Spring Game
by Lear Pilot on Apr 25, 2009 4:21 PM PDT
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I just got home, and had a great time watching the spring game, I'm guestimating there was a crowd of 10-15,000 people. They basically played the one's vs. the two's, with some players playing double duty. I did get to see the new uniforms, which are a nice improvement over last year. The tops are a little darker with traditional block numbers. The pants have the stripes back, two purple stripes with a center white stripe, they appear to be a little shinier, but nowhere near as much as I'd like. The color of the pants looks pretty similar, I'd really like a darker gold.
The first team offense looked great the whole game, which is to be expected going against the second team defense. The MVP of the day easily goes to Jake Locker, to everyone who has ever said he won't be a great passer, you are dead wrong. I haven't seen any stats, but he didn't have a single bad throw. His accuracy and touch were excellent, and he seemed to do a great job of going through his progressions and finding open receivers. Paul Homer had a few really nice catches that turned out to be around 10 yard gains. Willie Griffin had a great catch that he then ran in for a 20-30 yard TD. Anthony Boyles had some really nice acrobatic catches, mainly due to Fouch being under a good deal of pressure.
The running game looked far better today, some of which was the first string o-line pushing the second string d-line around, but they were pushing someone around. Chris Polk looked great, he is definitely the most athletic RB we have. His ability to juke, shift directions, and accelerate really showed on his big runs. If he stays healthy he could be fun to watch. Shaw, Bronson, and Griffin all looked very solid and made the best out of what was available. Shaw took some big hits and kept going, which is expected when Daniel Teo-Nesheim isn't getting blocked.
The first string defense looked very solid and our LB's are a bunch of studs, even with Savannah not playing. Donald Butler really stood out, making some great plays and some really nice hits. The d-line was in Ronnie's face all day, and did a really nice job of stuffing the run game. Ronnie had a tough day, looked like a flash back of last year, but when the first string defense is in your face all day what else would you expect? Brandon Huppert did a nice job of filling in for Savannah, and Matt Houston looked good with the two's, which is a relief given the lack of depth at LB.
Overall the first team offense was basically able to do whatever they wanted today, and Locker couldn't have looked any better. I can't stress enough how good he looked today, he was on FIRE! The first team defense also manhandled the two's, they really disrupted everything the two's were doing. All that being said, it was exactly what you'd expect from a game of the first string vs. the second string, had it been any different I'd be very worried right now.
Now that spring ball has wrapped up, I really like what Sark has done, especially how good Locker looked today. So far the coaches easily get an A. The real test comes in September when LSU comes to town.
GO DAWGS!!!
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Thanks for the update
I injured my back yesterday morning and I’ve been bed and couch ridden all day. Sounds like we’re in about as good a spot as we can be. I expect another tough year but if the guys start buying in and the first 3 games don’t crush the spirit of the team, we could do some good things in the later games.
Thanks again for the update lear, and anybody else who went today.
Thanks Lear...
…appreciate it. Mason Foster had a big day too. Locker, if I’m not mistaken was something like 16 of 18 or something similiar to that. Rondo was saying he basically only missed on one pass and one was right in Chris Polk’s hands but Locker put a bit too much heat on the ball. Locker also ran for a TD. He was definitely on FIRE as you say. I didn’t think the new unis were really much different than the old sans the stripe on the pants. I guess it is more of a gold for the pants now but the 2001 gold pants looked way better IMO. At least it’s an improvement over what we’ve had and who knows maybe when the unveil the real thing against LSU they’ll actually look better! Did you notice the all white away uniforms? That’s a bit different. I hate the fact that the purple away pants are apparently gone. I thought they were great.
The running game clicked, passing game, defense…the only thing that was REALLY disappointing was Folk missing on TWO extra points!
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Couldn't agree more
I loved the purple pants, hopefully they aren’t gone for good. I’m not a fan of all white, any team can do all white, are colors are purple and gold, so stick to purple and gold. The uniforms do look awfully familiar, I was hoping for darker colors, especially the pants.
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New stretch fabrics
They really can’t make the purple any darker with the type of fabrics they use these days.
by John Berkowitz on Apr 25, 2009 10:45 PM PDT up reply actions
I question that
They make black, don’t they? And navy blue. Is there another Nike sales rep out there telling Michigan, “Well, we really can’t make blue any lighter than that with these new-fangled fabrics.”
I don’t buy it.
How did I forget about Folk?
Definitely the downer of the day. But his kicks looked solid, so it should be a matter of timing and aim, both can be improved somewhat easily.
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Spring Ball
I think what we need to remember is this is Spring Ball. Locker is getting some fine QB coaching this year from coaches that understand how to move the chains and score TDs at the college level. Lets keep it all in perspective for now. Locker and the offense were up against the defensive twos. Yet I concure with you Lear if we looked to be struggling vs. the twos then I’d have to say “Houston … we have a problem”.
