Special CFB Open Thread: Washington vs. Baylor at the Alamo Bowl
by Nestor on Dec 29, 2011 5:45 PM PST
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Let's do one more bowl special open thread before we our mega bowl bonanza thread on January 2nd. Tonight it's Washington Huskies against Baylor Bears at the Alamo Bowl. Washington is another interesting program to keep an eye on. Despite all the hype around Steve Sarkasian, I am not sure how much better he really is compared to Rick Neuheisel. Their season wasn't all that different from the one UCLA had this past year. It will be interesting to see how they hand the Bear offense led by a Heisman QB.
The game is on ESPN. The kickoff in San Antonio is scheduled for 6 pm PST. We will ride this thread until our hoops thread gets posted at 7:45 pm PST. Here is tWWL page to keep track of the box score. We will let you take it from here. Fire away in this open thread.
GO BRUINS.
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I was thinking just the opposite
It’s another “White Flag.” I don’t understand the apparent necessity to abandon traditional school colors to make a statement which equates to surrender. It just strikes me as stupid. Sorry Kenneth.
Is Texas waving the white flag every time they go on the road?
It’s a silly argument. I understand some people’s argument against adding a black jersey when it isn’t a school color, but every football team has a white jersey, and it matches with everything.
If the kids like it, that matters a lot more than what a bunch of old alumni think, that’s for sure.
by Kenneth Powers on Dec 29, 2011 6:44 PM PST up reply actions
That's different, Kenneth.
All white is a traditional color. Texas doesn’t abandon its traditions to wear all white.
Our road jerseys are ugly, and their colors have changed numerous times in the past decade.
I’d happily abandon that tradition.
by Kenneth Powers on Dec 29, 2011 6:53 PM PST up reply actions
I prefer the Chargers road uniforms with the light blue pants. We could do that.
I don’t mind new, but I like our traditional colors. White on white is booooring.
Chargers have worn light blue pants?
Do you have a pic?
by Kenneth Powers on Dec 29, 2011 7:08 PM PST up reply actions
I can only recall white and navy with their roads.
And gold back in the Alworth era.
by Kenneth Powers on Dec 29, 2011 7:13 PM PST up reply actions
Here's the link. My memory was a bit off. Duh.
http://www.chargers.com/team/history/uniforms.html
The early ones in 1960 used white pants on the road, then an ugly orange gold in 1964, but if they just reversed the original home in 1960 for the away, putting the powder blue on the bottom and making the top white, it would have looked cool IMO.
Powder blue is still an official color for them. Very clear UCLA influence. They started on LA in 1960 under Sid Gillman.
You have a point there
But he also inherited a 0-win team from the previous season. (Then again, he also inherited Jake Locker.)
Yeah… I don’t really think Sark is all that great, but that’s all I could think of to make the case.
by Kenneth Powers on Dec 29, 2011 6:52 PM PST up reply actions
That 0 win team
It lost Locker in the second game of the season after almost beating BYU in the first game (the BYU team that whooped us 59-0). In fact Washington should have won that game but lost because of an absurd celebration penalty from the SPTR.
If Locker was healthy that season the Huskies would have most likely won 4-6 games that year. So I wouldn’t put too much stock in Sark’s cronies making the case that they made dramatic improvement in his first year.
Hence my qualification in parentheses.
Like I said, I don’t actually think he’s significantly better. Maybe marginally.
by Kenneth Powers on Dec 29, 2011 6:56 PM PST up reply actions
FWIW
I hope the Huskies keep him around for at least 2-3 more seasons. But I think a good number of their alums will start to see through his BS after next season.
QB development might be one in his favor too.
Keith Price is having a great year as a first-time starter.
But overall… ehhh.
by Kenneth Powers on Dec 29, 2011 6:59 PM PST up reply actions
Also Neu's 4-win stinker in year 3 was pretty inexcusable.
Sark’s only been around 3 years, so it’s hard to tell if/when he craters to that level. (I’m really trying to make an argument here.)
