A day in the life of Chris Petersen, UW coach.

Takeaways:

1. CP is a cool cat, and it's no wonder he's been so successful.
2. UW seems like a sweet gig and a real threat to poach our coaches.
3. Being a HC is pretty demanding. It should be no surprise that they need to unplug from that life and recharge once in a while.

It's telling how he wasn't able to squeeze in a workout the day the video was filmed. CP appears to be in good shape, but it's no wonder guys like Tedford and Meyer can let their health situations get out of control.

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wifeisafurd said:

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burritos said:

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***? Wow. How fast can we start poaching their recruits? Do we want Garbers part deux?

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How fast can you say poaching our defensive coaches (particular GA who is close to Lake) and thus our recruits.. Or maybe Sirmon who is a QB at Udub. This is not good for Cal. Should be a good test for Wilcox.

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IIRC. the UW QB Sirmon is Peter's nephew. Pete Kwiatkowski, of course, has been a co-DC with Lake and could stay on in that capacity but they might still want Peter Sirmon as a defensive assistant. Almost certainly there will be a replacement body on the UW staff as Lake moves up.

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Plus Sirmon played with Wilcox at Oregon. I don't see him leaving, but if he does it will be for a lot of money (which I wouldn't think we should pay anyway).

I'd be far more worried that with all the shared connections, UW would look at similar OC's and be able to pay more.

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Rushinbear said:

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tequila4kapp said:

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Insta-promoting Jimmy Lake seems like a bit of a desperation or short sighted move. The guy has never been a HC before.

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It was said to have been between him and JW for Cal. He's gonna do ok, altho you never want to follow a successful hc (Shaw has been the exception).

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Lincoln Riley is doing very well following Bob Stoops at Oklahoma.

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And Ryan Day (#1 ranked OSU), Dabo Sweeny and Justin Wilcox. Being a former HC is not a prerequisite for success.

Just wow

MathTeacherMike said:

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BearSD said:

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Rushinbear said:

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tequila4kapp said:

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Insta-promoting Jimmy Lake seems like a bit of a desperation or short sighted move. The guy has never been a HC before.

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It was said to have been between him and JW for Cal. He's gonna do ok, altho you never want to follow a successful hc (Shaw has been the exception).

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Lincoln Riley is doing very well following Bob Stoops at Oklahoma.

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And Ryan Day (#1 ranked OSU), Dabo Sweeny and Justin Wilcox. Being a former HC is not a prerequisite for success.

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And being a bad coach is not a requisite for failure, and being a good coach is not a requisite for success

bipolarbear said:

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510 Bear said:

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tequila4kapp said:

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Insta-promoting Jimmy Lake seems like a bit of a desperation or short sighted move. The guy has never been a HC before.

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And I didn't see the word "interim" in that press release. Makes me wonder what in the heck is going on up there.

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If you read their boards, they love Jimmy Lake up there.

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Well they were #1 in team defense three years straight until 2019. As soon as the defense dips, fans will concoct a narrative where he's becoming a worse coach.

I mean, some Bama fans now think "Bama is a program in decline" and "Saban is losing it"...

GBear4Life said:

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Well they were #1 in team defense three years straight until 2019. As soon as the defense dips, fans will concoct a narrative where he's becoming a worse coach.

I mean, some Bama fans now think "Bama is a program in decline" and "Saban is losing it"...

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"What? You say 'Saban is losing
it!' Oh, I could just cry! "

MathTeacherMike said:

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BearSD said:

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Rushinbear said:

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tequila4kapp said:

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Insta-promoting Jimmy Lake seems like a bit of a desperation or short sighted move. The guy has never been a HC before.

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It was said to have been between him and JW for Cal. He's gonna do ok, altho you never want to follow a successful hc (Shaw has been the exception).

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Lincoln Riley is doing very well following Bob Stoops at Oklahoma.

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And Ryan Day (#1 ranked OSU), Dabo Sweeny and Justin Wilcox. Being a former HC is not a prerequisite for success.

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I would not characterize either Tommy Bowden or Sonny Dykes as "successful" at Clemson and Cal respectively.

tequila4kapp said:

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LunchTime said:

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tequila4kapp said:

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Insta-promoting Jimmy Lake seems like a bit of a desperation or short sighted move. The guy has never been a HC before.

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I am not sure having been a HC makes you a good HC.

Peterson was as proven a coach as Saban or Meyer was before their moves out of the midmajors. He had those three 10+ win seasons with Washington, but walks away at 54-26. I'd take it, but I think UW wants more.

Willingham Gilby and Neuheisel were all head coaches. They all stunk. It seems to me that they are as likely to succeed with a assistant hire or promotion as trying to snag a proven coach, or poach another teams HC.

Maybe Washington is where talented and talentless alike go to die.

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That doesn't guarantee the person will succeed, but there is clearly less risk selecting someone that has been a HC because they have a track record doing the exact job you are hiring for.

