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My theory on Chris Peterman

AtomicPissAtomicPiss Administrator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 64,788 Founders Club
I said this a couple years ago but I'll repeat it. For the record, this is just me reading the tea leaves, it may not be accurate.

My theory: Petersen burned out in Boise and lost his love of the game. He hates the media, hates being second guessed and hates dealing with bullshit fans. When the UW job opened up he had a long talk with his wife about how it might reinvigorate him.

He gets to UW and finds the pressure all the more greater. The love still isn't there. But he does enough things well to maintain a Mike Bellotti level of success on the field.

When Jimmy Lake began receiving accolades, Pete didn't want to lose him. So Pete, Lake and Cohen had a private meeting and worked out a deal where Pete coaches X number of years before handing the reins over to Jimmy.
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  • animateanimate Member Posts: 4,241
    Where did you steal this one from Derek!?

    Yah, I've always thought that lake was "coach in waiting" without the official title.

    That's also why Harris is being groomed to take over db's when lake is head coach.
  • AtomicPissAtomicPiss Administrator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 64,788 Founders Club
    animate said:

    Where did you steal this one from Derek!?

    Yah, I've always thought that lake was "coach in waiting" without the official title.

    That's also why Harris is being groomed to take over db's when lake is head coach.

    I didn't steal it from anywhere.
  • BeerThirtyBeerThirty Member Posts: 2,465

    I really hope Eason sticks around, because I believe next year's UW squad will be great.

    Not. Gonna. Happen.
  • GreenRiverGatorzGreenRiverGatorz Member Posts: 10,165

    I just think UW is young in areas we can't make up for and where we're not young, we're weak in areas we can't make up for. I think it's just unique to particular this squad... and it was inevitable because there's nothing really special about the upperclassmen on this current team.

    Manu, Wellington, Fuller, Opera, Bronson, Potoa'e can't leave the program soon enough. Typically you expect seniors to be the stars and leaders of a ball club... none of these guys have stepped up in the way we needed the Dawgs to be successful.

    Down years happen for teams that can't recruit like Alabama, LSU, Ohio St, Oklahoma, Clemson. It's a bummer that guys like Wellington and Manu have to start, but we're not the programs listed above.

    I really hope Eason sticks around, because I believe next year's UW squad will be great.

    I don't think this year is a sign of things to come... it's just a down year after a great run of football for the program.

    Your constant trashing off Potoae and Bronson is way off the mark, but otherwise yeah, you're pretty spot on here.
  • BeerThirtyBeerThirty Member Posts: 2,465
    I don't get that either. Those two have been solid players for us.
  • Doog_de_JourDoog_de_Jour Member Posts: 8,041 Standard Supporter
    Yeah, I don’t think Pete has lost his love of the game. Look at the photos of him after winning the PAC 12 title game and handing out roses to the band. That’s a look of pure joy if I’ve ever seen one.

    If I was playing armchair psychologist, I just think he’s a perfectionist that’s maybe having a difficult time adjusting to situations that aren’t going his way.
  • FireCohenFireCohen Member Posts: 21,823

    Dereks theory and why we? suck this year are 2 separate ideas.

    But are they?
  • DoogWhispererDoogWhisperer Member Posts: 1,034

    I just think UW is young in areas we can't make up for and where we're not young, we're weak in areas we can't make up for. I think it's just unique to particular this squad... and it was inevitable because there's nothing really special about the upperclassmen on this current team.

    Manu, Wellington, Fuller, Opera, Bronson, Potoa'e can't leave the program soon enough. Typically you expect seniors to be the stars and leaders of a ball club... none of these guys have stepped up in the way we needed the Dawgs to be successful.

    Down years happen for teams that can't recruit like Alabama, LSU, Ohio St, Oklahoma, Clemson. It's a bummer that guys like Wellington and Manu have to start, but we're not the programs listed above.

    I really hope Eason sticks around, because I believe next year's UW squad will be great.

    I don't think this year is a sign of things to come... it's just a down year after a great run of football for the program.


  • CFetters_Nacho_LoverCFetters_Nacho_Lover Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 31,024 Founders Club
    FirePete said:

    Dereks theory and why we? suck this year are 2 separate ideas.

    But are they?
    Yes.
  • creepycougcreepycoug Member Posts: 23,740

    I said this a couple years ago but I'll repeat it. For the record, this is just me reading the tea leaves, it may not be accurate.

    My theory: Petersen burned out in Boise and lost his love of the game. He hates the media, hates being second guessed and hates dealing with bullshit fans. When the UW job opened up he had a long talk with his wife about how it might reinvigorate him.

    He gets to UW and finds the pressure all the more greater. The love still isn't there. But he does enough things well to maintain a Mike Bellotti level of success on the field.

    When Jimmy Lake began receiving accolades, Pete didn't want to lose him. So Pete, Lake and Cohen had a private meeting and worked out a deal where Pete coaches X number of years before handing the reins over to Jimmy.

    You? need to get you one of these Stalin:


  • RaceBannonRaceBannon Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 108,168 Founders Club
    We already had our tuff o line coach tied to a legend head coach. Worked out great too


  • CuntWaffleCuntWaffle Member Posts: 22,499
    I think people are overthinking this. Pete is having a shit year, that’s all it really is. He has done some good things at UW so far but his results in big games has been underwhelming. The bar has been raised as of recent times and with that comes a higher demand of success, which right now it seems he is being complacent with.
  • creepycougcreepycoug Member Posts: 23,740

    We already had our tuff o line coach tied to a legend head coach. Worked out great too


    Mario may have moobs, but Gilby was a fat disgusting fuck. I'd see that guy at picture and think of that line from Niedermeyer in Animal House: "You're a God Damned Disgrace!" I thought, how the fuck is the team going to have any discipline when they see you eating 18 meals a day?"

    Anyway, I never saw Gilbertson make that kind of tuff guy face. Just wasn't as tuff I guess.
  • UWhuskytskeetUWhuskytskeet Member Posts: 7,113
    FirePete said:

    What is your theory on who killed Kennedy Scalia?

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