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Washington Huskies (official thread)

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Tomateaux Quinoa Gumbeaux said:
I am assuming that you may mean more than just my taste in music. :lol:

But in the context of this discussion about Nirvana, it does. As I said, I like Nirvana, and their music, a lot. I don't know if I'd say I'm a "big fan" but I do like them enough where I'll listen to their music on my own volition, not if it just comes on the radio or something like that (Bruce Springsteen is an example of someone whose music I can enjoy but I'll only listen to when he comes onto the radio, but I'd never go out of my way to intentionally rock out to Bruce). I know from talking to people who were in HS during that era about what Nirvana meant to them, but I didn't get to see firsthand so it's hard for me to appreciate that aspect of their music.
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trying not to completely derail this thread, but there are 2 bands in the history of rock that basically drew a line in the sand.

rock music before them sounded one way.
rock music after them sounded completely different.

the first was the Beatles.
the other was Nirvana.

music ebbed and flowed until the Beatles just turned the industry upside down and changed it completely.

after them, music again kinda ebbed and flowed gradually shifting.

then Smell Like Teen Spirit came in MTV.
it was such a drastic shift and almost immediately made everything before it obsolete.

even as a freshman or so in High School i knew that was just different
 
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Tomateaux Quinoa Gumbeaux said:
Good hire imo.

Washington will be a bit of a rebuild and Fisch did that well at AZ.
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I agree. He’s done a good job getting the max potential out of the players he gets, albeit mostly 3 and 4 star players given that it’s Zona. Going to take them a few years to rebuild back to championship caliber, but is doable.

Solid add to the B1G
 
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Tomateaux Quinoa Gumbeaux said:
It’s because I am Buckeye Planet’s #1 Authority on EVERYTHING about LSU Athletics and Gumbo!
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You’re a welcome guest and a valuable member of our community.

But @Nutriaitch has been here (and providing good LSU/SEC insigh) for a LOT longer

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and he doesn’t put tomatoes in gumbo

that’s just nasty
 
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Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
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When it came to Chris Petersen, USC's loss was Washington's gain


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Then-Washington athletic director Scott Woodward learned of USC's earnest pursuit of his football coach, Steve Sarkisian, at the end of the 2013 regular season, while he was sitting in Sarkisian's office inside Husky Stadium. Immediately, his mind switched gears and looked forward. This was business, not personal, and Woodward was already thinking about who would sit behind the desk next.

"[Sarkisian] was saying, 'Hey, it’s going to be a tough decision,'" said Woodward, now the athletic director at Texas A&M. "I said, 'No, it’s not. I get it.' And he said, 'No, it really is. I’m really torn.' And I said, 'OK, but I’m moving on like you’re going to take this job.'"

USC announced the hiring of Sarkisian on Dec. 3, 2013. Three days later, Washington announced Chris Petersen as his replacement. It came as a surprise to many who thought Petersen would never leave his incredible success at Boise State. He interviewed for the USC job, but it was not offered to him.

The programs meet Saturday in Seattle, and in myriad ways, their fortunes have diverged based on that hiring decision. Sarkisian is now an offensive analyst at Alabama, where he isn't permitted to coach players. He remains mired in litigation with USC over his firing in October 2015 due to alcohol-related issues. The case has been sent to binding arbitration, and the Los Angeles Times reported last week that a hearing is scheduled for January.

USC is under first-year coach Clay Helton, who was the Trojans' interim coach after Sarkisian's termination. The Trojans are 6-3 and 5-2 in Pac-12 play and winners of five in a row since an awful start that included Alabama's 52-6 beatdown in the season opener.

Meanwhile, Petersen, who led Washington to an upset win at USC last season, before Sarkisian was fired, is the toast of Seattle. The Huskies are 9-0, ranked No. 4 and squarely in the hunt for a spot in the College Football Playoff, and Petersen is a front-runner for national coach of the year honors.

A lot of dominoes had to tip over to arrive at this point, and there were more than a few unexpected plot twists. The Point A, though, predates Petersen's decision to leave Boise State after going 92-12 in eight seasons.

Entire article: http://www.espn.com/blog/pac12/post...chris-petersen-uscs-loss-was-washingtons-gain

The "coaching carousel dominoes" really fell in place for the Huskies. USC interviewed Peterson (and didn't offer him), and hired Sark away from Washington who turned out to be an alcoholic (and was subsequently fired by USC). Traditional PAC12 powerhouse USC has not yet fully recovered. Washington was then able to hire Peterson. It all was definitely a win-win-win for the Huskies.
 
https://www.cbssports.com/college-f...how-pac-12-game-times-are-hurting-washington/

Chris Petersen sounds off on how Pac-12 game times are hurting Washington

The Huskies haven't kicked off earlier than 5 p.m. PT in 2017
by Barrett Sallee

Raise your hand if you've watched more than 20 minutes of defending Pac-12 champion Washington play football this year.

Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?

Washington coach Chris Petersen sounded off on his team getting consistent late starting times, and how that hurts the exposure for the Huskies. Saturday's home game will kick off at 7:45 p.m. PT (10:45 p.m. ET), and they'll follow it up with a trip to Tempe, Arizona, to face Arizona State at the same time next weekend.

Petersen isn't taking it anymore.

"I just want to say something to our fans: we apologize for these late games," Petersen said, according to the Associated Press. "And I'd also like to reiterate it has nothing to do with us or the administration," Petersen said. "We want to play at 1 p.m. It hurts us tremendously in terms of national exposure. No one wants to watch our game on the East Coast that late, and we all know it. We haven't had a kickoff before 5 p.m. this season.

"And so it's painful for our team, it's painful for our administration and we know certainly the most important part is for our fans."

He also doubled down, and placed part of the blame on the conference itself not caring about how its coaches feel about kickoff times.

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