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DerekJohnson
DerekJohnson Administrator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 68,199 Founders Club
When UW fans think back to 2023, the first thing they're going to think of is not Penix and Rome and Trice and Dillon and the Heisman chase and winning the Sugar Bowl. They're gonna think of DeBoer interviewing and negotiating with Alabama while he was preparing for a natty, and then leaving the team completely gutted.
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  • dtd
    dtd Member Posts: 5,205 Standard Supporter
    Nah. It will always be the big 5? on offense, with maybe an old guy rambling on about Trice in a pod in 2045.
  • Postal91
    Postal91 Member Posts: 1,890
    Yep, that's his legacy. Thats what he will be remembered for and DB will forever be the Snake of Mountlake.
  • gmo
    gmo Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 3,838 Founders Club
    edited January 2024
    While I think you are right in terms of the actual team.

    But for the program I think moving to the BIG in 2023 will go down as the enduring and more important milestone.
  • EsophagealFeces
    EsophagealFeces Member Posts: 13,042
    Agree. The last two years were basically for naught. The program is worse off now than when he took over.
  • Kingdome_Urinals
    Kingdome_Urinals Member Posts: 2,777
    Doogles said:

    Disagree, Sugar Bowl easily top 3 Washington experiences.

    That is a major moment in program history, probably bigger than beating Oklahoma in the Orange.
  • CallMeBigErn
    CallMeBigErn Member Posts: 8,028
    Doogles said:

    Disagree, Sugar Bowl easily top 3 Washington experiences.

    Sure, yes. I watched it 4 times on every feed I could in the week leading up to the Natty. Incredible. If we can make an edited version that deletes every mention and shot of KD, that'd be great.
  • bigcc
    bigcc Member Posts: 900

    I will focus on the wins that ripped the souls out of multiple programs that year. I flew in for both duck games with my kids and it was fucking great.

    Nobody is a scorned psychotic lover worse than hardcore husky. I am sure there are restraining orders amongst us.

    Dgaf about DeBoer any more. Ready to see who's next and their plan to get this thing back on the tracks.

    Don't get me wrong I have hate in my heart, just doesn't need to come out until we meet bama in the playoffs again someday. Hopefully hosting a game at husky stadium.

    Hate to be the bearer of bad news but playoffs are never going to happen at husky stadium
  • bigcc
    bigcc Member Posts: 900

    I've already deleted all my game downloads from this epic season. There's no chance I can possibly watch anything from this season for a long long time, if ever. Straight up shanked, robbed, and left to die in the gutter. Every good memory from this season has been drowned in piss.

    Wrong

    2-0 vs Oregon can't be understated, they still ended the season ranked 6, we derailed faggot bo's glorious sendoff
  • AtomicDawg
    AtomicDawg Member Posts: 7,327
    bigcc said:

    I will focus on the wins that ripped the souls out of multiple programs that year. I flew in for both duck games with my kids and it was fucking great.

    Nobody is a scorned psychotic lover worse than hardcore husky. I am sure there are restraining orders amongst us.

    Dgaf about DeBoer any more. Ready to see who's next and their plan to get this thing back on the tracks.

    Don't get me wrong I have hate in my heart, just doesn't need to come out until we meet bama in the playoffs again someday. Hopefully hosting a game at husky stadium.

    Hate to be the bearer of bad news but playoffs are never going to happen at husky stadium
    Is the first round not hosted by the better ranked team?
  • bigcc
    bigcc Member Posts: 900

    bigcc said:

    I will focus on the wins that ripped the souls out of multiple programs that year. I flew in for both duck games with my kids and it was fucking great.

    Nobody is a scorned psychotic lover worse than hardcore husky. I am sure there are restraining orders amongst us.

    Dgaf about DeBoer any more. Ready to see who's next and their plan to get this thing back on the tracks.

    Don't get me wrong I have hate in my heart, just doesn't need to come out until we meet bama in the playoffs again someday. Hopefully hosting a game at husky stadium.