I watched some of the game at gohuskies.com and Chris Polk is the guy that impressed me. I think he may turn out to be a featured back for us, but then again it is still Spring.
Not too excited about the stripes down the pants. Sounds to me that we are trying to emmulate USC too much. This is Washington, not USC-North. Yet I know we had stripes down the leg once too. Maybe this is Sark’s way of allowing the young kids on the roster to find away to make history for themselves. For years the benchmark has been the early 90s era and the 01 Marques year. Maybe psychologically this is a way for the team to feel as if they don’t have to “measure up” to other great Husky teams. They then can turn their attention to what they do on the field instead of looking over their shoulder at Husky teams full of greatness. Who really knows why the stripes are back, maybe I’m thinking too much into this and it’s a fashion statement.
Any word on Heaps?
All I saw was purple
Me and the guy I sat with...
…were trying to spot him on the sideline. We saw a bunch of recruits but we weren’t able to pick Heaps out. He may have come down on the field later.
Hey I went over to the Big W barbeque and I got to shake Lawyer Milloy’s hand. I tell you what he’s got a pretty sWeet truck! If you remember his story of what he went through with growing up, well I just think it’s great for him to have done so well.
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What we need to remember . . .
Locker was awesome! His throws were spot on, the only bad throw was caused by a lot of pressure which forced a very fast dump off pass to Polk. It would have hit Polk right above his facemask, so it was not perfect but should have been caught. So if Locker puts 18 out of 18 throws in a very catchable spot, then he is the LEAST of our worries. I also have high hopes for Polk, but am concerned about his durability, not sure he can be an every down back.
Stripes: I could go either way, I like them, and I like the uniforms without them. I don’t think it has ANYTHING to do with USC, it’s just going back to the 80’s style. I LOVE the traditional block numbers, they are the best.
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Jake was...
…very impressive. With that kind of accuracy who needs to run?
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With that kind of accuracy
he’s going to VERY dangerous!
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it's early
he’s going to be VERY dangerous!
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If he can beat you with...
…his arm, which as you guys recall he couldn’t do when he was a freshman, he’s going to be very dangerous with the run mixed in. I can’t wait to see it!
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Just got back from the game....
I had to drive about 400 miles round trip but it was well worth it. I agree with Lear, Jake has improved tremendously. He looked VERY sharp and was going through his progressions and hitting his #2 & #3 reads with ease. If our OL can step up and play decent = lookout. Izbicki also looked outstanding as he made several very nice catches.
It was great to see so many x-Dawgs at the game. I got my picture taken with Lawyer Milloy – one of my all time favorites!
Got you beat Snostrebla...
…I drove 440 miles! ;O)
Washington Husky Football-1991 National Champions
A couple of old boys...
…were trying to give me grief over making such a big deal out of a Husky Spring game and driving so far to get there. I guess it just depends on how big of a Husky fan you are?
Washington Husky Football-1991 National Champions
Lol! You got me...
It’s something my Dad & I have been doing almost every year for 15 years or so. Now my Dad, my son and even my wife go. = good times! My son got his picture taken with Jake, Marques Tui, Lawyer Milloy, Lorenzo Romar, Darrion Jones & Ben Ossi gave one of his gloves to him.
I sat on the south side...
…and I was amazed because in the past most fans sit on the North side. There were a lot of fans sitting on the south side!
Rivals took a BUNCH of photos of the new unis. They seem to look better somehow online.
Washington Husky Football-1991 National Champions
Recruits per Fetters
Recruits in attendance: I’m sure there were many more, but here were the recruits I saw before and after the Spring Game: Darius Waters, Sione Potoae, Jamaal Kearse, John Goldwire and Willis Wilson (all from Lakes), Chris Young (Auburn), Jake Welch (Mark Morris), Mike Marboe (Wenatchee), Colin Porter (Redmond), Keanon Lowe (Jesuit), Jake Heaps and Cooper Pelluer (Skyline).
Chris Fetters Dawgman.com
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It's got to be encouraging . . .
if you are Jake Heaps, to see how good Locker looks already. It definitely doesn’t hurt.
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Spring Game
Lear, as always thank you for the write up. I was lucky enough to see some of the game online (that was great by the way) and I wish the ones would have gone againist the ones a couple of series but overall Jake looked really good. Lanes were there for the runningbacks and the Defense looked pretty decent. Looked like a great crowd and a great atmosphere.
Jersey’s looked nice and clean. They werent fancy and werent over indulgent. I liked them a lot though I think purple pants would have been really cool with the white top, I kind of like the all white look too. To be honest I know what you guys are all talking about when you say that they should go back to the old look but those jerseys were not that sweet (I can see the replys as I write this…). They were darker back then but you have to keep it new and fresh and always look to upgrade. If you are constantly looking to the past you will never make it to the future.
