UW Media Blast Notes
by John Berkowitz on Aug 31, 2010 7:00 AM PDT
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PrintThe annual media blitz accompanying the start of the college football season started in earnest on Monday. Steve Sarkisian held his innaugural game week press conference and radio show of the new season.
The most interesting part of it to me was the simulated road trip the squad took last Friday to the Seahawks practice (VMAC) facility. The team practiced on grass and stayed in a hotel to simulate a road trip.
Washington didn't win a game on the road last season and the coaches are doing everything they can to mentally prepare their young team for the road.
"We're just trying to get better at everything we're doing. Obviously last year, we didn't perform as well as we would've liked on the road. So we tried to mock a road game. We went and stayed at another hotel here in town that was not our traditional home hotel. We went through our Friday walk-through as if we were going on the road, we went to the hotel, we had our meetings, we woke up there and had our meetings again, we got on the bus, we went down to VMAC, we put on our road uniforms and simulated a game on the road."
Nate Fellner will be the starter at FS but Will Shamburger will see plenty of time this season. They will be playing together in the nickel.
True frosh Michael Hartvigson will be the backup TE going into the season. Hartvigson has the size to help out as a blocker and showed soft hands throughout camp.
Sean Parker will back up Nate Williams at FS. Parker had a great camp and will make a big impact this season. Sark went on to say Parker played well enough to earn a starting position and the only reason he was not starting is because Nate Williams is ahead of him.
Everette Thompson won the starting job at DE, but De'Shon Matthews will also play quite a bit. Hard to tell how many snaps Thompson will be capable of this early in the season, but the coaches believe he is a better physical counter to BYU's huge tackles.
Washington will travel with 76 players to the BYU game.
TB Deontae Cooper and LB Brandon Huppert are the only players on the roster ruled out of Saturday's game because of injury. Cooper will have surgery next week.
LB Cort Dennison is practicing and he says he will be at 100% by game time. Dennison who is from Utah will be returning home to play for the first time since high school.
DE Kelani Aldrich practiced a bit yesterday but is still listed as doubtful.
WR James Johnson has practiced two days in a row and is pushing his way back into the lineup.
LB Cort Dennison is a little sore but will be good to go this weekend.
How to stop Jake Locker
The Deseret News interviews BYU players and the coaching staff on how they plan to stop Jake Locker.
"Anytime you face a player of that caliber, you get excited," BYU defensive end Vic So'oto said of Locker. "You want to play against the best, and he's obviously one of the best in college football. It's fun and exciting to have a measuring stick to see where you are as an athlete and as a defense."
Conference Notes
USC WR Kyle Prater, one of the top recruits in the country last year, will likely redshirt this season; he's banged up with assorted lower body injuries. Back up center Abe Markowitz will miss half the season with a broken foot.
Arizona State QB Steve Threet, a transfer from Michigan, has won the starting job over Brock Osweiler, though both are expected to play.
Arizona opens up on the road against Toledo, prompting the question: what is a Pac 10 team doing playing on the road against a MAC opponent?
UCLA QB Kevin Prince is still being bothered by a strained oblique muscle, limiting his time in camp. It only hurts when he is running or throwing.
Oregon State plays Boise State and TCU this September. The Beavers may be the only thing that stands in the way of those two teams going undefeated this season.
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It's the Hokies on Monday night!
I think Va. Tech is going to feel a little slighted by all the hype the Broncs are getting. We are talking about a tough East Coast trip, and a pro-Hokie stadium. This isn’t Frank Beamer’s first rodeo. I think the Hokies give the Broncs something to ponder on their flight back home. Like the Soup Nazzi says “NO national championships for you”. Boise State is done after week 1.
All I saw was purple
Boise State is going to fall to Virginia Tech and Oregon State.
by John Berkowitz on Aug 31, 2010 8:10 AM PDT up reply actions
Not so sure
OSU likes to start slow.
"Legends are made on the shores of Lake Washington"
"BOW DOWN TO WASHINGTON"
Good point
However … BSU has a major target on their back- another great point.
All I saw was purple
I expect VT to crush the broncs...
… I’m a little less sure on OSU. I can’t believe that they got both games on the blue turf.
Damn, my eyeball tastes good.
The Virginia Tech game is in Washington DC at FedEx Field.
Boise State might be the home team (I don’t know), but this will be a road game for them.
Boy will it
The Hokie fans will own that stadium. Not really a neutral site, but at least it’s off campus. Va. Tech is going to want some respect.
