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12. Washington

The Huskies are coming off back-to-back double-digit win seasons for the first time since 1990-91. In order to reach that level in 2017, coach Chris Petersen will have to fill a couple of key voids on both sides of the ball. The offense will have a new play-caller (Bush Hamdan) after Jonathan Smith left to be the head coach at Oregon State. Hamdan has a solid core to build around on offense with the return of quarterback Jake Browning, tackle Trey Adams and tight end Hunter Bryant. Running back Myles Gaskin has posted three consecutive 1,000-yard seasons and is contemplating a jump to the NFL. Even if Gaskin returns, Salvon Ahmed should see a bigger role in the offense after rushing for 388 yards and three scores on 61 carries in 2017. The Huskies need to develop more playmakers for Browning on the outside after Dante Pettis (63 receptions) expired his eligibility after the Fiesta Bowl. A healthy Chico McClatcher and the addition of freshman Marquis Spiker will alleviate some of the concern at receiver. Washington has led the Pac-12 in scoring defense in each of Petersen’s three years in Seattle. This group must replace standout lineman Vita Vea, linebacker Keishawn Bierria and safety Ezekiel Turner. However, coordinator Pete Kwiatkowski returns plenty of talent to build around, including linebacker Ryan Bowman, cornerback Byron Murphy and safety Taylor Rapp. Don’t expect a drastic drop in production on defense. Most importantly for Washington: Stanford visits Seattle next fall.

https://athlonsports.com/college-football/early-college-football-top-25-2018

Washington

2017 finish: 10-3

Postseason result: Lost to Penn State 42-35 in the Playstation Fiesta Bowl

With Sam Darnold and Josh Rosen on the way out and Bryce Love perhaps to follow, the Huskies’ profile in the Pac-12 is on the rise. Regardless, Washington brings back a group perhaps most well suited to restore some luster to the conference after a 1-8 bowl showing. QB Jake Browning is set to return for his fourth year, in which he must adjust to a new offensive coordinator as Bush Hamdan comes from the NFL to replace Jonathan Smith, off to coach Oregon State. Running back Myles Gaskin, also pondering an NFL decision, could provide a sizable boost offensively as Browning loses top target Dante Pettis. Vita Vea, a standout up front, is gone from the defense, which returns the core of a unit that rated as the Pac-12’s best in 2017. The bowl loss won’t dampen spirits long as UW looks in position to make a second playoff run in Chris Petersen’s fifth year.

http://www.espn.com/blog/ncfnation/post/_/id/140242/seven-teams-hype-machine-will-be-pushing-until-september

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  • YellowSnow
    YellowSnow Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 37,244 Founders Club
    PurpleBaze said:

    The "D" word...

    10 Win Dynasties aren't what they used to be.
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  • Pitchfork51
    Pitchfork51 Member Posts: 27,662
    YellowSnow said:

    PurpleBaze said:

    The "D" word...

    10 Win Dynasties aren't what they used to be.
    Todd Graham agrees
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  • Pitchfork51
    Pitchfork51 Member Posts: 27,662
    So does Jim Mora. And the loaded, loaded south.
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  • Bread
    Bread Member Posts: 4,073
    Athlon said:

    A healthy Chico McClatcher and the addition of freshman Marquis Spiker will alleviate some of the concern at receiver.

    No mention of Osbourne or Fuller.

    WR racism showing strong athlon.
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  • UWKatie
    UWKatie Member Posts: 60
    RaceBannon said:

    Swaye said:

    UWKatie said:

    Swaye said:

    UWKatie said:

    Does Hamdan plan on somehow forcing Browning to do some arm strength work? I feel like 11 wins are inevitable, if so.


    Judges have declared this baiting.
    Am I supposed to actually care what the judges think? Is that in the rules too? ;)
    With women and shake weights, there are no rules.
    I think we need a shake weight rule. It has to be @pawz old gif signature
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  • UW_Doog_Bot
    UW_Doog_Bot Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 18,066 Founders Club
    YellowSnow said:

    UWKatie said:

    Does Hamdan plan on somehow forcing Browning to do some arm strength work? I feel like 11 wins are inevitable, if so.


    I used one of those once and didn't seem to improve my arm strength.


    Once?
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  • 2001400ex
    2001400ex Member Posts: 29,457
    UWKatie said:

    Swaye said:

    UWKatie said:

    Does Hamdan plan on somehow forcing Browning to do some arm strength work? I feel like 11 wins are inevitable, if so.


    Judges have declared this baiting.
    Am I supposed to actually care what the judges think? Is that in the rules too? ;)
    You don't need a winky face for people to know you are sarcastic here. It's implied.
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  • pawz
    pawz Member, Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 22,447 Founders Club
    PurpleBaze said:

    UWKatie said:

    RaceBannon said:

    Swaye said:

    UWKatie said:

    Swaye said:

    UWKatie said:

    Does Hamdan plan on somehow forcing Browning to do some arm strength work? I feel like 11 wins are inevitable, if so.


    Judges have declared this baiting.
    Am I supposed to actually care what the judges think? Is that in the rules too? ;)
    With women and shake weights, there are no rules.
    I think we need a shake weight rule. It has to be @pawz old gif signature
    I feel like it's important that I see this old gif signature.
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    I tagged you in the important gifs thread too.
    TYFYS
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  • Tequilla
    Tequilla Member Posts: 20,098
    RoadDawg55 said:

    We are going to be really good next year. We lose Pettis and Vea. Nobody else is really that important.

    Browning is still Browning ... I have no expectations for that to magically change.

    What concerns me is that I don't see a lot of playmakers in the Front 7 ... we lose Vea and Bierria who were at worst 2 of the top 3 playmakers in the Front 7. We desperately need Levi to take the next step and if Kaho can come in and be a playmaker early on like Shaq was, then our defense has a good chance to remain at relatively the same level that we had in 2017.

    Against better teams, I could see us continuing to have challenges and having teams push the upper 20's into the low 30's for points scored against the Defense. The problem is that those teams have the kind of athletes that usually results in Browning throwing up one of his 18 of 32 for 220 games which puts us in a challenging position to outscore the opposition.

    We have a ton of weapons on offense next year though. The OL will be as good as it has been in 20 years. Assuming Gaskin comes back the thought of him pairing with Ahmed is amazing. Our TEs should still be strong with Sample and Bryant. The big question is who will emerge at the WR position ... if we can get that in great place then Browning will have no excuses and we should be back to 2016 offensive levels.

    It also wouldn't shock me if we had packages in place for Yankoff next year ... I could definitely see him not redshirting given the run/pass option that he gives and allows us to somewhat mitigate Browning at times (as/if needed). That doesn't mean that I think Yankoff would be ahead of Sirmon in 2019 so don't twist. But I do think that it's going to be very likely that the backup next year will be either Yankoff or Sirmon.
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