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EASING TY OUT THE DOOR: YEAS AND NAYS
Malamute, 8 May 2008
Should Tyrone Willingham resign his
position as head coach of the University of Washington should he
post a losing season in 2008? Here are some yeas and nays and pros
and cons to mull over. (Full Story).
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SPRING CONCLUSIONS
Richard Linde, 30 April 2008
It’s
hard – and, maybe, unfair – to analyze a spring football game, since the
team is playing itself, and the game goes by rather quickly because of a
running clock.
Just
the same, I’m going to draw some conclusions that could be altogether
wrong-headed. (Full Story).
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DEFENSE EXCELS, SO WE'RE TO THINK
Three long drives do not auger well for defense
Malamute, 27 April 2008
The Gold team beat the Purple team,
10-7, at the University of Washington’s annual spring game on
Saturday.
The Purple consisted of the first string offense and second team
defense, while the Gold was made up of the second team offense and first
team defense. (Full Story).
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GARCIA'S DILEMMA Richard Linde, 23 April 2008
What impact will Juan Garcia's
Lisfranc sprain have on the team, Coach Willingham's future,
and his own? (Full Story).
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RECENT INJURIES
Richard Linde, 20 April 2008
The
recent injuries to Center Juan Garcia and RB Brandon Johnson could
prove costly to the Huskies come fall, especially the injury to
Garcia. What was the meaning of Tyrone Willingham's comment on
Johnson: he could be "surfing in Hawaii?" (Full
Story).
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AROUND THE PAC-10
Malamute, Updated 20 April 2008
Various teams in the Pac-10 held scrimmages
on Saturday; others prepared for their final spring scrimmage. Here are
some links from around the league. (Full Story).
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HUSKY VITALS AND HALF-BRAIN JOKES
Malamute, 7 April 2008
When
I think about the five winning teams over the last nine years and
the four losers, some of their notable
vitals come to mind. They involve ball control, quality linemen, and
mobility at quarterback. I tossed in a few jokes for the Husky luftmenches (Full
Story).
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SPRING CHALLENGES
Richard Linde, 26 March 2008
Spring
practices, which begin on April 3rd, present a number of
challenges for Tyrone Willingham and his coaching staff. The wide
receiver corps and defensive line need rebuilding, and key spots
need filling (Full Story).
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DAWG DAYS IN THE DESERT
Richard Linde, 14 March 2008
On Tuesday of this week, my wife I
attended a Husky banquet, Chow Down to Washington, in Indian Wells.
It became
clear to me where our football program at the University of
Washington is headed. (Full Story).
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CARE AND FEEDING OF MUCKETY-MUCKS
Malamute, 8 March 2008
With the big-bucks guys playing in
the desert on Monday and Tuesday, it's time to review the menu for
their care and feeding. (Full Story).
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A BOGIE FOR TY Malamute, 1 March 2008
Here’s my take on what’s happened to the football program, its current
state of affairs and what needs to be done with our controversial head
coach, Tyrone Willingham. (Full Story).
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FIGURES OF SPEECH IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Malamute, 27 February 2008
College
football writers of America it is time to dust off your figures of
speech, for spring football lies just ahead. You need to practice your
writing skills before the kids practice their
offensive and defensive skills. (Full Story).
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WILL RECRUITING MISTAKES COST HUSKIES?
Rich Linde, 20 August 2008
Recruiting mistakes can
cost a coach dearly in future seasons. For example, it has been widely
asserted by fans and the local media that Rick Neuheisel’s infamous
seven wide-receiver class of 2003, by virtue of its sheer number, was one
such mistake. (Full Story).
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"TWO-ARMED" JAKE Rich Linde, 12 February 2008
Washington quarterback Jake Locker
finished last season with an above average passing-efficiency rating
for six games and with a below average rating for the other six
games. Which throwing arm will Jake bring to the campaign in 2008,
the efficient or inefficient one? (Answer inside).
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SURREAL PHOTO HAUNTS C-DUB'S PILLORYING
Rich Linde,
4 February 2008
A surreal
photo taken at Curtis Williams' gravesite service questions his
recent pillorying by the Seattle Times. Two of the other Times'
subjects, four in all, appear in the photo, one fading from view.
"Shouldn't that have been enough?" asks C-Dub's now
tortured memory.
(Full Story).
