The Monday Morning Wash
by John Berkowitz on Mar 30, 2009 6:06 AM PDT
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PrintIt is finally all about football again with spring practice starting on Tuesday. We finally get to talk about what everyone is seeing on the field over the next three weeks.
The first day of practice is always interesting as far as who shows up and who doesn't. You just never know until practice begins where players stand currently with their grades.
On a positive note we keep hearing that all the players are buying in and are excited to hit the field.
Weekday practices start at 4:00 pm and the Saturday practices will be at 1:00 pm.
- Tuesday, March 31
- Thursday, April 2
- Saturday, April 4
- Monday, April 6
- Wednesday, April 8
- Friday, April 10
- Saturday, April 11
- Monday, April 13
- Wednesday, April 15
- Friday, April 17
- Saturday, April 18
- Monday, April 20
- Wednesday, April 22
- Friday, April 24
- Saturday, April 25 (Spring Game)
The Washington Top Twenty Five
The State of Washington has a bumper crop of prospects for 2010. Washington has verbals from four players and the Cougars have two in the early going. Expect the Huskies to take 10-12 in state prospects this season and come in with a class of around twenty total.
- Jake Heaps QB Issaquah (Wash.) Skyline 6-2/195
- Sione Potoae DT Lakewood (Wash.) Lakes 6-3/285/4.90
- Jamaal Kearse WR Lakewood (Wash.) Lakes 6-2/200/4.59
- Chris Young OLB Auburn (Wash.) Auburn 6-1/215
- Aaron Dunn TE Spokane (Wash.) Mead 6-6.5/235/4.79 (WSU)
- Christian Wesley WR Silverdale (Wash.) Central Kitsap 6-4/206
- Julious Moore DT Bellevue (Wash.) 6-0/255
- Happy Iona DE Spanaway (Wash.) Bethel 6-2/245
- Darius Waters OLB Lakewood (Wash.) Lakes 6-2/215
- Mitch Saylor WR Camas (Wash.) Union 6-6/205
- Colin Porter OG Issaquah (Wash.) Skyline 6-4/280
- Larry Dixon RB Silverdale (Wash.) Olympic 5-10/210
- Zach Fogerson FB Seattle (Wash.) O'Dea 6-2/225
- Maxx Forde DE Woodinville (Wash.) 6-4/230
- Jase Butorac OT Issaquah (Wash.) Skyline 6-3.5/280
- Mike Marboe OC Wenatchee (Wash.) 6-3/280
- John Fullington OT Belfair (Wash.) North Mason 6-6/270 (WSU)
- Ben Riva OT Seattle (Wash.) O'Dea 6-6/285
- Connor Hamlett TE Lynwood (Wash.) Meadowdale 6-7/240
- Michael Hartvigson TE Bothell (Wash.) Bothell 6-6/235
- Austin Reifis TE Redmond (Wash) Eastlake 6-3/220
- Seth Kline LB Yakima (Wash) Eisenhower 6-2/235
- Jared Hansen OT Tacoma (Wash) Curtis 6-5/275
- Cooper Pelleur WR Issaquah (Wash) Skyline 6-4/215
- Jake Welch DT Longview (Wash) Mark Morris 6-3/285
The New Seattle Post Intelligencer
Being an Internet reader only I think the venture is off to a good start. They seem to be filling in well using news service feeds to supplement the original content they are creating.
Good news is we still get Art Thiel and Jim Moore twice per week. More good news is that Craig Johns, and Gerry Spratt are still contributing daily.
Bad news is no more Clare Farnsworth, Dan Raley, and Mike McLaughlin. If they could add freelance pieces by those three writers every week I think they could have a credible online sports staff.
Doug Nussmeier Speaks
The Coach Sark Blog has an interview/feature with new QB coach Doug Nussmeier.
We keep saying that the Purple Curtain has been torn down and the opening up of practices to the fans and media is great move in that direction. One thing we have noticed is the new staff and the current players haven't been doing much in the interview and promotion department which is interesting because season ticket sales are 40% behind last years pace. When was the last time you heard Sark on the Softy show?
