Huskies Pound Cal 42-10

If we're gonna wear white pants at home we need to go back to the purple helmets.

Good game though. Would like to see Locker stay.

by David89 on Dec 5, 2009 7:59 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

NO!

But if we keep winning like this I could care less if they wear tutus!!!!!!!!!!

Washington Husky Football-Undefeated 1991 National Champions 12-0!

by dawgfan22 on Dec 5, 2009 8:09 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Marketing 101: Developing the concept of Football Factory

I love the white pants at home! For one reason. It makes the purple home jerseys brighter. Are we exploring the trendy marketing you see in college football these days? Florida just went with a new uniform (very duck ugly if you ask me). But can we resist the temptation of marketing our program with flashy uniforms? I think it is another great way to bring in more top shelf recruits. Who’s buying into the program? Us fans, who have been loyal Husky purple-bleeding fans since the cradle or 18 year olds who have the gift of playing this sport? The truth be told, UDub already has us fans on the shelf, so should we be caddled in terms of our tradtional uniforms? Answer: No.

Most 18 year olds are materialistic, they want trend, and they want the latest things, i.e. fashion, technology, music. Can someone please explain to me how both Cal and Oregon became major players in Pac 10 football? One could argue it is the coaching they receive. Yet one also has to look at the way both programs are precieved. Both Cal and Oregon have welcomed in the latest football fashion. Now most middle-aged fans think the Bears and the Ducks unnies are some of the ugliest ever dawned. But kids digem’! I think it is a combination of both- the coaching they recieve and the latest trends. You see this trend in every corner of the country. Very few programs are sitting on old, outdated uniforms these days. And the ones who are have a unique niche, I don’t think we have that niche anymore. If we did, we wouldn’t be losing.

Now don’t get me wrong, I don’t want to become what the zeros have become. But I do think marketing the program using fashion could assist us in putting this program back on the map. I like the idea that we’ve brought in 3 usable football pants (gold, purple, white). And at this point I wouldn’t mind bringing back the purple helmet for promotional games and some road games. No, not the Lambo purple helmet. I think we could jazz it up a bit. Bright illuminating purple, maybe a sport stripe down the top, and a big gold/white W for a side decal.

Football eveloves and so do uniforms. Are we so much the traditionalist that even the remote talk of uniform change is OUT? Or can we get onboard with the rest of college football and stay ahead of the times? Always remember- recruits are steering towards the following…

Coaching- commiting to schools that offer them the best athletic possibilities, i.e. televised games, winning both league and national championships, player develepement for future pro careers, exposure and connections.

Trends & perks- (believe it or not) fashion is a high priority for kids, facilities (both domestic and training complexes), travel convienence, social mobility.

Academic- How does this degree from this school differ in relation to that degree from that other school?

Some not all, actually very few have “academic” as the top priority. If academia was No.1 on the list of priorities, then surely the Ivy League would be loaded with great football players, Notre Dame wouldn’t be suffering thru their own demize, and Northwestern, Stanford, Duke, and Vanderbilt would be winning national championships.

The Washington football program needs to keep things in perspective and follow the examples set by other national elite football powers. How do you get the biggest, baddest football players on campus? You’ve got to stay in the spotlight of things and keep your priorities straight. Now in the real world, the priority list wouldn’t go over very well, it seems shallow and selfish. Yet we aren’t talking about tenured professors of scholar, math geeks, rocket scientists, or creative writers. We’re talking about kids who have a passion to play the highest level of football, who are bright, and will become upstanding members of society. Championship-level football brings in millions of funding for the university, but only 1% of the players will become known in the world of academia. Are we a football factory or are we Ivy league material? 18 year old kids are in the business to buy. But are we selling what they want?

All I saw was purple

by crazidawg on Dec 6, 2009 10:23 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

can't believe I'm about to say it ...

… but I agree with Crazi. Dinosaurs like us should defer to those who we are entrusting to make the decisions necessary to keep the program relevant to the alums, the “average fans” the players and the prospects.

Damn, my eyeball tastes good.

by Gekko Mojo on Dec 6, 2009 12:26 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Disagree...

