A voice message from Swaye has altered my perspective on the season
He reiterated how just 18 months ago we were talking about how UW was fucked (under Jen Cohen's leadership and the west coast mentality) and would never again rise to any sort of relevance. And here we were as Pac-12 and Sugar Bowl Champions, playing for a national championship, all because of DeBoer.
I'm still feeling a bit bruised from Monday night. Given the type of season UW had, it didn't seem fitting to have it end like that for Michael Penix and Co. It would be like Margot Robbie's character getting dumped at the end of a movie. Or Bruce Willis getting shot and killed by Hans Gruber with twenty minutes left in Diehard.
But as Swaye pointed out, he felt happy and grateful to witness everything we experienced this season. It was amazing and often defied explanation. And as we enter a 12-team playoff era next season, it might be that much harder to get back to the natty game again. We are entering a brave new world.
As we often said on the boards since October, the '23 Huskies were The Retarded Team of Destiny.
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Uhh, spoiler alert. I still have 30 mins left in Diehard, thx.
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1. She would get dumped if Emanuelle Chiriqui was on the scene. Simple fact. Case closed.DerekJohnson said:I was just listening to a voice message that Swaye left for me while he attends the annual Orkin Convention in Topeka, KS.
He reiterated how just 18 months ago we were talking about how UW was fucked (under Jen Cohen's leadership and the west coast mentality) and would never again rise to any sort of relevance. And here we were as Pac-12 and Sugar Bowl Champions, playing for a national championship, all because of DeBoer.
I'm still feeling a bit bruised from Monday night. Given the type of season UW had, it didn't seem fitting to have it end like that for Michael Penix and Co. It would be like Margot Robbie's character getting dumped at the end of a movie. Or Bruce Willis getting shot and killed by Hans Gruber with twenty minutes left in Diehard.
But as Swaye pointed out, he felt happy and grateful to witness everything we experienced this season. It was amazing and often defied explanation. And as we enter a 12-team playoff era next season, it might be that much harder to get back to the natty game again. We are entering a brave new world.
As we often said on the boards since October, the '23 Huskies were The Retarded Team of Destiny.
2. I think DeBoer still has en edge - for a few years at least - guiding a team while it navigates a bracket considering the lower divisions all have bracket-to-natty playoffs.
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Hans gruber was legit tho
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Was disappointed to lose, but man what a ride. I meant it when I said I never thought I'd see UW in this position again.
Won the Pac-12 for eternal Pac-12 Champs title. Beat Oregon twice, including the Champ Game. Beat Sarks ass and won a legit NY6 Bowl (finally!). Played the number 1 team in the land pretty tight through 3 quarters. OL won Moore Trophy. Penix wins Maxwell, runner up Heisman. Boner AP Coach of the Year.
If you told me that was our season in two years right after Lake got canned I would have slapped you. It's surreal. I enjoyed it. I am going to savor it. I waited a long time for a season like this and never expected I'd live long enough to see it. -
Sounds you had a nice walk and came back.Swaye said:Was disappointed to lose, but man what a ride. I meant it when I said I never thought I'd see UW in this position again.
Won the Pac-12 for eternal Pac-12 Champs title. Beat Oregon twice, including the Champ Game. Beat Sarks ass and won a legit NY6 Bowl (finally!). Played the number 1 team in the land pretty tight through 3 quarters. OL won Moore Trophy. Penix wins Maxwell, runner up Heisman. Boner AP Coach of the Year.
If you told me that was our season in two years right after Lake got canned I would have slapped you. It's surreal. I enjoyed it. I am going to savor it. I waited a long time for a season like this and never expected I'd live long enough to see it. -
Who needs a beach when you can take a walk through the red man’s brain to get perspective? I need some perspective. I’m sitting here at the airport thinking about how much money I spent to come down here and watch us lose. As shitty as it feels, it was still an awesome experience. I got to watch my team play for the national fucking championship. I’ve never had that opportunity as an adult, and I don’t know when I’ll have the opportunity again.Swaye said:Was disappointed to lose, but man what a ride. I meant it when I said I never thought I'd see UW in this position again.
Won the Pac-12 for eternal Pac-12 Champs title. Beat Oregon twice, including the Champ Game. Beat Sarks ass and won a legit NY6 Bowl (finally!). Played the number 1 team in the land pretty tight through 3 quarters. OL won Moore Trophy. Penix wins Maxwell, runner up Heisman. Boner AP Coach of the Year.
If you told me that was our season in two years right after Lake got canned I would have slapped you. It's surreal. I enjoyed it. I am going to savor it. I waited a long time for a season like this and never expected I'd live long enough to see it. -
I gave you 30 fucking years to watch it before disclosing the ending. My conscience is clear.CallMeBigErn said:Uhh, spoiler alert. I still have 30 mins left in Diehard, thx.
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You don't want to get slapped by Swaye. You just don't.Swaye said:Was disappointed to lose, but man what a ride. I meant it when I said I never thought I'd see UW in this position again.
Won the Pac-12 for eternal Pac-12 Champs title. Beat Oregon twice, including the Champ Game. Beat Sarks ass and won a legit NY6 Bowl (finally!). Played the number 1 team in the land pretty tight through 3 quarters. OL won Moore Trophy. Penix wins Maxwell, runner up Heisman. Boner AP Coach of the Year.
If you told me that was our season in two years right after Lake got canned I would have slapped you. It's surreal. I enjoyed it. I am going to savor it. I waited a long time for a season like this and never expected I'd live long enough to see it. -
What kind of pinko commie doesn’t watch Die Hard on Xmas Eve?CallMeBigErn said:Uhh, spoiler alert. I still have 30 mins left in Diehard, thx.
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Apparently @Swaye took a nice long walk on the beach for perspective.
