This is obviously bullshit. Lake got Donovan's name from our new TE coach. And if Donovan is so beloved in NFL circles, why was he languishing as an assistant to a running back coach for the last four years?
Jimmy can polish this turd all he wants... but there are a million reasons why this is a disastrous hire, and none of it has to do with lack of 'flash'.
My gunt, we have to see the product before reviewing it. It's not disastrous until it is.
Yes, a little bit. I'm excited about Jimmy Lake but I'm not sure why he'd hire Donovan
He came out today and said some good things on Softy’s show. Aside from everyone hating his hires and believing he overthought or panicked or was too arrogant, he’s been saying the right things about changes to how he’s running the program.
Notes from interview (clipped from Doogman):
Spring Game
Lake said he saw value in what Petersen did, but he wants to get back to getting the fans excited to see "real" football and who the good young players are and who they should be keeping an eye on for the fall.
Transfer Portal
The fact that the Huskies were in the conversation for Jamie Newman is a change of pace since the staff has shied away from the portal while working to build their roster and depth through the recruiting process.
Lake noted that he is open to filling in holes in the roster, but admitted it would likely be more for quarterbacks than other positions as they've seen a couple of quarterbacks leave in the last year (Jacob Eason and Colson Yankoff) and that has left Washington with just three quarterbacks on the roster.
Offseason Checklist
Lake said that after he was named the new head coach and signed his contract the first weekend of December, he had three things he wanted to get done over and above anything else. Keep all 23 of their committed players. Win the bowl game to go into the off-season with the right mentality. Lastly, Lake wanted to keep the staff intact and he was able to do that other than the two coaches he chose to let go -- Jordan Paopao and Bush Hamdan -- and he eventually replaced those coaches with John Donovan and Derham Cato.
He said that the assistant coaches were fielding calls from other schools and even some NFL teams and that they didn't lose them because of the leadership of Jen Cohen in giving them competitive contracts and because this coaching staff is the tightest in the country and they have great relationships with the players as well.
Hiring His New Offensive Coordinator
Lake said he interviewed quite a few people and that Donovan was the one he chose for several reasons, but the biggest was because of the conversations he had with his numerous NFL contacts and how Donovan's name kept coming up as someone who knows his stuff and would do a great job.
Once he started vetting Donovan, he saw his success at Vanderbilt and how helped build the Penn State roster to the point where they had success after he left.
He said his conversation over the Xs and Os was outstanding and that the two were on the same page in wanting to be aggressive and come after the opposing offense much like Washington's defense did during his time as the defensive backs coach and eventually as the defensive coordinator.
Other Tidbits
Pete Kwaitkowski will be the play-caller on defense, but Lake will be intimately involved with the game-planning on both sides of the ball.
Lake said he's looking forward to the spring and being happy when the offense has success because he was always rooting against the offense in practice when he was solely focused on the defensive side of the ball.
Lake said they are hoping to add one or two more names to the 2020 recruiting class over the next couple of weeks.
Lake also noted that a big reason for hiring Terrance Brown was because he had been here for three years and understood their program, their scheme and their culture and that he and Will Harris will make a great tandem as the secondary coaches and both are "up-and-coming" coaches with bright futures.
Lastly, Lake said that being aggressive on offense doesn't always mean throwing the ball. He "loves to run the ball" and that is something you will see them do a lot, but when they do throw the ball, while he said they will do some "east/west stuff" he believes in going "north/south" when you throw it or run it.
He came out today and said some good things on Softy’s show. Aside from everyone hating his hires and believing he overthought or panicked or was too arrogant, he’s been saying the right things about changes to how he’s running the program.
Notes from interview (clipped from Doogman):
Spring Game
Lake said he saw value in what Petersen did, but he wants to get back to getting the fans excited to see "real" football and who the good young players are and who they should be keeping an eye on for the fall.
Transfer Portal
The fact that the Huskies were in the conversation for Jamie Newman is a change of pace since the staff has shied away from the portal while working to build their roster and depth through the recruiting process.
Lake noted that he is open to filling in holes in the roster, but admitted it would likely be more for quarterbacks than other positions as they've seen a couple of quarterbacks leave in the last year (Jacob Eason and Colson Yankoff) and that has left Washington with just three quarterbacks on the roster.
Offseason Checklist
Lake said that after he was named the new head coach and signed his contract the first weekend of December, he had three things he wanted to get done over and above anything else. Keep all 23 of their committed players. Win the bowl game to go into the off-season with the right mentality. Lastly, Lake wanted to keep the staff intact and he was able to do that other than the two coaches he chose to let go -- Jordan Paopao and Bush Hamdan -- and he eventually replaced those coaches with John Donovan and Derham Cato.
