Washington Waddler

Lucky number 13?

I choose not to rely on any image DL projects, just the results on the field, and so far I’ve really got nothing to complain about.

The only upside for college football of a player of William’s importance quitting is the outrage it would cause, leading to a more decisive review and overhaul of NIL and the rules governing the transfer portal.

What’s wrong with the Casanova Complex? Everyone of us is the greatest Ducks lover of all time, right?

Another option - Riley leaves USC to take a job at Disneyland playing Mickey Mouse.

Stuff the Ute’s run game in SLC, box-up Williams at Autzen, and be ready for anything in the Civil War. But, please oh please, don’t forget about Cal and ASU! Then we can start thinking about Lost Wages.

As always, check your source. The flagship media company for the SEC will probably grab any opening to downgrade the value of west coast contenders, which can only enhance their primary investment teams’ chances at the brass ring.

All of the above plus the mongrel masses in the stadium sounded more like a Stanford crowd until the last couple of minutes.

Cognitive_dissonance posted that he’d booked a room in El Paso. Probably should move his res from Dec to next week so he can enjoy the Dia De Los Muertos parade which should feature his team with a float.

Wake-up call and breakfast at the Moshofsky Center curtesy of the athletic dept?

An atmosphere like we experienced in Seattle couldn’t have come at a better time to prepare the team for how to handle things in Salt Lake.

When teams undergo the emotional extremes that marked the game in Seattle, the following week of practice can only partially limit an inevitable hangover from that experience going into their next game. While the Ducks shook it off after one quarter, it almost did in the mutts to the worst team in the PAC 12.

Short game is clicking!

Got it recorded, but just can’t hit play. But then I have the luxury of wallowing in my pain until it subsides enough that when I finally do press play, I’m looking past the game towards next year’s rematch. Good thing the team can’t afford that comfort zone needing to review and be ready for the next game. I envy that right now.

Not sure 2 pt conversions are as much a product of risk in the eyes of either coach as understanding defensive grouping and player strengths within those groupings. If the % shows an advantage, you go for it, just like Lanning suggested was the case on his 4th down at the end of the 2nd quarter. If that plays well in a recruit’s living room, so be it. DL can get the bit between his teeth, but that’s a learning curve that aggressive but open-minded young coaches have to weather. Don’t really see Cristobal as either that aggressive or open-minded.

Klatt sounded the right note on DL’s play choice ending the 2nd quarter. It’s the kind of risk young, aggressive coaches make, and have to learn from experience to situationally temper. Everyone has to build that, “. . . now, wait a second” library in there heads in order to survive and succeed. But, you know? I’ll take a guy whose eyes tell me how determined he is to win over someone’s who don’t every time.

Agreed. I’m not overly concerned about our motivation for home games against USC and the Beavs , and away at Utah. What concerns me is not being ready for motivated Cougs, Cal Bears and Sun Devils.

As previously stated, PK was wearing his fan shoes, like the rest of us, at the time of his reaction. Do you really think he attained what he has by making decisions based on emotional impulse?

Like the perspective of Alec Dietz in today’s RG. Failed attempts on 3rd down led to the do or die 4ths. Against a top ten team, that’s always going to be a huge challenge. The ‘back to the drawing board’ rehash for the coaching staff needs to review how both plays contributed to outcome, and how they need to work together in order to achieve — not just the one.

The 2022 loss was mostly the result of the injury to Bo, and the incurred loss of momentum. Certainly, there were questionable coaching calls, but the injury changed the game. If you were not at the game yesterday, you can’t imagine how loud it was. I’ve attended many, many Husky Stadium games, and I’ve never - repeat NEVER - heard it as loud as it was Saturday. It was Autzen loud. As Autzen fans know, that level of fan participation affects everything. Opponents get hesitant and have a hard time finding there rhythm while it puts the home team into overdrive. Coaches are affected by this happening to their team, and they make calls they might otherwise not make just to try and shake things up which often lead to disastrous outcomes. I’m not one to make excuses. Coaches must own up and correct their mistakes. But, a stadium like we played in yesterday gifts anywhere from three to ten points to the home team. That’s why it’s only round one to the mutts. See you in Vegas for the rematch.

I remember when we were that scared and insecure.

Ever more reasons why we learned many years ago when attending games at puppy kennel stadium to: (apologies to Teddy Roosevelt for the paraphrase) speak softly and carry a big dawgy bag.

I think even Dan would agree that, as a head coach, he is work in progress. That said, I’d take his upside to anyone else in the PAC-12, including DeBoer.

Oregon gear makes people happy - thanks Annie.

Great post. Yet again, reminded that the really successful coaches never forget that they are first and foremost educators; that student athletes describes exactly who they are dealing with. DL gets that.