I like the jersey’s, I like the way this team is shaping up, and I cant wait for the season to start!
Jersey's
Overall I like the new uniforms, my only real complaint is the gold pants are more of a tan color. I really liked the gold color from 2001. I like the fact they aren’t changing the uniforms too much. I like the simple purple top with big block numbers, and a traditional style for the pants. I’ll bet that if the purple pants are gone, they’ll only be gone for one year. Just like Willingham going to gold pants, fans like the purple pants w/ white tops, so they won’t be gone for long.
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Purple Pants, Polk, & Progress
I’m not so sure the purple pants will come back anytime soon. From my perspecitive we looked slow footed in purple pants (slow and non-athletic). Not just last year but from decades ago too.
I’m going to have to come to grips with the fact that we just added stripes down the pant legs. Haven’t seen them since the late 80s. But USC and Oklahoma sport them so what’s in a stripe? The all white look is going to take some time to get use to- I agree. But it will look fresh and up to date. I’m digging the “away” white jerseys. Love the bold purple edging of the sleeve. I think when we see them in person they will look sharp and clean.
Thanks for the write up Lear if I didn’t mention it earlier. I too see mass improvement in Locker and I can only look to the coaching he has been given for the great turn around. I don’t want to get too geeked up and confident in what we all saw in the Spring game. There is still a lot of work to get done prior to opening the season. But progress is happening. I thought overall the team looked great physically. Homer looks fantastic and more athletic. Chris Polk looked like a savvy vet in the backfield, compared to his high school stature he played with last season before an season ending injury occured.
Now that the base of the offense and defense are in, the coaches will be hitting the recruiting trail. Summer workouts are around the corner, while the coaching staff begin to prep for Fall camp and the first three opponents next season. I’m excited even though I don’t sound like it. Spring ball is Spring ball- I seriously don’t need to know that the offense won 33-0 vs. the defensive twos. It’s all about progress and creating competition.
Go Dawgs! WOOF!!!
All I saw was purple
Purple pants
I’m not sure what the color of the pants has to do with how fast the team is, the 91 team played pretty fast in purple pants! I think the fans like the purple pants and that’s why they won’t be gone for long.
I don’t see mass improvement in Locker, I see a continuation of what he started doing last season. He has made big strides under Sark, but his accuracy and touch were looking better last year, he just didn’t get credit for it.
"Bow Down to Washington"
"Kick the tires and light the fires!"
Can we agree on anything?
From the spread vs. pro, to the purple pants, to Jakes progression- WOW :)
91 team was FAST, hell they could’ve played fast in bib overalls. Don’t get me wrong I love the no-stripe look and the purple pants. At times we just looked slow footed in purple pants. And what does that have to do with anything, you ask? Our game are televised, recruits near and far tune in for the games. Their are biased and unbiased sports commentators talking during our televised games. And if one of them says we look slow footed or out-matched, then by all means we’ve got to do something about that.
I’m not saying we are slower then all get out due ot a color or anything. What I am saying is we “appear” slower footed in the darker color. Question: when you run, where does all the action come from? Answer: LEGS and what covers the legs? Our purple pants. So in hindsite if the darker your pants are, the less noticiable they will appear.
That’s what I am getting at Lear. We may just as well be faster then the opponent, but from what the darker image portrays is something quite differnt, or at least coud be.
All I saw was purple
Purple makes us look slower
I think we should change our colors to red and yellow like USC, that will make us look faster!
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Slow?
Yep, we sure looked pretty darn slow in the ‘92 Rose Bowl to lock up the National Championship in those purple pants (spoken with tongue firmly planted in cheek). Napoleon looked like a snail in those purple pants while taking the opening kickoff back 50+ yards…I’m sure with gold pants he’d have gone to the house! Emtman looked like a tub of purple panted goo while sacking the QB in the midst of a double team. Sure am glad we have those gold pants to make our 40 times go off the charts!
by Purple Reign 91 on Apr 26, 2009 10:30 AM PDT up reply actions
You guys are making this bigger then it was meant for. Am I a little tired of the all-purple pants? Without question. I think what killed the idea of the purple pants was the dull and drab (not shiny) fabric they’ve used in the last few seasons. It looked dirty and outdated.
Now if the new uniforms were to continue the purple pants, but make them shiny like they use to be then I could get on board. Yet I think we’ve exhausted the purple pants for awhile now and it is time to move in a new direction. Symbolically I like the new look of the uniforms for one particular reason. That reason is so that this team, under these coaches, can thus concentrate on what’s in front of them, instead of what is in the rear view mirror. How much pressure was placed on our young kids to live up to the expectations of some of the great Husky teams? Symbolically w/ the new uniforms they can scrap that amount of pressure and learn to build history for themselves.
