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Would you be happy holding CAL to 24 or less?
YellowSnow
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I think I would. Currently we’re averaging keeping PAC opponents to 8.28 pts below their average scoring. CAL is averaging 41 a game (43 at home), so our average showing on D would have them scoring 33 give or take. Seems, however, given how our defense matches up against a pass happy offense with a so, so running game, I’d sure hope we can do a lot better than 33. 5 games into conference play, UW is still 1st in PAC in Pass Defense, 1st in Long Pass Plays surrendered, 1st in TD’s given up in the Red Zone, etc. 24 pts or less scored by CAL (especially if 7 of these are in garbage time) would feel like a good outcome to me. Holding them to 17 pts in honor of ’91 would be even better, but doesn’t appear likely.
Hell, last year we only gave up 30 to CAL after turning the ball over 5 times (3 fumbles, 2 INTs), so maybe I’m being a big pussy being satisfied with giving up 24. Imagine what we could do with Gaskin/Coleman rushing for 300yds combined, and 1 or no turnovers on the day, to keep CAL’s offense on the sideline as much as possible. They had the ball for 39 minutes last year when the game was in Berkeley.
Hell, last year we only gave up 30 to CAL after turning the ball over 5 times (3 fumbles, 2 INTs), so maybe I’m being a big pussy being satisfied with giving up 24. Imagine what we could do with Gaskin/Coleman rushing for 300yds combined, and 1 or no turnovers on the day, to keep CAL’s offense on the sideline as much as possible. They had the ball for 39 minutes last year when the game was in Berkeley.
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I think we get the PAC 12 refs and Larry to pull their heads out and support Washington to the playoffs for fucking once
Oregon type curb stomp.. they get 14 points -
I would have no problem with 24 points, assuming 14 of them come against the 2s and 3s, who play damn near the whole second half.
The UW offense ought to be able to get into the 40s by the middle of the 3rd qtr. -
They can score in the 30's and wear pink tutu's for all I care as long as UW wins.
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I would only be happy with 3 or less.
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Straight up is good enough.
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It's been many moons since that happened...'97 was last time we gave up 3 or less to CAL.Swaye said:I would only be happy with 3 or less.
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70 to 0 our next 4 games. Leave no doubt in a committee with fucking Tyrone on it
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I have high standards.YellowSnow said:
It's been many moons since that happened...'97 was last time we gave up 3 or less to CAL.Swaye said:I would only be happy with 3 or less.
I live in a trailer. -
One thing that's an issue is time of possession of all things. We score too quickly, even when trying to run with gaskin, he got 12 yard chunks at a time. Then the stupid penalties on defense on third down that extends drives.
In other words, our defense is playing better than the scoreboard shows. In 1991, no one scored on our 2s and 3s either. -
Kwiatkowski blitzes 9% of the time. Lambright din't blitz 9% of the time.2001400ex said:In 1991, no one scored on our 2s and 3s either.
