Coaching Coup of the Year (So Far): Petersen to Washington

[Dooley]

Definite upgrade by the faux Huskies. I expect them to compete for PAC titles year after year in the near future. USC dropped the ball here big time.

http://www.cbssports.com/collegefoo...gton-to-hire-boise-state-coach-chris-petersen

 

[UConn9604]

Definite upgrade by the faux Huskies. I expect them to compete for PAC titles year after year in the near future. USC dropped the ball here big time.

http://www.cbssports.com/collegefoo...gton-to-hire-boise-state-coach-chris-petersen

A coup that makes perfect sense. He has been a West Coast guy for all but one year of his coaching career, he doesn't have to move very far, and he gets to stay in the same recruiting grounds and the same time zone. Well done for the other Huskies.

The good news is that while Wake's or Rutgers's coaching searches are likely to impact whom we choose, and Washington's might have, Boise's will likely not.

 

[ktuck911]

A coup that makes perfect sense. He has been a West Coast guy for all but one year of his coaching career, he doesn't have to move very far, and he gets to stay in the same recruiting grounds and the same time zone. Well done for the other Huskies.

The good news is that while Wake's or Rutgers's coaching searches are likely to impact whom we choose, and Washington's might have, Boise's will likely not.

for us, Wake moreso than RU.. RU hasn't fired its coach yet... and if we're smart, we should have a guy in place by next week and not prolong the process...

 

[Dooley]

A coup that makes perfect sense. He has been a West Coast guy for all but one year of his coaching career, he doesn't have to move very far, and he gets to stay in the same recruiting grounds and the same time zone. Well done for the other Huskies.

The good news is that while Wake's or Rutgers's coaching searches are likely to impact whom we choose, and Washington's might have, Boise's will likely not.

Agree. I'm interested to see how much Petersen will be paid. If it's well less than the rumored $6M/yr that USC was prepared to pay, then Haden will have lots of explaining to do. USC seems to be too married to tradition and hiring "one of their own" than getting the best fit and it will likely cost them Rose Bowl appearances (to Washington, probably) in the future.

 

[Dooley]

for us, Wake moreso than RU.. RU hasn't fired its coach yet... and if we're smart, we should have a guy in place by next week and not prolong the process...

Agree. We need to hire within a week of our season ending. If we wait until January, we are going to end up with another Pasqualoni/Whipple debate, I fear.

 

[ZooCougar]

If Rutgers fires their coach, and they want Narduzzi, then that affects us. Same with Lembo.

 

[Jimmy Serrano]

Pat Haden looks like an idiot here.

 

[ruskin]

first thought this means DeRuyter is in play now, perhaps for UConn. second thought is who will be coaching Boise when they come here next September?

 

[huskymedic]

Pat Haden looks like an idiot here.

How so? For hiring Sark?

I don't think you would have ever seen Petersen @ USC. As they say - "not a good fit". Too much of a fishbowl which Petersen is said to abhor. Think UDub is a better fit.

 

[Jimmy Serrano]

How so? For hiring Sark?

I don't think you would have ever seen Petersen @ USC. As they say - "not a good fit". Too much of a fishbowl which Petersen is said to abhor. Think UDub is a better fit.

Sark is such an undewhelming hire for USC. It's almost the equivalent of the P hire 3 years ago. Seems like a fall back option given who they were interviewing. I personally like James Franklin and would've made a big play for him. Couple this with what I felt was an idiotic hiring of the FGCU coach......Haden has not impressed me at all.

UW just upgraded their coach for less money. Good for them.

 

[huskymedic]

Sark is such an undewhelming hire for USC. It's almost the equivalent of the P hire 3 years ago. Seems like a fall back option given who they were interviewing. I personally like James Franklin and would've made a big play for him. Couple this with what I felt was an idiotic hiring of the FGCU coach......Haden has not impressed me at all.

UW just upgraded their coach for less money. Good for them.

Got ya Jimmy...I agree w/ that point regarding SS (and Franklin). Thought it was pointed @ Petersen.

 

[Jimmy Serrano]

Got ya Jimmy...I agree w/ that point regarding SS (and Franklin). Thought it was pointed @ Petersen.

Well Haden looks like an idiot because if you asked 10 AD's whether they'd want Sark or Peterson as coach.....8 or 9 of them would probably say Peterson. I agree it's the not the best fit, but Sark is just so underwhelming.

 

[huskymedic]

slmandel5:51pm via TweetDeck
$3.6M! RT @BFeldmanCBS: New Washington coach Chris Petersen will be the highest-paid coach in the Pac-12, per source:Post original url/1d1qiXm

 

[SubbaBub]

The definitive sign that non-P-5 programs can't sustain that level of success. BSU's run as a BCS-buster is over.

 

[huskymedic]

Nice coin for Petersen ...