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One of Yankoff's dads is big mad at Pete
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Reads like a Coogfan post.
Justice doesn’t always have to be fair.
In fact, it can be almost cruel.
Sometimes, all the individuals involved might walk away frustrated, which doesn’t seem like the point of justice at all, but…
There you go.
But hey, even in a case where nobody winds up thrilled, a little piece of satisfaction can pop up when justice really bites the right guy on the backside.
It’s worth a tiny smile when the proper dude — some master of his own universe who thinks he should get to be judge and jury in every situation — feels the teeth of fairness right where he sits down.
So…
How’s your butt today, Chris Petersen?
You wondering if karma might have caught up with you in a strange case of quarterback justice, Coach?
Did the football gods look over your act, take a peek at some recent dealings with your players and say…
“You were a jerk for no reason, Chris, and please, no whining since you brought this all down on yourself.”
HERE’S THE background to our story, in case you haven’t followed every twist and turn to it.
Of course you know that Chris Petersen is head coach of the football factory at the University of Washington — for which the school and its boosters hand him $4.875 million per year.
But Chris will tell you he’s a “player’s coach,” and his first obligation is to be fair to his student-athletes.
He’s big on that speech.
So back up to spring practice, and Petersen wound up with five blue-chip quarterbacks on scholarship — all of which he recruited himself and one of whom was a transfer from Georgia.
At that point, he complained about having so many QBs that they couldn’t get enough reps in practice.
The logjam might have been a problem for “player’s coach” Petersen, but it wasn’t any fun for those kids stuck in limbo, either.
At the end of spring, redshirt freshman Colson Yankoff — once a heavily pursued, nationally known recruit from Coeur d’Alene High — decided he wanted out of the mess and placed his name in the NCAA transfer portal.
Another redshirt freshman, Jacob Sirmon, did the same.
Sirmon, though, was not as much in demand as Yankoff and, taking a hint, decided to stick it out at Washington.
Yankoff ultimately transferred to UCLA, with Petersen wishing him all the best.
Right, Chris?
THE NEXT act involved the mechanics of Yankoff’s move.
“We wanted to get the paperwork started to ask for a waiver,” said Colson’s dad, Trevor. “There are NCAA, Pac-12 and university rules that say you have to sit out a year if you transfer within the conference.
“But the real decision lies with the school, so we asked UW about getting that waiver so Colson could play this year. They told us that once Colson had formally enrolled at UCLA or elsewhere, that school would send the waiver application, and it would be handled that way.
“We were pretty hopeful. Petersen had made it plain he didn’t have plans for Colson and, since the rule exists to prevent a competitive advantage, it’s worth noting that Washington doesn’t play UCLA in either of the next two seasons — so competitive advantage didn’t come into it.
“(Petersen) should have no real objections to Colson leaving. We’re talking about a coach who walked away from a five-year contract at Boise State after two years.
“It never got near a real decision, though. Colson entered the portal on April 30, and on May 17, the University of Washington (compliance office) sent us a letter saying that no waiver would be granted and we shouldn’t even bother with the process.”
In other words, the Yankoffs were told to wait to apply, and then were given an answer before they even asked the question.
Who made the decision forcing Colson to sit out a second straight year?
You’d be crazy to think it was anyone but Petersen — out of sheer revenge because Colson didn’t “stick it out,” as Petersen claimed players of his own era presumably would have.
NOW WE move to fall, and Yankoff has been forgotten on Montlake.
He’s been forced to sit out, as his dad put it this way: “In the law, there are actions that are deemed ‘arbitrary and capricious,’ That’s exactly how you would describe Petersen’s decision.”
Meanwhile, back in Seattle, the coach was overseeing what he insisted was an incredibly close head-to-head duel for the starting quarterback position.
Petersen said repeatedly that transfer Jacob Eason — who had been the starter at Georgia as a freshman — and soph Jake Haener were just about dead even.
However…
Absolutely no one believed that.
“Everybody knew what was going on,” said Haener, who was as sure as the rest of the Husky Nation that Eason would inherit the job. “It didn’t matter what I did.”
Yet Petersen continuously and strenuously denied the inevitable — until last Thursday, when he formally anointed Eason as his new No. 1.
The coach seemed to toss Haener a bone when he said the backup would get to play a bit in UW’s opener against Eastern Washington.
As it turns out, Haener won’t play in that game — or any other for Washington.