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A SAD DAY FOR SEATTLE: A NEWSPAPER SELLS ITS SOUL
Rich Linde, 29 January 2008
Today's
installment of a four-part Seattle Times series trashes the
memory of fallen Husky hero Curtis Williams, Number 25. Would the
Times have run this story if Curtis were still alive, paralyzed from
the neck down and on a ventilator? How will this story affect
Curtis' daughter Kimberly? (Full Story).
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MOTIVATION FOR TIMES' STORIES: AN ATTACK ON COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Rich Linde, updated 28 January 2008
The Seattle Times published a story
on its front page this morning, entitled, "Victory and Ruins | the
disturbing story behind the last great UW team." This, the first of
a series of stories, seem to be an attack on college football in general.
Do you agree? (Full Story).
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RENOVATING AND BASHING
Rich Linde, 19 January 2008
Funding for the reconstruction of
Husky Stadium is being considered by the state legislature.
Meanwhile, the Seattle media continues to bash Rick Neuheisel, using
a former player as a symbol of his tenure at UW (Full
Story).
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ANOTHER CONSPIRACY THEORY
Richard Linde, 7 January 2007
Anonymous posters that make
outrageous claims on message boards need to identify themselves by
name, rank, and serial number. A scandalous charge needs a way of
validation, otherwise, it's just a rumor (Full Story).
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LET'S GET RID OF THE TRACK, NOT TYRONE
Richard Linde, 14 December 2007
The
obsolete track at Husky Stadium may have had more to do with the
resignation of AD Todd Turner than his model for what the Husky
empire, as dominated by its football team, should be. Retaining the
track in the first go around in renovating Husky Stadium was a
symbolic bludgeon hanging over his head. (Full
Story).
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GROINMAN'S RESUME FOR AD
14 December 2007
In this episode of his misadventures, Groinman submits a job
application for the new vacancy in the Tubby Graves building.
So, what makes him a perfect fit for the athletics-director’s job?
He went to high school with Mark Emmert. Radiating supreme
confidence, he has some orders for Tyrone, too. (Full
Story).
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SEND CHAINSAWS
GUNS AND MILLERS Officer Lee Groinman, 26 October 2007
In
this episode, Groinman is upset and not going to take it anymore.
Five straight losses have fried his beans. To let off some steam, he
cranks up his ol' Dodge diesel, fuels up his chainsaw, hooks up with
his buddy Jerry and heads for the mountains to cut some firewood.
Not having the proper permits to cut wood, they take some target
practice, instead.
(Full Story).
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THE PASSING WOES OF JAKE BY THE LAKE
Are certain to pass Richard Linde, 1 October 2007
What's wrong with QB Jake
Locker's passing? They say he locks onto his primary receivers too
much, that some of his passes sail on him and that he hurries some
of his short passes. Currently, Locker ranks tenth in the conference
in pass efficiency (Full Story).
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PICTURE DAY 2007
Blue, sunny skies greeted us as we
took to the field at Husky Stadium for Picture Day 2007. This was
the biggest turnout we’ve ever seen at Picture Day, and we have been
going to them since 2001.
(Full Story).
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RECRUITING AND SOME SIDE NOTES
Malamute, 13 July 2007
Is
the UW in deep yogurt? It is our contention that most of those holes
left by graduation last year have not been adequately filled and
that rather than Washington's football fortunes being on the rise,
as the media say, we believe those fortunes are still on the decline
and could get worse. (Photo: Stanley Daniels). (Full
Story).
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THE 1960 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP AND THE BLACK ATHLETE
Richard Linde, 21 April 2007

Because so much emphasis is
placed on winning a national championship in football nowadays, going
back in time and claiming what is rightfully yours is hardly a nutty
notion. It is a keen idea that smacks of perspicacity.
Some asterisks must be
considered -- including race discrimination, strength of schedule, the
polls, and who beat whom -- but, all in all, the 1960 Dawgs that year
were the best of the best in my mind. (Full
Story).
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NAME DROPPING
Richard Linde, 15 March 2007
Last
Tuesday and Wednesday, my wife and I spoke with school president
Mark Emmert and his wife DeLaine, athletics director Todd Turner and his wife
Sara, and head football coach Tyrone Willingham. How’s that for name
dropping. (Full Story)
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REMINISCING, A QUESTION AND ANSWER
Malamute, 26 March 2006
Outplaying
the number-one seed Memphis, UCLA deserves its trip to the final four. Winning the Pac-10 title,
along with the
tournament at Staples Arena, were crucial to the Bruins’ success;
their last seven games were played in Los Angeles, San Diego and
Oakland, all of them close to home cooking. (Full
Story).
