Washington quarterback Jake Locker raced into the end zone from 3-yards out with just 2 seconds left, making the score 28-27 in favor of BYU. Then the roof caved in on the Huskies and they lost the game by the same score. It’s next to certain that the NCAA will change the excessive-celebration rule before next season begins.  (Full Story).

Casey says that "Oregon is playing an iPhone, Xbox Live, high-definition brand of football, whereas UW is trying to convince kids to read history books and play with sixteen-sided dice." Needing a word to describe last Saturday's debacle, Casey had to  scour the nether reaches of society to give the Huskies a proper wakeup call. (Full Story).

On Saturday night, Washington traded in its offensive machine, a 2007 Locker, for an older model, a 2004 Gilby, and then motoring its gutless machine, along with its feckless defense from last year, proceeded to lose to the Oregon Ducks, 44-10, at "Let me Autzen here," in Eugene, Oregon.   (Full Story).

There are as many Gil Dobie impersonators in the Seattle area as there are Elvis look-alikes in Las Vegas. On a cold autumn night, one of the Dobie variety schooled me on how the intense rivalry between Washington and Oregon began.  Gil Dobie was unbeaten during his tenure at Washington, posting a 58-0-3 record (Full Story).

Posting eight or more wins this season seems like a long shot to me, but there are plenty of little things that should mean a lot to Husky football fans. (Full Story).

Tyrone Willingham's responses to questions concerning Washington linebacker E. J. Savannah angered some fans over at dawgman.com. Savannah's return to the team is apparently on an indefinite timetable (Full Story).

I've developed a formula for burning Coach Willingham's hot seat and giving him a contract extension, where CE = 6-pack abs + 2 legends + 5 stars + 1 God particle + 1 STC + BS + ON + UW. (Full Story).

Here are my comments relating to the reporters' infamous interview with Coach Tyrone Willingham on Saturday, concerning quarterback Jake Locker's hamstring strain. There's a method behind Willingham's evasiveness -- I think (Full Story).

According to our rankings, Washington must ward off three other contenders to finish in the top half of the Pac-10. Washington meets the second of the contenders, Oregon State, on October 18 at Husky Stadium in Seattle. A side-by-side comparison of the teams follows. (Full Story).

According to our rankings, Washington must ward off three other contenders to finish in the top half of the Pac-10. Washington meets the first of the contenders, Arizona, in the fifth week of the season. A side-by-side comparison follows. (Full Story).

Ya’ sure, ya’ betcha,’ Groinman is feeling some pain. He’s waiting for his “gov-ment economic-stipulus check,” has attended two funerals -- one of which caused him to miss the spring game -- just got a speeding ticket, overpaid for a motorcycle tire, found a snake on the doorstep, is miffed about the California high school exit test, and has two pain-in-the butt prisoners. (Full Story)

According to our recent conference forecast, fifth place is up for grabs in the Pacific 10 Conference. Washington is in contention with three other teams (UCLA, OSU and Arizona) for a top-half finish. Specific goals for Washington are specified, each of them leading to a bowl game and a winning conference record (Full Story).

Husky fan Chris Barnhart, who lives in Oregon, was kind enough to send us the photos he took at the Huskies spring game held at Husky Stadium on April 28, 2008. (Full Story)

Using our table-driven method and formula (no kidding), we rank each team in the conference from first to last place. Jake Locker's versatility buoys Washington's ranking (Full Story).

This is the place holder for Monte Manka's poetry. Click on the links above and below to access the index to his poems (Full Story).

A side-by-side comparison of how Washington and Oregon match-up in their game to be played on August 30 is presented. The Huskies hope to snap a four-game losing streak against the Ducks. (Full Story.)

Ivan Maisel of ESPN recently wrote, "If tailback Brandon Johnson steps up, the Huskies may end their streak of nonwinning seasons at five." Living up to that advanced billing means that Johnson will need some help from the rest of the team -- where issues of depth could present the Dawgs some significant challenges. (Full Story).

University of Washington football coaches have complained about the media for some time now. Even some prominent boosters have added their two cents, such as Roscoe C. “Torchy” Torrance some fifty years ago. (Full Story).

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).

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). 

What impact will Juan Garcia's Lisfranc sprain have on the team, Coach Willingham's future, and his own? (Full Story).

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).

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).

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).

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).

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).

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). 

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).

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).

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).

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).

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).

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).

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).

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).

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).

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).

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).

The 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).

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).

College 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).