Happy Turkey Day and 8th Anniversary to Hardcore Husky!
We came very, very close to naming ourselves Operation Husky. We had a logo that featured a periscope view from Lake Washington trained upon Husky Stadium. But at the last minute, Stalin opted for Hardcore Husky.
Actually, I wasn't called Stalin until a couple years later. I announced to the board something like we were no longer going to have signatures, and APAG (TheKobeStopper) said "It's getting to be like Nazi Germany around here." One thing led to another, and suddenly I was given the nickname Stalin.
Eight years later, all three of our goals have been reached. We have a home that we enjoy. We surpassed Dawgman in traffic about three years ago and from our vantage point watched them become irrelevant and no longer something we think much about. And we have certainly annoyed UW through the years but also have given voice to fans that want to hold UW to high winning standards. When a former player reported to me that he had been in Jen Cohen's office and Hardcore Husky was on her computer screen, that made my day.
So to the basement-dwelling incels who make this place what it is, thank you. Here's to another eight years.
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First! Thanks Taft!
No really, I live a miserable and pathetic life and this place gives me hours of enjoyment you can't find anywhere else.
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I also want to tip my cap to the late Don James. He lived long enough to see the first two years of Hardcore Husky, and saw what a bunch of idiots we were. But he always granted me interviews for the site (when we had a front page) and always encouraged me to do my thing.
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Jen should do the same, not like she’s busy these dayDerekJohnson said:I also want to tip my cap to the late Don James. He lived long enough to see the first two years of Hardcore Husky, and saw what a bunch of idiots we were. But he always granted me interviews for the site (when we had a front page) and always encouraged me to do my thing.
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Jen Cohen has a Wam membership??DerekJohnson said:
When a former player reported to me that he had been in Jen Cohen's office and Hardcore Husky was on her computer screen, that made my day.
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I wouldn't hold my breath if I were youpawz said:
Jen Cohen has a Wam membership??DerekJohnson said:
When a former player reported to me that he had been in Jen Cohen's office and Hardcore Husky was on her computer screen, that made my day. -
Hearing that Cohen was looking at Hardcore Husky made my day.DerekJohnson said:On November 26, 2012, Hardcore Husky launched. Both incarnations of the Husky Half Brains sites had been shut down and there was a group of us that were homeless Ronin roaming the UW countryside. We wanted to create a place that we could call home. We were also thoroughly disgusted by the arrogance of Dawgman's Kim Grinolds and wanted to be the bane of his existence. Finally, we wanted to be an entity that would hold UW accountable to a high standard of football, when we felt no one in the media was doing so.
We came very, very close to naming ourselves Operation Husky. We had a logo that featured a periscope view from Lake Washington trained upon Husky Stadium. But at the last minute, Stalin opted for Hardcore Husky.
Actually, I wasn't called Stalin until a couple years later. I announced to the board something like we were no longer going to have signatures, and APAG (TheKobeStopper) said "It's getting to be like Nazi Germany around here." One thing led to another, and suddenly I was given the nickname Stalin.
Eight years later, all three of our goals have been reached. We have a home that we enjoy. We surpassed Dawgman in traffic about three years ago and from our vantage point watched them become irrelevant and no longer something we think much about. And we have certainly annoyed UW through the years but also have given voice to fans that want to hold UW to high winning standards. When a former player reported to me that he had been in Jen Cohen's office and Hardcore Husky was on her computer screen, that made my day.
So to the basement-dwelling incels who make this place what it is, thank you. Here's to another eight years.
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Stalin posting after 1AM. Yikes.
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It is not sad to see how far Kim Grinolds has fallen.
Nice job, Derek. Congrats.
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Great Leader Stalin, it is an honor to
pay youdonate to you for the privilege of producing internet content. While other leaders may have achieved greater wealth, and notoriety for their platforms which are also dependent on the free content of the masses, you sir have taken it a stepfuhrerfurther with your hardcore content and freedom to discuss the hips of teenagers.
Seriously, congrats. -
I actually bought and read your books before I knew you operated an internet cesspool. At the advice of my friend TommySQC I checked this place out. Spent a year lurking, made an account after a particularly bitter Husky defeat, and later “donated” to the cause. After being told to LEAVE!!! and poorly writing a few nasty haiku I have been welcomed as the sites resident grocer. Thanks Derek, I come here almost every day to see what’s going on with my Dwags. Oh, and finding out how the NWO is going to run every facet of my life before killing me and my family was also a nice side treat. Well done sir!
