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Your final grade for Sark?

BabsGilbyTawdTy
BabsGilbyTawdTy Member Posts: 1,058
edited April 2014 in Hardcore Husky Board
Since maybe the smoke has cleared a little since his departure to USC, I'd like to see how folks here would grade Steve Sarkisian's time in charge of our beloved UW Football program from December 8, 2008 to December 2, 2013.

B-minus

No real indication Sark was figuring shit out and the program was headed to the upper echelon of the conference.










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  • mobey
    mobey Member Posts: 3,254
    C. I think he's a B recruiter and a D coach.

    Just because Ty and Boobs were fucking Fs doesn't elevate a MEDIOCRE coach.
  • DerekJohnson
    DerekJohnson Administrator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 68,469 Founders Club
  • Fire_Marshall_Bill
    Fire_Marshall_Bill Member Posts: 25,654 Standard Supporter
    C +

    The more I think about it (and listen to fucksticks on here), 2009 was mostly a coach bounce. His true colors started to show with the 3-6 start in 2010. I should have listened to @DerekJohnson‌ and @whlinder‌ .

    He recrooooted pretty well, but player development, general discipline, and playcalling were average if that. We can and finally did get better.
  • fivehundredmileDAWG
    fivehundredmileDAWG Member Posts: 1,212
    D+

    He could have been a solid B or B+ with effort ... Fucker was lazy and selfish.
  • tracker
    tracker Member Posts: 866

    C+

    A C as a coach and recruiter.
    The + is for at least having a good time at Joey's.
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 11,453
    C-, Petersen will show what a REAL coach can accomplish at Washington. Not to mention Sark will get exposed at USC.

    Special Teams were always bad. If the offense was good then the defense sucked, if defense was good then offense sucked.

    As a recruiter he was okay. Didn't sign one 4 star OL since his 2010 class.

    His teams could never rise up on the road against a decent team, often plunger raped.

    Took 6th place in year 5 which had everyone returning. Nuff said.
  • AEB
    AEB Member Posts: 2,994
  • chuck
    chuck Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 11,683 Swaye's Wigwam
    C

    He was a B recruiter, a D game day coach, and a C developer.

    There's no excuse for the Washington coach to be anything but an A in all of the above. I'm pretty sure we will see A level performance in all three aspects for the next few years and everyone is going to say "I told you not to sleep on Pete!"
  • Meek
    Meek Member Posts: 7,031
    PurpleJ said:

    I give him a 7 out of 12 (not 10) on a scale where 7 = C/C-

    crisped for accuracy
  • dnc
    dnc Member Posts: 56,839
    edited April 2014
    D+

    First of all, he was not a B recruiter. He was a B recruiter at getting the guys he wanted (maybe even a B+), but he was below average at identifying who to put his efforts into. The in state and OL recruiting neglect were inexcusable. Overall he's maybe a C+ recruiter.

    His overall coaching probably was around a D+. He won more conference games than he lost (barely), but only thanks to the presence of Colorado and Utah - his conference performance was average, at best. And he wasn't coaching a dreck school, he was coaching at WASHINGTON, dammit, where an average coach should get above average results. Outside of recruiting he's below average at everything that matters - discipline, player development, decision making, prioritizing.

    He's lucky he had owen12 to prop him up and give everyone the illusion he had accomplished something.

    WDWHA
  • whatshouldicareabout
    whatshouldicareabout Member Posts: 12,991
    C

    He did bring the program from unparalleled depths (6 years of worthlessness) but failed to elevate the program to where it should be. He lead us to some great wins and some mind-numbing losses. He did leave the program in great shape for Petersen, so that's a bonus.
  • Gladstone
    Gladstone Member Posts: 16,419
    dnc said:

    D+

    First of all, he was not a B recruiter. He was a B recruiter at getting the guys he wanted (maybe even a B+), but he was below average at identifying who to put his efforts into. The in state and OL recruiting neglect were inexcusable. Overall he's maybe a C+ recruiter.

    His overall coaching probably was around a D+. He won more conference games than he lost (barely), but only thanks to the presence of Colorado and Utah - his conference performance was average, at best. And he wasn't coaching a dreck school, he was coaching at WASHINGTON, dammit, where an average coach should get above average results. Outside of recruiting he's below average at everything that matters - discipline, player development, decision making, prioritizing.

    He's lucky he had owen12 to prop him up and give everyone the illusion he had accomplished something.

