Do you think this just happens by accident?

[WoolleyDoog]

UW, at their most ambitious wants to be Michigan, realistically they’d love to be Wisconsin. It doesn’t matter what we want. We are still very much the lunatic fringe.

Someone said Ohio St is more afraid of not being Ohio St, same can be said for Alabama. Is there another program like that? Oregon wants it as bad as anyone and will stop at no lengths to get there, but that is crazy completely based on the demands of one man. Oregon isn’t afraid of Kyle the accountant from Gresham like Bama is afraid of their fan base.

Michigan is the only school academically and culturally that I think is comparable to UW as a school that has had major success and I don't think it's a coincidence that they've been maybe even more mediocre than UW the past 25 years outside of the three big Harbaugh years. Also, like UW, they probably got saved by a great coach deciding to help them push past mediocrity. Starting the last 15-20 years the more college town schools have taken off while the more urban schools with academic aspirations have struggled. No way that's a coincidence.

They were 168-91 from 2000 to 2020, allowing for your cherry picking of the last 3 Harbaugh years, good for 22nd in the nation in that span. UW was 137-120, "good" for 56th. If you want to normalize for their tradition/advantages, okay, I guess.

this was all just to get you to waste time looking shit up. Meanwhile I just held you up from picking up your next Lyft shift

 

[DerekJohnson]

There's a difference between having high expectations and being delusional.
There's only 4 places on Mt Rushmore and UW has never been there and never will be unless Bill Gates quits being a fucking dweeb. Money, tradition, and location as they say.
The gold standard at UW is Don James level football which never was 25 years of 1 or 2 loss seasons.

If Kansas can be a perennial basketball powerhouse and Nebraska can be a football power for 50 years, there is no reason whatsoever that UW/Seattle can't do the same in football or basketball. It takes finding the right leader, which isn't easy, and organizational commitment. Your above post is an example of voluntarily lowered expectations of the possible.

 

[dtd]

There's a difference between having high expectations and being delusional.
There's only 4 places on Mt Rushmore and UW has never been there and never will be unless Bill Gates quits being a fucking dweeb. Money, tradition, and location as they say.
The gold standard at UW is Don James level football which never was 25 years of 1 or 2 loss seasons.

If Kansas can be a perennial basketball powerhouse and Nebraska can be a football power for 50 years, there is no reason whatsoever that UW/Seattle can't do the same in football or basketball. It takes finding the right leader, which isn't easy, and organizational commitment. Your above post is an example of voluntarily lowered expectations of the possible.

By the KU/Nub measure there's little reason most teams can't, therefore most teams can't.

 

[Joey]

Ohio state cared when UW didn’t. I think Columbus only having a shitty hockey team helps. I’d also like to wonder how many Free Palestine and George Floyd rallies happen there or even are allowed but I’ll take it to the tug.

 

[Joey]

There's a difference between having high expectations and being delusional.
There's only 4 places on Mt Rushmore and UW has never been there and never will be unless Bill Gates quits being a fucking dweeb. Money, tradition, and location as they say.
The gold standard at UW is Don James level football which never was 25 years of 1 or 2 loss seasons.

If Kansas can be a perennial basketball powerhouse and Nebraska can be a football power for 50 years, there is no reason whatsoever that UW/Seattle can't do the same in football or basketball. It takes finding the right leader, which isn't easy, and organizational commitment. Your above post is an example of voluntarily lowered expectations of the possible.

I think Organizational commitment is the number one factor. The only thing I consistently agree with Kimmy about is how much the Ty hire and continued retainment of him turned off a lot of boosters and big fans. I currently coach with a guy who’s grandfather and father gave up after 2008 and had season tickets for 30 years

 

[flatus]

The one thing that's great about modern CFB is that Washington can be anything it wants to be if it's willing to spend the money. We aren't located in BFE or a MAC program.
Just need to be willing to find and spend huge money. 18 year olds don't care about tradition in the face of having big money in their pockets. See Ducks, Oregon. Pile of shit school in a pile of shit location.

Lmao

 

[YellowSnow]

There's a difference between having high expectations and being delusional.
There's only 4 places on Mt Rushmore and UW has never been there and never will be unless Bill Gates quits being a fucking dweeb. Money, tradition, and location as they say.
The gold standard at UW is Don James level football which never was 25 years of 1 or 2 loss seasons.

