Scott Woodward: will he be a Stone Cold Savage or a wilting flower?

That is what is so alarming to me (Woodward's political background)...the more I read up on him and hear 2nd/3rd hand what he is thinking, the less I believe in him either.
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Besides, if our athletic department pulls in $65 million (or more now with the new stadium), how come paying Sarkisian to go away (max of $3.9 million) would be such a big deal? That's just 6% of all revenues and Football is by far the biggest revenue generator for the Athletic Department!

HFNY,

Let's see how it all plays out ...

If he finishes 2-2 and the 2 losses are pitiful efforts, then I would tend to think that Pool Boy will start feeling a little more pressure from some pissed off fans who are only excited in the Vegas part of the Vegas Bowl Part Deaux experience.
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You speak as if the government bureaucrat cares what the public thinks.
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Race needs to photoshop lemon party with Tequilla, HH, and Mello. Maybe they can wear scarves.
 
I don't know much about futbol but Tequilla is pretty good when it comes to HUSKY FOOTBALL. He also is sick of Sloppy Seven Win Steve's bait and switch tactics.
 
If we finish 4-5, Woodward is full of shit because he was pretty clear in a Seattle Times chat that he expected improvements. He was asked about 7-6 and 5-4, and said he would not give a win total, but he expected more wins. Of course, he will have bullshit excuses like tough road schedule, banged up Price, incremental progress in other areas, stability, etc. I think we are fucked.
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Here are his actual quotes from that August 14 interview:

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Question: Scott, have you spent any time watching practices? If so, do you honestly think we look better than last year?

Answer: I do. I have high expectations, both objectively and subjectively, and I hope the final result meets our expectations.

Question: You say that you hope the final result meets your expectations in terms of the football program's success this year. What are those expectations? Do you have a win total in mind?

Answer: If I knew the answer to that, I'd be in Las Vegas, not here.

We expect to progress, obviously better than the 7-6 mark.

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That last line should be telling, right? "Obviously better" should mean what we all hope it means, yet I have this sinking feeling that Woodward is a doog at heart and will play it safe, barring a complete collapse. Silly us for taking him at face value.
 
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I agree with you...I am getting the sense that Woodward is a Doog with a capital D rather than a Savage DAWG

If we finish 4-5, Woodward is full of shit because he was pretty clear in a Seattle Times chat that he expected improvements. He was asked about 7-6 and 5-4, and said he would not give a win total, but he expected more wins. Of course, he will have bullshit excuses like tough road schedule, banged up Price, incremental progress in other areas, stability, etc. I think we are fucked.
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Here are his actual quotes from that August 14 interview:

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Question: Scott, have you spent any time watching practices? If so, do you honestly think we look better than last year?

Answer: I do. I have high expectations, both objectively and subjectively, and I hope the final result meets our expectations.

Question: You say that you hope the final result meets your expectations in terms of the football program's success this year. What are those expectations? Do you have a win total in mind?

Answer: If I knew the answer to that, I'd be in Las Vegas, not here.

We expect to progress, obviously better than the 7-6 mark.

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That last line should be telling, right? "Obviously better" should mean what we all hope it means, yet I have this sinking feeling that Woodward is a doog at heart and will play it safe, barring a complete collapse. Silly us for taking him at face value.
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So you are saying that Woodward talking about Oregon's dumpster academics was revealing in the sense that as long as we go to a bowl game, he will keep Sarkisian no matter what? And if that's true, there's no sense in debating Sarkisian and Woodward anymore?

I just don't think it's good enough to complain but to channel that frustration / energy towards getting RESULTS.

Does anyone have any better ideas than mine? Surely some of you are more creative / intelligent than me, right?
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Here's something to consider that's more intellegent than your strength-of-schedule once removed performance analysis:

Would Sarkisian as a former offensive coordinator with no previous head coaching experience have done better replacing Mike Bellotti at Oregon than he has done in replacing Tyrone Willingham at UW? Think of it as the Woody Factor as in Do It the Oregon Way or if you prefer,..... Oregon's Academics Are Embarrassing.