He said that the assistant coaches were fielding calls from other schools and even some NFL teams and that they didn't lose them because of the leadership of Jen Cohen in giving them competitive contracts and because this coaching staff is the tightest in the country and they have great relationships with the players as well.
Hiring His New Offensive Coordinator
Lake said he interviewed quite a few people and that Donovan was the one he chose for several reasons, but the biggest was because of the conversations he had with his numerous NFL contacts and how Donovan's name kept coming up as someone who knows his stuff and would do a great job.
Once he started vetting Donovan, he saw his success at Vanderbilt and how helped build the Penn State roster to the point where they had success after he left.
He said his conversation over the Xs and Os was outstanding and that the two were on the same page in wanting to be aggressive and come after the opposing offense much like Washington's defense did during his time as the defensive backs coach and eventually as the defensive coordinator.
Other Tidbits
Pete Kwaitkowski will be the play-caller on defense, but Lake will be intimately involved with the game-planning on both sides of the ball.
Lake said he's looking forward to the spring and being happy when the offense has success because he was always rooting against the offense in practice when he was solely focused on the defensive side of the ball.
Lake said they are hoping to add one or two more names to the 2020 recruiting class over the next couple of weeks.
Lake also noted that a big reason for hiring Terrance Brown was because he had been here for three years and understood their program, their scheme and their culture and that he and Will Harris will make a great tandem as the secondary coaches and both are "up-and-coming" coaches with bright futures.
Lastly, Lake said that being aggressive on offense doesn't always mean throwing the ball. He "loves to run the ball" and that is something you will see them do a lot, but when they do throw the ball, while he said they will do some "east/west stuff" he believes in going "north/south" when you throw it or run it.
Makes me wonder how much influence Lake will have on the offense, especially for decisions like punting or going for it.
This is obviously bullshit. Lake got Donovan's name from our new TE coach. And if Donovan is so beloved in NFL circles, why was he languishing as an assistant to a running back coach for the last four years?
Jimmy can polish this turd all he wants... but there are a million reasons why this is a disastrous hire, and none of it has to do with lack of 'flash'.
My gunt, we have to see the product before reviewing it. It's not disastrous until it is.
Who gives a shit about Top 25 in January? LIPO. It will be great or shitty. We won’t know until November. Bunch of whiney bitches here...
It is irrelevant in a way, but nobody comes from unranked to the playoff. That’s really the goal now and has been since 2016. A PAC 12 title and Rose Bowl birth is the consolation. A BCS Bowl game is the last level of respectability. Anything less is a waste of time.
We're probably headed into 8-10 win North runner up territory.
I don't seem Jimmy beating Oregon without a lot of coaching turnover on their end. But I don't see us continually losing to the rest of the North. Every year he'll lose to Meat and then some random letdown against the South which will be enough to eliminate us.
The OC hire didn't really do anything one way or the other. We're going to continue to put up 20 points a game and give up 10-28 depending on talent on the other sideline.
I need to see a full season of Jimmy Ball before drawing any conclusions about how he's gonna fair against Meat.
Coach Pete is 0-2 against The Meathead, you really think Lake will be a better coach? JFC take off your doog glasses we peaked with Peterson
We're probably headed into 8-10 win North runner up territory.
I don't seem Jimmy beating Oregon without a lot of coaching turnover on their end. But I don't see us continually losing to the rest of the North. Every year he'll lose to Meat and then some random letdown against the South which will be enough to eliminate us.
The OC hire didn't really do anything one way or the other. We're going to continue to put up 20 points a game and give up 10-28 depending on talent on the other sideline.
I need to see a full season of Jimmy Ball before drawing any conclusions about how he's gonna fair against Meat.
Coach Pete is 0-2 against The Meathead, you really think Lake will be a better coach? JFC take off your doog glasses we peaked with Peterson
Yes, a little bit. I'm excited about Jimmy Lake but I'm not sure why he'd hire Donovan
If he plays old skool 70s balls control, two tight end, ram it down the throat of soft Pack 12 defenses and we win, I'm fine with a lack of fly sweeps and crazy plays. It's mainly about protecting the ball, special teams, good defense, and executing.
We're probably headed into 8-10 win North runner up territory.
I don't seem Jimmy beating Oregon without a lot of coaching turnover on their end. But I don't see us continually losing to the rest of the North. Every year he'll lose to Meat and then some random letdown against the South which will be enough to eliminate us.
