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Pacific-10 Conference (Football)

  • Blogs

    February 8, 2012

    Name-a-Shaq: Shaq Thompson, Shaquille O'Neal, and the NCAA's Shaq-Filled 2012 Recruiting Class

    When the University of Washington landed top-ranked football recruit Shaq Thompson last week, Husky head coach Steve Sarkisian gleefully declared it is "just awesome" that the hard-hitting safety from Sacramento opted to attend UW over California, Oregon, and other top-tier schools. Even more awesom ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 29, 2011

    Double Dawg Dilemma: UW Football in Alamo Bowl as Pac-12 Basketball Season Tips Off Against Oregon State Tonight

    One of the biggest nights of the year for Husky sports comes in the final days of 2012. The UW football team faces Heisman Trophy winner Robert Griffin III and the Baylor Bears in the Alamo Bowl, while the basketball team plays its first Pac-12 conference game at home against Oregon State. Both game ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 28, 2011

    Keith Price and Tarvaris Jackson - A Tale of Two Quarterbacks

    Image Source​Keith Price efficiently marched his team up and down the field Saturday night, setting the UW school record for touchdown passes in a season. Tarvaris Jackson managed just 144 yards and failed to get a single first down in crunch time Sunday. Guess whose team won and whose lost.

  • Blogs

    November 25, 2011

    UW Squeaks Out a Win in BOKA's Apple Cup

    I'm a Big Ten fan. I have no earthly idea who's going to win the Apple Cup tomorrow. But, if the signature cocktails developed by BOKA are the least bit trustworthy, I'd put my money on the Huskies. BOKA this year created a cocktail in honor of each team: The institution associated with the best-se ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 4, 2011

    Husky Football Mantra "Beat Oregon, Nothing Else Matters" Has Never Been Truer

    ​Seven years. That's how long it has been since the Huskies defeated the Ducks in a game of football, the longest streak in the 111-year history of the rivalry. And it's no fluke. Over those same seven years, Oregon established itself as a powerhouse program and nearly won a National Champions ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 4, 2011

    Husky Pride: Jake One, Geologic, Sol and Preach Drop "Dawgs in the House" Single

    U-Dub in this Bitch.​Today is the University of Washington's 150th birthday and some musically-inclined alumni/fans have released a dope rap song in honor of the occaison. Jake One, Geologic, Sol and Preach (former UW football player Gregory Christine) combined forces for "Dawgs in the House," ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 17, 2011

    Jake Locker's Biggest Contribution to UW's Football Program Was Leaving UW

    ​It would be no exaggeration to say that, during his four-year University of Washington career, Jake Locker almost singlehandedly resuscitated a once-great football program that had been shamed into oblivion. He was a tremendously gifted athlete and a genuinely wonderful person, the latter qua ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 2, 2011

    The Optimist's Guide to Husky Football: 11 Ways UW's 2011 Season Could Go Wonderfully Right

    Image Source​Yesterday we speculated about everything that could go horribly wrong with UW's 2011 season, giving a nightmarish breakdown of the worst-case scenario for every game on the schedule. Today it's time for the flipside: 11 ways the Huskies can come up Roses in the coming year. The fi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 1, 2011

    The Cynic's Guide to Husky Football: Everything That Could Possibly Go Wrong With UW's 2011 Season

    Max Waugh via Dawgman.com​The 2011 NCAA football season is upon us. Hallelujah and amen, let the tailgating begin. This is the year that the Pac-10 adds two schools (Utah and Colorado) and becomes the Pac-12, giving the conference as many teams as there are beers in a half case of Rainier and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2011

    Trooper to Oregon Football Player He Pulled Over: Can I See Your Championship Ring?

    ​It's gotten to the point where if someone is driving with University of Oregon Quarterback Darron Thomas in the car, there's a decent chance that the cops will eventually be involved. Fortunately, if the cop that pulls over said quarterback-schlepping driver happens to be an Oregon fan, ther ... More >>

  • News

    May 18, 2011

    Why Now?

    Answering questions in the wake of the Venoy Overton "orgy party."

