[dawgfan]

Originally Posted by MrBug708

He didn't petition for a hardship waiver. He asked to have it waived since he wasn't forthcoming about his recruitment of Eason. So within two months, he had Eason (when Petersen knew he was coming) and the OC left to take the OSU job.

This is an epic level of whining by Yankoff and UCLA fans on his behalf. He's bitching about having to compete to win the starting job? I'll remind you that he was running 4th out of 4 quarterbacks this past spring behind not just Eason but Jake Haener (only one class ahead of Yankoff) and Jacob Sirmon (same class as Yankoff). He showed great athleticism but also that he needed a lot of work as a passer. So even if you say that having Eason around delayed Yankoff's ability to win the QB job by one to two years (depending on how long Eason stays, and the assumption at that point was just one year) he was STILL running behind two other guys who would block him longer.

This doesn't even take us to the dubious idea that Petersen was "recruiting" Eason before Yankoff signed in December of 2017. Eason didn't announce he was transferring until January 6th, three days after Yankoff enrolled. Now, before that transfer was announced, did people in Eason's orbit contact the UW to find out if what Petersen had told Eason back in 2015 when he committed to Georgia was still true ("If things don't work out there, we'll always have a spot for you")? Almost certainly true. That's not "recruiting" though.

Even if you want to dispute that and say that Petersen - the guy who fellow coaches say is as clean as anyone in running their program - was breaking NCAA rules by actively recruiting Eason before he had announced he would transfer, you're saying that Yankoff felt he had a legitimate gripe sufficient enough to allow him a waiver to NCAA transfer rules because *GASP* another QB two years ahead of him in eligibility transferred to his school.

Though the NCAA’s criteria for granting immediate-eligibility waivers are seemingly nebulous and ever-changing, it is generally believed that a player with the blessing of his previous institution is likely to gain approval.

Yes, what the prior institution says about those requests definitely has a big impact on the NCAA's ruling, but they have the ultimate authority. I do find it odd to argue that Petersen lacks "integrity" by choosing to uphold NCAA rules regarding transfers. It's not like he hasn't granted waivers in other situations where he deems it worthy (Ale Kaho). In this case there was no obvious hardship, it was just that Yankoff didn't like where he was on the depth chart and wanted out. OK, go ahead and transfer, but there are rules that govern how that operates. If you want to argue that the rule should be amended to allow for immediate eligibility for all transfers, fine. But that's not the rule currently, and there was no compelling reason in this case to waive the rule.

But alas, Petersen just proves he's no different from the rest of the hypocrits who face no punishment by not living up to the deal they signed to the school and the players they promised to coach for their four years.

Please do tell me how Petersen didn't "live up" to his deal with Washington. Point me to how he is in violation of the terms of his contract. I'll wait.

Also, you know for a fact that Petersen has promised the players on his team that he'd be there for the entirety of their college careers?

This isn't a case of a coach bailing on one job to climb the coaching ladder/earn more money. He's not leaving for Alabama or the NFL. He's retiring from coaching. And it's not like he was jumping around from job to job every few years as a head coach. He spent 7 years at Boise State before leaving, longer than any college athlete is at one spot.

This is some weak sauce Bug. You're better than this.