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AZDuck
AZDuck Member Posts: 15,381
I was thrilled when USC hired Sark because I was pretty confident that Woodward would fuck up the coaching search, and you'd end up with another Dudebrah or some other nonentity who would be pretty unlikely to turn the ship around.

Now I feel like roles are reversed. We're the ones with the multimillion-dollar intern, and you have a proven winner at head coach. Helfrich is going to get next year, and I'm hopeful (but not optimisitic - note the difference there) that he can fix the things that went wrong in 2013. Meanwhile, I find myself hoping (but not optimistic) that Pete will turn out to be another Dan Hawkins.

Not sure that Woodward deserves to lose the "pool boy" moniker just yet, but this was by all appearances a slam-dunk hire.

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  • RaceBannon
    RaceBannon Member, Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 114,139 Founders Club
    Also see Harv's tweets
  • dnc
    dnc Member Posts: 56,840
    For the first time in at least a decade we have a better coach than you.

    I was beginning to doubt this would happen in my lifetime.
  • ExtraChrisB
    ExtraChrisB Member Posts: 1,814
    One of my friends is close with Thomas Tyner who said everybody hates Helfrich. Just sayin.
  • AZDuck
    AZDuck Member Posts: 15,381
    Frankly, the "insider" information (as I'm learning, complete bullshit) has been that Pete would only leave Boise for the Oregon job, and that we kind of had him in reserve as insurance in case Helf doesn't pan out. Well, you fucked us there too, if that is the case.

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  • whlinder
    whlinder Member Posts: 5,275
    I guess from a Duck perspective you want Wilcox to get the BSU gig and then be available to step in at Oregon 2-3 years from now if Helfrich keeps shitting the bed.
  • Mad_Son
    Mad_Son Member Posts: 10,194
    AZDuck said:

    Frankly, the "insider" information (as I'm learning, complete bullshit) has been that Pete would only leave Boise for the Oregon job, and that we kind of had him in reserve as insurance in case Helf doesn't pan out. Well, you fucked us there too, if that is the case.

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    Gotta strike while the iron is hot. This could be your Mora - off by a year and never to happen.
  • TheHB
    TheHB Member Posts: 6,457
    If I were a Duck, I would have figured Petersen was probably not going to be head coach there when they promoted Helfrich. Last year seems like it would have been the year.
  • AZDuck
    AZDuck Member Posts: 15,381
    A lot of people wanted Pete last year, but the Quook faithful told us that the AD knew what it was doing.
  • AZDuck
    AZDuck Member Posts: 15,381
    Like all of you, I'm not sold on Wilcox as HC. I would take him as DC yesterday.
  • Tailgater
    Tailgater Member Posts: 1,389
    AZDuck said:

    I was thrilled when USC hired Sark because I was pretty confident that Woodward would fuck up the coaching search, and you'd end up with another Dudebrah or some other nonentity who would be pretty unlikely to turn the ship around.

    Now I feel like roles are reversed. We're the ones with the multimillion-dollar intern, and you have a proven winner at head coach. Helfrich is going to get next year, and I'm hopeful (but not optimisitic - note the difference there) that he can fix the things that went wrong in 2013. Meanwhile, I find myself hoping (but not optimistic) that Pete will turn out to be another Dan Hawkins.

    Not sure that Woodward deserves to lose the "pool boy" moniker just yet, but this was by all appearances a slam-dunk hire.

    I can see through your backhanded (or should I say back-wing-ed) congratulations. The lack of optimism in your hope that Petersen turns out to be just another Dan Hawkins is clearly a lame attempt at reverse duck logic. After owning Willingham and Sarkisian for ten straight, the only question will be how the ducks under your current coach-in-training can prepare for the second coming of the duckkiller. The original duckkiller dominated Oregon for 15 wins in his 18 years as the Dawgfather. The fowl carnage won't happen overnight, but it will happen.

  • AZDuck
    AZDuck Member Posts: 15,381
    Nothing backhanded in the slightest. UW got a coach that half the programs in the conference wanted, but could not attract. I'm worried - Pete is already 2-0 against Bellotti and Kelly, who were better coaches than Helfrich.