Quinton Richardson..."Guarantees Win against USC"

by bigdawgdaddy999 on Sep 15, 2009 12:06 PM PDT

Quinton Richardson CB 6'0" 203lb CB for the University of Washington Huskies Footbal Team has spoken out and GUARANTEES a Huskies Footbal Win over USC. I love the optimism, but we do not need to give a visiting team fodder for there bulletin boards. We should be doing the talking on the field not in the press. Show the progress by playing a great game. I love it, it will make interesting come Saturday. Woof...Woof...Woof... GO DAWGS!!!

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Where did you read that?

by bigdave967 on Sep 15, 2009 2:17 PM PDT reply actions

It was reported by KJR

Called and confirmed quote with KJR. It happened on Softy’s show this morning.

by bigdawgdaddy999 on Sep 15, 2009 2:35 PM PDT reply actions

Quinton called to confirm the quote?

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

by Lear Pilot on Sep 15, 2009 4:33 PM PDT up reply actions

I recall reading the quote earlier . . .

and know I can’t find it. But I thought it was being stretched a bit. It sounded more like “we are going to get ready to beat USC,” which is a far cry from predicting a win.

Anybody know where to find the exact quote?

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

by Lear Pilot on Sep 15, 2009 4:42 PM PDT up reply actions

now I can't find it

still can’t spell

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

by Lear Pilot on Sep 15, 2009 4:43 PM PDT up reply actions

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20090913/SPORTS/709139835/1004/SPORTS

by kirkd on Sep 16, 2009 10:44 AM PDT up reply actions

Great that's all we need...

…to get them fired up to play.

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

by dawgfan22 on Sep 15, 2009 3:41 PM PDT reply actions

Quinton's gonna lay the lumber

This is the kind of confidence I want to see coming from Purple and Gold!!

Expect to win and don’t be afraid to say so. We have some guys buying in!

“Ive decided to make you a special project of mine”

Go Dawgs!

by murchy on Sep 15, 2009 3:51 PM PDT reply actions

???

I called…only blogging from what is being reported by the press or news media. KJR…206-286-9595

by bigdawgdaddy999 on Sep 15, 2009 5:16 PM PDT reply actions

Pretty sure I saw somebody quote him in writing

racking my brain trying to figure out where.

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

by Lear Pilot on Sep 15, 2009 8:09 PM PDT up reply actions

Coach's Show

Listened to Sark last night, on my local Tricities channel by the way! He said what Quinton actually said is that “We expect to win”. He said the reporter just changed it and ran with it.

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

by dawgfan22 on Sep 16, 2009 7:37 AM PDT reply actions

That sounds like what I read

When I read the quote I was surprised that it was being made a big deal. Funny how reporters can twist something to make it what they want it to be.

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

by Lear Pilot on Sep 16, 2009 8:57 AM PDT up reply actions

Funny how reporters can twist something to make it what they want it to be.

That’s one explanation. Another one is Sark is trying to downplay Quinton’s quote by saying the reporter changed it around.

by kirkd on Sep 16, 2009 10:45 AM PDT up reply actions

I like to know where they get there sources.

Quote From Nick Daschel

I won’t go as far as Washington’s Quinton Richardson and Chris Polk, who guarantee a win over USC on Saturday in Husky Stadium.

http://bustersports.com/blog/pac-10-news/2009/09/16/uw-usc-perfect-storm-for-upset/

by bigdawgdaddy999 on Sep 16, 2009 10:53 AM PDT reply actions

Did you read his column? He has a link to his source right there in the column:

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20090913/SPORTS/709139835/1004/SPORTS

by kirkd on Sep 16, 2009 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions

"Expext to Win"

I guess the mantra of “Expect to Win” means gauranteeing a win.

by bigdawgdaddy999 on Sep 16, 2009 10:54 AM PDT reply actions

Let’s play a thought exercise. Which is more likely:

- A young player, fresh off his first taste of victory in 16 games, let’s his confidence get the best of him and says he guarantees a win against USC. His coach, unhappy with the bulletin board material, scrambles to keep this from becoming a big deal and covers for his player by claiming that the reporter mis-quoted the player.

- A reporter intentionally mis-quotes a player, risking that added hits to his paper’s website will outweigh negative feelings generated with the UW coaching staff.

C’mon guys, this isn’t that hard – Q goofed, Sark is trying to cover for him. Let’s quit blaming the media for everything.

by kirkd on Sep 16, 2009 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions

Thanks for the link kirkd

I knew I had seen the quote in print somewhere. Here is the part of the article that applies to our discussion:

"We’ve got to keep going with the wins, and we can eventually beat SC," he said. "It starts now."
When Richardson was asked whether he expected to beat USC on Saturday, he said: "Yeah."
After adding that he "guaranteed" a victory this Saturday, Richardson was asked whether he was concerned about giving the Trojans any bulletin board material.
"Nah," he said. "No bulletin board material. We’re just going to keep it all on the field and talk with our pads."

I think the first two lines are just fine, “we can eventually beat USC,” and he expects to beat USC, no bulletin board material there. I’m curious why there is no quote of the “guarantee”, and wonder why “guarantee” is in paranthesis. My best guess is that Quinton was feeling good after the win, said more than he should of and the reporter took it as a “guarantee”. Without a quote like “I guarantee we are going to beat USC”, I’m going to have to take Sark’s side on this one, just seems a bit stretched to me.

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

by Lear Pilot on Sep 16, 2009 1:07 PM PDT reply actions

I think the first two lines are just fine, "we can eventually beat USC," and he expects to beat USC, no bulletin board material there. I’m curious why there is no quote of the "guarantee", and wonder why "guarantee" is in paranthesis. My best guess is that Quinton was feeling good after the win, said more than he should of and the reporter took it as a "guarantee". Without a quote like "I guarantee we are going to beat USC", I’m going to have to take Sark’s side on this one, just seems a bit stretched to me.

My take of that is Quinton said “We can eventually beat SC. It starts now” Reporter asks him he expected to beat SC on Saturday. Quinton says “Yeah”. Reporter follows up with “Guarantee?” And Quinton responds “Guaranteed”.

And he did quote Richardson in this part of the article:

Richardson went as far as to promise a win over the third-ranked Trojans.

"Guaranteed," he said, nodding his head.

Either Johnson or Sark is fibbing here. IMO, Sark has far more motivation to do so.

by kirkd on Sep 16, 2009 1:28 PM PDT up reply actions

If he said it . . .

he better back it up!

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

by Lear Pilot on Sep 16, 2009 3:33 PM PDT up reply actions

Then you get into...

a “he said she said thing” and nobody will really know what happened. Reporters are notorious for twisting/misquoting people. Young athletes can say things they’re not supposed to.

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

by dawgfan22 on Sep 16, 2009 3:56 PM PDT up reply actions

Reporters are notorious for twisting/misquoting people. Young athletes can say things they’re not supposed to.

There are many instances of reporters making stuff up. There are many more instances of young athletes running their mouths. And there are many instances of coaches lying to cover up things – think back to the Lambo years for a local example.

by kirkd on Sep 16, 2009 4:42 PM PDT reply actions