He quit the program over the weekend.
Suddenly, Petersen has just one tested QB, and if Eason twists an ankle or he’s not that good or whatever, hey…
Remember Sirmon, who has never taken a snap in a college game?
He could be quarterbacking a team that Petersen hopes to take to the Final Four.
Hey, Chris…
Isn’t karma a bitch?
Steve Cameron’s “Cheap Seats” columns for The Press appear on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Steve also contributes the “Zags Tracker” package on Gonzaga basketball once monthly during the offseason.
In fact, it can be almost cruel.
Sometimes, all the individuals involved might walk away frustrated, which doesn’t seem like the point of justice at all, but…
There you go.
But hey, even in a case where nobody winds up thrilled, a little piece of satisfaction can pop up when justice really bites the right guy on the backside.
It’s worth a tiny smile when the proper dude — some master of his own universe who thinks he should get to be judge and jury in every situation — feels the teeth of fairness right where he sits down.
So…
How’s your butt today, Chris Petersen?
You wondering if karma might have caught up with you in a strange case of quarterback justice, Coach?
Did the football gods look over your act, take a peek at some recent dealings with your players and say…
“You were a jerk for no reason, Chris, and please, no whining since you brought this all down on yourself.”
HERE’S THE background to our story, in case you haven’t followed every twist and turn to it.
Of course you know that Chris Petersen is head coach of the football factory at the University of Washington — for which the school and its boosters hand him $4.875 million per year.
But Chris will tell you he’s a “player’s coach,” and his first obligation is to be fair to his student-athletes.
He’s big on that speech.
So back up to spring practice, and Petersen wound up with five blue-chip quarterbacks on scholarship — all of which he recruited himself and one of whom was a transfer from Georgia.
At that point, he complained about having so many QBs that they couldn’t get enough reps in practice.
The logjam might have been a problem for “player’s coach” Petersen, but it wasn’t any fun for those kids stuck in limbo, either.
At the end of spring, redshirt freshman Colson Yankoff — once a heavily pursued, nationally known recruit from Coeur d’Alene High — decided he wanted out of the mess and placed his name in the NCAA transfer portal.
Another redshirt freshman, Jacob Sirmon, did the same.
Sirmon, though, was not as much in demand as Yankoff and, taking a hint, decided to stick it out at Washington.
Yankoff ultimately transferred to UCLA, with Petersen wishing him all the best.
Right, Chris?
THE NEXT act involved the mechanics of Yankoff’s move.
“We wanted to get the paperwork started to ask for a waiver,” said Colson’s dad, Trevor. “There are NCAA, Pac-12 and university rules that say you have to sit out a year if you transfer within the conference.
“But the real decision lies with the school, so we asked UW about getting that waiver so Colson could play this year. They told us that once Colson had formally enrolled at UCLA or elsewhere, that school would send the waiver application, and it would be handled that way.
“We were pretty hopeful. Petersen had made it plain he didn’t have plans for Colson and, since the rule exists to prevent a competitive advantage, it’s worth noting that Washington doesn’t play UCLA in either of the next two seasons — so competitive advantage didn’t come into it.
“(Petersen) should have no real objections to Colson leaving. We’re talking about a coach who walked away from a five-year contract at Boise State after two years.
“It never got near a real decision, though. Colson entered the portal on April 30, and on May 17, the University of Washington (compliance office) sent us a letter saying that no waiver would be granted and we shouldn’t even bother with the process.”
In other words, the Yankoffs were told to wait to apply, and then were given an answer before they even asked the question.
Who made the decision forcing Colson to sit out a second straight year?
You’d be crazy to think it was anyone but Petersen — out of sheer revenge because Colson didn’t “stick it out,” as Petersen claimed players of his own era presumably would have.
NOW WE move to fall, and Yankoff has been forgotten on Montlake.
He’s been forced to sit out, as his dad put it this way: “In the law, there are actions that are deemed ‘arbitrary and capricious,’ That’s exactly how you would describe Petersen’s decision.”
Meanwhile, back in Seattle, the coach was overseeing what he insisted was an incredibly close head-to-head duel for the starting quarterback position.
Petersen said repeatedly that transfer Jacob Eason — who had been the starter at Georgia as a freshman — and soph Jake Haener were just about dead even.
However…
Absolutely no one believed that.
“Everybody knew what was going on,” said Haener, who was as sure as the rest of the Husky Nation that Eason would inherit the job. “It didn’t matter what I did.”
