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Sideline at UM Game

Beno4Life
Beno4Life Member Posts: 533
edited September 2021 in Hardcore Husky Board
Buddy and I made the trek to Ann Arbor and sat behind the Husky bench.

Before I get to my point, fuck off to anyone who says The Big House is boring. It was an incredible atmosphere. Puts Husky Stadium to shame. Not a single advertisement anywhere in stadium, so fans and band and PA are in unison for singalongs, chants, the whole thing. Awesome environment.

Back to the misery… Despite the electricity and our senior DL captain calling out the “malaise” on the sideline last week, it was the most lethargic and lifeless sideline I’ve ever seen…from kickoff to us walking out in the 4th. Here’s the thing, tho, that really became clear:

Jimmy is clueless how to run a team.

He didn’t huddle with any position group at timeouts. He didn’t correct or discipline any player, like Dom or KamFab, after stupid/bad plays. All he did was pace back and forth and maybe talk to the refs here and there. I can’t remember a head coach looking more detached from his team than Jimmy. And this was a guy who was super animated (cue Jordan Miller Utah pick) as a DB/DC coach. I truly don’t think Jimmy knows how to be a head coach. Like, we know he doesn’t know how to hire or recruit coaches. But my god, I can’t believe he gets paid $3mil/year just to pace the sidelines and not even coach…during a game!

Also, ya know how we raise our helmets on kickoff? Not a single player did it, save for Sawyer Racanelli, a fucking freshman. No Otton, no Bowman, no Morris… Guys we’re laughing on the sideline in the 4th.

From the top down, the whole thing makes no sense and is rotten. It’s clear Jimmy is trying to be someone he is not.
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  • whatshouldicareabout
    whatshouldicareabout Member Posts: 13,018
    Beno4Life said:

    Buddy and I made the trek to Ann Arbor and sat behind the Husky bench.

    Before I get to my point, fuck off to anyone who says The Big House is boring. It was an incredible atmosphere. Puts Husky Stadium to shame. Not a single advertisement anywhere in stadium, so fans and band and PA are in unison for singalongs, chants, the whole thing. Awesome environment.

    Back to the misery… Despite the electricity and our senior DL captain calling out the “malaise” on the sideline last week, it was the most lethargic and lifeless sideline I’ve ever seen…from kickoff to us walking out in the 4th. Here’s the thing, tho, that really became clear:

    Jimmy is clueless how to run a team.

    He didn’t huddle with any position group at timeouts. He didn’t correct or discipline any player, like Dom or KamFab, after stupid/bad plays. All he did was pace back and forth and maybe talk to the refs here and there. I can’t remember a head coach looking more detached from his team than Jimmy. And this was a guy who was super animated (cue Jordan Miller Utah pick) as a DB/DC coach. I truly don’t think Jimmy knows how to be a head coach. Like, we know he doesn’t know how to hire or recruit coaches. But my god, I can’t believe he gets paid $3mil/year just to pace the sidelines and not even coach…during a game!

    Also, ya know how we raise our helmets on kickoff? Not a single player did it, save for Sawyer Racanelli, a fucking freshman. No Otton, no Bowman, no Morris… Guys we’re laughing on the sideline in the 4th.

    From the top down, the whole thing makes no sense and is rotten. It’s clear Jimmy is trying to be someone he is not.

    Sounds a lot like Willingham
  • huskyhooligan
    huskyhooligan Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 6,067 Swaye's Wigwam
    Just being devils advocate but Petersen did virtually the same. I used to watch him like a hawk and he looked aloof a lot of the time.
  • greenblood
    greenblood Member Posts: 14,573

    alumni94 said:

    Was there the Jim Harbaugh, "don't celebrate, we just beat the worst coached team in the NCAA" speech again?

    Wow I forgot about that
    Link?
  • HuskyJW
    HuskyJW Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 15,517 Founders Club
    Right before the initial kick off. Watch Lake calling out to “Huff……Huff……Huff…” to even get him to give him a high five or a fist bump.

    Then OL didn’t even break the huddle on the sideline together