Steve Sarkisian's University of Washington Huskies football program is about to take off. Although the Huskies record has only been 5-7 in 2009 and then 7-6 in 2010, Sarkisian has been putting in place a successful program for years to come. According to Rivals.com, the Washington Huskies had the 28th-best recruiting class in the country in 2010, Sarkisian's first year as a head coach, and this past offseason the 23rd-best recruits in the nation. With the continued success of recruiting, the Huskies will eventually start to compete for a national championship. However, winning your conference does not guarantee you an opportunity to play for the national title. Playing tough non-conference games and winning them is required if you expect to be considered one of the best two schools in the country and then be selected to play in the BCS National Championship Game. Here are some non-conference schools that the Washington Huskies would benefit from playing.Begin Slideshow Read Full Article
Steve Sarkisian's University of Washington Huskies football program is about to take off. Although the Huskies record has only been 5-7 in 2009 and then 7-6 in 2010, Sarkisian has been putting in place a successful program for years to come.
According to Rivals.com, the Washington Huskies had the 28th-best recruiting class in the country in 2010, Sarkisian's first year as a head coach, and this past offseason the 23rd-best recruits in the nation.
With the continued success of recruiting, the Huskies will eventually start to compete for a national championship. However, winning your conference does not guarantee you an opportunity to play for the national title.
Playing tough non-conference games and winning them is required if you expect to be considered one of the best two schools in the country and then be selected to play in the BCS National Championship Game.
Here are some non-conference schools that the Washington Huskies would benefit from playing.
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There are two bowl games that are just horrible for different reasons. The bowls are supposed to be the grand finale to a season, however, for many teams this is not the case. While there are several games that are just boring, there are two that stood out to me.Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl December 30, 2010The first horrible game is the Washington Huskies vs Nebraska Cornhuskers. The teams have already played this year!!! Who wants to see this game again. The first game was a complete blowout and bore to watch. Nebraska went to Washington and destroyed Jake Locker and his Huskies. Locker completed only 4 of 20 passes and had 2 interception, one of which was returned for a TD. The final score was 51-21. Nebraska had 533 Total Yards, including 383 Rushing Yards. Washington had a total of only 246 yards. They were thoroughly dominated. Nebraska has 10 wins this year and deserved to play a game that they want to play and fans want to watch. This isn't the case in this boring game. On the flipside, the Huskies have finally become bowl eligible and they are so over-matched in their game there is little to no hope they can win. The only way is if the Cornhuskers show up flat because they don't want to be there.MAACO Bowl December 22, 2010The other horrible game is the Boise State Broncos vs Utah Utes. Boise got screwed. There is no other way to say it. All season they were ranked in the top 3 or 4 and were hoping to slip into the National Championship game. Then their FG kicker misses two kicks and they get thrown into a December 22nd Bowl Game with only one loss? That's completely absurd. While I'm not a fan of putting Boise in the BCS Title because of the weakness of their schedule, I am also not a fan of this complete slap to the face the Broncos were given for a damn good season. They should be playing someone that has the cache to actually mean something for the program, and Utah isn't going to do it.So Which Bowl is the Worst?
Nebraska has learned the kickoff times for its first three football games of the 2011 season, along with television plans for the Sept. 17 game against Washington. Nebraska will open the 2011 season on Sept. 3 against Tennessee-Chattanooga with kickoff set for 2:30 p.m. CDT. In week two, Nebraska will host Fresno State under the Memorial Stadium lights, with kickoff set for 6 p.m. CDT on Sept. 10. Both games will be televised, but specific details are still to be determined. The Huskers' matchup with Washington on Sept. 17 will be televised by ABC, with kickoff at 2:30 p.m. CT. Areas not receiving the game on their local ABC affiliate will be able to view the contest on ESPN in their market. The game will be the third meeting with Washington in the past 12 months. Nebraska defeated Washington in Seattle last September, before the Huskies won the rematch in the 2010 Holiday Bowl. With today's announcements, Nebraska now has game times for eight of its 12 regular-season games. Game times and television announcements for the Huskers' contests with Michigan State (Oct. 29), Northwestern (Nov. 5), at Penn State (Nov. 12) and at Michigan (Nov. 19) will be announced six to 12 days in advance. Previously, Nebraska had learned television details and times for the following games-at Wyoming (Sept. 24, Versus, 6:30 p.m. CT); at Wisconsin (Oct. 1, ABC/ESPN/ESPN2, 7 p.m.); Ohio State (Oct. 8, ABC/ESPN/ESPN2, 7 p.m.); at Minnesota (Oct. 22, ABC, 2:30 p.m.); Iowa (Nov. 25, ABC, 11 a.m.).
