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UW Dawg Pound Prediction
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JasonBourne
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Wow you guys need to read up on UW if you think A) we are a one man team (Polk), and B) that we have a small D-line that your O-line can push around. Both assumptions couldn't be further from the truth.
What gives you that impression? Speaking for myself there is no illusion that the Huskies are one dimensional or soft in any way. The point is that neither are the Eagles. My greatest hope is that the Huskies are overlooking what some perceive as a "lesser" class of football and we pull off an upset. As you know college sports are as much or more about mental attitude and momentum as it about skill, so if we are hanging in the game or even slightly behind in the mid 4th qtr. we have a shot at that upset. Looking forward to a great game and fun weekend in Seattle.purplereign said:
Some Eagle fans are traveling over one day early to take the Seahawks exhibition game vs the Raiders where one of ours, Taiwan Jones, is a rookie this year.
What do you think the fan turnout will at Husky stadium will be given it is a preseason game and Labor Day weekend?
Screamin_Eagle174
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purplereign said:
I don't think I've seen anyone say UW is a one man team. If anything it's that you'll be more of a running team this year than last, well at least in the sense that it will be just Polk carrying the rock and not Locker as well. Nor have I seen anyone say UW has a small D-line. I'm well aware of your AA 6-3/330 beast. He will be hard to handle. But O-Line is one of our strengths, as we return 4/5 starters, everyone is up to 300lbs, and have an AA C. I think the more interesting matchup will be UW's younger O-Line against EWU's D-Line. If Pulu is able to play this year, it'll be him and AA/Future NFLer Renard Williams clogging up the center, and some young, talented speed ends like Jerry Ceja and David Gaylord (yeah, laugh up the name). It'll be fun to watch the battles along the line of scrimmage all game.
JasonBourne
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Here are a couple of the quotes I was referencing with my post:
EWU98 said:
LDopaPDX said:
Wow, you need to get off your UW elitist high-horse and admit there's truth to both A and B. Polk IS your offense (reference last year's Apple Cup and bowl game even when you had Locker). Yeah, the UW has a good reciever in Jermaine Kearse but can your new QB get him the ball? Yet to be seen... You lost another good RB for the season, likely your #2, and you lost your best answer for FB forever to reoccuring concussions. ASJ at TE has yet to play his first snap in college.purplereign said:
The Husky D-line IS small. Ta'amu is a big boy (maybe too big) but that's where it stops. They don't have a DE over 245 lbs (Josh Shirley is 225 soaking wet, although he scares me a little with his speed). They just lost another DT to injury for his career. The Huskies have the same problem as they had last year and that's that they have a small D-line. Our line won't be pushed around. They just need to contain the rush and UW's speed.
Be prepared when you come on here Dawg Boy. A lot of us are hardcore Husky fans, too. I'm a premium member at Dawgman.com and love reading the smack in the Hardcore Forum about the beat down the Dawgs are gonna put on the Eagles. Keep that talk going and hopefully the Husky players will buy into it as well. I loved a thread I saw the other day about how FCS schools need to quit sacrificing their players to injury for a payout. Give me a break. EWU's players are just as strong and big. The difference between FCS and FBS is speed/quickness and depth, not size/strength. Yeah, I'm guessing that the UW wins. Pretty good odds that they will. But.... An EWU win?? As they say in Angels in the Outfield, "It could happen..."
Dozy;
You are pretty influential to at least one key Eagle player so when you say the Huskies probably will win it has to hang in the back of his mind.
Kids need to hear you can win and probably will win if all of the players believe that they will win.
Attitude it everything!
You are pretty influential to at least one key Eagle player so when you say the Huskies probably will win it has to hang in the back of his mind.
Kids need to hear you can win and probably will win if all of the players believe that they will win.
Attitude it everything!
JasonBourne
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Elitist High Horse? All I did was disagree with those assumptions and made no other comments directed at EWU, so you seem a wee bit touchy and defensive.
There is more than Ta'Amu for big boys on the line, you can't forget Tokolahi, Potoae, or Lagafuiana. The ends may be less than 250 pounds, but they are fast and have quickness.
