Welcome to the Hardcore Husky Forums. Folks who are well-known in Cyberland and not that dumb.
Hardcore Husky Podcast: Will Petersen replace Jonathan Smith?
DerekJohnson
Administrator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 65,591 
Derek Johnson and former Huskies Kyle Benn and Mike Monan discuss the Dawgs' lack of identity on offense and what can be done about it.
traffic.libsyn.com/hardcorehusky/HHP5.mp3
Episode will appear on iTunes later this evening.
traffic.libsyn.com/hardcorehusky/HHP5.mp3
Episode will appear on iTunes later this evening.
Comments
FYI, our next podcast will be recorded this Wednesday.
I like Monan a lot. Loves to drink and seems like he's still ready to put on a helmet and go out and play. Definitely belongs here.
HTH
Keep the F bombs coming.
The most pertinent part I took away from it was when Derek told the story of Don James hiring then HC Keith Gilbertson away from Idaho in '89. That hire catapulted the program to its greatest success, leading to three consecutive Rose Bowls (Winning the '91 and '92 RBs; Gilberston was not UW OC for the '93 RB loss), and a National Championship. Years later, Neu hired Gilby in '99 as OC and UW won the 2001 RB. He was not a successful HC, but he won three RBs as UW OC. Not many coaches can say that.
Chip Kelly to 0regon is another example of a program-changing OC hire, but maybe even more extreme: Belotti hired him away, program took a giant leap, he ended up with Belotti's job, and we all know the rest.
Where I'm going with this is these are prime examples that certain hires can change the trajectory of a program. If Petersen wants to right this ship quickly, he may need to pull a similar move, although I do not see him doing so. Time will tell.
Regardless, if you win three RBs as an OC, you can coordinate a fucking offense. Pretty sure Kyle Benn can attest to this, as he seemed to say as much in the podcast.
Potayto. Potahto.