1 00:00:00,400 --> 00:00:02,960 Speaker 1: It's Husky Football, Football Football. 2 00:00:03,160 --> 00:00:06,680 Speaker 2: Your Home for the Huskies proudly presents the Coors Light 3 00:00:06,840 --> 00:00:10,719 Speaker 2: Husky Honks on Tuesday and brought to you by Mitsubishi 4 00:00:10,800 --> 00:00:14,840 Speaker 2: Electric Heating and air Conditioning by Valentine Roofinge u A 5 00:00:15,000 --> 00:00:19,560 Speaker 2: local thirty two K two vision, by Hyder Construction, rn 6 00:00:19,680 --> 00:00:24,600 Speaker 2: R Foundation Specialists, by Bowen scar Ford, your Northwest Shemuty Modies, 7 00:00:24,840 --> 00:00:29,600 Speaker 2: Delta Airline, and by King County Metro Porka Cards. Now 8 00:00:29,760 --> 00:00:33,960 Speaker 2: the Husky Honks, Great Lewis, Mario Bailey and your host 9 00:00:34,360 --> 00:00:35,560 Speaker 2: Dave Sucky Muller. 10 00:00:35,720 --> 00:00:37,960 Speaker 3: All right, dog fans, here we go the Husky Honks 11 00:00:38,000 --> 00:00:41,479 Speaker 3: every single week, normally on Tuesdays at four, but with 12 00:00:41,600 --> 00:00:44,800 Speaker 3: the early hockey game yesterday, everyone's hanging out here on 13 00:00:44,840 --> 00:00:47,840 Speaker 3: a Wednesday night, right here on ninety three to three 14 00:00:47,920 --> 00:00:50,960 Speaker 3: KJRF Van Big thanks to our friends at Frost Brewed, 15 00:00:51,040 --> 00:00:54,560 Speaker 3: cors Light, u A local thirty two K two vision, 16 00:00:54,680 --> 00:00:58,680 Speaker 3: Bowen scar Ford in Canton, and our friends at Hyder Construction. 17 00:00:58,800 --> 00:01:02,240 Speaker 3: As guys, what happened on Saturday, I think a lot 18 00:01:02,280 --> 00:01:06,000 Speaker 3: of people might say was predictable by the Huskies, right 19 00:01:06,040 --> 00:01:10,039 Speaker 3: coming off that loss to Wisconsin last Saturday. They go 20 00:01:10,160 --> 00:01:12,880 Speaker 3: back home against a terrible football team that has now 21 00:01:12,959 --> 00:01:17,360 Speaker 3: lost seventeen consecutive games in the Big Ten and Purdue 22 00:01:17,440 --> 00:01:20,160 Speaker 3: two and nine overall, zero to eight in the conference, 23 00:01:20,480 --> 00:01:24,520 Speaker 3: and the Huskies put a whooping on a much inferior 24 00:01:24,560 --> 00:01:28,120 Speaker 3: opponent in the Purdue boiler Makers, forty nine to thirteen. 25 00:01:28,160 --> 00:01:30,920 Speaker 3: And I asked both of you guys last week, and Mario, 26 00:01:31,840 --> 00:01:33,160 Speaker 3: let's start with you this time. 27 00:01:33,160 --> 00:01:35,440 Speaker 1: We always start with Greg. Let's start with Mario here. 28 00:01:35,760 --> 00:01:38,319 Speaker 3: We asked you last week, is there anything the Huskies 29 00:01:38,319 --> 00:01:41,000 Speaker 3: could do against Perdue that would make you feel better 30 00:01:41,280 --> 00:01:43,280 Speaker 3: about kicking that one at Wisconsin? 31 00:01:43,560 --> 00:01:44,800 Speaker 1: I think all of us said no. 32 00:01:44,959 --> 00:01:47,240 Speaker 3: So let me ask you now that we're after the fact, 33 00:01:47,280 --> 00:01:50,320 Speaker 3: anything you saw against Perdue, Mario, that makes you feel 34 00:01:50,360 --> 00:01:53,640 Speaker 3: any better about what you saw against Wisconsin in Madison. 35 00:01:54,400 --> 00:01:56,560 Speaker 4: Yeah, there were a few things. We got to see 36 00:01:56,600 --> 00:01:59,320 Speaker 4: some new young guns get an opportunity to get out 37 00:01:59,360 --> 00:02:03,800 Speaker 4: there and make plays. From Jordan Washington, Adam Mohammad on 38 00:02:03,840 --> 00:02:06,760 Speaker 4: the running side, a couple of receivers making some plays. 39 00:02:06,920 --> 00:02:09,360 Speaker 4: I like seeing that. I like seeing guys step up 40 00:02:09,400 --> 00:02:12,000 Speaker 4: and take advantage of their opportunities. I know, going into 41 00:02:12,040 --> 00:02:14,359 Speaker 4: the game, I said there was nothing that could make 42 00:02:14,440 --> 00:02:17,119 Speaker 4: me feel better, but seeing some young guns go out 43 00:02:17,120 --> 00:02:19,960 Speaker 4: there and play made me feel a lot better. To 44 00:02:19,960 --> 00:02:21,200 Speaker 4: see what the future looks like. 45 00:02:22,639 --> 00:02:26,480 Speaker 5: Well, I think, you know, for this season, I wouldn't 46 00:02:26,520 --> 00:02:31,040 Speaker 5: say I'm, you know, feeling any different because the Wisconsin 47 00:02:31,080 --> 00:02:33,880 Speaker 5: game was just such a terrible loss, and we knew 48 00:02:33,919 --> 00:02:36,959 Speaker 5: coming in that we'd be able to beat Purdue. Now 49 00:02:37,240 --> 00:02:39,960 Speaker 5: having beat them as bad as we did with like 50 00:02:40,080 --> 00:02:43,280 Speaker 5: Mario was just explaining, our second string running back, our 51 00:02:43,320 --> 00:02:45,880 Speaker 5: third string running back having a great day, our probably 52 00:02:45,960 --> 00:02:49,680 Speaker 5: fourth and fifth fight receivers showing up does show how 53 00:02:49,760 --> 00:02:52,880 Speaker 5: much progress I think this program has made since last year. 54 00:02:53,600 --> 00:02:55,880 Speaker 5: You know, I was thinking about that as I was 55 00:02:55,880 --> 00:02:58,720 Speaker 5: looking at the data on how well Demand Williams is 56 00:02:58,720 --> 00:03:00,960 Speaker 5: doing right now. He's on pace to be the most 57 00:03:01,040 --> 00:03:05,720 Speaker 5: accurate quarterback in Husky history for a single season. And 58 00:03:06,280 --> 00:03:10,720 Speaker 5: you know how you guys remember last year Purdue Indiana Iowa, 59 00:03:10,840 --> 00:03:13,400 Speaker 5: how bad our defense looked, especially in the second half 60 00:03:13,480 --> 00:03:16,480 Speaker 5: where they just ran the ball for ten yards, twenty yards, 61 00:03:16,560 --> 00:03:19,360 Speaker 5: thirty yards. So I think Ryan Walters has done a 62 00:03:19,400 --> 00:03:22,440 Speaker 5: great job kind of turning that into a big ten defense. 63 00:03:22,520 --> 00:03:25,000 Speaker 5: I think we're in the top twenty in both categories. 64 00:03:25,040 --> 00:03:28,400 Speaker 5: So I think as an overall program, we've made a 65 00:03:28,400 --> 00:03:30,519 Speaker 5: lot of progress. We become a Big ten team in 66 00:03:30,520 --> 00:03:32,680 Speaker 5: a lot of ways. But as far as this year 67 00:03:32,760 --> 00:03:36,400 Speaker 5: is concerned, it's really coming down to can we win 68 00:03:36,520 --> 00:03:40,600 Speaker 5: a Big ten game on the road. You know, we 69 00:03:40,720 --> 00:03:43,520 Speaker 5: got Ucla to left, and I think if we end 70 00:03:43,600 --> 00:03:46,880 Speaker 5: up winning that Ucla game, it'll show that we progressed 71 00:03:46,960 --> 00:03:48,160 Speaker 5: overall record. 72 00:03:47,880 --> 00:03:50,560 Speaker 6: Wise and all of that this year. 73 00:03:50,720 --> 00:03:52,720 Speaker 5: So you know, for me, it's going to take that 74 00:03:52,760 --> 00:03:55,520 Speaker 5: win at UCLA to really see something different and have 75 00:03:55,640 --> 00:03:56,240 Speaker 5: some progress. 76 00:03:56,440 --> 00:03:58,600 Speaker 1: Yeah, I'm just looking at it, guys, Mario. 77 00:03:58,680 --> 00:04:01,040 Speaker 3: This is actually the second most points that Purdue was 78 00:04:01,080 --> 00:04:03,680 Speaker 3: allowed this year. They gave up fifty six to Notre 79 00:04:03,760 --> 00:04:08,720 Speaker 3: Dame in September, forty three to Illinois, thirty three to USC, 80 00:04:09,040 --> 00:04:12,720 Speaker 3: thirty four to Ohio State. And again, I didn't watch 81 00:04:12,760 --> 00:04:15,560 Speaker 3: all those games, Mario, obviously, so I don't know the 82 00:04:15,560 --> 00:04:17,479 Speaker 3: context of how those games were. 83 00:04:17,279 --> 00:04:18,320 Speaker 1: Going in the second half. 84 00:04:18,360 --> 00:04:20,880 Speaker 3: I mean, for all I know, Ohio State may have 85 00:04:20,960 --> 00:04:22,960 Speaker 3: just shut her down in the second half, but you 86 00:04:23,080 --> 00:04:25,280 Speaker 3: deb kind of kept going, got a touchdown from their 87 00:04:25,760 --> 00:04:28,480 Speaker 3: backup quarterback. But you mentioned it right there, right, I mean, 88 00:04:28,600 --> 00:04:32,000 Speaker 3: Jordan Washington with a sixty eight yard touchdown run. This 89 00:04:32,160 --> 00:04:35,320 Speaker 3: is a sprinter, one of the fastest guys right Mario 90 00:04:35,400 --> 00:04:38,000 Speaker 3: in California in high school, and we heard a lot 91 00:04:38,000 --> 00:04:41,080 Speaker 3: about him over the offseason. It never was really able 92 00:04:41,120 --> 00:04:43,279 Speaker 3: to ever get into a game. And I don't know 93 00:04:43,279 --> 00:04:45,120 Speaker 3: about you, man, but I feel like the story at 94 00:04:45,200 --> 00:04:48,040 Speaker 3: running back more so Saturday was Jordan Washington in his 95 00:04:48,080 --> 00:04:50,720 Speaker 3: future than Ada Mohammad's three touchdowns. 