    Hate to be the bearer of bad news but playoffs are never going to happen at husky stadium
    Is the first round not hosted by the better ranked team?
    Interesting
    The lower seed has the opportunity to select the host venue during the first round. Bowl games will be introduced in the quarterfinal round. The semifinals will be played in bowls on a rotating basis while the national championship host site is determined through bids by prospective host sites.


    So there is potential for one, assuming that you can select any venue and not a limited few
  • Bread
    Bread Member Posts: 4,067
    I'll never forget when Drew Fowler made the big stop in the end of the first Quarter of the Natty game to get Michigan off the field. We need to go back to recruiting mid guys from Bellevue.
  • phineas
    phineas Member Posts: 4,732
    TTJ said:

    Be honest: Had I asked you in 2021, right after Lake was fired for going 4-8, whether you’d want a coaching candidate who’d go 25-3, 3-0 against Oregon, have the Dawgs in the national championship game in year two, then get poached by Alabama, you’d have said HELL YEAH.

    If fact, if I offered you the same candidate today, your answer would be the same.

    LIPO. In this portal era, the right coach shouldn’t need long to rebuild the roster.

    and in that case, how long do we give him? 2 years? 1 year? before calls for genocide begin
  • PurpleTickler
    PurpleTickler Member Posts: 222
    TTJ said:

    Be honest: Had I asked you in 2021, right after Lake was fired for going 4-8, whether you’d want a coaching candidate who’d go 25-3, 3-0 against Oregon, have the Dawgs in the national championship game in year two, then get poached by Alabama, you’d have said HELL YEAH.

    If fact, if I offered you the same candidate today, your answer would be the same.

    LIPO. In this portal era, the right coach shouldn’t need long to rebuild the roster.

    Absolutely agree with this perspective. A repeat of the DeBoer experience would be a possible outcome if Fisch was hired by UW and left for Florida or the NFL in a couple years.

    This is such a stressful time because nobody knows what is coming next.

    How I feel about the DeBoer departure will really be influenced by who we hire. I didn't really harbor any resentment towards Sark because we ended up with an A+ hire in Petersen. If Dannen ends up making a good hire, I probably won't have much resentment for DeBoer leaving either.
  • CFetters_Nacho_Lover
    CFetters_Nacho_Lover Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 32,208 Founders Club

    As I get older one of the gifts life has given me to look at people and events with more nuance and accepting the good and bad of both.

    You're right @DerekJohnson, I will until the day I die remember this week and all its pain, disappointment, and anger. I will never forgive The Dutchman for what he did. Go to Alabama if you want Kalen, but at least have the decency to give your entire focus to the team (who are the REAL reason you got this new job in the first place) during THEIR national championship game. You and Sexton could've finished up your backdoor dealing earlier/later.

    But I'm also going to remember fondly the TWO victories over Oregon, Polk's crazy tip-drill TD in the Sugar Bowl, the delicious chaos of the Pac 12 falling apart and how AMC got us on the B1G lifeboat. Undefeated regular season. Penix. Odunze. Having USC take Cohen off our hands.

    You dickweeds will probably tease me, but I keep one of those "gratitude journal" things. It's one of the reasons why I haven't chugged a giant bottle of Clorox yet. There's still lots to be thankful for.

    Is that how you keep track of your brothel finances? I figured the madam handled that aspect?
  • Fire_Marshall_Bill
    Fire_Marshall_Bill Member Posts: 25,569 Standard Supporter
    TTJ said:

    Be honest: Had I asked you in 2021, right after Lake was fired for going 4-8, whether you’d want a coaching candidate who’d go 25-3, 3-0 against Oregon, have the Dawgs in the national championship game in year two, then get poached by Alabama, you’d have said HELL YEAH.

    If fact, if I offered you the same candidate today, your answer would be the same.

    LIPO. In this portal era, the right coach shouldn’t need long to rebuild the roster.

    We had a good run. It's the way it is now. I guess I don't understand why people think it wouldn't happen to Washington, or are ready to wish him eternal damnation, when it's happened to Oklahomo, Notre Dame, and FSU, who combined have like 25 "natties."
  • Doog_de_Jour
    Doog_de_Jour Member Posts: 8,041 Standard Supporter
    edited January 2024

    As I get older one of the gifts life has given me to look at people and events with more nuance and accepting the good and bad of both.

