Husky Nation, maybe losing DeBoer is a blessing. Hear me out.
He knew about Penix when others didn’t, we wouldn’t have known about Penix had it not been for DeBoer. And that might be about as far as DeBoer’s worth was to Washington (and maybe DeBoer knew that).
Pairing Penix with the superstar talent that Lake & Petersen had acquired is what gave us the year we had. DeBoer was showing the only talent he could bring in was Portal Purchases, something any coach will be able to do at Washington. Duck fans have been likely right when pointing out that we can’t sustain a program on transfers. Even with DeBoer everyone and their brother has pointed out the step backwards UW would likely take in 2024.
What if DeBoer wasn’t the coach or recruiter UW needs after Penix & Odunze are in the NFL? How much would we have overpaid him and how many mediocre years would we have allowed him after the goodwill he earned with this past year?
A coach doesn’t leave a team and players he thinks he can win with. Washington would have paid him, that wasn’t the issue. Thus,
Maybe this a blessing in disguise.
Give me a Chris Petersen and OKGs instead of a coach who’s looking for the next best opportunity.
Michigan says it best when they ask if someone is a “Michigan Man.” We need a “Washington Man.”
It hurts because we thought we had one.
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(1 year later)
Netflix: we are going to start charging people for sharing passwords
Us:
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