The coaches have been very busy since they arrived working with the team, putting together the play book, scripting practices, evaluating film, selling houses, buying houses, relocating, getting the families acclimated, and getting to know the current players. That is truly the definition of carrying a full load. Hopefully once practice starts things will loosen up.
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Jake Welch
Mark Morris HS is in Longview not Vancouver.
Yikes, season ticket sales down 40%? I wonder what the final cost will be for keeping TW for the fourth year. I hope the guys that forced the extra year are pleased with their results.
Spent last Thursday on the Columbia with gorgedawg and a couple of his buddies. One 12 lb springer (not mine) in our boat but it was shared….good eating. Mike (gorgedawg) caught a 24-25 pounder Saturday, otherwise saw some fish caught Thursday, real slow Fri and Sat.
40% down!
That is scary, as if Husky Stadium hasn’t been empty enough recently. The good news is that all the people who keep their tickets are going to move into better seating locations. I’ve also seen what 3000 fans can do if they are ALL making noise (Miami 94) and it is was unreal. I will never forget that, as well as our own sideline staring at us, incredulous at the amount of noise being made by that many fans.
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40% behind last years pace
I think if they play their cards right they will sell a lot of season tickets over the next six weeks. Opening up practice to the fans and media is going to create some excitment.
I know
of two couples that are planning on walking up to the will call window at the stadium for games they decide they want to see. Last year my son’s buddy bought a ticket for the UCLA game at less than face value ($45) at the will call window and could sit wherever he felt like. I could call the ticket office and get primo seats anytime (except ND) when asked to.
That's been going on forever...
….I did it myself several years ago for a U$C game. It’s nice to have that part of it going on for fans who want to go that route. I CAN’T WAIT TO GET BACK OUT THERE! That whole tailgating and going to the game thing is a kick!
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40%
I’m surprised that ticket sales are down so much. Given the excitement here toward the new coaching staff, it sounds like more fans are taking a wait and see attitude.
"Bow Down to Washington"
"Kick the tires and light the fires!"
40%
Where did you hear season tickets are down 40%? Not doubting the validity, but it is difficult to know the impact from a percent without some hard numbers to anchor…
I’m thinking that people are waiting a few weeks/months extra to renew with this down economy just to make sure they’ll have enough in the bank for the remainder of the year for something extra like Husky tickets.
Also, a 0-12 year last season can’t help anything.
I’m okay with 40% down right since my tickets will be even better this year!
by PhinneyDawg on Mar 30, 2009 11:06 AM PDT up reply actions
Careful...
..you’ll lose your seating priority. I renewed early to take advantage of the extra points offer. I know it’s a kind of a bogus enticement but if you’re going to renew anyway why not take advantage of it?
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Mitch Saylor Highlight Video
www.gshlfootball.com covers GSHL Football and has a highlight video of Mitch Saylor at
http://gshlfootball.com/scoutcom-ranks-saylor-and-garyson-among-2010-northwest-hot-50
Check it out.
by www.gshlfootball.com on Mar 30, 2009 11:09 AM PDT reply actions
I'm looking forward to football season and all
But I’m still in basketball mode. With Calipari being offered the Kentucky job (and it looks like he’s seriously considering it) it seems that DeMarcus Cousins will probably open up his recruitment once again. The Huskies were on his radar before he gave Memphis his verbal, so they’d have to be there again right? And will he feel a little slighted by Cal’s decision to leave (should it happen), or will he simply follow him down the road to Lexington? It’s an outside shot, but this kid is special and would be a huge get.
http://www.spartyandfriends.com/
I was thinking the same thing.
Wonder if coach Romar is in contact with Cousins? I’m not sure Cousins would be a good fit at Kentucky though. Seems to me that Kentucky needs to build a foundation then they can recruit the one year wonders. That is the blueprint Calipari used at Memphis and it was gold.
