The IMPOSSIBLE RISE of WASHINGTON Football (The Complete Kalen Deboer Rebuild)

[@ScottFisherCFB]

I am looking to upload 95 more times in 2023, what other topics should I cover this season?

[@nastradumbass]

Please do Arizona 🥺

[@jamesbradley8326]

More Mizzou 😊

[@checkerdflag1015]

Kansas!!

[@gill2069]

@@checkerdflag1015they are losing to Iowa State this Saturday

[@gill2069]

Louisville

[@ScottFisherCFB]

I put a ton of time and effort into this one Washington fans! Hopefully I got it all right and you enjoy the video! Go Huskies !

[@ryanhandler9659]

Thank you for your hard work!

[@noahkang1393]

My goat. Got a new subscriber with this one. Bow down 😈

[@GarrettPederson253]

Thanks for the hard work! Great video…a few errors but still great!

[@Cooljohn760]

Great video 👍

[@willmckinley4554]

THANK YOU SO MUCH

[@whales312]

I think Chris Peterson is one of the most underrated coaches in CFB history. He just always has success and he’s had so many memorable moments as a Cinderella in college football

[@Daniel-79]

He is honest person with great integrity. His teams were disciplined and played smart football. I really enjoyed watching Husky football on Saturday when he was coaching. I think the stresses of coaching got to him and I wouldn’t doubt that direction college football has taken helped to solidify his decision to step away.

[@Lithixleo342]

I loved coach Peterson when he was here he imo is one of the best coaches in husky history and I do think if he stays long enough coach deboer can get to that same level

[@carlreed6186]

Don James No. 1 Rick Neuheisel 2 Then maybe Peterson number 3. Lets see how Washington does before we can rank the current coach.

[@carlreed6186]

I became a Huskies fan starting with Sonny Sixkiller. Jim Owens was the coach then. My above rankings was based on coaches in my lifetime. Obviously the coach that went undefeated in 62 games and winning 40 in a row was their best coach ever. Gil Dobie is the guy.

[@stephenhouse5129]

Coach Pete is one of the nicest people I have met. Very rare coming from someone of his stature. Always have had the most respect for him

[@bstove24]

Great time to be a football fan in the Seattle area! Both the Huskies and Seahawks are in first place!

[@connerkemano9370]

Now one of them just need to get good enough to win it all, then it’ll be a real great time, imo they are both good but not over the hump to be title contenders, never know tho

[@CantRead1]

I'm Huskie fan but hate the Seahawks. Hope those mfs fail.

[@bstove24]

@@CantRead1 Good for you bud... Go Hawks!

[@stevs7653]

found the 9ers fan hehe @@CantRead1

[@FeliPeltier]

I can never root for the Seahawks... but go Huskies!!!!

[@MA-gn4vf]

Current Huskies TE Coach Nick Sheridan was the hook for Penix at Indiana. Sheridan was a grad assistant at Tennessee and recruited Penix to TN. When Butch Jones was fired at TN, they pulled Penix's offer. By this time, Sheridan moved on to QB coach at Indiana. Penix had no other offers after TN pulled their offer, so Sheridan saw this as an opportunity and recruited Penix to Indiana. First year OC Kalen DeBoer then teamed up with Sheridan as the QB coach to develop Penix and the rest is history. Just wanted to point out for the record that Nick Sheridan was the first to link with Penix.

[@Motoicon]

Never thought UW could get a coach better than Pedersen. Deboer has done a remarkable job in such a short time frame and the players love him. I will say that this team doesn't come to same level as the 91 Huskies...That team was Savage defensively...

[@rondolan6457]

Sucked when Washington shared the title with Miami.

[@omegamanGXE]

1991 Huskies were an all time great team though, easily the best in Pac-10 history. Offense scored more points than 2004 Trojans and defense surrendered fewer points than 2008 Trojans. Complete balanced dominance. Cherry on top was tearing apart an excellent Michigan team in the Rose Bowl and making Heisman winner Desmond Howard invisible while Mario Bailey went off.

[@rondolan6457]

@@omegamanGXE with all that Washington shared the national title with Miami all because Washington was slated to play in the Rose bowls.

