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This was the beginning of the end of Don James at UW

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  • RaceBannon
    RaceBannon Member, Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 115,495 Founders Club
    Back in the weeds

    The left killed Husky Football and H cheered
  • WestlinnDuck
    WestlinnDuck Member Posts: 17,905 Standard Supporter
    HHusky said:

    46XiJCAB said:

    HHusky said:

    46XiJCAB said:

    Dazzler struggling to the bitter end is the tell.

    Majority of the UW fans on the bored would have cheered DJ's firing at the end of the '88 season. Some of them were calling for it.

    Just the facts, ma'am.
    That second consecutive loss to Oregon in 88' brought out the worst in Husky fans.

    Beat Oregon,
    Nothing else matters.
    Four mediocre seasons in a row. Audible whispers that "the game has passed him by."

    And nobody gave an extra shit about Oregon in 1988 except Oregon State.
    I thought that the Huskies went to the Rose Bowl for seasons 1989-1991 and when the story broke about the loan that the Huskies were 8-0 and ranked Number 1 in the country. Who was whispering that "the game had passed him by?" Seems like a pretty good run.
  • HHusky
    HHusky Member Posts: 24,334
    edited August 2022

    HHusky said:

    46XiJCAB said:

    HHusky said:

    46XiJCAB said:

    Dazzler struggling to the bitter end is the tell.

    Majority of the UW fans on the bored would have cheered DJ's firing at the end of the '88 season. Some of them were calling for it.

    Just the facts, ma'am.
    That second consecutive loss to Oregon in 88' brought out the worst in Husky fans.

    Beat Oregon,
    Nothing else matters.
    Four mediocre seasons in a row. Audible whispers that "the game has passed him by."

    And nobody gave an extra shit about Oregon in 1988 except Oregon State.
    I thought that the Huskies went to the Rose Bowl for seasons 1989-1991 and when the story broke about the loan that the Huskies were 8-0 and ranked Number 1 in the country. Who was whispering that "the game had passed him by?" Seems like a pretty good run.
    Rose Bowls after the seasons of 1990, 1991 and 1992.

    Seasons of 1985-88 were awful. Painful.
  • WestlinnDuck
    WestlinnDuck Member Posts: 17,905 Standard Supporter
    HHusky said:

    HHusky said:

    46XiJCAB said:

    HHusky said:

    46XiJCAB said:

    Dazzler struggling to the bitter end is the tell.

    Majority of the UW fans on the bored would have cheered DJ's firing at the end of the '88 season. Some of them were calling for it.

    Just the facts, ma'am.
    That second consecutive loss to Oregon in 88' brought out the worst in Husky fans.

    Beat Oregon,
    Nothing else matters.
    Four mediocre seasons in a row. Audible whispers that "the game has passed him by."

    And nobody gave an extra shit about Oregon in 1988 except Oregon State.
    I thought that the Huskies went to the Rose Bowl for seasons 1989-1991 and when the story broke about the loan that the Huskies were 8-0 and ranked Number 1 in the country. Who was whispering that "the game had passed him by?" Seems like a pretty good run.
    Rose Bowls after the seasons of 1990, 1991 and 1992.

    Seasons of 1985-88 were awful. Painful.
    So, the people who were saying the James had lost it were full of sh*t like you. Is that your point? If so, well played. Don't get the dazzler handle for nothing.
  • HHusky
    HHusky Member Posts: 24,334
    edited August 2022

    HHusky said:

    HHusky said:

    46XiJCAB said:

    HHusky said:

    46XiJCAB said:

    Dazzler struggling to the bitter end is the tell.

    Majority of the UW fans on the bored would have cheered DJ's firing at the end of the '88 season. Some of them were calling for it.

    Just the facts, ma'am.
    That second consecutive loss to Oregon in 88' brought out the worst in Husky fans.

    Beat Oregon,
    Nothing else matters.
    Four mediocre seasons in a row. Audible whispers that "the game has passed him by."

    And nobody gave an extra shit about Oregon in 1988 except Oregon State.
    I thought that the Huskies went to the Rose Bowl for seasons 1989-1991 and when the story broke about the loan that the Huskies were 8-0 and ranked Number 1 in the country. Who was whispering that "the game had passed him by?" Seems like a pretty good run.
    Rose Bowls after the seasons of 1990, 1991 and 1992.

