Many good players to choose from but it's Gaines for me. Absolute stud rock on the line for 4 fucking years. Played 54 games. Started 46 or so. Never missed one. Morris Trophy. Straight up bad ass. Played hurt and still started over the others. Unbelievably consistent.
The real reason is when he showed up up he was treated shitty. 3 star, Mountain West guy, not good enough for UW. Still questioned until he flashed every time he hit the field. Then his first start was a 10 tackle ass rape against Utah in a loss. He said "I don't care what you assholes say I'm here to kick ass, fuck off". I liked that attitude!
Was a tough call between Ross and Gaskin. Gaskin was certainly the more influential player over the long haul, and quite possibly the best RB Washington has ever had since i've been following the Huskies(It's close between him and Sankey), but I went with Ross because the guy was just such a human highlight reel. Gaskin had the consistency, but you had to hold your breath every time Ross touched the ball because you knew if he even found a shred of daylight, he was going the distance.
Many good players to choose from but it's Gaines for me. Absolute stud rock on the line for 4 fucking years. Played 54 games. Started 46 or so. Never missed one. Morris Trophy. Straight up bad ass. Played hurt and still started over the others. Unbelievably consistent.
The real reason is when he showed up up he was treated shitty. 3 star, Mountain West guy, not good enough for UW. Still questioned until he flashed every time he hit the field. Then his first start was a 10 tackle ass rape against Utah in a loss. He said "I don't care what you assholes say I'm here to kick ass, fuck off". I liked that attitude!
I think the player that did the most to affect the win/loss column is Gaskin.
The player I most wanted to drive down to Seattle to watch play in person was Azeem, just because he was such an awesome, gigantic, intimidating, shit-talking freak. Plus, by all accounts, really good guy off the field with his charity and whatnot. RIP. They say Bierria was the emotional leader of that defense, and Gaines/Virta Vita/Qualls/etc. were really the engine that made it work, but it was Victor that made Death Row Death Row. He was the dude who made opposing offensive players think, "Fuuuuuck, this is going to be a long day." For two seasons, it was like watching old Husky defense, and Seattle football fans live for defense. They were statistically better in 2017, after Azeem got the AIDS, but they weren't the same defense. It frustrated offenses, but it was no longer feared by them. It was more effective, but simultaneously less fun to watch.
Even in the games in which the offense were tripping over their dicks, Azeem Victor made Husky football must-watch TV in 2015 and most of 2016. It was a fun time to be a Husky fan.
This ^^^.....Victor was mentally unstable, a defining quality in many a dominant LB
To this day, I believe he was a better RB than LB. he was killing teams in the few games he played at RB. If he would have played there from day one he probably had Pro Bowl talent as a RB.
Smart guy tho. He knew RB was a more risky position, especially health wise, and he chose to play LB and just signed a big deal.
My favorite play he had at UW was the 99 yard fumble return for TD on Cal’s first drive in 2014. I loved him. It always felt like he was close to making a game changing defensive play. He would have been even better if he didn’t play two years with Sark.
So many to choose. Vita and Gaines were great too. It took two full years to get Vita in shape and playing hard but when the light came on, he couldn’t be blocked.
I loved Dissly as well and fondly remember being somewhat surprised how dominant he was in the run game in 2016. I thought he would move to TE and never really do much.
While we were whining about getting Darrell Daniels the ball more, we should have been whining about Dissly. I have no doubt he has improved as a receiver, but there is also no question he could have done more as a receiver at UW. The guy is a very smooth athlete for his size. He’s made some very tough back shoulder catches for the Seahawks that aren’t a skill you can just learn. It’s always been there.
Many good players to choose from but it's Gaines for me. Absolute stud rock on the line for 4 fucking years. Played 54 games. Started 46 or so. Never missed one. Morris Trophy. Straight up bad ass. Played hurt and still started over the others. Unbelievably consistent.
The real reason is when he showed up up he was treated shitty. 3 star, Mountain West guy, not good enough for UW. Still questioned until he flashed every time he hit the field. Then his first start was a 10 tackle ass rape against Utah in a loss. He said "I don't care what you assholes say I'm here to kick ass, fuck off". I liked that attitude!
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This ^^^.....Victor was mentally unstable, a defining quality in many a dominant LB
Smart guy tho. He knew RB was a more risky position, especially health wise, and he chose to play LB and just signed a big deal.
My favorite play he had at UW was the 99 yard fumble return for TD on Cal’s first drive in 2014. I loved him. It always felt like he was close to making a game changing defensive play. He would have been even better if he didn’t play two years with Sark.
While not elite like Ahmed (hi @backthepack ) a great RB.
#numbersdontlie
Dayum.
Still, not as good as Jimmy MF Graham.