Again Purple Reign- the 91 team was FAST! They could’ve played fast in bib overalls. But I’m a little tired of the all-purple pants look and at the same time I’m willing to bet that the kids on the team are anxious for a new appeal look too.
All I saw was purple
Purple Reign...
thanks for your pic of Emtman. I clicked on it and got the close up and now I can see the similiarity of that color gold (pants) and what we have now.
You know I don’t want to be a whiner. Who cares right? But I dare you to look at the gold pants of the 2001 team and tell me they are not WAY better than ANY we’ve ever had. Everyone knew that the 91 Team was the best ever Husky Team BUT the colors still weren’t right. I give up.
Washington Husky Football-1991 National Champions
Geeked up about the new style
I’m talking about perception. The stripe down the leg will make us look faster. That stripe will be going back and forth at a quick pace. No wonder USC didn’t abandon it and why Oklahoma eventually went back to it, likewise for Nebraska.
How would dark purple pants look with a 2 gold stripes w/ one white strip down the pant legs? We could then bring back the purple helmet as an “away” helmet, but making it more shinier then the Lambo era. I’m a little geeked up about the new uniforms. I loved the traditional no-nonsense uniforms, but I am warming up to the new style.
Go Huskies! WOOF!!!
All I saw was purple
I think with the same stripe on the helmet they...
…just thought it would match. I don’t think we look any faster with stripes.
Washington Husky Football-1991 National Champions
I always thought that the purple helmet could look good...
…IF it was the right sparkling dark purple AND you didn’t go to a goofy looking square shaped and tall “W” like the cartoonish one Lambo came up with.
I’d love to meet the jackass that came up with that “W” and ask him “What the hell were you thinking!”
Washington Husky Football-1991 National Champions
I think you are making a mountain out of a mole hill.
It’s all about tradition and appearance, nobody care what make us “appear” faster. I’m sure Jake Heaps wants to sign with us now that we have stripes on the pants and he’ll “look” faster.
Purple pants with white tops looks good, and if our players are intimidated by how our purple pants bring back memories of 91, they really need to play a non contact “sport” like chess.
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Stone Age
O.M.G. Lear you have to be from the stone age? Do you understand anything about marketing? Do you understand kids? Perception is marketing and whether you want to believe it or not, college football is all about marketing. Marketing/advertising brings in revenue. Marketing/advertising brings in recruits. Sure the no-nonsense uniforms of the past are the local favorites- ask any Husky fan over the age of 35. But does it sell to kids? Particularly kids that weren’t freakin’ born to see the 91 campaign, nor old enough to actually remember the 91 Rose Bowl season.
Now I am sure you and I agree that Oregon’s choice of fashion is just flat out UGLY. I can sleep at night knowing that we both agree on that. Oregon doesn’t have those hideous uniforms because they look good in regards to football fashion. They use them as a marketing tool to a younger demographic (18 to 22 year old college students). It has shown over the last 8 years to be very productive. If you can’t see that then you my friend are clueless as to how kids of this generation see coolness.
We won’t devulge or dive into Oregon fashion- that I know. But we do have to get up to speed with what is trendy towards the kids of this generation that which we recruit. Yes Lear that stripe down the leg doesn’t make us faster- it has nothing to due with the speed that the athlete accelerates to. Marketing is perception and what I meant by that stripe making us appear faster, perception-wise it will do just that. The stripe down the leg will make us look faster due to the pendulum action of it going back and forth, back and forth when we run at accelerated speeds.
It may help if you stop looking at everything from a linear perspective. Try an abstract perspective and look outside the box. A uniform is nothing more the freakin’ window dressing. If it had much say in “tradition” then surely our uniform choice would not be compromised as it has with the latest uniform fashions that we’ve assembled. Perception = marketing = upper hand in recruitment = revenue = obtaining leverage for a major rennovation project = stability = tradition = history in the making. If I am wrong then why the hell did the UDub brass then switch uniforms on us?
See the entire scope of things and all comes into focus- you’re looking at stuff with blinders on. Broaden out your horizon a tad. Washington is steering into the millinium (9 years behind Oregon & USC). It’s time that we catch up to what is going on in college football.
All I saw was purple
Stone age, huh,
If you want to be a fan of a school that needs gimmicky uniforms to get recruits, I suggest you move to Eugene, Oregon.
WE ARE WASHINGTON, we don’t need a gimmick to make teenagers happy, win games and recruits will come. If you want to play football here, you will honor our past, and you will wear OUR uniform. if you want trendy, go back to high school.
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You sound like "No Fun Ty"
Who said anything about “gimmicky”? Not once did I mention anything of the sort fella. Now you are just putting words in people’s mouths. If you read carefully (this time) you will see that I wrote “trendy”, whole different concept.