96 00:04:50,720 --> 00:04:52,760 Speaker 1: Man, that seems kind of unfair, But how about. 97 00:04:52,560 --> 00:04:57,400 Speaker 4: You, That's exactly Hosto. I told you pregame Saturday that 98 00:04:57,520 --> 00:05:00,880 Speaker 4: I thought Adam Muhammad had a pointy season. I was 99 00:05:00,920 --> 00:05:03,680 Speaker 4: expecting a lot from him and even his opportunities, it 100 00:05:03,880 --> 00:05:07,080 Speaker 4: just reminds me of of our other running backs in 101 00:05:07,160 --> 00:05:11,000 Speaker 4: the beginning of the first three games. He just took 102 00:05:11,040 --> 00:05:13,880 Speaker 4: advantage of his opportunity scored a few touchdowns. But those 103 00:05:13,920 --> 00:05:16,480 Speaker 4: touchdowns don't really mean as much as as they do 104 00:05:17,480 --> 00:05:20,840 Speaker 4: during the season against Purdue. But Jordan Washington, he made 105 00:05:20,839 --> 00:05:23,560 Speaker 4: some plays. He looked like a genuine playmaker. He looked 106 00:05:23,560 --> 00:05:26,320 Speaker 4: like anytime he touched the ball he could make a play. 107 00:05:26,640 --> 00:05:29,520 Speaker 4: So that, like I said, that bodes well. It scares 108 00:05:29,600 --> 00:05:31,800 Speaker 4: me though, because we have the portal now, but that 109 00:05:31,880 --> 00:05:33,080 Speaker 4: bodes well for the future. 110 00:05:33,320 --> 00:05:35,560 Speaker 3: Well, Greg, you're the running back in the room, my friends, 111 00:05:35,560 --> 00:05:38,400 Speaker 3: So you tell us how fired up should Husky fans 112 00:05:38,440 --> 00:05:41,279 Speaker 3: be about Jordan Washington after what they saw last year? 113 00:05:41,279 --> 00:05:42,919 Speaker 3: And then how much is there a little bit of 114 00:05:42,960 --> 00:05:46,279 Speaker 3: hesitation from you because of exactly what Mario just talked about. 115 00:05:47,360 --> 00:05:50,839 Speaker 5: Well, I think Jordan Washington had a great opportunity to 116 00:05:50,880 --> 00:05:54,600 Speaker 5: showcase his speed by playing against a team like Purdue 117 00:05:54,600 --> 00:05:57,160 Speaker 5: where there was gonna be some big running lanes and 118 00:05:57,560 --> 00:06:00,479 Speaker 5: as a you know, speedster, you know, that's what he has, 119 00:06:00,520 --> 00:06:04,360 Speaker 5: that home run ability. So I'd like to see him 120 00:06:04,400 --> 00:06:06,640 Speaker 5: playing a game where he's going to have to make 121 00:06:06,720 --> 00:06:09,679 Speaker 5: some guys miss, where he's going to have to break 122 00:06:09,720 --> 00:06:13,000 Speaker 5: some tackles, where he's going to have to show, you know, 123 00:06:13,200 --> 00:06:16,640 Speaker 5: all of the qualities. Not knocking him at all. I 124 00:06:16,680 --> 00:06:18,800 Speaker 5: was excited to see what he can do. He's definitely 125 00:06:18,880 --> 00:06:22,480 Speaker 5: a home run threat, but you know, you want to 126 00:06:22,520 --> 00:06:24,719 Speaker 5: see him playing a game where he's going to have 127 00:06:24,800 --> 00:06:28,279 Speaker 5: to show everything that you know, can get excited about 128 00:06:28,720 --> 00:06:30,720 Speaker 5: for a running back other than just speed. 129 00:06:30,760 --> 00:06:31,680 Speaker 6: Because what I. 130 00:06:31,600 --> 00:06:34,960 Speaker 5: Saw on that play, I might have been I wouldn't 131 00:06:34,960 --> 00:06:36,359 Speaker 5: have been able to go sixty eight yards, but I 132 00:06:36,400 --> 00:06:38,680 Speaker 5: might have been able to get nine. The hole was 133 00:06:38,720 --> 00:06:41,960 Speaker 5: so big. Now I might have got caught after nine yards. 134 00:06:42,000 --> 00:06:44,400 Speaker 5: But no, really, we know he's a speaster. We know 135 00:06:44,440 --> 00:06:47,120 Speaker 5: he can hit the home run. I'll be excited to 136 00:06:47,160 --> 00:06:50,680 Speaker 5: see him, you know, playing a game where the defense 137 00:06:50,839 --> 00:06:52,599 Speaker 5: is you know a little bit better, and he has 138 00:06:52,640 --> 00:06:55,160 Speaker 5: an opportunity to showcase that he can do other things 139 00:06:55,200 --> 00:06:57,440 Speaker 5: other than just the speed in the long run. 140 00:06:57,960 --> 00:07:00,760 Speaker 3: Yeah, and then guys a situation where with Raydon vines 141 00:07:00,760 --> 00:07:04,520 Speaker 3: Bright in the game, you know, second quarter gets popping 142 00:07:04,560 --> 00:07:07,000 Speaker 3: the chin pretty good, turns out to be a concussion. 143 00:07:07,120 --> 00:07:09,760 Speaker 3: Sounds like there's a chance he actually may play on 144 00:07:09,880 --> 00:07:14,000 Speaker 3: Saturday Night versus UCLA. But you know, look, with Denzel 145 00:07:14,040 --> 00:07:16,720 Speaker 3: Boston not playing Mario, this is a great chance for 146 00:07:16,760 --> 00:07:19,000 Speaker 3: some of those young wide receivers to step up and 147 00:07:19,480 --> 00:07:23,000 Speaker 3: show what they can do. Odrick Harris obviously, Raydon vines 148 00:07:23,000 --> 00:07:25,800 Speaker 3: Bright when he comes back, Desmond Roebuck comes back. How 149 00:07:25,840 --> 00:07:29,600 Speaker 3: important is this time, especially if Denzel doesn't play, for 150 00:07:29,680 --> 00:07:33,120 Speaker 3: those guys to earn playing time on next year's roster 151 00:07:33,520 --> 00:07:35,440 Speaker 3: and really kind of earn their spot with the way 152 00:07:35,480 --> 00:07:37,240 Speaker 3: they play in the final three games of the year. 153 00:07:37,400 --> 00:07:39,520 Speaker 1: Is it almost like a tryout for those guys right now? 154 00:07:40,240 --> 00:07:41,880 Speaker 4: Yeah, and I hate to say it, but it's a 155 00:07:41,960 --> 00:07:44,840 Speaker 4: tryout for all the other teams looking at you as well. 156 00:07:45,000 --> 00:07:47,880 Speaker 4: Altra chairs like he could put that on his tape. 157 00:07:47,880 --> 00:07:50,760 Speaker 4: Omari Evans was the one that I was happy to see. 158 00:07:50,800 --> 00:07:54,480 Speaker 4: We talked about him pregame as well, having a disappointing season, 159 00:07:54,520 --> 00:07:56,040 Speaker 4: but to see him go out there and make a 160 00:07:56,080 --> 00:08:00,200 Speaker 4: few plays, I was a little disappointed. And Desmond because 161 00:08:00,200 --> 00:08:01,880 Speaker 4: he didn't make as many plays. He didn't get that 162 00:08:01,920 --> 00:08:05,120 Speaker 4: many opportunities. Of course, it was disheartening to see vines 163 00:08:05,160 --> 00:08:07,800 Speaker 4: Bran go out, but yes, this is an opportunity for 164 00:08:07,920 --> 00:08:10,640 Speaker 4: everybody next man up to make as many plays as 165 00:08:10,640 --> 00:08:11,720 Speaker 4: possible for the future. 166 00:08:12,120 --> 00:08:13,800 Speaker 1: Greg's kind of smirking back there. 167 00:08:13,840 --> 00:08:16,720 Speaker 3: I mean, Mario is obviously a little bit concerned about 168 00:08:16,720 --> 00:08:19,480 Speaker 3: what this roster looks like next year, and it sounds 169 00:08:19,520 --> 00:08:21,600 Speaker 3: like you're not even thinking about that right now. 170 00:08:21,640 --> 00:08:22,840 Speaker 1: I well, I. 171 00:08:22,800 --> 00:08:25,120 Speaker 6: Guess, you know, you got to just kind of take 172 00:08:25,160 --> 00:08:26,160 Speaker 6: things for what they are. 173 00:08:26,240 --> 00:08:30,239 Speaker 5: And you know, Mario is negative ned like we talked 174 00:08:30,280 --> 00:08:33,360 Speaker 5: about last week, where he thinks everybody's going to hit 175 00:08:33,400 --> 00:08:35,400 Speaker 5: the transfer portal and be out of here. 176 00:08:35,520 --> 00:08:37,520 Speaker 6: We're gonna be starting over scratch next year. 177 00:08:37,600 --> 00:08:41,959 Speaker 5: I'm trying not to be as as fatalistic necessarily as that. 178 00:08:42,080 --> 00:08:44,320 Speaker 5: What I what I will say is I thought the 179 00:08:44,400 --> 00:08:47,480 Speaker 5: young receivers did a good job. What's more, you know, 180 00:08:48,040 --> 00:08:51,559 Speaker 5: interesting right now is is as it relates to how 181 00:08:51,600 --> 00:08:53,760 Speaker 5: things work today, is Orodric Harris. 182 00:08:53,800 --> 00:08:54,920 Speaker 6: I think Odrick Harris. 183 00:08:54,800 --> 00:08:56,480 Speaker 5: Is a really good player, and he show he made 184 00:08:56,480 --> 00:08:58,680 Speaker 5: some plays last year and then this game he looked good. 185 00:08:59,000 --> 00:09:02,080 Speaker 5: But he's at a crossroads right now. They were hoping 186 00:09:02,120 --> 00:09:04,640 Speaker 5: to red shirt him this year, kind of like Jacob 187 00:09:04,720 --> 00:09:07,959 Speaker 5: Manu and save a year, although he's a sophomore. 