Unlucky Loss in a close game
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CrispyEaterson
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CrispyEaterson
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Obvious fact: there are a couple / three reasonably good teams in the BIG this year ~ Washington is not one of them… the lingering question is do they even have any talent to build on? The recruiting isn’t what it needs to be either. Is this program at the intersection of doom and gloom? Seems like it to me. This is me just being rational.
EwaDawg
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If 110 other teams rosters completely disappeared in random plane crashes UW could not make the 12 team playoff in 2024.
PostGameOrangeSlices
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This place is irrational but the standards are high
It could be worse, like 2021.
Most coaches need a few years to get things trending.
DeBoer is not the norm and neither was that roster churn after a bunch of true believers got their heart ripped out by the cult leader changing religions.
That's why you lock DeBoer up
You get what you pay for we we got a pile of shit
You get what you pay for we we got a pile of shit
The Vandy game loser ? DeBoer’s close game malarkey finally caught up with him.
GreenRiverGatorz
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Locking up Deboer would've been a mistake. The man is not a program builder - he's a hired gun who knows how to win games, and he's savvy enough to know when to get the fuck out of dodge. It's not like he left UW or Fresno in better spots than he found them, and early returns say the same might be true for Bama.
PostGameOrangeSlices
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People forget Fischy built Arizona to 10 wins from a burning 1 win cactus
They just don't want to wait 3 years after the DeBoer fever dream
They just don't want to wait 3 years after the DeBoer fever dream
HFNY
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DeBoer didn't want to be locked up. He slid into an underrated / under appreciated situation (very good 2019 and 2020 recruiting classes), added a few transfer pieces (namely Penix), and knew that 2024 would be a reloading year (now a rebuilding year since he left).
He struck while the iron was hot for a bigger bag, easier recruiting, and a stacked roster at Alabama with an elite / returning starting QB. Simple as that.
There's truth to this but I just feel like in a few years the game has changed so much. It feels now like there's just going to be a handful of teams that will spend the most money to but 20 portal guys every year and that's the be all end all now.
PostGameOrangeSlices
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Washington did pretty well in the portal overall, with the exception of getting some actual studs on the O Line.
But even then, folks were saying the guys we whiffed on to Missouri and SMU? weren't doing too hot either.
Even when it comes to the portal UW was behind the eight ball as it missed the biggest transfer period since DeBoer left after the title game.
I am neutral on the future of Fisch. This season likely isn't going to be the 8-4 I predicted. He will get 3 years baring a disaster in year 2.
He needs to do a better job in the portal this year. At least there will be continuity. He won't have even been here a year until January.
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Losing to Vandy at Bamma is as bad as Lake losing to fucking Montana. That’s fire the corch on the Tarmac type stuff.
I think DeBoer has us in a better place right now especially short term. I think we would have went into Iowa ranked in the Top 10 and 6-0 and gotten steamrolled in the same way and we'd have the 49th ranked recruiting class still.