In 2000, UW had an incred home sked, hosting (and beating) two eventual top five finishers in Miami and the Beav. Plus an inspired barnburner comeback win over Zona (think Willie Hurst goalline pirouette), one week after Curtis got hurt.
In 2000, UW had an incred home sked, hosting (and beating) two eventual top five finishers in Miami and the Beav. Plus an inspired barnburner comeback win over Zona (think Willie Hurst goalline pirouette), one week after Curtis got hurt.
I was at that Beav game. One of the best I’ve seen live. SC vs Beav in whatever year that OS broke their PAC winning streak was Really good too. Those were the best games I’ve seen live. And that’s pretty sad.
It's a great home conference schedule for sure. Getting USC and Utah from the south on a year we host the Oregon/WSU combo is basically ideal.
The shit non conference slate knocks it down a ton though.
Off the top of my head 2007 was much better:
#20 Boise coming off an undefeated season #10 Ohio State #1 USC #7 Oregon Arizona Cal Cuog
Four of the five he listed from this year (no Utah), plus Boise, tOSU and Zone. Four top 20 opponents, three top ten and a number one.
I'm sure there are others but that blows this out of the water.
2008 home schedule looked like this:
#15 BYU #3 Oklahoma Stanford Oregon State Notre Dame Arizona State UCLA
2009 home schedule looked like this: #9 LSU Idaho (LOL) #3 USC Arizona #12 Oregon Wazzu #19 Cal
That 08 schedule (and the @owen12 we suffered) are why we have shit non conference schedules now.
Our AD turned pussy.
I miss WASHINGTON, dammit.
It was a point of pride when we were one of the few teams that didn't schedule FCS opponents. There is nothing positive that comes out of those games other than getting the depth on the field. You blow them out, congratulations you beat a team that doesn't belong. You play a close game, the perception of your team takes a huge hit. And with the CFP, perception is everything.
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The shit non conference slate knocks it down a ton though.
Off the top of my head 2007 was much better:
#20 Boise coming off an undefeated season
#10 Ohio State
#1 USC
#7 Oregon
Arizona
Cal
Cuog
Four of the five he listed from this year (no Utah), plus Boise, tOSU and Zone. Four top 20 opponents, three top ten and a number one.
I'm sure there are others but that blows this out of the water.
#15 BYU
#3 Oklahoma
Stanford
Oregon State
Notre Dame
Arizona State
UCLA
2009 home schedule looked like this:
#9 LSU
Idaho (LOL)
#3 USC
Arizona
#12 Oregon
Wazzu
#19 Cal
Our AD turned pussy.
I miss WASHINGTON, dammit.