[@nateb.1276]

I wouldn’t describe the Huskies’ loss to Bama as being “dismantled.” If you go back and watch the game, it was a lot closer than the final score shows. The defense played great for most of the game, and the team had a few shots to keep the game close. Bama was the better team, but it was not the worst showing by the dawgs.

[@monterey5667]

My thoughts exactly. A solid win for Alabama but not a total beat down.

[@StefanH-u4y]

The final score was 24 10. Hardly a dismantle

[@SWest00072]

Eyeball test - UW was clearly the inferior team in 2016. They did not have the fire power and NFL stars that the 2023 roster has. All of Petersen's teams in the NY6 games, got beat down pretty good. Petersen bowed out cause coaching and recruiting with the Big Boys, is really damn hard.

[@omegamanGXE]

@@SWest00072Huh? 2016's roster has gnarly NFL talent. John Ross and Dante Pettis were a lightning WR duo, Vita Vea was a baller DT, the entire secondary was pro caliber. If Jake Browning was maybe a season older with more experience instead of a true sophomore maybe they win that game.

[@omegamanGXE]

If only Browning didn’t throw that pick-6 on the broken screen play at the end of the first half, the outcome could have been different. It was a tough competitive game.

[@bobcostas1331]

As someone that played in the Petersen era and graduated his penultimate year … I thought we would continue to roll with Jimmy Lake. He was an awesome guy and coach. No idea when his ego got so big. Also so weird with his offensive strategy. He was young and innovative, made ZERO sense to regress to a slow run heavy offense. I thought we were doomed after his departure but everyone I talk to loves DeBoer. Go Huskies

[@pascho1057]

Do they still love him?

[@jellyc4164]

Washington was missing 6 starters against UCLA and ASU. If you’re going to point out ASU being beat up then it’s only fair to mention UW’s injuries as well.

[@kimisdaman]

I think they were down to third-string safeties against WSU.

[@jellyc4164]

@@kimisdaman this year or last year? Because we played down three safeties and two corners all year this year

[@TorvakMOS]

When talking about the Oregon game, you said that the missed field goal would have been game winning for Oregon, but it would have only tied things at 36

[@rondolan6457]

Two years in a row lanning lost the last two games against Washington

[@hyperNight]

Was very sad to see him leave Fresno St. but he was destined for a bigger stage clearly. Very happy for Coach Deboer I can see why Jake Haener wanted to follow him back to UW.

[@Nothin_ButDawg]

Fantastic video! The effort is very obvious. For the ASU, and Stanford game, it sounds like a lot of the team had the flu. Specifically Michael Penix. He looked a lot better versus Stanford, so I’m not worried. I’m really excited for the rest of the season, and I really hope we play Oregon again. I fully believe we could beat them again, and beating your rival twice in the same season would be beautiful

[@flydawg7784]

You are exactly right. Half the team had the flu and it showed. I hope we get to play Oregon again as well. I’d like to shut the sports reporters up. They’re on such an Oregon bandwagon right now. Oregon had a tight game with a losing record Texas Tech team and while the Utah win looks great, look what Oregon State did to Utah.

[@Nothin_ButDawg]

@@flydawg7784if we do play Oregon again, we should be healthier too. DeBoer is a great coach, and he’ll make sure we’re ready. I agree. Utah isn’t anything special. Reporters are glazing them just like always. I guess head to head didn’t matter to them

[@timwatson1544]

Not to mention the refs picked up the flag they threw when the Wash DB was almost ripping the ASU receivers jersey off. You guys were handed that game, you didn't win it. Typical PAC12 ref'ing. You won't get that in the Big10. Be prepared for many losing seasons.

[@Nothin_ButDawg]

@@timwatson1544 what a joke. There was an obvious PI on a touchdown we would’ve had. The refs were bad both ways all game

[@carlreed6186]

Sometimes Michael needs to tone it down some. At times he plays like he has to do it all and that causes mistakes. If the running game continues to produce Michael will play lights out. His best is the best college football has today.