188 00:09:09,080 --> 00:09:12,160 Speaker 6: And now if Roebuck doesn't play. 189 00:09:12,200 --> 00:09:14,560 Speaker 5: I think that I mean, I'm sorry, Yeah, if Bryan 190 00:09:14,600 --> 00:09:17,640 Speaker 5: s Bright doesn't play and Denzel Boston doesn't play, he's 191 00:09:17,679 --> 00:09:20,160 Speaker 5: gonna have to, you know, probably take that red shirt off. 192 00:09:20,520 --> 00:09:22,480 Speaker 5: And he set out a lot of games this year 193 00:09:22,559 --> 00:09:24,679 Speaker 5: didn't play, hoping to preserve that. So it kind of 194 00:09:24,720 --> 00:09:27,320 Speaker 5: makes you go, man, if I knew I was gonna 195 00:09:27,360 --> 00:09:29,040 Speaker 5: have to give up my red shirt, I probably should 196 00:09:29,040 --> 00:09:29,880 Speaker 5: have played all year. 197 00:09:30,240 --> 00:09:30,360 Speaker 4: Right. 198 00:09:30,480 --> 00:09:32,320 Speaker 6: So I think Orodric Harris has. 199 00:09:32,240 --> 00:09:35,520 Speaker 5: An interesting decision and if those guys aren't healthy, he's 200 00:09:35,559 --> 00:09:37,840 Speaker 5: going to have to play, and he could have had 201 00:09:37,920 --> 00:09:41,120 Speaker 5: more action this year had that not been the scenario 202 00:09:41,160 --> 00:09:41,480 Speaker 5: for him. 203 00:09:41,640 --> 00:09:43,640 Speaker 3: Yeah, I think he's got one more game, Greg, if 204 00:09:43,640 --> 00:09:46,080 Speaker 3: I'm not mistaken, one more game that Odrick Harris can play, 205 00:09:46,080 --> 00:09:47,720 Speaker 3: and then you know, look, man, I mean Mario, just 206 00:09:47,720 --> 00:09:50,040 Speaker 3: you know, the portal thing obviously is real, right, I mean, 207 00:09:50,080 --> 00:09:52,960 Speaker 3: obviously we're not expecting the entire roster to leave, but 208 00:09:53,000 --> 00:09:56,040 Speaker 3: you're expecting some guys to leave, and you have no 209 00:09:56,160 --> 00:09:57,720 Speaker 3: idea which guys that will be. 210 00:09:57,960 --> 00:09:59,480 Speaker 1: I mean, the head coach, you know, his. 211 00:09:59,520 --> 00:10:03,200 Speaker 3: Situation obviously has people on edge, and I think it's 212 00:10:03,240 --> 00:10:04,600 Speaker 3: got people on edge. 213 00:10:04,360 --> 00:10:05,600 Speaker 1: Mario in my opinion. 214 00:10:05,640 --> 00:10:07,960 Speaker 3: You tell me if I'm wrong, because they just don't 215 00:10:08,000 --> 00:10:09,920 Speaker 3: know what it means for the roster, right, I mean, 216 00:10:10,000 --> 00:10:12,160 Speaker 3: if he takes off, he takes off, And frankly, if 217 00:10:12,200 --> 00:10:14,000 Speaker 3: I were a betting man guys right now, I think 218 00:10:14,000 --> 00:10:16,240 Speaker 3: I would say he's coming back for next season. 219 00:10:16,320 --> 00:10:17,120 Speaker 1: But you never know. 220 00:10:17,360 --> 00:10:19,400 Speaker 3: You know what this guy's future will look like. And 221 00:10:19,760 --> 00:10:22,320 Speaker 3: that's the rub for me is it's not just Jet leaving, 222 00:10:22,360 --> 00:10:23,960 Speaker 3: it's what he would do to the entire roster. 223 00:10:24,120 --> 00:10:25,240 Speaker 1: Mario, if he takes off. 224 00:10:25,960 --> 00:10:30,559 Speaker 4: Yes, that's the biggest concern. First, we're concerned with our quarterback. 225 00:10:30,679 --> 00:10:33,920 Speaker 4: Is Demon Williams go wherever Jed Fish goes. But yes, 226 00:10:34,320 --> 00:10:37,040 Speaker 4: you're concerned anytime a coach is going to leave, how 227 00:10:37,120 --> 00:10:39,800 Speaker 4: much of the roster you're gonna take with him, Because 228 00:10:39,880 --> 00:10:42,200 Speaker 4: we have too much turnover. We had too much turnover 229 00:10:42,320 --> 00:10:44,680 Speaker 4: last year and we had to rebuild this whole thing. 230 00:10:45,040 --> 00:10:47,640 Speaker 4: We don't want to keep rebuilding every two three years. 231 00:10:47,679 --> 00:10:49,880 Speaker 4: So we're hoping that coach wants to stay, or we're 232 00:10:49,920 --> 00:10:52,120 Speaker 4: hoping that we get a coach that wants to stay 233 00:10:52,160 --> 00:10:53,120 Speaker 4: here for ten years. 234 00:10:53,280 --> 00:10:56,199 Speaker 3: Yeah, and Greg, look, I can see it kind of 235 00:10:56,280 --> 00:10:58,880 Speaker 3: just shaking your head back their pal. It's not something 236 00:10:58,920 --> 00:11:01,040 Speaker 3: that I'm sitting up at now thinking about. I don't 237 00:11:01,080 --> 00:11:02,880 Speaker 3: think about it twenty four to seven. As a matter 238 00:11:02,880 --> 00:11:04,400 Speaker 3: of fact, I used to think about it a lot, 239 00:11:04,440 --> 00:11:07,360 Speaker 3: and now I really don't. I've accepted whatever is going 240 00:11:07,400 --> 00:11:08,880 Speaker 3: to happen is going to happen. Like I said to 241 00:11:08,960 --> 00:11:10,960 Speaker 3: you a few minutes ago, a few seconds ago, I 242 00:11:11,000 --> 00:11:14,040 Speaker 3: think he's going to return. And frankly, I'm embracing these 243 00:11:14,040 --> 00:11:16,000 Speaker 3: final three games of the year. You'll be proud of me. 244 00:11:16,200 --> 00:11:18,439 Speaker 3: I'm thinking about the progress the Huskies have made. You'll 245 00:11:18,480 --> 00:11:21,160 Speaker 3: be proud of me. There is a small, small, small 246 00:11:21,200 --> 00:11:23,600 Speaker 3: part of me, though, that wonders what this roster will 247 00:11:23,600 --> 00:11:27,480 Speaker 3: look like a year from now. Even if Jed does return. 248 00:11:27,520 --> 00:11:30,080 Speaker 3: There's going to be some attrition. There always is in 249 00:11:30,120 --> 00:11:31,480 Speaker 3: college football. 250 00:11:31,280 --> 00:11:32,280 Speaker 1: And now more than ever. 251 00:11:32,320 --> 00:11:34,400 Speaker 3: But I think the frustrations for you and me and 252 00:11:34,480 --> 00:11:36,960 Speaker 3: the postgame show on Saturday, which by the way, Mario 253 00:11:37,120 --> 00:11:39,960 Speaker 3: was not on, I think the frustrations for you and 254 00:11:40,000 --> 00:11:42,880 Speaker 3: me Saturday is that, Hey, this is just another example 255 00:11:42,920 --> 00:11:46,079 Speaker 3: of Washington kicking the snot out of an inferior opponent. 256 00:11:46,160 --> 00:11:48,319 Speaker 3: Right Like we started the show talking about, Hey, this 257 00:11:48,360 --> 00:11:49,000 Speaker 3: is predictable. 258 00:11:49,040 --> 00:11:51,439 Speaker 1: We kind of knew this was going to happen. You know, 259 00:11:51,440 --> 00:11:51,920 Speaker 1: if we were. 260 00:11:51,840 --> 00:11:53,680 Speaker 3: Smart, we would have bet the house everything we own 261 00:11:53,720 --> 00:11:56,440 Speaker 3: on the Huskies covering the point spread in this game 262 00:11:56,480 --> 00:11:59,600 Speaker 3: on Saturday against Purdue. But I asked Jed greg after 263 00:11:59,679 --> 00:12:02,200 Speaker 3: the game, excuse me, this was Monday. This was actually 264 00:12:02,200 --> 00:12:05,240 Speaker 3: two days ago. I asked him Monday, how does he 265 00:12:05,320 --> 00:12:09,040 Speaker 3: get more consistent where he can really rely on his 266 00:12:09,160 --> 00:12:13,440 Speaker 3: offense to show up and be the offense that he 267 00:12:13,520 --> 00:12:16,560 Speaker 3: has built here, no matter who they're playing Here's what 268 00:12:16,640 --> 00:12:17,120 Speaker 3: he said. 269 00:12:17,360 --> 00:12:19,480 Speaker 7: Yeah, I think that the ultimate goal is to be 270 00:12:19,559 --> 00:12:23,360 Speaker 7: able to, you know, have some consistency with your roster, 271 00:12:23,440 --> 00:12:26,480 Speaker 7: with the eleven guys, with who you're playing with. Again, 272 00:12:26,760 --> 00:12:30,040 Speaker 7: you know, our quarterback's very, very young. I mean when 273 00:12:30,080 --> 00:12:32,000 Speaker 7: you look at where we are, I think we're up 274 00:12:32,040 --> 00:12:35,080 Speaker 7: eighty spots in about seven different categories from one year 275 00:12:35,120 --> 00:12:38,120 Speaker 7: to year two. So I believe that when you look 276 00:12:38,160 --> 00:12:40,720 Speaker 7: at it, what will look like in your three, like, 277 00:12:41,320 --> 00:12:43,480 Speaker 7: how will that work? It'll work when you go year 278 00:12:43,520 --> 00:12:46,160 Speaker 7: three and you are able to score twenty four to 279 00:12:46,200 --> 00:12:47,440 Speaker 7: thirty points in every game play. 280 00:12:47,559 --> 00:12:49,840 Speaker 3: And you mentioned something there about demand that we talked 281 00:12:49,840 --> 00:12:52,400 Speaker 3: about a lot, especially coming out of the Wisconsin game. 282 00:12:52,679 --> 00:12:53,360 Speaker 1: He's nineteen. 