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I’ll be the first to admit that I was a little skeptical that Chris Petersen could get things rolling at Washington after his uber-successful run at Boise State. And while the jury is still out on his time in Seattle, here’s one thing you can’t deny: His presence -- and his way of doing things -- is already being felt. Besides the back-to-back bowl seasons, Petersen has turned this into a “Chris Petersen type” program. High-profile stars who have caused headaches have been kicked to the curb (like Marcus Peters in 2014) and replaced with guys that Petersen dubs “OKG’s,” also known as “Our Kind of Guys.” Players like Gaskin, Browning and Baker might not have been the most high-profile recruits, but they’re quiet and hungry, and stay out of trouble off the field. It has resulted in gradual improvement over the last two years, and should lead to a breakout in 2016. Remember, although the Huskies “only” won seven games last year, there were three losses by a touchdown or less, meaning that win total could have been much higher. At this point, Petersen has a track record of continuously rolling out one successful, fundamentally sound football team after another. While he'll never match the 92-12 run he had at Boise, there's a reason Petersen wins much more often than he loses. Doubt him at your own risk.