All I saw was purple
The UW wasn’t in Cousins’ final list, so I doubt we’ll be in the mix if he decides to back out from Memphis.
Cousins is no longer a "commit"
he’s past that and has signed a letter of intent. That means other schools can no longer recruit him until he gets a written release from Memphis. If he’s a “one and done” guy, then Memphis is probably the only place he can play because Memphis had no incentive to release him. He could sit out a year, and then go somewhere else…….but not a one and done guy.
This impossible
As the signing period does not open up again until April 15. He has only given Memphis a verbal, and is still free to sign with any program he choses.
http://www.spartyandfriends.com/
thanks, Cassino
if Cousins hasn’t signed a LOI, he can go anywhere, because a verbal means nothing.
…..disregard my previous post a couple inches above this one, I’ll reopen my mouth and switch feet.
Nope
He had eliminated the UW from his final list about a week before committing to Memphis. Yes, the UW was in his final 5, but he reportedly pared that list further to Kansas State, N.C. State & Memphis before making his final choice.
You can believe things "reportedly"
I’ll continue to believe things that come out of his mouth.
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Great press conference
looking forward to the spring ball reports.
Tony Bennett to Virginia
http://msn.foxsports.com/cbk/story/9398370/Sources:-Bennett-leaving-Wazzu-for-Virginia
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One bad year and he bolts for the east coast
Anything has got to be better than Pullman.
"Bow Down to Washington"
"Kick the tires and light the fires!"
Amen Bro...
…East till you smell it and…you know the rest.
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That deserves a WOW!
….I guess I didn’t see that coming! Probably going to be some hurting Coug fans this week.
Season Tickets
I am not surprised tickets are down 40%. Sark and Scott have done a great job since each has respectively took over, but a lot of season ticket holders feel we got screwed the last few years.
1. Todd Turner is a jerk.
2. Tyrone is lazy and unapologetic
3. The UW has not apologized for such a poor performance last year. The games were not fun.
4. Todd Turner bumped up season ticket prices a couple years ago even though it was such a bad product.
5. The economy is in the tank and after sitting through so many bad seasons it is hard to make that $1,600 investment
Sorry to sound bitter, but the UW has not treated the Tyee very well the last several years.
Unfortunately . . . . you are right.
Woodward and Sark are doing a great PR job, but the only thing that can truly get the entire fan base back on board is winning football games.
"Bow Down to Washington"
"Kick the tires and light the fires!"
fighting answers
One and two are gone, so don’t look for number 3 to happen unless Bill Clinton (he likes to apologize for things that didn’t happen on his watch) switches from pigs to dawgs.
For #4, see above.
Hope and Change will take care of #5.
I don’t have an answer for Tony Bennet, after last year I thought he would have stuck around longer. Obviously a big loss for the Cougs. Mark Few is the one that I thought would be in play. They will come after him too!
Bennet
Dick took the job at WSU so that his son Tony could get a big job. Tony wasn’t going to stay in Pullman very long. In fact I was surprised he stayed this long. His roots are in the Midwest and the basketball mecca is in the Midwest or East Coast. Makes perfect sense for him to pack up and move.
I don’t see Few holding out for a job at Oregon. Why would he take a job at Oregon when he already has a top tier program at Gonzaga? But I think Few would seriously consider the Arizona job. Jumping from one top tier program to another fits. Not to mention but Zona fans, boosters, and alumni would be patient enough, considering the coaching turnovers they’ve gone thru the past few years. Few wouldn’t be taking over for Legendary Lute, he’d be taking over for caretaker Pennell.
Would Romar be a candidate for the Memphis opening? I don’t think so. Memphis is a Gonzaga- big basketball program played in a small conference. Washington is a good fit for Romar, he sits squarely in Seattle HOT BED basketball land.
All I saw was purple
It makes sense that he would move, but the timing is questionable. Why not go back to the Big-10 and Indiana last year? Why not go home to Wisconsin at Marquette? Why not go to LSU and dominate a weak SEC and live where his wife is from? Virginia just seems all sorts of strange.
