@haie Unfortunately, UW needs their money to compete so you better find a way to get them onboard.
I have never seen so little Husky football talk in mid-August
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That's on you for not paying attention. Bryant, Davis, Williams and Lane are all Huskies recruited out of HS and are all entering their third year in the program. Where have you been? Audric Harris is in his second year and played as a true freshman, Durftoe is in his third year at UW. Just admit you don't care because there are many players you can watch grow and develop if you look. Fish has said many times he wants less and less portal additions every year. He wants what you and I both want. Recruit them, develop them, pay them, keep them. The program is rebuilding through recruiting but they had to take 50+ players the last two years because you can't play a team of strictly first and second year guys and compete. If Judd loses a bunch of starters that are "his guys" after this season and next then I'll possibly start to check out but UW aint there yet. You've got to admit the circumstances after the Deboer exit were catastrophic, then pair it with Jimmy's last shitty class and DeBoers first shitty class and you're in a pickle in terms of sheer numbers. It's getting better, open yo eyes Worshington!
Yeah the "I don't know half the players on the team anymore!" stuff.
Maybe read something for 5 minutes a day or listen to a 20 minute podcast?
I get that a lot of these guys are from Arizona high schools lately, but Petersen's staff recruited that state a bunch too, so who cares.
Maybe read something for 5 minutes a day or listen to a 20 minute podcast?
I get that a lot of these guys are from Arizona high schools lately, but Petersen's staff recruited that state a bunch too, so who cares.
The penny pinchers here haven't been spending since before the Petersen tenure anyways and the stimulae in front of me all last season says that that's a small minority of older fans. Sorry.
Penix was the best pure passer I've seen in my lifetim. Passes I've never seen completed. Ropes. Dimes. All the cliches.
The script this year is that Washington loses a heartbreaker to Buck, this site gives up on the season similar to 2022 after ASU, and then they win some close games including Oregon and then everybody's back just in time for Jedd to lose a NY6 bowl or playoff game.
That would not be the worst season
Better seats for me!!
PostGameOrangeSlices
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A lot of the players have been here that are key, Demond, Boston, etc.
PostGameOrangeSlices
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Coming so close to the natty, and then getting kicked in the nuts with DeBoer leaving, definitely took the wind out of this place
It'll bounce back. If Vanilla doesn't fuck things up.
If you had asked the long time poasters here if they really thought UW would play in a title game again in our life time, the unanimous answer would be "no".
To be 14-0 with that opportunity, to have it end the way it did…sucked
It'll bounce back. If Vanilla doesn't fuck things up.
If you had asked the long time poasters here if they really thought UW would play in a title game again in our life time, the unanimous answer would be "no".
To be 14-0 with that opportunity, to have it end the way it did…sucked
Tequilla
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What are you wanting to talk about @DerekJohnson
There's a lot of reason to be optimistic on the season but there's also some unknowns to pump the brakes with
Personally, I think it's very possible to be a CFP contender this year and I'd love to be 9-2 for the Oregon game with so much on the line
CBS Sports Network in their Big10 preview had the win %'s of our toughest games as:
Oregon - 35%
Ohio St - 39%
at Michigan - 42%
at Wisconsin - 69%
Illinois - 75%
Knock off Ohio St early (and there's a very good case for an upset being more than possible) and things go full DOOG quickly
I'm all for staying under the radar at this point … best to get Ohio St not thinking too much of their trip West
There's a lot of reason to be optimistic on the season but there's also some unknowns to pump the brakes with
Personally, I think it's very possible to be a CFP contender this year and I'd love to be 9-2 for the Oregon game with so much on the line
CBS Sports Network in their Big10 preview had the win %'s of our toughest games as:
Oregon - 35%
Ohio St - 39%
at Michigan - 42%
at Wisconsin - 69%
Illinois - 75%
Knock off Ohio St early (and there's a very good case for an upset being more than possible) and things go full DOOG quickly
I'm all for staying under the radar at this point … best to get Ohio St not thinking too much of their trip West
After getting to summit of the Mountaintop and losing in Houston, my apathy for husky football is the same as many are saying in this thread.
For last 40 years I knew the roster front to back, would read and listen to anything UW football related, followed recruiting and couldn't wait for the season to start.
Obviously winning will be the cure all, but no way does it help the sport to have open free agency where your roster is going to flip at least 25% every year and many guys will be here and gone in 3 months.
dannarc
New Fish
We will always have a core of guys that developed in the system and will be paid accordingly then there will be the guys that have underperformed and didn’t pan out that Fisch will have to send to Idaho, then there will be a few tweener guysm that go after bigger bags because they feel slighted. The NFL shit Fisch is pedaling is a good model for keeping a core nucleus together to win games and improve draft stock because NFL is indeed > NIL.
NIL and all this branding shit will not be the demise of the game as some of us have told y’all. Things will equalize and you better buckle up for a playoff run soon. It’s all entertainment, I still think college ball is more of a team sport than pro, I’ll still watch both but with different expectations
NIL and all this branding shit will not be the demise of the game as some of us have told y’all. Things will equalize and you better buckle up for a playoff run soon. It’s all entertainment, I still think college ball is more of a team sport than pro, I’ll still watch both but with different expectations
Ironically the thread born of pointing out that football talk is scarce has developed some of the best football talk this month.
This thread has happened every single August every single season since the COVID year.
Before that it was similar but whining about how poorly run the Pac 12 is.
You love free things, shocking.