    You're right @DerekJohnson, I will until the day I die remember this week and all its pain, disappointment, and anger. I will never forgive The Dutchman for what he did. Go to Alabama if you want Kalen, but at least have the decency to give your entire focus to the team (who are the REAL reason you got this new job in the first place) during THEIR national championship game. You and Sexton could've finished up your backdoor dealing earlier/later.

    But I'm also going to remember fondly the TWO victories over Oregon, Polk's crazy tip-drill TD in the Sugar Bowl, the delicious chaos of the Pac 12 falling apart and how AMC got us on the B1G lifeboat. Undefeated regular season. Penix. Odunze. Having USC take Cohen off our hands.

    You dickweeds will probably tease me, but I keep one of those "gratitude journal" things. It's one of the reasons why I haven't chugged a giant bottle of Clorox yet. There's still lots to be thankful for.

    Is that how you keep track of your brothel finances? I figured the madam handled that aspect?
    Oh, the business stuff is kept in a separate ledger with a complex set of code words and fake names to protect our clientele. I would NEVER mingle the two, very unprofessional.
  • CFetters_Nacho_Lover
    CFetters_Nacho_Lover Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 32,208 Founders Club

    As I get older one of the gifts life has given me to look at people and events with more nuance and accepting the good and bad of both.

    You're right @DerekJohnson, I will until the day I die remember this week and all its pain, disappointment, and anger. I will never forgive The Dutchman for what he did. Go to Alabama if you want Kalen, but at least have the decency to give your entire focus to the team (who are the REAL reason you got this new job in the first place) during THEIR national championship game. You and Sexton could've finished up your backdoor dealing earlier/later.

    But I'm also going to remember fondly the TWO victories over Oregon, Polk's crazy tip-drill TD in the Sugar Bowl, the delicious chaos of the Pac 12 falling apart and how AMC got us on the B1G lifeboat. Undefeated regular season. Penix. Odunze. Having USC take Cohen off our hands.

    You dickweeds will probably tease me, but I keep one of those "gratitude journal" things. It's one of the reasons why I haven't chugged a giant bottle of Clorox yet. There's still lots to be thankful for.

    Is that how you keep track of your brothel finances? I figured the madam handled that aspect?
    Oh, the business stuff is kept in a separate ledger with a complex set of code words and fake names to protect our clientele. I would NEVER mingle the two, very unprofessional.
    I thought so. I’ve always assumed you’re a consummate professional.
  • GrundleStiltzkin
    GrundleStiltzkin Member Posts: 61,516 Standard Supporter

    As I get older one of the gifts life has given me to look at people and events with more nuance and accepting the good and bad of both.

    You're right @DerekJohnson, I will until the day I die remember this week and all its pain, disappointment, and anger. I will never forgive The Dutchman for what he did. Go to Alabama if you want Kalen, but at least have the decency to give your entire focus to the team (who are the REAL reason you got this new job in the first place) during THEIR national championship game. You and Sexton could've finished up your backdoor dealing earlier/later.

    But I'm also going to remember fondly the TWO victories over Oregon, Polk's crazy tip-drill TD in the Sugar Bowl, the delicious chaos of the Pac 12 falling apart and how AMC got us on the B1G lifeboat. Undefeated regular season. Penix. Odunze. Having USC take Cohen off our hands.

    You dickweeds will probably tease me, but I keep one of those "gratitude journal" things. It's one of the reasons why I haven't chugged a giant bottle of Clorox yet. There's still lots to be thankful for.

    Is that how you keep track of your brothel finances? I figured the madam handled that aspect?
    Oh, the business stuff is kept in a separate ledger with a complex set of code words and fake names to protect our clientele. I would NEVER mingle the two, very unprofessional.
    I thought so. I’ve always assumed you’re a consummate professional.
    ISWYDT
  • dirtysouwfdawg
    dirtysouwfdawg Member Posts: 14,072
    Chinned for dickweeds.
  • LawDawg1
    LawDawg1 Member Posts: 3,941
    edited January 2024
    A repeat of DeBoer can’t happen because the new coach won’t inherit anywhere close the team that DeBoer inherited.