Nebraska will open the 2011 season on Sept. 3 against Tennessee-Chattanooga with kickoff set for 2:30 p.m. CDT. In week two, Nebraska will host Fresno State under the Memorial Stadium lights, with kickoff set for 6 p.m. CDT on Sept. 10. Both games will be televised, but specific details are still to be determined.
The Huskers' matchup with Washington on Sept. 17 will be televised by ABC, with kickoff at 2:30 p.m. CT. Areas not receiving the game on their local ABC affiliate will be able to view the contest on ESPN in their market. The game will be the third meeting with Washington in the past 12 months. Nebraska defeated Washington in Seattle last September, before the Huskies won the rematch in the 2010 Holiday Bowl.
With today's announcements, Nebraska now has game times for eight of its 12 regular-season games. Game times and television announcements for the Huskers' contests with Michigan State (Oct. 29), Northwestern (Nov. 5), at Penn State (Nov. 12) and at Michigan (Nov. 19) will be announced six to 12 days in advance.
Previously, Nebraska had learned television details and times for the following games-at Wyoming (Sept. 24, Versus, 6:30 p.m. CT); at Wisconsin (Oct. 1, ABC/ESPN/ESPN2, 7 p.m.); Ohio State (Oct. 8, ABC/ESPN/ESPN2, 7 p.m.); at Minnesota (Oct. 22, ABC, 2:30 p.m.); Iowa (Nov. 25, ABC, 11 a.m.).
Kentucky Wildcats vs UCONN Huskies, Who Wins in the Final Four? Also See the Following Blogs and Polls on the Final Four1. NCAA Mens Final Four at WhosRight2. UConn vs Butler, Who Wins the 2011 NCAA Basketball National Championship?3. Which #1 seed has the toughest road to the Final Four?4. Kentucky Wildcats vs UConn Huskies, Who Wins in the Final Four?5. VCU vs Butler, Who Has the Hottest Girls?6. VCU Rams vs Butler Bulldogs, Who Wins in the Final Four?7. UK vs UConn, Who Has the Hottest Girls?
UConn Huskies vs Butler Bulldogs, Who Wins the 2011 NCAA Basketball National Championship?UK vs UConn, Who Has the Hottest Girls?Watch the videos of girls from the University of Kentucky Wildcats and from the University of Connecticut Huskies provided below and then vote! Also See the Following Blogs and Polls on the Final Four1. NCAA Mens Final Four at WhosRight2. UConn vs Butler, Who Wins the 2011 NCAA Basketball National Championship?3. Which #1 seed has the toughest road to the Final Four?4. Kentucky Wildcats vs UConn Huskies, Who Wins in the Final Four?5. VCU vs Butler, Who Has the Hottest Girls?6. VCU Rams vs Butler Bulldogs, Who Wins in the Final Four?
COLUMBIA | Former Missouri running back Derrick Washington will have to wait to resolve a cluster of criminal charges that led to his dismissal from the team last year.Washington was scheduled to go on trial Wednesday on a pair of misdemeanor domestic violence charges. He also faced a June 28 trial on felony sex assault charges.Both trials were delayed at his attorney's request after brief court hearings this week. One was rescheduled for Sept, 9, with no date yet set for the felony trial.Washington was charged after an ex-girlfriend said he poked her eyes and choked her during an argument last September. He faces a separate felony trial involving a former Missouri athletics tutor.The one-time Tiger co-captain has pleaded not guilty in both cases.