[@flydawg7784]

Wow! Great video! You hit all the facts. I can tell you put a lot of effort into this one and as a Husky fan, you did a great job! That period when Jimmy Lake was coach was so bizarre. We were doing ok and you were right, we still had the pieces to be a respectable team. I have some ideas as to why Lake was so bad (terrible Offensive coordinator for starters) but who could have seen such a fall? I will give Jimmy Lake some credit though….UW had a run of some of the best DBs and safety’s in college football for about 6 years. From here till the rest of the season I’m going to be on the edge of my seat. I think I predicted we’d win 8-9 games so I’m already jacked about being ranked #5 in the country (plus beating Oregon was soooo sweet. That was worth 2 wins). I’m sure you’re happy about Mizzou’s great season and I’m rooting for you guys to beat Georgia! Good Luck!

[@ScottFisherCFB]

Thanks man!! Happy to see you enjoyed the video!!!

[@CaptainToucan]

Great rundown, and appreciate you highlighting our team! Go DAWGS! I cannot for the life of me understand why people think the officials gifted us the game against ASU. We are the 120th team in FBS in terms of penalty yards this season overall and there was an excruciatingly obvious PI on a touchdown pass that was not called on ASU. The same egregious no call PI on Stanford the following week which ended in Penix throwing an "interception." I just get the feeling that nobody actually watched these games... we were just the better team and fought through bad officiating just like those teams did

[@tomc1059]

Well… 13-0 and going to playoffs! Let’s go Huskies!

[@russellwalls4845]

Wow! What an informative & interesting summary. You have a gift of going to the true essentials of your story. Thank you. Really loved this fine summary of Washington football history.

[@ScottFisherCFB]

Wow, thank you!

[@carlreed6186]

Do not forget Washington once went 59-0 -3 for a 62 game unbeaten streak and their 40 wins in a row is number 2 all time.

[@dionysusthagod18]

Great video but you have to mention the rivalry with the Oregon Ducks , as that is a great place to look in regards to the programs progression. The ducks beat us like 14 years in a row before we blasted them 70+ pts in 2016.. since then the rivalry has evened back out and now we are both at the top of the college football rankings respectively..

[@thedreamsoldiers]

Caleb Williams, Georgia, Colorado are getting all the attention this year but Washington is going off

[@flydawg7784]

Washington’s schedule for next year in the Big 10 is out and it looks like we have 5 tough games vs Michigan, USC, Penn State, UCLA, and Oregon. We play Iowa also but never sure what to make of them. Plus we have 3 open dates and I’m sure they’ll try to get Washington State on the schedule in one of those. I’m not going to miss playing Utah, Oregon State and going to the damn Arizona desert where we always seem to have trouble.

[@AbbeyRoadkill1]

I'd still rather they play Arizona State than play Ohio State.

[@flydawg7784]

@@AbbeyRoadkill1 I would have to agree with that. I’m going to miss the PAC 12 but I think the Big 10 isn’t quite as good. Michigan, Ohio State and to some extent Penn State are probably at the top and will be very very hard to beat. But the drop off is pretty dramatic after that. I’m sure Iowa will be tough but beatable, but top to bottom the PAC 12 is just a tougher schedule to play. The problem is with all the PAC 12 teams going into the Big 10, it’s going to be really hard to get a soft schedule. If you look at Michigans schedule this year you have to laugh. Besides Penn State, they could coast thru their schedule and prep for Ohio State weeks in advance. I guess we’ll find out how good Michigan really is in a few weeks. This is the first year I’m not afraid to play anyone, even Georgia.

[@AbbeyRoadkill1]

@@flydawg7784 You hit on the problem, which is that so many of the Pac-12 teams are going to the Big-10 along with us that we don't fully get away from the Pac-12 schedule. On top of that, we now have to deal with occasionally playing Michigan, Ohio St. and Penn St. Looking at the situation in it's entirety, I don't see how it's going to be anything but more difficult for Washington going forward. The WASU Cougars might get the better end of the deal by going to a conference where it's relatively easier for them to dominate, and make the playoff most years. I do have confidence in DeBoer and that, as long as he's the coach, he'll keep the Huskies competitive.

