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The day has finally arrived, my friends.
Yup, that's right. We are officially on the clock. 100 days to go to Husky Gameday.
100 days may feel like it is so far out there that it isn't even worth acknowledging. Have heart, I say! 100 days is an important milestone in what are the dog - or shall we say dawg - days of the football offseason. From this point forward, the days until kickoff will be counted in only double digits. I know, right? YAY!
While you may not be as excited as I am on this important occasion, I invite you to nevertheless enjoy my ode to 100 days. For your pleasure, I 've constructed my top 100 list of all things UW football that I cannot wait for.
That's right .. a Top 100. This is the mother of all Offseason Lists, so enjoy them and check in with some of your own list items in the comment threads below.
Top 100 Things We Can't Wait For from UW Football in 2015
100. "Hello Dawg Fans"
99. How Pete Kwiatkowski changes his defense to create pressure on the quarterback
98. Jaydon Mickens's leadership ... and his midriff jersey. In whatever order.
97. The Wall of Beef: Vita Vea , Greg Gaines and Elijah Qualls in a game on the same snap
96. More fanposts from HowlingHusky on the strategic value of pooch punts
95. Whether or not elite WR recruits like Tyler Vaughns, Simi Fehoko or Javon McKinley will pick the UW cap
94. Resenting the banishment of the Huskies to all those late Saturday night time slots
93. Jonathan Smith's evolution as both a QB coach and an offensive playcaller
92. Watching Chris Petersen put Mike Leach squarely on the hot seat after a dominating Apple Cup
91. Hearing the first siren of the season
90. Crappy cellular service while at the game ... because we all ought to be paying attention
89. Hitting up the best dive bar in the world - the Duchess - and grabbing a cold one with my friends
88. Landing our next QB recruit (hello Max Gilliam?)
87. The first display of Austin Joyner's tantalizing athleticism
86. Siosifa Tufunga's snaps
85. Seeing what UW personalities I happen to run into at the RAM
84. The offense's pace of play continuing to be faster than USC's much to Crazi's chagrin
83. Out-Stanfording Stanford. #PhysicalDawgs
82. Flipping an Oregon commit. Any of them.
81. New uniform combinations and the old guys around here losing their minds over them
80. Darrell Daniels. Unleashed.
79. The first opportunity that we get to compare Chico McClatcher to De'Anthony Thomas
78. The emergence of the kicking game as a weapon
77. The debut of Kevin King and that 6'3" frame at CB
76. Chris Petersen's signature win as a coach for the Washington Huskies
75. #Drop50 ... or, shall we say #Drop7?
