Teams Facing Playoff-or-Bust Expectations in 2017

[7Samurai13]

BleacherReport = theOnion of sports reporting

 

[AlaskaGuy]

UW isn't in a boom or bust cycle yet. That's patently absurd. It's a total bust year if they don't win the North. It will be disappointing if they don't win the Pac, but bust for not making the playoffs? On that soft schedule?

Please

Its just nice to see Washington in these articles after years of being irrelevant due to horrible coaching hires and even worse AD's.

 

[WizardHawk]

Its just nice to see Washington in these articles after years of being irrelevant due to horrible coaching hires and even worse AD's.

No doubt it's better to read this than nothing at all which was the norm a few years ago. And Petersen getting that much expectation from outsiders isn't bad.

It's just laughable at this point

 

[MAIZEandBLUE09]

Can't quite figure out why Michigan is listed. At this point, I'd be happy with a Big Ten Title game, let alone a playoff. And given we lost a billion guys, few outside the fan base are expecting much out of the team this year.

 

[7Samurai13]

Can't quite figure out why Michigan is listed. At this point, I'd be happy with a Big Ten Title game, let alone a playoff. And given we lost a billion guys, few outside the fan base are expecting much out of the team this year.

Last year was a playoff or bust season, 2017, not so much.

 

[theboardref]

BleacherReport = theOnion of sports reporting

The wikipedia of sports sites.

 

[MAIZEandBLUE09]

Last year was a playoff or bust season, 2017, not so much.

Agree. Last year was a much bigger expectation year. This year 8-10 games is reasonable, 10+ would be a great surprise but a surprise nonetheless.

 

[Across The Field]

Agree. Last year was a much bigger expectation year. This year 8-10 games is reasonable, 10+ would be a great surprise but a surprise nonetheless.

And who exactly are you?

 

[7Samurai13]

And who exactly are you?

He strayed away from the Politics Board

 

[Across The Field]

He strayed away from the Politics Board

Ugh, is he still spouting his pro-Trump right wing nonsense?

 

[7Samurai13]

Ugh, is he still spouting his pro-Trump right wing nonsense?

Pro-Trump? @MAIZEandBLUE09 what the hell happened, I thought you were all about the Hill Dog?

Also you have a new imposter.
@Maize&Blue&Silver

 

[TheDayMan]

AlaskaGuy threads...

 

[7Samurai13]

AlaskaGuy threads...

For @AlaskaGuy, getting a thread on the right board is winning.

 

[AlaskaGuy]

Washington Huskies

1. 
   On the one hand, Washington fans are still thrilled with how last season played out. After going 15 years between 10-win seasons, the Huskies flirted with perfection for more than two months before earning the fourth and final spot in the 2016 CFP. Under normal circumstances, it was the type of campaign that would give a program and its coach a multiyear grace period before needing to compete for a title again.
   
   On the other hand, Washington was a year ahead of schedule in winning a dozen games with sophomores at both quarterback and running back, and it has one of the easiest schedules in the country for a second straight season.
   
   The Huskies play their nonconference games against Rutgers, Montana and Fresno State. They don't face USC during the regular season. And their games against Oregon, UCLA, Utah and Washington State all come at home. The road game against Stanford might be the only time prior to the Pac-12 Championship Game that Washington isn't favored by at least a touchdown.
   
   Thus, if the Huskies fail to even play for the conference title, the 2017 season will feel like a colossal disappointment. Conversely, if Jake Browning and company do win at least 11 games in the process of winning the Pac-12 North only to miss out on the CFP by losing to USC for a second straight season, that would also be a deflating finish.
   
   So much for that grace period. Rather, Washington raised the bar last season. It is now expected to be one of the two best teams west of Texas and one of the top contenders for the College Football Playoff.
   

 

[8085sooner]

USC is the one I'll keep my eye on. The hype surrounding USC is borderline ridiculous. I've never seen a 3 loss team ranked 3rd in the final poll.

If they lose, 3 or 4 games this year, the coaching carousel, starts all over.

 

[MAIZEandBLUE09]

Pro-Trump? @MAIZEandBLUE09 what the hell happened, I thought you were all about the Hill Dog?

Also you have a new imposter.
@Maize&Blue&Silver

Definitely not pro-trump

 

[ralphiewvu]

Washington Huskies

1. 
   On the one hand, Washington fans are still thrilled with how last season played out. After going 15 years between 10-win seasons, the Huskies flirted with perfection for more than two months before earning the fourth and final spot in the 2016 CFP. Under normal circumstances, it was the type of campaign that would give a program and its coach a multiyear grace period before needing to compete for a title again.
   
   On the other hand, Washington was a year ahead of schedule in winning a dozen games with sophomores at both quarterback and running back, and it has one of the easiest schedules in the country for a second straight season.
   
   The Huskies play their nonconference games against Rutgers, Montana and Fresno State. They don't face USC during the regular season. And their games against Oregon, UCLA, Utah and Washington State all come at home. The road game against Stanford might be the only time prior to the Pac-12 Championship Game that Washington isn't favored by at least a touchdown.
   
   Thus, if the Huskies fail to even play for the conference title, the 2017 season will feel like a colossal disappointment. Conversely, if Jake Browning and company do win at least 11 games in the process of winning the Pac-12 North only to miss out on the CFP by losing to USC for a second straight season, that would also be a deflating finish.
   
   So much for that grace period. Rather, Washington raised the bar last season. It is now expected to be one of the two best teams west of Texas and one of the top contenders for the College Football Playoff.

WOW, I would have never guessed Washington would have been in the article link you posted.

 

[AlaskaGuy]

WOW, I would have never guessed Washington would have been in the article link you posted.

 

[ralphiewvu]

 

[fishinabarrel]

Washington Huskies

1. 
   On the one hand, Washington fans are still thrilled with how last season played out. After going 15 years between 10-win seasons, the Huskies flirted with perfection for more than two months before earning the fourth and final spot in the 2016 CFP. Under normal circumstances, it was the type of campaign that would give a program and its coach a multiyear grace period before needing to compete for a title again.
   
   On the other hand, Washington was a year ahead of schedule in winning a dozen games with sophomores at both quarterback and running back, and it has one of the easiest schedules in the country for a second straight season.
   
   The Huskies play their nonconference games against Rutgers, Montana and Fresno State. They don't face USC during the regular season. And their games against Oregon, UCLA, Utah and Washington State all come at home. The road game against Stanford might be the only time prior to the Pac-12 Championship Game that Washington isn't favored by at least a touchdown.
   
   Thus, if the Huskies fail to even play for the conference title, the 2017 season will feel like a colossal disappointment. Conversely, if Jake Browning and company do win at least 11 games in the process of winning the Pac-12 North only to miss out on the CFP by losing to USC for a second straight season, that would also be a deflating finish.
   
   So much for that grace period. Rather, Washington raised the bar last season. It is now expected to be one of the two best teams west of Texas and one of the top contenders for the College Football Playoff.

The QBs Husky impression is a bit off. Looks more like a bulldog