Was Hiring Lake Always Going to be a Mistake?

Photo by David Becker/Getty ImagesRight now, with the sky 100% falling on the UW football program, it’s certainly easy to think so. I’ve seen a number of comments on the boards asking why the program hired Lake in the first place. “Why didn’t they hire an experienced coach? This is the University of Washington! We’re not a stepping stone for untried assistants trying to make their name and then move on elsewhere! A real football program would never hire someone like this! (also, PS - FIRE EVERYONE!!!)”

That sounds good on the face of it: find someone who’s already made a name for themselves and go get them. Of course, if someone is already being successful as a head coach somewhere else,…