Fuck perspective.
Just kidding, I kind of developed the same one over the course of the past week and grew less confident we'd win and more appreciative of the journey to compete for it all, and appreciative of the ability to watch those dudes in person lay it on the line one last time.
Exactly.EsophagealFeces said:
As shitty as it feels, it was still an awesome experience. I got to watch my team play for the national fucking championship. I’ve never had that opportunity as an adult, and I don’t know when I’ll have the opportunity again. -
Good season, we didn’t get to hang the banner. Definitely better than 2016
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I remember back in the 2000s during that terrible run I told myself if the Huskies just got back consistently going to bowl games. Any bowl game. I was happy. Being devastated losing the national title game, in a season where this basically was a three-game playoff for them is crazy. It's gonna take some time and then I think reflect back on the season.
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Just so we're clear, I've seen Diehard dozens of times in its entirety. This is one of those times where I have to suck it up and explain the joke. I definitely don't want anyone thinking I haven't seen Diehard. I do have a small amount of pride left.CFetters_Nacho_Lover said:
What kind of pinko commie doesn’t watch Die Hard on Xmas Eve?CallMeBigErn said:Uhh, spoiler alert. I still have 30 mins left in Diehard, thx.
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I confess, I've never seen Die Hard.CFetters_Nacho_Lover said:
What kind of pinko commie doesn’t watch Die Hard on Xmas Eve?CallMeBigErn said:Uhh, spoiler alert. I still have 30 mins left in Diehard, thx.
I this the part where i get whipped and beaten? -
You're not a real manhouseofpain247 said:
I confess, I've never seen Die Hard.CFetters_Nacho_Lover said:
What kind of pinko commie doesn’t watch Die Hard on Xmas Eve?CallMeBigErn said:Uhh, spoiler alert. I still have 30 mins left in Diehard, thx.
I this the part where i get whipped and beaten?
Of course, I hadn't ever seen Gladiator until last year -
I still haven't seen the Godfather. I've seen pretty much every classic man movie in existence, but I'm still not a man.DerekJohnson said:
You're not a real manhouseofpain247 said:
I confess, I've never seen Die Hard.CFetters_Nacho_Lover said:
What kind of pinko commie doesn’t watch Die Hard on Xmas Eve?CallMeBigErn said:Uhh, spoiler alert. I still have 30 mins left in Diehard, thx.
I this the part where i get whipped and beaten?
Of course, I hadn't ever seen Gladiator until last year
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I just imagined a scenario where John McLain dies and I started to tear up
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You pretty much have to carve out a day and watch the first two back to back. Make sure there’s no football and shitty weatherCallMeBigErn said:
I still haven't seen the Godfather. I've seen pretty much every classic man movie in existence, but I'm still not a man.DerekJohnson said:
You're not a real manhouseofpain247 said:
I confess, I've never seen Die Hard.CFetters_Nacho_Lover said:
What kind of pinko commie doesn’t watch Die Hard on Xmas Eve?CallMeBigErn said:Uhh, spoiler alert. I still have 30 mins left in Diehard, thx.
I this the part where i get whipped and beaten?
Of course, I hadn't ever seen Gladiator until last year
This is a safe space. -
Coincidentally, that's today. I just need to get over this board binge so I can focus.JoeEDangerously said:
You pretty much have to carve out a day and watch the first two back to back. Make sure there’s no football and shitty weatherCallMeBigErn said:
I still haven't seen the Godfather. I've seen pretty much every classic man movie in existence, but I'm still not a man.DerekJohnson said:
You're not a real manhouseofpain247 said:
I confess, I've never seen Die Hard.CFetters_Nacho_Lover said:
What kind of pinko commie doesn’t watch Die Hard on Xmas Eve?CallMeBigErn said:Uhh, spoiler alert. I still have 30 mins left in Diehard, thx.
I this the part where i get whipped and beaten?
Of course, I hadn't ever seen Gladiator until last year
This is a safe space.
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Yikes. Not sure which is worse. Even I've seen the Godfather and I've seen basically no classic movies.CallMeBigErn said:
I still haven't seen the Godfather. I've seen pretty much every classic man movie in existence, but I'm still not a man.DerekJohnson said:
You're not a real manhouseofpain247 said:
I confess, I've never seen Die Hard.CFetters_Nacho_Lover said:
What kind of pinko commie doesn’t watch Die Hard on Xmas Eve?CallMeBigErn said:Uhh, spoiler alert. I still have 30 mins left in Diehard, thx.
I this the part where i get whipped and beaten?
Of course, I hadn't ever seen Gladiator until last year
This is a safe space. -
Mike Leach wouldn't be happy, he'd say "we played the motherfucker close and we lost when we could have won the motherfucker."
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JoeEDangerously said:
You pretty much have to carve out a day and watch the first two back to back. Make sure there’s no football and shitty weatherCallMeBigErn said:
I still haven't seen the Godfather. I've seen pretty much every classic man movie in existence, but I'm still not a man.DerekJohnson said:
You're not a real manhouseofpain247 said:
I confess, I've never seen Die Hard.CFetters_Nacho_Lover said:
What kind of pinko commie doesn’t watch Die Hard on Xmas Eve?CallMeBigErn said:Uhh, spoiler alert. I still have 30 mins left in Diehard, thx.
I this the part where i get whipped and beaten?
Of course, I hadn't ever seen Gladiator until last year
This is a safe space.
... and, not kidding, some spaghetti and meatballs and a jug of paisano. -
what a fucking amazing year man, all moral victories aside, we still got to see some big dick football we’ve been missing for all those years. i think it’s appropriate that we’re essentially hitting reset on the team, it’s a new era in the b1g and we need to adapt. i hope we pay deboer, i don’t think he’ll do it next year but i think he can do it in 2-3.
