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Season starts in Utah

Swaye
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I remember thinking before the season that if we could just get the monkey off our backs and win in the desert, and somehow keep it together for the huge games against the two behemoths (Tree and Duck) that all we would have to trip us up at the end were USC and possibly Utah.

I couldn't even imagine how much Stanford would regress in a year, and while I knew Duck was slipping, a never saw a complete implosion. Well, the only two "beat you any given Saturday" teams left are USC and Utah, so I got that part right. Cal, Coug and ASU all suck, but they will beat you if you play like we played the second half last night.

Anyway, PAC12 sucks, PAC12 network sucks, our season is only 5 games long and it starts next week. Go 5-0 and see the CFP in person as total bad asses, blow one and see the Rose Bowl as sort of bad asses, blow two and sit at home fingering your butthole as the 10-2 team that nobody gives a shit about.
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  • BrickSquad
    BrickSquad Member Posts: 1,658
    I still think WSU could trip UW up, being a rivalry game and all
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  • Swaye
    Swaye Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 41,739 Founders Club
    BrickSquad said:

    I still think WSU could trip UW up, being a rivalry game and all

    I think any of the three suck teams could trip us up, because none of them suck as bad as most of the dreck we have played. I think Cal, WSU and ASU could probably all three be better than any team we have played yet. They suck, but they suck way less than the Oregon dreck, Rutgers or Zona.

    We should beat all the teams left on our schedule, but any of the 5 of them could buttfuck our season.
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  • Southerndawg
    Southerndawg Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 8,346 Founders Club
    The season definitely looks different now. Utah, USC and WSU look like real tests but they can't sleep on anyone at this point. ASU has had this program's number for a long time and Cal has surprised them.
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  • Swaye
    Swaye Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 41,739 Founders Club
    dnc said:

    Yep. All 5 of these games scare me well ASU just because of history not because of the team, but the other 4 teams scare me. I'd probably pick UW to win in each of them, but my confidence isn't high enough to say we win all of them. Utah is probably the best of the bunch, plus they have hfa. Thankfully I don't think we will overlook them. We probably plunger then but if a few things go against us it could be real interesting real quick.

    I'm a nervous wreck.

    On the upside, it's been a long ass time since I cared enough to be a wreck before a game, so we have that going for us, which is nice.

    So true. It's weird to be having seeding and real bowl projection discussions in October. Just think, if we win next weekend we roll into November with legit chances at both the CFP or Rose Bowl. When is the last November we played a meaningful game? 2000
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  • NeGgaPlEaSe
    NeGgaPlEaSe Member Posts: 5,758
    CascadiaBound said:

    In all fairness everyone saying "The season starts..." was due to ignorance. Couldn't blame us for thinking that of Stanford, and that Arizona game was actually the only true toe-to-toe game we've had so far--but we all know how we were in the Desert.

    So it's only been twice as far as I recall. The season really does start in Utah though. They are actually a team who has proven themself with atleast -some- pedigree, mid-season.

    And to make it worse after Ohio state losing I'm safe to say we are IN. That means we are a playoff team, which mean everyone will be hitting us harder, faster and more serious, knowing this.

    Have to be alot more clairvoyant now.

    PAC 12 refs to the rescue
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  • CascadiaBound
    CascadiaBound Member Posts: 47
    NeGgaPlEaSe said:

    CascadiaBound said:

    In all fairness everyone saying "The season starts..." was due to ignorance. Couldn't blame us for thinking that of Stanford, and that Arizona game was actually the only true toe-to-toe game we've had so far--but we all know how we were in the Desert.

    So it's only been twice as far as I recall. The season really does start in Utah though. They are actually a team who has proven themself with atleast -some- pedigree, mid-season.

    And to make it worse after Ohio state losing I'm safe to say we are IN. That means we are a playoff team, which mean everyone will be hitting us harder, faster and more serious, knowing this.

    Have to be alot more clairvoyant now.

    PAC 12 refs to the rescue
    Sssssshhhh, don't speaketh it.
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  • GrundleStiltzkin
    GrundleStiltzkin Member Posts: 61,516 Standard Supporter
    CascadiaBound said:

    In all fairness everyone saying "The season starts..." was due to ignorance. Couldn't blame us for thinking that of Stanford, and that Arizona game was actually the only true toe-to-toe game we've had so far--but we all know how we were in the Desert.

