kearly":26p9mc1r said:
This game was frustrating as hell, but it shows that UW could be a good team in 2016 or 2017.
Agreed. It was frustrating to watch, but I'm not even really that upset. The Huskies looked like a team starting >50% first-year players, and were competitive with a good Cal team, just like they were competitive against a good Boise St team.
I expected the Huskies to look substantially worse than they have so far this year, given their youth, so to even be in a position to win these games is pretty encouraging. Browning has the kind of talent that could steal an unexpected win somewhere along the line, and who knows? I'm still expecting about 4 wins overall, but the talent on the field sure looks like it could be great next year.
That being said, it was frustrating to see Browning miss a wide open TD on that pick from the 3 yard line (or however deep it was), then to see the receiver drop a sure TD on a beautiful throw on our second to last drive. Browning looked indecisive in the face of pressure, and routinely took negative plays when he could have thrown it away. If he were a senior, that'd be cause for concern - but in his 4th game, his overall body of work is still far better than I could have hoped.
Got a brutal stretch coming up. Would be kind of neat if they could upset USC, Stanford, or UO, though I don't expect it.