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PIONEERS OF THE WEST COAST OFFENSE
Richard Linde, 4 March 2006
In
some cases, not knowing one’s ancestral tree is better left alone.
What good service to your psyche is rendered by finding out that a person
from your lineage was beheaded about the time that Ann Boleyn was
disloyal to her husband Henry VIII?
(Full Story).
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THE NAME GAME 2005
Need a break from the bored, then test your IQ
Malamute, 12 June 2005
It
has been three years since we've played the “Name Game,” and this
time it won’t be so easy. Just the same, see how many clues you can
decipher. Look for puns on names, some stretching and just plain
answers to clues. Most of the names involve people associated with
Husky football. The name of the guy pictured
left is the answer to clue number four (Full
Story).
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MY FAVORITE HUSKIES, PART II
Malamute, 30 May 2005
I've been a fan of Husky football
since World War II. Over that time, I've been fortunate to watch many great
Huskies in action. On the list of my first five favorites were Hugh McElhenny,
Marques Tuiasosopo, Napolean Kaufman, Bob Schloredt and Don Heinrich.
Here are my second five favorites that were most fun to watch. (Full
Story).
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MY FAVORITE
HUSKIES, PART I Malamute, 23 May 2005
George
Wilson may be the greatest of the greats, but I can only comment on
those Husky players I have been fortunate enough to see in person.
That leaves out Chuck Carroll and one of the ancients I love to read about,
"Wee" Coyle, who played for Gil Dobie. (Full
Story).
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CREATING JOKES USING FOOTBALL'S VOCABULARY
Richard Linde, 16 May 2005The
Internet is rife with jokes sent from person to person. But somewhere
along the line somebody had to make up the joke. Now you can be that
person, using the material inside. Here's a do-it-yourself guide for joke writing that uses
football's vocabulary (Full Story).
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THOSE WERE THE DAYS
-- REMINISCING Those polite, disbelieving smiles
By Richard Linde, Updated 23 March
2005
I've
seen a lot of Husky basketball greats: Sammy White and his leaping,
underhanded lay-up shot; there was Joe Cipriano, who could go
coast-to-coast with anybody. How about Bob Houbregs (left) and his graceful hook shot?
Captain Hook led the Dawgs to the final four in 1953, their only appearance. (Full
Story).
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IT'S ALL ABOUT RICK: FROM TELANDER TO NEUHEISEL
Is
college football corrupt? By: Richard Linde,
29 September 2003College football, the game we love and cherish, has been
under attack for some time. For Husky fans it began with an assault on Don
James, culminating with the firing of Rick Neuheisel. Don James’ purple-and-gold
citadel, so carefully nurtured and developed, was recklessly destroyed--as was
Neuheisel’s quest to rebuild Husky football into the Florida State of the west.
(Full Story).
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EXIT SPEECHES AND UNJUST FIRINGS
A Washington
Tradition? By: Malamute, Updated 11 July 2003
Since
1908, each head footbal'Bama historians. (Full
Story).
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The MONTLAKE BOYS
A story about "Bear" Bryant, Jim Owens and Tom Tipps By:
Richard Linde, 28 December 2002
At times I dream of the summertime scene that marks the
Washington campus, of evergreen trees and Gothic buildings. In this dry summer,
sprinklers accompany the light rain that falls and, as the long summer fades to
fall, patches of brown turn to green, under a rainbow of purple and gold. It is my first quarter at
Washington, and I carry a slide rule to class. None of us, the men, dare carry
an umbrella. (Full Story).
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LINDZY CAN
BRING IT ON Lily McDonald and Lindzy Bury perform at Husky Stadium
By: Rich Linde, 17 September 2002
From
time to time, Washington cheerleader Lindzy Bury (left) will send us photos of the
aerial stunts/acrobatics that our cheerleaders perform at Husky Stadium and on
the road. These stunts are amazing. Our cheerleaders at Washington are every
bit as dedicated to Husky sports as any of the members of our athletic teams.
(Full Story).
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"ALL I WANT TO DO IS PLAY" Full text of Rick Neuheisel's memoriabr>
The
following is the full text of Coach Rick Neuheisel's talk, given during the
memorial service for Curtis Williams, Number 25, held at Hec Edmunson
Pavilion on Tuesday, 14 May 2002. (Full
Text).
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