The OC hire didn't really do anything one way or the other. We're going to continue to put up 20 points a game and give up 10-28 depending on talent on the other sideline.
I need to see a full season of Jimmy Ball before drawing any conclusions about how he's gonna fair against Meat.
Coach Pete is 0-2 against The Meathead, you really think Lake will be a better coach? JFC take off your doog glasses we peaked with Peterson
Fuck off.
Peterson was a consensus top 5 coach in the entire country. Maybe Jimmy will beat the Meathead every now and then but this shit OC Is inspiring zero confidence in me. Jimmy will not be better than Peterson across the board, you can quote me on that.
We're probably headed into 8-10 win North runner up territory.
I don't seem Jimmy beating Oregon without a lot of coaching turnover on their end. But I don't see us continually losing to the rest of the North. Every year he'll lose to Meat and then some random letdown against the South which will be enough to eliminate us.
The OC hire didn't really do anything one way or the other. We're going to continue to put up 20 points a game and give up 10-28 depending on talent on the other sideline.
I need to see a full season of Jimmy Ball before drawing any conclusions about how he's gonna fair against Meat.
Coach Pete is 0-2 against The Meathead, you really think Lake will be a better coach? JFC take off your doog glasses we peaked with Peterson
Fuck off.
Peterson was a consensus top 5 coach in the entire country. Maybe Jimmy will beat the Meathead every now and then but this shit OC Is inspiring zero confidence in me. Jimmy will not be better than Peterson across the board, you can quote me on that.
That was always an illusion and a myth. Reality was confirmed during his time at Washington. Picking on retards in the Mountain West schoolyard is one thing. Playing in the Pac is another. He is who we thought he was: a toothy pretender who can now add "quitter" to his resume.
We're probably headed into 8-10 win North runner up territory.
I don't seem Jimmy beating Oregon without a lot of coaching turnover on their end. But I don't see us continually losing to the rest of the North. Every year he'll lose to Meat and then some random letdown against the South which will be enough to eliminate us.
The OC hire didn't really do anything one way or the other. We're going to continue to put up 20 points a game and give up 10-28 depending on talent on the other sideline.
I need to see a full season of Jimmy Ball before drawing any conclusions about how he's gonna fair against Meat.
Coach Pete is 0-2 against The Meathead, you really think Lake will be a better coach? JFC take off your doog glasses we peaked with Peterson
Fuck off.
Peterson was a consensus top 5 coach in the entire country. Maybe Jimmy will beat the Meathead every now and then but this shit OC Is inspiring zero confidence in me. Jimmy will not be better than Peterson across the board, you can quote me on that.
Consider yourself quoted on your 'water will be wet' prognostication.
We're probably headed into 8-10 win North runner up territory.
I don't seem Jimmy beating Oregon without a lot of coaching turnover on their end. But I don't see us continually losing to the rest of the North. Every year he'll lose to Meat and then some random letdown against the South which will be enough to eliminate us.
The OC hire didn't really do anything one way or the other. We're going to continue to put up 20 points a game and give up 10-28 depending on talent on the other sideline.
I need to see a full season of Jimmy Ball before drawing any conclusions about how he's gonna fair against Meat.
Coach Pete is 0-2 against The Meathead, you really think Lake will be a better coach? JFC take off your doog glasses we peaked with Peterson
Fuck off.
Peterson was a consensus top 5 coach in the entire country. Maybe Jimmy will beat the Meathead every now and then but this shit OC Is inspiring zero confidence in me. Jimmy will not be better than Peterson across the board, you can quote me on that.
Putting Kwait back in control of the defense makes him better than Pete
We're probably headed into 8-10 win North runner up territory.
I don't seem Jimmy beating Oregon without a lot of coaching turnover on their end. But I don't see us continually losing to the rest of the North. Every year he'll lose to Meat and then some random letdown against the South which will be enough to eliminate us.
The OC hire didn't really do anything one way or the other. We're going to continue to put up 20 points a game and give up 10-28 depending on talent on the other sideline.
I need to see a full season of Jimmy Ball before drawing any conclusions about how he's gonna fair against Meat.
Coach Pete is 0-2 against The Meathead, you really think Lake will be a better coach? JFC take off your doog glasses we peaked with Peterson
Fuck off.
Peterson was a consensus top 5 coach in the entire country. Maybe Jimmy will beat the Meathead every now and then but this shit OC Is inspiring zero confidence in me. Jimmy will not be better than Peterson across the board, you can quote me on that.
Petersen was a top 5 program builder. A CEO.
The fact that he gave the ducks the win in 2018 says it all for his on field coaching.