And if you think we can survive merely on tradition then you are as wrong going 0-12! Notre Dame can’t even sell their tradition and they think they invented college football for pete’s sake! USC couldn’t sell their tradition- everybody was passing them up. Kids that use to go to USC were heading East to Oklahoma and Nebraska and if they weren’t heading East they were coming up to Washington. Carroll couldn’t use tradition alone. He had to bring in “trendy” concepts to sell to kids. Believe it or not the uniforms USC has been sporting was introduced during the Pete Carroll era.
Instead of calling you Lear, from now on you should call yourself Knute Rockne- your living in the stone age. Our “traditional” uniforms weren’t selling to kids anymore. Our history and the players and coaches of the past couldn’t get quality kids in the door. If we continue with only attempting to sell “tradition” we will be were we’ve been.
Your line of chatter reminds me of the Tyrone Willingham era- No Fun Lear. Creating excitement, competition, and a little fun will go along way in restoring the program. Washington has been like an old fart watching the paint dry, we need to energize the youth surrounding this once great program, make it hip again and not some old grandpa on the front step telling stories of yesteryear.
Drink the kool aide of youth my friend, Washington’s been a old man way too long.
Go Huskies! WOOF!!!
All I saw was purple
Nice try, but you should just admit you are wrong
I’ve got news for you, there is one recruiting tool that trumps all others, it’s called WINNING! Most all successful programs (USC, Texas, Oklahoma, Florida and MANY others) all stick with a traditional uniform, the uniforms don’t get recruits, WINNING gets recruits.
I agree that the program needed a big influx of fun, and you can have that with out changing a uniform. Let’s be honest, YOU don’t like the traditional uniform, therefore, YOU want different uniforms. I HIGHLY suggest you move to Eugene, you’d fit in much better.
P.S. – Calling somebody Knute Rockne IS NOT an insult, it’s a MAJOR compliment. So, thank you!
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Not trying to get in the middle or start another disagreement
but Lear “
Most all successful programs (USC, Texas, Oklahoma, Florida and MANY others) all stick with a traditional uniform, the uniforms don’t get recruits, WINNING gets recruits”
. Look at where those schools are located too. They are all in High School football Hot Beds! Florida, Florida State, Miami, UCLA, USC, Texas, Oklahoma, Penn State, Ohio State are all what is considered the Top 5 states for high school football. You throw in Alabama, Georgia and Louisana and you can see why these teams, year in and year out are the best of the best. We have to convince Cal, UCLA, and USC fans to become UW fans and that can be tough. Sark & Co have been able to do and so did Don James so we know it can be done. But Sark will always have to work that much harder to get the top classes and coach his a$$ off with the kids he does get.
Thats just my 2 cents…
You have a good point
But uniforms don’t get recruits, winning gets recruits, it really is that simple. Would you want to play for an 0-12 team with the coolest, most trendy uniforms, or would you play for the continual 10+ win team that is always in the top of the polls, but has old boring uniforms?
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Texas
They are NOT going to change their unis! They don’t have to!
They might change to a more space age fabric but it’ll only be subtle things IMO.
by doubledeucedawg on Apr 28, 2009 3:26 PM PDT up reply actions
I think it could go both ways
Some kids like Oregon’s jerseys and some kids love tradition. No two high school kids will think a like so I think it really depends on the kid. But there is NO arguing that winning is BY FAR the most important to help recruiting.
A recruit...
…is not going to decide where to play his football based on the uniforms…er ah having said that these are very young kids and looking COOL is important to them.
by doubledeucedawg on Apr 28, 2009 8:11 PM PDT up reply actions
P.S.
Trendy = Gimmick
Crappy programs, in crappy little towns, with crappy resources need “flashy”, “trendy”, “gimmicky” uniforms to get attention.
WE ARE WASHINGTON, WE ARE IN SEATTLE, WE HAVE AMAZING RESOURCES, WE DON’T NEED TO BE FLASHY, TRENDY, OR GIMMICKY, WE NEED TO WIN!!!!!
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I am Sark, you are Ty
USC’s offensive style is trendy. Bringing in hollywood characters to practice and on the sidelines (Will Farrell and Snoop Dog) is trendy, a 60+ year old man in Pete Carroll being loosey goosey and dressing up like Farrell in Taladega Nights is trendy.
You are the old Buick in the garage, doing nothing but collecting dust. I am the new 2008 Hummer all polished up and ready to GET IT ON. You sit in the garage thinking of your ole’ glory days, pondering the ole’ days when you use to cruise main. I am the new machine ready to blow your doors off! My engine roars, your’s clanks.
I am Sark, you are Ty. Lear just listen to yourself for a minute. You sound like an old grandpa man, who is stuck in your old ways of doing things. Ty was too and where did it get us? If the Ty Willingham program had a voice- you’d be it!