  • Blogs

    May 12, 2011

    Venoy Overton's Orgy Party: The Blowback and a Few Lingering Questions

    Image source​It's been two days since we published our story detailing the Seattle Police report about the incident in January that led to rape allegations against Venoy Overton, who was then the starting point guard for the UW basketball team. Because of the graphic contents of the report, we ... More >>

  • News

    May 11, 2011

    Venoy Overton Rape Allegation Was Result of "Orgy Party"

    An exclusive Seattle Police report has all the explicit details.

  • Blogs

    May 10, 2011

    Venoy Overton Rape Allegation Was Result of "Orgy Party," Seattle Police Report Says

    Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images​On Saturday, January 8, 2011, Venoy Overton was the starting point guard for the University of Washington basketball team. That afternoon, he played 29 minutes, scored eight points, and dished out seven assists in a lopsided 103-72 home victory for the Husk ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2011

    Rocky Seto, Seahawks Asst. Coach, Loses UCLA Defensive Coordinator Gig After Facebook Boasts

    ​It's always fun to see how long someone with a big announcement to make can hold out before they blast out the news on Facebook and Twitter. For Seahawks Secondary Coach and almost-UCLA Defensive Coordinator Rocky Seto, that amount of time was maybe a few hours. And unfortunately, while a lot ... More >>

  • News

    January 5, 2011

    Ryan Leaf's Longest Yarn

    The infamous ex-Wazzu quarterback's autobiography will be longer than Gandhi's.

  • Blogs

    December 30, 2010

    Ryan Leaf's Three Volume Autobiography: Longer Than Gandhi's!

    ​Earlier this year, a football agent confessed to Sports Illustrated that he'd once showered Washington State's Ryan Leaf with money, girls and lavish trips in hopes the Cougar's stud quarterback would return the favor by picking him as his representative. Now, with the news that Leaf has sign ... More >>

  • Food

    December 8, 2010

    Versus: Huskies Win the Burger Cup, Too

    Marco Polo's Coug Supreme doesn't measure up to the Ram's puppy chow.

  • Calendar

    December 1, 2010

    Ken Armstrong

    Marco Polo's Coug Supreme doesn't measure up to the Ram's puppy chow.

  • Blogs

    November 19, 2010

    Locker's Lost Season Obscured by Heinous Win Over Hapless Bruins

    ​In spite of an overwhelmingly ineffective tenure in the won-loss column, it could be credibly argued that, in his four years as the University of Washington's starting quarterback, Jake Locker saved Husky football. Simply by stepping onto the field, Locker, an insanely gifted athlete who opte ... More >>

  • Arts

    November 17, 2010

    The Weekly Wire: The Week's Recommended Events

    ​In spite of an overwhelmingly ineffective tenure in the won-loss column, it could be credibly argued that, in his four years as the University of Washington's starting quarterback, Jake Locker saved Husky football. Simply by stepping onto the field, Locker, an insanely gifted athlete who opte ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 10, 2010

    Huskies vs. UCLA

    ​In spite of an overwhelmingly ineffective tenure in the won-loss column, it could be credibly argued that, in his four years as the University of Washington's starting quarterback, Jake Locker saved Husky football. Simply by stepping onto the field, Locker, an insanely gifted athlete who opte ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 27, 2010

    Ken Armstrong

    ​In spite of an overwhelmingly ineffective tenure in the won-loss column, it could be credibly argued that, in his four years as the University of Washington's starting quarterback, Jake Locker saved Husky football. Simply by stepping onto the field, Locker, an insanely gifted athlete who opte ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 13, 2010

    Ken Armstrong & Ken Perry

    ​In spite of an overwhelmingly ineffective tenure in the won-loss column, it could be credibly argued that, in his four years as the University of Washington's starting quarterback, Jake Locker saved Husky football. Simply by stepping onto the field, Locker, an insanely gifted athlete who opte ... More >>

  • Arts

    September 15, 2010

    Dirty Dawgs

    Scoreboard, Baby chronicles the Huskies' most infamous Rose Bowl season.

  • Calendar

    September 8, 2010

    Seahawks vs. San Francisco 49ers

    Scoreboard, Baby chronicles the Huskies' most infamous Rose Bowl season.

  • Arts

    September 8, 2010

    The Weekly Wire: The Week's Recommended Events

    Scoreboard, Baby chronicles the Huskies' most infamous Rose Bowl season.