If this is confusing for you, the point I'm trying to make is that when you know something about major college football, silly questions such as you've posted here won't be necessary for forming a conclusion about whether or not Sark is the head football coach we need and deserve.
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Sorry I'm so late responding, but yah,...... you got it about right. By his public comments, especially the two utterly stupid statements he made about doing it the Oregon Way and embarrassing quality of Oregon academics, Woodward has from the beginning demonstrated to us why he is not suited to be the athletic director we need and deserve. Therefore, and I believe this is the most important question, why should we believe that Woodward can ever be or become the Joe Kearney or Mike Lude kind of football intelligent AD we must have to search for and hire the head coach and staff Husky Football needs and deserves. If this logic is too difficult or convoluted to understand, think about the asshole who decided Scott Woodward should become our AD in the first place. There's an overriding fear in college football that success on the gridiron and on the scoreboard must come at the expense of a university's academic credibility and the foremost advocate of such fear is the asshole who decided Scott Woodward must be our AD.

 
When asked about his coaching search in 2008, Woodward also said that Husky fans appreciate a defensive stop on 3rd down more than scoring touchdowns, and then he went out and hired an unproven offensive coordinator as his head coach. So what he says in an interview like that doesn't mean much and can't be taken at face value.
 
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DJ,

Not picking a bone with you on this b/c I agree with your comments that what Woody has said publicly you can't take at face value.

It's the problem with most high ranking officials ... just because they say something publicly doesn't mean that they do what they say.

What is interesting though is that Woody made a comment that reflects what the fan base really does enjoy ... the question is why did he deviate from that?
 
What is interesting though is that Woody made a comment that reflects what the fan base really does enjoy ... the question is why did he deviate from that?

Because he's retarded, just like your avatar y los deportes de fútbol
 
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If we finish 4-5, Woodward is full of shit because he was pretty clear in a Seattle Times chat that he expected improvements. He was asked about 7-6 and 5-4, and said he would not give a win total, but he expected more wins. Of course, he will have bullshit excuses like tough road schedule, banged up Price, incremental progress in other areas, stability, etc. I think we are fucked.
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Here are his actual quotes from that August 14 interview:

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Question: Scott, have you spent any time watching practices? If so, do you honestly think we look better than last year?

Answer: I do. I have high expectations, both objectively and subjectively, and I hope the final result meets our expectations.

Question: You say that you hope the final result meets your expectations in terms of the football program's success this year. What are those expectations? Do you have a win total in mind?

Answer: If I knew the answer to that, I'd be in Las Vegas, not here.

We expect to progress, obviously better than the 7-6 mark.

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That last line should be telling, right? "Obviously better" should mean what we all hope it means, yet I have this sinking feeling that Woodward is a doog at heart and will play it safe, barring a complete collapse. Silly us for taking him at face value.
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It's going to be a shame when UW finishes 7-6 that not one media member will bring that quote up to Pool Boy and make him explain himself when he retains Sark.
 
When asked about his coaching search in 2008, Woodward also said that Husky fans appreciate a defensive stop on 3rd down more than scoring touchdowns, and then he went out and hired an unproven offensive coordinator as his head coach. So what he says in an interview like that doesn't mean much and can't be taken at face value.
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Exactly. Pool boy is a politician. He'll go with public opinion on Sark. He won't fire Sark unless public opinion supports it.
 
When asked about his coaching search in 2008, Woodward also said that Husky fans appreciate a defensive stop on 3rd down more than scoring touchdowns, and then he went out and hired an unproven offensive coordinator as his head coach. So what he says in an interview like that doesn't mean much and can't be taken at face value.
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Exactly. Pool boy is a politician. He'll go with public opinion on Sark. He won't fire Sark unless public opinion supports it.
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I think we have a better shot at the Boosters insisting on Sark getting fired. Sark still has a lot of supporters from the general public.
 
Ok so how do we get the boosters on board and is there a way we can get dozens of them in a meeting, especially if @ UCLA goes the way we think it will based off of SSWS' Pac-12 record over nearly 5 seasons?
 
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