Huskies are still losing, I'm still Photoshopping.
This group plays hard and has a chance to win every game they play. Consider that a year ago, Washington’s average margin of defeat was 25.33. This season, that margin is down to 10.5, a number heavily skewed by a 20 point loss at Stanford. In fact, three of the team’s four losses have been by just one score. A year ago, they only did that three times all season.
What a difference a coaching staff can make.
Under the Great White Sark, led by Jake St. Locker of the Seattleites, they’re scoring 12.1 more points per game. The defense, with the frightening Nick Holt delivering a heavy dose of crazy, is giving up 10.7 fewer points this season.
But (there’s always a but), this isn’t a team confused with the elite. A 10 point improvement on defense still leaves the Huskies ninth in conference and the offensive output is still only eighth best. In other words, the road back still has a lot of pavement ahead.
For this season, though, the stats will probably never fully tell the story. This team is your classic “on the rise” group that often meets the level of its competition and is especially feisty at home.
Their 3-1 record at Husky Stadium includes wins over two BCS ranked teams. Both Arizona and USC would have a share of first place in the Pac-10 were it not for ill-fated trips up north.
It’s highly doubtful any team, Oregon included, is going to find an easy win in Seattle regardless of what the stats may say.
For the Huskies to end this streak of losing seasons, though, they’ll probably have to find a way to win on the road. They’re 0-3 so far with games left at UCLA and Oregon State.
Pressed to guess, I think Washington is still a year away, but will find a way to reach 5-7, no small accomplishment after the abysmal effort a year ago.
And yes, this is the nicest 360 words I can write about the Huskies.
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You got skills. I look forward to this post & pic from you every year.
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Haha, thanks for noticing. I’m pretty sure this is the t-shirt’s 4th year and with any luck, we’ll get a fifth.
Oh, and not to be lost is the subtly placed image on the replay board in the background.
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If Jake “The Purple Prince” Locker goes in the NFL draft – which he should – that will be the end of the rise and the Fuskies will suck even more next year. This is truly a team that is one-person deep. The Ducks will crush them on Saturday and the Fuskies will spiral into a season-ending funk.
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So this is how it’s going to go down. Kenjon Barner is going to make a 102 yard runback interception in the fuskies end zone in the fourth quarter that puts the Duck Fans on their feet and screaming for more. JERRY ALLEN SCREAMING “BARNER IS GONNA SCORE!! BARNER IS GONNA SCORE” DUCKS WIN 38 to 17
GO!!!!!!! DUCKS!!!!!!!
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