Continuing to lose in-state guys like KeiVarae Russell (ND commit today) won’t help though.
by Kenneth Powers on Dec 29, 2011 7:11 PM PST up reply actions
I meant in the context of Sark vs. Neu
Sark hasn’t put up that kind of season yet.
by Kenneth Powers on Dec 29, 2011 7:14 PM PST up reply actions
if you believe media reports, yeah
hard to tell what’s legit and what isn’t when it comes to coaching searches though.
by Kenneth Powers on Dec 29, 2011 7:08 PM PST up reply actions
I agree
It seems to me that Coach Neuheisel is a better recruiter and no worse as coach. Sarkisian’s record is skewed because he had a first rate QB. Also, given the coaching tree that he fell from, he probably cheats.
Was Art Briles ever in the conversation before the Mora hire?
I think the question answers itself. Spilled milk for sure.
Uh, conversation? What conversation?
There was no conversation, no plan, no process.
No Leach, no Briles, no one other than maybe Petersen — and Mora.
During this bowl season we will see many coaches who made BN lists but were simply ignored by the wine guy.
sjh
Plus Briles has been all Texas for his entire life.
Born there, played high school there, played at U of Houston, got a couple degrees from other Texas universities, and every single coaching stint so far.
by Kenneth Powers on Dec 29, 2011 7:17 PM PST up reply actions
Then again, there's no place like home.
From someone who left CA for a few years only to return.
by Kenneth Powers on Dec 29, 2011 7:28 PM PST up reply actions
Usually, I root for Pac 10 teams, but
i find it hard to root for teams that took our criminals and embraced them with no sanctions of any kind.
sjh
I guess the question is
Do you think Washington Husky fans get as excited about rooting for the Bruins? Those guys were trolling hard over here for few days when Mora deal was being finalized. I didn’t sense a lot of love from the Husky fans for our program.
It's hard to judge an entire fanbase based on internet posters though.
My real-life UW friends are great.
by Kenneth Powers on Dec 29, 2011 7:29 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah, anonymity on the internet tends to bring out the worst in people.
by Kenneth Powers on Dec 29, 2011 7:33 PM PST up reply actions
NorCal actually.
Was back in LA for the bar, but moved up for work.
You made it out to the new UCLA DC hangout since Mad Hatter got dumped?
by Kenneth Powers on Dec 29, 2011 7:37 PM PST up reply actions
Nope
Things change when have a little one. lol
Although, I have been to the new DC hangout for lunch few times. It’s pretty close to work.
Makes sense.
I went a couple times during the tournament last year. Not a huge fan, but still an upgrade from the tiny upstairs room at Mad Hatter.
by Kenneth Powers on Dec 29, 2011 7:41 PM PST up reply actions
figured I'd get called out on that eventually, haha
by Kenneth Powers on Dec 29, 2011 7:43 PM PST up reply actions
got "outted" by IRL friend
figured I’d be a little less obvious
by Kenneth Powers on Dec 29, 2011 7:48 PM PST up reply actions
Most of us in fact, do.
Why not be a proponent of the Pac-12? The only time I’d actively root against a Pac-12 team is when mine is playing theirs. I’ll be pulling for UCLA, did for ASU, and as much as it pains me as a Husky, will be for Oregon in the Rose Bowl as well. Does it benefit any of us if the Pac goes 0-6 in bowl games? Good luck vs. Illinois!
by TualatinDawg on Dec 29, 2011 10:09 PM PST up reply actions
Hey guys
I generally pull for the Dawgs. I always have. But just got turned off a little by the recent trolling. I do hope you get a good DC and get it turned around.
21 pts. in a half isn't exactly terrible.
Too bad RG III can’t play defense.
by Kenneth Powers on Dec 29, 2011 7:45 PM PST up reply actions
Dam!
Missed a lot of pts watching the BB game.
UCLA BB game starting up again
Go Bruins!
by Bruin1996 on Dec 29, 2011 9:11 PM PST via mobile reply actions
the way Baylor is shredding their D, you have to go for it
at least get a FG on this drive
by Kenneth Powers on Dec 29, 2011 9:28 PM PST up reply actions
UW has to get this
this game has to come down to the final play, right?
by Kenneth Powers on Dec 29, 2011 9:34 PM PST up reply actions
there's a Stanford game on right now?
by Kenneth Powers on Dec 29, 2011 9:35 PM PST up reply actions
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