You think James Lake will settle for a 38yard fg with 30 seconds left in the game? Doubt that.
That interview honestly makes it sound like Jimmy wants to be the OC himself with a designated play caller.
The comment about going north/south rather than "east/west" is also telling. Too much cute lateral runs and passes ever since Petersen got here. Too little attacking downfield.
It's interesting and I have no idea what to expect. Lake is saying the right things though, for the most part
His comments about Donovan being a name that kept popping up seem laughable. If this guy was such a rockstar and mentioned so much in the community, why the fuck wasnt he an OC at a smaller college by now? He was holding out for a FBS gig because he didnt want a big downgrade from Penn State? The whole thing is kinda weird.
Kwait being back in charge of the defense fully might be so fucking good it wont matter what the offense does.
Comments
Notes from interview (clipped from Doogman):
Spring Game
Lake said he saw value in what Petersen did, but he wants to get back to getting the fans excited to see "real" football and who the good young players are and who they should be keeping an eye on for the fall.
Transfer Portal
The fact that the Huskies were in the conversation for Jamie Newman is a change of pace since the staff has shied away from the portal while working to build their roster and depth through the recruiting process.
Lake noted that he is open to filling in holes in the roster, but admitted it would likely be more for quarterbacks than other positions as they've seen a couple of quarterbacks leave in the last year (Jacob Eason and Colson Yankoff) and that has left Washington with just three quarterbacks on the roster.
Offseason Checklist
Lake said that after he was named the new head coach and signed his contract the first weekend of December, he had three things he wanted to get done over and above anything else. Keep all 23 of their committed players. Win the bowl game to go into the off-season with the right mentality. Lastly, Lake wanted to keep the staff intact and he was able to do that other than the two coaches he chose to let go -- Jordan Paopao and Bush Hamdan -- and he eventually replaced those coaches with John Donovan and Derham Cato.
He said that the assistant coaches were fielding calls from other schools and even some NFL teams and that they didn't lose them because of the leadership of Jen Cohen in giving them competitive contracts and because this coaching staff is the tightest in the country and they have great relationships with the players as well.
Hiring His New Offensive Coordinator
Lake said he interviewed quite a few people and that Donovan was the one he chose for several reasons, but the biggest was because of the conversations he had with his numerous NFL contacts and how Donovan's name kept coming up as someone who knows his stuff and would do a great job.
Once he started vetting Donovan, he saw his success at Vanderbilt and how helped build the Penn State roster to the point where they had success after he left.
He said his conversation over the Xs and Os was outstanding and that the two were on the same page in wanting to be aggressive and come after the opposing offense much like Washington's defense did during his time as the defensive backs coach and eventually as the defensive coordinator.
Other Tidbits
Pete Kwaitkowski will be the play-caller on defense, but Lake will be intimately involved with the game-planning on both sides of the ball.
Lake said he's looking forward to the spring and being happy when the offense has success because he was always rooting against the offense in practice when he was solely focused on the defensive side of the ball.
Lake said they are hoping to add one or two more names to the 2020 recruiting class over the next couple of weeks.
Lake also noted that a big reason for hiring Terrance Brown was because he had been here for three years and understood their program, their scheme and their culture and that he and Will Harris will make a great tandem as the secondary coaches and both are "up-and-coming" coaches with bright futures.
Lastly, Lake said that being aggressive on offense doesn't always mean throwing the ball. He "loves to run the ball" and that is something you will see them do a lot, but when they do throw the ball, while he said they will do some "east/west stuff" he believes in going "north/south" when you throw it or run it.
Eat bleach.
^ There's one I actually could agree with. ^
Nothing's changed for me; it was and is LIPO.
I remember DJ didn't like boats or boating. Thought it was a waste of time.
Thanks for playing.
Thanks for playing. Boom!
The fact that he gave the ducks the win in 2018 says it all for his on field coaching.
You think James Lake will settle for a 38yard fg with 30 seconds left in the game? Doubt that.
The comment about going north/south rather than "east/west" is also telling. Too much cute lateral runs and passes ever since Petersen got here. Too little attacking downfield.
It's interesting and I have no idea what to expect. Lake is saying the right things though, for the most part
His comments about Donovan being a name that kept popping up seem laughable. If this guy was such a rockstar and mentioned so much in the community, why the fuck wasnt he an OC at a smaller college by now? He was holding out for a FBS gig because he didnt want a big downgrade from Penn State? The whole thing is kinda weird.
Kwait being back in charge of the defense fully might be so fucking good it wont matter what the offense does.