COLUMBIA | Former Missouri running back Derrick Washington will have to wait to resolve a cluster of criminal charges that led to his dismissal from the team last year.
Washington was scheduled to go on trial Wednesday on a pair of misdemeanor domestic violence charges. He also faced a June 28 trial on felony sex assault charges.
Both trials were delayed at his attorney's request after brief court hearings this week. One was rescheduled for Sept, 9, with no date yet set for the felony trial.
Washington was charged after an ex-girlfriend said he poked her eyes and choked her during an argument last September. He faces a separate felony trial involving a former Missouri athletics tutor.
The one-time Tiger co-captain has pleaded not guilty in both cases.
Simply put, who will win this game? Also See the Following Blogs and Polls on the Final Four1. NCAA Mens Final Four at WhosRight2. UConn vs Butler, Who Wins the 2011 NCAA Basketball National Championship?3. Which #1 seed has the toughest road to the Final Four?4. Kentucky Wildcats vs UConn Huskies, Who Wins in the Final Four?5. VCU vs Butler, Who Has the Hottest Girls?6. VCU Rams vs Butler Bulldogs, Who Wins in the Final Four?7. UK vs UConn, Who Has the Hottest Girls?
Tonight's Monday night football game between the Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Redskins is being billed as McNabb vs. Vick. I really dont care about that but I do have an opinion on who I think will win!Who do you think is going to win this game outright? Do you think its going to be Michael Vick and the Philadelphia Eagles or do you think that Donovan McNabb and the Washington Redskins have what it takes to hold them off?
The Auburn Tigers offensive coordinator, Gus Malzahn, left the team in December to become the head coach at Arkansas State. Malzahn's offense is widely considered as a variation of a Hurry Uptempo Spread Offense (HUSO), lining up the quarterback in the Shotgun instead of under center and spreading out the defense with three wide receivers. He has had major success as the OC for the Tigers, including helping win a BCS National Title in 2011 over the Oregon Ducks and shattering many offensive school records. A debate has picked up among Auburn fans on message boards across the web, however, concerning whether the Tigers should switch to a more pro-style offense. There has also been debate about which type of pro-style offense Auburn should run...West Coast offense, I-formation offense, or a Multiple Set offense. The West Coast offense has the quarterback mostly under center and is characterized by using short, horizontal passing routes instead of running the ball to "stretch out" a defense in order to open the potential for long runs or long passes. Auburn ran this type of offense under Offensive Coordinator Al Borges during its undefeated 2004 season.The I-formation offense consists of the quarterback under center with a fullback and halfback lined up directly behind him. It is characterized as a run first and run heavy offense that utilizes play-action to freeze linebackers to open up the vertical passing game. Auburn has ran the I-formation several times in its history and has been very successful when doing so.The Multiple Set offense consists of a playbook borrowing from all the different offensive styles. It utilizes a mixture of the Spread, West Coast, I-form, Single Back, and Pistol formations in its attack of a defense. It is the most complicated of the offenses and has the potential to consist of the largest playbook. In today's NFL, it is the offense that is run by most teams making it the true pro-style offense of the modern game.Personally, I would love for us to go to a multiple set offense. It is much more versatile and allows an offense the opportunity to line up in a formation best suited to defeat the opposing defense. Examples of teams running the Multiple Set offense includes the LSU Tigers and the Washington Huskies. But what do you think? Should Auburn ditch the Spread for a Pro-Style Offense? If so, which type?