…we don’t need to be like oregon. Do you see any of the most successful programs changing their uniforms? I don’t mind the white pants, I personally like the gold pants better but every now and then why not change it up. I still say it doesn’t matter what you wear when you win, it looks good!

Washington Husky Football-Undefeated 1991 National Champions 12-0!

by dawgfan22 on Dec 6, 2009 6:00 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

We're not talking about Oregon- just relax

But we are talking about keeping stuff fresh. We’re not adding false gladiator markings on our shoulders, nor are we talking about the lame diamond plate stuff you see in Eugene. We want to blend “trendy” with tradition and what you see with the white pants is trendy. Meanwhile we can revert back to our classic gold pants whenever we want. USC did it, that shoulder stripe on the jersey came in w/ Pete Carroll.

These aren’t huge changes, they are rather suttle. My idea is to sell kids our program. They are going to receive NFL-ready coaching and player development at Washington. We are going to “relax” a tad on what we wear on gameday. The white pants with home purple was AWESOME! It illuminated the dark purple jerseys.

The past regime was stale bread, tie and dinner jackets, by “appointment only” and “closed door” policy. Sark is bringing in high protein and calorie excitement, sleeveless shirts dripped in sweat, and an open door policy for all.

We really need to relax a little on what we wear on gameday. Would you rather us wear our out dated uniforms and lose, or would you rather see us bring in a truck load of 4-5 star talent and win? The kids have to wear them, we don’t. Let them grow their hair long, let them have a little fun. I don’t want the business attire if the kids aren’t comfortable in them. I want our kids playing fast and loose and hey if they want to bring in a little trendiness and blend it in with our tradtional uniforms then I say go for it. We’re not breaking tradition, we’re just bringing that tradition up to date and moving forward with it. What’s going to change in the next 20 or so years? Who knows but that generation will decide for us.

All I saw was purple

by crazidawg on Dec 6, 2009 8:12 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Last time I checked

Don James was a “tie and dinner jackets” type of a guy who was very traditional.

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

by Lear Pilot on Dec 6, 2009 8:35 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Ancient History Lear

Most of the kids on our roster probably don’t remember James on the sidelines at Husky Stadium. Sure they know who he is, I’m quite certain he’s been spotted at practice a time or two.

But football evolves just like everything else. You can’t stay a dinosaur and survive. You have to adapt and overcome obsticles in your habitat or you won’t survive the fallout. You think like an old dinosaur Lear. Get in a young mindset and just go with it!

College football is a young man’s game, their is no room in today’s college football for dinosaurs. Live in the now … not in the what’s been.

All I saw was purple

by crazidawg on Dec 6, 2009 9:10 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I'm in danger of sounding like Gekko here . . .

but winning has nothing to do with how coaches dress. Here’s where I sound like Gekko: Tyrone Willingham had a lot of good qualities. He expected the players to dress well, to act like grown ups, and to be hard working ethical people. That’s not why Willingham was a bad coach. He was a bad coach for many, many reasons, but it wasn’t because of his lack of a “young” mindset.

Last time I checked Joe Paterno was a “dinosaur” and he’s still doing amazing well as a head coach. You don’t have to be young and cool to be a good head coach, you just have to know how to motivate football players.

P.S. – Players/recruits don’t get motivated by uniform colors!! It’s just a novelty, they are more concerned with winning.

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

by Lear Pilot on Dec 6, 2009 10:57 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

As someone that grew up with the Huskies under Don James, I’m very biased towards the purple tops, gold helmets and gold pants look. And I would point out that places like Alabama, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Texas, USC, Michigan and Ohio State have done just fine sticking with traditional looks for their jerseys.

That said, it’s not about us – it’s about what the kids like. If the kids like the white pants, and it helps get recruits more excited about playing here, then that’s really more important than what we think, because winning is the bottom line.

by kirkd on Dec 7, 2009 12:13 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

What really gets recruits excited??

I wish we could see a poll of actual recruits showing what matters the most to them. I obviously seem to think that the whole uniform thing is highly overrated. Ya, it helps Oregon, but Oregon lacks tradition, lacks history, lacks a big city, so they make up for their shortcomings by having 1,000 uniforms. The UW is only lacking one thing, wins.

I don’t mind playing around with the away game uniforms, but white pants and purple tops, just looks like amateur hour.