All I saw was purple
ahh - I didn't realize it was a neutral field.
… i’m now certain that it will be a blow out.
Damn, my eyeball tastes good.
Love the simulated away game
Coach is doing all the right things in order to get this team ready to play on the road. Simulating an away game is brilliant for a team who is still finding its identity on the road. Growth and maturity are key factors.
All I saw was purple
So much of this stuff is just a rehash of all the comments Sark has been releasing over the past month. It will be nice to have a game under our belts next week. Whatever the outcome…we will have some fresh stuff to talk about.
I thought the simulated game was the story of the day…good way to go about it.
by John Berkowitz on Aug 31, 2010 8:12 AM PDT up reply actions
I think the key to beating BYU is simple
Stop BYU’s running game. If we can get BYU stopped on the ground and get their young QBs looking at 3rd and long then we’ll have them on their back heels. But the question- is our defense capable?
Offensive Husky key: Come out of the gate like we did vs. LSU. And put points on the board any way you can. If it’s a FG so be it, just get the points.
All I saw was purple
Getting ahead early and controlling the tempo is always the key on the road.
by John Berkowitz on Aug 31, 2010 9:52 AM PDT up reply actions
Away Uniforms?
I know a lot of us think this is trivial stuff but I gotta ask the question. What away uniforms do you think the DAWGS will wear down in Provo? Last year I didn’t like the idea of using anything but the purple pants for away games but I ended up really liking the white pants. GO DAWGS!!
Washington Husky Football-"Hear the bark, feel the bite!"
I don't have a preference
I like what we’ve done with the uniforms. It’s not flashy, but they make the program feel as if we’ve aligned with the rest of college football. To me it’s a non issue. Just win!
All I saw was purple
Classic Gold/White/Gold
Is out of the question? I really loathe the purple pants. And the purple helmets.
Alot.
If done right purple helmets would look awesome
The version we had during the Lambo era was awful. I sort of like a purple helmet for away games. Gold pants, white jerseys, and purple helmets would look pretty cool. But they’d have to be TCU-shiny for me to be onboard with it.
All I saw was purple
Just NOT The Lambo...
…era ones! They sucked!
Washington Husky Football-"Hear the bark, feel the bite!"
Oh...
…I guess you said that
The version we had during the Lambo era was awfulMy bad.
Washington Husky Football-"Hear the bark, feel the bite!"
Visualize it- gold pants, white jerseys, and purple hemets (TCU-shiny). That would look spectacular!
All I saw was purple
I Like The Gold...
…the best but IF the purple ones were done “professionally”. I’d like to see how they look. The problem with Lambo’s helmets is that they looked like some kids with big crayons put them together. Okay maybe not quite that bad!
Washington Husky Football-"Hear the bark, feel the bite!"
I like the purple pants. Purple is the primary team and school color, and I think it’s important to have it be a major part of our uniform combinations. I hate the all white road look – we look totally generic in that combo. I’m not a big fan of the white pants with the purple tops either – we’re the purple and gold, not the purple and white. But at least we have the purple tops and gold helmets.
Yeah I Thought...
…I’d feel that way too, but I like the white pants. A lot of it has to do with the stripe down the side of the pants, it matches the helmet stripe.
Washington Husky Football-"Hear the bark, feel the bite!"
Purple Pants
I don’t know what it is (I think they got the shade wrong or ?) but I don’t like these purple pants they’re using now. They have got to be a different shade/material from past Husky teams.
Washington Husky Football-"Hear the bark, feel the bite!"
Uniforms
I’m with you all the way, are colors are purple and gold, we should be wearing as much purple and gold as possible. White is just a generic filler color and should be used as a highlight color at most.
I prefer purple pants on the road, but don’t mind using gold pants on occasion. What I would be very curious to see, for a special occasion, is an all purple look at home, meaning purple tops, purple pants and gold helmets. It would bring new meaning to say, “all I saw was purple”.
"Legends are made on the shores of Lake Washington"
"BOW DOWN TO WASHINGTON"
God no
No no no god no on the all purple look. We’re trying to not look like a high school team here.
gotta agree
No to the all-purple, that’s too much. It’s the combination of the colors that looks best IMO.
Don't get me wrong
I strongly prefer purple tops and gold pants. I’d just be curious to see what an all purple look would look like, and only use it on rare occasions.
