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Is our late-season optimism warranted?

Hardcore_Husky
Hardcore_Husky Administrator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 309 Swaye's Wigwam
edited December 2014 in Hardcore Husky Board
imageIs our late-season optimism warranted?

Are two wins over losing teams to close out the regular season giving Huksy fans a false sense of hope? 

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  • LoneStarDawg
    LoneStarDawg Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 13,681 Founders Club
    I met DeLarry at the 2008 Notre Dame game, at the time he was a HHB legend for his rant on the coaches show when he told it to Ty's FACE!!1!!

    Fans like him give me hope that we can get back to the top of the mountain
  • bananasnblondes
    bananasnblondes Member Posts: 15,515
    Did Lucy end up shaking hands with old one-eye after the game?
  • whlinder
    whlinder Member Posts: 5,272
    What did Lucy say when she finally met your two dads?
  • Meek
    Meek Member Posts: 7,031
    brchco12 said:

    I met DeLarry at the 2008 Notre Dame game, at the time he was a HHB legend for his rant on the coaches show when he told it to Ty's FACE!!1!!

    Fans like him give me hope that we can get back to the top of the mountain

    I too remember the days of literally turning on my radio to hear the Ty Willy show from Anthony's and just waiting for DeLarry to get his chance at the mic...if I recall correctly his voice was shaking slightly but he was resolved to get his point across to Ty in-person but more importantly he may have been the first person to be heard with a public criticism on the radio. It scared the shit out of Softy and it's possible DeLarry was the inflection point where Mr. How is he a Bad President finally took action. I don't know though...long time ago.
  • sarktastic
    sarktastic Member Posts: 9,208
    Great article Derek.

    I think the takeaway here isn't that we beat two dreckfest teams at the end but the fact the players seemed to be having so much damn fun while dominating them. That carries over, I think.

    Does DeLarry post here now?

  • AtomicDawg
    AtomicDawg Member Posts: 7,331
    4-5 < 5-4. Hth
  • PurpleJ
    PurpleJ Member Posts: 37,643 Founders Club
    DeLaLarrey just went up several notches in my book.


    Also. Obligatory. We have a FOOTBALL coach dammit. Not a used beeper salesman or a molder of PGA pros.
  • MikeDamone
    MikeDamone Member Posts: 37,781
    If you listed to me, this would not be a surprise.
  • chuck
    chuck Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 11,683 Swaye's Wigwam
    But nine months later, as a Jake Locker fourth down pass bounced off the facemask of a BYU player and the Huskies lost their 2010 season opener
    Funny imagery. I actually missed that BYU game. Never saw a single play of it. Sounds like a fitting ending though.
  • RoadDawg55
    RoadDawg55 Member Posts: 30,143
    FREE PUB! Good article Derek. There is nothing wrong with being positive, but some perspective is also needed. It's been a very long time since we consistently beat good teams.
  • RaceBannon
    RaceBannon Member, Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 114,088 Founders Club

    FREE PUB! Good article Derek. There is nothing wrong with being positive, but some perspective is also needed. It's been a very long time since we consistently beat good teams.

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  • sarktastic
    sarktastic Member Posts: 9,208

    FREE PUB! Good article Derek. There is nothing wrong with being positive, but some perspective is also needed. It's been a very long time since we consistently beat good teams.

    What is the perspective we're missing from the fact the team played great... it's youngest lineups of the season, the last two games?
  • RoadDawg55
    RoadDawg55 Member Posts: 30,143

    FREE PUB! Good article Derek. There is nothing wrong with being positive, but some perspective is also needed. It's been a very long time since we consistently beat good teams.

    What is the perspective we're missing from the fact the team played great... it's youngest lineups of the season, the last two games?
    Because they have mostly been beating shitty teams like Oregon State and WSU for a long time. They were nice wins, but everyone and their mom knew they were going to be wins. Like Derek mentioned, Sark closed out 2009 well. He won 4 straight to close out 2010.

    Petersen isn't Sark, but this team was still the same. We beat up on weak teams and shit the bed against the good ones. You are one of the dipshits like Canard mentioned that think "WE'RE BACK!" because of these wins.
  • phineas
    phineas Member Posts: 4,732
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  • Fire_Marshall_Bill
    Fire_Marshall_Bill Member Posts: 25,665 Standard Supporter
    I'm optimistic. CP will probably either be pretty good or really good. Like I've said, expecting USC 2002 through 2007 is a little much right now. We haven't done that since people were wearing leather helmets. Start out trying to win the North. That will probably take an 8-1 record.
  • Southerndawg
    Southerndawg Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 8,347 Founders Club
    Very frustrating season. El poder de siete? Probably. There were signs of progress along the way, but until they consistently beat winning teams, this is still el equipo de seite, and nothing more. Piss poor competition or not, the team did play a hell of a lot more cohesively at the end of the season than at the beginning, so I'd agree that there is justifiable reason for optimism, but it has to be tempered with the reality that this was a disappointing season and this team has a lot to prove.

    Year three is the mark as we all know. If el hedor de siete has not been washed away by then, then it will be time for another new regime. Peterson needs no excuses and I'm confident he doesn't expect any. The man just won his 100th game in D-1, against 17 losses, that's no small feat and not something the undisciplined, excuse mongering achieve. He will hold himself and his staff accountable. He expects to win and win big here. If he doesn't it will be time for him to LEAVE, it's that simple.
  • Southerndawg
    Southerndawg Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 8,347 Founders Club

    I am excited about the player development I saw from beginning to end. I could give a shit about the wins. I saw improvement from the first game to the last. Something not noticeable in years past.

    I agree, player development was among the positive signs. To matter, it has to translate to winning though. It should, but as always, LIPO is the answer for now. The coaches have to improve their game day performances too, or they'll just lose with better, more developed talent.

