And no, it's not 'The Oregon Ducks'.
According to Chris Petersen, there's nothing worse than hearing these three words from a player: I got you.
"No you don't have it," the Washington Head Coach said Thursday to the media with a sly grin. "Don't say that to us. It's just that mindset of right back to square one."
It's the expectation of constant improvement and not settling for getting to a certain level, a certain standard. It was asked in reference to Peyton Henry going 14-14 this year, and how much of this year's improvement had to do with missing a 37-yard field goal that would have given Washington a win at Oregon last year.
"How do we fix ourselves from last week? That's what it always is," Petersen said. "That would be ridiculous stewing (from last year). That's not how we operate. Maybe that's how you operate. But it's like every week you're motivated. Even when you win. There's enough things in that other game to where you're like, this is not right."
And Petersen went on to mention a few of the things the Huskies definitely need to work on ahead of Saturday's game against the Ducks, namely red zone execution and staying on the field and building an offensive rhythm against an Oregon defense that is flying high at the moment.
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