How about those Apples...UW crushes WSU 30-0

by John Berkowitz on Nov 29, 2009 7:46 AM PST Comment 5 comments

Washington's defense pitched the first shutout in the Apple Cup since 1968 as the Huskies stomped the Cougars 30-0 which stopped a two game losing streak in the series.

Despite the win and the goose egg this won't go down as a pretty one for the Huskies. The same type of problems that have plauged them most of the season on offense persisted throughout the game. Dropped balls, inaccurate throws, and some funky routes by the receivers helped keep Washington in check more than the Cougars did in the first half. Washington only led 13-0 at the half due to two first half drives ended in Erik Folk FG's.

Jake was 16 of 28 for 196 yards and one TD yesterday but the offense really never started moving till he jump started it with his feet. Locker rushed for 94 yards on 10 carries which helped ignite the Husky running game which picked up a total of 265 yards.

Chris Polk became the first Husky frosh to rush for over 1000 yards in a season. Chris picked up 130 yards and one TD on 25 carries. Demetrius Bronson had three for 33 but a late fumble wiped out another TD opportunity deep in Cougar territory as the game was winding down. Curtis Shaw even got in the act with a couple of late carries for ten yards.

The stars of the game from the Husky perspective were the defense which held the Cougars to only 163 total yards. The Cougars went through all three QB's on Saturday and all were knocked out of the game by viscous Husky hits from time to time. WSU QB's were a combined 14 for 32 for only 116 yards. The Husky defense sacked the Cougars five times and picked up two turnovers. The Cougs never got a running game going and were limited to only 47 yards on the ground. In 12 offensive possessions the Cougars never got inside the Huskies' 33-yard line.

"It's always a goal to take quarterbacks out of the game,'' said defensive tackle Cameron Elisara. "And we had two out today and we were putting hits on them. It felt great to be able to put a hit on someone. And it really hurts a team to put their leader out.''

The Huskies move to 4-7 overall and 3-5 in Pac-10 play. They finish the season next week against California at home in Husky Stadium.

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I’ve got to take my hat off to the Husky defense, they played a great game and really took it to the Cougs. This is why you play a few “easy” games every year, it builds the players confidence and lets them really get after another team. Hopefully it will carry into next week’s game, Cal’s running game will be tough to stop.

"Legends are made on the shores of Lake Washington"
"BOW DOWN TO WASHINGTON"

by Lear Pilot on Nov 29, 2009 11:55 AM PST reply actions

What do you mean?

By “not a pretty one” do you mean it was an ugly one, or just that it wasn’t especially pretty? Sure, the Cougars are terrible, but the Huskies got a convincing win. It seems a little silly at this point to complain that it wasn’t 60-0.

Sure, the Cougs didn’t help themselves (e.g., dropped passes), but that’s what bad teams do, and that’s why less bad teams, like the Huskies, beat them.

I think we should just take the win for what it is, pity the poor, sad Cougars, and hope for something good against Cal. The Dawgs are what they are this year. The OL’s not suddenly going to become all Pac-10, the DBs aren’t going to be seniors. The team played like it’s capable. That’s a good thing. Yay!

by djohnson on Nov 29, 2009 12:03 PM PST reply actions

13-0 at halftime says quite a bit

WSU is a bad team and we are a not quite as bad team. We have a long way to go till we are good.

by John Berkowitz on Nov 29, 2009 1:40 PM PST up reply actions

Yep – against any other team than WSU, we’re trailing at the half. The final score and stats were fine, and good job defense, but it took a lot longer to have that game comfortably in hand than I would’ve preferred.

We’ll need to play a lot better offensively vs. Cal to have a chance.

by kirkd on Nov 29, 2009 1:56 PM PST up reply actions

I think we're pretty close...

to being pretty darn good. We need some help in some very critical areas. But you don’t out play LSU if you stink and you don’t upset USC is you suck. We’ve got depth issues and it’s been well-publicized. Yet if we can get some needed help in some areas we’re going to be pretty good.

WSU is bad! How bad? I think this WSU team is worse then the 08 WSU team. The thing about last season’s WSU team is it quit in many games, just allowing folks to whip you by 60. But this 09 team is really trying- REALLY trying! But they just don’t have much of anything. Every unit on the WSU team is horrible at best, except at RB. Hardy and that bigger RB kid are decent to say the least. Wulff needed to show improvements from year 1 to year 2 and it got worse. If I were a Coug fan I’d be screaming for better play. But how much better can they get with very little to work with?

Part of the issue is the offense, which seems to be a lost cause over there. Erickson and Price brought in some very good pro offenses. Isn’t that the staple of Coug football? It’s about the gunslingin’ QB that gets the most out of his teammates. WSU really shot themselves in the foot when they hired Wulff- he changed everything and all is lost. Not sure if it can ever be truly rebuilt and if it can, it will be a decade or more before they get a handful of wins in a season.

All I saw was purple

by crazidawg on Nov 30, 2009 1:51 AM PST up reply actions