283 00:12:53,440 --> 00:12:56,199 Speaker 3: When you're evaluating him, how much do you allow that 284 00:12:56,360 --> 00:12:59,040 Speaker 3: to be a part of the context of the evaluation 285 00:12:59,320 --> 00:13:00,600 Speaker 3: that he's nineteen years old. 286 00:13:00,840 --> 00:13:03,000 Speaker 7: Well, I said to him, you know the other day, 287 00:13:03,040 --> 00:13:05,560 Speaker 7: I said, Demand, the most valuable thing you'll be able 288 00:13:05,559 --> 00:13:08,760 Speaker 7: to do is bank reps. Right, Like, Okay, I remember 289 00:13:08,800 --> 00:13:11,520 Speaker 7: when I was backed up against Wisconsin and I thought 290 00:13:11,520 --> 00:13:14,319 Speaker 7: I needed to make a Superman play. Now, I remember 291 00:13:14,440 --> 00:13:16,240 Speaker 7: I could just take a sack, or I can hand 292 00:13:16,240 --> 00:13:18,199 Speaker 7: the ball off or whatever it might be. If you 293 00:13:18,240 --> 00:13:19,360 Speaker 7: look at some of the things he did in this 294 00:13:19,400 --> 00:13:21,800 Speaker 7: past game, there was no Superman plays, and yet he 295 00:13:21,800 --> 00:13:24,720 Speaker 7: played an elite game. Those are the type of things 296 00:13:24,720 --> 00:13:26,480 Speaker 7: that we want him to bank. And I think from 297 00:13:26,520 --> 00:13:28,960 Speaker 7: going from nineteen to twenty or twenty to twenty one, 298 00:13:29,400 --> 00:13:31,280 Speaker 7: it's also going from year one as a starter to 299 00:13:31,360 --> 00:13:32,319 Speaker 7: year two as a starter. 300 00:13:32,520 --> 00:13:35,520 Speaker 1: He didn't start last year. He started two games. 301 00:13:35,280 --> 00:13:38,680 Speaker 3: So yeah, he talked about getting bigger, obviously talked about 302 00:13:38,679 --> 00:13:42,600 Speaker 3: Demon Williams being young. Some of those numbers and rankings 303 00:13:42,600 --> 00:13:45,079 Speaker 3: have gone up tremendously from where they were a year ago. 304 00:13:45,120 --> 00:13:45,800 Speaker 1: They've gone from one. 305 00:13:45,760 --> 00:13:49,000 Speaker 3: Hundred and fourth to twenty fourth, and scoring they've gone 306 00:13:49,120 --> 00:13:51,920 Speaker 3: from one hundred and first to third in the country 307 00:13:51,960 --> 00:13:56,480 Speaker 3: and third down percentage. They've obviously made some progress with 308 00:13:56,520 --> 00:13:59,360 Speaker 3: their red zone touchdown percentage, which has gone from fifty 309 00:13:59,400 --> 00:14:04,320 Speaker 3: five to seventy four percent, I believe, from the last 310 00:14:04,400 --> 00:14:07,120 Speaker 3: year to this year. But there still is kind of 311 00:14:07,120 --> 00:14:10,160 Speaker 3: that question mark is this an offense and only shows 312 00:14:10,240 --> 00:14:12,319 Speaker 3: up when the opponent looks like they did on Saturday. 313 00:14:12,360 --> 00:14:14,760 Speaker 5: Greg, Yeah, you got to look at the splits, the 314 00:14:14,840 --> 00:14:18,520 Speaker 5: home versus road splits, and I think overwhelming. P Ponna's 315 00:14:18,600 --> 00:14:23,640 Speaker 5: evidence is that at home they're significantly better than they 316 00:14:23,680 --> 00:14:26,560 Speaker 5: are on the road, especially when they are in Big 317 00:14:26,600 --> 00:14:27,960 Speaker 5: Ten play, and it hasn't just. 318 00:14:27,960 --> 00:14:31,400 Speaker 6: Been this year. I think that carries through even to 319 00:14:31,560 --> 00:14:32,240 Speaker 6: last year. 320 00:14:33,280 --> 00:14:35,560 Speaker 5: You know, I'm excited that we've run won twenty five 321 00:14:35,600 --> 00:14:37,400 Speaker 5: out of the last twenty six games at home, one 322 00:14:37,440 --> 00:14:40,880 Speaker 5: of the best home field advantages in the country. But 323 00:14:41,320 --> 00:14:45,320 Speaker 5: it's still there's still something to figure out. There's still 324 00:14:45,400 --> 00:14:49,280 Speaker 5: something to do differently or to understand why when we 325 00:14:49,360 --> 00:14:52,040 Speaker 5: go on the road that is completely different. And yeah, 326 00:14:52,040 --> 00:14:54,200 Speaker 5: I believe that, you know, the youngness and the youth 327 00:14:54,240 --> 00:14:55,000 Speaker 5: of this team is. 328 00:14:55,040 --> 00:14:55,560 Speaker 6: Part of that. 329 00:14:56,240 --> 00:14:59,120 Speaker 5: I think there's some philosophical things. We talked about it 330 00:14:59,160 --> 00:15:02,480 Speaker 5: a little bit off the air. I think defense and 331 00:15:02,960 --> 00:15:06,360 Speaker 5: running the football carries on the road, and those are 332 00:15:06,400 --> 00:15:09,680 Speaker 5: things that regardless of the weather, regardless of the opponent, 333 00:15:09,800 --> 00:15:13,480 Speaker 5: if you have a solid, you know, consistent run game 334 00:15:13,520 --> 00:15:16,240 Speaker 5: that you are willing to go to and slug some 335 00:15:16,320 --> 00:15:19,280 Speaker 5: games out, especially in the Big Ten, where you're okay 336 00:15:19,360 --> 00:15:22,000 Speaker 5: with running the ball on first down and second down 337 00:15:22,400 --> 00:15:25,280 Speaker 5: series after series and taking a shot on third down. 338 00:15:25,280 --> 00:15:27,840 Speaker 5: And we've been pretty good on third down, you know, that's, 339 00:15:27,960 --> 00:15:31,080 Speaker 5: you know, something that we've succeeded at. So I love 340 00:15:31,120 --> 00:15:34,440 Speaker 5: to see us be more patient with our offense. And 341 00:15:34,800 --> 00:15:37,720 Speaker 5: you know, I do believe that part of that theory 342 00:15:37,760 --> 00:15:40,320 Speaker 5: and that way of playing relies on your punt game 343 00:15:40,360 --> 00:15:42,840 Speaker 5: to do well, and right now we're not doing well there, 344 00:15:42,880 --> 00:15:45,800 Speaker 5: so maybe that's a bigger thing. You know, you got 345 00:15:45,800 --> 00:15:47,680 Speaker 5: to be able to flip that field, make your opponent 346 00:15:47,840 --> 00:15:50,040 Speaker 5: have to drive eighty plus yards, and then when you 347 00:15:50,080 --> 00:15:52,480 Speaker 5: get the ball, you know, hopefully you're in that sixty 348 00:15:52,600 --> 00:15:55,440 Speaker 5: yard in zone and that's where you know you can 349 00:15:55,480 --> 00:15:57,400 Speaker 5: flip those and win those slug it out games. So 350 00:15:57,920 --> 00:16:01,160 Speaker 5: our kicking game and our punt game in particular might 351 00:16:01,200 --> 00:16:03,960 Speaker 5: be a bigger issue than we're really you know, looking 352 00:16:04,000 --> 00:16:06,440 Speaker 5: at here in some of these road games, because that's 353 00:16:06,480 --> 00:16:08,160 Speaker 5: what I think. We got to run the ball more 354 00:16:08,240 --> 00:16:11,000 Speaker 5: on the road, have more consistent, patient run game, and 355 00:16:11,040 --> 00:16:12,360 Speaker 5: played the full position battle. 356 00:16:12,600 --> 00:16:14,800 Speaker 3: Yeah, they've actually gone from fifty five percent red zone 357 00:16:14,800 --> 00:16:17,880 Speaker 3: touchdowns to seventy nine percent red zone touchdowns, so big 358 00:16:17,920 --> 00:16:20,440 Speaker 3: big jump in that category. But I mean Mario just 359 00:16:20,520 --> 00:16:22,440 Speaker 3: kind of piggybacking on what Greg was saying there. Like 360 00:16:22,520 --> 00:16:24,200 Speaker 3: Jonah Coleman, I know he was out for the game 361 00:16:24,200 --> 00:16:27,200 Speaker 3: on Saturday versus Perdue, but he's averaging six yards of 362 00:16:27,200 --> 00:16:29,800 Speaker 3: carry at home, three point three yards of carry on 363 00:16:29,920 --> 00:16:33,520 Speaker 3: the road, nine touchdowns at home, four touchdowns on the road. Now, 364 00:16:33,520 --> 00:16:35,720 Speaker 3: obviously a big chunk of that is what he did 365 00:16:35,760 --> 00:16:39,760 Speaker 3: against CSU and UC Davis. The guy had seven touchdowns 366 00:16:39,760 --> 00:16:42,600 Speaker 3: in the first two games of the year, and he's 367 00:16:42,640 --> 00:16:45,680 Speaker 3: got what he's got. He's got six the rest of 368 00:16:45,720 --> 00:16:48,480 Speaker 3: the way, and he's just not been the same guy 369 00:16:48,520 --> 00:16:50,280 Speaker 3: that he's been the first couple of games of the year. 370 00:16:50,360 --> 00:16:52,760 Speaker 3: So do you see a football team and do you 371 00:16:52,880 --> 00:16:55,200 Speaker 3: agree with what Jed said there? That part of the 372 00:16:55,240 --> 00:16:58,400 Speaker 3: evaluation process has got to be the context of de 373 00:16:58,520 --> 00:17:02,120 Speaker 3: Mont Williams being nineteen years old in some ways kind 374 00:17:02,120 --> 00:17:03,320 Speaker 3: of giving the kid a bit of a break. 