Huskies 2018 season

[AlaskaGuy]

Nick Saban: Ale Kaho couldn’t enroll at Washington for academic reason - Bama Central

 

[WizardHawk]

Nick Saban: Ale Kaho couldn’t enroll at Washington for academic reason - Bama Central

And of course they only let him know AFTER he got his release that they were interested...

 

[AlaskaGuy]

 

[WizardHawk]

Picture day today and it looks like the offense hit another gear and found some much needed success.

 

[WizardHawk]

This is still the one thing going into the season that scares the hell out of me.

Do we have a guy that can put a routine 30y ball through the uprights in a pressure situation or not? More or less, can they nail a 40y+ game winner.

They had issues getting the damned ball into the end zone on kick offs last year even.

This just cannot be a problem this year or there's zero chance they make a playoff run.

Solve this fucking problem already.

 

[seahawksfan234]

This is still the one thing going into the season that scares the hell out of me.

Do we have a guy that can put a routine 30y ball through the uprights in a pressure situation or not? More or less, can they nail a 40y+ game winner.

They had issues getting the damned ball into the end zone on kick offs last year even.

This just cannot be a problem this year or there's zero chance they make a playoff run.

Solve this fucking problem already.

Good point. We will have a number of close games and that's where the kicker decides the difference. You look at the Auburn game and this is a top-10 matchup where we will essentially be on the road.

This will be a close game IMO, and the kicking game may decide it.

 

[seahawksfan234]

If Alabama didn't commit some recruiting violation here, I'm Robin Williams.

 

[seahawksfan234]

I'm pissed about the Kaho issue.

Timeline:
-Kaho commits to UW
-Kaho had a family member pass away
-Family says he can't play at UW because he has lost 15lbs because of family issues and has to be around family
-Practicing at Alabama in prime shape

Saban said he didn't meet UW academic standards, but all this bullshit wouldn't have been made up if there wasn't something else at play. Commits to Bama the second he's granted his release?

 

[AlaskaGuy]

 

[mcnabb7542]

I'm pissed about the Kaho issue.

Timeline:
-Kaho commits to UW
-Kaho had a family member pass away
-Family says he can't play at UW because he has lost 15lbs because of family issues and has to be around family
-Practicing at Alabama in prime shape

Saban said he didn't meet UW academic standards, but all this bullshit wouldn't have been made up if there wasn't something else at play. Commits to Bama the second he's granted his release?

Yeah but at the end of the day, if the kid didn't want to be here let his ass walk!
I would rather have a kid come here and work ass off to win it all for 3-4 years then some kid that thinks he's the next great NFL star!

 

[WizardHawk]

Yeah but at the end of the day, if the kid didn't want to be here let his ass walk!
I would rather have a kid come here and work ass off to win it all for 3-4 years then some kid that thinks he's the next great NFL star!

Got the feeling reading it all that the kid really really wanted to be here, against his families wishes even. He had academic struggles and Bama took full advantage of it. Their admissions is... substantially lower. Let's just say that.

The question is how did he come to be at Bama so fast? Did they have ANY impermissible contact with him before he asked out of his NLI? And then there's the kids family that lied to the media and whatever the kid said to Petersen that had even him saying something about needing to be closer to his family. If it was JUST academics there shouldn't have been a need to lie to leave.

Sure, at the end of the day the kid is gone and that's the reality. Move on with what you've got. But it is still worth looking into Bama and their efforts to get him because you can't have that shit going on. It's hard enough to compete with bluebloods on the recruiting trail. When they are still able to poach your kids 9 months after signing? It's insane.

 

[mcnabb7542]

Got the feeling reading it all that the kid really really wanted to be here, against his families wishes even. He had academic struggles and Bama took full advantage of it. Their admissions is... substantially lower. Let's just say that.

The question is how did he come to be at Bama so fast? Did they have ANY impermissible contact with him before he asked out of his NLI? And then there's the kids family that lied to the media and whatever the kid said to Petersen that had even him saying something about needing to be closer to his family. If it was JUST academics there shouldn't have been a need to lie to leave.

Sure, at the end of the day the kid is gone and that's the reality. Move on with what you've got. But it is still worth looking into Bama and their efforts to get him because you can't have that shit going on. It's hard enough to compete with bluebloods on the recruiting trail. When they are still able to poach your kids 9 months after signing? It's insane.

No I get that and think it smells well like horse shit.
To me "you want to get even with Bama" Kick their asses in the playoffs then give them the Bird!

 

[DHoey]

Something just doesn't look right with him.....Looks like he lost about 20 pounds.....not the happy kid we know him as....

 

[seahawksfan234]

Yeah but at the end of the day, if the kid didn't want to be here let his ass walk!
I would rather have a kid come here and work ass off to win it all for 3-4 years then some kid that thinks he's the next great NFL star!

I just think the entire thing seems fishy on Alabama's part.

 

[AlaskaGuy]

 

[jerseyhawksfan79]

Got the feeling reading it all that the kid really really wanted to be here, against his families wishes even. He had academic struggles and Bama took full advantage of it. Their admissions is... substantially lower. Let's just say that.

The question is how did he come to be at Bama so fast? Did they have ANY impermissible contact with him before he asked out of his NLI? And then there's the kids family that lied to the media and whatever the kid said to Petersen that had even him saying something about needing to be closer to his family. If it was JUST academics there shouldn't have been a need to lie to leave.

Sure, at the end of the day the kid is gone and that's the reality. Move on with what you've got. But it is still worth looking into Bama and their efforts to get him because you can't have that shit going on. It's hard enough to compete with bluebloods on the recruiting trail. When they are still able to poach your kids 9 months after signing? It's insane.

Yes, UW should ask the NCAA to look into this. Granted it's Bama so nothing will probably come from this but do it just to ruffle Bama's feathers. Always nice to see Saban whine.

 

[AlaskaGuy]

 

[WizardHawk]

Two weeks from today boys. The long ass fucking wait is almost over...
Time to talk depth, injuries, position battles, and lead up to kick off.

With all the preseason hype and rankings this team will have a target on them. Expect every team to give them their best shot.

The 4 games that concern me the most in order are:
@Auburn - Well no shit. SEC team in their backyard to open the season and a national spotlight audience.
@Utah - More than Stanford and Oregon, road game in week 3 when the Utes play scrubs up until then. UW has had problems putting them away in recent years and Utah won't have to show much of its playbook before that game.
@Oregon - Not because the ducks should be a better team than Stanford, but it will be the second straight road game for UW and the ducks get their bye going into it. Oregon couldn't have asked for a better schedule for this.
Stanford - At home, but it will be their 10th straight game with their bye following. Bound to be a tired and banged up team looking forward to a week off. Need to play that game though. Fully.

Go get that first one

 

[WizardHawk]

 

[WizardHawk]