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

by Lear Pilot on Dec 7, 2009 3:12 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I can’t believe I’m doing this, but you’re making me defend Oregon here. You’re way overstating their “lack of tradition & history”. Kids that are being recruited these days were born somewhere around 1990-1992. Since these kids have been aware of college football, Oregon has been good. And don’t underrate the pull that Oregon’s marketing savvy and muscle have on kids – they are smart enough to know about the connections to Nike and how big that can be for them.

And the uniforms are symbolic of how Oregon is hip and fashionable with these kids. Combine that with them being a winning program for as long as these kids can remember, and it’s a powerful combination.

by kirkd on Dec 7, 2009 3:20 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Completely true kirkd

College football is big business these days. It’s not just about a winning program anymore. University presidents want to see a return on their investment.

When the 85 scholarship rule came in, the big boys couldn’t loud up on all the best players. Those kids had to go somewhere. And what you are seeing is more and more underclassmen, particularly freshmen playing. The 85 limit scholarship rule made recruiting what it is today. Every BCS school out there knows they have a fighting chance to land some of the best football recruits in the country. The competition level is astronaumical! Schools are using everything they can to lure in recruits, which includes marketing. Programs are coming out with new trendy uniforms to up the excitement kids see on tv. Schools are rennovating and building cathedral-like 100,000 seat stadiums, programs are willing to become a corporate entity like the Oregon/Nike relationship. It’s all about the arms race and believe it or not we’re still in it. The big boys could no longer hord all the talent and redshirt them all. So they had to attract them using other means which spawned the arms race.

I’ve got to be honest with you Oregon, Boise State, Oregon State, Stanford, Arizona are all major winners in the arms race. Us Huskies? we flat out are the losers in the arms race. Still too flippin’ worried about our uniforms, still pulling up stuff about Don James, we haven’t put a stinkin’ dime into our stadium in over 30 years. Top that off with past ADs that had no vision for the future and 3 crappy head coaches in a row- no wonder we’ve been dangling from the end of the food chain- we’ve sucked!

I’m all for winning, but in order to win, we’ve got to put in place a winning atmosphere. How do you do that? By having vision fpr the future. We really need to move beyond the Don James era. Oklahoma did. Remember when all the talk was about Barry Switzer in the 90s when OU was bad? Nowadays all the talk in Norman is about Bob Stoops. Move on Husky fans…

All I saw was purple

by crazidawg on Dec 7, 2009 5:24 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

JoPa is still relevent- Huge difference

Why is an 80 something coach still in the game and winning? Glad you brought that up Lear. JoPa is still relevent. Why? Because for starters, JoPa is Penn State, he’s a fixed icon that is still relevent. Reason No.2? What other major football factory is located in the Northeast? Syracuse? UCon? Rutgers? Those programs are cute and cuddley but not major football factories. The closest are Pittsburgh and Va Tech, which both don’t have the bold history of Penn State.

What happened to Bobby Bowden? Another good question. Bowden became irrelevent over night practically. Bowden lost his recruiting edge to the quality SEC big boys. Kids that use to commit to Florida State and Miami are now going to Florida, Alabama, LSU, Georgia, and Auburn. Do you remember when Florida State and Miami were good? The SEC wasn’t nearly as strong of a conference as it is today.

I’m not saying flashy new uniforms will bring in a truck load of kids, I’m not saying any of the stuff you mentioned above. I’m saying Sark is bringing in his own style- a style he learned at USC, which while he was there was the benchmark for success.

I personally love everything Sark is doing and will continue to do. You might think it’s quirky and immature. I’m all for allowing the kids to have fun and enjoy the experience of playing college football. You don’t need to wear a tie and dinner jacket for success Lear. This isn’t a grooming standards class for job interviews. It’s about being the very best college football player you can be- physically, emotionally and spiritually. Willingham’s model for grooming student athletes was a dinosaur in itself. It can’t be all business like 24-7. Not every kid will respond to it. Willingham was to structured in everything he did and it turned off numerous recruits. You can be strict, structured, and have a little fun with the fellas at times. What you strive for as a head coach these days at the college level is balance. You can be a disciplinarian when need be, you can be strick with your policies, you can have a open door policy, and crack jokes and have fun. What’s really important is winning. If UofW wants to change the uniforms, I don’t have a problem with it as long as we win.