Yet Petersen continuously and strenuously denied the inevitable — until last Thursday, when he formally anointed Eason as his new No. 1.
The coach seemed to toss Haener a bone when he said the backup would get to play a bit in UW’s opener against Eastern Washington.
As it turns out, Haener won’t play in that game — or any other for Washington.
He quit the program over the weekend.
Suddenly, Petersen has just one tested QB, and if Eason twists an ankle or he’s not that good or whatever, hey…
Remember Sirmon, who has never taken a snap in a college game?
He could be quarterbacking a team that Petersen hopes to take to the Final Four.
Hey, Chris…
Isn’t karma a bitch?
Steve Cameron’s “Cheap Seats” columns for The Press appear on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Steve also contributes the “Zags Tracker” package on Gonzaga basketball once monthly during the offseason.
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Winners win.
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Sirmon, though, was not as much in demand as Yankoff and, taking a hint, decided to stick it out at Washington.
Well that's the least believable take I've heard that didn't come from Gee's mouth. Colson was so far behind any other QB on the roster. He sucked, that's why he left. -
From another Steve Cameron Article, literally the first sentence: Sometimes you have to leave a job.dnc said:
Reads like a Coogfan post.Justice doesn’t always have to be fair.
In fact, it can be almost cruel.
Sometimes, all the individuals involved might walk away frustrated, which doesn’t seem like the point of justice at all, but…
There you go.
But hey, even in a case where nobody winds up thrilled, a little piece of satisfaction can pop up when justice really bites the right guy on the backside.
It’s worth a tiny smile when the proper dude — some master of his own universe who thinks he should get to be judge and jury in every situation — feels the teeth of fairness right where he sits down.
So…
How’s your butt today, Chris Petersen?
You wondering if karma might have caught up with you in a strange case of quarterback justice, Coach?
Did the football gods look over your act, take a peek at some recent dealings with your players and say…
“You were a jerk for no reason, Chris, and please, no whining since you brought this all down on yourself.”
HERE’S THE background to our story, in case you haven’t followed every twist and turn to it.
Of course you know that Chris Petersen is head coach of the football factory at the University of Washington — for which the school and its boosters hand him $4.875 million per year.
But Chris will tell you he’s a “player’s coach,” and his first obligation is to be fair to his student-athletes.
He’s big on that speech.
So back up to spring practice, and Petersen wound up with five blue-chip quarterbacks on scholarship — all of which he recruited himself and one of whom was a transfer from Georgia.
At that point, he complained about having so many QBs that they couldn’t get enough reps in practice.
The logjam might have been a problem for “player’s coach” Petersen, but it wasn’t any fun for those kids stuck in limbo, either.
At the end of spring, redshirt freshman Colson Yankoff — once a heavily pursued, nationally known recruit from Coeur d’Alene High — decided he wanted out of the mess and placed his name in the NCAA transfer portal.
Another redshirt freshman, Jacob Sirmon, did the same.
Sirmon, though, was not as much in demand as Yankoff and, taking a hint, decided to stick it out at Washington.
Yankoff ultimately transferred to UCLA, with Petersen wishing him all the best.
Right, Chris?
THE NEXT act involved the mechanics of Yankoff’s move.
“We wanted to get the paperwork started to ask for a waiver,” said Colson’s dad, Trevor. “There are NCAA, Pac-12 and university rules that say you have to sit out a year if you transfer within the conference.
“But the real decision lies with the school, so we asked UW about getting that waiver so Colson could play this year. They told us that once Colson had formally enrolled at UCLA or elsewhere, that school would send the waiver application, and it would be handled that way.
“We were pretty hopeful. Petersen had made it plain he didn’t have plans for Colson and, since the rule exists to prevent a competitive advantage, it’s worth noting that Washington doesn’t play UCLA in either of the next two seasons — so competitive advantage didn’t come into it.
“(Petersen) should have no real objections to Colson leaving. We’re talking about a coach who walked away from a five-year contract at Boise State after two years.
“It never got near a real decision, though. Colson entered the portal on April 30, and on May 17, the University of Washington (compliance office) sent us a letter saying that no waiver would be granted and we shouldn’t even bother with the process.”
In other words, the Yankoffs were told to wait to apply, and then were given an answer before they even asked the question.
Who made the decision forcing Colson to sit out a second straight year?
