We will do Boise tomorrow and post the results. I'm actually interested to see if they had more attrition since their last 2 teams haven't been so good. Should be interesting, or not.
I awesome'd this post in lieu of the original so "Hardcore_Husky" doesn't steal your rating. I am interested in what this post has to offer but I don't actually think it is awesome.
I am awesoming this post because I think YOU are awesome, not the post. Cyber?
Btw, we played a Freshmen and walk ons during the O line decimation time It's a matter of coaching as much as the talent of the players. You know that.
To bring it to point, the Ducks played those two because Rowland, Euscher and Prater had to retire because of injury and the sum of our 2012 offensive line class is one of our starting DEs. If Euscher is still there, the Ducks probably don't lose Arizona. And Crosby is in a position to be really, really good as a senior in 2018, as opposed to really good as a senior in 2017.
Nowhere else on planet earth can a guy find such in depth analysis on Husky football than here at Hardcore Husky.
Obvious pandering toward KOMO is noted (pm to Derek, I hope you have an iron clad contract with cokegreaterthanpepsi or we may be hearing him trade barbs with Damon Huard on the radio soon)
Will we get to hear him go Woo-Yoo! when the Huskies get a 12-yard gain?
We entered the 2001 Rose Bowl a bit nervous because we had two freshmen and a sophomore starting against Drew Brees. But great coaching and scheme were enough that our secondary did just fine.
I think we had 3 freshman CB's that got playing time and Carothers was a true freshman at safety. Jimmy Newell also got a little time rotating in at safety and on special teams. Massey was a r-fr, Johnson a true freshman, and Roc Alexander was also a true freshman. They all played well that season. Unfortunately, those guys didn't get much better from their freshman years.
Nowhere else on planet earth can a guy find such in depth analysis on Husky football than here at Hardcore Husky.
Obvious pandering toward KOMO is noted (pm to Derek, I hope you have an iron clad contract with cokegreaterthanpepsi or we may be hearing him trade barbs with Damon Huard on the radio soon)
Will we get to hear him go Woo-Yoo! when the Huskies get a 12-yard gain?
We entered the 2001 Rose Bowl a bit nervous because we had two freshmen and a sophomore starting against Drew Brees. But great coaching and scheme were enough that our secondary did just fine.
I think we had 3 freshman CB's that got playing time and Carothers was a true freshman at safety. Jimmy Newell also got a little time rotating in at safety and on special teams. Massey was a r-fr, Johnson a true freshman, and Roc Alexander was also a true freshman. They all played well that season. Unfortunately, those guys didn't get much better from their freshman years.
Good stuff. The attrition and lack of redshirts has hurt the program. Sample, Ducre, Kevin Smith, Pio V, etc. Those guys would really help. That is one thing that excites me about Petersen. I don't think Sark cared about the bottom half of his recruiting classes. Petersen does and he really delves into their character, which hopefully leads to less attrition.
I do disagree with some of the article. This team has talent, but it is lacking it at the most important spot, QB. The RB's are pretty bad too. Talent was only one of the reasons we got plungered by Oregon. As I have stated many times, less talented teams than UW's played tough against Oregon. Arizona even beat them. Jake Fisher returning obviously has been a major boon. However, he was not a 25 point difference.
Nobody expected a great team, just a good one that wins 10 games. Let's not move the goalposts now. The fact that we have flaws and youth/talent deficiencies in places shouldn't be news. It was known all along. 10 wins is still feasible and I think there is enough talent to do that. It won't be easy, but if we don't, I certainly won't blame it all on a lack of talent.
5 stars is a good start. If you asked Greenblood or another logical Duck fan, I doubt they would name more than 5 guys who are stars. I suppose who those star players are also matters. I would trade 3 of our stars for Mariota. I don't blame it all on Petersen, but change can be tough. Some guys have taken to it and gotten better. Danny Shelton, Shaq, and John Ross are examples. Others guys have not. Timu and Feeney haven't gotten any better, and are possibly worse. The OL looks no better than it did last year. Up to this point, I can't say we are over achieving with the talent we have, and we are possibly under achieving. There is still a lot of season left though.
Huh? You know TSIO when a previously to be determined conference game in November is scheduled for 10am Saturday.
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