Football evolves and if you don’t understand that then you’ll be left behind. Take your words and translate them to what has been going on around here the last few years. Washington has been getting LAPPED- Hell Dude! We’ve been lapped by freakin’ Oregon State (loserville). And WHY? I can only think of one reason- it’s because we are still stuck in the 90s. That crap won’t cut it anymore. Name one teenager who thinks Nap Kauffman was the man? You can’t because it’s ancient freakin’ history. To the teenager, i.e. recruit- it’s all about Reggie Bush this and Reggie Bush that.
From what I am hearing, Washington needs a younger, more passionate fan base. These old farts just don’t get it. I am 42 years old- I am an old fart and I’ve been a Husky fan who bleeds purple since before I can remember. Yet I know why these other programs (Texas, USC, Oklahoma, Florida, and many others) are winning. The are fusing tradition w/ the latest trends.
And your favorite offense, the spread is even trendy. If everybody is doing it then it must be a trend. Stop sounding like an old fart- look at the big picture. Ty tried to recruit only with “tradition” and he failed. Sark is fusing tradition w/ the current trends of today. All of which brings excitement, fun, and competition.
Why do I bother? Trendy does not = gimmick. Trendy is another word for “popular”. Gimmick is another word for “trick”.
I’m going to stop now. I can’t keep having a conversation with someone who is an antique and thinks like an antique. Give me someone that understands the recruit and the current coaching staff. I am Sark you are Ty.
WOW!
All I saw was purple
It's good that you're stopping crazi
Because you’re so all over the map that it’s impossible for anyone to even know what stance you’re taking or point you’re trying to make.
Lear says we need to win, and your response is to launch into a harangue about how you disagree with that? I dunno man. Time to call it quits.
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My point is all the major powers in college football these days are fusing today’s trends with tradition. Lear makes a solid point in winning. I couldn’t agree more. But in order to win, we’ve got to have a stimulus package to see it thru. Winning = recruiting. We haven’t been getting the best of the best lately, they’ve all been going to USC, Cal, Oregon, and Oregon State.
Florida, Oklahoma, Texas, and USC are winning the wars in recruiting not just because of tradition. Meyer, Stoops, Brown, and Carroll are fusing the latest trends with their tradition in order to stay on top. Look at Notre Dame and Nebraska for a second. Looking at Charlie Weis, does he appear to be fun? To win the recruiting wars, we’ve got to be on the cutting edge of football- that is what USC, Florida, Oklahoma, and Texas are doing. By no means am I saying we should look at the way Oregon is doing it and copy it. I hate the ducks, but you see even the ducks get it. They know you can’t just use tradition and win. Kids want to go to a good school, play ball, and have some fun while they are here.
I say crank up the volume, have fun, relax, and enjoy. The coaching staff we just hired understands this, I understand this, and this generatation of youthful Husky fans understands this. Yet if you are too old school then maybe you should just take a back seat and watch this youthful coaching staff bring us back from the bowls of obscurity.
Go Dawgs! WOOF!!!
All I saw was purple
Crazi - Grow up or go away
I’m done arguing with a 2 year old. By the way, the “old farts” have all the money, TREAT THEM WITH RESPECT, they are the one’s that have bank rolled this program for decades, win or lose.
Cassino – Thanks for speaking up.
"Bow Down to Washington"
"Kick the tires and light the fires!"
Oh well...
…why don’t we all just agree to disagree. We are HUSKIES right?
by doubledeucedawg on Apr 28, 2009 3:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Love ya Crazi but...
…you gotta admit that USC could wear burlap bags and kids would still go there to play football.
by doubledeucedawg on Apr 27, 2009 9:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Crazi do you remember TWs first year?
…gold away pants and we finished the season with two wins! The purple pants are the bomb! You just IMO need to get it darker. I REALLY hope they’re saving a surprise or two for the actual games next season.
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I don't think you understood the reasoning behind that
The gold pants were a message to the kids in TW first year. It was a disciplinary thing. With the purple pants, we were losing. So to earn back the purple pants we had to earn them on the field. Why do you suppose TW abandon the names on the back of the jerseys too? Granted the gold “away” pants weren’t popular, believe me I know. Yet what we are seeing today has nothing to do with any of that.
This is a new beginning, a new coaching staff doing things the modern way. I loved the no-nonsense uniforms too and I’ve stated it over and over in this blog. But I see the big picture as to why we’ve gone with a new football fashion. It’s got to be all about the kids that we recruit. Alumni, boosters, and fans don’t play the game. Yes we love the no-nonsense uniforms but we don’t play the game- 18 to 22 years olds do and that is who we recruit.
I’d love to see “away” purple pants back with an athletic stripe down the pant leg and maybe bring back a shinier purple helmet for away games too. Washington’s fashion sense is not construed for you and I. It has everything to do with who we are recruiting. We are the old purple-bleeding Husky farts, who love the Dawgs. We don’t play the game- the kids do and that is who we have to target regarding fashion.