375 00:17:04,320 --> 00:17:06,760 Speaker 4: Yes, I give the kid a break. I understand he's 376 00:17:06,760 --> 00:17:10,359 Speaker 4: getting paid and he's really a professional football player, But 377 00:17:10,400 --> 00:17:13,479 Speaker 4: I do say he's nineteen years old and probably hasn't 378 00:17:13,520 --> 00:17:17,320 Speaker 4: had but eleven start somewhere around there in his life, 379 00:17:17,440 --> 00:17:19,960 Speaker 4: and you have to give him a break, and he's 380 00:17:20,000 --> 00:17:23,119 Speaker 4: still learning and he's still figuring it out. But we 381 00:17:23,240 --> 00:17:27,439 Speaker 4: can't always make excuses for coach Fish and Jonah Coleman. 382 00:17:27,520 --> 00:17:30,320 Speaker 4: I say, is one of the most disappointing seasons. To 383 00:17:30,400 --> 00:17:34,320 Speaker 4: start off like that. We were thinking All American Heisman Trophy, 384 00:17:34,359 --> 00:17:36,080 Speaker 4: he was going to be doing these things. But we 385 00:17:36,240 --> 00:17:39,240 Speaker 4: really haven't seen Jonah Coleman since the first three games, 386 00:17:39,280 --> 00:17:43,000 Speaker 4: maybe since Washington State actually put up anything. And I 387 00:17:43,040 --> 00:17:46,800 Speaker 4: don't blame that specifically just on coach Fish. He's not 388 00:17:46,920 --> 00:17:49,800 Speaker 4: trying to run the ball. I just feel like when 389 00:17:49,840 --> 00:17:51,600 Speaker 4: we looked at Jonah in the beginning of the season, 390 00:17:51,640 --> 00:17:54,200 Speaker 4: Greg talked about he had a burst, he looked pretty fast. 391 00:17:54,480 --> 00:17:57,000 Speaker 4: As the season progresses now he just looks like a 392 00:17:57,080 --> 00:17:59,320 Speaker 4: running back. I hope that he can finish strong. Though. 393 00:17:59,480 --> 00:18:01,400 Speaker 3: Well, let's go come back and talk about how they 394 00:18:01,440 --> 00:18:04,159 Speaker 3: fix that going into the final three games, Greg, and 395 00:18:04,200 --> 00:18:06,040 Speaker 3: how they fix it going in the next year. You know, 396 00:18:06,160 --> 00:18:08,359 Speaker 3: Jed talked about how they still have to get bigger 397 00:18:08,440 --> 00:18:10,639 Speaker 3: on their offensive line. They're just still not where they 398 00:18:10,720 --> 00:18:13,720 Speaker 3: need to be to compete and survive in the Big 399 00:18:13,800 --> 00:18:15,879 Speaker 3: ten and the trenches. 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Husky 410 00:18:43,760 --> 00:18:48,320 Speaker 3: Hanks continue normally Tuesdays at four. Had the Craken game yesterday, 411 00:18:48,359 --> 00:18:52,000 Speaker 3: obviously big thanks to our friends at Mitsubishi Heating and 412 00:18:52,040 --> 00:18:55,640 Speaker 3: Air Conditioning. The hyper Heat Defensive Player of the Game 413 00:18:55,720 --> 00:18:59,040 Speaker 3: powered by Mitsubishi Heating and Air will be awarded after 414 00:18:59,119 --> 00:19:04,760 Speaker 3: every Husky game. Find your local Comfort MVP on Ducklasshomecomfort 415 00:19:04,880 --> 00:19:07,359 Speaker 3: dot com. So, Greg, let's go back to that running 416 00:19:07,440 --> 00:19:09,760 Speaker 3: game discussion for a second. I think if I would 417 00:19:09,800 --> 00:19:12,879 Speaker 3: have told you over the offseason the Huskies would go 418 00:19:12,920 --> 00:19:15,840 Speaker 3: from one hundredth in the nation and rushing offense to 419 00:19:16,000 --> 00:19:18,600 Speaker 3: fifty seventh, you would have said that's a pretty good jump. 420 00:19:18,640 --> 00:19:20,920 Speaker 3: But a lot of that's due to Demon Williams running 421 00:19:20,960 --> 00:19:24,320 Speaker 3: the football and not Joonah Coleman. So are we kind 422 00:19:24,320 --> 00:19:26,640 Speaker 3: of at a point in the year now where you're 423 00:19:26,720 --> 00:19:29,120 Speaker 3: ten games in, you got three games left to go 424 00:19:29,480 --> 00:19:31,360 Speaker 3: where you kind of are what you kind of are 425 00:19:31,440 --> 00:19:33,680 Speaker 3: at this point, and there ain't gonna be much room 426 00:19:33,720 --> 00:19:36,680 Speaker 3: for improvement either way with this running game. How much 427 00:19:36,680 --> 00:19:38,240 Speaker 3: can they get better? How much do they have to 428 00:19:38,240 --> 00:19:39,160 Speaker 3: get better next year? 429 00:19:40,119 --> 00:19:45,280 Speaker 5: Well, I think the running game is producing the with 430 00:19:45,400 --> 00:19:49,760 Speaker 5: the opportunities that has been given. And I formally believe 431 00:19:49,840 --> 00:19:52,080 Speaker 5: that we don't run the ball enough. We could run 432 00:19:52,119 --> 00:19:54,919 Speaker 5: the ball ten times more per game, and any running 433 00:19:54,960 --> 00:19:56,919 Speaker 5: back you look through, I think Jonah colemb is just 434 00:19:57,000 --> 00:20:00,800 Speaker 5: fine personally him himself. I think it's the opportunities to 435 00:20:00,840 --> 00:20:03,240 Speaker 5: get any running back across the country who's got a 436 00:20:03,320 --> 00:20:06,080 Speaker 5: thousand yards in all American it is averaging twenty yards. 437 00:20:06,200 --> 00:20:08,359 Speaker 1: Cary don agree and Mario that he's been a disappointment 438 00:20:08,359 --> 00:20:08,639 Speaker 1: this year. 439 00:20:09,080 --> 00:20:12,840 Speaker 5: Absolutely not. Joah Coleman is probably averaging. 440 00:20:13,160 --> 00:20:15,080 Speaker 4: I didn't say he's a disappointment. 441 00:20:15,720 --> 00:20:17,400 Speaker 6: I didn't, And I didn't say you said that. 442 00:20:17,520 --> 00:20:19,520 Speaker 1: Dave said you said that last second. 443 00:20:19,720 --> 00:20:22,320 Speaker 4: I said it's been a disappointing season. 444 00:20:22,800 --> 00:20:25,240 Speaker 1: Okay, okay, all right, Well, that's fair. That's fair. 445 00:20:25,240 --> 00:20:29,520 Speaker 5: And I think that that disappointment squarely relies on the 446 00:20:29,560 --> 00:20:32,679 Speaker 5: play calling because Jonah Coleman, any running back that is 447 00:20:32,720 --> 00:20:35,359 Speaker 5: in the discussion for national awards and all that is 448 00:20:35,359 --> 00:20:36,600 Speaker 5: getting twenty yards to carry. 449 00:20:36,760 --> 00:20:37,680 Speaker 6: Jonah Coleman is. 450 00:20:37,640 --> 00:20:41,439 Speaker 5: Probably getting fourteen to fifteen yards of carry at the most. 451 00:20:41,560 --> 00:20:42,920 Speaker 5: And he's he carries. 452 00:20:42,640 --> 00:20:45,040 Speaker 1: A game, carries a game, not marriage. Yeah, right, right, right. 453 00:20:44,960 --> 00:20:46,000 Speaker 6: Right, carries per game. 454 00:20:46,440 --> 00:20:48,679 Speaker 5: And he's missed the last game and a half, so 455 00:20:48,920 --> 00:20:53,520 Speaker 5: his opportunities and chances have gone down dramatically. Most guys, 456 00:20:53,720 --> 00:20:55,480 Speaker 5: I mean, they're running backs who you'll see on a 457 00:20:55,520 --> 00:20:58,840 Speaker 5: given Saturday have thirty three and thirty four carries, you 458 00:20:58,880 --> 00:21:01,600 Speaker 5: know for the big two hundred and fifty yards and 459 00:21:01,640 --> 00:21:04,720 Speaker 5: all of that. So we're our passing offense. We throw 460 00:21:04,800 --> 00:21:06,800 Speaker 5: the football more than we run it. I mean, we 461 00:21:07,280 --> 00:21:10,280 Speaker 5: talk about balance and you know it's not overwhelming all 462 00:21:10,320 --> 00:21:13,600 Speaker 5: the time, but we clearly are not committed to running 463 00:21:13,600 --> 00:21:16,359 Speaker 5: the ball with Jonah Coleman twenty to twenty five times 464 00:21:16,359 --> 00:21:18,720 Speaker 5: a game, which is what you would need in order 465 00:21:18,760 --> 00:21:21,320 Speaker 5: to be, you know, a candidate for all the postseason awards. 466 00:21:21,320 --> 00:21:23,879 Speaker 5: So I think Jonah Coman's fine I think if we 467 00:21:24,000 --> 00:21:27,600 Speaker 5: made a commitment to running the football, he would easily 468 00:21:27,600 --> 00:21:29,320 Speaker 5: go over one hundred yards. You know, I was glad 469 00:21:29,359 --> 00:21:31,080 Speaker 5: for the running backs this week, but that was against 470 00:21:31,080 --> 00:21:34,440 Speaker 5: a Purdue team where one carry produced the seventy yard 471 00:21:34,520 --> 00:21:36,840 Speaker 5: run just about. You know, so the numbers are skewed 472 00:21:36,840 --> 00:21:39,600 Speaker 5: a little bit against Purdue. But in the heart of 473 00:21:39,680 --> 00:21:41,600 Speaker 5: Big Ten play, we just have not gone to the 474 00:21:41,680 --> 00:21:44,760 Speaker 5: running game enough. And that's just you know, Coach Fish, 475 00:21:44,840 --> 00:21:46,919 Speaker 5: that's who he is. I don't expect him to change. 