Washington is on a roll lately. Seriously.
First, they lose every game they ever played.
And even before this, they had already bailed on Ty. (But he's a molder of men!)
Then, they hire a new guy with lots of potential who brings in his OC quickly.
Then they break NCAA recruiting rules on their first day in the office.
They somehow bring in a class of 18 dudes, in about 2 weeks, after Ty had gotten only 1 verbal over the course of the previous year. Nevermind that all the dudes are from JC's..
Then the OC bails for the freaking Raiders.
Then they get a new mascot, and name it "Dubs". How does a school name its mascot after a set of ghetto-fabulous rims? They SPINNIN' THEY SPINNIN'!
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Every time you come around city BLING BLING.
Okay, not really, here's a better representation of the little guy.
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Awwww, isn't he just the cutest widdle guy. Such a cute widdle guy!
Wow. What a few months for UW. Drah-ma.
By VicPaul February 11, 2009 - 2:54 am
I was at the Irish/UW game this year and I almost started to feel sorry for those poor, poor fans. They just want a winner so bad, but as I told them, the black cloud of Ty last a long time. Good luck gang.
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By san diego irish February 11, 2009 - 1:46 pm
I totally agree. I was there too, with a friend who is a Stanford alum. As we stood there talking to depressed UW alums, it occurred to me that we all had one thing in common–TW. At least Stanford got a Rose Bowl win. UW fans are desperate for a return to decency, not sure Sark is what they had in mind. They went from hiring a coach who had a mediocre at best track record, to hiring a 30 something coach with no track record. I’m not expecting them to turn it around any time soon if at all under this kid.
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By The Biscuit February 11, 2009 - 5:25 pm
SD, mike tomlin, head coach of the world champion pittsburgh steelers (6 time baby), is a first-time head coach with barely any as a coordinator. it can be done by new guys. of course it’s easier when you inherit a great franchise vs a sucky one, but it can be done.
given competition for coaches today, this is the reality for all but the best jobs out there. i think sarks is a good hire for them. probably as good as they could do. light years better than Ty, at the least, but of course that’s not saying much.
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By san diego irish February 11, 2009 - 5:40 pm
I agree Tomlin has been great, but I think he is an extraordinary case. I could be overlooking some other guys out there, but I can’t think of any other whiz kids like him. It will be interesting to see how Kiffin and Sarkisian do. If I was UW’s athletic director, I would have been much more inclined to go after someone like Brady Hoke (I think that’s his name) that SDSU just hired from Ball State. At least he has a track record of rebuilding a program. I know that the temptation to grab someone from a prominent coaching tree is always strong, but the results are far from conclusive. Colleges are trying to snap up Poodle’s people like he’s the next Parcells/Belicheck tree. But coaching trees with multiple coaching proteges have mixed results. For every Tony Sparano there’s a Romeo Crennel.
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By The Biscuit February 12, 2009 - 2:02 am
there are a few, but you’re right that there arent many. i think a coach is much more likely to have a stacked deck coming into a franchise like the steelers than most college situations. it’s pretty tough to screw that up, just like Urban’s situation at UF…you’d have to suck to not be perennial top 20 in your first few years with the talent/lax policies of UF
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By san diego irish February 12, 2009 - 12:40 pm
Good point on Meyer. Everyone talks about how competitive he is, and it shows on the recruiting trail and when he is running up the score on teams he doesn’t like. But when he had a choice between rebuilding ND post TW, and taking over a loaded FL team, with lax standards, and tons of in state talent, he definitely took the easier assignment.
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