If Kansas can be a perennial basketball powerhouse and Nebraska can be a football power for 50 years, there is no reason whatsoever that UW/Seattle can't do the same in football or basketball. It takes finding the right leader, which isn't easy, and organizational commitment. Your above post is an example of voluntarily lowered expectations of the possible.

Clearly Don James wasn’t the right leader then, because he never had the year after year sustained success of 1-2 loss seasons referenced in the OP. The hypotheticals you guys are dealing in represent something that we’ve never had at UW, even in the best of times. What are the odds that the requisite combination of university leadership, money, and the best coach in the land are going to come together for a 20 year run of 1-2 loss seasons- i.e., to become “Ohio State”? Nevermind, that to become Ohio State you have to displace them as the top program in your conference.

 

[RaceBannon]

 Your above post is an example of voluntarily lowered expectations of the possible. - Joseph Stalin
That fits on a glass

 

[RaceBannon]

There's a difference between having high expectations and being delusional.
There's only 4 places on Mt Rushmore and UW has never been there and never will be unless Bill Gates quits being a fucking dweeb. Money, tradition, and location as they say.
The gold standard at UW is Don James level football which never was 25 years of 1 or 2 loss seasons.

If Kansas can be a perennial basketball powerhouse and Nebraska can be a football power for 50 years, there is no reason whatsoever that UW/Seattle can't do the same in football or basketball. It takes finding the right leader, which isn't easy, and organizational commitment. Your above post is an example of voluntarily lowered expectations of the possible.

Clearly Don James wasn’t the right leader then, because he never had the year after year sustained success of 1-2 loss seasons referenced in the OP. The hypotheticals you guys are dealing in represent something that we’ve never had at UW, even in the best of times. What are the odds that the requisite combination of university leadership, money, and the best coach in the land are going to come together for a 20 year run of 1-2 loss seasons- i.e., to become “Ohio State”? Nevermind, that to become Ohio State you have to displace them as the top program in your conference.

 Your above post is an example of voluntarily lowered expectations of the possible.
Its a new game and a new day. And when James did build a machine UW tore it down. Same with Rick. Petersen and DeBoer got the fuck out of town
By all means give them the cover they want, write the check and shut up. The motto

 

[DerekJohnson]

There's a difference between having high expectations and being delusional.
There's only 4 places on Mt Rushmore and UW has never been there and never will be unless Bill Gates quits being a fucking dweeb. Money, tradition, and location as they say.
The gold standard at UW is Don James level football which never was 25 years of 1 or 2 loss seasons.

If Kansas can be a perennial basketball powerhouse and Nebraska can be a football power for 50 years, there is no reason whatsoever that UW/Seattle can't do the same in football or basketball. It takes finding the right leader, which isn't easy, and organizational commitment. Your above post is an example of voluntarily lowered expectations of the possible.

Clearly Don James wasn’t the right leader then, because he never had the year after year sustained success of 1-2 loss seasons referenced in the OP. The hypotheticals you guys are dealing in represent something that we’ve never had at UW, even in the best of times. What are the odds that the requisite combination of university leadership, money, and the best coach in the land are going to come together for a 20 year run of 1-2 loss seasons- i.e., to become “Ohio State”? Nevermind, that to become Ohio State you have to displace them as the top program in your conference.

 Your above post is an example of voluntarily lowered expectations of the possible.
Its a new game and a new day. And when James did build a machine UW tore it down. Same with Rick. Petersen and DeBoer got the fuck out of town
By all means give them the cover they want, write the check and shut up. The motto

Don James was poised to go to four, five or six Rose Bowls in a row, assuming that his health held up to continue coaching.

 

[YellowSnow]

Sometimes I wonder why I fell in love with a program that wasn’t Ohio State.

 

[UW_Doog_Bot]

There's a difference between having high expectations and being delusional.
There's only 4 places on Mt Rushmore and UW has never been there and never will be unless Bill Gates quits being a fucking dweeb. Money, tradition, and location as they say.
The gold standard at UW is Don James level football which never was 25 years of 1 or 2 loss seasons.

