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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.

Cont'd ...
 
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While I always hear that argument out here, I will counter with this: The only reason I watch PAC 12 games at all is because they come on later after the other games are over. Granted I am in Mountain Standard Time, but I wouldn't be watching a lot of these PAC 12 games if they were on earlier in the day.

This whole bitching about late games is a thing out here in Boise for Donkey State and it gets really annoying.
 
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Watching the 2019 Rose Bowl, so I thought I'd check out the shaggy wannabe UW board. Found this gem:

Every coach who ever succeeded a legend has the great first year. It’s a rule. Year two is the year the cracks start to show. Next year, they lose 3 at a minimum and Day is on the hot seat. When he’s in a recruit’s living room they see a guy who is not Urban Meyer.

The legendary coach demands excellence and gets everything out of everyone. They understand he is a kingmaker, and what a privilege it is to be in his orbit. If they bust their ass for him, their career arc is limitless.

The successor takes the job, starts day 1 with a staff of coordinators who (1) think they should have been the guy and (2) don’t revere him in the least.

Day is a shit game manager and will soon be exposed as a recruiter.

TLDR: tOSU is Coker Miami, Florida Muschamp, Kiffin USC, you get the picture.
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Has this guy seen next year's class??????
 
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Washington Huskies fire offensive coordinator John Donovan on heels of Oregon loss

Washington has fired offensive coordinator John Donovan, the school announced Sunday.

The decision comes a day after Washington lost 26-16 to Oregon, dropping the Huskies to 4-5 overall and 3-3 in the Pac-12. Wide receivers coach Junior Adams will take over playcalling duties, and Payton McCollum has been promoted from analyst to quarterbacks coach.

Washington has regressed significantly since Donovan became the offensive coordinator after Jimmy Lake succeeded Chris Petersen as head coach following the 2019 season. The Huskies have averaged 5.4 yards per play and 23.9 offensive points per game under Donovan, after averaging 6.3 yards per play and 32 points over the previous four seasons.

Entire article: https://www.espn.com/college-footba...ve-coordinator-john-donovan-heels-oregon-loss
 
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