"Legends are made on the shores of Lake Washington"
"BOW DOWN TO WASHINGTON"
Thats WAZZU stuff
WSU use to do it and it served a purpose for awhile, but you notice even they don’t do it anymore.
All I saw was purple
They've got the goofy...
…two helmet thing going on.
Washington Husky Football-"Hear the bark, feel the bite!"
WSU does it sloppy
They don’t use a home helmet and an away helmet concept. They just go at it like a teenager digging thur his closet trying to find a clean shirt.
Home uniforms: Gold pants, Purple jerseys, Gold helmets
Away uniforms: Gold pants, White jerseys, Purple helmets
Optional (for away games only): purple pants and white pants
All I saw was purple
And It's Not Good...
…that the one time we tried that before, (the all purple uni) we got POUNDED by Oklahoma State. Who was the awesome running back that retired early for the Detroit Lions?
Washington Husky Football-"Hear the bark, feel the bite!"
To me the significance of the loss has nothing to do with it
Somebody mentioned we’d look too much like a high school team and I agree.
Boise State does this and I think it looks awful. It’s almost like they’ve forgotten about their other color. Let’s not forget about our Gold.
All I saw was purple
This coming from the guy . . . .
who thought we looked “faster” in all whites. Make up your mind all ready.
"Legends are made on the shores of Lake Washington"
"BOW DOWN TO WASHINGTON"
You flip flop worse than John Kerry!
HA!!
"Legends are made on the shores of Lake Washington"
"BOW DOWN TO WASHINGTON"
It was actually Colorado, in 1989.
Eric Bienemy (the RB), and Darian Hagan (the QB) lit the Dawgs up on the ground. Something like 425 rushing yards.
Hagan was a great college QB. One play that game clearly stands out in my mind. Hagan kept the ball on an option play, and was 30 yards downfield on the Husky sideline when he got hemmed in. With hardly a glance, he pitched the ball back to Bienemy, who had been trailing the play perfectly. Bienemy took the ball 30 or so yards for a TD.
The only positive from that game was it was a major impetus for the Dawgs to move from their slow, read-and-react defense to one based on speed and attacking. Colorado made the Dawgs look like they were playing in sand.
All purple at home is NOT a good thing.
Very interesting.
I wasn’t aware we had ever tried an all purple look. Sounds like there is a good reason not to try it again.
"Legends are made on the shores of Lake Washington"
"BOW DOWN TO WASHINGTON"
Yep
It was an ugly game. The players talked James into letting them go all-purple (I think that was maybe the year that the purple pants debuted). I believe that was the first game Colorado played after their former QB Sal Aunese died of cancer, and the Buffs were on a mission that day.
DJ never again let the team wear all-purple.
FWIW
Kevin Prince was back practicing full speed on Monday.
It is a tough injury because unless you shut everything down it can keep coming back.
by John Berkowitz on Aug 31, 2010 10:05 AM PDT up reply actions
"it only hurts when he is running or throwing"
… I like this new funny version of JB.
Damn, my eyeball tastes good.
LOL
So…let me get this straight…only hurts when he’s running or throwing…game time decision, got it.
Last PAC-10 Rose Bowl winner not named USC....Washington
by DAWGFATHER91 on Aug 31, 2010 9:58 AM PDT up reply actions
"Best Quote" Award!
only hurts when I laugh!
Trying to add sarcasm where needed…. ; )
by John Berkowitz on Aug 31, 2010 10:06 AM PDT up reply actions
So, question then
does this mean that when we play them, we’ll have to be sure he spends most of the game on his back so he doesn’t hurt?
by The Ancient Mariner on Aug 31, 2010 10:31 AM PDT up reply actions
Thanks JB!
Been a busy, busy summer with the kids on break while working from home AND being on court teaching tennis 8+ hours a day AND trying to recover from bilateral (i.e., double) hernia surgery in late-June (now THAT was fun teaching tennis when you can hardly move!). Kids are back in school, I’m healed up, and work is still overrated. :-)
by Purple Reign 91 on Aug 31, 2010 1:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Work is overrated!
Glad to hear that you are healed up!
by John Berkowitz on Aug 31, 2010 2:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Interesting Take By Sark
Asked for standout (defensive) players in camp he said Alameda Ta’amu would be "at the top of that list.’’ He also cited Victor Aiyewa, Desmond Trufant and Cameron Elisara.
Washington Husky Football-"Hear the bark, feel the bite!"
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