    Seasons of 1985-88 were awful. Painful.
    So, the people who were saying the James had lost it were full of sh*t like you. Is that your point? If so, well played. Don't get the dazzler handle for nothing.
    I think I made my point, Gasbag. But just for you: the TugCon narrative today is that the (ultra left-wing) UW administration wanted James gone by 1984, yet after four consecutive crummy seasons, starting with 1985, he didn't get fired even though absolutely no one would have mourned his firing at the time.

    The TugCon narrative is wrong, of course. Nothing new under the Sun.
  • Fire_Marshall_Bill
    Fire_Marshall_Bill Member Posts: 26,113 Standard Supporter
    HHusky said:

    HHusky said:

    46XiJCAB said:

    HHusky said:

    46XiJCAB said:

    Dazzler struggling to the bitter end is the tell.

    Majority of the UW fans on the bored would have cheered DJ's firing at the end of the '88 season. Some of them were calling for it.

    Just the facts, ma'am.
    That second consecutive loss to Oregon in 88' brought out the worst in Husky fans.

    Beat Oregon,
    Nothing else matters.
    Four mediocre seasons in a row. Audible whispers that "the game has passed him by."

    And nobody gave an extra shit about Oregon in 1988 except Oregon State.
    I thought that the Huskies went to the Rose Bowl for seasons 1989-1991 and when the story broke about the loan that the Huskies were 8-0 and ranked Number 1 in the country. Who was whispering that "the game had passed him by?" Seems like a pretty good run.
    Rose Bowls after the seasons of 1990, 1991 and 1992.

    Seasons of 1985-88 were awful. Painful.
    8-2-1 regular season in '86. They mauled THE Ohio State.

    It was a mediocre stretch. Bammer had those before they stopped investigating the SUCKEC elite about 12-15 years ago because Emmert's a corrupt cocksucker. You're reaching.
  • WestlinnDuck
    WestlinnDuck Member Posts: 17,905 Standard Supporter
    HHusky said:

    HHusky said:

    HHusky said:

    46XiJCAB said:

    HHusky said:

    46XiJCAB said:

    Dazzler struggling to the bitter end is the tell.

    Majority of the UW fans on the bored would have cheered DJ's firing at the end of the '88 season. Some of them were calling for it.

    Just the facts, ma'am.
    That second consecutive loss to Oregon in 88' brought out the worst in Husky fans.

    Beat Oregon,
    Nothing else matters.
    Four mediocre seasons in a row. Audible whispers that "the game has passed him by."

    And nobody gave an extra shit about Oregon in 1988 except Oregon State.
    I thought that the Huskies went to the Rose Bowl for seasons 1989-1991 and when the story broke about the loan that the Huskies were 8-0 and ranked Number 1 in the country. Who was whispering that "the game had passed him by?" Seems like a pretty good run.
    Rose Bowls after the seasons of 1990, 1991 and 1992.

    Seasons of 1985-88 were awful. Painful.
    So, the people who were saying the James had lost it were full of sh*t like you. Is that your point? If so, well played. Don't get the dazzler handle for nothing.
    I think I made my point, Gasbag. But just for you: the TugCon narrative today is that the (ultra left-wing) UW administration wanted James gone by 1984, yet after four consecutive crummy seasons, starting with 1985, he didn't get fired even though absolutely no one would have mourned his firing at the time.

    The TugCon narrative is wrong, of course. Nothing new under the Sun.
    Your point was that football had passed James by. It hadn't. What is clear is that the Husky AD and President hung James out to dry. They wanted to damage Husky football more than the Trojans and the SEC. Same thing happened with the NCAA sanctions on SC after the Reggie Bush "loan".
  • HHusky
    HHusky Member Posts: 24,334

    HHusky said:

    HHusky said:

    HHusky said:

    46XiJCAB said:

    HHusky said:

    46XiJCAB said:

    Dazzler struggling to the bitter end is the tell.

    Majority of the UW fans on the bored would have cheered DJ's firing at the end of the '88 season. Some of them were calling for it.

    Just the facts, ma'am.
    That second consecutive loss to Oregon in 88' brought out the worst in Husky fans.

    Beat Oregon,
    Nothing else matters.
    Four mediocre seasons in a row. Audible whispers that "the game has passed him by."

