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New Fish
Speculative suppositions here but as a former financial statement auditor, who was trained to expect people will behave in ways they are incentivized, I can’t help but wonder where things fell apart.
DeBoer was one win away from tying Don James’ 22 game winning streak at UW and winning a national championship. He had to have known matching this legacy was in his reach. Did he care? I think he did, but when did he mail it in ala Babushka (during the game thread I had posted Grub had done this – wish I had been right)?
How was ADHD Dannen incentivized? Was he trying to be coy and clever to make a name for himself and save the university a few quid? Did Dannen lose credibility with DeBoer early in the contract extension negotiations? Did DeBoer seek out Jimmy Sexton to gain leverage for these negotiations and to discover his true market value, much like one would seek a comparative market analysis from a realtor before deciding to list a home for sale? This is my hypothesis. That is, I believe DeBoer wanted stay at Washington, but what he discovered in the process of dealing with Dannen raised doubt about UW’s commitment to Husky Football. If so, was this mostly on Dannen or was Dannen the messenger for the university’s administrators?
I don’t know anything about DeBoer’s connections in the coaching circles, but surely he had to know engaging Sexton, even if only for the altruistic goal of securing a better deal at UW, increased the likelihood he would be pitched a new coaching gig. He may not have known early on that Saban planned to retire. But one thing that is disturbing is comments I read that DeBoer may have made his decision isolated from family and trusted advisors (i.e., a financial fiduciary, attorney, CPA, brand consultant, etc. – he has his own brand). This too is supposition.
It seems plausible that from the time DeBoer engaged Sexton to the natty game, negotiations with UW had broken down to the point that DeBoer no longer believed he would get what he is worth, not secure for his staff what they were worth, nor have the resources necessary to return Husky Football to legacy status. No doubt too, Sexton, ever a promoter, planted seeds of dubiety. Sexton may have known enough about Dannen to exploit the situation to his own agenda.
I admit this is all “I don’t know.”
But until facts show otherwise, DeBoer, Dannen, and Sexton are PARIAHS.
DeBoer was one win away from tying Don James’ 22 game winning streak at UW and winning a national championship. He had to have known matching this legacy was in his reach. Did he care? I think he did, but when did he mail it in ala Babushka (during the game thread I had posted Grub had done this – wish I had been right)?
How was ADHD Dannen incentivized? Was he trying to be coy and clever to make a name for himself and save the university a few quid? Did Dannen lose credibility with DeBoer early in the contract extension negotiations? Did DeBoer seek out Jimmy Sexton to gain leverage for these negotiations and to discover his true market value, much like one would seek a comparative market analysis from a realtor before deciding to list a home for sale? This is my hypothesis. That is, I believe DeBoer wanted stay at Washington, but what he discovered in the process of dealing with Dannen raised doubt about UW’s commitment to Husky Football. If so, was this mostly on Dannen or was Dannen the messenger for the university’s administrators?
I don’t know anything about DeBoer’s connections in the coaching circles, but surely he had to know engaging Sexton, even if only for the altruistic goal of securing a better deal at UW, increased the likelihood he would be pitched a new coaching gig. He may not have known early on that Saban planned to retire. But one thing that is disturbing is comments I read that DeBoer may have made his decision isolated from family and trusted advisors (i.e., a financial fiduciary, attorney, CPA, brand consultant, etc. – he has his own brand). This too is supposition.
It seems plausible that from the time DeBoer engaged Sexton to the natty game, negotiations with UW had broken down to the point that DeBoer no longer believed he would get what he is worth, not secure for his staff what they were worth, nor have the resources necessary to return Husky Football to legacy status. No doubt too, Sexton, ever a promoter, planted seeds of dubiety. Sexton may have known enough about Dannen to exploit the situation to his own agenda.
I admit this is all “I don’t know.”
But until facts show otherwise, DeBoer, Dannen, and Sexton are PARIAHS.