In week 12 of the 2011 college football season, the #18 USC Trojans travel to Eugene, OR to play the #4 Oregon Ducks in Autzen Stadium. The Ducks are coming off their biggest win of the season over the #9 Stanford Cardinal. The difference in that game was Stanford was unable, once again, to keep up with Oregon's speed.This week, the Ducks face a depleted USC team currently battling through NCAA Probation and Sanctions. The Trojans may not have depth, but they are highly talented at most positions. A key distinction between Stanford and USC is the Trojans have deep threats at the wide receiver positions with Robert Woods and Marqise Lee, and the Cardinal didn't. Like the Cardinal, USC also has a prototype NFL quarterback in Matt Barkely. The Ducks will have to contain and stop the Trojans passing game if they want to win this game. Woods and Lee are as good as they get, and both are a threat to score touchdowns whether they catch short passes and have to make plays with their legs or catching the deep ball. The Trojans are 23rd in the nation in passing offense, 28th in total offense, and 4th in sacks allowed. Basically, they have a great offensive line and they like to and are good at throwing the football.USC's offense is great, however, this game will decided by whether the Trojans defense can handle the speed and play-making ability of Oregon's offense. In particular, for the Trojans to upset the Ducks at home, they will have to stop the Ducks run game. Statistically, the Trojans are great at stopping the run and are ranked 8th in the nation giving up only 100.40 yards on the ground per game. However, upon deeper scrutiny, the statistics are misleading. If you glance over USC's schedule, they have only faced one great running back in Chris Polk of the Washington Huskies. I expect the first half to be a good game with the Trojans keeping it close. However, in the second half, Oregon's Heisman Trophy Hopeful, LaMichael James, and crew will take over by wearing out the thin USC defense.Once the Trojans start getting tired, their defense won't be able to handle Oregon's speed. The Ducks are favored by 14.5 points for a reason. For USC to win this game, they have to contain Oregon's team speed on offense. I don't think the Trojans have a chance!USC vs Oregon: Can the Trojans handle the speed of the Ducks?
Who do you think is going to win this game outright? Do you think its going to be Michael Vick and the Philadelphia Eagles or do you think that Donovan McNabb and the Washington Redskins have what it takes to hold them off? What's Your Opinion?
The mayoral election in Washington D.C is coming up in 22 days! Who will win?? The two main contenders are Vince Gray and Adrian Fenty, who will prevail on September 14th?
QB Jake Locker of the Washington Huskies was voted by whosright users as the best player in the PAC 10 before the season started. After the first week of football, who's the best player in the PAC 10? Locker was 20-37 for 266 yards and a touchdown. His QB Rating was 123.36. Locker also carried the ball 11 times for 29 yards and a touchdown in a loss against BYU. QB Andrew Luck from Stanford completed 17 out of 23 pass attempts for 316 yards and 4 touchdowns. His QB rating was 246.71 in a win over Sacramento State. RB Jacquizz Rodgers from Oregon St carried the ball 18 times for 75 yards and one touchdown in a loss against TCU in the stadium of the Dallas Cowboys. He averaged 4.2 yards and had a long of 16 yards. RB LaMichael James from Oregon did not play. After a 5 touchdown performance in a win against Hawaii, QB Matt Barkley from USC was able to fight his way onto the whosright short list of best players from the PAC 10. He completed 18 of 23 pass attempts for 257 yards. Barkley finished the game with a QB rating of 243.86.See last week's poll: College Football, Week 1: Who's the best player in the PAC 10?
Tonight's Monday night football game between the Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Redskins is being billed as McNabb vs. Vick. I really dont care about that but I do have an opinion on who I think will win! Who do you think is going to win this game outright? Do you think its going to be Michael Vick and the Philadelphia Eagles or do you think that Donovan McNabb and the Washington Redskins have what it takes to hold them off?
Butler vs VCU, Who Has the Hottest Girls?Watch the videos of girls from Butler and from VCU provided below and then vote! Also See the Following Blogs and Polls on the Final Four1. NCAA Mens Final Four at WhosRight2. UConn vs Butler, Who Wins the 2011 NCAA Basketball National Championship?3. Which #1 seed has the toughest road to the Final Four?4. Kentucky Wildcats vs UConn Huskies, Who Wins in the Final Four?5. VCU vs Butler, Who Has the Hottest Girls?6. VCU Rams vs Butler Bulldogs, Who Wins in the Final Four?7. UK vs UConn, Who Has the Hottest Girls?
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