All I saw was purple
All I'm saying is...
…let’s agree on one thing. If it looks good go with it. If it doesn’t get rid of it. I think you’re assuming that a lot of people don’t like the purple pants. I think that most of us do and that includes the kids.
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I loved the Purple Pants...
Yet symbolically I, we, they, and us might look at the purple pants and associate them with what has been going on around here lately.
Our new coaches are not from the Washington coaching tree. Our coaches are from the “cutting edge” of football. I’m quite certain that our head coach had some say in the matter as to how we dress and look on gameday. As a Husky fan how can you not see a correlation or an association with losing and our old drab uniforms?
I’m not so sure the old uniforms were that big of a deal with the current players. Hell I’d wager half of them didn’t have much of a clue as to the history of this once great program until they took a course from the coaching staff on some of the great players that once roamed Husky Stadium. But the pressure to live up to expectations I’ll bet was nerve racking at best for the kids. I think the uniform change is GOOD. I think it takes a lot of focus off the team to live up to unbelievable standards that the alumni, boosters, and fans have put on them. This uniform switch is about this team. About team and perception.
I’m cool with the new look, but as a loyal Husky fan I cherish the no-nonsense uniforms too. I don’t care if it looks good, that’s not for me to decide. I want the kids in the program to feel comfortable in their own skin (uniforms) and if any of that relates to feeling looser, feeling more free, less pressure, and translates to more wins then I’m DOWN with THAT.
You can buy as much Husky fan garb as you want. They have all different styles. But the uniform that is worn out on the field should allow the kids to play loose and pressure-free of what has become the standards. I am in all favor of allowing these kids to make their own history. I’m completely exhausted w/ what is in the past. It’s time we catch up to what the rest of college football is doing. Oregon and USC moved into the millinium 9 years ago (2000). We on the other hand are still in the freakin’ 90’s with our legendary Don James stuff and our bickering of purple pants and purple helmets. We’ve been 9 years behind Oregon and USC and it’s time we begin to evolve.
All I saw was purple
You're reading way too much into this
Teams change their uniforms frequently. New coaches almost always make changes. I’m sure Sark went with the unis that he likes the best and nothing more. It’s a reach of epic proportions to say that they didn’t choose purple pants because they don’t want kids to feel pressure.
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Crazi the uniforms didn't win or lose...
…one game. It was the team that did that. I think I get part of what you’re saying and I agree with you. I don’t think you can just keep wearing the same style, times change. Probably not so much about the colors but times change and so do the styles.
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I’m not reading too much into anything cassino. I stated that I was tired of the all-purple pants and found myslef defending my stance on the matter. Dawgfan you get it. Yes the uniforms didn’t win/lose any games for us, just like the stripe down the pant leg won’t make us faster.
You guys are only scratching the surface to what I am saying. I’m talking about symbolism, correlation patterns, and psychological warfare. They didn’t just hand pick some random uniforms and say “this is it”. A multi million dollar athletic department doesn’t just piss in the wind and call it good. Tell that to presidents of major coorporations. Do they just say “this is what we are using”? No, they make big decisions based upon competitive business strategies. Believe me, a lot of thought went into the uniform change decision.
Live in the now people!
All I saw was purple
Bottom Line...
…and I think everyone would agree. If it looks good use it!
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Crazi hate to do it to you again bro...
…but I disagree. You said, “A multi million dollar athletic department doesn’t just piss in the wind and call it good. Tell that to presidents of major coorporations. Do they just say "this is what we are using"? No, they make big decisions based upon competitive business strategies. Believe me, a lot of thought went into the uniform change decision.”
Yes they do Crazi, in 1995 Washington under then Coach Jim Lambright unveiled some very IMO cartoonish and poorly designed purple helmets with square Ws. That was a huge gaf IMO. It happened, so it wouldn’t be prudent to believe what you posted above. Have they learned a lesson? I sure hope so because if not someone on upper and lower campus needs to be counseled in style and design 101.
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Can you say Enron?
That was a bad mistake and like business, if you aren’t strategizing competively then you are out of business. Lambo got fired didn’t he? I’m talking about major corportations that stay in business and stay vital even in a poor economy.
All I saw was purple
I’m not reading too much into anything
You say that, then follow it with this:
I’m talking about symbolism, correlation patterns, and psychological warfare
So I stand by my statement.
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Indeed and it all is part of my argument.
All I saw was purple
ohio state
ohio state gets 95,000 fans out to their spring game yesterday. which is 94% of their seating capacity.
what was the atmosphere at our spring games back in the 90’s when we were winning bowl games on a regular basis?
—HFL
I have never seen more than 25-30,000 at a Spring Game
Back in the days when they played the alumni they put together a pretty good crowd but insurance and huge NFL contracts ended those type of games.
They used to bring guys like Big Ben Davidson out in an ambulance. It was a lot of fun.