Note to kirkd: Oklahoma, Nebraska, Texas USC, and Ohio State have altered their uniforms.

When the no stripe pants were new and exciting in the early 90s, the Sooners and Cornhuskers took off their stripes on their pants. In 1999 OU & Nebraska finally went back to them. Texas used to have stripes down their pants. They took them off and have stayed off. USC use to have the big bold sport stripe on the jersey sleeves. They changed them when Pete Carroll arrived with the over the shoulder stripe. Ohio State just came out with new uniforms at mid season this year.

So you see uniforms change even at some of the most historical programs in the country. I beleive the only uniforms that have not been altered in the past 40 years are:

- Notre Dame (other then the special green jerseys)
- Penn State
- Alabama
- Michigan

All I saw was purple

by crazidawg on Dec 7, 2009 5:06 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

My point on those uniforms that I mentioned is that any changes they’ve made have been minor, and they all look very similar to how they’ve looked for the last 40+ years. USC changed the most, but their change was to look more retro rather than more modern.

Primary point being, none of them have changed their uniforms significantly the way that programs like Oregon, Cal, Boise, BYU and many others have (and note that BYU returned to a look almost identical to the one they had under LaVell Edwards).

Another thing to consider – if a program doesn’t have a history of success and a good looking uniform design associated with that period of success, there’s a lot more incentive to get creative with a whole new uniform look. Since the UW has a history of success, and their look is a good one, there’s much less incentive to get radical with new uniform designs.

by kirkd on Dec 7, 2009 6:38 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Agreed

We still have the gold home pants and the away purple pants- that’s our tradition and I’m all for it. I think the concept with the white pants is more or less for promotion. And are the white pants altering our traditional uniforms that much really? I say no it’s not.

The pros have promotional uniforms, I don’t see why we can’t use promotional uniforms now and then like the white pants.

Ucla basketball has white home uniforms and Ucla blue away uniforms. Yet have you seen Ucla’s “black” promotional uniforms? They’re pretty sweet!

All I saw was purple

by crazidawg on Dec 7, 2009 8:25 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

By the way

Those BYU uniforms under Gary Crowton was hideous! So was WSU’s with all the swishes and swirls.

All I saw was purple

by crazidawg on Dec 7, 2009 8:26 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, not a fan of the “bib” style jerseys.

by kirkd on Dec 7, 2009 8:53 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

WOO! HOO!

What a game! GO DAWGS!! Wouldn’t it just figure the one game I decide NOT to go to is the one complete dominating performance we have! Oh well just glad I could watch it. GO DAWGS!!

Washington Husky Football-Undefeated 1991 National Champions 12-0!

by dawgfan22 on Dec 5, 2009 8:33 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

What a game!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I’m finally thawing out from the game, but it was well worth it! Couldn’t have asked for a better result. It’s amazing to see what Locker can do when he’s given adequate protection. It was pretty fun to here the whole place to cheer, “one more year, one more year”, and it was even better to watch Jake quiet the crowd from that very cheer as he worked his way down the field, again!

After the mid season things weren’t looking bright, the team was regressing and getting pounded like it was 2008. Nothing like two gigantic wins to get rid of that horrible after taste and really give us some momentum heading into the offseason.

I take my hat off to Nick Holt, the defense has looked completely different the last two weeks. Beating WSU was expected, but a shut out was a big bonus. Holding the Cal offense and Shane Vereen to 10 points is a very big accomplishment, it gives the players a lot of faith in the coaches and motivation going into winter conditioning. I don’t think you could script a better way to end this season and set us up for next year. There’s only one area we need to address: hey Jake – ONE MORE YEAR, ONE MORE YEAR, ONE MORE YEAR!!!!!!!!!!!

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

by Lear Pilot on Dec 5, 2009 9:09 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Midseason regressing?