    And nobody gave an extra shit about Oregon in 1988 except Oregon State.
    I thought that the Huskies went to the Rose Bowl for seasons 1989-1991 and when the story broke about the loan that the Huskies were 8-0 and ranked Number 1 in the country. Who was whispering that "the game had passed him by?" Seems like a pretty good run.
    Rose Bowls after the seasons of 1990, 1991 and 1992.

    Seasons of 1985-88 were awful. Painful.
    So, the people who were saying the James had lost it were full of sh*t like you. Is that your point? If so, well played. Don't get the dazzler handle for nothing.
    I think I made my point, Gasbag. But just for you: the TugCon narrative today is that the (ultra left-wing) UW administration wanted James gone by 1984, yet after four consecutive crummy seasons, starting with 1985, he didn't get fired even though absolutely no one would have mourned his firing at the time.

    The TugCon narrative is wrong, of course. Nothing new under the Sun.
    Your point was that football had passed James by.
    Lead with the lie. Bold choice.
  • RaceBannon
    RaceBannon Member, Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 115,495 Founders Club
    HHusky said:

    HHusky said:

    HHusky said:

    46XiJCAB said:

    HHusky said:

    46XiJCAB said:

    Dazzler struggling to the bitter end is the tell.

    Majority of the UW fans on the bored would have cheered DJ's firing at the end of the '88 season. Some of them were calling for it.

    Just the facts, ma'am.
    That second consecutive loss to Oregon in 88' brought out the worst in Husky fans.

    Beat Oregon,
    Nothing else matters.
    Four mediocre seasons in a row. Audible whispers that "the game has passed him by."

    And nobody gave an extra shit about Oregon in 1988 except Oregon State.
    I thought that the Huskies went to the Rose Bowl for seasons 1989-1991 and when the story broke about the loan that the Huskies were 8-0 and ranked Number 1 in the country. Who was whispering that "the game had passed him by?" Seems like a pretty good run.
    Rose Bowls after the seasons of 1990, 1991 and 1992.

    Seasons of 1985-88 were awful. Painful.
    So, the people who were saying the James had lost it were full of sh*t like you. Is that your point? If so, well played. Don't get the dazzler handle for nothing.
    I think I made my point, Gasbag. But just for you: the TugCon narrative today is that the (ultra left-wing) UW administration wanted James gone by 1984, yet after four consecutive crummy seasons, starting with 1985, he didn't get fired even though absolutely no one would have mourned his firing at the time.

    The TugCon narrative is wrong, of course. Nothing new under the Sun.
    That's your dodge for being made a fool of yet again

    Bush wasn't president in 84 moron

    Beginning

    stuff in the middle

    End

    Beginning of the end

    Dumbass

  • HHusky
    HHusky Member Posts: 24,334

    HHusky said:

    HHusky said:

    46XiJCAB said:

    HHusky said:

    46XiJCAB said:

    Dazzler struggling to the bitter end is the tell.

    Majority of the UW fans on the bored would have cheered DJ's firing at the end of the '88 season. Some of them were calling for it.

    Just the facts, ma'am.
    That second consecutive loss to Oregon in 88' brought out the worst in Husky fans.

    Beat Oregon,
    Nothing else matters.
    Four mediocre seasons in a row. Audible whispers that "the game has passed him by."

    And nobody gave an extra shit about Oregon in 1988 except Oregon State.
    I thought that the Huskies went to the Rose Bowl for seasons 1989-1991 and when the story broke about the loan that the Huskies were 8-0 and ranked Number 1 in the country. Who was whispering that "the game had passed him by?" Seems like a pretty good run.
    Rose Bowls after the seasons of 1990, 1991 and 1992.

    Seasons of 1985-88 were awful. Painful.
    8-2-1 regular season in '86. They mauled THE Ohio State.

    It was a mediocre stretch. Bammer had those before they stopped investigating the SUCKEC elite about 12-15 years ago because Emmert's a corrupt cocksucker. You're reaching.
    1985 was awful and featured a home loss to an absolutely terrible Oregon State as well as three non-competitive losses.

    1986 was the best of the 4; still, we were non-competitive in a bowl loss.

    1987 was mediocre and we were non-competitive in three of our losses.

    1988, in retrospect, may have reflected a turning of the corner in the sense of being competitive in all games, but snapped our consecutive bowl streak and seemed like a dud at the time.

    Coaches get fired at big-time programs for stretches like this. The drop from 1984 was precipitous.