It was wild to hear (some…) Husky fans boo him during games. When he was throwing to John Ross he was unbeatable (43 TDs/9 Ints in 2016? Almost 69% completion percentage with 8.1 YPA in 2017? Astonishing!). He was a wizard, and there were many times I wish he was our QB.
So hearing Husky fans boo him like crazy in the few games I attended was confusing. Somehow they forget just how terrible* Husky Football was between the Rose Bowl in 2000 and finally getting back to over 7 wins in 2011. Lots of 0-, 1-, 2-, 4-, 5-, 6, and 7-win seasons in the meantime. Browning took them to the CFP in 2016, and suddenly Husky Nation thought they were “Back, Baby!”, only to boo him for leading them to 2 straight 10-win seasons afterward.
*more than a few of my friends who have season tickets going back decades can’t get their (adult) kids to go to games with them, because their memories growing up were of the Huskies losing 8+ games per year (or 11 or 12…).