Husky Press Conference
by John Berkowitz on Jan 6, 2009 1:51 PM PST
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One of the nicer features of www.GoHuskies.com is the ability to watch most of the press conferences live over the Internet. In the days of Tyrone it gave a guy like me back in Chicago just as much access as the rest of the media members who had to trudge down to Montlake. That of course all changes this year with Sarkisian who is going to open up most of the practices to everyone starting this spring.
Lets start it off with one word AWESOME!
Holt used that word over and over again to describe the opportunity to work with Steve Sarkisian and the University of Washington. What comes across is that both of these are very close and have lot of confidence in their abilities without coming off the least bit conceited. These are the type of guys that you wouldn't mind having a beer with.
Personality wise Holt is exactly the type of guy you want leading your defense. You can tell that the kids will just run through walls for him. His personality is electric and he is a dedicated teacher who knows exacty what he wants. I came away very impressed with him. He is exactly what a team that lacks passion and energy needs.
Holt didn't come cheap. Washington has agreed to pay him a three-year contract worth $600,000 in the first year and $650,000 in the second and third years. He also will receive a $200,000 retention bonus, payable to him up front, but would have to be returned all or in part, on a sliding scale, if he were to leave before the end of the contract. So in total, it's a three-year deal worth $2.1 million or obviously, $700,000 a year. That makes Nick Holt one of the highest paid assistants in the country.
Job number one for these guys is to coach up the players they have to take it to a higher level. Job number two is to bring in some recruits for 2009 that will help make an immediate impact.
Obviously at this stage of the game Washington will have to mainly rely on the players that are currently in the program. Holt says he needs to get to know them and gain their trust. After that there will be a lot of teaching to do because last years defensive numbers simply won't cut it if Washington wants to be competitive.
One thing for sure is there will be hitting in practice every single day. They are going to teach these kids to tackle. They are going to teach them not to get beat long. They are also going to import the Pete Carroll system of defense to Washington. Think of the Huskies as USC North over the next couple of years as they recruit and get their systems and schemes established.
USC North isn't exactly a bad thing when you factor in that they have won seven straight conference championship. They both talked about how exciting it was to be in the Rose Bowl last week, They also talked about the fact that they were going to return to Pasadena sooner than later wearing Purple and Gold.
If you are Husky fan this was a huge day because it once again cements the fact that Washington just may have ended up hiring the best possible man for the job in Steve Sarkisian. He just keeps impressing me every single time he steps to the microphone.
It won't be long till the words "Bow Down to Washington" start meaning something again.
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John, I could not agree more...
I too watched the conference live. Holt seemed a little uncomfortable in front of the crowd at first, almost like he was having trouble believing what he had done to himself!!! His energy, passion, and obvious intensity was “Awesome.” My favorite part was Holt telling the media they needed a more positive attitude too!! I do not know how long it will take to get good, but there is no doubt in my mind it will happen. I am betting there will be a marked improvement immediately, which may not translate to wins, but will be fun to watch.
Finally
I can’t wait to see a defense that plays with emotion and will rip some heads off. I’m already looking forward to attending some spring practices. If you can’t beat them, buy them.
Go Dawgs
"Bow Down to Washington"
"Kick the tires and light the fires!"
Getting the media on board
How long has it been since a coaching staff at the Univesrity of Washington invited the media to get on board?
If you are a journalist who follows the Huskies those are words that are going to make your job a lot easier and more enjoyable. Hopefully these guys reward the staff with some loyalty. I don’t think that will be a problem because it wasn’t exactly like they pig piles on Tyrone who treated them like garbage.
The thing I like about the holt interview is that he stayed within himself and really gave a good honest representation of the type of guy he is. Ithionk the players are going to be willing to lay down their lives for him once they get to know him.
The main thing I liked
He said we have to use what we have and go get the players we need. No creation of the excuse “I need my type players” to be sucessful, just let’s get after it, now!!!!
He is your type of guy Jack
I don’t think you mind putting on waders with him on the Cowlitz some time.
Or
the Wynoochee. I tried it this morning but it’s high, muddy and fast…the rain was warm though and no fish. The boats that went by didn’t seem to be having much fun either, oh well, next week. It’s stormy for the next couple of days so I think I’ll stay dry.
I like what he had to say John. I’m more excited for Husky FB now, a lot more.
No BS
The thing I like best is no BS going on.
They are just telling it like it is and rolling their sleeves up.