James ended the Alumni games because of the aforementioned and the fact that he wanted as many of his players as possible to see action. The squad numbers were much larger in those days.
These days with scholarship limits they can barely put together two teams.
by John Berkowitz on Apr 26, 2009 1:19 PM PDT up reply actions
After the 91 National Championship...
…to the best of my recollection we had 20,000. My buddy is a Tennessee fan. he said they broke some kind of record a few years back. It sounds like Ohio State set the bar higher.
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Rivals Picture Link for new Unis
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What I like about the new Uniforms
Is that they aren’t cookie-cutter uniforms like you see everywhere on the landscape of college football. How may programs have copied Miami’s swishes and swirls? They’re all the same with different color patterns. And one of the most hideous things that is trendy right now is the pin stripe down the pant leg (Arizona, Va Tech).
Nobody has this style of uniform- It’s all about Washington.
Go Dawgs! WOOF!!!
All I saw was purple
My thoughts and observations
Much more intensity, less confusion almost no confusion by the teams both white and purple. Loved Mosleys blow up on believe it was Romeo Savant’s attempted catch, we heard that crack up where we were sitting.
Jake was very accurate, some of his passes were still behind receiver but much improved over the past two years.
The purple top gold pant home uniform was okay, but the all- white away unis we didn’t care for. Could live with the white tops and pale gold pants, but both my wife and I prefer the purple pants for the away games.
I think most of the crowd initially came from Missouri, in other words show me first what you got. Post game we felt most fans were excited about the improvement in emotion, and the kids looked like they were having fun. Hopefully that will translate into more wins and a minor bowl berth. Do that and I expect we will all pay a lot more in year 2010 to watch Husky football.
Offense stumbled after halftime -- was Willingham in the locker room?
Leer Pilot, I don’t agree that the offense looked great the whole game. The second half (especially the third quarter) was sloppy and lethargic. The scoring bears this out. Somebody said there’d been some changes on the OL for the second half, but I didn’t notice that.
It seems more difficult to judge the defense since the ones dominated the twos physically. It would have been nice to see the ones play each other for that reason. In particular, it would be nice to know how worried we should be about our pass coverage. Since Fouch had so little time most of the way (a good thing, no doubt) the secondary wasn’t really tested like they will be in September.
Nick Holt said...
…he feels pretty good about the front seven. He wasn’t as confident about the back end. Hopefully with the JC guys coming in and Wells being back it will make it better and deeper. Wasn’t Vonzell McDowell out with an injury?
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Yes they did have a hiccup
They weren’t perfect, but they did impose their will on the defense. They were still moving the ball in the third quarter, the only three and out came when the offense took over on the 1 yard line and were more worried about not giving up a safety.
"Bow Down to Washington"
"Kick the tires and light the fires!"
That's what I got too Lear...
…I didn’t see many problems at all for the first team Offense. Conversely the 1st Team defense dominated also.
Washington Husky Football-1991 National Champions
Locker to Safety?
the fans on the Times blog will still probably be asking Bob C if the coaches are going to move Jake to defense.
And Lear, I don’t understand either why you forgot to mention those two missed Folking extra points.
Call it a mental block
It must have been SO traumatic that I blocked it out of my mind!
"Bow Down to Washington"
"Kick the tires and light the fires!"
I was stunned...
…two missed extra points in the spring game! I hope Mahan can kick too!
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You can't remember everything!
Human nature comes into play.
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Locker
“He’ll never be a good passer”
“He’ll never be an NFL QB”
“Great Athlete, poor passer”
I foresee a lot of guys eating crow by the time he graduates!
"Bow Down to Washington"
"Kick the tires and light the fires!"
No doubt about it.
It would be the finest tasting crow ever!! I hope it is for real.
Good football teams make for good uniforms. There are a lot of pretty bad uniforms with real good players in them. For some reason, the uniforms look pretty good. I am not a great fan of USC uniforms, but they sure make them look good! Reputation and tradition have a lot to do with it. Here is hoping opponents learn to dread the new look!
I realize that people can and will be skeptical...
…but I’m going to go out on a limb here and say “Locker is going to have a big year”.
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I have TOTAL faith in Jake Locker
It’s the other 10 guys on the field that I worry about.
"Bow Down to Washington"
"Kick the tires and light the fires!"
I think the guys around him...
…are better too. Having said that we went 0-12 last season, so better is a relative term. I’m optimistic let’s put it that way. I really liked how everything clicked AND didn’t include much running by Locker.
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They are improving
and I don’t really worry all that much, it’s just that I don’t worry about Locker at all.
I’m betting that Sark kept the playcalling some what safe and guarded. I know they didn’t throw hardly any long balls, and no designed running plays for Locker, and I fully expect to see of little of each during the season.
"Bow Down to Washington"
"Kick the tires and light the fires!"
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