Fans are fans and the reason why sports are so fun and
entertaining to be around is because of all the true believers who think their
team is number 1. Games and their results cause a great deal of commotion
within the world of sports and there is a perfect example of this after the
Huskies loss. Some Huskies fans started to call for Steve Sarkisians job
following the loss, as well as the starting job of Keith Price, and I truly
think that is absurd. Here are five reasons, just for that one guy on Twitter
that Sark will not be and should not be fired:
1. There is too
big of a financial commitment towards him at the current time. Sark is a multi-million
dollar per year coach and with a firing, the athletic department would be left
with some serious need for money, especially after the stadium renovation. A
new high-caliber coach would cost just as much or maybe even more as Sark and
if you add up the money for the new coach and the guaranteed money for Sark, it
just doesn't work out financially.
2. Recruiting
would take a serious hit. Sark has many ties within California as he has
recruited that area for now over 7 or 8 years. He knows most of the powerhouse
high schools coaches and to be honest, our team is basically made up of
California kids right now. If we fire Sark, we lose most of these kids in
recruiting and then end up with who knows what. Sark is too crucial for the Dawgs
in recruiting.
3. Sark is
actually, believe it or not, a great football coach. Sure he can improve,
but everyone can improve in their daily jobs. Sark has developed many
quarterbacks over his tenures of coaching and this experience only attracts
high school quarterbacks to the University of Washington. Every player listens
when he speaks and even though he might not be the best at getting his teams
prepared on game day, he has made the hires around him that will help out this
problem in the future (yes Tosh I'm talking about you). Sark’s experience
around college football is too valuable for the Huskies to lose.
4. Another
coaching change just provides more instability and excuses, and sends the team
into chaos. The Huskies just had an overhaul of coaches. They can't have
another coaching change, especially with the head coaching job, or the players
won't know what to expect when they come into the office day in and day out. I
just experienced a coaching change and it was pretty tough for me. This was on
a high school level. Imagine what it would be like on a college level! It would
truly be detrimental to all the current players. The program needs continuous
stability for a substantial amount of time.
5. Sark has shown
VERY promising glimpses. Even though four years seems like a ton of time,
in the whole scheme of things, it really isn't. Sure Sark has had time to
develop the program and get the kinds of players he wants, but his first full
recruiting class is just becoming seniors next year. He has earned big wins
over Stanford, Nebraska and USC in his tenure and this shows some big promise
to me. You can’t dwell on these wins, but nonetheless, they show the program is
heading in the right direction. Sark has learned more and more each year he has
been with the Dawgs and I think that the comparison to Jim Harbaugh is a fair
one. In both situations, both coaches have learned from their mistakes in the
previous years and have acted on these mistakes, such as Sark making the moves
to create a better defense. In my opinion it will all come to fruition for Sark
next year. You can say it as many times as you want, but the fact is, the
Huskies are still young. That's not an excuse, it's the truth. With Keith
Price's senior leadership next year, he should give everybody no doubt on who
should be the coach in the future.
Keith Price can only hope that his senior season doesn't have the same start to it as his junior season did. He looks to pull it all together for the final five games of his junior season.
DEAN RUTZ / THE SEATTLE TIMES
Sure, right after the Arizona loss I thought that it was
all because of the terrible coaching and play calling of Sark, but as I took a step
back from it all and truthfully looked at the situation, I saw that the loss
was not 100% of Sark’s fault. He is still adjusting without his advisor and OC
Doug Nussmeier and I think this is the main reason why UW's offense hasn't been
as explosive as last year. Nussmeier really helped with the plan of attack in
games and I just don’t see the same wise plan in this year’s offense. Add in the
injuries to the offensive line and an injured Jesse Callier and you have an offense
struggling for points. This has been the case all season, but don’t look for it
to continue into next year.
The one big thing that Sark can currently do, and needs
to do, is to win at least four more games this season. With the exception of
Oregon State, every one of the teams remaining on the schedule is very
beatable. Sark just needs to get his players ready on game day. If Sark doesn't
win at least 4 of the next five games, I can see some of your guys' calls for a
new coach justifiable, but until then Sark should feel no pressure of his job
being taken away.
Joe Nicholson-US PRESSWIRE
I really think the Dawgs have a bright future and have
thought for the past couple of years or so that 2013 could be a huge year in
Seattle sports. The Seahawks should make a deep playoff run, the Sounders
should make a deeper playoff run, the Mariners could be in contention with a
few offseason signings and last but not least, the Dawgs could be looking at a
Rose Bowl, at most, but definitely a solid bowl game in Keith Price's senior
year. The Dawgs are young. Just wait until the Dawgs become more mature and
wise next year because when they do, you'll be kicking yourself for ever
questioning the ability of Steve Sarkisian and the rest of his coaching staff.
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