After the TW fiasco...
A direct answer is nice. I’m struggling to come up with examples of outright evasion. They remind me of hockey players when they give interviews in that they’re obviously tough SOB’s but not braggarts and they rarely splash around much BS.
Our leather lungs together...
The money convinced him to come.
Is there any doubt that the only obstacle to bringing Holt here was the money? How often did he say that Sark went to bat for him with the administration, Woodward and Emmert?
I got the impression that the administration was balking about the money, and it took Sark the past month to convince them to pay Holt what it would take to get him here.
Yeah I didn't get that...
…somehow people didn’t think it was possible for the UW to come up with the money to get the guy here. I think Emmert and Woodward get it and they are willing to step up to the plate to make it happen. That is really cool for the President of the University of Washington to also have a passion for UW football.
Pressure from upper campus...
That’s what I’m talking about, there is pressure from academia to reject the athletics side of college but Emmert had the guts to step up anyway. We should all be thanking him.
Did you guys forget about the Nick Saben Factor?
Both Dr. Emmert and Woodward came from LSU. Who hired Saben from Michigan State? The same two gentlemen who hired Sarkisian and Holt.
Hell yes it’s about the money. Why would he leave a great job at SC to come to an 0-12 program? Wake up Husky Fans and start using your brains for something other then a hat rack. Kidding aside, this month has been great. Looking forward to Signing Day, Spring Ball, and Fall camp.
Saban Factor
The same guys that hired Saban, didn’t spend the big bucks when they hired Willingham or Sark. They are smart, they spend the money when they need to, they don’t spend it just to spend it.
"Bow Down to Washington"
"Kick the tires and light the fires!"
Tormey
Not sure what the popular opinion is regarding ex Husky coach Chris Tormey. But I am hoping we don’t retain any of the 0-12ers. Nothing personal. I just want a clean slate and a fresh new coaching staff. I know Tormey has been a loyal and faithful long time coach for the UofW. I just think it would be great to start fresh across the board.
Let’s face it, you go 0-12 and your resume is shot! Every coach not retained needs damage control for the careers. I for one do not want to revisit any part of that historical and devastating season and that means all new coaches across the board.
QB Coach? Doug Nussmeier
Not a big fan of Erickson and Smith is a little on the crazi side, but the list of coaches who have served under both of these coaches are pretty darn good. One name that comes to mind for a QBs coach is Doug Nussmeier at Fresno State. Nuss QBed at Idaho when John L. Smith was coaching the Vandys. He is Fresno State’s QB coach and just completed his first year of calling offensive plays for the Bulldogs. This guy is an up and comer!
If we can get Holt to bolt USC then surely we could lure Nussmeier here for the QB coaching position.
Like Holt- Get Nuss! WOOF!!!
Trying to predict the future again?
You should stop while you are ahead, then you look like a genius. Keep trying to predict the future, come up wrong a few times, and you’ll look like you got lucky.
"Bow Down to Washington"
"Kick the tires and light the fires!"
Not predicting anything
This is not a game to me. I’m just knocking around coaching names that would fit. Holt was a great get. Now on the offensive side I think going after Doug Nussmeier would be a great get. He ran pro style in college as a QB and he was a Mark Brunell type (pro style QB who was athletic). Nuss would work well with Jake Locker in the system we are bringing in.
He started his coaching career at Fresno as QB coach and this last season completed his first year calling plays in the coaches box- sort of a glorified QB coach who was acting as OC. Woodward and company could probably pay Nuss more then Fresno is paying. And I think Nuss would welcome the move to the UofW. Why? Because he’d be an assistant coach working within the Pac 10 Conference (resume builder). Secondly he’d be able to pick the brain of Steve Sarkisian. Within a few years Sark could then offer Nuss a co offenisve coordinator title.
Get Nuss! WOOF!!!
Crazi is officially that guy...
that you follow around the casino to see what he’s betting because he’s in a ZONE right now!!
LOL yes i’m pouring gasoline on the fire! go crazi go crazi go!
by 206 on Jan 6, 2009 6:48 PM PST up reply actions
Crystal Ball says...
