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a reflection on sark

Cal week and watching Shaq got me reminiscing. Yeah Sark was a lazy drunk but him taking Tosh from Cal was the greatest and ballsiest move a washington coach has made in 30 years.
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  • LawDawg1
    LawDawg1 Member Posts: 3,942
    Agreed. That got Cal fans in an uproar. Now they just expect it since they went radio silent when Oregon took their DC.
  • PostGameOrangeSlices
    PostGameOrangeSlices Member Posts: 27,214
    Part of the all sizzle no steak Sark MO
  • PostGameOrangeSlices
    PostGameOrangeSlices Member Posts: 27,214

    Part of the all sizzle no steak Sark MO

    Tosh was steak. He did exactly what he was supposed to do.
    Fair. It bumped sark from 7 wins to 8.
  • chuck
    chuck Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 11,683 Swaye's Wigwam

    I think part of the appeal to younger coaches was that Sark partied and took them to a lot of fun stuff. Recruiting trips were fun and excuses to party.

    Tosh was working for Tedford. Wilcox had mostly worked for Pete and probably knew it was a sinking ship at Tennessee. Sirmon was going to go wherever Wilcox went.

    I remember Vols fans coming to doogman and saying that they were meh to mildly displeased on Wilcox, but really disappointed to see Sirmon go.
  • dannarc
    dannarc Member Posts: 2,707
    Peterman came in with a staff and a track record of success, even knocking off a couple blue bloods. As tim goes on, I think this is the way to go, instead of hiring within and cobbling together whoever is available at the time
  • HuskyJW
    HuskyJW Member Posts: 15,297
    edited September 2021

    The reason Sark hit a home run with those guys is he had no previous affiliation to any of them. Most coaches simply hire their buddies or who they knew which is why Holt was hired in the first place and Holt hired a bunch of guys that worked at Idaho with him.

    This
  • DerekJohnson
    DerekJohnson Administrator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 68,470 Founders Club

    The reason Sark hit a home run with those guys is he had no previous affiliation to any of them. Most coaches simply hire their buddies or who they knew which is why Holt was hired in the first place and Holt hired a bunch of guys that worked at Idaho with him.

    In Chuck Knox's autobiography (RIP), he talked about how if you see him on the sidelines, he is surrounded by the same old familiar faces year after year. Some of them tracing all the way back to his Juniata days in Pennsylvania. He said you surround yourself with people you trust and it's better the devil you know than the devil you don't know.
  • DerekJohnson
    DerekJohnson Administrator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 68,470 Founders Club

    I think part of the appeal to younger coaches was that Sark partied and took them to a lot of fun stuff. Recruiting trips were fun and excuses to party.

    Tosh was working for Tedford. Wilcox had mostly worked for Pete and probably knew it was a sinking ship at Tennessee. Sirmon was going to go wherever Wilcox went.

    I wish I could have gone to one of Sark’s Patron parties. He’s a douche canoe in the extreme but who doesn’t love free @Tequilla shooters ?
    I knew Nick Holt’s brother in law on a friendly level. I was wearing a UW coat walking out of a gas station and after commenting on coat and asking where I was from, he told me that he was Holt’s wife’s brother. I was drunk, shot the shit with him for a bit, and he was impressed with my knowledge of his brother in law and the UW program in general. He invited me to watch a game at his house. I also went to the bar with him once.

    He told me the post game parties after victories were incredible. He went in being skeptical about Sark (he was a very blue collar guy), but had nothing but good things to say about him. He said anything you could want was there and Sark was very generous. This was in 2010 so I didn’t hate Sark yet. I didn’t hate Holt either because at the end of 2010, the defense was playing pretty good.
    But there’s booze in the blender. And soon it will render that frozen concoction that helps us doogs hold on.
    Wasting away in Sarkisianville?

  • dtd
    dtd Member Posts: 5,298 Standard Supporter
    edited September 2021

    The reason Sark hit a home run with those guys is he had no previous affiliation to any of them. Most coaches simply hire their buddies or who they knew which is why Holt was hired in the first place and Holt hired a bunch of guys that worked at Idaho with him.