[@flydawg7784]

@@AbbeyRoadkill1 totally agree. I think it’s very possibly the last season a Big 10 team goes undefeated. Michigan and Ohio State and somewhat Penn State have enjoyed a nice easy conference schedule for a while now. It’s wake up time for the Big 10 to see what it’s like in the PAC 12. Most years the top of the PAC 12 just wasn’t quite up there with the usual suspects of Mich, Ohio State, Bama, Georgia, and a little bit of Clemson and LSU. But we were a fairly solid top to bottom conference. (Not to mention an extra conference game when the SEC scheduled mostly patsies out of conference games). I will admit, the top of the Big 10 and SEC was the top of college football. But you get past those top 3 teams and there was quite a drop off. I’m going to enjoy this undefeated season a lot because we have a really tough road ahead but it helps to have the best coach in college football. Go Dawgs!

[@ianroche5807]

Scott, thank you !! This was fantastic and the content was fantastic. I hope you get a shot at the big time

[@realestatejunkie0414]

Kalen DeBoer was a great coach all the way back as a really really young head coach at Sioux Falls. IYKYK

[@rondolan6457]

Before debeor took over Washington he went 101-11 now on a 18 game winning streak now he's 22-2

[@MyChannel-ct6gr]

Awesome video, Scott; loved it from the beginning.

[@killbaal4149]

Awesome video! I would have liked to see more about Don James and his connections to Saban and Jack Lambert and some of the other lore around him. He was a very underrated coach.

[@PrickFlair]

As an Oregon fan I knew DeBoer would be a rockstar and Bama won’t miss a beat with this guy

[@sgtelias2258]

I can still remember coach Chris Petersen introducing Jimmy Lake as this next great coach and everyone bought it. Lake didn't belong selling popcorn at a football game let alone anywhere near a sideline. Head case, divisive, stupid, horrible on all front.

[@omegamanGXE]

Jimmy "Mont" Lake

[@RickHorejsi]

Excellent video bro much appreciate it, Washington Huskies are something boi better believe it to , seems God has his way assembling these outstanding coaches and players , just hope they keep winning and building and keep the Winning Tradition of HUSKY Football up to the standard ir is now and has bon years past

[@specialk314]

I was a student during the Willingham years.... brutal days

[@BigorangeTravis]

Hey Scott! Love the videos and I was wondering if you could do a video on the rise of Tennessee vols. I live in Knoxville and neyland is in the heart. Keep up the great work and great videos!

[@kanagawa85]

Him and Ryan Grubbs are dynamic duo!!

[@loganb.1984]

HOW BOUT THEM DAWGS!!! This is our year!

[@borismedved835]

@@VinnyVenom "Roll" the tide, dogs...

[@uw91]

Lake punting in the 4th quarter with 2 minutes left, down to Oregon truly sealed his fate.

[@mgp4447]

Who's here after the Huskies went 13-0 with a Pac 12 title

[@NFGBigBlock548]

Bishop Sankey was so damn good, no shot he’s been mentions bye benchwarmerben and here in less then a week😆

[@jessem7556]

Peterson did a great job also. I was hit by a coach in 7th grade, so I know first hand. Saw Penix play at Indiana as a freshman. Happy for him and U Washington program.

[@StefanH-u4y]

Now we're going to get that natty

[@vaughnjb]

I am from South Dakota and went to the same college.....Sioux Falls as Kalen DeBoer. He was an All American wide receiver on an undefeated 1996 national championship team....NAIA. He then won 3 more NAIA national championships as head coach in 2006, 2008 and 2009. Kalen then moved on as Sioux Falls moved up to NCAA Division II.

[@avantesmith6442]

I remember that run in the late 2000s, because any time you heard about NAIA football, Sioux Fall’s name always came up first. Didn’t know he was the coach then, but the success everywhere he’s been makes a ton of sense!

[@KirbyS15]

i live in the seattle area and was recruited by Lake at one point... i dont know how it went so wrong with him tbh but theyre lookin good now much love from WSU football

[@jasperpatneaude2512]

Die hard UW fan here, great video!

[@charlesnash2748]

Great video. You could have also mentioned the Barbara Hedges - Rick Neuheisel years which were also a disaster. Go Dogs!

[@gsrtothemax]

Great breakdown. Gotta give the oline love though for protecting Mike and letting him thrive.

[@ScottFisherCFB]

Why has Washington been so successful? Will they see this same level of success the next few years?