Within Rose Bowl contention in 3 years! Now I am not just throwing out a number. Let me put it to you this way. When Tony Dungy was originally hired as the head coach of the dysfunctional Tampa Bay Bucs, I said this guy would have the Bucs in the playoffs within 3 years. Third year was the charm and look at what coach Dungy has done sine? What I can tell you is this, I know great coaches when I see them and coach Sark is HOT! This cat has it all as a future bigtime football coach. You can feel it when he talks, you could sense it while he was sitting in his chair as Nick spoke. The guy is a fine recruiter, and he is the best young pro style teacher in the game. Not to mention he can schmooze over the powers that be.
Our defense will get a HUGE makeover starting next season. The kids you saw play this season on D? You might not be able to recognize them next season because of the way they will play. Everybody will fly to the ball and the thing that crippled us all last season, everybody will tackle! One thing I will say about Holt. Will Mustchamp can’t wear Holt’s jockstrap! We just got the best D guy in the land. Doesn’t matter if it was Carroll’s defense. Holt ran it, all Pete did was call it.
Year 1- significant improvement everywhere, minor bowl bid
Year 2- Sun Bowl or San Fran Bowl
Year 3- Holiday or Rose?
It’s GREAT to be a Husky again. Not that I ever left…
Go Dawgs! WOOF!!!
I know you are
Although we don’t see eye to eye on a lot of issues, it’s pretty cool not having to knock heads with you lately. See I told you maybe we just need to start winning because everybody is too sensitive, inclucing me. We’re not winning yet, but HOLY [explicit] we just hired two of the very best in the business on both sides of the ball.
What I wouldn’t do to be a fly on the wall when coach Sark introduced Nick Holt as their new defensive coordinator.
Calm down, the hard part hasn't even started yet.
Two of the very best in the business? Maybe the two best rising stars in the business, but by no means best in the business. Urban Meyer and Pete Carroll get that title in my book.
Let’s not forget how much work Sark and Holt have in front of them. 0-12 to a bowl game is a pretty big accomplishment. Let’s not set goals so high that they can’t be met, we are all going to need some patience on this turn around.
"Bow Down to Washington"
"Kick the tires and light the fires!"
Maybe we can buy him out of an offensive coordinator position, but it’s generally tough to get guys to move back in their coaching ladder career, even considering the difference in prestige between the UW and Fresno State. Not impossible, but difficult.
Sooner Rather then Later
I’m not sure Sark has too many ties to the Erickson or John L. Smith coaching fraternity. I know Holt does because he originally came up through that system all the while Carroll was still coaching in the pros.
Yet it sounds as if Holt is getting in the ear of Sark about ex John L. Smith assistants, maybe Sark will sit in on a few of those meetings and someone whispers the name Doug Nussmeire as a QB coach. Then again Sark came from the state of California and might know Nuss through other coaching networks.
Nuss is going to be a great offensive football coach “sooner rather then later”, which is apparently becoming the catch phrase around here.
Recruiting
On the times blog, Bob noted that the Sark stated that they are going to try and get the full allotment of commits – 25. Does that surprise you and do you think it can be done since there is a little over 3 weeks left and concievable 15 or more spots to fill?
If they can get 25 quality kids and without resulting in an unbalanced roster (too many skill guys/not enough big uglies), I’m all for it. I question whether they can do that though – they seem to be on a lot of skill guys, but not too many linemen. Given how good the in-state crop is next year, they’d be best off holding off on a few offers to make sure they can pull a full 25 next year.
All that said, the hiring of Jared Blank should ensure that Sarkisian is very aware of these issues and planning his recruiting accordingly.
Sark’s got a plan- make no mistake about it. At this point I’m not sure if quantity is better the quality. Yet maybe he is indeed getting a really good class cooking up. As intense as practice sounds to be in the future, it wouldn’t hurt to have a few more warm bodies around.
Remember when I said this: Get tough Dawgs.
Nick Holt just flew into town and is assuming the defensive coordinator job. With Nick around, bodies will be flying- get tough and expect the unexpected.
Not really
Ty was always too conservative and was never near 85 in the fall.
If you want to be at full strength you have to plan for attrition.
It happens even when everyone is winning.
by John Berkowitz on Jan 6, 2009 9:38 PM PST up reply actions
Haven't we been complaining about numbers for a few years
I’d much rather have a few extra players who need to delay enrollment, then continually coming up short of 85 due to academic and personal issues. This is especially important in the modern age of scholarship limits.
"Bow Down to Washington"
"Kick the tires and light the fires!"
It seems that they are getting all the guys who had great senior years
and weren’t really on any radars earlier than before the ’08 season. I love those kids! I would LOVE to see some Linemen start getting on board but I trust that Sark and Holt know whats good.