There is more than Ta'Amu for big boys on the line, you can't forget Tokolahi, Potoae, or Lagafuiana. The ends may be less than 250 pounds, but they are fast and have quickness.
eagle11
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The Huskies are going to be solid and will go as far as their new QB takes them on offense. Defensively they will be solid against the run but I think with be vulnerable in the secondary and at linebacker. Purplereign, I think you will be surprised by our team and our ability offensively. Defensively we are going to be young in the secondary, especially at the corners but our defensive front will be very solid. The big difference between the 85 and 63 schollies is the depth. UW's 2's and 3's are more talented but the 1's are just as good if not better then UW's 1's. Chris Polk is to UW's offense what Brandon Kaufman is to ours. Should be an interesting game and I for one cannot wait for Sept. 3rd to get here. Go Eagles!!!
JasonBourne
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Eagle1 - Your 1's are "as good if not better" than ours? Hmm, honestly I would be shocked and amazed if that is true, and I'm not trying to be an "elitist high-horse" here or anything, but I just don't see how that is even remotely possible. I'll have to find a EWU depth-chart and see what in the world you are basing that comment on, because it really does boggle my mind 
Wineguy - Funny, but not Tahiti (as far as I am aware) but certainly a good amount of Samoans, Hawaiians, and other Polynesians on the roster. I didn't even name them all and we also recently lost Kimo Makaula and Kalani Aldrich (transfer and injury). Sark and staff do a good job recruiting the island boys.
Dozy - I think you will be surprised if you honestly think either of your lines will hold up against ours, we *should* have a couple of the better lines in the PAC12 this year.
Offensive Line should look like this abouts: Kelemete - Tanigawa/Kohler - Schaefer - Porter - Kohler/Riva
Defensive Line: Josh Shirley - Hao'li Jamora/Talia Crichton - Tokolahi/Potoa'e - Ta'Amu/Lagafuiana - Thompson/Hudson
Wineguy - Funny, but not Tahiti (as far as I am aware) but certainly a good amount of Samoans, Hawaiians, and other Polynesians on the roster. I didn't even name them all and we also recently lost Kimo Makaula and Kalani Aldrich (transfer and injury). Sark and staff do a good job recruiting the island boys.
Dozy - I think you will be surprised if you honestly think either of your lines will hold up against ours, we *should* have a couple of the better lines in the PAC12 this year.
Offensive Line should look like this abouts: Kelemete - Tanigawa/Kohler - Schaefer - Porter - Kohler/Riva
Defensive Line: Josh Shirley - Hao'li Jamora/Talia Crichton - Tokolahi/Potoa'e - Ta'Amu/Lagafuiana - Thompson/Hudson
Screamin_Eagle174
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purplereign said:Eagle1 - Your 1's are "as good if not better" than ours? Hmm, honestly I would be shocked and amazed if that is true, and I'm not trying to be an "elitist high-horse" here or anything, but I just don't see how that is even remotely possible. I'll have to find a EWU depth-chart and see what in the world you are basing that comment on, because it really does boggle my mind
Wineguy - Funny, but not Tahiti (as far as I am aware) but certainly a good amount of Samoans, Hawaiians, and other Polynesians on the roster. I didn't even name them all and we also recently lost Kimo Makaula and Kalani Aldrich (transfer and injury). Sark and staff do a good job recruiting the island boys.
Dozy - I think you will be surprised if you honestly think either of your lines will hold up against ours, we *should* have a couple of the better lines in the PAC12 this year.
Offensive Line should look like this abouts: Kelemete - Tanigawa/Kohler - Schaefer - Porter - Kohler/Riva
Defensive Line: Josh Shirley - Hao'li Jamora/Talia Crichton - Tokolahi/Potoa'e - Ta'Amu/Lagafuiana - Thompson/Hudson
I think you're gonna be surprised by our Dline. :nod:
JasonBourne
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I'm pretty sure none of them were literally recruited in Samoa, but Sark does pluck a lot of them out of Hawaii, California, and Seattle. They are naturally blessed with good genetics and have a culture of working hard, that's the most logical reason I can come up with for why a lot of kids of island/Polynesian decent play ball and at a very high level.
After 20 years or so, I've got a pretty good idea how to motivate a certain Eagle player! He's a "tell me it can't be done and watch me do it" kind of guy. He's had a chip on his shoulder for a long time. Trust me, we talk about how it can be done.clawman said:
Realistically, I think it's like 96% of these matchups are won by the FBS schools. There's a reason for that. But... if any team is capable of an upset its EWU. We all saw what they were capable of last year. Also, if any team is ripe for an upset its UW. That makes for a good combo.
I'll be rooting my a$$ off for the Eagles in September. I want to see UW embarrassed! Then, I'd like to see the Huskies win out... UW 11-1?? How awesome would that be with their only loss to EWU?!