    Along those lines, among the most stark of Seven's flaws has to be the lack of player development. Good god, what the hell was that dipshit up to, beyond chugging beers and chasing tail at Joey's (allegedly)? Seriously. The quarterbacks actually devolved under him. Wow, just fucking wow.
  • CuntWaffle
    CuntWaffle Member Posts: 22,499

    I am excited about the player development I saw from beginning to end. I could give a shit about the wins. I saw improvement from the first game to the last. Something not noticeable in years past.

    I agree, player development was among the positive signs. To matter, it has to translate to winning though. It should, but as always, LIPO is the answer for now. The coaches have to improve their game day performances too, or they'll just lose with better, more developed talent.

    Along those lines, among the most stark of Seven's flaws has to be the lack of player development. Good god, what the hell was that dipshit up to, beyond chugging beers and chasing tail at Joey's (allegedly)? Seriously. The quarterbacks actually devolved under him. Wow, just fucking wow.
    Yup. Sark doesn't reach 7 wins with this team this year. He is lucky he bolted.
  • RoadDawg55
    RoadDawg55 Member Posts: 30,143

    I am excited about the player development I saw from beginning to end. I could give a shit about the wins. I saw improvement from the first game to the last. Something not noticeable in years past.

    I agree, player development was among the positive signs. To matter, it has to translate to winning though. It should, but as always, LIPO is the answer for now. The coaches have to improve their game day performances too, or they'll just lose with better, more developed talent.

    Along those lines, among the most stark of Seven's flaws has to be the lack of player development. Good god, what the hell was that dipshit up to, beyond chugging beers and chasing tail at Joey's (allegedly)? Seriously. The quarterbacks actually devolved under him. Wow, just fucking wow.
    Yup. Sark doesn't reach 7 wins with this team this year. He is lucky he bolted.

    I am excited about the player development I saw from beginning to end. I could give a shit about the wins. I saw improvement from the first game to the last. Something not noticeable in years past.

    I agree, player development was among the positive signs. To matter, it has to translate to winning though. It should, but as always, LIPO is the answer for now. The coaches have to improve their game day performances too, or they'll just lose with better, more developed talent.

    Along those lines, among the most stark of Seven's flaws has to be the lack of player development. Good god, what the hell was that dipshit up to, beyond chugging beers and chasing tail at Joey's (allegedly)? Seriously. The quarterbacks actually devolved under him. Wow, just fucking wow.
    Yup. Sark doesn't reach 7 wins with this team this year. He is lucky he bolted.
    He always wins 7.
  • Southerndawg
    Southerndawg Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 8,347 Founders Club
    edited December 2014

    I am excited about the player development I saw from beginning to end. I could give a shit about the wins. I saw improvement from the first game to the last. Something not noticeable in years past.

    I agree, player development was among the positive signs. To matter, it has to translate to winning though. It should, but as always, LIPO is the answer for now. The coaches have to improve their game day performances too, or they'll just lose with better, more developed talent.

    Along those lines, among the most stark of Seven's flaws has to be the lack of player development. Good god, what the hell was that dipshit up to, beyond chugging beers and chasing tail at Joey's (allegedly)? Seriously. The quarterbacks actually devolved under him. Wow, just fucking wow.
    Yup. Sark doesn't reach 7 wins with this team this year. He is lucky he bolted.

    I am excited about the player development I saw from beginning to end. I could give a shit about the wins. I saw improvement from the first game to the last. Something not noticeable in years past.

    I agree, player development was among the positive signs. To matter, it has to translate to winning though. It should, but as always, LIPO is the answer for now. The coaches have to improve their game day performances too, or they'll just lose with better, more developed talent.

    Along those lines, among the most stark of Seven's flaws has to be the lack of player development. Good god, what the hell was that dipshit up to, beyond chugging beers and chasing tail at Joey's (allegedly)? Seriously. The quarterbacks actually devolved under him. Wow, just fucking wow.
    Yup. Sark doesn't reach 7 wins with this team this year. He is lucky he bolted.
    He always wins 7.
    Except when he loses 7. Either way, he is Los Siete
  • halfbrainmanmolder
    halfbrainmanmolder Member Posts: 215
    Reserve my judgement until after the bowl game. If we perform as well in the bowl game and finally beat a team with a winning record in style, then we can definitely say progress has been made compared to the dreckfest of the earlier season ...
  • topdawgnc
    topdawgnc Member Posts: 7,839
    If DeLarry was white ... would he have been thrown out? Did he intimidate the people by constantly staring at them? Did he put his hands up and yell ... don't shoot?

    LARRY!

    Shirts were the second best seller on firetoddturner.com ... second only to the thong panties that said fire todd turner
  • Tequilla
    Tequilla Member Posts: 20,102
  • HeretoBeatmyChest
    HeretoBeatmyChest Member Posts: 4,295
    Optimism on Pete- yes. Optimism on UW in 2015? Not really. Losing Kikaha and Shelton puts UW in rebuilding mode on the DL, which carried the team this year.
  • HFNY
    HFNY Member Posts: 5,399
    Yeah, I see something like 5-4 in conference in 2015 and then 6-3 or 7-2 in 2016 with Petersen in his 3rd year.

    Optimism on Pete- yes. Optimism on UW in 2015? Not really. Losing Kikaha and Shelton puts UW in rebuilding mode on the DL, which carried the team this year.

  • LoneStarDawg
    LoneStarDawg Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 13,681 Founders Club

    Little known fact: Larry was the second person to show up at a little gathering off 520 for a certain coach in which a cake was used to wish him a happy birthday... I was the first and when he showed up I thought he was going to rob me.

    Fucking awesome, I wish I was in town for operation morayummycakes