    So it's only been twice as far as I recall. The season really does start in Utah though. They are actually a team who has proven themself with atleast -some- pedigree, mid-season.

    And to make it worse after Ohio state losing I'm safe to say we are IN. That means we are a playoff team, which mean everyone will be hitting us harder, faster and more serious, knowing this.

    Have to be alot more clairvoyant now.

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  • FremontTroll
    FremontTroll Member Posts: 4,744
    CascadiaBound said:

    In all fairness everyone saying "The season starts..." was due to ignorance. Couldn't blame us for thinking that of Stanford, and that Arizona game was actually the only true toe-to-toe game we've had so far--but we all know how we were in the Desert.

    So it's only been twice as far as I recall. The season really does start in Utah though. They are actually a team who has proven themself with atleast -some- pedigree, mid-season.

    And to make it worse after Ohio state losing I'm safe to say we are IN. That means we are a playoff team, which mean everyone will be hitting us harder, faster and more serious, knowing this.

    Have to be alot more clairvoyant now.

    Ohio State losing didn't matter to UW. It has always been win out and we are in. One loss and we probably are not in unless there is a lot more chaos.

    Clairvoyant?
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  • mobey
    mobey Member Posts: 3,254
    Swaye said:

    I remember thinking before the season that if we could just get the monkey off our backs and win in the desert, and somehow keep it together for the huge games against the two behemoths (Tree and Duck) that all we would have to trip us up at the end were USC and possibly Utah.

    I couldn't even imagine how much Stanford would regress in a year, and while I knew Duck was slipping, a never saw a complete implosion. Well, the only two "beat you any given Saturday" teams left are USC and Utah, so I got that part right. Cal, Coug and ASU all suck, but they will beat you if you play like we played the second half last night.

    Anyway, PAC12 sucks, PAC12 network sucks, our season is only 5 games long and it starts next week. Go 5-0 and see the CFP in person as total bad asses, blow one and see the Rose Bowl as sort of bad asses, blow two and sit at home fingering your butthole as the 10-2 team that nobody gives a shit about.

    Yes Utah but Cuogs could definitely trip us...

    Apple Cup
    Pullman
    November

    USC good but at home.

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  • mobey
    mobey Member Posts: 3,254
    doogie said:

    BrickSquad said:

    I still think WSU could trip UW up, being a rivalry game and all

    Peterman has never had to face a ranked Washington State in front of 28,000 screaming Cougar fans
    Except 2014
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  • PatHadenFS
    PatHadenFS Member Posts: 542
    Chin'd for:
    Swaye said:


    I am ... hard, red and 7"

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  • Fire_Marshall_Bill
    Fire_Marshall_Bill Member Posts: 25,616 Standard Supporter
    As far as last night went, I stopped watching at halftime because I had other things to do and it was over. I think the players knew it was over too. I listened online to part of the third (good to hear Rondeau again, Damon Huard....wtf...you replaced Chuck Nelson with that idiot?) so I know at least part of the second half is on the first string. I'll take a comfortable lead and not covering over almost blowing a game, or struggling to put away an inferior opponent any day. Coach Petersen will address it.

    Utah is not a great team. USC probably would have beaten them with a good coach, which they don't hire anymore anymore. Kal did beat them. They're at best maybe a top 15 team. If the Huskies play their game, they win it. I'm still worried that some team will trip them up at some point. I can't buy in to 13-0 and playing Clumpson from being 4-6 last November yet. It's a big leap.
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  • WeAreAFatLesboSchool
    WeAreAFatLesboSchool Guest Posts: 736
    I like Utah here
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  • WilburHooksHands
    WilburHooksHands Member Posts: 6,804
    BrickSquad said:

    I still think WSU could trip UW up, being a rivalry game and all

    They will quit the second they start getting hit..
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  • dhdawg
    dhdawg Member Posts: 13,326
    BrickSquad said:

    I still think WSU could trip UW up, being a rivalry game and all

    falk won't be playing in that game
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  • doogie
    doogie Member Posts: 15,072
    dhdawg said:

    BrickSquad said:

    I still think WSU could trip UW up, being a rivalry game and all

    falk won't be playing in that game
    Don't be too sure. He's gotten pretty good at recovering quickly from concussions
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