USC Should Have Taken Petersen Rather Than Sark

[BusSport]

Washington lucked out: lost their coach and improved (got an upgrade) doing so.

 

[WizardHawk]

No and Yes.

Petersen didn't fit in down in la la land and probably never would have. Sark has the arrogance to make himself at home there. He also saw how that program can run on all cylindars under Carroll and knows what it will take to bring them back.

Both teams got the coach that was better for them in this deal. Sark likely wasn't going to get to a title here and Petersen would have been like a fish out of water down there.

 

[cane_man]

Usc couldnt match udubs offer

 

[trojanfan12]

No and Yes.

Petersen didn't fit in down in la la land and probably never would have. Sark has the arrogance to make himself at home there. He also saw how that program can run on all cylindars under Carroll and knows what it will take to bring them back.

Both teams got the coach that was better for them in this deal. Sark likely wasn't going to get to a title here and Petersen would have been like a fish out of water down there.

100% spot on!!

 

[trojanfan12]

Usc couldnt match udubs offer

Really?!? USC was willing to pay up to $6 million a year for a coach. Petersen got $3.6 million per year. Please explain how USC "couldn't match udubs offer".

As Wizard said, both programs got the coach that was the best fit for their program.

 

[ram29jackson]

it has nothing to do with USC . He wasn't going there because he wants to stay in the North West for his son in the first place

 

[Red_Alert]

How long before the rookie coaches at Oregon drop back to perenial third behind Stanford and Washington?

 

[dirtboy068]

Peterson should be the #1 canidaite for any job in America IE Florida , Texas, USC and so on


he takes the job at Washington just bizarre. I don't get it

 

[dirtboy068]

Washington lucked out: lost their coach and improved (got an upgrade) doing so.

I agree 100%

 

[Red_Alert]

Peterson should be the #1 canidaite for any job in America IE Florida , Texas, USC and so on


he takes the job at Washington just bizarre. I don't get it

Believe it or not, some people like this type of view.

 

[cane_man]

Really?!? USC was willing to pay up to $6 million a year for a coach. Petersen got $3.6 million per year. Please explain how USC "couldn't match udubs offer".

As Wizard said, both programs got the coach that was the best fit for their program.

Lighten up francis. Theres a joke up thar somewhere.

 

[cane_man]

Peterson should be the #1 canidaite for any job in America IE Florida , Texas, USC and so on


he takes the job at Washington just bizarre. I don't get it

OT: hows that other site doing?

 

[cwerph]

Usc couldnt match udubs offer

Should have used the sarcasm font.

 

[cane_man]

Believe it or not, some people like this type of view.

Man.....if only the weather was more human friendly. Be thar in a second!

 

[WizardHawk]

Peterson should be the #1 canidaite for any job in America IE Florida , Texas, USC and so on


he takes the job at Washington just bizarre. I don't get it

He likes to fish and enjoys the NW outdoor life. His kids are now out of high school, but he has family in this area and wants to stay around this part of the country because of it. Petersen doesn't enjoy the media or the limelight and UW isn't a hot bed for that despite having a program that can reach the big stage.

He had taken BSU about as far as he could have and was ready for a new challenge. He had said last summer that it might be time for a change for him.

So why UW? A program on the rise with a lot of talent already there, but hasn't been a top ranked team in more than a decade. The pieces are there, but the pressure isn't nearly what it would have been at some of those other schools. He will be given more time to get it all going. UW just opened a brand new stadium and facilities that are said to be the top in the Pac (although many agree Oregon's facilities cannot be topped by anyone). This is a football town with all other sports a distant second at best. The fan base here is rabid and very supportive and yet we give the coaches their chance to get things done without unnecessary pressure.

Bottom line: He likes the region and UW gives him a platform to go to the major college level without a lot of the pressure or media scrutiny.

 

[dirtboy068]

Believe it or not, some people like this type of view.

ive lived here for ten years. NOTHING SPECIAL

 

[tshirt]

USC couldn't have gotten Petersen if they wanted to, Peterson said thanks but no thanks to USC

The question is not why did USC pick Sark over Petersen, the question is why did Petersen pick UW over USC. If you go read the Petersen to Washington thread, people gave a lot of great reasons why Petersen would like UW/Seattle over USC/Los Angeles

 

[Red_Alert]

Man.....if only the weather was more human friendly. Be thar in a second!

Yeah.

Think about it though. The scenery of the two places is very similar.

 

[cane_man]

Should have used the sarcasm font.

I keep forgetting that

 

[cane_man]

USC couldn't have gotten Petersen if they wanted to, Peterson said thanks but no thanks to USC

The question is not why did USC pick Sark over Petersen, the question is why did Petersen pick UW over USC. If you go read the Petersen to Washington thread, people gave a lot of great reasons why Petersen would like UW/Seattle over USC/Los Angeles

The rumors are he never had the usc job.