BYU-Washington

[Goatnapper'96]

Regarding the drops from the wideouts, I think a lot of that has to do with the changing of qbs every series. With how much WR depth BYU has they might be better off going with Hoffman, Jacobsen and say Wilson with Heaps. Then Chambers, Ashworth and Muehlman with Nelson. So that they can get comfortable with one quarterback. The switching has to be hard on the receivers since both qbs throw such a drastically different ball.

Is Hafoka going to redshirt this year? I did not see him on the field. Either Hafoka or Chambers should have been moved to safety IMO.

[The_Tick]

Hafoka got it for at least one play.

[Sizzle]

Is Hafoka going to redshirt this year? I did not see him on the field. Either Hafoka or Chambers should have been moved to safety IMO.

Hafoka was in on DiLuigi's TD pass I believe.

[HuskyFreeNorthwest]

I am with you. The day they hired the man who taunted KSU's bench in BYU's best bowl win, I became a Husky fan.

Saying that, I am not convinced my favorite # 12 will be in Purple and Gold for much more than 3 more years. I was not impressed with what Washington put on the field with what they had returning.

Sark is dead to me. I loved how he couldn't go for a photo at halftime because he had to "go get the special teams right". Then his special teams sucked in the second half and his play calling was just as bad.

He simmered in the SC arrogance for a few year and is the perfect fit for the Washington job. Sadly though you are right with what they are paying him, and that awful DC, he won't be there more than three years. This Husky team is going 5-7 or worse, and that fan base thinks that Don James is still relevant in college football.

[Flystripper]

Sark is dead to me. I loved how he couldn't go for a photo at halftime because he had to "go get the special teams right". Then his special teams sucked in the second half and his play calling was just as bad.

He simmered in the SC arrogance for a few year and is the perfect fit for the Washington job. Sadly though you are right with what they are paying him, and that awful DC, he won't be there more than three years. This Husky team is going 5-7 or worse, and that fan base thinks that Don James is still relevant in college football.

Have no fear Sark is baptizing himself in suckitude and that USC arrogance is washing off slowly. By the time he is fired he will be clean and you can love him again. (plus he won't be at UW which makes it easier for you)

[HuskyFreeNorthwest]

The 13 stages of being a Washington football fan.

C'mon, get them right. There are actually 13 stages which play out between coaching changes:

1) Post Season Hype. We Competed With The Cougars--beat them badly or even lose to them in stupendous fashion and talk about how you'll be dominant soon. Next year is the Return To Dominance.

2) LOI Day Hype. Another Crop of Fetters' King County All Stars Signs. Incomparable talent pours into the program and Auburndawg gets starstruck while nearly everyone worth an actual damn in the region has gone elsewhere, (J-Stew, Schilling, Mays, Heaps) for better opportunities. How can the Ducks, Cal, Beavers, whomever, possibly compete now?

3) Spring Game Hype. Gold against Purple, Purple against White, It Doesn't Matter. The O-line looks great, the D-line looks improved and no one notices tubs of soft margarine trying to sharpen butter knives. Another year in the system of Actual Coaching will improve everyone automatically come autumn.

4) Summer Hype. Everyone Has Stayed And Worked Harder Than Anyone In The History Of The Game. Piles of goo like Cort Dennison lose five pounds but still have moobs. New weight lifting records are set. The coaches have been learning from their mistakes. Everyone at Montlake will improve because there are no two star players impeding the Return To Dominance. No one has more upside than we do.

5) Fall Camp Hype. No One Will Be Able To Stop Stanback/Locker/Montana. Sometimes this stage is totally ridiculous, such as 10 in '10! and Jake For Heisman.

6) Prediction Time. We Will Be 10-2 Road Winners. Never mind the inconvenient fact that the last road win was in 2007, the Dawgs are going to the Rose Bowl.

7) Reality Sets In. The Team Loses Like Always. The ever elusive low level bowl game seems a pipe dream and the team looks like a decent impersonation of Gilby's and Ty's best teams.

8) Rationalizations Begin, The Coaches Are Being Paid About $3 Million Per Year To Learn On The Job. Bad schemes, bad shot calling, bad execution, bad reads, bad special teams, bad defensive lapses, are all blamed on the predecessor because the alternative is too horrific to contemplate.

