Having spoken to a member of the BOT, Ore's crystal ball seems to be quite well calibrated.
Next year will be an unmitigated disaster. Graduation, transfers, and an underwhelming recruiting class following this year's poopshow of a season will leave us decimated at nearly every position next year. 1-11 may be a remarkable feat to be honest.
The design of PBJ's contract and the current uncertainty surrounding UW and the state budget will lead to even bigger problems in 2026. My guess is that the UW athletics "kicker" in the budget is axed, in addition to UW losing its "block grant" - leading the legislature to gut "unnecessary" expense lines like athletics, especially after they pass more property tax cuts and are forced to provide some backfill to local governments that suffer reduced revenues as a result. The fact that we are uncompetitive, and an ugly football team will mean that UW will have even fewer friends when the slashing and burning hits after the 2025 season.
Previous hiring flubs were mostly survivable - as we know from Edwards, Vic, DC, and, hopefully, Linder. This one may have lasting and devastating effects on good ol' UW and our beloved Pokes. Elections, coaching hires, and contracts have consequences - and we are on the cusp of having to embrace some pretty ugly repercussions, I fear. Burman is presiding over the possible, functional end of UW athletics as we know them.