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  RaceBannon Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 101,816

  

  

  December 2013

  FREE PUB

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  TheHB Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 5,385

  

  

  December 2013

  Great phone as always.

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  RaceBannon Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 101,816

  

  

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  deadspin.com/florida-state-is-historically-dominant-125-fbs-teams-1482355969
  
  24. WASHINGTON (8-4). Every winter, some Pac-12 school with a fresh vacancy sends Chris Petersen a bouquet of roses made entirely of $100 bills, and every winter Petersen demurs, politely rejecting his suitor in favor of the comfortable niche he's carved out for himself at Boise State. It's an annual courtship ritual on par with the hooded seal. Now that he's finally made the leap, though, the timing feels right on both ends. After seven wildly successful seasons in Boise–a span that included five top-10 finishes, two BCS wins, and a promotion from the WAC to the Mountain West–the 2013 Broncos turned in their worst campaign in more than a decade, and the window for upward mobility appears to be closing fast. Meanwhile, Washington gets a coach who was arguably more sought-after than the guy he's replacing, USC-bound Steve Sarkisian, just as the program is beginning to emerge from a decade-long stupor. Sarkisian laid a solid foundation over the scattered remains of the Ty Willingham era, but ultimately finished 1-9 against North Division heavies Oregon and Stanford. Petersen has proven big-game chops.
  
  And although he leaves with a similar record at Boise, Petersen is not Dan Hawkins: Unlike his former boss, Petersen has prior experience in a major conference, and unlike Colorado when Hawkins arrived in the wake of a debilitating recruiting scandal in 2006, Washington has both the administrative will and the resources to compete right away. This is as close to an A-plus hire as you can get without promising your first-born to Nick Saban.
  

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  RaceBannon said:

  deadspin.com/florida-state-is-historically-dominant-125-fbs-teams-1482355969
  
  24. WASHINGTON (8-4). Every winter, some Pac-12 school with a fresh vacancy sends Chris Petersen a bouquet of roses made entirely of $100 bills, and every winter Petersen demurs, politely rejecting his suitor in favor of the comfortable niche he's carved out for himself at Boise State. It's an annual courtship ritual on par with the hooded seal. Now that he's finally made the leap, though, the timing feels right on both ends. After seven wildly successful seasons in Boise–a span that included five top-10 finishes, two BCS wins, and a promotion from the WAC to the Mountain West–the 2013 Broncos turned in their worst campaign in more than a decade, and the window for upward mobility appears to be closing fast. Meanwhile, Washington gets a coach who was arguably more sought-after than the guy he's replacing, USC-bound Steve Sarkisian, just as the program is beginning to emerge from a decade-long stupor. Sarkisian laid a solid foundation over the scattered remains of the Ty Willingham era, but ultimately finished 1-9 against North Division heavies Oregon and Stanford. Petersen has proven big-game chops.
  
  And although he leaves with a similar record at Boise, Petersen is not Dan Hawkins: Unlike his former boss, Petersen has prior experience in a major conference, and unlike Colorado when Hawkins arrived in the wake of a debilitating recruiting scandal in 2006, Washington has both the administrative will and the resources to compete right away. This is as close to an A-plus hire as you can get without promising your first-born to Nick Saban.
  

  Great misuse of "similar" as always, deadspin.
  
  Otherwise, enjoyed the FREE PUB!
  

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  RaceBannon said:

  deadspin.com/florida-state-is-historically-dominant-125-fbs-teams-1482355969
  
  24. WASHINGTON (8-4). Every winter, some Pac-12 school with a fresh vacancy sends Chris Petersen a bouquet of roses made entirely of $100 bills, and every winter Petersen demurs, politely rejecting his suitor in favor of the comfortable niche he's carved out for himself at Boise State. It's an annual courtship ritual on par with the hooded seal. Now that he's finally made the leap, though, the timing feels right on both ends. After seven wildly successful seasons in Boise–a span that included five top-10 finishes, two BCS wins, and a promotion from the WAC to the Mountain West–the 2013 Broncos turned in their worst campaign in more than a decade, and the window for upward mobility appears to be closing fast. Meanwhile, Washington gets a coach who was arguably more sought-after than the guy he's replacing, USC-bound Steve Sarkisian, just as the program is beginning to emerge from a decade-long stupor. Sarkisian laid a solid foundation over the scattered remains of the Ty Willingham era, but ultimately turd of an effort given the available talent andfinished 1-9 against North Division heavies Oregon and Stanford. Petersen has proven big-game chops.
  
  And although he leaves with a similar record at Boise, Petersen is not Dan Hawkins: Unlike his former boss, Petersen has prior experience in a major conference, and unlike Colorado when Hawkins arrived in the wake of a debilitating recruiting scandal in 2006, Washington has both the administrative will and the resources to compete right away. This is as close to an A-plus hire as you can get without promising your first-born to Nick Saban.
  

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  RaceBannon said:

  deadspin.com/florida-state-is-historically-dominant-125-fbs-teams-1482355969
  
  24. WASHINGTON (8-4). Every winter, some Pac-12 school with a fresh vacancy sends Chris Petersen a bouquet of roses made entirely of $100 bills, and every winter Petersen demurs, politely rejecting his suitor in favor of the comfortable niche he's carved out for himself at Boise State. It's an annual courtship ritual on par with the hooded seal. Now that he's finally made the leap, though, the timing feels right on both ends. After seven wildly successful seasons in Boise–a span that included five top-10 finishes, two BCS wins, and a promotion from the WAC to the Mountain West–the 2013 Broncos turned in their worst campaign in more than a decade, and the window for upward mobility appears to be closing fast. Meanwhile, Washington gets a coach who was arguably more sought-after than the guy he's replacing, USC-bound Steve Sarkisian, just as the program is beginning to emerge from a decade-long stupor. Sarkisian laid a solid foundation over the scattered remains of the Ty Willingham era, but ultimately finished 1-9 against North Division heavies Oregon and Stanford. Petersen has proven big-game chops.
  
  And although he leaves with a similar record at Boise, Petersen is not Dan Hawkins: Unlike his former boss, Petersen has prior experience in a major conference, and unlike Colorado when Hawkins arrived in the wake of a debilitating recruiting scandal in 2006, Washington has both the administrative will and the resources to compete right away. This is as close to an A-plus hire as you can get without promising your first-born to Nick Saban.
  

  Promotion? Lol the WAC just followed Boise into the MW. The new MWC is less competitive than the old WAC ever was.
  
  The whole fucking WAC just followed Boise into the MWC. I

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