    WDWHA

    Spot on.
  • topdawgnc
    topdawgnc Member Posts: 7,839
    Wasn't ready to be a head coach.

    C

    Perfect example of the Peter Principle.
  • sarktastic
    sarktastic Member Posts: 9,208
    A+

    Sark is the greatest coach to ever grace the sidelines of Husky Stadium. It's a shame that an unproven coach will now be given credit for the foundation he set and the personal sacrifice he made for UW.

    As Sark returns USC to Carroll'esque glory, HHB's will regret the day they drove him away. The crime in all this is that they will never be held accountable for the permanent damage they've caused the program as they hid behind their anonymity.
  • BennyBeaver
    BennyBeaver Member Posts: 13,346
    A+

    Best play caller in America

    Great recruiter, everybody says so

    Kick ass pressers and memorials

    Master motivator

    Hip style

    Big time on social media

  • HeretoBeatmyChest
    HeretoBeatmyChest Member Posts: 4,295
    I think you can give the Sark regime a C+ but Sark a C-.

    If Woodward does not pay up for Wilcox, Tosh, etc...Sark goes 4-8 in 2012 and probably 7-6 in 2013. I give Sark little credit for the 9-4 and top 15 metrics 2013 team. He deserves a little credit for changing the offense but thats it.

    He basically inherited a 5 win team and could not exceed 7 wins. A competent coach (not a Petersen type) would have taken UW to 9-10 wins.

    Willingham gets a D and Gilby an F.
  • Fire_Marshall_Bill
    Fire_Marshall_Bill Member Posts: 25,654 Standard Supporter

    A+

    Sark is the greatest coach to ever grace the sidelines of Husky Stadium. It's a shame that an unproven coach will now be given credit for the foundation he set and the personal sacrifice he made for UW.

    As Sark returns USC to Carroll'esque glory, HHB's will regret the day they drove him away. The crime in all this is that they will never be held accountable for the permanent damage they've caused the program as they hid behind their anonymity.

    pressing
  • PostGameOrangeSlices
    PostGameOrangeSlices Member Posts: 27,214
    Gladstone said:

    I think you can give the Sark regime a C+ but Sark a C-.

    If Woodward does not pay up for Wilcox, Tosh, etc...Sark goes 4-8 in 2012 and probably 7-6 in 2013. I give Sark little credit for the 9-4 and top 15 metrics 2013 team. He deserves a little credit for changing the offense but thats it.

    He basically inherited a 5 win team and could not exceed 7 wins. A competent coach (not a Petersen type) would have taken UW to 9-10 wins.

    Willingham gets a D and Gilby an F.

    How is Willingham anything but an F?


    this. Willingham gets a fucking Z
  • HeretoBeatmyChest
    HeretoBeatmyChest Member Posts: 4,295
    I place 2008 squarely on Mark Emmert. How fucking hard would you work if you were fired, but then reinstated later.

    Gilby was worse than Tyrone, an utter fucking failure on all levels. Giving Tyrone an F and Sark a C is too much distance between the two. Exclude 2008 and there wasn't a huge difference between Ty and Sark.
  • topdawgnc
    topdawgnc Member Posts: 7,839
    TheGlove said:

    A+

    Best play caller in America

    Great recruiter, everybody says so

    Kick ass pressers and memorials

    Master motivator

    Hip style

    Big time on social media

    FO, G
  • CaptainPJ
    CaptainPJ Member Posts: 2,986
    The fuck? Grades are allowed in Seattle?

  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 11,453

    I think you can give the Sark regime a C+ but Sark a C-.

    If Woodward does not pay up for Wilcox, Tosh, etc...Sark goes 4-8 in 2012 and probably 7-6 in 2013. I give Sark little credit for the 9-4 and top 15 metrics 2013 team. He deserves a little credit for changing the offense but thats it.

    He basically inherited a 5 win team and could not exceed 7 wins. A competent coach (not a Petersen type) would have taken UW to 9-10 wins.

    Willingham gets a D and Gilby an F.

    Oh god here comes the Wilcox love fest again. Improved us from 5-4 to 5-4.
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 11,453

    I place 2008 squarely on Mark Emmert. How fucking hard would you work if you were fired, but then reinstated later.

    Gilby was worse than Tyrone, an utter fucking failure on all levels. Giving Tyrone an F and Sark a C is too much distance between the two. Exclude 2008 and there wasn't a huge difference between Ty and Sark.

    That's why you give Ty an F and Sark a D.

    HTH.