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My theory on Chris Peterman
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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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.
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.
There doesn't have to be some fascinating narrative behind why we suck this year. Sometimes you just suck. Go ahead and drop the half baked conspiracies.
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.
He just needs to get an oc the he lets off the leash a bit
Of course, easier said than done because most coaches are stubborn bitches.
Anyway, I never saw Gilbertson make that kind of tuff guy face. Just wasn't as tuff I guess.