More $ Stuff
With the revelation that there is a $2.1 million cap on assistant coach salaries this year, I did a little math to see what amount of cash is left to bait the hook for potential assistants. I’m not sure how to account for Holt’s retention bonus, so I’ve got a range: five coaches will split between $940,000 and $740,000. This doesn’t include the strength and conditioning coach salary and it assumes all of the previously arranged contracts remain the same. With the non-coordinators making $100,000 and $110,000, there seems like plenty of scratch to go around.
Our leather lungs together...
GO DAWGS
Today is like that Lexus commercial when its starts with the kid saying "you remember the big wheel nothing better than the big wheel " nothing will replace DJ but this feels good to know I wont have to think about traffic issues when thinking about when to leave games? To know that the powers to be are inline with us to step up on a national stag and out pay USC for what we want says a lot. GO DAWGS !!!!
I’m not sure how Sark feels about ex Erickson and John L. Smith assistants. One thing Sark needs to stay clear from is Erickson-type NCAA violations.
Knowing that Sark informed all the out going assistants that their employment with the UofW was over- I can’t see Sark bringing Tormey back. It just wouldn’t seem like a good fit.
Not today
I think the guys we mentioned earlier today have offers. If one of tem turn UW maybe Tormey gets back in the picture. I think it is a huge maybe at this point.
by John Berkowitz on Jan 6, 2009 9:40 PM PST up reply actions
Offence
Dos anyone know of any offensive coaches that are in the current now I have to believe that the "" wad has been spent with us still needing a few coaches to fill out the staff. I have to say that I am a defensive minded guy and that I am happy to this point I am wondering for the offenses and mostly Jake if sark is going to make the QB his guy from the small input I have heard from him Jake and him are looking at 2 years time with 4 years of need. I find my self seeing Jake at another position in the pros and that is sad due to the fact that he didn’t have a teacher her had TY. I guess if tuie didn’t get a shot Jake has the same destiny. I can’t tell you how sad it has been watching tuie age with out a shot on a real team" eat a BEEP AL Davis"
All is not lost.
It’s not like Jake has been playing tiddly winks the past three years. I think he’s learned a few things under Lappano. I think he’ll be a quick study for Sark.
Sorry dawgfan I’m going to have to nash my teeth and say B.S. I’d argue that Locker learned more about the QB position in high school then he learned under the Ty and Tim show. Every aplicable phase of the game was poorly coached. Disagree bigtime. Locker is going to be taking a 12 credit course in Quarterback 101 with 3 labs. This kid has a lot of work to do if we want to make it to the Rose Bowl before his eligibility runs out.
I think that’s a pretty harsh assessment. You don’t seriously think Jake learned more about how to be a complete QB in the Ferndale offense do you? Are you forgetting the significant improvement Stanback made once Lappano came on board?
I’m not saying Lappano was a great QB coach, but I think Jake made progress this past off-season.
Lappano
Good RB coach….nit a great or good QB coach.
by John Berkowitz on Jan 7, 2009 6:40 PM PST up reply actions
So how do you attribute the success Jonathan Smith had under him at Oregon State, or the improvement Stanback had under his watch? I’m not claiming he’s a great QB coach, but I don’t think he’s awful either.
Dennis Erickson
It had to be the Dennis Erickson factor.
by John Berkowitz on Jan 7, 2009 8:47 PM PST up reply actions
In the time Locker played this season I didn’t see any improvement. I thought he played better as a freshmen then as a sophomore. That may have something to do with Rankin and Russo though.
Yes it was a harsh assessment and it was also full of sarcasm- ticked off sarcasm! If Locker does not receive a plausible medical redshirt season, we’ve only got him for two more seasons. Better yet he only has two more amateur seasons before leaving for his pro career. Will he be ready? And from our side will we get to see him at his full potential and all the success we were hoping for when he arrived on campus? Answer: highly doubtful. I had plans to watch Jake win a Rose Bowl trophy and a Heismen trophy. I think he’ll play in a couple of bowl games before he graduates, but at this point it is highly doubtful that he’ll play for roses or visit the Downtown Atletic Club. Let’s hope Sark is a FAST teacher.
We saw different games then. I saw improvement in Jake this year, and it’s backed up by the numbers – his completion percentage jumped from 47.3% to 53.8% and he had 0 picks in 93 passes this year vs. 15 picks in 328 passes last year. When you also factor in that he was throwing to almost all brand new (and mostly freshmen) WR’s this year as compared to a much more experienced unit last year, it makes his numbers look even better.
