A Little Nick Daschel
by John Berkowitz on Aug 12, 2009 9:57 AM PDT
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PrintIf you are a Husky fan who lived in the Vancouver, WA area over the past decade, Nick Daschel is probably not on your Christmas list. Nick rarely wrote anything nice about the Huskies, while extolling the virtues of Oregon and Oregon State...who, by the way, just happened to be doing most everything right.
From what I gather, Nick isn't actually a Husky-hater. Like many of us. he simply wasn't a fan of Barbara Hedges, Rick Neuheisel, Keith Gilbertson, or Todd Turner. If you get paid for sports writing,you need to tell it like it is. For better or worse, Daschel is probably the most critical; I keep a close eye on what professionals like Nick write; when they do write something positive, they truly mean it.
The truth is, this is a team coming off a 0-12 season, but it is not a 0-12 team. Sarkisian has some tools to work with, and unlike his predecessor, he’s not going to pack it in halfway through the season.
Nick hits the bulls-eye here, which I have been making since Steve Sarkisian was hired. Washington isn't really an 0-12 team, and this isn't an 0-12 coaching staff. Sure, there are some holes and a serious lack of depth, but this team--if it stays healthy--will surprise some people.
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There's a reason why good Coaches are paid well
It’s because they know how to run a team and manage other coaches. Div 1 football passed Ty up a long time ago. Much like the Seahawks floundered with a tired and out of touch Tom Flores back in the day, Ty’s best days are well past him.
We now have a coaching staff that embodies exactly what they want in their players. Passion, aggressiveness and structure. That goes a LONG way towards improving a team. Were we’re hurting at is the depth that we need but thankfully the top layer is good enough to win some games and agressive recruiting and player development will restock the cupboards.
Soon Daschel will have to admit that the UW is the school doing things correctly and being the model to follow or at least admire.
Flores
good compariosn but Flores was also one heckuva a guy.
by John Berkowitz on Aug 12, 2009 12:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Nick Holt
I realize Coach Sark is “the man” and it’s understandable that he would garner the “lion’s share” of attention. But what about Nick Holt? He’s “the man” on the defensive side for the DAWGS and I for one would like to hear more about him. Softy had a nice interview with him when he was hired, he basically broke down what you had to do to stop these spread offenses. Good stuff!
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Holt
I am sure there will be plenty more on Holt over the next 27 practices. The interviews and subjects always start with the head man and QB. You will hear plenty about Holt.
by John Berkowitz on Aug 12, 2009 12:36 PM PDT reply actions
AWESOME!...
…lookin’ forward to it!
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Dick Naschel
If the man is saying positive things now I would take that as a good sign! I’ve read some of his previous writing and he hasn’t had anything positive to say about the DAWGS. Someone said he’s a wswho grad.
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i always thought nick was a dick
but really alot of what he said was the hurtful truth.
i’m just happy that the person up on the hill ie emmert understands the values of a successful football program.
this last article gave me an objective reinforcement of what i have been feeling so far this year.
i believe he is a beaver although it seems like he wished he was duck.
he’ll come around.
by PandG on Aug 12, 2009 7:21 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Nick the Dick
I honestly thought that too, however that doesn’t seem to be the case.
by John Berkowitz on Aug 13, 2009 8:15 AM PDT up reply actions
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