[@ryanhandler9659]

If we can get transfers, yes. The staff hasn’t recruited very well, but their staff is also new to the P5 level and it also took Pete a few years to figure it out

[@gill2069]

It’s Michael Penix that expedited their rebuild

[@flydawg7784]

The coaching duo of DeBoer and Grubb….Thank god Ryan Grubb didn’t jump ship to Bama. And definitely Michael Penix. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a better deep ball passer. I guess it looks better off a lefty. I’m concerned about next year because we lose our big receiver weapons and Penix. I’ve got faith that DeBoer can develop quarterbacks. Look what he did with Jake Haener at Fresno (Haener was a transfer from Washington and he really turned into a good QB there). I’m also hoping that high school QB’s and receivers are watching this Husky offense and saying that’s where I want to play and lead the nation in passing. Oregon is looking scary with their recruiting classes. The nice thing about going to the Big 10 (no offense Big 10 teams) is there’s a lot easier teams to play there. We should do ok till we rebuild.

[@acawap]

you hit the main, well-known points, but there are a few big keys you missed: 1) the O-line is one of the best in the country, and has given Penix all kinds of time 2) Grubb only got mentioned once as sort of a side note, but he arguably more responsible for the offensive success than Penix 3) Grubb was offered a job at Alabama and turned it down, Penix and Odunze returned for another year when nobody thought they would - those guys coming back are THE reason 2023 has been successful so far. Without them, the team would probably be closer to .500. 4) nobody on the defense even mentioned? ZTF and Trice are NFL players and although the D has struggled, they continue to come up big when it counts.

[@jayy3105]

Grubb was a learner of Deboer offense go look at his interview with Greg McElroy. He got offered the job because how well he knew that system and offense and Saban knew at was a great offense attack

[@RealHuffleDUB]

I'm 19 seconds in and my head exploded. You said the college football playoffs was a huge step for a program like washington. You mean a program with a tradition of winning? If you take away the Tyrone Willingham and Jimmy Lake eras , the huskies are traditionally one of the top teams in the pac. Edit: this is why you watch the full video before you comment lol.

[@matthiassventoest6800]

its like its the 80s and 90s again..

[@beehead5661]

Great video!

[@tracylawrence3748]

Great video. Hopefully he can recruit to a level just below Oregon. Oregon continues to get 4- and 5-star kids and Washington needs to keep pace with mostly 4 stars like they had with Peterson at the helm. Defense is my worry for them. Deboer can clearly coach offense and made former Husky Jake Haener into an NFL backup. Can he get the right pieces on Defense? That was Peterson's calling card as he was able to get so many NFL caliber players on that side of the ball.

[@Cowgirls9ershater]

Also if you haven’t noticed Oregon has players from all over the country with a lot of east coast players like from georgia and Florida as well as from cali and texas but our whole entire roster is 80% cali and some Texas with 99% of players Texas and west. If we can recruit in Georgia and florida we can be on par with Oregon.

[@tracylawrence3748]

@@Cowgirls9ershater So far it doesn’t seem like Deboer and his staff are big time recruiters. Moving to the Big Ten might help get recruits in Midwest and east coast

[@vichi2059]

"keeping pace with oregon" is an insult to Washington. Oregon is Washingtons little brother in the grand scheme of things. Let us not try to "keep pace" - it's the other way around. I know recent history is tough on Washington, but please.

[@Cowgirls9ershater]

@@vichi2059 I get that but I wish we could grab players from the east coast too and not just Texas and west every single time.

[@tracylawrence3748]

@@vichi2059 I didn't say keep pace with Oregon on the field. I said in recruiting. Oregon clearly gets higher level recruits. In the past, Washington coaches have been able to coach up lesser talent to compete. I'm not saying that Oregon is a better program! They have recently been ruthless recruiters who rank in the top 10 every year.

[@johnpaulbacon8320]

Great video documentary

[@Locust094]

Tyrone Willingham got a 4th year by way of cultural circumstances. There were very few black head coaches at the time and a groundswell of support from the BCA, AACA, etc. along with even some non-sports African American associations basically forced the hand of the AD in keeping him. You were supposed to give coaches at least 4 years to get things done (on a 5 year contract) in that period. Willingham had already been fired after 3 years at Notre Dame and most of the country felt he hadn't been given a fair shot. Washington became the victim of that sentiment.

