1976 UW Huskies
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WB3zvbd47AoComments
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Living in the past!
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Thats a great video. Bruce King's voice is like a time machine. A couple observations, I'm not seeing much purple in those crowds. A lot of brown corduroy out there. Second, I'm seeing some empty seats in venerable Husky Stadium. Playing P5 opponents Virginia and defending Big 8 champ Colorado must not have been a big draw. Maybe it was the start times. Was there a showing of Death of a Salesman in town? I jest, I jest. A little before my time but plenty of names my dad talked about and players I read about in 100 years of Husky Football. I must have read that book 1000 times. My copy as a kid was in such tatters that I bought another when I was in my 30's. The stories and pictures were captivating to a ten year old Knowledge. CSB, I know.
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You jest, you jest, but in reality, the "Husky football" we old farts "remember" was basically a 10-12 year span from the early 80's to early 90's. The rest of it has been sporadically really good teams for a few years with some really mediocre spells mixed in.theknowledge said:Thats a great video. Bruce King's voice is like a time machine. A couple observations, I'm not seeing much purple in those crowds. A lot of brown corduroy out there. Second, I'm seeing some empty seats in venerable Husky Stadium. Playing P5 opponents Virginia and defending Big 8 champ Colorado must not have been a big draw. Maybe it was the start times. Was there a showing of Death of a Salesman in town? I jest, I jest. A little before my time but plenty of names my dad talked about and players I read about in 100 years of Husky Football. I must have read that book 1000 times. My copy as a kid was in such tatters that I bought another when I was in my 30's. The stories and pictures were captivating to a ten year old Knowledge. CSB, I know.
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Attendance was way down when James took over in 1975. Had an almost magical season where the loss to Cal kept the DAWGS from the Rose Bowl. Beat both UCLA and USC. There was some momentum but I recall looking at 35,000 crowds wondering where the fans were?
1976 felt like a step back. Beat Virginia but then back to back losses to Colorado (who was good then) and fucking Indiana who didn't have Penix or DeBoer
Lost to all 4 California schools. They didn't break 50K all season in a 60K stadium
There's a reason James slept in the office after the 1-3 start to 77. HIs ass was about to get fired -
I watched it.
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Thanks @allpurpleallgold!EsophagealFeces said:I watched it.
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Somebody has to carry the torchDerekJohnson said: -
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Somebody has to carry the faggotDerekJohnson said: -
James did win his first 20 games over 5 years against the mountain NW teams before a shocking home loss to Oregon in 1980. Also lost to Navy. Also lost the Rose Bowl to Michigan
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I was there.RaceBannon said:James did win his first 20 games over 5 years against the mountain NW teams before a shocking home loss to Oregon in 1980. Also lost to Navy. Also lost the Rose Bowl to Michigan
