The thought occurred to me that for a fairly large segment of fans Chris Petersen was the one bright spot of their Husky fan existence. If you are under 40 or so the 91 DAWGS are something you read about on the internets or your two dads told you about. Maybe you followed the squad for the one shining moment since then in 2000 but before Petersen you got a steady shit sandwich without the misty colored memories of REAL football here.
And then it was gone. No warning just gone. The security and hope you were beginning to feel was yanked away and you were thrown into the street begging for scraps and another fix.
I can relate to this. I hated Lambo from Day1 because he wasn't James and I wanted James dammit. I grew to have reasons to hate Lambo as a coach but that came later. Conversely other fans clung to Lambo as the bridge to the glory years and got mad when he got fired and hated Rick from Day 1. Even the Rose Bowl year was filled with gameday threads that rival the ones here. Slow starts, always have to come from behind, throw too much, run too much, shitty defense etc.
Then came the long dark extended play decade. Even being old as dirt I too found youth and optimism again under Petersen until the Pick 6 against Bama. 2016 was the best year since 2001 which was the best year since 1991. 3 years out of 30.
So here we all are in various stages of anger grief and denial about the Sqwad awaiting a real season we hope where more of the story will be revealed.
So let's feel each other's pain and hope for the best and expect the worst as usual. You never know when that 4th great year might pop up
And then it was gone. No warning just gone. The security and hope you were beginning to feel was yanked away and you were thrown into the street begging for scraps and another fix.
I can relate to this. I hated Lambo from Day1 because he wasn't James and I wanted James dammit. I grew to have reasons to hate Lambo as a coach but that came later. Conversely other fans clung to Lambo as the bridge to the glory years and got mad when he got fired and hated Rick from Day 1. Even the Rose Bowl year was filled with gameday threads that rival the ones here. Slow starts, always have to come from behind, throw too much, run too much, shitty defense etc.
Then came the long dark extended play decade. Even being old as dirt I too found youth and optimism again under Petersen until the Pick 6 against Bama. 2016 was the best year since 2001 which was the best year since 1991. 3 years out of 30.
So here we all are in various stages of anger grief and denial about the Sqwad awaiting a real season we hope where more of the story will be revealed.
So let's feel each other's pain and hope for the best and expect the worst as usual. You never know when that 4th great year might pop up
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