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Think I'm the only one not real excited and dooging it up about the Peterson hire. The press conference made me feel a bit better, but its hard getting over the history of the previous 2 BSU coaches moving on and cratering at their next stop. Add to that he's basically admitted he was burned out at BSU and needed a change to get excited...hell even Seven Win Sark curb-stomped him...and now we just gave him $18 million and 5 years (6 if Pool Boy ever disappears) to feel very comfortable.
The chaos around his staff doesn't help my feeling either. He's going to have probably 3x or more the assistant salary pool to pay that he had @ BSU...am I the only one concerned he's going to bring most of this staff over? Anyone else think its a bit suspicious that they are all magically diamonds in the rough that are really worth 3x their current salaries? I could give a flip if he wants to keep Wilcox or Tosh or even Tui (think that one would be smart though)...I do give a flip if he thinks he can magically port over an entire assistant coaching staff from the MWC and suddenly and magically recruit and compete well in the Pac12. Add to that his now infatuation of chasing down a BSU QB commit when we have 3 young QBs on the roster already that were top 10 in their classes as we shed the few defensive recruits we have (and no OL recruits) and it doesn't add to my comfort level. And I hope to God everyone around here doesn't start dooging it up on saying our future 2* and 3* recruits are really better than everyone else's 4* recruits. Sure coaching is key, but coaching 4*s up is a hell of alot better than coaching 2*s up. Lets see it in action at this level instead of the MWC before we start throwing parades.
Just don't get why this doesn't scare people more.
The chaos around his staff doesn't help my feeling either. He's going to have probably 3x or more the assistant salary pool to pay that he had @ BSU...am I the only one concerned he's going to bring most of this staff over? Anyone else think its a bit suspicious that they are all magically diamonds in the rough that are really worth 3x their current salaries? I could give a flip if he wants to keep Wilcox or Tosh or even Tui (think that one would be smart though)...I do give a flip if he thinks he can magically port over an entire assistant coaching staff from the MWC and suddenly and magically recruit and compete well in the Pac12. Add to that his now infatuation of chasing down a BSU QB commit when we have 3 young QBs on the roster already that were top 10 in their classes as we shed the few defensive recruits we have (and no OL recruits) and it doesn't add to my comfort level. And I hope to God everyone around here doesn't start dooging it up on saying our future 2* and 3* recruits are really better than everyone else's 4* recruits. Sure coaching is key, but coaching 4*s up is a hell of alot better than coaching 2*s up. Lets see it in action at this level instead of the MWC before we start throwing parades.
Just don't get why this doesn't scare people more.
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The man at the podium of that press conference looked happy and ready to take on a challenge. I did not see Charles Grodin up there wearily fielding questions.
College Doog summed it up perfectly- UW showed that it really wants to win and will take steps to get there. If Petersen doesn't work out, then the days of rationalizing mediocrity are over. Bring on the next coach! (Speaking of which, what's the buyout on Mora's contract in 2016?)
This is the last place to worry about those not holding the coach accountable. We are all excited for Petersen but if he goes 7-6 or 8-5 we'll be on his ass.
Unlike those at Doogman we have no problem admitting we are wrong or questioning a coach that we had approved of for his flaws.
1. We have to get through the bowl games for both UW & BSU before the staffs come together
2. We're entering TB stalking quiet period...not much is going to happen
3. Tosh... Way too hyped. When he bolted for UW he got murdered in the press and by recruits; my sense is he's viewed as a hired gun...bolting for SC doesn't change that
4. OKG - seriously? Peopled are freaked about 4* not being OKG or "edgy" players, aka players of color (I can't believe no one has commented at all on the race implications of the "edgy" comment...it's so blatant that it's disgusting), not being OKG? Give me a break. What I heard is the guy has an overarching philosophy for success which he developed in order o make his early success repeatable.
CP has a plan which has a proven track record. People are making mountains out of mole hills. What we know definitively, perhaps the only thing we know for certain, is unlike Ty or Sark, Petersen is already on the job less than a week after being hired. No free pub or previously scheduled vacations. The guy is recruiting and observing practice. He's the man.
I think the guy has a pedigree. that gets him the benefit of the doubt. He still has to produce. I don't deify coaches. they are hired to do a job. They don't do it then I will be gnawing on their ass in my ever so humble way.
Sark beat Peterson. Like Sark beat Carroll. A single game is meaningless.
The failure of Hawkins and Koetter has as much to do with Petersen as Urban Meyers success coming from Utah. It seems like it's more important because they're from the same school but really it's not. Think about it. If Hawkins had been a huge success at Colorado do you really think it would make Petersen more likely to succeed at UW?
As far as the assistants, do you actually know what coaches moving from smaller schools to big schools normally do? Do you know if bringing most of your coaches or hiring new assistants has been more successful? Because I don't.
As far the qb, you should take one every year. Petersen obviously likes that guy and he showed with Kellen Moore that he might have an eye for that. It's going to be pretty tough to get a highly rated QB this late in the game. If Miles and Lindquist end up transferring I think we'll be pretty happy UW took a QB with this class. Even if he's not as highly rated as those guys.
Petersen was a good hire. Maybe he'll fail. But any coach, short of Meyer, Saban, Carroll and Chip, might fail. And if he fails the people on this board will be the first to call for him to go.
I'm excited. I'm going to see what Petersen does on the field. Wins and losses are all that matters and that's all I'm going to worry about.
But he obviously has a lot to prove over the next 3 years -> Hawkins and Koetter.
I would like to see Wilcox stay. But Tosh is obviously a Sark mole.