You want proof we are leveling up?

YellowSnow

Auburn enrolled 70 x four and five star recruits in the past 5 cycles. Not sure how many they have "in progress" at present but it's way more than us. They have recruited at an elite level for quite a while.

We have 35 four and five stars in progress and the bulk are from the past couple of classes.

So we went across the country to SEC land and held our own against a far more talented opponent in spite of not having a difference maker at the QB position.

It's a long way to the top if you want to rock and roll but we are inching closer and closer.

Swaye

You won't get any argument from me that the trend line is up. It is. But for now we are still pussy Pac-12 losers. I agree that we are a better offensive gameplan, a great QB, one or two great LB'ers and a top tier pass rusher away from being great. But, until we magic those LB'ers, pass rusher, QB (please let Eason be good) and a good game plan, we suck at the elite level.

TierbsHsotBoobs

Shut the fuck up and win.

BennyBeaver

Moral victory?

tvoie

Stop. Just stop. All of this stuff is just sour grapes, make ourselves feel better bullshit. UW had several opportunities to win and blew it. Plain and simple.

Dennis_DeYoung

If this program really were leveling up, Pete would find his balls and bench Jake.

MikeSeaver

I suggest you use the hyper space button.

RaceBannon

Dennis_DeYoung said:

If this program really were leveling up, Pete would find his balls and bench Jake.

Mad_Son

Dennis_DeYoung said:

If this program really were leveling up, Pete would find his balls and bench Jake.

We should be ahead of where we were two years ago but we're aren't. Pete is bad at dealing with personnel. If he misevaluates someone, like Browning or Gregory, he doesn't react and fix the mistake. This is a personality flaw (for his position) he refuses to overcome.

He also refuses to play from a position of dominance but that wasn't the problem last week.

Gladstone

kill me

just fucking kill me

animate

It is what it is.

Loyalty (and stubbornness)

Pete expects and gives loyalty (or at least more than your average coach)

Its all part of his okg philosophy.

So, brownsocks is what he is. A honda accord and we want Ferrari.

Pete is going to go with the honda until the insurance runs out and we're going to level up to an acura next time.

Pete is slow and methodical which infuriates ddy and most of us. Takes awhile for him to let the strausser types go in order to level. But that's him.

Would you guys rather have Herm?

TierbsHsotBoobs

This is leveling up

https://twitter.com/MattStout07/status/1035959106505515009

YellowSnow

Every corch, even the HOF guys, are stubborn knuckleheads make stupid play calls and dumb personel decisions. You think Gus is a better coach than Pete? Talent is the great insurance policy against bad decisions.

My point with this poast isn't to let Pete off the hook and say we played a good game and got a moral victory. Rather, it's to say from the eye test (fuck) perspective we are looking like a better program than a few years ago.

TierbsHsotBoobs

YellowSnow said:

Every corch, even the HOF guys, are stubborn knuckleheads make stupid play calls and dumb personel decisions. You think Gus is a better coach than Pete? Talent is the great insurance policy against bad decisions.

My point with this poast isn't to let Pete off the hook and say we played a good game and got a moral victory. Rather, it's to say from the eye test (fuck) perspective we are looking like a better program than a few years ago.

I saw no difference from the 2016 team.

Mad_Son

YellowSnow said:

Every corch, even the HOF guys, are stubborn knuckleheads make stupid play calls and dumb personel decisions. You think Gus is a better coach than Pete? Talent is the great insurance policy against bad decisions.

My point with this poast isn't to let Pete off the hook and say we played a good game and got a moral victory. Rather, it's to say from the eye test (fuck) perspective we are looking like a better program than a few years ago.

I think we leveled up a lot in a short period of time but we're still where we were when we played Alabama. All talent gaps must be filled before we level up again.

ToddTurnerLIVES

Talent is trending up for sure but the same old problem positions remain. Line backers and pass rushers are nowhere to be found(granted Eifler and Kaho leaving fucked us but still). Offensive play calling is atrocious. If not for graduating Pete would probably start Jake at QB until he is 40 if he could... the same problems remain with no real sign that they're getting fixed. This team is good enough to shit stomp the pac 12 this year which will have the doogs popping off but we'll get drilled in our bowl game against a non-pretender of an elite program.

"Insanity Is Doing the Same Thing Over and Over Again and Expecting Different Results"
- Alcoholics Anonymous handbook

YellowSnow

ToddTurnerLIVES said:

Talent is trending up for sure but the same old problem positions remain. Line backers and pass rushers are nowhere to be found(granted Eifler and Kaho leaving fucked us but still). Offensive play calling is atrocious. If not for graduating Pete would probably start Jake at QB until he is 40 if he could... the same problems remain with no real sign that they're getting fixed. This team is good enough to shit stomp the pac 12 this year which will have the doogs popping off but we'll get drilled in our bowl game against a non-pretender of an elite program.

"Insanity Is Doing the Same Thing Over and Over Again and Expecting Different Results"
- Alcoholics Anonymous handbook

Well if we aren't improving then what the fuck are we doing with Petersen? Lets get it over with and fire him and go get a coach who can win the big game.

CaptainPJ

YellowSnow said:

Every corch, even the HOF guys, are stubborn knuckleheads make stupid play calls and dumb personel decisions. You think Gus is a better coach than Pete? Talent is the great insurance policy against bad decisions.

My point with this poast isn't to let Pete off the hook and say we played a good game and got a moral victory. Rather, it's to say from the eye test (fuck) perspective we are looking like a better program than a few years ago.

Gus is a shit coach - their fans are right.

Fucking guy looked like a deer in headlights most of the second half.

Given that, we should hve won the game and had several opportunities to do so, because of that dolt.

Other side of the coin - that dolt was the only reason we had a snowball’s chance in hell. Any coach with a clue - we lose by 24

RoadDawg55

YellowSnow said:

Every corch, even the HOF guys, are stubborn knuckleheads make stupid play calls and dumb personel decisions. You think Gus is a better coach than Pete? Talent is the great insurance policy against bad decisions.

My point with this poast isn't to let Pete off the hook and say we played a good game and got a moral victory. Rather, it's to say from the eye test (fuck) perspective we are looking like a better program than a few years ago.

We aren't better than 2016. 2016 was better at every position but maybe safety on defense.

Alabama in 2016 was way better than the current Auburn team. That's the real difference.

I don't think this year's team is drastically worse, but we aren't any better.

oregonblitzkrieg

Dennis_DeYoung said:

If this program really were leveling up, Pete would find his balls and bench Jake.

This is what a top 5 coach would do. A top 20 coach just wants to get enough wins to ensure his job security. A NY6 bowel loss and a playoff appearance is a good time buyer. He needs more time to get that next playoff loss.

oregonblitzkrieg

YellowSnow said:

ToddTurnerLIVES said:

Talent is trending up for sure but the same old problem positions remain. Line backers and pass rushers are nowhere to be found(granted Eifler and Kaho leaving fucked us but still). Offensive play calling is atrocious. If not for graduating Pete would probably start Jake at QB until he is 40 if he could... the same problems remain with no real sign that they're getting fixed. This team is good enough to shit stomp the pac 12 this year which will have the doogs popping off but we'll get drilled in our bowl game against a non-pretender of an elite program.

"Insanity Is Doing the Same Thing Over and Over Again and Expecting Different Results"
- Alcoholics Anonymous handbook

Well if we aren't improving then what the fuck are we doing with Petersen? Lets get it over with and fire him and go get a coach who can win the big game.

I would stick it out with Peterman. He's the best UW can do. And he is a really good coach.