476 00:21:47,000 --> 00:21:48,960 Speaker 5: I don't expect him to be any different because that's 477 00:21:49,000 --> 00:21:51,159 Speaker 5: who he is and that's what he's comfortable calling. 478 00:21:51,240 --> 00:21:52,320 Speaker 6: So it is what it is. 479 00:21:52,600 --> 00:21:55,720 Speaker 3: Yeah, well, Mario, thank you for correcting me. Jonah has 480 00:21:55,760 --> 00:21:59,040 Speaker 3: not been a disappointment. The run game has been a disappointment. 481 00:21:59,119 --> 00:22:03,040 Speaker 3: The season he's in some ways has been a disappointment because, 482 00:22:03,080 --> 00:22:05,040 Speaker 3: as you said, we thought this, there's a chance this 483 00:22:05,080 --> 00:22:06,800 Speaker 3: guy was going to be an All American, first team 484 00:22:06,800 --> 00:22:10,000 Speaker 3: All American right type Canada, you know, first team Big ten, 485 00:22:10,320 --> 00:22:12,440 Speaker 3: and he's not even close to getting any Big Ten 486 00:22:12,520 --> 00:22:14,399 Speaker 3: onners right now. And Greg's right that, you know, he's 487 00:22:14,400 --> 00:22:16,960 Speaker 3: basically missed the last two games. He's got five carries 488 00:22:17,160 --> 00:22:19,119 Speaker 3: in the last eight quarters of football, so that's going 489 00:22:19,160 --> 00:22:22,560 Speaker 3: to skew his numbers dramatically. But I guess to Greg's 490 00:22:22,560 --> 00:22:25,840 Speaker 3: point there, do we ever even expect, as long as 491 00:22:25,920 --> 00:22:28,160 Speaker 3: Jet Fish as the head coach of this football team, 492 00:22:28,600 --> 00:22:31,120 Speaker 3: for this team to be anywhere near amongst the best 493 00:22:31,200 --> 00:22:32,280 Speaker 3: running teams in the country. 494 00:22:32,320 --> 00:22:36,560 Speaker 4: Mario, I'm not sure. And Gig, if we could go 495 00:22:36,640 --> 00:22:39,879 Speaker 4: back and listen to the first few weeks, like Coach 496 00:22:39,920 --> 00:22:43,159 Speaker 4: Fish was actually letting Jonah get in, he let him 497 00:22:43,200 --> 00:22:45,880 Speaker 4: stay in to make sure he got five testdowns, give 498 00:22:45,880 --> 00:22:49,200 Speaker 4: it a hundred yards. Like you talk about numbers being skewed, 499 00:22:49,600 --> 00:22:52,520 Speaker 4: the numbers exkewed for those first three games. Those first 500 00:22:52,560 --> 00:22:55,679 Speaker 4: three opponents weren't that great Big Ten played from this 501 00:22:55,840 --> 00:22:59,359 Speaker 4: year and last year. We just aren't running the ball well. 502 00:22:59,400 --> 00:23:01,600 Speaker 4: And I'm not sure or if it's a coach Fish 503 00:23:01,680 --> 00:23:04,719 Speaker 4: not wanting to run. We talked about that forever, but 504 00:23:04,800 --> 00:23:08,520 Speaker 4: w'ere you look at Jonah's average in Big Ten play 505 00:23:08,560 --> 00:23:11,440 Speaker 4: and he's averaging maybe three yards of carry, so there's 506 00:23:11,480 --> 00:23:14,920 Speaker 4: something to that. But we don't pass the ball well either, 507 00:23:15,040 --> 00:23:18,159 Speaker 4: So you can talk about Coach Fish not wanting to 508 00:23:18,240 --> 00:23:20,240 Speaker 4: run the ball. We don't pass the ball that Well, 509 00:23:21,720 --> 00:23:23,720 Speaker 4: why are you looking at You think we passed the ball. 510 00:23:23,760 --> 00:23:27,600 Speaker 5: Well, dude, we are on pace to set the team 511 00:23:27,840 --> 00:23:30,200 Speaker 5: record for completion percentage. 512 00:23:30,240 --> 00:23:34,680 Speaker 4: For percentage, you know we're we're throwing. We're throwing hitches 513 00:23:34,720 --> 00:23:37,280 Speaker 4: and slants. We don't go downfield. We don't throw the 514 00:23:37,320 --> 00:23:40,280 Speaker 4: ball downfield. I don't care about percentage. I care about 515 00:23:40,320 --> 00:23:44,040 Speaker 4: actually making plays and scoring touchdowns. You're talking about a 516 00:23:44,080 --> 00:23:49,560 Speaker 4: percentage you can have seventy percent if you throw flats, flats, 517 00:23:49,600 --> 00:23:51,800 Speaker 4: slants and quick outs. 518 00:23:52,280 --> 00:23:56,040 Speaker 5: Well, Mario, they've just showed you how well our touchdown 519 00:23:56,080 --> 00:23:58,960 Speaker 5: percentage is seventy nine percent in the red zone. We're 520 00:23:59,080 --> 00:24:02,320 Speaker 5: leading the nation in third down conversion percentage, which is 521 00:24:02,359 --> 00:24:06,240 Speaker 5: throwing the football. I haven't I didn't prepare the numbers 522 00:24:06,280 --> 00:24:07,760 Speaker 5: today because I didn't know you were going to make 523 00:24:07,760 --> 00:24:11,360 Speaker 5: that outlandish statement. But I can guarantee you that when 524 00:24:11,400 --> 00:24:14,639 Speaker 5: it looks at passing yardage, we're one of the most 525 00:24:14,680 --> 00:24:19,320 Speaker 5: productive passing teams in the country and we score what. 526 00:24:19,480 --> 00:24:22,639 Speaker 5: There was games where we were eleven twelve series in 527 00:24:22,680 --> 00:24:25,560 Speaker 5: a row with scoring touchdowns because of our passing game, 528 00:24:25,560 --> 00:24:28,080 Speaker 5: because we aren't running the football like that. So I 529 00:24:28,119 --> 00:24:31,720 Speaker 5: think we throw the ball just fine, and the percentages 530 00:24:31,760 --> 00:24:34,800 Speaker 5: and the numbers bear that out. The run game certainly 531 00:24:35,200 --> 00:24:37,919 Speaker 5: is secondary, you know, it's complementary, and I think at 532 00:24:37,960 --> 00:24:40,600 Speaker 5: the beginning of the year the reason that it looked 533 00:24:40,640 --> 00:24:42,840 Speaker 5: good is you were trying to bring along a brand 534 00:24:42,840 --> 00:24:45,960 Speaker 5: new starting quarterback against teams that were less than so 535 00:24:46,240 --> 00:24:49,160 Speaker 5: you allowed the running game to be a big part 536 00:24:49,240 --> 00:24:52,040 Speaker 5: of the offense. As you've got Demond Williams up the 537 00:24:52,080 --> 00:24:54,880 Speaker 5: speed and now that you know he's had those starts 538 00:24:54,920 --> 00:24:58,080 Speaker 5: and he's got some experience, you're unleashing Demond Williams and 539 00:24:58,119 --> 00:25:00,440 Speaker 5: that's you know, I don't have a necessarily a problem 540 00:25:00,480 --> 00:25:02,040 Speaker 5: with that. I'm just saying I'm not going to look 541 00:25:02,080 --> 00:25:04,200 Speaker 5: at the run game is say that it's not doing 542 00:25:04,280 --> 00:25:07,240 Speaker 5: well when we just frankly don't run the football well. 543 00:25:07,080 --> 00:25:10,800 Speaker 4: I'm looking on Sati, go ahead. We don't pass the 544 00:25:10,840 --> 00:25:16,480 Speaker 4: ball will Michigan, Ohio State, and Wisconsin. If we were 545 00:25:16,480 --> 00:25:19,199 Speaker 4: to pass the ball will, we would score and we 546 00:25:19,240 --> 00:25:22,680 Speaker 4: would pass on those teams. We don't pass the ball well. 547 00:25:22,720 --> 00:25:25,359 Speaker 4: We passed the ball well. We run the ball well 548 00:25:25,640 --> 00:25:30,560 Speaker 4: against a Purdue and Washington State. Our passing game is 549 00:25:30,600 --> 00:25:34,680 Speaker 4: not what you would call great, even good when we're 550 00:25:34,680 --> 00:25:37,520 Speaker 4: playing an opponent that has a great defense. 551 00:25:38,560 --> 00:25:43,080 Speaker 3: I mean, that's that's fair because what Mario's talking about, 552 00:25:43,119 --> 00:25:45,520 Speaker 3: Greg is that he's not going to be satisfied until 553 00:25:45,560 --> 00:25:49,719 Speaker 3: he sees it against legit competition. That I understand. I 554 00:25:49,760 --> 00:25:52,600 Speaker 3: also agree with what Jed said earlier this week that 555 00:25:52,720 --> 00:25:55,480 Speaker 3: expecting these guys to put up forty against Ohio State, 556 00:25:55,560 --> 00:25:58,640 Speaker 3: against Wisconsin, against Michigan not going to happen. But can 557 00:25:58,680 --> 00:26:01,280 Speaker 3: you score twenty four? Can you score twenty one? Can 558 00:26:01,320 --> 00:26:03,720 Speaker 3: you score twenty I mean they've scored and Greg, you've 559 00:26:03,760 --> 00:26:07,560 Speaker 3: mentioned this yourself seven six and ten in those three 560 00:26:07,600 --> 00:26:11,080 Speaker 3: games that we talked about against Michigan State and Wisconsin. 