Schools with certain profiles accept that risk for a variety of reasons. Schools like UW, who claim to aspire for national championships, etc. should be taking some time to make sure they are making the right hire, not just quickly fill the spot from within because the guy is well liked.

Gilbertson stunk at Cal. UW should have known better but they followed the kind of thinking they are using now with the Lake hire.

Neuhseisel didn't exactly stink, but he wasn't as good as UW normally wants (1 RB, 2 Holiday bowls, etc.).

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You may be right, but why would you assume this wasn't thought out and pre-planned? The speed with which it was completed suggests plenty of premeditation.

Lake's head coaching contract was completed before today's announcement. Petersen didn't just decide to resign last night and tell the AD this morning.

71Bear said:

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BearSD said:

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Rushinbear said:

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tequila4kapp said:

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Insta-promoting Jimmy Lake seems like a bit of a desperation or short sighted move. The guy has never been a HC before.

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It was said to have been between him and JW for Cal. He's gonna do ok, altho you never want to follow a successful hc (Shaw has been the exception).

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Lincoln Riley is doing very well following Bob Stoops at Oklahoma.

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There have been quite a few over the years, particularly at powerhouse programs.

The best that I remember is Tom Osborne following Bob Devaney at Nebraska.

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Chip Kelly succeeding Belotti up at Nike U

ducky23 said:

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tequila4kapp said:

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Insta-promoting Jimmy Lake seems like a bit of a desperation or short sighted move. The guy has never been a HC before.

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That was my first reaction as well.

I can see someone like cal taking a chance on a guy like Wilcox. But you would think Uw would at least see if they could get one of the top names (like fleck, etc).

This was probably petersen's desired successor and UW just decided to go with it, I guess

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What does UW know about quality HCs - they hired Gilbertson. Hope that Lake is more like Gilby

When he didn't shake Wilcox hand post game I got feeling something was off ... I am not surprised at all.

71Bear said:

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wifeisafurd said:

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burritos said:

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***? Wow. How fast can we start poaching their recruits? Do we want Garbers part deux?

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How fast can you say poaching our defensive coaches (particular GA who is close to Lake) and thus our recruits.. Or maybe Sirmon who is a QB at Udub. This is not good for Cal. Should be a good test for Wilcox.

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They only have one opening (Lake via Petersen). Therefore, they can only hire one coach.

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Was thinking one or the other. Sirmon may be too much of a conflict of interest for Lake with the relative competing for the QB position. They do have a co-DB coach they could upgrade and not take GA. But my understanding is GA and Lake are close, so the concern is more with GA and some mod types have expressed that concern. Should. be an interesting couple of weeks for Wilcox on the recruiting and coaching staff sides.

going4roses said:

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When he didn't shake Wilcox hand post game I got feeling something was off ... I am not surprised at all.

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Who didn't shake hands with Wilcox, Pete?

Yes

wifeisafurd said:

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burritos said:

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***? Wow. How fast can we start poaching their recruits? Do we want Garbers part deux?

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How fast can you say poaching our defensive coaches (particular GA who is close to Lake) and thus our recruits.. Or maybe Sirmon whose son is a QB at Udub. This is not good for Cal. Should be a good test for Wilcox.

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The UW Assistant DB coach is moving to the DB coach and Kwiatkowski is moving to DC, so there is no reason for any Cal coach to be poached by Lake, unless it is offensive. Their offense is pretty mediocre as well, so I would imagine they will be using the money freed up to get some pep in their offensive coaching side of things.

BerlinerBaer said:

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71Bear said:

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BearSD said:

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Rushinbear said:

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tequila4kapp said:

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Insta-promoting Jimmy Lake seems like a bit of a desperation or short sighted move. The guy has never been a HC before.

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It was said to have been between him and JW for Cal. He's gonna do ok, altho you never want to follow a successful hc (Shaw has been the exception).

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Lincoln Riley is doing very well following Bob Stoops at Oklahoma.

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There have been quite a few over the years, particularly at powerhouse programs.

The best that I remember is Tom Osborne following Bob Devaney at Nebraska.

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Chip Kelly succeeding Belotti up at Nike U

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Terry Donahue succeeding Dick Vermeil at Southern Branch.
John Robinson succeeding John McKay at USC.

southseasbear said:

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BerlinerBaer said:

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71Bear said:

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BearSD said:

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Rushinbear said:

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tequila4kapp said:

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Insta-promoting Jimmy Lake seems like a bit of a desperation or short sighted move. The guy has never been a HC before.

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It was said to have been between him and JW for Cal. He's gonna do ok, altho you never want to follow a successful hc (Shaw has been the exception).

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Lincoln Riley is doing very well following Bob Stoops at Oklahoma.

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There have been quite a few over the years, particularly at powerhouse programs.

The best that I remember is Tom Osborne following Bob Devaney at Nebraska.

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Chip Kelly succeeding Belotti up at Nike U

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Terry Donahue succeeding Dick Vermeil at Southern Branch.
John Robinson succeeding John McKay at USC.

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Mariucci succeeding Snyder. F'in Bockrath!