LB group going into a season in years. Butler-Mason-Victor were very good at the end of the year, but Donald blew up his SR and not sure many people expected that.

And it nice to finally have some size at CB:

Peters - 5'11" 193
Dixon - 6'1" 196
Kelly - 6'2" 183
King - 6'2" 178
Wallace - 5'11" 171
Enewally - 6'1" 184
Beaver - 6'0" 192 (even though he been moved to S)

Just saying your football post are really good and you stand out when not toeing the company line.

Where's the beef?

Dick's on 45th.

RaceBannon · August 2013

Year three was the make or break year.

Steve_Bowman · August 2013

Of course there are some positives with the program; so what?

A few positives don't change the fact that Cream Puff is a complete, total failure as off last year. There is no positive spin. Period.

If we go 10 - 2, I'll eat my words right here and be thrilled to do so. The chances of that happening are slim.

One more thing about, " Towing the company Line." Some of us won't say one thing to fit in here. Who cares? I really don't care if my posts are acceptable. All I want is the Dawgs of old to be reborn....that's it.

TierbsHsotBoobs · August 2013

RaceBannon said:
Year three was the make or break year.

So was year four.

Lather, rinse, repeat.

RoadDawg55 · August 2013

IrishDawg22 said:

RoadDawg55 said:

He_Needs_More_Time said:
“I think we can be electric,” Sarkisian said after the Cal game. “I think we’re coming into our own. It was great that Mykenna Ikehara got his first start at center tonight and played fantastic against a great defensive line. We’re very young. We lose two guys. We’re a very young offense that continued to grow throughout the season, and tonight, we showed some explosiveness that we can continue to grow on.”

Did Ikehara ever play a snap again for us? I remember being excited about him going forward as I think he was only a freshman then he never played again.

Funny how we returned our entire team yet in 2010 I kept hearing how "young" the team was after the 3-6 start.
I remember Ikehara playing a little bit in 2010, but he got injured and had to retire before the 2011 season.

As for the OP, Sark says this type of shit every year. There was more excitement for the 2010 season then there is for this upcoming season. If it wasn't for the new stadium, there would be very little excitement in the program.

RoadDawg - you seem to be moving over to the very negative side lately. Not sure if it is an attempt to fit it, but on your podcast you come through with some very good insight. I think we can all agree that this is a make or break year for the HC, and I think that horse is being served at your local Burger King. But there is nothing wrong with pointing positives in the program,

As for excitement, I think there is a lot of talent on this roster, and the type of athlete in the program has change over the last 5 years. Once again it will be up to the coaches to maximize that talent.

It would be cool if you guys did a podcast comparing certain position groups vs. 5 years ago.

A good example are our LBs & CBs:

I think Shaq-Feeney-Timu-Princeton is our best LB group going into a season in years. Butler-Mason-Victor were very good at the end of the year, but Donald blew up his SR and not sure many people expected that.

And it nice to finally have some size at CB:

Peters - 5'11" 193
Dixon - 6'1" 196
Kelly - 6'2" 183
King - 6'2" 178
Wallace - 5'11" 171
Enewally - 6'1" 184
Beaver - 6'0" 192 (even though he been moved to S)

Just saying your football post are really good and you stand out when not toeing the company line.

I don't mean to come across as too negative. It's not to fit in, I just don't think Sark is a good coach, and it pisses me off because we have enough talent that the right coach could make some noise. I am also starting to agree that Woodward is a moron who is not a football guy. Crazy Larry, alumni event being the Idaho State game, how this fuck holds a football. I'm worried about him in charge.

You are right, there are some postive things going on in the program, but there are just as many negative things which is why we always finish 7-6. It bothers me that mediocrity is so easily accepted by many fans, the local media, and in the administration.

I could go on and on about players I like in the program, but in the end, that means very little when we have the wrong coach. What we have seen from Sark is what we are going to get. I would love to be wrong, but I don't think we will suddenly start playing well on the road, I don't think the OL will be any better than average, we are paper thin at DT, and I doubt we will suddenly be a consistently physical, disciplined team. Sorry that I seem negative, but at this time, I'm not all that optimistic about the program.

IrishDawg22 · August 2013

RoadDawg55 said:

IrishDawg22 said:

RoadDawg55 said:

He_Needs_More_Time said:
“I think we can be electric,” Sarkisian said after the Cal game. “I think we’re coming into our own. It was great that Mykenna Ikehara got his first start at center tonight and played fantastic against a great defensive line. We’re very young. We lose two guys. We’re a very young offense that continued to grow throughout the season, and tonight, we showed some explosiveness that we can continue to grow on.”

Did Ikehara ever play a snap again for us? I remember being excited about him going forward as I think he was only a freshman then he never played again.

Funny how we returned our entire team yet in 2010 I kept hearing how "young" the team was after the 3-6 start.
I remember Ikehara playing a little bit in 2010, but he got injured and had to retire before the 2011 season.

As for the OP, Sark says this type of shit every year. There was more excitement for the 2010 season then there is for this upcoming season. If it wasn't for the new stadium, there would be very little excitement in the program.

RoadDawg - you seem to be moving over to the very negative side lately. Not sure if it is an attempt to fit it, but on your podcast you come through with some very good insight. I think we can all agree that this is a make or break year for the HC, and I think that horse is being served at your local Burger King. But there is nothing wrong with pointing positives in the program,

As for excitement, I think there is a lot of talent on this roster, and the type of athlete in the program has change over the last 5 years. Once again it will be up to the coaches to maximize that talent.

It would be cool if you guys did a podcast comparing certain position groups vs. 5 years ago.

A good example are our LBs & CBs:

I think Shaq-Feeney-Timu-Princeton is our best LB group going into a season in years. Butler-Mason-Victor were very good at the end of the year, but Donald blew up his SR and not sure many people expected that.

And it nice to finally have some size at CB:

Peters - 5'11" 193
Dixon - 6'1" 196
Kelly - 6'2" 183
King - 6'2" 178
Wallace - 5'11" 171
Enewally - 6'1" 184
Beaver - 6'0" 192 (even though he been moved to S)

Just saying your football post are really good and you stand out when not toeing the company line.

I don't mean to come across as too negative. It's not to fit in, I just don't think Sark is a good coach, and it pisses me off because we have enough talent that the right coach could make some noise. I am also starting to agree that Woodward is a moron who is not a football guy. Crazy Larry, alumni event being the Idaho State game, how this fuck holds a football. I'm worried about him in charge.

You are right, there are some postive things going on in the program, but there are just as many negative things which is why we always finish 7-6. It bothers me that mediocrity is so easily accepted by many fans, the local media, and in the administration.

I could go on and on about players I like in the program, but in the end, that means very little when we have the wrong coach. What we have seen from Sark is what we are going to get. I would love to be wrong, but I don't think we will suddenly start playing well on the road, I don't think the OL will be any better than average, we are paper thin at DT, and I doubt we will suddenly be a consistently physical, disciplined team. Sorry that I seem negative, but at this time, I'm not all that optimistic about the program.

Now there is a good post. I agree with everything you said, especially about the lines. We cannot control that Sark is coaching this year, so we might as well talk about Xs & Os and the Jimmy and the Joes. Reminds me of the Private Ryan seen about bitching:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaVfHntwVc4

RaceBannon · August 2013

Seriously?

IrishDawg22 · August 2013

RaceBannon said:
Seriously?

Did you apply it to the infected area?

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