Petersen croots
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Like "what if the Pac-10 didn't try to destroy UW and Don James coached two more years and took the '93 and '94 teams back to the Rose Bowl before retiring?"
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Shoutout to Cooper Petagna for being the architect of those classes. Thin Skin Jimmy immediately let him go when he came in. Oregon smartly pounced.
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I think it was less him not being excited about the Rose Bowl and more about general burnout.
wanted to be on the boat with a chai double foam late. -
I still can't believe how quickly Jimmy Lake crashed the program
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Thinking about it now, his biggest miss was never getting an elite QB. Browning was fine, and I'm glad he has surprised and had a career in the NFL and made good money, but Petersen needed a Penix. That's not exactly easy but it's one of the big misses he had.
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To be fair, based off of his status as a back-up NFL QB, he is one of the top best 50-60 quarterbacks on the planet. Eason is on an NFL roster too.
I think what hurt Petersen just as much (if not more so) was the WR recruiting until he hired Junior Adams. After Ross and Pettis left, the WRs were very very pedestrian.
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The TSIO guys hit it well that Petersen kept a couple assistants around for too long who straight up didn't recruit as well - Pease (WRs) and Strausser (OL). Sucks with Strausser because I think he was a good coach who just didn't like or couldn't recruit.
I don't think the offensive system did Browning or Eason any favors either.
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Yes, Pease got lucky because Ross was a Sark holdover and Pettis' brother (Austin) played for Peterson at BSU.
I met Strausser once and while he appeared to be a very good coach, he seemed introverted and not someone who was a good recruiter. After he lost local guy Foster Sarrell to David Shaw, Petersen had seen enough and hired Scott Huff.
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Kind of off topic (but maybe not if we’re talking about recruiting and communicating with TBs) but this thread reminded me of what a boring studio guy Peterson is.
Nothing he says ever resonates or sticks to the bone. He’s stealing a living right now. -
He’s a relic of a bygone era. It’s boring but probably plays to the wistful sentimentality of some.