[@iyostephensbailey301]

Those games were weird because Penix was ill

[@akasilkyslim]

So thankfull for Kalen Deboer. After that 2021 disaster with Jimmy Lake, where he destroyed what Petersen left him. Its incredible where we are at now. Bow Down

[@ApplejackShaners]

Awesome video. I do think the Browning led Huskies were the better team because the defense was so good and they had a far better run game, but I don't generally compare them as much as I do the years. When the Huskies play like they can play, they can beat anyone in 2023. I thought that the Huskies of 2016 were gonna be hard pressed to beat Alabama, even on their best day- hang with them, sure, but not beat.

[@carlreed6186]

I thought so to but Washington hung with Alabama playing a bad game. With their best the could have won.

[@1seaboyd]

"Impossible Rise?" It was a lot of hard work! There was nothing impossible about it...they did it! Jimmy Lake had NOTHING to do with it. His time lasted less than two seasons, and his tenure on Montlake as the head coach was nothing short of a disaster. So it appears that your "Impossible Rise" is riddled with "enough knowledge is a dangerous thing?!

[@alexfournier8574]

I’m the one hugging Michael penix @12:40

[@moggingmaster]

fuck yea dude

[@CollegeSportsSuperfan]

I think Kalen stays with the Huskies especially with their move to the Big 10, there isn’t really many much bigger programs than UW. Tennessee is my most favorite team and their season has kind of gone off the rails a bit but they are still doing alright but Washington is my second most favorite team and I’m pulling for them to defeat Georgia and win the Natty this year!

[@Sosa2ZS]

Washington fan here I new we was not beating Bama in 2016 but coach p was good for us but Jimmy Lake was horrfic I was there when we lost Montana and roadgraded by michigan and went 4-8

[@JwadeProductions7]

If this channel invested in a shure SM7B or a Shure SM58 Its would sky rocket

[@anthonyc8499]

Washington and Oregon are probably the best schools for a head coach that is interested in both winning and a permanent legacy. Both programs have the sustained resources to compete at the national level but dont have the headaches that come with insane boosters and fans like you'll find elsewhere.

[@alexoman177]

Let's not forget the mid-2000s to early 2010s dark years were mostly because of Neuheisel and his dismissal. There was a lot of animosity for Neuheisel for the years following his dismissal.

[@alexoman177]

Oh yeah, so thankful for Coach Kalen.

[@timothymattson3680]

Don James 5 Rose Bowl wins worthy of note. We shared title with BYU 1991 , 1 st game next year the players held helmets high as they walked out of tunnel, then spoke loud on field. Bywho? Huskies had Mark Brunell (way back when) and he played half of game with another good Qb starting. Other teams had to re-re adjust. This year , note Carson Breuner slipping in as the other team starts to adjust to starter. Strong athletes are part of the tradition here . Warren Moon could bench press 450 , and could match his beefy lineman . Neuhisal in there along the way. Milked us good. East coast bias has been around along time. This year the Huskies took everybody’s best shot , then only rose in poll if someone else lost.

[@jameshirning5615]

You Should make a video on Michael Penix Jr.

[@cashtherealsaint]

Could you do a video about how lane kiffin turned ole miss around and btw love the videos

[@xboywizardx]

Why does everyone act like the ducks making that FG would have won them the game? It was 36-39

[@alexwisdom3955]

There's no bigger job for DeBoer than staying with the Huskies these next few years when they join a more respected Big 10 conference. Coming from a diehard Husky fan, the Oregon/Washington rivalry is just getting started and I'm so excited to see these two teams dominate the Big 10 for years to come.

[@robbyroughnecknelson7545]

Just getting started? The duck husky rivalry dates back bud. "The pick" is celebrated in infamy by duck fans as the interception that turned program around. But I'd even go as far as saying the husky duck rivalry is more intense then with wazzu as of late

[@pesky-media]

Good stuff! Only the audio track sounds like it was recorded in a tube...

[@MrAlexanderLeonidasM]

Roll Tide.