If Kansas can be a perennial basketball powerhouse and Nebraska can be a football power for 50 years, there is no reason whatsoever that UW/Seattle can't do the same in football or basketball. It takes finding the right leader, which isn't easy, and organizational commitment. Your above post is an example of voluntarily lowered expectations of the possible.

Clearly Don James wasn’t the right leader then, because he never had the year after year sustained success of 1-2 loss seasons referenced in the OP. The hypotheticals you guys are dealing in represent something that we’ve never had at UW, even in the best of times. What are the odds that the requisite combination of university leadership, money, and the best coach in the land are going to come together for a 20 year run of 1-2 loss seasons- i.e., to become “Ohio State”? Nevermind, that to become Ohio State you have to displace them as the top program in your conference.

 Your above post is an example of voluntarily lowered expectations of the possible.
Its a new game and a new day. And when James did build a machine UW tore it down. Same with Rick. Petersen and DeBoer got the fuck out of town
By all means give them the cover they want, write the check and shut up. The motto

And Gil before that.
Upper campus has always been envious the the football program can just play itself to the top of the pile.
It takes it's academus little brother syndrome out on the sports programs.

 

[YellowSnow]

I think saying DJ @DerekJohnson was "poised" to go to 4 to 6 Rose Bowls in a row is assuming a lot. There's no doubt in my mind he wins more Rose Bowls and potentially another NT if he stayed 10 more years.
But at the same time conference opponents and the sport as a whole start to adapt and find ways to beat you. It's hard to go to 4 to 6 straight Rose Bowls. There was already a drop off with the 1992 team which still lost to Arizona, Coug and gave up 38 to Michigan in the Rose Bowl. Yeah they had some distractions, but they also had a back up QB who was a future 4 x NFL pro bowler.
What happens is Ohio State, Michigan, Oregon, Penn State, USC and UW are all trying to be "Ohio State"?

 

[RaceBannon]

Let's find out
What's with the love of losing?
I don't want to go to the moon because it's easy but because

It's Hard

 

[YellowSnow]

 Your above post is an example of voluntarily lowered expectations of the possible. - Joseph Stalin
That fits on a glass

I'm down here breading 6'9" kids and spending money on youth sports ball like a drunken sailor and you guys are talking to me about "voluntary low expectations"?

 

[AEB]

Fits and starts… the lack of consistency keeps killing UW. No reason UW can’t be a top tier legit contender every year. To get there, we need consistent quality leadership. That’s it.

James → Lambo → Neuheisel → Gilby → Ty → Sark → Pete → Jimmy → DeBoer → Fisch

Too inconsistent to be a consistent winner. Despite all of this, the program continues to make playoffs, win NYD bowls, NC game, etc. That’s why you can demand excellence.

 

[RaceBannon]

 Your above post is an example of voluntarily lowered expectations of the possible. - Joseph Stalin
That fits on a glass

I'm down here breading 6'9" kids and spending money on youth sports ball like a drunken sailor and you guys are talking to me about "voluntary low expectations"?

What does that have to do with Husky football
Youre being a Negative Nancy

 

[BleachedAnusDawg]

 Your above post is an example of voluntarily lowered expectations of the possible. - Joseph Stalin
That fits on a glass

I'm down here breading 6'9" kids and spending money on youth sports ball like a drunken sailor and you guys are talking to me about "voluntary low expectations"?

Are they going to play football for UW?

 

[YellowSnow]

 Your above post is an example of voluntarily lowered expectations of the possible. - Joseph Stalin
That fits on a glass

I'm down here breading 6'9" kids and spending money on youth sports ball like a drunken sailor and you guys are talking to me about "voluntary low expectations"?

What does that have to do with Husky football
Youre being a Negative Nancy

It's a joke, pal. Malarkey if you will about having "low expectations" in life.

 

[YellowSnow]

 Your above post is an example of voluntarily lowered expectations of the possible. - Joseph Stalin
That fits on a glass

I'm down here breading 6'9" kids and spending money on youth sports ball like a drunken sailor and you guys are talking to me about "voluntary low expectations"?

Are they going to play football for UW?

The 1st grader is looking like the Lawyer Milloy of kiddy flag football!!