You’d be crazy to think it was anyone but Petersen — out of sheer revenge because Colson didn’t “stick it out,” as Petersen claimed players of his own era presumably would have.
NOW WE move to fall, and Yankoff has been forgotten on Montlake.
He’s been forced to sit out, as his dad put it this way: “In the law, there are actions that are deemed ‘arbitrary and capricious,’ That’s exactly how you would describe Petersen’s decision.”
Meanwhile, back in Seattle, the coach was overseeing what he insisted was an incredibly close head-to-head duel for the starting quarterback position.
Petersen said repeatedly that transfer Jacob Eason — who had been the starter at Georgia as a freshman — and soph Jake Haener were just about dead even.
However…
Absolutely no one believed that.
“Everybody knew what was going on,” said Haener, who was as sure as the rest of the Husky Nation that Eason would inherit the job. “It didn’t matter what I did.”
Yet Petersen continuously and strenuously denied the inevitable — until last Thursday, when he formally anointed Eason as his new No. 1.
The coach seemed to toss Haener a bone when he said the backup would get to play a bit in UW’s opener against Eastern Washington.
As it turns out, Haener won’t play in that game — or any other for Washington.
He quit the program over the weekend.
Suddenly, Petersen has just one tested QB, and if Eason twists an ankle or he’s not that good or whatever, hey…
Remember Sirmon, who has never taken a snap in a college game?
He could be quarterbacking a team that Petersen hopes to take to the Final Four.
Hey, Chris…
Isn’t karma a bitch?
Steve Cameron’s “Cheap Seats” columns for The Press appear on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Steve also contributes the “Zags Tracker” package on Gonzaga basketball once monthly during the offseason.
https://www.cdapress.com/steve_cameron_a_brand_new_day/20190112/opinion_see_you_in_the_sports_section
If it looks like a cuog, talks like a cuog, and smells like a cuog, it's probably a cuog / zaggot.
Obligatory, it sounds like he cares.
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QB transfers is a fact of life these days. It's the one position where only one guy plays. Happens to all the Top 15 teams because they get the top QB's who aren't willing to sit. Can't blame em. You play football to play. Just a guessing game of which of Sirmon, Morris or Garbers transfers next.
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Those salty tears taste so good
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So back up to spring practice, and Petersen wound up with five blue-chip quarterbacks on scholarship — all of which he recruited himself and one of whom was a transfer from Georgia.
If I remember correctly, we? had the following QBs on our? roster:
Eason
Haener
Sirmon
Yankoff
Morris
I'm not the smartest guy in the room but I know how to look up recruiting rankings and even this chick can tell the math doesn't add up.
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So this guy is still bitter over CP leaving Boise State for UW?
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Not a Coug, just a Don trying to make Cougs look bad.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/steve-cameron-146065b/ -
That’s a satire article right?
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I have eye AIDS from reading that.
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The fact that Yankoff, Haener, and Sirmon all quit or atleast tried to quit this off season shows that there is some cancer (probably Yankoff) in the QB room spreading shit.
The departures dont seem like well meaning mutual, "I just want to play on the field" type things. The coaches need to completely re-evaluate what they are doing in the QB room, their recruits trying to mutiny the QB room is a symptom of a bigger problem with whoever is in charge of the QBs. -
Not a technically gifted writer.
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Haener, Sirmon, and Yankoff were all competing for holder as well as QB. I heard Yankoff had the job pretty much secured at the end of spring then Race Porter had some interaction with him, next day he was gone and Race Porter was back at holder1. You can connect the dots.Houhusky said:The fact that Yankoff, Haener, and Sirmon all quit or atleast tried to quit this off season shows that there is some cancer (probably Yankoff) in the QB room spreading shit.
The departures dont seem like well meaning mutual, "I just want to play on the field" type things. The coaches need to completely re-evaluate what they are doing in the QB room, their recruits trying to mutiny the QB room is a symptom of a bigger problem with whoever is in charge of the QBs. -
Thanks Cam!whuggy said:QB transfers is a fact of life these days. It's the one position where only one guy plays. Happens to all the Top 15 teams because they get the top QB's who aren't willing to sit. Can't blame em. You play football to play. Just a guessing game of which of Sirmon, Morris or Garbers transfers next.
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Hack article. Hack writer.