  • Blogs

    August 31, 2010

    Pac-10 Is the Only Major Conference Without Cupcakes

    ​College football starts this week. (Hooray!) Unfortunately, that also means that in a couple of days we'll be confronted with the first of many inane sports columnists who insist the Pac-10 is somehow "soft." (Boo!) Where this pillowy stereotype originated isn't important. What is important i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 6, 2010

    Pac-10 Only Has Two In USA Today's Preseason Top 25

    ​How mediocre is Pac-10 football going to be this year? That we won't know for a while. But judging by the results of USA Today's preseason Top 25 poll, the country's coaches think the answer is "pretty damn mediocre." With only two teams listed (Oregon and Oregon State -- Washington is on the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 7, 2010

    Pac-10 Expansion May Not Happen, But It Won't Be Because of a Name

    Logos like this have a half-life of two decades or so. It's just the way it is.​Something huge is about to happen in the Pac-10. The conference's football destiny may have changed forever this past weekend, when the biggest buzzards in the college game swooped in on the Big 12's carcass. This ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2010

    Oregon Football's Horrible Offseason Equals More Good News for Huskies

    All the hideous, Phil Knight-bought jerseys in the world can't save the Ducks from themselves.​Washington football needs all the help it can get. Thankfully, this offseason, the pigskin gods have bestowed many virtues upon the Huskies. First, the very mansome Jake Locker decided to stay in M ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 8, 2010

    Pete Carroll to the Seahawks? Really?

    This colossal douche has a face Dawg fans understandably hate.​Recognize this face, Dawg fans? You hate it, right? I sure do. Why? Because it's Pete Carroll, USC's whiny, NFL failure of a coach--and the Seahawks evidently want to hire him to replace Jim Mora. If this is the move they're going ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 18, 2009

    Venture Capital at KeyArena and Charles Garcia's Condotta Curse

    Garcia's rise has been so fast and furiuos that this shitty photo is about the best we could find.​With apologies to Quincy Pondexter boosters, Seattle University junior Charles Garcia is the best professional prospect in the city. A junior college transfer who was mysteriously declined admiss ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2009

    Jake Locker Who? 2012 Washington Huskies Might Have Toughest Schedule in College Football

    If you just listened to Slate, you might expect to see a lot of plays end like this in 2012.​The great thing about sports is that no matter how good or bad you feel about your team's current prospects, there's always a chance to feel better, or worse, just by looking forward. Take Washington ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 25, 2009

    Apple Cup

    If you just listened to Slate, you might expect to see a lot of plays end like this in 2012.​The great thing about sports is that no matter how good or bad you feel about your team's current prospects, there's always a chance to feel better, or worse, just by looking forward. Take Washington ... More >>

  • Arts

    November 25, 2009

    The Weekly Wire: The Week's Recommended Events

    If you just listened to Slate, you might expect to see a lot of plays end like this in 2012.​The great thing about sports is that no matter how good or bad you feel about your team's current prospects, there's always a chance to feel better, or worse, just by looking forward. Take Washington ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 29, 2009

    Coffee Is for Closers, and Jake Locker's Looking Awfully Tired Right Now

    ​You know the dude: smart, funny, great-looking, utterly devoid of love handles, doesn't need aluminum-tinged deodorant to shut down the pit that won't quit in a humid bar, genuinely listens to people rather than waiting to talk, loves camping and Sarah McLachlan. On paper, and even in person, ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 28, 2009

    Warren Moon

    ​You know the dude: smart, funny, great-looking, utterly devoid of love handles, doesn't need aluminum-tinged deodorant to shut down the pit that won't quit in a humid bar, genuinely listens to people rather than waiting to talk, loves camping and Sarah McLachlan. On paper, and even in person, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 12, 2009

    Huskies Overcome Kearse of the Buttery Palms

    ​Thanks to the fact that one of Arizona's receivers wears a size-14 cleat, the Huskies were able to salvage their bowl hopes at home Saturday, pulling off a thrilling 36-33 victory on a late-game interception return by Mason Foster. But lost amidst the jubilation was yet another maddening perf ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 5, 2009

    Slush Pile! Warren Moon Edition

    ​You better be on time if you want to see a movie with Warren Moon. The former Husky star quarterback, who helped beat Michigan in the 1978 Rose Bowl, is a stickler about showtimes. It's one of the few concrete, character-illuminating nuggets in his new autobiography, Never Give Up on Your Dre ... More >>

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