    In Chuck Knox's autobiography (RIP), he talked about how if you see him on the sidelines, he is surrounded by the same old familiar faces year after year. Some of them tracing all the way back to his Juniata days in Pennsylvania. He said you surround yourself with people you trust and it's better the devil you know than the devil you don't know.
    This is the same shit as Oregon keeping the same coaches for 30 years. It's only good if it's good. Being rigid about it gets you fucking Helf and Gilby. It's only better the devil you know if it's fucking better.

    edit: and obviously Chuck Knox was good at it.
  • dtd
    dtd Member Posts: 5,298 Standard Supporter
    LawDawg1 said:

    Agreed. That got Cal fans in an uproar. Now they just expect it since they went radio silent when Oregon took their DC.

    Difference kinda being that DeRuyter didn't get a text in Shaq's living room and start recruiting him to UW while wearing a CAL hat.
  • DerekJohnson
    DerekJohnson Administrator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 68,470 Founders Club
    dtd said:

    The reason Sark hit a home run with those guys is he had no previous affiliation to any of them. Most coaches simply hire their buddies or who they knew which is why Holt was hired in the first place and Holt hired a bunch of guys that worked at Idaho with him.

    In Chuck Knox's autobiography (RIP), he talked about how if you see him on the sidelines, he is surrounded by the same old familiar faces year after year. Some of them tracing all the way back to his Juniata days in Pennsylvania. He said you surround yourself with people you trust and it's better the devil you know than the devil you don't know.
    This is the same shit as Oregon keeping the same coaches for 30 years. It's only good if it's good. Being rigid about it gets you fucking Helf and Gilby. It's only better the devil you know if it's fucking better.
    For the record I'm not saying I fully agree with it. But Roadies'c comments reminded me of the quote.
  • dtd
    dtd Member Posts: 5,298 Standard Supporter

    dtd said:

    The reason Sark hit a home run with those guys is he had no previous affiliation to any of them. Most coaches simply hire their buddies or who they knew which is why Holt was hired in the first place and Holt hired a bunch of guys that worked at Idaho with him.

    In Chuck Knox's autobiography (RIP), he talked about how if you see him on the sidelines, he is surrounded by the same old familiar faces year after year. Some of them tracing all the way back to his Juniata days in Pennsylvania. He said you surround yourself with people you trust and it's better the devil you know than the devil you don't know.
    This is the same shit as Oregon keeping the same coaches for 30 years. It's only good if it's good. Being rigid about it gets you fucking Helf and Gilby. It's only better the devil you know if it's fucking better.
    For the record I'm not saying I fully agree with it. But Roadies'c comments reminded me of the quote.
    Word, wasn't saying otherwise. Go to bed.
  • Swaye
    Swaye Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 41,739 Founders Club
    edited September 2021

    I think part of the appeal to younger coaches was that Sark partied and took them to a lot of fun stuff. Recruiting trips were fun and excuses to party.

    Tosh was working for Tedford. Wilcox had mostly worked for Pete and probably knew it was a sinking ship at Tennessee. Sirmon was going to go wherever Wilcox went.

    I wish I could have gone to one of Sark’s Patron parties. He’s a douche canoe in the extreme but who doesn’t love free @Tequilla shooters ?
    I knew Nick Holt’s brother in law on a friendly level. I was wearing a UW coat walking out of a gas station and after commenting on coat and asking where I was from, he told me that he was Holt’s wife’s brother. I was drunk, shot the shit with him for a bit, and he was impressed with my knowledge of his brother in law and the UW program in general. He invited me to watch a game at his house. I also went to the bar with him once.

