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Jake Locker to be inducted into the Husky Hall of Fame
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He sucked, but he was at the right position. I’ve always said it’s insane to pick a QB that had four games with under 100 yards passing his senior year.DerekJohnson said:
I think Jake was a great guy and a wonderful person. But this isn't the Great Guys Hall of Fame.RoadDawg55 said:
7,639 yards and 53 td passes/ 35 INTs over 4 years.
W-L Records during UW career:
2007: 4-9
2008: 0-12
2009: 5-7
2010: 7-6
Highlights:
Beat #3 USC in 2009
Beat USC on the road in 2010
Beat Nebraska in 2010 Holiday Bowl
As I wrote about in Bow Down to Willingham, when 30+ UW players came to Jake and asked him to join them in going to Emmert to demand Willingham's firing, Jake said no.
Does all this say Husky Hall of Fame to you? -
I give zero Fs about this HOF thing. REAL Jake is my guy and any discussion of his very real faults hurts my heart.
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That's just because you live somewhere between 5-75 miles of Ferndale.GrundleStiltzkin said:I give zero Fs about this HOF thing. REAL Jake is my guy and any discussion of his very real faults hurts my heart.
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This should be your speech at the podium as you introduce Jake to the banquet crowdRoadDawg55 said:
He sucked, but he was at the right position. I’ve always said it’s insane to pick a QB that had four games with under 100 yards passing his senior year.DerekJohnson said:
I think Jake was a great guy and a wonderful person. But this isn't the Great Guys Hall of Fame.RoadDawg55 said:
7,639 yards and 53 td passes/ 35 INTs over 4 years.
W-L Records during UW career:
2007: 4-9
2008: 0-12
2009: 5-7
2010: 7-6
Highlights:
Beat #3 USC in 2009
Beat USC on the road in 2010
Beat Nebraska in 2010 Holiday Bowl
As I wrote about in Bow Down to Willingham, when 30+ UW players came to Jake and asked him to join them in going to Emmert to demand Willingham's firing, Jake said no.
Does all this say Husky Hall of Fame to you? -
No. Just a pretty good Husky with some kick ass highlight clips.DerekJohnson said:
I think Jake was a great guy and a wonderful person. But this isn't the Great Guys Hall of Fame.RoadDawg55 said:
7,639 yards and 53 td passes/ 35 INTs over 4 years.
W-L Records during UW career:
2007: 4-9
2008: 0-12
2009: 5-7
2010: 7-6
Highlights:
Beat #3 USC in 2009
Beat USC on the road in 2010
Beat Nebraska in 2010 Holiday Bowl
As I wrote about in Bow Down to Willingham, when 30+ UW players came to Jake and asked him to join them in going to Emmert to demand Willingham's firing, Jake said no.
Does all this say Husky Hall of Fame to you?
He was far from good in the Holiday bowl. The defense won that game, and the running game (Polk) moved the ball enough to kill time and keep them fresh.
My primary memory of the second upset of SC is of him trying to carry a USC db the last five yards into the end zone, but coughing it up through the end zone instead, resulting in a change of possession and touch back. -
He was talented. But not good and horribly misused. No idea why he is in the hall of fame. The fanbase obsession with him was very odd too for someone that was not good.
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You can hardly blame (or credit) a win loss record on a QB without discussing the supporting cast and coaches.DerekJohnson said:
I think Jake was a great guy and a wonderful person. But this isn't the Great Guys Hall of Fame.RoadDawg55 said:
7,639 yards and 53 td passes/ 35 INTs over 4 years.
W-L Records during UW career:
2007: 4-9
2008: 0-12
2009: 5-7
2010: 7-6
Highlights:
Beat #3 USC in 2009
Beat USC on the road in 2010
Beat Nebraska in 2010 Holiday Bowl
As I wrote about in Bow Down to Willingham, when 30+ UW players came to Jake and asked him to join them in going to Emmert to demand Willingham's firing, Jake said no.
Does all this say Husky Hall of Fame to you?
I'd love to see how Jake would have done under Petersen.
As to whether or not Jake went along with those other 30 players -- maybe he had reasons not related to the "white guilt" narrative that your book spends meaningful time pushing.
This doesn't mean I think he belongs in the hall of fame... but he was one of the rare bright points during the Ty and Sark eras.
Dennis Erickson said Locker was the single player he most feared playing against in the Pac. -
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Jake Locker won championships at every level
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Is this a @PurpleJ quote?GrundleStiltzkin said:I give zero Fs about this HOF thing. REAL Jake is my guy and any discussion of his very real faults hurts my heart.