I would say that I’m not worried about Romar leaving, as he’s an alumni, there’s a great recruiting bed here, he’s got his players, he’s coming off of a Pac-10 title, great players coming in and a nice contract. But then again, I didn’t think Tony Bennett was going anywhere, so who knows? I’m pretty confident that Romar will coach at UW for a long time though. At least I hope so.
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Did he get cold feet?
…I don’t understand why he wouldn’t take the Indiana job but maybe felt like he better get out of Pullman while the gettin’ was good! Would you want to stay in Pullman?!
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I'm pretty sure....
that Few went to UO, grew up not far from Eugene where most his relatives still live, he is very good / best friends with the current AD at UO & Gonzaga loses most of it’s starting line up this year = rebuilding. If Few were ever to move – this will be the year.
New information On Season Ticket Renewals
In it, I address the issue of season ticket sales for next year, which UW AD Scott Woodward and other UW officials said today aren’t as bad as has been reported elsewhere.
UW officials say season ticket sale renewals are at 83 percent of last year at this time, and 88 percent among Tyee sales. But one complicating factor, they said, is that renewals started about 10 days later this year than last year, making exact day comparisons a little invalid (the delay apparently was due to trying to ramp up the promotion around new coach Steve Sarkisian).
This information gleaned from Bob Condotta’s Blog
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The part I like is...
…88 percent among Tyee sales. WOO! HOO! GO TYEES!! Are you one? If you’re not think about joining. Tyee contributions are the lifeblood of Husky Athletics.
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I am a Tyee
I renewed in December, always do renew in December. Tyee renewal is not the same time as paying for the football tickets, that renewal happens in Feb.
Good for you...
…I’m glad to hear you are too. I think every DAWGfan ought to be. I think the reason they started doing the Tyee renewal earlier is because the donation is tax deductible. I remember in the past they didn’t and I would have to prod them to send it so I could get it in before the end of the year.
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Did I see that Darrion Jones benched 460?
wouldn’t a breakout season from him be a big bonus? 460? that would crush me.
"Greed is Good."
So is Rudy.
I don’t think lack of strength has been Jones’ problem. It’s too bad – perhaps he would’ve been better off staying as an ILB. Seems likely at this point that Thompson will start ahead of him, and it’s possible Aldrich & Matthews could pass him on the depth charts too.
I like Jones' potential for a productive season, finally
But yeah, he might be in a rotation with Thompson, since I’m assuming Te’o-Nesheim will hardly be leaving the field. Maybe he’ll turn into a monster nickel pass rusher or something when Te’o moves inside.
In any case, Aldrich and Matthews couldn’t crack the rotation last year (although Aldrich played when Jones was dinged up) so I wouldn’t count on them to jump past Darrion, who got quite a bit of PT last year, especially if he’s been one of the highlights of the off-season workouts. If he can add some experience and coaching to his (evidently) impressive physical skills, then he could be a guy who really surprises everybody this year, especially if Te’o is forcing double-teams.
That being said, I also like Thompson to take another step forward in his development. Really, any pass rush from anybody would be appreciated; I don’t really care where it comes from!
I guess my point was that I don’t think Jones made a huge jump in his workout numbers, and he didn’t do much with his playing time last year. I’m also less inclined to trust the judgment of the coaches last year in terms of depth chart positioning – just because they had Jones ahead of Matthews and Aldrich doesn’t necessarily mean he was the better player. As well, it’s not out of the question that a younger guy like Aldrich with better measurables and a higher ceiling may be ready to pass Jones.
The cool thing is we’ll all be able to view for ourselves how they look and make our own judgments this Spring and Fall.
Yeah ya think!
Just because a kid can bench a lot of weight doesn’t mean he’s a better football player.
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Since you guys are so...
…enamored by benchpress numbers, there were at least two kids in the 2008 class who put up 400 pounds. Those were before they had graduated from highschool. I’m not positive on who the two were but I’m pretty sure it was the center from Hawaii and Everette Thompson.
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