74. A redshirt and Scout Team Player of the Year campaign for Jake Browning
73. The inevitable rumors sure to surround Todd Graham after another decent year in Tempe
72. Watching the Duck fanbase implode when their undefeated season ultimately gets unrailed
71. How much his hair style adds to Ellijah Qualls's measured height
70. More Husky camp videos produced by the best sports media group in the businesss
69. Kirk's recruiting reports
68. Travis Feeney playing so fast that his hair literally catches on fire
67. Avoiding any suspensions or booting of key players (ahem, Marcus Peters) from the team
66. Jake Eldrenkamp protecting the blindside ... and doing it well
65. Game day open threads and all of the good times that ensue
64. Trying to get a ride on Jimmy Lake's boat when I visit town
Victory Lap #GoDawgs pic.twitter.com/wEJZnrACCb
— Jimmy Lake (@coachlakeudub) September 14, 2014
63. More Seahawks and Huskies collaboration
62. A first glimpse at Benning Potoa'e at Defensive End
61. Watching Chris Petersen outcoach Steve Sarkisian in the Coliseum
60. Letters from OneWoodWacker to Chris Petersen highlighting local talent he'd like to see recruited
59. Waiting to see what class Chris Petersen next jumps in on as a guest lecturer
58. Seeing Cory Littleton make a surprise run against an all-conference campaign
57. Kickoffs that go out of the endzone.
56. Darren Gardenhire continuing his spring-time pick-fest
55. Seeing Brent Pease smile
54. The development of Dante Pettis and Brayden Lenius as go-to receivers
53. A role be defined for the enticing Jamon Dotson
52. Ditto that for Kieshawn Bierria
51. Figuring out what Ezekiel Turner can do when given the opportunity
50. Seeing what role David Ajamu establishes for himself
49. A huge upset somewhere on the schedule
48. Another season's worth of Jeff Choate interviews
47. Talking about a player that nobody is talking about: Jaylen Johnson
46. Celebrating KJ Carta-Samuels's first career TD pass ... whenever that happens
45. Carousing at the Big Time
Cask Conditioned Dry Hopped Icculus!!!!! #Cask #Icculus pic.twitter.com/ORkgQDLKL3
— Big Time Brewery (@BigTimeBrewery) May 5, 2015
44. Reacquainting myself with Christian Caple's YouTube channel
43. The end of the discussion on how easy it is to replace receivers on a college roster
42. Taking my kids on a stroll around Green Lake before gameday
41. Writing my next bitch-fest article about the Pac 12 Network not being on DirecTV
40. Counting how many blog flags I acquire for being "too negative" by the time of the BSU kickoff
39. Sailgating
38. Lear Pilot begining his transformation back from excessive optimist to hardened cynic
37. Not missing Lou Holtz on ESPN broadcasts
36. The emergence of Sidney Jones as an elite Pac 12 shutdown corner
35. Observing UW finally pass the "eyeball test"
34. Listening to an unnamed Husky sports media personality continue to say inappropriate things about UW co-eds and create awkward moments with his co-hosts on the air
33. The welcoming of new writers and contributors to the ‘Pound
32. Walking across campus and stopping to take in the full glory of the Fountain and the Mountain as I turn off of Red Square
31. Budda Baker: 3-way player
Budda can juggle too? #MultiSportAthlete pic.twitter.com/L5PHgURJsd
— Washington Huskies (@UWAthletics) May 21, 2015
30. Discovering what position JoJo Mathis ends up playing
29. Sampling a little bit of Northlake Tavern Pizza
28. The comeback of Shane Brostek
27. Watching Will Dissly become the next "2-star" darling of the ESPN Pac 12 Blog
26. Listening to Gus Johnson broadcast a game and googling "Cold-Blooded" just for the fun of it
25. Seeing John Ross lead from the sideline and dreaming about what 2016 will be like
24. Watching how the offense first responds to adversity
23. The inevitable decline of UCLA without Brett Hundley at the helm
22. Raise the Woof
21. Azeem Victor's first blown-up tailback
20. Chris Petersen's return to Boise State
19. Setting UWDP blog records for hits and unique visitors
18. Watching Dexter Charles become a dominant Guard
17. Laying a $1M Internet bet with Brad on who will score UW's first Pick-6 on the season (I'm going with Scott Lawyer)
16. (speaking of bets) Seeing the resolution to HowlingHusky and OWW's famous wager
15. Seeing how this team bounces back from its first tough loss of the season
14. Tailgating with some of my UWDP brethren on whichever weekend I make it to Montlake
13. End of game clock management
12. Randall's gameday "by the numbers" pieces
11. Seeing who emerges as UW's sack leader
10. More Husky Honks
9. Surpassing both Addicted to Quack and Coug Center on blog traffic ratings
8. Hitting up the UW Bookstore for another years' worth birthday and Christmas presents
7. Dwayne Washington zipping past linebackers in the open field
6. Lavon Coleman bulldozing linebackers in the open field
5. The end of the Oregon win streak on a glorious day at Husky Stadium
4. Deontae Cooper: leading and inspiring
This Dream I Have Requires Hard Work && Perseverance
— Deontae Cooper (@DCoop_32) May 6, 2015
3. Husky legends
2. Greeting Jeff Lindquist as our starting QB - a true Dawg who has earned a shot
1. Shocking the world