I think Lear you have a valid point, but you also have to consider the disabled list. DT Elisara was out of action in mid season and MAN! Does he make the defensive front that much better? We can criticize the offensive line until we are blue in the face, but we lost Christine early on during or after the Notre Dame game. Between the opener vs. LSU and the Notre Dame game our O line was doing a fine job. Christine suffers a broken leg and went out for the rest of the season. Coz and Sark found themselves scrambling to find someone to play in his absence. We didn’t have that guy on the roster. What did we do? It took time (entire mid season), but we developed some kids to play in Christine’s spot. We took a beating up front while developing someone to fill in on the O line, but I think by season’s end, we finally found a way to shore up Christine’s absence on the line.

This team is very young, but very good. The only thing really holding it back is “self confidence” and depth. Once we build up our self esteem and develop some players as solid No.2 and 3s, we’re going to be a runaway freight train. I agree “ONE MORE YEAR … ONE MORE YEAR”.

All I saw was purple

by crazidawg on Dec 6, 2009 10:51 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

The entire team regressed.

It wasn’t just about injuries, it was about players not giving 100%. If you really think the players gave 100% against Oregon and Oregon State, then we are in real trouble. The team was obviously different the last two games, and it wasn’t just one player being back in the lineup.

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

by Lear Pilot on Dec 6, 2009 8:27 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Let me make this perfectly clear Lear. We regressed! Why did we regress? Good question. Maybe it had something to do with the injury bug. Maybe Jake saw a depleting offensive line in front of him and he knew deep down he wasn’t going to be able to make the plays as called with the personnel we had up front. Mabye that scenario played out towards all the players. Everybody feeds off Jake, that’s no secret. If Jake doensn’t feel comfortable under center, don’t you think that level of discomfort spreads to other players?

How about on the defensive side of the ball? We lost EJ, Elisara, Jones for a stretch, and countless defensive backs. Analogy: Knowing that your gas is on empty, do you drive any faster? Hell no, you slow down to a comfortible speed and continue to look down at the gas gage and hoping to god that you spot a gas station ahead. Locker continually was looking down at the gas gage, slowing down to a safe driving speed and praying he’d spot a gas station on the horizon in order to fill up.

When a team regresses it’s due to a particular reason, not because of some phantom ideology that the team started thinking about the 08 season. We regressed simply because we were losing starters left and right sometime after the Notre Dame game.

All I saw was purple

by crazidawg on Dec 6, 2009 9:05 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

By the way

can we lose the white pants??? I know we are 2-0 wearing them at home, but can we PLEASE go back to the gold pants!!!!!

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

by Lear Pilot on Dec 5, 2009 9:25 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

I like the white pants

Damn, my eyeball tastes good.

by Gekko Mojo on Dec 6, 2009 8:29 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Me too!

by Snostrebla on Dec 6, 2009 8:37 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

The uni’s looked good, I think it looks rinky dink when the helmet gold doesn’t match the pant gold… white or even black is an improvement.

by mynameisdavid on Dec 6, 2009 10:08 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

NO!

Our dad’s days of traditional uniforms are flying out the window as we speak. We’ll keep them, but we are going to blend “trendy” with tradition. It’s a new ballgame nowadays and we’ve got to compete with just about everybody sporting trendy unies.

Blend trend with tradition- it’s a success story waiting to happen.

All I saw was purple

by crazidawg on Dec 6, 2009 10:54 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

NFL

Other than the retro look they are consistent with their uniforms.

Washington Husky Football-Undefeated 1991 National Champions 12-0!

by dawgfan22 on Dec 6, 2009 6:01 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

NFL? That's not true, most of them have changed

Seattle, Denver, St. Louis, San Francisco, San Diego, Tennessee, Detroit, NY Giants, NY Jets, New Orleans, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Cincinnati, New England, Buffalo, Minnesota, and Tampa Bay have all changed uniforms this decade.

Dallas is traditional, but do use promotional unies
Pittsburgh is traditional, but use throwbacks
Oakland is traditional, but do use promotional unies
Cleveland is dead in the water with their poop brown and puke orange unies
Indianappolis has remained traditional
Chicago has remained traditonal
Miami has remained traditional
Green Bay has remained traditional

and I’m not even sure what Kansas City is wearing these days.

Jacksonville, Carolina, and Houston are still considered expansion teams and don’t count one way or the other at this point. The only thing that has really remained the same in uniform fashion in regards to the NFL is the sock rule- you get fined if your sock falls below your knee.