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PM to the author, Colson’s dad, and Haener:
Edit: if that was a false quote by Haener then I retract my statement against him. -
Petersen said repeatedly that transfer Jacob Eason — who had been the starter at Georgia as a freshman — and soph Jake Haener were just about dead even.
However…
Absolutely no one believed that.
“Everybody knew what was going on,” said Haener, who was as sure as the rest of the Husky Nation that Eason would inherit the job. “It didn’t matter what I did.”
Is this article written by a jilted ex girlfriend of Petersen with an asshole large enough to pull these quotes from? Both Haener and his dad have said in multiple interviews that Pete and the competition for who would start were fair. -
Author is a Zag/Coog troll just trying to make REAL potatoheads look bad!minion_doog said:Petersen said repeatedly that transfer Jacob Eason — who had been the starter at Georgia as a freshman — and soph Jake Haener were just about dead even.
However…
Absolutely no one believed that.
“Everybody knew what was going on,” said Haener, who was as sure as the rest of the Husky Nation that Eason would inherit the job. “It didn’t matter what I did.”
Is this article written by a jilted ex girlfriend of Petersen with an asshole large enough to pull these quotes from? Both Haener and his dad have said in multiple interviews that Pete and the competition for who would start were fair. -
Disagree. Jilted backup QBs is not a phenomenon that is even remotely unique to us.Houhusky said:The fact that Yankoff, Haener, and Sirmon all quit or atleast tried to quit this off season shows that there is some cancer (probably Yankoff) in the QB room spreading shit.
The departures dont seem like well meaning mutual, "I just want to play on the field" type things. The coaches need to completely re-evaluate what they are doing in the QB room, their recruits trying to mutiny the QB room is a symptom of a bigger problem with whoever is in charge of the QBs. -
Seriously. We’re raising a bunch of entitled cock suckers and the parents are to blame.DoogCourics said:PM to the author, Colson’s dad, and Haener:
Edit: if that was a false quote by Haener then I retract my statement against him.
Getting bullied at school, we’ll change schools.
New job not what you thought, find another one.
Wife/husband not quite what you imagined, divorce them. (Not judging anyone, I can’t afford the child support or I’d get one).
This feels like the most get off my lawn comment I’ve ever made but retreating when challenges present themselves is just another example of the pussification of merica. -
The guy needs to floss his teeth. Yikes
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Coeur d’ Alene has a press?
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Will he write the follow up
Article when Haener and Yankoff never sniff legit playing time no matter where they go?
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Makes me appreciate my dad more. Wouldn't let us play organized youth sports and Little League was about the only one. We played pick up game in the dirt then pads football starting in Junior High
My dad rarely attended a game, didn't give two shits and told me I had a great mind for sports so it was too bad I had a shitty body.
He would have killed us for quitting anything we started. Then he quit his marriage.
Mixed feelings to this day but his scorn is my driving force to this day.
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Sounds like you care.RaceBannon said:Makes me appreciate my dad more. Wouldn't let us play organized youth sports and Little League was about the only one. We played pick up game in the dirt then pads football starting in Junior High
My dad rarely attended a game, didn't give two shits and told me I had a great mind for sports so it was too bad I had a shitty body.
He would have killed us for quitting anything we started. Then he quit his marriage.
Mixed feelings to this day but his scorn is my driving force to this day. -
@theciscoshow territory
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Also. I got chewed out by my sister on the phone the other day for telling my 6 yo niece that she had to ask permission to take things from my fridge. Said it super nice too. Don’t know how that relates to this but I’m sure it does. #unclehitler
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LiterallyPurpleJ said:@theciscoshow territory
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Wait... this is a thing??PurpleJ said:Also. I got chewed out by my sister on the phone the other day for telling my 6 yo niece that she had to ask permission to take things from my fridge. Said it super nice too. Don’t know how that relates to this but I’m sure it does. #unclehitler
Growing up, the fridge at any friends house was free reign and there was always sweet tea on the counter next to some baked good. Everyone always knew you never touched the old mans fridge in the garage, but thats a bit different.
Too young for kids but when we have people over, fridge is still free game, but if you dont know the name of the alcohol you are picking up, dont touch it, its probably expensive and you aren't good enough to drink it unless directly offered. -
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I guess the bloom is off the Montlake rose. Petersen's OKG schtick was always sanctimonious in tone, now it is in deed as well.
Nice counterpoint to Mario's culture of authenticity.
Also, their mod says this will hurt UWs recruiting in Spokane and Idaho because people won't forget this.
