Former Washington coach Chris Petersen opens up in hour of power
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It seems like it mildly upsets him that he’s just a football coach. He’s never going to be an inspirational intellect.
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I get it. Becoming a Washington fan, with hindsight, was not an enlightened move
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Multiple articles and people around Boise said Pete was burnt out at the end over there and imo did what many people do in that situation, believe a change of scenery will fix the problem with new challenges, which it did until b4 the Rose Bowl.Doog_de_Jour said:This stung a bit:
Petersen even admitted that going to Seattle to take the Washington job was — in hindsight — not an enlightened move. He doesn’t necessarily regret going to Washington, but he does say that he was living in a different mindset when he was an active coach, and he is glad he no longer inhabits that thought world now.
I get that hindsight is 20/20, but honestly, keep these comments to yourself Chris. It’s disrespectful to the players, fans, etc. who were excited to have you here.
At that point, I think he felt he had climbed to the top of his mountain and didn't have it in him to do it anymore.
I give him credit for not going thru the motions and just cashing checks which he could have done here for multiple years.
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We all know what happened.
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I give him credit for that. Nobody realizes they don't have the zeal for something until they realize it.godawgst said:
Multiple articles and people around Boise said Pete was burnt out at the end over there and imo did what many people do in that situation, believe a change of scenery will fix the problem with new challenges, which it did until b4 the Rose Bowl.Doog_de_Jour said:This stung a bit:
Petersen even admitted that going to Seattle to take the Washington job was — in hindsight — not an enlightened move. He doesn’t necessarily regret going to Washington, but he does say that he was living in a different mindset when he was an active coach, and he is glad he no longer inhabits that thought world now.
I get that hindsight is 20/20, but honestly, keep these comments to yourself Chris. It’s disrespectful to the players, fans, etc. who were excited to have you here.
At that point, I think he felt he had climbed to the top of his mountain and didn't have it in him to do it anymore.
I give him credit for not going thru the motions and just cashing checks which he could have done here for multiple years.
He managed to put together a big, fast team by successfully recruiting players who good programs actually wanted, which is something nobody has managed at UW since RNs first couple of classes. Sark, Ty, Gilby, and yes, RN turned UW into a midget program. Ty and Gilby told us that's as good as we could expect. RN and Sark said it could be done but mostly failed.
Petersen wasn't great, which is a disappointment, but he was good and nobody else has been good at program building UW since James, a couple of close teases by Lambo, and one good year surrounded by shit with Neuheisel.
I can give him credit and still recognize the failings. It's not hard. -
I wonder if he knows what makes him happy or knows what he wants out of life.
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Do any of us?whlinder said:I wonder if he knows what makes him happy or knows what he wants out of life.
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POTW.Neighbor2972 said:I get it. Becoming a Washington fan, with hindsight, was not an enlightened move
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whatshouldicareabout said:
Do any of us?whlinder said:I wonder if he knows what makes him happy or knows what he wants out of life.
Money. Liquor. Pussy. Drugs.
In that order on a normal day. I'm good with that. -
new motto for website?Neighbor2972 said:I get it. Becoming a Washington fan, with hindsight, was not an enlightened move
