Dots: Huskies Tuning Up Tackling

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Football Dots

• Seattle-based rugby consulting firm Avatus has branched out in to football, and the Huskies are one of the first clients to look in to their data-driven "tackling plans" meant to help teams plan for the safest, most efficient tackling in any given situation. It sounds like something that could be a helpful tool for the defensive staff within a year or two.
• On that same topic, Caple talked with DL coach Jeff Choate about tackling technique given the struggles to wrap up against Cal.
• Mason Foster, fresh off of being cut by the Bears, has been signed by that NFL team in Washington DC.

Basketball Dots

• The one and only Dan Kingma has been upgraded from walk-on freshman to scholarship sophomore.
• Follow up that uplifting news with Percy Allen's fairly lengthy interview with Kingma.

Misc. Dots

• So, Steve Ballmer donated $20 million to the UW School of Social Work. I'm not necessarily the biggest Ballmer fan in the world, but that is a massive chunk of change for a program that doesn't usually get attention from the big money donors.
• Husky Volleyball is unbeaten and ranked fifth in the nation. They will travel to face #11 UCLA this Friday at 8pm and it will be showing on Pac-12 Networks.
• The UW is using 3D printing technology to work out a way to "carve new ears." This wacky University.