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WSU GameDay Thread: Will it be DeRuyter Day?
Washington Waddler replied to FishDuck Article's topic in Our Beloved Ducks
WSU’s challenging short passes and run game will be faced with a Duck D that appears to be gelling. Should be interesting. -
Obviously, rivalries can live in hearts and minds as much as they do on the field. How fans relate to a rivalry is far beyond any analytical skills I might possess. But, as regards the field, I’m not sure you can say any rivalry is ever static enough to be judged alive or dead. It’s way to dynamic a relationship to ever be in a permanent either/or circumstance: it’s situational. That’s why a field rivalry can be ‘dead’ (through much of the Don James era), but grow into being ‘alive’ (starting in 1994), and then pass once again into being ‘dead’ with Oregon’s recent dominance. Will it flip flop? Most likely. Just don’t confuse the two ways we relate to rivalry.
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I’ve often felt one of the great strengths of being a Duck grew out of the Rich Brooks development experience which painfully taught us the value to be found in patient determination. We know how to wait something out. We may have whined our way there, but we allowed the Brooks experiment to complete itself. There are not many programs that can say that, and is the primary reason I feel MC senses the kind of confident connection he does to our program. For me, it’s just plain fun watching that guy grow and mature into the coach he wants to be because he knows we have his back.
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For what it’s worth, I believe MC’s response regarding this season’s injuries was that he’s never experienced anything like it in his playing or coaching career. Solutions notwithstanding, you know at the very least it has his and the coaching staffs’ attention. Under his guidance, the program protocols appears to be detail driven which gives me reason to think they’ll be revisiting strength and training regimens after the season is over. Is it a situation that could benefit by modification, or just simply behind the eight ball bad luck? Certainly hope it’s the former.
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The Ravings of a Mad Dawg
Washington Waddler replied to FishDuck Article's topic in Our Beloved Ducks
If JL goes, can’t imagine a better fit at Arizona? -
It seems like only yesterday that Woofytown was calling Jimmy the second coming of Don James.
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Former Duck Coach to the Beavers?
Washington Waddler replied to kirklandduck's topic in Our Beloved Ducks
Anything’s possible, but like others have pointed out, Nick is enjoying life. Head coach offerings? Again, hard to read, but my guess would be he’d be very cautious — knowing his own temperament — before jumping in that caldron. Last thing in life he’d like to be remember as is becoming another Mike Stoops. -
Was This the Play of the Game Against Washington?
Washington Waddler replied to 30Duck's topic in Our Beloved Ducks
Agreed, that’s why my play of the game was Camden Lewis’ 46 yard FG into the south wind off Lake Washington. The growth and consistency he’s displaying could be the difference maker against playoff opponents. -
Why am I pleased with the effort vs. UW but...
Washington Waddler replied to Duckman's topic in Our Beloved Ducks
I understand the regrets registered regarding no TO taken before time ran out. But, there’s another way of looking at that. There was a message sent that the Poochies just weren’t worth that extra effort. Save it for some team down the road that is. -
A SWEET Husky Stadium Memory...
Washington Waddler replied to Charles Fischer's topic in Our Beloved Ducks
Agreed. The cherry on top that for me though was the 1980 Reggie Ogburn led upset in Seattle of the then 13th ranked Huskies. Oh so sweet! -
Describe your Husky sentiment in one word.
Washington Waddler replied to PittDuck's topic in Our Beloved Ducks
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Joey Harrington: "Chip's Teams Were Boring!"
Washington Waddler replied to 30Duck's topic in Our Beloved Ducks
Kudos to Hayward Duck. It helps to remember, you can only be the new kid on the block once. OBD snuck up on the national scene with Rich and Mike, and then took it by storm with Chip. As anyone knows, getting to the top the first time is easier than staying there. That rush of original enthusiasm gives way to the complex challenges of building a tradition. But the foundation is still rooted in that original enthusiasm which has never been afraid of risking change if it will make our Ducks better. There’s been more times than I care to count when I didn’t know where we were headed. But it didn’t matter. All that mattered was knowing I’m a Duck. -
And How Is That Going For You Coach Lake?
Washington Waddler replied to Steven A's topic in Our Beloved Ducks
If you’re going to suggest your football team’s recruiting capability is better than another’s by means of academic excellence, you’d best be sure your public statements reflect that reality. When Jimmy Lake says, “. . . We battle more academically prowess teams”, he employs the word ‘prowess’ incorrectly. Prowess is a noun, and a noun can not modify another (team) noun. Such a statement requires an adjective. Corrected, the statement might read, ‘we battle more academically superior teams’. So far, what Jimmy says doesn’t reflect what Jimmy does. -
Softy, as in soft in the head?
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As unsettled as the moving parts are on this year’s edition, I have to give it a slight edge over 2019 going forward based on the emerging potential in the run game. What we saw against a solid Colorado D with the addition of Cardwell and McGee has got to have opposing D coordinators concerned when you add in the known abilities of Dye and Brown. More run options for JM could translate into less pressure on AB’s arm. Speaking of running backs, shouldn’t Sean Dollars be getting close to returning?
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While I’m in agreement with the higher % chance ball control would have had in that situation over going for a score that AB finds difficult to execute, JM may have been playing the likelihood that the UCLA defense would provide a better shot at the home run ball by ratcheting-up it’s own endgame plan in the box to stuff ball control, leaving our receivers in man. On both offense and defense, endgames are always going to be a choice between playing it safe or rolling the dice. Considering the strength of UCLA’s front 7, I’d have been tempted to go for it. Don’t think I’d of pulled the trigger though. Against Colorado’s frosh QB, we don’t run the same risk we did with DTR’s 2 minute drill efficiency. Endgame should be more manageable with wider range of choices.
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Ticks me OFF: The Media Spin about Oregon Fans
Washington Waddler replied to Charles Fischer's topic in Our Beloved Ducks
Okay, enough! We need a return to the Stockholm Syndrome — every fan bring a little pink heart balloon to the game Saturday, inflate with gas and let it go, all while singing, “ we love you Anthony, oh yes we do-o ...” It can’t get any worse with the media anyway, so why not a little irony between friends, right? -
Saturday Uniform Announced and I Gotta Admit...
Washington Waddler replied to Charles Fischer's topic in Our Beloved Ducks
Murder Hornets? -
Turning a Corner with Anthony Brown?
Washington Waddler replied to Charles Fischer's topic in Our Beloved Ducks
The possible problem for AB’s mid range game against the Buffs is they may not bring the LBs and safeties like UCLA. JM has to temper the temptation to realize his offensive vision with who he must do it with. Discipline your play choice, take what they give you and AB can get the job done.