What do you mean? Does Washington only play 22 players each and every game? OSU and Bama don't. That's why they are by far at the top of this conversation, let alone the fact that they have arguably the two most talented starting lineups in the game.
OSU fans have earned the right to talk the talk, my friend. Remember back when Oregon was running all over everyone in the Pac 12? OSU shut them down - twice. Outside of the Pete Carroll USC days, the big boys of the Pac 12 just don't tend to stack up with the teams they face from east of the Mississippi.
Avy bet on this one. If Bama faces Washington, they win by 21+.
I'm old enough to remember Don James Washington teams using the B1G like a cheap $20 crack h0 at a Howard Johnsons.
UW has been very fortunate with team health. That's been a big part of this run. They do have a few banged up right now, but no major players are expected to not play this coming week. They do have plenty of depth and rotate quite a few guys, particularly on defense, but then who doesn't? And their blow out wins have given them lots of reps for the 2s and 3s which you really need to help them grow and be ready to jump in.
I have relatives in Minnesota that talk just like Canucks. It drives me nuts.
Joe Mathis probably won't play until the ASU game and he's a beast.UW has been very fortunate with team health. That's been a big part of this run. They do have a few banged up right now, but no major players are expected to not play this coming week. They do have plenty of depth and rotate quite a few guys, particularly on defense, but then who doesn't? And their blow out wins have given them lots of reps for the 2s and 3s which you really need to help them grow and be ready to jump in.
I'm not going to get between you and wazzy. Kind of odd watching a coug arguing in favor of anything UW related so I want to let that shit go and enjoy it.
TBH no one expected UW to be this far along this year because they are super young. There are like 3 senior starters on the D and one on the offense or something like that. A whole lot of underclassmen starters. You expect far more growing pains with that kind of a team and yet they have grown in leaps and bounds since the last 4 games of last season through now. Only Bama has a longer active winning streak and there are many other teams that have played soft schedules that don't have that.
I have no idea what UW would do right now today against Ohio State, Michigan, or Bama. Anyone who suggests they would win or for sure would lose hasn't watched much college football.
The question for now is who has earned the right to face the top teams in the playoffs and the old battle of quality losses vs weaker wins isn't going to go away.
Everyone wants to say that the committee is sending a loud lesson to all AD's about their schedule, but are they really? If UW still gets in going 13-0 because of that conf championship aren't they still just saying you have less margin of error, but schedule a weak OCC schedule and run the table you are still in anyway?
Top to bottom of the roster. OSU gets more guys drafted.
I would agree that they're top 5ish. However, I don't see their talent level as being close to the likes of Alabama, Ohio State, or Clemson, and michigan is at least on Washington's level and is still getting in elite recruits every year. I could honestly see just as many guys drafted off of Florida State even, they're just not as well-coached.
I thought Jude said there was a good chance he returns, must have read that wrong.
He might but he just had his foot cast removed less than two weeks ago.
Actually, just reported that mathis is gone for the year. Foot surgery.
Washington has been a surprise if you simply look at the fact that they're unbeaten. However, when you look at how big of a nosedive the Pac 12 has taken this year, it's not surprising. When your best win is over Utah, it's not saying much. Stanford is a shell of what they were last year, Oregon is a complete dumpster fire, and that isn't leaving much else. Is Washington State really that good? They've struggled mightily recently against some bad teams. It would shock me to see Washington beat a team like Alabama, Clemson, Ohio State or michigan, given that they are as young as they are, and that they are really untested. They played two ranked teams last year, both double digit losses, and have faced one ranked team this year. OSU and Alabama have faced that many ranked teams in the last month.UW has been very fortunate with team health. That's been a big part of this run. They do have a few banged up right now, but no major players are expected to not play this coming week. They do have plenty of depth and rotate quite a few guys, particularly on defense, but then who doesn't? And their blow out wins have given them lots of reps for the 2s and 3s which you really need to help them grow and be ready to jump in.
I'm not going to get between you and wazzy. Kind of odd watching a coug arguing in favor of anything UW related so I want to let that shit go and enjoy it.
TBH no one expected UW to be this far along this year because they are super young. There are like 3 senior starters on the D and one on the offense or something like that. A whole lot of underclassmen starters. You expect far more growing pains with that kind of a team and yet they have grown in leaps and bounds since the last 4 games of last season through now. Only Bama has a longer active winning streak and there are many other teams that have played soft schedules that don't have that.
I have no idea what UW would do right now today against Ohio State, Michigan, or Bama. Anyone who suggests they would win or for sure would lose hasn't watched much college football.
The question for now is who has earned the right to face the top teams in the playoffs and the old battle of quality losses vs weaker wins isn't going to go away.
Everyone wants to say that the committee is sending a loud lesson to all AD's about their schedule, but are they really? If UW still gets in going 13-0 because of that conf championship aren't they still just saying you have less margin of error, but schedule a weak OCC schedule and run the table you are still in anyway?