561 00:26:11,080 --> 00:26:13,920 Speaker 3: When the Hoskies go and it's typically on the road, 562 00:26:13,960 --> 00:26:16,640 Speaker 3: as you've talked about, when they go on the road 563 00:26:16,640 --> 00:26:19,280 Speaker 3: and they face teams like that, when they face legitimate, 564 00:26:19,320 --> 00:26:22,960 Speaker 3: big time, big ten defenses. This year, and we'll see 565 00:26:22,960 --> 00:26:25,080 Speaker 3: what happens against Oregon in a couple weeks from now, 566 00:26:25,200 --> 00:26:28,639 Speaker 3: their offense totally falls apart, totally falls apart. So I 567 00:26:28,720 --> 00:26:31,120 Speaker 3: get looking at the numbers, but there's also a lot 568 00:26:31,119 --> 00:26:34,320 Speaker 3: of I think fans like me and Mario that strongly 569 00:26:34,440 --> 00:26:36,520 Speaker 3: desire as I know you do as well, Greg. For 570 00:26:36,600 --> 00:26:38,720 Speaker 3: this football team to get back to showing it no 571 00:26:38,760 --> 00:26:40,240 Speaker 3: matter who they're playing on Saturday. 572 00:26:40,840 --> 00:26:43,720 Speaker 5: Yeah, I've been clear that they have not played well 573 00:26:43,760 --> 00:26:48,399 Speaker 5: on the road against whatever the competition is. But to 574 00:26:48,440 --> 00:26:50,640 Speaker 5: say that they don't pass the ball well, I think 575 00:26:50,800 --> 00:26:53,800 Speaker 5: is a misnomer. Because you play who's on your schedule. 576 00:26:53,960 --> 00:26:56,480 Speaker 5: I mean, you have twelve games, and if there are 577 00:26:56,520 --> 00:26:58,560 Speaker 5: three of them that weren't that great, you got to 578 00:26:58,600 --> 00:27:00,639 Speaker 5: figure out what you didn't do well in those two 579 00:27:00,760 --> 00:27:03,560 Speaker 5: or three games. Sometimes it's your opponent. I don't think 580 00:27:03,640 --> 00:27:06,840 Speaker 5: anyone's passed the ball well against Ohio State or run 581 00:27:06,920 --> 00:27:09,080 Speaker 5: the ball well against Ohio State, one of the best 582 00:27:09,080 --> 00:27:12,199 Speaker 5: defenses I've ever seen. So you know there's that. But 583 00:27:12,359 --> 00:27:14,679 Speaker 5: I think we have twelve games on the schedule, and 584 00:27:14,760 --> 00:27:16,680 Speaker 5: if you throw the ball well in nine of those 585 00:27:16,720 --> 00:27:19,560 Speaker 5: twelve games, then you threw the ball well. You can't 586 00:27:19,600 --> 00:27:22,280 Speaker 5: just disregard and say that, oh, those games don't matter, 587 00:27:22,400 --> 00:27:25,280 Speaker 5: they don't count because there who's on your schedule. Those 588 00:27:25,359 --> 00:27:28,480 Speaker 5: other teams practice and they play defense just like everyone else, 589 00:27:28,600 --> 00:27:30,240 Speaker 5: and there's only a few teams you're gonna play a 590 00:27:30,320 --> 00:27:32,600 Speaker 5: year that are like Ohio State, and Michigan. 591 00:27:32,680 --> 00:27:33,880 Speaker 1: Well, the Huskies are six. 592 00:27:34,240 --> 00:27:37,119 Speaker 3: Demand is six in the country, and completion percentage that 593 00:27:37,280 --> 00:27:41,359 Speaker 3: just under seventy three percent. NCAA, for some stupid reason, 594 00:27:41,440 --> 00:27:44,359 Speaker 3: tracks yards per completion and not yards per attempt on 595 00:27:44,400 --> 00:27:47,560 Speaker 3: their official website. So they've got you dubbed at thirty 596 00:27:47,600 --> 00:27:50,640 Speaker 3: first in the country and yards per completion. I've got 597 00:27:50,680 --> 00:27:54,520 Speaker 3: demanded just over nine yards per attempt, which in college football, 598 00:27:54,560 --> 00:27:56,000 Speaker 3: I think you'd love that number to be a little 599 00:27:56,000 --> 00:27:57,320 Speaker 3: bit higher in college football. 600 00:27:57,359 --> 00:27:59,160 Speaker 1: That would look good in the NFL, but maybe. 601 00:28:00,440 --> 00:28:02,680 Speaker 3: Yeah, maybe, I mean just the deep threats, right, you 602 00:28:02,720 --> 00:28:04,320 Speaker 3: want those deep threats. You want to be able to 603 00:28:04,359 --> 00:28:06,240 Speaker 3: stretch the defense a little bit more, I think is 604 00:28:06,240 --> 00:28:08,800 Speaker 3: what you're talking about. So let's do this. Let's let's 605 00:28:08,800 --> 00:28:11,880 Speaker 3: come back and talk about UCLA. Because if anybody thinks 606 00:28:11,880 --> 00:28:14,520 Speaker 3: that Udub's just gonna walk into the Rose Pall and 607 00:28:14,680 --> 00:28:16,920 Speaker 3: just skate out of there with a win, dude, They've 608 00:28:16,960 --> 00:28:20,720 Speaker 3: lost nine of ten games against UCLA in that stadium. 609 00:28:20,760 --> 00:28:23,040 Speaker 1: This has been a house of horrors for you. We'll 610 00:28:23,040 --> 00:28:23,720 Speaker 1: get to that next. 611 00:28:23,720 --> 00:28:25,879 Speaker 3: The Husky Hawks on a Wednesday night right here on 612 00:28:26,000 --> 00:28:27,480 Speaker 3: ninety three three KJRFM. 613 00:28:27,760 --> 00:28:31,000 Speaker 2: Now back to the Coors Line Husky Hanks on Tuesdays. 614 00:28:31,240 --> 00:28:35,080 Speaker 2: Greg Lewis, Mario Bailey and Dave Sati Mullen on your 615 00:28:35,160 --> 00:28:38,400 Speaker 2: Home for the Husky Sports Radio ninety three point three 616 00:28:38,840 --> 00:28:40,160 Speaker 2: KJR FM. 617 00:28:40,280 --> 00:28:42,560 Speaker 3: All Right, dog fans, final second for us, the Husky 618 00:28:42,640 --> 00:28:47,280 Speaker 3: Hanks getting ready for Ucla on Saturday. Dogs are under 619 00:28:47,320 --> 00:28:51,120 Speaker 3: our roof of Valentine. Dog fans expect the best every snap, 620 00:28:51,160 --> 00:28:53,360 Speaker 3: every throw, every tackle. And that's why dog fans choose 621 00:28:53,440 --> 00:28:56,360 Speaker 3: Valentine Roofing for the best roofing company in the PNW 622 00:28:56,520 --> 00:28:58,000 Speaker 3: for the thirty year in a row with a lifetime 623 00:28:58,000 --> 00:29:01,040 Speaker 3: warranty on all new roofs and zero down financing. Call 624 00:29:01,200 --> 00:29:05,600 Speaker 3: Valentine at two six Roofing. All right, guys, you Cela. 625 00:29:06,000 --> 00:29:08,720 Speaker 3: I know when you hear those four letters, Greg, sometimes 626 00:29:08,720 --> 00:29:11,960 Speaker 3: you get a little little PTSD, maybe from a game 627 00:29:12,040 --> 00:29:14,440 Speaker 3: back in nineteen ninety. I don't blame you at all, man, 628 00:29:14,520 --> 00:29:19,080 Speaker 3: But what in the world, guys, has been the problem 629 00:29:19,240 --> 00:29:23,280 Speaker 3: with this football team going down to Pasadena. They've lost 630 00:29:23,440 --> 00:29:26,720 Speaker 3: nine of ten games to UCLA at the Rose Ball? 631 00:29:27,160 --> 00:29:29,120 Speaker 1: Is it kids from California? Greg? 632 00:29:29,160 --> 00:29:31,920 Speaker 3: You think just getting nervous playing in front of family 633 00:29:31,960 --> 00:29:35,040 Speaker 3: and friends. Is that the atmosphere, which kind of usually stinks. 634 00:29:35,040 --> 00:29:37,360 Speaker 3: To be honest with you, why has this team had 635 00:29:37,440 --> 00:29:39,480 Speaker 3: so many issues winning at the Rose Ball? 636 00:29:39,560 --> 00:29:42,880 Speaker 5: Dude, Yeah, that I can't necessarily put my finger on 637 00:29:43,120 --> 00:29:46,080 Speaker 5: you know. I remember my first game at UCLA and 638 00:29:46,120 --> 00:29:48,840 Speaker 5: it was my first ever career start. I've told this 639 00:29:48,920 --> 00:29:50,960 Speaker 5: story on the air before, and the first played a game, 640 00:29:51,000 --> 00:29:53,720 Speaker 5: I fumbled the football. Well, I didn't have relatives in 641 00:29:53,960 --> 00:29:58,400 Speaker 5: La and it had nothing to do necessarily. And that day, UCLA, 642 00:29:58,440 --> 00:30:00,160 Speaker 5: I think was ranked number two in the country, and 643 00:30:00,200 --> 00:30:02,680 Speaker 5: it was a nationally televised game, and it was a crowded, 644 00:30:02,840 --> 00:30:06,479 Speaker 5: full Rose Bowl Troy Aikman and all of those guys. 645 00:30:06,840 --> 00:30:10,800 Speaker 5: So it's different teams, it's different reasons, you know. I 646 00:30:10,800 --> 00:30:13,160 Speaker 5: can't really put my finger on it. My junior year, 647 00:30:13,160 --> 00:30:15,080 Speaker 5: we went down there and we fell behind twenty one 648 00:30:15,120 --> 00:30:18,960 Speaker 5: to nothing. We did, fortunately some great plays by Mario 649 00:30:19,000 --> 00:30:21,240 Speaker 5: on fourth down and a great run by me on 650 00:30:21,360 --> 00:30:24,719 Speaker 5: third and eleven at the end, you know, to win it. 651 00:30:25,280 --> 00:30:27,000 Speaker 5: The two guys on the radio show had a big, 652 00:30:27,160 --> 00:30:29,719 Speaker 5: big role in that we were able to come back 653 00:30:29,760 --> 00:30:32,280 Speaker 5: and win. But it's been a house of horrors. I 654 00:30:32,320 --> 00:30:34,760 Speaker 5: personally just hate ECLA. I mean, I blew my knee 655 00:30:34,760 --> 00:30:38,640 Speaker 5: out and did my national championship run impacted my entire 656 00:30:38,640 --> 00:30:40,920 Speaker 5: football career, and that was at Husky Stadium. 