Thought experiment

DerekJohnson

If the freshman Chris Polk doesn't get hurt and plays significant minutes in 2008, do the Dawgs avoid Owen?

bananasnblondes

Didn't Ty have him playing receiver that year?

DerekJohnson

bananasnblondes said:

Didn't Ty have him playing receiver that year?

I don't remember that

chuck

DerekJohnson said:

If the freshman Chris Polk doesn't get hurt and plays significant minutes in 2008, do the Dawgs avoid Owen?

I dont think so. I can't actually remember who the backs were after Polk, but I don't think they were one of the big factors leading to owen.

Houhusky

Freshman Polk ran like a scarred pussy.

@iDawg and @RaceBannon had a podcast about his scarred running before he got hurt.

Post injury angry Polk is still one of my favorite UW players from my lif tim.

AtomicDawg

DerekJohnson said:

If the freshman Chris Polk doesn't get hurt and plays significant minutes in 2008, do the Dawgs avoid Owen?

He had barely played, but Polk was playing soft his first couple of games as a freshmen. Some thought he was more of wr. Something obviously clicked from then to his R-fr season. Maybe they beat the coug.

chuck

Houhusky said:

Freshman Polk ran like a scarred pussy.

@iDawg and @RaceBannon had a podcast about his scarred running before he got hurt.

Post injury angry Polk is still one of my favorite UW players from my lif tim.

He didn't appear to be the same Chris Polk that came out against LSU.

He played more receiver than running back in HS iirc and was a speed guy. He wasn't fast enough to be thst guy in college and needed time to develop. Had no business starting in 2008.

DerekJohnson

didn't his mom make a comment about playing time or some such thing?

chuck

DerekJohnson said:

didn't his mom make a comment about playing time or some such thing?

Sounds vaguely familiar.

NeGgaPlEaSe

Polk had an appointment with Dr Feel good, gained 25lbs of beast mode

Mad_Son

DerekJohnson said:

didn't his mom make a comment about playing time or some such thing?

I recall the word on the street was starting as a true freshman.

GrundleStiltzkin

I can't think.

YellowSnow

I’m a Calvinist when it comes to Owen.

Joey

Started at Oregon as a RB the first game of 08 as a freshman. Got hurt in the game. Everyone thought he medically redshirted but found out late in 2011 no one filed the proper paperwork IICR.

1to392831weretaken

Something changed between Polk's freshman and sophomore seasons. Just can't put my finger on it...



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CFetters_Nacho_Lover

Houhusky said:

Freshman Polk ran like a scarred pussy.

@iDawg and @RaceBannon had a podcast about his scarred running before he got hurt.

Post injury angry Polk is still one of my favorite UW players from my lif tim.

Me too.

whatshouldicareabout

bananasnblondes said:

Didn't Ty have him playing receiver that year?

Jordan Polk was WR, Chris Polk was RB

HuskyJW

IIRC…..he was promised the starting RB job. Hence his commitment