Look, Jake has a long ways to go to become a good passing QB, but let’s not let that blind us to the improvement that he’s made so far. I saw a guy that was more accurate in his short and intermediate routes this year, was more comfortable throwing crossing routes and made better decisions than last year. He still has a lot of room for improvement, but he has progressed.
Not sure if those numbers back up the progress you see. 53% is not a sigificant jump from 47%. Interceptions were down this year because he only played 3 1/2 games fella, not to mention Lappano called a very basic game plan- safe play calling. How can you justify improvement when he only played in 3 1/2 games? To me it’s like this. I have one stat to judge quarterbacks. The win column. We can throw out all sorts of numbers to justify improvement. But I didn’t see improvement where it counted the most. Is that Jake’s fault? Heck no. I think the blame should be placed squarely on Ty Willingham’s shoulders. For reasons unknown Ty didn’t come with a “sense of urgency” and for the most part he thought it was in Jake’s best interest to pursue an offseason playing baseball. The sense of urgency wasn’t there under Ty and so that would explain the offseason baseball gig. If Locker loves football as much as he says he does, I think he would’ve taken Ty to his word to take football more serious. Ty failed because the sense of urgency was non-existent and for that the progression of Jake was stalled again due 1) a lack of preperation 2) due to injury.
A 6% jump is a pretty good one in completion percentage – a similar jump next year and he’s at 59%, which is just about where we’d like to see him at a minimum.
Jake passed 328 times in ‘07 with 15 picks. He passed 93 times in ’08 with no picks. If he’d kept the same rate he had in ‘07, he’d have had about 4 picks, so yes – that is marked improvement even considering it was 3+ games. Not to mention 3+ games that included Oklahoma, Oregon and BYU, all better than average defenses. And with an extremely green receiving corps, as opposed to the very experienced group he threw to in ’07.
Judge a QB by the win column? C’mon, this is 2009 – we know better than that.
Jake can still get more accurate, especially throwing on the run and throwing the deep ball. He can get a lot better at reading defenses and anticipating the open receiver. He can get better at adding touch to his throws. Nobody questions that. But I did see improvement in Jake last year.
6%
Sure it is a great jump but we are talking a two game sample.
I really think he will do better under Sarkisian.
Just ask Palmer, Leinhart, Booty, and Sanchez.
by John Berkowitz on Jan 8, 2009 8:32 AM PST up reply actions
OK, My turn.
kirkd is starting to sound a lot like me. Jake did show good improvement this year, it’s just too bad he didn’t get all season to show it. kirkd is right, his short to medium range passing and his decision making were much better than last year. And yes, he will excel under Sark.
Crazi – Come on, Jake Locker doesn’t take football seriously enough for you? You realize he works harder than EVERYBODY on the team, and harder than most every football player in the nation. Your criticism of him is very ignorant. And yes I know that word will get under your skin, but it is true. Jake is a stud, on the field, in the weight room, and in the video room. The only thing he needs is a tutor, and now he has it. You judge QB’s by the win column, huh? One name for you: John Elway at Stanford, he’s only a Hall of Fame QB.
"Bow Down to Washington"
"Kick the tires and light the fires!"
I think you guys are making too many assumptions. Re read my earlier post on this thread. I didn’t lay blame at Locker, I said it was sqarely on Ty’s lack of a sense of urgency. Heck if I were Jake, I’d play baseball in the offseason too becuase I am competitive and a jim rat. But if coach says no, then I would stay in the weight room and fine tooth comb my footwork and acuracy
John is right. You can’t take 2 games and come up with conclussions. How do you know that Jake wouldn’t of thrown 12 picks due to better caliber Pac 10 conerbacks later in the season. This is argumentative at best. The point is 2 games into the season is not measurable.
I think we’re all on the same page- that is we just hired a great offensive minded head coach and arguably the best defensive coordinator in the land. Things are definitely going to get very interesting in the Pac 10 sooner rather then later. Agreed?
Yet I will give you props Lear Pilot- the John Elway thing was a great point.
Where do you get the 2 games thing? Jake was injured in game 4. And I think it’s questionable at best to say that the games Jake missed were tougher than the games he played in: Oregon, BYU, Oklahoma and Stanford.
