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What grade would you give Scott Woodward as a football AD?

[Deleted User]
[Deleted User] Posts: 11,453
edited April 2014 in Hardcore Husky Board
I'll ignore the other sports because quite frankly if the football program is running on all cylinders I can stomach the other sports being poor. Conversely if the football program is doing terrible regardless of the other sports I'm in a sour mood.

Had I asked this pole in October I'm sure most of the votes would be an F. So I'm curious what grade would you give the artist formally known as Pool Boy as our AD so far?

What grade would you give Scott Woodward as a football AD? 70 votes

A
10%
BennyBeaverHeretoBeatmyChestPurpleThunderpriapismoregonblitzkriegpawzallpurpleallgold 7 votes
B
55%
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C
25%
SwayetopdawgncwhlinderApostleofGriefvadawgRaccoonHarryDawgtonaMad_SonAZDuckCuntWafflegmono_uhchuckMosster47SacValleyDawgNotTheCasephineasRon_Fairly 18 votes
D
4%
HouhuskyMeekHoustonHusky 3 votes
F
4%
ThomasFremontTTJMadHusky 3 votes
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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 11,453
    B
    I'm going to give him a B. He has his faults but going forward I like what I'm seeing.

    - Got the Husky Stadium deal done. Deserves credit for that
    - Spent a ton of money for a new defensive staff. I know he ignored the problem(Sark) but no AD since Lude had shown that type of commitment.
    - Didn't give Sark an extension like we had all feared after the 4-0 start or even after the Apple Cup win
    - Didn't panic when Sark was leaving to USC, didn't even attempt to keep him
    - Stole away the one coach many AD's have tried to steal but failed. He brought in Petersen four days after Sark left which tells me they had been talking long before then.
    - Hired the most established coach in UW history at the time of their hire.

    For all that I'll give him a B but curious what your grade would be.

    Yes I know invalid pole for no "Hardy Har Har".
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  • AtomicDawg
    AtomicDawg Member Posts: 7,358
    edited April 2014
    B
    Got the stadium done. Let SC take sark. Sometimes I wonder if there was more skill to making this happen on his part or not. But the Athletic Dept definitely did not try to keep Sark.

    One glaring Black Eye still for having Damon Huard on the radio broadcasts. I know it sounds petty but ruins my experience as a fan. There are more important things but this part is just SOOOOOO bad and such an easy fix I would like to see it done.
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  • pawz
    pawz Member, Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 22,515 Founders Club
    A
    A.

    At the end of the day, he got a beautiful new stadium done and he got an Adult to run the football program. Both in-spite of long odds against.
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  • whlinder
    whlinder Member Posts: 5,387
    C
    Ways to improve:

    Football team wins Pac 12/Rose Bowl/Natty
    Remove media credentials of Doogman/Realdoog
    Hire better hoops coach
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  • HeretoBeatmyChest
    HeretoBeatmyChest Member Posts: 4,295
    A
    I wouldn't give him an A but he's closer to an A than B. I was thinking more like A-.

    Positives are stadium, upgrading Sark's staff and then letting Sark go and getting Petersen. The negatives are minimal such as changing the broadcast team and having questionable marketing.

    The Sark hire was mediocre but the investment in the new staff pushed UW into the top 20 (advanced metrics) in two years. A year ago I said his legacy or the decider would come down to how he handled Sark. We knew the likely outcome was Sark would win enough games not to get fired but not win enough to field a championship program.

    The key was having a smooth transition from Sark to something better that could take us to the championship level immediately. Although USC helped Woodward, he deserves huge kudos for letting Sark go and replacing him with Petersen.
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  • PurpleJ
    PurpleJ Member Posts: 37,773
    B
    He's like the kid with average intelligence that scrapes by with a B and gets into a state school, just by showing up to class and turning in their homework on time.
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  • dnc
    dnc Member Posts: 56,855
    B
    pawz said:

    A.

    At the end of the day, he got a beautiful new stadium done and he got an Adult to run the football program. Both in-spite of long odds against.

    Both true, and both A worthy efforts.

    OTOH, kept Ty for a fourth year and hired Sark.

    That's not an A.

    I'd give him an A for the last two years, but a B overall.
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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 11,453
    B
    I give him a B instead of an A due to USC stealing Sark. Had Woodward fired Sark then snatched up Petersen then he'd get an A. He got lucky in that USC stole Sark.

    What he didn't get lucky on was not making a panic move to keep Sark and stealing Petersen. I actually think a big reason Sark left was Woodward wasn't going to extend him. I think Woodward was tired of his act and so were some boosters.

    I don't think Woodward fires Sark unless BYU just plunger raped us but I think Sark was going to enter this year in lame duck status as Woodward was more than happy to let him LEAVE! Which is what he eventually did.
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  • TTJ
    TTJ Member Posts: 4,827
    F
    Fell ass backwards into the one good decision he's ever made: Hiring Petersen.
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