All I saw was purple

by crazidawg on Dec 6, 2009 8:28 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Go ahead, sell out!

I refuse to sell out and be like Oregon. Our school colors are purple and gold, we should wear purple and gold!! I don’t mind switching stuff up on the road games, but home games should be purple tops and gold pants. Selling out by copying schools like Oregon is a sign that we aren’t a top level program. Top level programs get recruits who care about winning, girls care about style, not football players.

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

by Lear Pilot on Dec 6, 2009 8:25 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Get a Grip Lear

Again, we’re not talking about being like Oregon! Oregon sold all their tradition to the devil for pete’s sake. We’re not talking about that. We’re talking about bringing in new and exciting concepts uniform-wise and blend it with our tradtional stuff. What you are seeing with the white pants on home games w/ our tradtional purple jersey is the trendy co-existing with our tradition.

It’s coming whether you like it or not- this is a new era of Husky football w/ new and exciting innovative ways of doing things. We’re not going to have 14 different colored uniforms like Oregon has, nor the false gladiator markings, nor the lame diamond plate crap. But we are going to keep our uniforms up to speed and fresh. That is the concept you are seeing with the gold, purple, and white pants. Get use to it.

All I saw was purple

by crazidawg on Dec 6, 2009 8:35 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

You are so crazy . . .

White pants is “new and exciting concepts”, that’s pretty laughable!! Adding stripes to the gold pants was a good way to change things up and still be traditional. White pants are boring!!!!!!!!!!!

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

by Lear Pilot on Dec 6, 2009 8:37 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

They look pretty fresh to me. Oklahoma has no problem with them, Stanford? Penn State? Texas? Miami? Texas A&M? LSU? Va Tech? They all sport white pants.

And for the record Lear, yes our colors are purple and gold. White is a neutal color and goes with anything. So is black and grey. Neutral

Letem’ have fun is what it’s all about.

All I saw was purple

by crazidawg on Dec 6, 2009 8:42 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Exactly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Every team can wear white, BORING!!! Let’s be Huskies, let’s wear PURPLE AND GOLD!

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

by Lear Pilot on Dec 6, 2009 10:58 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I think you're missing the point Lear

The white pants are IT right now- their hot and exciting.

I’m not sure if you were old enough to remember before white football cleats came out. Back in the day every football team wore the ugly black football cleats. All of a sudden some shoe company introduced to the football-playing world a white football cleat. How new and exciting it was!

Hell they even made a movie about the white shoe phenomena. Ever see the movie “Best of Times” with Kurt Russel and Robin Williams?

“Ohh my god, Reno Hightower is wearing the white shoes!”

Look at Billy “White Shoes” Johsnon, a nickname was coined around his white shoes when he played receiver for the Houston Oilers. Get on board Lear. Not everything has to be structured like a red brick wall all the time. Loosen up and have fun with it. The kids on the team really like them and if that transcends to winning more games then why worry?

I Bark for Sark! WOOF!!!

All I saw was purple

by crazidawg on Dec 7, 2009 5:45 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Sorry, I'm just not a follower

I don’t just blindly jump on board, just because somebody thinks it’s a good idea. Some people (you) are followers, they go where they are told to. Some people (me) think for themselves and make up their own minds. Call it the Captain in me, I take all available info and use it to make up my own mind.

I think the traditional look is far better looking than the white pants. Needless to say, my opinion isn’t going to change. Sark is doing a lot of great things, but the white pants aren’t one of them. I’m not against different uniforms either, I’d be curious to see an all purple look, it could bring new meaning to “all I saw was purple”. I find white to be boring, everybody can do white, there is nothing special/different/unique about white.

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

by Lear Pilot on Dec 8, 2009 10:01 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Note to Lear: I am not the one making the decisions. I’m just giving you a heads up as to what to expect.

Florida changed uniforms in week 12 of this season, a new look Gator uniform sponsored by Phil Knight- are the Florida Gators not a top level program?

All I saw was purple

by crazidawg on Dec 6, 2009 8:38 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Well, since you asked

they just lost to Alabama, didn’t they? So they were winning with the old uniforms, and lost with the new ones. Using your theories, maybe they need to go back to the traditional uniforms!!