657 00:30:40,920 --> 00:30:42,920 Speaker 6: But it was a guy with the powder blue and 658 00:30:43,000 --> 00:30:45,640 Speaker 6: gold helmet. So I don't know. LA has just been 659 00:30:45,680 --> 00:30:46,959 Speaker 6: a bad omen for the Dogs. 660 00:30:47,160 --> 00:30:49,000 Speaker 1: Yeah, Mario, how do you explain that, dude? 661 00:30:49,000 --> 00:30:50,600 Speaker 3: Because if you one thing, if this was like a 662 00:30:50,640 --> 00:30:53,280 Speaker 3: really solid program for twenty years, that every time you 663 00:30:53,320 --> 00:30:55,160 Speaker 3: go there, they're a top five football team, but that 664 00:30:55,200 --> 00:30:56,240 Speaker 3: has not been the case at all. 665 00:30:56,960 --> 00:31:00,200 Speaker 4: No, I don't know. The good old Rose Bowl every 666 00:31:00,200 --> 00:31:02,720 Speaker 4: time we do play UCLA, and you know, I give 667 00:31:02,800 --> 00:31:06,920 Speaker 4: Greg a hard time. Sandy cost us, but in reality 668 00:31:06,960 --> 00:31:09,760 Speaker 4: we were supposed to win that game with or without him, 669 00:31:09,800 --> 00:31:12,800 Speaker 4: and they came in there and destroyed us and Greg 670 00:31:12,880 --> 00:31:16,280 Speaker 4: my true sophomore year, Greg's junior year, we went out there, 671 00:31:16,320 --> 00:31:18,800 Speaker 4: we were down twenty one. Nothing made a comeback. I 672 00:31:18,840 --> 00:31:21,360 Speaker 4: think of Michael Pennix in them, and when they went 673 00:31:21,400 --> 00:31:23,760 Speaker 4: out there, it was a struggle and they got beat up. 674 00:31:24,640 --> 00:31:26,760 Speaker 4: It's just one of those teams, like you know, we 675 00:31:26,880 --> 00:31:30,520 Speaker 4: played packed pack ten, pac twelve pack eight, whatever you're playing. 676 00:31:30,520 --> 00:31:32,840 Speaker 4: When you're playing UCLA in Washington, it's just gonna be 677 00:31:32,840 --> 00:31:33,800 Speaker 4: a good game no matter what. 678 00:31:34,000 --> 00:31:36,120 Speaker 3: Yeah, and they look like they're kind of back greg 679 00:31:36,200 --> 00:31:38,800 Speaker 3: that be in Ucla. They had those wins over Penn State, 680 00:31:38,840 --> 00:31:43,280 Speaker 3: Michigan State, Maryland, Indiana clocked them fifty six to six. 681 00:31:43,400 --> 00:31:46,560 Speaker 3: Nebraska got him at the Rolls Ball twenty eight twenty one, 682 00:31:46,680 --> 00:31:49,200 Speaker 3: Ucla forty eight to ten. Now two of those three 683 00:31:49,200 --> 00:31:52,440 Speaker 3: teams are the top two teams in the country obviously, Yeah, 684 00:31:52,560 --> 00:31:55,520 Speaker 3: before the Husky game on Saturday. But I mean, Nico, 685 00:31:55,720 --> 00:31:58,560 Speaker 3: we don't even know if he's gonna play in this game. 686 00:31:58,880 --> 00:32:03,720 Speaker 3: Nico Malayava, sorry, how to concussion and miss the game 687 00:32:04,000 --> 00:32:07,840 Speaker 3: last week? Luke Duncan was the starting quarterback. And I 688 00:32:07,840 --> 00:32:09,600 Speaker 3: don't know, man, I just feel like this is one 689 00:32:09,600 --> 00:32:12,880 Speaker 3: of those games where crazy wonky wacky things happen, and 690 00:32:12,920 --> 00:32:15,040 Speaker 3: we're kind of looking for Demon Williams to put together 691 00:32:15,120 --> 00:32:18,479 Speaker 3: back to back good games, which we haven't seen very often. 692 00:32:18,560 --> 00:32:21,160 Speaker 3: And does this qualify. I know it's on the road, 693 00:32:21,200 --> 00:32:24,160 Speaker 3: but it's not a big time elite opponent, and you're 694 00:32:24,160 --> 00:32:25,840 Speaker 3: playing if they can go on the road, and Demon 695 00:32:25,920 --> 00:32:28,560 Speaker 3: Williams looks good, will that start to kind of heal 696 00:32:28,600 --> 00:32:29,720 Speaker 3: that one for you a little bit? 697 00:32:29,800 --> 00:32:30,840 Speaker 1: About playing on the road. 698 00:32:31,360 --> 00:32:34,080 Speaker 5: Yeah, absolutely, I don't care who the opponent is. It's 699 00:32:34,120 --> 00:32:37,160 Speaker 5: about being away from Husky Stadium, being out of the 700 00:32:37,160 --> 00:32:40,560 Speaker 5: state of Washington. You know, of course we're not traveling 701 00:32:40,600 --> 00:32:43,720 Speaker 5: two time zones and playing at weird times. I still 702 00:32:43,760 --> 00:32:47,160 Speaker 5: think that that impacts young people, and you know, those 703 00:32:47,200 --> 00:32:49,160 Speaker 5: are things we're just gonna have to figure out along 704 00:32:49,200 --> 00:32:51,320 Speaker 5: the lines. But for me, it's just going on the 705 00:32:51,400 --> 00:32:54,600 Speaker 5: road into Big Ten and getting those wins, because you're 706 00:32:54,600 --> 00:32:57,640 Speaker 5: gonna do that four or five times a year each year, right, 707 00:32:57,960 --> 00:33:00,680 Speaker 5: and so if we can figure that piece out, and 708 00:33:00,760 --> 00:33:02,640 Speaker 5: with the advantage we have in Hussy Stadium, it's going 709 00:33:02,680 --> 00:33:05,120 Speaker 5: to put us in a position each year where we 710 00:33:05,120 --> 00:33:08,320 Speaker 5: can potentially compete for a Big Ten championship or a 711 00:33:08,360 --> 00:33:12,000 Speaker 5: potential opportunity to get into the playoff by winning those 712 00:33:12,080 --> 00:33:15,120 Speaker 5: road games. This year, if you think about the Michigan 713 00:33:15,160 --> 00:33:18,239 Speaker 5: game and the Wisconsin game, two teams, I think if 714 00:33:18,240 --> 00:33:21,000 Speaker 5: we played them at home, we might win those football games. 715 00:33:21,000 --> 00:33:22,640 Speaker 5: I'm not going to say we definitely win them, but 716 00:33:22,680 --> 00:33:24,840 Speaker 5: we might win those football games. We'd be in a 717 00:33:24,880 --> 00:33:29,120 Speaker 5: position to compete for the national playoffs. So it's about 718 00:33:29,160 --> 00:33:31,160 Speaker 5: figuring out how to get those wins on the road 719 00:33:31,200 --> 00:33:34,280 Speaker 5: and against the UCLA. You know, they've struggled a little bit, 720 00:33:34,360 --> 00:33:36,720 Speaker 5: but they've played some decent football. So if we can 721 00:33:36,760 --> 00:33:38,840 Speaker 5: go out and get this win on the road, for me, 722 00:33:39,120 --> 00:33:42,479 Speaker 5: I'll feel a lot better about making progress to figuring 723 00:33:42,520 --> 00:33:43,680 Speaker 5: that scenario out. 724 00:33:43,840 --> 00:33:47,040 Speaker 3: Well, Mario, put yourself in the shoes of Martin Jarmond, 725 00:33:47,040 --> 00:33:47,480 Speaker 3: who's the. 726 00:33:47,480 --> 00:33:49,040 Speaker 1: UCLA athletic director. 727 00:33:50,320 --> 00:33:52,720 Speaker 3: If you're him or you kind of watching Jed Fish 728 00:33:52,800 --> 00:33:55,880 Speaker 3: a little bit closer on the sideline this Saturday, is 729 00:33:55,920 --> 00:33:58,360 Speaker 3: a potential answer for you down the road. 730 00:33:59,280 --> 00:34:02,480 Speaker 4: I don't know. I don't know how athletic directors feel 731 00:34:02,480 --> 00:34:05,360 Speaker 4: about coach Fish, but you know what, are we thirteen 732 00:34:05,400 --> 00:34:07,959 Speaker 4: and ten with coach Fish? To me, that's you know, 733 00:34:08,320 --> 00:34:10,560 Speaker 4: I don't know if you should be looking for somebody 734 00:34:10,640 --> 00:34:14,279 Speaker 4: like that unless they're like doing something spectacular. I don't 735 00:34:14,320 --> 00:34:18,160 Speaker 4: feel like the job he's done so far Washington is spectacular. 736 00:34:18,360 --> 00:34:21,279 Speaker 4: I do feel like he's been a great recruiter and 737 00:34:21,400 --> 00:34:24,720 Speaker 4: does a great job, but on the field, record wise, 738 00:34:24,800 --> 00:34:26,680 Speaker 4: we haven't been spectaclar All. 739 00:34:26,640 --> 00:34:29,640 Speaker 3: Right, good stuff, guys. We got seven thirty UCLA on 740 00:34:29,800 --> 00:34:33,759 Speaker 3: Saturday three thirty. Pregame from Tom's watch Bar across from 741 00:34:33,760 --> 00:34:36,880 Speaker 3: Climate Prege Pledge Arena. We will see you there and 742 00:34:36,960 --> 00:34:40,359 Speaker 3: talk on Saturday before the Dogs take on UCLA. Back 743 00:34:40,360 --> 00:34:42,759 Speaker 3: tomorrow from the five twenty bar and grill at three 744 00:34:42,800 --> 00:34:45,759 Speaker 3: o'clock with coach Holmgren and Coach Newheisel by go