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DerekJohnson
DerekJohnson Administrator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 68,423 Founders Club
Let's say the 2023 Huskies beat USC, lose to Oregon and knock off Clemson in the Holiday Bowl to finish 10-3.

Would you feel---

Satisfied?
Mildly disappointed?
Ready to storm the castle?
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  • CFetters_Nacho_Lover
    CFetters_Nacho_Lover Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 32,295 Founders Club
    Who else are they losing to?

    There’s at least 1 ASU type shit the bed game in there if they go 9-3.

    I’m more than mildly disappointed but not quite ready to storm the castle yet. I’m in sharpen my bitchfork and refill my Tiki Torches phase.
  • GrundleStiltzkin
    GrundleStiltzkin Member Posts: 61,516 Standard Supporter
    In this hypothetical, if the defense still looks like shit, then we have ourº answer about who DeBoor is.
  • Joey
    Joey Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 7,263 Founders Club
    Mildly disappointed. The whole team will be better. Running game will be better. Line won’t go backwards like some think. The only issue I see is the other teams putting a target on our? Dawgs and getting “greased” up for the game as WoolleyDoog would say… but it’s just another game right?

    I just rewatched the Oregon game yesterday. The skwad left points on the table but the offense isn’t to worry about. Oregon saw they could attack Cam Bright and Fabiculanan. These two positions need a serious upgrade but a slight upgrade would make the defense better. We? need to get back to just hating Asa.
  • LoneStarDawg
    LoneStarDawg Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 13,681 Founders Club
    So worse than this year, that’s a big disappoint

    Playoff or bust this year
  • dannarc
    dannarc Member Posts: 2,702
    Mildly disappointed, mainly for losing to Oregon.

    If we can hover around 10/11 wins a season, win conference, and be in the hunt for a great bowl game then I'm ok. I would like to see UW go on a playoff contending run, win a Natty or two, I think our offense is there, but the D is laging
  • FireTheJanitor
    FireTheJanitor Member Posts: 1,483
    Since football is weird and Dawgs play some good teams, running the table seems off the table. If the following doesn’t improve, 9-3 isn’t out of the realm:

    Short yardage run game & red zone efficiency

    More contributors and more consistency to the pass rush

    Tackling in space
  • BennyBeaver
    BennyBeaver Member Posts: 13,346

    Let's say the 2023 Huskies beat USC, lose to Oregon and knock off Clemson in the Holiday Bowl to finish 10-3.

    Would you feel---

    Satisfied?
    Mildly disappointed?
    Ready to storm the castle?

    Severely disappointed to miss out on certain Doogs bukaking all over the Refuge.
  • StLouisDawg
    StLouisDawg Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 551 Founders Club
    Disappointed if they do not make the CFP. 10-3 does not get us there. Max 1 loss in regular season.
  • Canadawg
    Canadawg Member Posts: 5,318
    We lost Martin and Kirkland who are both very good but our replacement of talent over all is way to good with 3 first rounders next year on the team and probably a few more high round guys. The talent on the team right now is higher than DeBoer might have for while. Irons hot gotta strike
  • PurpleBaze
    PurpleBaze Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 30,319 Founders Club

    Let's say the 2023 Huskies beat USC, lose to Oregon and knock off Clemson in the Holiday Bowl to finish 10-3.

    Would you feel---

    Satisfied?
    Mildly disappointed?
    Ready to storm the castle?

    Severely disappointed to miss out on certain Doogs bukaking all over the Refuge.
    Bukkake superiority guy...
  • Fire_Marshall_Bill
    Fire_Marshall_Bill Member Posts: 25,626 Standard Supporter
    mildly disappointed

    still not "all in" on Husky football

    2021 left a big mark
  • WoolleyDoog
    WoolleyDoog Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 5,128 Founders Club
    Tostinos salsa level Medium disappointment. Penix and all these guys who could have been day 2/3 picks coming back sets a high bar. I can live with three loses but winning the conference feels like the minimum and would hope that would be against someone like Georgia in the CFP semis or a blue blood in the Fiesta Bowl. Would much rather beat Oregon and lose to USC. Especially with Oregon in Seattle and USC on the road. I'd much rather lose some shit game like at Arizona or the Beav and beat Oregon.

    My offseason storyline is there's a great chance it's a way less enjoyable season even if the team is better. The schedule should be tougher and teams are going to super jacked to try and upset UW all season, and teams like Sparty, Oregon, Beav, Coug are going to be out for revenge.

    I would take a 2017 season but boy was that an enjoyable NY6 season.
  • TheHB
    TheHB Member Posts: 6,457
    I don't care how they got there, if UW is in the Holiday Bowl, DeBoner should be door ass out.
  • BennyBeaver
    BennyBeaver Member Posts: 13,346

    Let's say the 2023 Huskies beat USC, lose to Oregon and knock off Clemson in the Holiday Bowl to finish 10-3.

    Would you feel---

    Satisfied?
    Mildly disappointed?
    Ready to storm the castle?

    Severely disappointed to miss out on certain Doogs bukaking all over the Refuge.
    Bukkake superiority guy...
    Every bored has one. ;)
  • haie
    haie Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 23,726 Founders Club
    FireCohen said:

    Can we claim then we are Clemson of the west if we beat them?

    Only if it's confirmed that our program is in God's Name, Image, and Likeness.
  • pawz
    pawz Member, Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 22,467 Founders Club
    TheHB said:

    I don't care how they got there, if UW is in the Holiday Bowl, DeBoner should be door ass out sleeping in his fucking office.

  • WoolleyDoog
    WoolleyDoog Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 5,128 Founders Club
    dnc said:

    I'd be disappointed but not storming the castle.

    My expectation is 10-2 regular season. Anything better is great, anything worse I'm disappointed.

    If the defense shows real improvement early in the season I might recalibrate but right now I expect them to cost us one we will be real frustrated by. Penix is amazing but no QB is putting up 40 points every game. The defense doesn't have to be great but it does have to step up.

    10-2 and getting to the conference championship game is the expectation I'm letting myself live with. In my head lose one of the tough games (at USC, at Oregon State, Utah I don't think they're great but they're solid and it's tough timing) and an off game you probably shouldn't (Arizona, Michigan State, ASU for some fucking reason).

    I'm not even putting into the universe losing to Oregon. Won in their place last year and return more this year. Losing will also kill a lot of early momentum in the season.