5 reasons why Duke will beat Washington in the independence bowl

Hi husky fans. Now that it looks like we will face off on a bowl game, I thought I'd come by and tell you why you are in for a tough game against our very underrated team.

Here are 5 reasons why I think we will dominate the game:

1. Thomas Sirk. He is our dual threat QB and our team's leading passer and rusher. He will be the best athlete on the field for this game for both teams. You've seen nobody like this guy.

2. Our offensive line averages over 300 pounds per player. These guys are a dominate machine and can pass protect like nobody else.

3. Similar foes. We haven't played any similar foes, but we did play Northwestern very tough. Probably tougher than did Stanford, who beat you guys.

4. We dominated Georgia Tech, so we have proven that we can beat a team like yours that mostly runs the triple option.

5. Weather and altitude. We are used to playing on the east coast in the mid atlantic sub tropic climate that we get in places like North Carolina and Louisiana. A team like yours, that plays most of its games at a small field in the Palouse, will be overwhelmed by the crowd noise and humidity that we get here in the east in December.

6. Coaching. Our HC, Cutlife, comes from a strong coaching heritage, with coaching stints at schools like Tennessee, Ole Miss,and Notre Dame. Now in his 8th year at Duke, he has the coaching experience from vaunted programs, instead of your coach -- whose only prior experience is coaching at Idaho State.

Either way, here is to a good game. Hope some of you can make it.