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

by Lear Pilot on Dec 6, 2009 11:00 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Not football players?

Lear everybody worries about fashion. You don’t think 18 year old kids (recruits) think about fashion? Are you living on a deserted island? That’s all kids think about is what they wear, what music they listen to, and what technology is the latest thing. I seriously doubt that many of our recruits or the players on our roster are sporting 501 blues, checkered vans, polo shirts, varneigh sunglasses and looking rather hip with a mullet haircut. That was my generation (80s). Style is everything to kids, are you insane? Politians have to worry about fashion, actors, school administrators, teachers, folks in uniform (military and civil service), folks in retail, musicians. Hell Lear I bet you worry about fashion daily on your days off or do you always wear the same attire routinely?

18 year old football recruits only think about 3 things:
1) football
2) latest trends (music, fashion, technology)
3) Girls

That’s it, they have a rather boring life and fits snuggly in the palm of their hand like an IPod!

All I saw was purple

by crazidawg on Dec 6, 2009 9:27 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

You forgot booze!

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

by Lear Pilot on Dec 6, 2009 11:00 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I'm glad you are starting to see some of the humor in some of my responses.

All I saw was purple

by crazidawg on Dec 7, 2009 5:48 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Not so much booze anymore

Society has really cracked down on underage drinking and it’s GOOD! I think teen agers have responded to the dangers of alcohol. You don’t see too much binge drinking like in my day anymore. Yet you could probably add to the list “high energy” drinks- I’ve never had a red bull and don’t think I want to.

All I saw was purple

by crazidawg on Dec 7, 2009 5:53 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Wow, you are sheltered!!

Never had a red bull??? You must have a boring life! When my phone rings at 12:30 am and I have to go fly for the next 12 hours, Red Bull becomes my best friend!!!!

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

by Lear Pilot on Dec 8, 2009 10:03 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

It was a blast

Cold but fun…what a way to end the season…once the wind quit blowing it didn’t seem that cold in the stands…my hands even warmed up…Jake lived up to the hype today…they played well in all phases except for the big KO return…they looked like a different team the last two games…we expected that vs the Cougs and all I was looking for against Cal was that they stay competitive all game….they certainly stayed competitive all game…these last two games give the players a huge positive feeling going into the off season…finishing on a positive note…I’m not a big fan of the white pants at home but they’re winning….if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it…I think we go bowling next year whether Jake stays or leaves…damn, that was fun

by T9ODawg on Dec 5, 2009 9:55 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

JACK

Kate and I are in Maui so we watched it via sling box on the computer pool side which is certainly cheating.

by John Berkowitz on Dec 6, 2009 1:00 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

It sucks to be you John

lol. All the umbrella drinks you want, no driving and a big Husky win.

I made a tape to send to Taft back in Virginia. I guess he hasn’t figured out the sling box thing. I don’t know how that works either. I sent him a tape of the Apple Cup last week as well.

There may have been 60K+ tickets sold but the butts weren’t in the seats, oh well, their loss.
The couple in the old motor home that tailgates next to us are over in Hawai’i somewhere also. Their excuse was that Linda (the wife) didn’t realize there was a December game when she made the vacation plans.

We aren’t planning to get over there until 2013 for our 50th. We may just hit every Island on that trip.

by T9ODawg on Dec 6, 2009 7:55 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

And

a good looking woman to share it with

by T9ODawg on Dec 6, 2009 8:44 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Season Ender

That was a really nice way to end the season. I can only assume the last two games should really help the recruiting. I’m really starting to like Schaefer at left tackle, and Ike can be really good at center but man he looks undersized. For the defense the DL has really improved we need some depth in a bad way. I noticed the last couple weeks that Holt played the starters most of the game. The secondary is really starting to jell. Trufant really has impressed me the last couple weeks and Long is starting to look more like a cornerback and less like just a fast guy playing cornerback. I loke Cort at LB and really like him on the kick off team. He really acts the part of complete bad Azz. Hopefully the young kids can step up cause there could be some depth issues there. It would be nice to add Pullard , the kid from Hawaii visiting the weekend and Shirley to the recruiting .

by Lotar on Dec 6, 2009 8:29 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

Adam Long

Did that kid step up or what!? What a monster game from him! This was a game where it just seemed like EVERYTHING went our way! I couldn’t help but think that the wonderful Apple Cup performance carried over to this game.