Yes, it’s possible that Jake would’ve all of a sudden started throwing picks at a high rate and his completion percentage would’ve tumbled. But in 3.5 games played, he didn’t. In the 3.5 games he played last year, he looked improved over his 2007 season.
Ready to move on. Although I can see where you are going with this, I’m sorry but I don’t agree with it at all. I didnn’t see much progression as a great QB this year. Not from Locker and not from Fouch. Hopefully the Sarkisian system gets all of our quarterbacks headed in the right direction. That much I know we can all agree on.
Come on Crazi
Look at the big picture, an incomplete pass can be for multiple reasons, poor blocking, dropped pass, poor route, wrong route, etc. Jake did better, plain and simple.
Your previous post you mention that if the coach says no, Jake would stay in the weight room, and fine tune his throwing. That is the stupidest thing I’ve heard. Do you think he took anytime away from those? Baseball was in his free time, he still hit the gym, and worked on his mechanics as much as possible. Baseball DID NOT take away from his off season workout regiment. You can only throw so much before your arm gets tired, your mechanics break down and you are doing more harm than good.
"Bow Down to Washington"
"Kick the tires and light the fires!"
You guys make me sound like an anti Locker
For the umpteen time here fellas. It wasn’t Jake it was the program under Ty and Lappano’s guidence. I thought Lappano’s offense was about the worst college offense I’ve seen since the days of the 80 Beavers- it was that BAD! Maybe it was the crappy offense we ran, but did we look like the hell we knew what we were doing last year? It was one bad play after another. I’m not throwing Locker under the bus. I’m throwing Ty and Tim under the bus.
Quarterbacks coach
Has anyone thought of Taylor Barton as quarterback coach? Bet he could help lure in Heaps.
I wouldn't mind Taylor for QB coach
but he has it easier running the football camps with his Dad.
It’s looking like Sark will be his own QB coach with 5 coaches on the D side.
Loved the presser
Holt is intense, worked the room well with no BS. You get what you see. I wasn’t sure at first about the hire, but now I am sold. I do not think he will be overpaid. Going to renew my TYEE this weekend now. Las Vegas bowl, here we come. As for the attrition, there are always 3-5 in a normal year that don’t come back. Ty always started the year with around 80,he never did get the bit about oversigning slightly to cover for non qualifiers or attrition.
I'm a realist
And I love all the excitement. I just hope that everyone will be patient, this is not going to be a quick fix. Unless Sark is the next Urban Meyer, this is going to take a few season before this really gets rolling.
"Bow Down to Washington"
"Kick the tires and light the fires!"
Holt will influence the Intensity of the ENTIRE football team!
. here’s what Sarkisian said in response: "What’s exciting for me is that our practices are going to be open and people are going to be able to see who we are and what we are about. This guy has a presence on the football field and the kids will feel him, not only the defensive football players but the offensive football players will feel him. He’s a tremendous teacher, an intense guy but through his intensity and his teaching ability the kids are going to love to play for him. You want those 11 guys to want to play hard and play with passion and play for the guy and he is going to get that out of him. He does a great job of maximizing their talents, getting the most out of their abilities. He’s an intense guy, a fiery guy. You are going to feel him on the practice field, feel him on game day. He’s aggressive with an in-your-face attitude, but at the end of the day he’s a great teacher and that’s what we need to get these guys to do the right thing. But he’s a tremendous presence on the football field.’’
Watching the video, you actually saw that. Holt was teaching both groups of kids, the defensive front seven and the entire offensive line. Husky football is going to start getting better TODAY!
Capture it in a Bottle!
That’s why coach Sark lobbied to get this guy. Every kid in the program is going to love this guy, including the kickers and punters! He will force feed every kid in the program an instant adrenaline rush. I just hope that we can capture it in a bottle for the amount of time it will take us to start whipping Oregon’s a$$ again.
hate the ducks!
Football isn't the only thing in the Husky Sports universe.
Excuse me, but the words ‘Bow Down to Washington’ still mean something on the Hec Ed v-ball court, Montlake Cut, UW Cross Country course, UW tennis courts, Husky Soccer Stadium, Husky Softball Stadium, and on the football field during pre-game and half time. Not to mention upper campus where we rank as one of the best universities in the world. Football may suck at the moment (and believe me, I would know), but it’s a far cry from the only athletic thing of relevance.
As I seem to recall, the official words of ‘Bow’ proclaim ‘And o’er the land the loyal BAND’, not football team :-)
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