Vote With Your Pocketbook

I think you guys are right on target. If enough people vote with their dollars, especially those donating large sums of money, there will certainly be a change. Personally, I'm not a large donor, but have donated more than enough to fund a few a scholarships over the years. I suspended those donations after three years of Ty, and again last year. An absolute truth is that in general, rewarding bad behavior is among the worst things one can do. I encourage anyone reading this to think about that for a moment.

Now, I do not and will not actually pull for the Huskies to lose games. Call that contradictory if you like, but truths are truths, and along those lines, the losses at Stanford, Oregon, at ASU and at UCLA were all predictable under this current coaching staff. The sad truth is they have the talent to play with all of those teams, they just lack the focus, attention to detail, and direction, and there is no reason to expect that this will change until an adult coaching staff is put in charge. This in itself should make a change at this point an easy decision.

Among the University's Charters is to foster competition and excellence in all things related to the University of Washington. They do a damn good job on the academic and research side of things, but are failing to follow through on the athletics side. The performance standards just aren't there. Stanford University is a shining example of how things should be done. They are proud to be one of the finest academic institutions in the world, and have world class athletics that consistently compete at the highest levels. No, they're not a football school, but they take pride in putting their best foot forward to compete against anyone in any sport they participate in. Look at the coaching churn they went through between Ty and Harbaugh and try to make the case that they're not serious about winning. Mark Emmert attempted to address this with his "Front Porch" comments regarding the football program at Washington, but he failed to follow through. It's high time Washington gets its act together and does what it takes to compete. The tradition and history are there as are world class facilities. It is truly remarkable, and more than a little disappointing, that there is any debate over making a change at this point. I guess we'll see where this heads soon enough.