Years in advance?

by John Berkowitz on Oct 20, 2008 9:00 PM PDT

This is from Bob Condotta's Seattle Times blog and the weekly coaches show.

Willingham was asked about the budding controversy over the fact that the 1978 Rose Bowl team did not speak to his players prior to Saturday's game. Willingham had been asked about it after the game Saturday and said there wasn't enough time to make it work. He said the same again tonight though with a little more detail. First, Willingham said organizing such events are "something that you talk about years in advance ... that one just didn't quite get all the places that it needed to.'' Pressed on that, Willingham said that "I felt like there was not enough time to get properly involved,'' saying that more time would have been needed for the players from the 78 team to get their schedules altered to be able to speak to the team. Asked how much time would be needed, he said "if you knew about that three months, four months in advance, you could have guys plan their schedules.''

So Ty needed a couple of years notice to let his players mingle with the 1978 Rose Bowl team and Don James?

What a complete bunch of BS!

Who does he think he is fooling, or does he just not care?

Ty needs to go aftter the Notre Dame game!

Asked to name the biggest on-field accomplishments of his career, he cited the win at WSU in 2006 and the win over Boise State last year, admitting that there haven't been enough of them.

Beating WSU and Boise State are your biggest accomplishments over four years?

Asked a question that included the statement that he has set the program back five years, Willingham defended his program by saying that he thinks the current team still has a chance to turn things around.

Did Hugh Millen ask that question?

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Not like he hadn't already,

but he’s really making me wonder. It’s almost as if he’s trying to piss people off.

That game was probably the most fun to watch in all my years of watching the Huskies and to deprive the team of a chance to share a small part of that aura…is just mean. I think that season should be mandatory reading for all Husky FB players, if for nothing else than to show them just how much improbability factors in to college football.

slight threadjack, but how do you feel Jake should be coached and if a specific QB coach is needed, who would you like? My delusional side wants Mora to hire Holmgren as a special consultant for a year or two…

by hairofthedawg on Oct 20, 2008 9:49 PM PDT reply actions

When I read statements

like that from Ty, there have been other head scratchers as well, It causes me to wonder what world Ty lives in. Listening to him it’s obvious that he’s not well equipted to deal with the real world, he’s the worst PR disaster I can imagine, are these comments thought out at all?

by T9ODawg on Oct 21, 2008 6:45 AM PDT reply actions

I agree...

..It seems like he is just trying to piss as many people off as posible before the door is slamed shut. Ty needs to go.

by Snostrebla on Oct 21, 2008 8:05 AM PDT reply actions

Parting

I think you reach a point in time where it just doesn’t work anymore and it is best for both parties to move on before things get vindictive.

by John Berkowitz on Oct 21, 2008 8:08 AM PDT reply actions

Too late?

Maybe some of this redshirt burning is Ty’s way of saying screw you to the UW.

When an employee gives two weeks notice most companies give that person two weeks pay in lieu of notice to keep any venom out of the work place. Ty’s situation isn’t exactly the same but we have reached the point that everyone knows he will not be retained. There is no positive ROI to keep him on at this point the negatives keep piling up. We are starting to hear of dissension amongst the players, players wanting to transfer. At some point Woodward needs to start to stop the bleeding. How many transfer applications does he need to see?

Jack

by T9ODawg on Oct 21, 2008 9:02 AM PDT reply actions

Excellent point Jack

I think it is commendable that Woodward wants to do the right thing and treat Willingham’s exit with respect. I think he also counted on a couple of victories along the way to keep the torch and pitchfork crowd at bay.

As the immortal Barbara Hedges once said, “That was then, this is now!”

by John Berkowitz on Oct 21, 2008 9:22 AM PDT reply actions

Maybe Willingham and Woodward are playing a game of chicken

Woodward wants to appear like a stand-up guy, so he wants Willingham to resign. Willingham can’t resign because he’ll lose his martyr status he worked so had to cultivate after ND fired him. He’s already been exposed as a poor coach, so his mythical reputation is all he has left. Quitting wouldn’t exactly bolster that reputation.

by discovolante on Oct 21, 2008 10:22 AM PDT reply actions