[@kevincasey1004]

Washington should be/is a top tier school. For a top tier school to hold onto a coach like Deboer it takes a combination of money and fit. Washington doesn't currently have the money of an Alabama (though it found enough money to hold onto the OC for now). BUT, in terms of FIT, Washington and Deboer are perfect for each other. Just like Petersen and James, who could have coached anywhere, the culture at Washington gives enough of the small town "feel" (1,000,000 +) and campus cohesion, without the over-obsessive booster pressure, for a guy like Deboer. He and Petersen were looking for a top tier program, in a place they were happy to raise their families. (Lake only got the job because he was "here" when Petersen suddenly, and without warning, hung up the clipboard. I respect why he did it, and he is still a big part of Washington.) If Deboer is not Coach of the Year, then the selection system is broken (he should have gotten it last year). Maybe due a topic on Coach of the Year. Thanks for the really good rehash of the past. GO DAWGS, BEAT UTAH!

[@glengullickson6538]

Great article. Hope Coach D stays!

[@jasoncase9481]

It’s a great year to be a Huskies football fan. It’s looking likely that the (9-0) Huskies will be in the PAC 12 Championship game.

[@jamesdylandean614]

The DeBoer era is off to an even better start than the Jim Owens and the Don James ones did, though they both had very successful careers at UDUB, James continuously. The offense is terrific, but we will find out how much that depended on Penix, after he leaves. The defense has great players, but a suspect array, with it being regularly being lit up. That can be fixed with a recalibration of the scheme, or new blood in the D.C's chair. What worries me is that some fine coaches have used their Husky sojourn as merely a stepping stone to a higher calling. I hope that Deboer stays for at least a dozen years to firmly engrain his winning spirit to the program for the long run; unless, of course, he takes over the Seahawks when Pete's patience is finally played out.

[@rondolan6457]

Dobeor is the only coach in UW history to bring the team to a bowl game in his first year as a head coach

[@jamesdylandean614]

Duly Noted!@@rondolan6457

[@alexbennion9087]

You really gotta go all way back to the end of the Don James era. Lambright coasted on fumes for a bit, but they have had terrible coaches until Peterson. The blame should extend up to the AD, at least. And then Lake. Those were dark times.

[@daddio159]

Jimmy Lake was NOT always going to be the successor. He got the job to not lose his recruiting chops. None of the alums ever thought he would be the guy. Once he was picked, we supported him, but he was never ready. Too young and egotistical.

[@floppydong295]

Seahawks should hire Kalen in a couple years

[@johntubbs9197]

Rematch against Texas in the playoff now let’s go Dawgs!!

[@jellyc4164]

Only the passing game is better than the 2016 team. 2016 teams defense was amazing and the Oline with Gaskin could run down teams throats. Browning just didn’t have the arm to compete with the big Dogs. 2016 team beats the 2023 team probably by two scores.

[@nikoyochum6974]

arguing that this team is better than the 2016 squad is a tall task, that team was stacked on defense and had dudes on offense that could hang with the 2023 team. Plus Pettis was so dynamic as a return man

[@tygrandchamp1660]

Pettis was so much fun to watch in person when he was still at UW

[@rknvonhoffmann8245]

But Penix is far.superior.qb

[@wydellbirchwood9146]

I was going to uw during the willinghan era… it was as brutal as the record shows….

[@-C.S.R]

I was watching the Pat McAfee show and found out that the UW football team has been hit hard with the flu for the last couple weeks, and if you've been wondering why they haven't looked as good since Oregon that's why.

[@sea4our]

"that was a huge step for a program like Washington" -guy who clearly wasn't alive for the Tuiasosopo era.

[@clarkk479]

“Eventually they missed a game winning field goal” referring to Oregon. Correction: it would have been a game tying field goal.

[@sinerge2832]

Nice recap, but should probably start after Neuheisel was let go for gambling. That's when Udub started going downhill after winning the Rose Bowl in 2000.

[@carlreed6186]

Yes Rich was a great coach but buying a square or 2 cost him his job. Thats was his gambling he bought squares

[@slowby-wan-kenobi]

i love the college football lore lol

[@onewayturtles]

...I went to school during the Willingham years. ☹️

[@Daniel-79]

I think Jimmy Lake is an excellent position coach but I don’t think he was prepared to handle the task of managing all facets of the game.