9) Season Down The Drain. Birth (Or Rebirth) Of The Negadawg. No need to elaborate.

10) The Fire Coach _______ Website Is Announced.

11) The Conspiracy Theories Are Spun. Does The Upper Campus Hate Football? Do The Trustees Want the Husky Stadium Site For Its Real Estate Value?

12) Name Your Favorite Coach To Replace Coach X. Big Names Are Floated But None Are Realistic. The doogs do not realize that UW is no longer a destination job, but a career killer. Undeterred, they believe the coaching savior of choice will come to be the Next Don James Forever. After getting shaken down for pay raises by coaches nationwide, the final stage is. . . .

13) Hire The Next Incompetent Coach For More Money Than The Last One. Then, restart the cycle for the new hack at Step 2, with stories about what a wonderful job he did salvaging the latest class of Fetters' King County All Stars. Apologist Doogs for the new guy are on the job immediately while the old line Dawgs just shake their heads at the insanity of it all. Meanwhile no one fires the UW President.

[Goatnapper'96]

The 13 stages of being a Washington football fan.

# 8 kills me. I love it when fans spend so much time and effort blaming past regimes. I still think IndyCoug could blame Lavell Edwards for anything not right in the program.....

[Katy Lied]

I didnt see it, but my neighbor told me Jimmer was on tv and they asked him to prognosticate about the BYU-Washington game. One of his comments was that the UW long snapper was very inexperienced and maybe the special teams could rattle him and he would make a mistake.

I'd forgotten Jimmer was a footballer as well as a bball player.

[HuskyFreeNorthwest]

I didnt see it, but my neighbor told me Jimmer was on tv and they asked him to prognosticate about the BYU-Washington game. One of his comments was that the UW long snapper was very inexperienced and maybe the special teams could rattle him and he would make a mistake.

I'd forgotten Jimmer was a footballer as well as a bball player.

You are saying Jimmer is BYU's version of Matt Harpring? I think Donut and MarkGrace just fell even deeper into love.

[SeattleUte]

Washington's problem has been terrible coaching hires. Since James, they always seem to hire coaches for all the wrong reasons. I could have made better hires since James. Every one of them have made me sick when they were announced for varying reasons. It must reflect some kind of psychosis.

[Surfah]

Washington's problem has been terrible coaching hires. Since James, they always seem to hire coaches for all the wrong reasons. I could have made better hires since James. Every one of them have made me sick when they were announced for varying reasons. It must reflect some kind of psychosis.

I thought you barked for Sark? That was short lived.

[FMCoug]

I'm not trying to bust anyone's hump but it was clear to me that Nelson was the difference maker of the two. I let out a sigh of relief when Nelson entered the game. He delivered what I think Bronco thought he would. The fact is, though, you just can't keep a talent like Heaps off the field. It is in many ways similar to the Leak / Tebow situation. Hopefully they can continue to balance it to such an extent that it pays even bigger dividends down the road. My gut tells me though, they will have to name one the starter and give him the lion-share of snaps.

I think Bronco will wait one more game before making that decision—at least I hope he does.

Of course you are. But it's SOP for you. You state your opinions as fact and anybody who thinks differently is accused of lying or worse. Unless you were sitting by junkie at the game, your accusations make you look like an ass.

[tooblue]

Of course you are. But it's SOP for you. You state your opinions as fact and anybody who thinks differently is accused of lying or worse. Unless you were sitting by junkie at the game, your accusations make you look like an ass.

Holy cow, FM, if your that worked up about me maybe you should employ the ignore feature. Besides, junkie's a big boy he's got his own opinions as I do mine and we both offer them aggressively. It's what football fans do on message boards‽ As for being an ass your post above makes you the front runner. Welcome to the club!

[Non Sequitur]

I let out a sigh of relief when Nelson entered the game. He delivered what I think Bronco thought he would. The fact is, though, you just can't keep a talent like Heaps off the field.

Did you let out a sigh of relief when Nelson's horrible floater down the middle was dropped by the UW back? I know I did.

That pass gets intercepted nine out of ten times, and it's precisely why I will always hold my breath whenever Nelson is counted on to make a difficult pass at a crucial time in the game.

[SeattleUte]

I thought you barked for Sark? That was short lived.

Last Saturday's events were unpardonable.