    He told me the post game parties after victories were incredible. He went in being skeptical about Sark (he was a very blue collar guy), but had nothing but good things to say about him. He said anything you could want was there and Sark was very generous. This was in 2010 so I didn’t hate Sark yet. I didn’t hate Holt either because at the end of 2010, the defense was playing pretty good.
    This post probably ranks on the Hardcore Husky Cool Story Bruh Mount Rushmore.
    Not a big deal really. Guy probably just had a thing for Asians.

    @Meek (RIP)
  • CFetters_Nacho_Lover
    CFetters_Nacho_Lover Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 32,314 Founders Club

    I think part of the appeal to younger coaches was that Sark partied and took them to a lot of fun stuff. Recruiting trips were fun and excuses to party.

    Tosh was working for Tedford. Wilcox had mostly worked for Pete and probably knew it was a sinking ship at Tennessee. Sirmon was going to go wherever Wilcox went.

    I wish I could have gone to one of Sark’s Patron parties. He’s a douche canoe in the extreme but who doesn’t love free @Tequilla shooters ?
    I knew Nick Holt’s brother in law on a friendly level. I was wearing a UW coat walking out of a gas station and after commenting on coat and asking where I was from, he told me that he was Holt’s wife’s brother. I was drunk, shot the shit with him for a bit, and he was impressed with my knowledge of his brother in law and the UW program in general. He invited me to watch a game at his house. I also went to the bar with him once.

    He told me the post game parties after victories were incredible. He went in being skeptical about Sark (he was a very blue collar guy), but had nothing but good things to say about him. He said anything you could want was there and Sark was very generous. This was in 2010 so I didn’t hate Sark yet. I didn’t hate Holt either because at the end of 2010, the defense was playing pretty good.
    But there’s booze in the blender. And soon it will render that frozen concoction that helps us doogs hold on.
    I’ll need to hear this in a singing pod.
  • dirtysouwfdawg
    dirtysouwfdawg Member Posts: 14,117

    I think part of the appeal to younger coaches was that Sark partied and took them to a lot of fun stuff. Recruiting trips were fun and excuses to party.

    Tosh was working for Tedford. Wilcox had mostly worked for Pete and probably knew it was a sinking ship at Tennessee. Sirmon was going to go wherever Wilcox went.

    I wish I could have gone to one of Sark’s Patron parties. He’s a douche canoe in the extreme but who doesn’t love free @Tequilla shooters ?
    I knew Nick Holt’s brother in law on a friendly level. I was wearing a UW coat walking out of a gas station and after commenting on coat and asking where I was from, he told me that he was Holt’s wife’s brother. I was drunk, shot the shit with him for a bit, and he was impressed with my knowledge of his brother in law and the UW program in general. He invited me to watch a game at his house. I also went to the bar with him once.

    He told me the post game parties after victories were incredible. He went in being skeptical about Sark (he was a very blue collar guy), but had nothing but good things to say about him. He said anything you could want was there and Sark was very generous. This was in 2010 so I didn’t hate Sark yet. I didn’t hate Holt either because at the end of 2010, the defense was playing pretty good.
    Anything? Skinny hookers and blow?
  • dnc
    dnc Member Posts: 56,839
    dtd said:

    The reason Sark hit a home run with those guys is he had no previous affiliation to any of them. Most coaches simply hire their buddies or who they knew which is why Holt was hired in the first place and Holt hired a bunch of guys that worked at Idaho with him.

    In Chuck Knox's autobiography (RIP), he talked about how if you see him on the sidelines, he is surrounded by the same old familiar faces year after year. Some of them tracing all the way back to his Juniata days in Pennsylvania. He said you surround yourself with people you trust and it's better the devil you know than the devil you don't know.
    This is the same shit as Oregon keeping the same coaches for 30 years. It's only good if it's good. Being rigid about it gets you fucking Helf and Gilby. It's only better the devil you know if it's fucking better.

    edit: and obviously Chuck Knox was good at it.
    It's a great strategy if you're capable of coaching up your coaches and they continue to grow with you.

    It's a horrible strategy if you're just good at throwing post game patron parties that impress your DC's blue collar brother-in-law.