[@swisscloud4309]

Do you think he could be a good oc/dc type coach or is that a stretch for him as well?

[@5unny5ide]

Washington Oregon Arizona Oregon State Washington State UTAH USC That's run was unreal. The PAC 12 was LOADED.

[@Cooljohn760]

Washington is a solid team. If the 12 team playoff was this year they would be a serious contender. This year they would be most likely NY6 bowl unless they remain undefeated and a pac 12 championship win.

[@asssssssshvvf2569]

They can probably drop 1 of these next 3 games but not the pac 12 title game

[@straighttalkwithkyle7947]

I'm going to say it. Jimmy Lake didn't do anything wrong. Up until the last 5 minutes it was normal for football coaches to swipe a facemask and shove a player in their pads when the player was out of control and trying to fight. It shocks the player out of the stupid mental loop of bad decisions. I grew up a Husky fan, then went to college at WSU because that was the best decision for me at the time. I'm not an apologist at all I just thought that situation was blown way out of proportion. We all love the film Remember the Titans, go watch that celebrated film and how he was treating those players before we judge Jimmy Lake for that one incident that the player probably didn't care about one day later.

[@ryanwaslawski6088]

They haven’t been as dominant this century but have been in the rose bowl several times and the playoff in 2016 so they ain’t been awful. Could be worse could be Washington state.

[@ryanhandler9659]

Go dawgs🐺☔️

[@timdrettwan2637]

I think that you should’ve also mentioned the Don James era. The Dogfather put the Huskies as one of the top teams of his time as coach.

[@carlreed6186]

Nick Saban comes from the Don James Tree of coaches.

[@Ohio_Against_The_World]

you can tell fans of "Team SEC" and ESecPN are getting nervous about the B1G, so hopefully Wash. doesn't miraculously "fall off" as soon as they join the conf. or something

[@dansanfrisco]

Oregon State is the team that stands in Washington's way to a playoff birth. The other two remaining games not so much as Utah was badly exposed by Oregon and Washington State won't be able to stop Washington's offense from scoring points. Oregon State always plays the Huskies tough and usually gives them fits.

[@SocalHusky11]

After Ross fumbled and Browning thru the pick 6. They never recovered vs. Bama. Browning is doing a decent job for Cincy but still throwing untimely picks.

[@nikoyochum6974]

3:43 JRIII was actually injured for the entire 2015 season and did not play

[@marcusmosiahgarveysr4310]

Roll Tide

[@NotRage.]

man i was so hyped when Jimmy Lake became our coach, Chris Peterson only recruited the stellar scholar, blue collar guys, and i thought Jimmy Lake would recruit talent over personality, and although he recruited fairly well, he was a horrible coach. Glad DeBoer has come in and turned it around from the MontLAKE era edit: DeBoer wouldnt leave Washington until after his children graduate, his daughter plays sports there, so he wouldnt leave them

[@rknvonhoffmann8245]

Lake was a horrible recruiter as a head coach but good as a defensive.d.back coach.

[@chrisowen3264]

It’s not impossible they’ve been a good program for a long time with a few blips on the radar but they’ve been good.

[@MrBsailor]

That 91 squad was on another level everyone knew they were better than the Hurricanes but they had to still split the Natty with them.

[@marcusmosiahgarveysr4310]

In 92, Alabama had the benefit of playing Miami on the field in the Sugar Bowl.

[@brockroberts4258]

What this really shows is how low they had inexplicably fallen. The fact they are in the upper tier of the Pac-12 shouldn’t be surprising to anyone who knows college football. You’re tooting your own horn, dude.

[@Lfg117]

👍👍. Suggested topic: How many '23 standout Pac-12 coaches & players will be poached by SEC-, B1G & Big12 progrums for 2024? Feels like L.R. isn't staying at USCw after this curr. '23 season.

[@kennethkunz8800]

I'm pretty sure the PAC-12 as we know it won't exist in 2024 so your suggested topic is an excercise in futility. USC will be in the Big10 along with UCLA, Washington and over rated Oregon.