Washington Husky Football-Undefeated 1991 National Champions 12-0!

by dawgfan22 on Dec 6, 2009 8:33 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

We will have

a couple of very good players at corner back for the next three years unless Trufant decides to leave early

by T9ODawg on Dec 6, 2009 8:37 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Trufant

I personally don’t think trufant is anywhere near physical enough to be an NFL player, but that might just be because he is only a freshman.

by AllEyezOnMe on Dec 6, 2009 10:05 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

A couple more years

with Ivan in the weight room may change that. He’s a true frosh so he may grow a bit more.

by T9ODawg on Dec 6, 2009 10:11 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

He definitely needs...

…a big off season working in the weightroom! GO DAWGS!!

Washington Husky Football-Undefeated 1991 National Champions 12-0!

by dawgfan22 on Dec 6, 2009 6:02 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Seems like alot of pieces are starting to come together for this program. Now it’s all about building quality depth. Just think how much better this team will be with another 9 months of Ivan Lewis. Hopefully there will be a lot of lower body / posterior chain work in their future.

This may be blasphemous but I don’t think this team will take that big of a step back wards if Jake decides to go. Although, obviously, I love to see him stay and I think it would be best for him in the long run..

The future looks bright!

by Snostrebla on Dec 6, 2009 8:46 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

What in the world!

SO ….. is anyone else wondering where this defense was the whole year? So we lose 2 main starters on D and 1 on the Offense, Jake, if everything weighs out the same and your looking for a tiebreaker in your decision to stay or go… let me give you your reason to come back right now! 10 returning starters on this Offense of yours and 9 on D with a year of experience under this staff = a very nice senior season…. with Heisman implications!

by DAWGFATHER91 on Dec 6, 2009 9:11 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

The AD

is already starting a Heisman campaign for Jake is what Woodward said in the chat with the Seattle Slimes last week

by T9ODawg on Dec 6, 2009 9:29 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Two words DAWGFATHER

Kong Suh

That one beastly giant 3 techinque DT is the most dominating DT to play college football at that position since Steve Emtmann. I watched the Big 12 championship last night and Suh’s ability and pressence makes an average Husker defense dominating!

I think on a smaller scale, Cameron Elisara does the same for our defense. Elisara is the defensive front’s anchor. When he’s in the game, he’s been a remarkable force to handle and when an opposing offense has to constantly worry about getting that guy blocked, it opens up everything else. Double team tactics will free up a lot of space in gaps my friend. How else do you explain our defensive pressence in Riley’s grill during the entire game? One player is not the team, but one player could be the key to the missing puzzle and I truthfully believe Elisara was that missing peice during our midseason slumps.

All I saw was purple

by crazidawg on Dec 6, 2009 11:05 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Elisara certainly contributes

… but constant “stingers” can often become chronic given a person’s unique nerve anatomy, spinal anatomy and exposure to traumas. I hope he fully recovers this offseason.

Damn, my eyeball tastes good.

by Gekko Mojo on Dec 6, 2009 12:36 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah...

I don’t think he even played against Cal. I swear I saw him running out of the tunnel without pads. Tamu stepped up and had a good game.

Washington Husky Football-Undefeated 1991 National Champions 12-0!

by dawgfan22 on Dec 6, 2009 6:04 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Elisara is really good

But you are giving him WAY too much credit for how the defense played the last two weeks. Jason Wells, on the other hand, has made the secondary twice as good as it has been all season.

P.S. – Now that the season is over, how about we bring up our preseason talk about Tripper Johnson. I love the guy, but he just doesn’t have FBS caliber speed. I’m not surprised that he didn’t see any playing time this season.

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

by Lear Pilot on Dec 6, 2009 8:33 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

It was disappointing

But like Sark said the best players will play- I really dropped the ball on that one.

I gave you Elisara as an example of how nasty our defense can play when fellas are healthy. No, Elisara is not the only missing piece to the puzzle, but that defensive front sure lit into folks when he returned!

All I saw was purple

by crazidawg on Dec 6, 2009 8:50 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs