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38 to 6. Midway through the 3rd quarter, it was 10-6. According to USA Today, it was the worst loss of the Chris Petersen era at Boise St.
-Joe Southwick is the most extreme dink and dunk QB I've ever seen. Suddenly his meager 215 yards per game average from last season makes all the sense in the world. He has some Jim Harbaugh in him. Very competitive. Irritable. Smart. Mobile. Precise. Poised. Fiery. And though it didn't really show itself in this game all that much, I sensed the "clutch" gene in him. If only he didn't suck so badly on his deep throws and if only his OC would call more intermediate passing, I'd actually be a pretty big fan of his. But the way he is now, or at least the way he was in this game, it was like Andy Dalton and Matt Flynn had a baby.
-Even though UW rushed for 268 yards, I was very impressed by the job BSU's defensive line did winning the battle at the LOS. Sankey and Washington are an awesome RB duo and both earned every yard and TD they got in this game. Lots of broken tackles, making defenders miss. BSU must have had at least 20, maybe 30 times they stopped a run for 2 yards or less, but UW's RBs made some great individual plays and kept pulling big runs out of thin air at times. Also, I think the no huddle and read option obviously played a part here as well.
-Glad to see that Dwayne Washington is the #2 RB ahead of Callier. He's far more explosive and runs tougher. Purely in terms of talent, I think both Sankey and Washington look like they should be on 53 man NFL rosters some day in some capacity.
-Keith Price needs to work on his slide.
-You could clearly tell that UW is really going out of their way to protect Price from injury. The read option handoff almost felt like a formality as Price only kept it for himself a few times the whole game. UW rushed the ball 54 times, but only 5 of those carries were runs by Price (and that includes QB scrambles). When Price did run, he seemed to be prioritizing his safety, other than his inability to slide. And when Price was scrambling to buy time, he had quite a few throwaways out of bounds even when there were a few yards there to be had had he rushed for them. The fact that they rushed the ball 54 times is in itself is a way of protecting Price.
-So why did UW look so amazing in this game on offense? For me the biggest reason is that the no huddle read option makes rushing the quarterback a lot harder to do and it also gasses defenses. You may have noticed there weren't a ton of sacks in this game (UW had 1, BSU had 0). There wasn't even a lot of pressure. Defenses were so focused on defending the run and protecting the short pass that blitzing was never really a smart option and the front four being relied upon for base pass rush were obviously gassed as there was a whole lot of hurry up offense in this game. UW's biggest weakness for years, ESPECIALLY last season, has been pass protection. This new Oregon styled offense masks that weakness. UW had 85 offensive plays, and surrendered zero sacks. That would have been completely unthinkable a year ago, even against a team like Portland State.
-It's amazing to think that a couple years ago, Bishop Sankey was basically Leon Washington 2.0. He was fast, and he was dangerous in the open field, but he struggled to break tackles and didn't have much power. He was a pretty strong contrast with Chris Polk. But ever since the read option was put in it's almost as if some kind of beast mode switch got flipped, and now he's breaking tackles and pushing defenders around. I am starting to see a lot of Ray Rice in Sankey- as it's not every day you see a RB who can break tackles and be as physical as Sankey is at just 195 pounds.
-The biggest pleasant surprise of this game was UW's WR corps. Last season it felt like our passing offense began and ended with ASJ. If a pass was thrown to a WR, it was usually to Kasen Williams, who looked just okay. Mickens dropped a ton of passes and looked completely lost running routes down the field last season. But in this game, Seattle had a deadly looking quartet of WRs, two possession guys in Williams/Smith and two Percy Harvin / Reggie Bush type guys in Mickens/Ross. Mickens looked incredibly dynamic on bubble screens, and Ross (a freshman) flashed very good speed after the catch as well.
-You factor in ASJ and our RBs to go with those WRs, and UW is in the discussion for having the best arsenal of weapons in college football. And with the no-huddle masking UW's pass pro weakness, it's no wonder that Keith Price is back to putting up silly video game type numbers (10.5 YPA). Price's YPA was almost triple Southwick's ( 3.8 ).
-This was the first game where Keith Price truly looked comfortable in a pure read option offense. If this is a sign of things to come, that's a pretty big deal, IMO.
-What's kind of neat too is that like Oregon, UW has stockpiled quite a bit of speed. Sankey, Washington, Mickens and Ross are all very fast athletes.
-UW appears to have a fairly fast defense now, too. I thought our D-line looked athletic and did a decent job generating pressure given circumstances, but the real stars of the game were the back seven who made several big hits for clutch tackles. It actually reminds me a little of Seattle's defense: it's super bend but don't break. They didn't even seem to care about getting off the field until it was 3rd and 8 or 3rd and goal. BSU had several long drives, but never once reached the endzone. And like Seattle's defense, it can look pretty good even without generating a ton of pressure.
-Boise State failed to score a TD for the first time since 1997.
-I would love to be wrong, but I think Wilcox is coaching himself into a 2014 head coaching job.
-Fun fact: Boise State won time of possession.
-The new stadium is much cooler than I thought it would be. The plasma screen type line thingy that keeps changing colors while spanning across the stadium between the levels, it looks pretty cool. Reminds me of Mile High stadium 2.0. They did a great job of keeping the better features of the old stadium while giving the place a very modern, very cool feel. It felt like UW was playing in a nice NFL stadium.
-As if this game experience couldn't have been any better, the game was called by Gus Johnson with the insightful Charles Davis doing commentary. If Johnson's called a UW game before I don't remember it. Been waiting for him to call a Seahawks / UW game forever. It wasn't his very best effort by any means, but it was still completely awesome. I hope we get him to cover a UW/Hawks game again sometime soon.
-Remember when Dallas came in to Seattle last year expecting to win and looked like they had their spirits broken with like 10 minutes still left in the 4th quarter? That's how Boise State looked late in this game. Frustrated. Moping around. Tired. Shell shocked. Boise State may not be what they used to be but they are a respectable team. It been a very, very, very long time that I've seen a UW opponent look so wounded on the sideline. Boise State never gets their asses kicked, ever. It was a very new experience for them.
-Joe Southwick is the most extreme dink and dunk QB I've ever seen. Suddenly his meager 215 yards per game average from last season makes all the sense in the world. He has some Jim Harbaugh in him. Very competitive. Irritable. Smart. Mobile. Precise. Poised. Fiery. And though it didn't really show itself in this game all that much, I sensed the "clutch" gene in him. If only he didn't suck so badly on his deep throws and if only his OC would call more intermediate passing, I'd actually be a pretty big fan of his. But the way he is now, or at least the way he was in this game, it was like Andy Dalton and Matt Flynn had a baby.
-Even though UW rushed for 268 yards, I was very impressed by the job BSU's defensive line did winning the battle at the LOS. Sankey and Washington are an awesome RB duo and both earned every yard and TD they got in this game. Lots of broken tackles, making defenders miss. BSU must have had at least 20, maybe 30 times they stopped a run for 2 yards or less, but UW's RBs made some great individual plays and kept pulling big runs out of thin air at times. Also, I think the no huddle and read option obviously played a part here as well.
-Glad to see that Dwayne Washington is the #2 RB ahead of Callier. He's far more explosive and runs tougher. Purely in terms of talent, I think both Sankey and Washington look like they should be on 53 man NFL rosters some day in some capacity.
-Keith Price needs to work on his slide.
-You could clearly tell that UW is really going out of their way to protect Price from injury. The read option handoff almost felt like a formality as Price only kept it for himself a few times the whole game. UW rushed the ball 54 times, but only 5 of those carries were runs by Price (and that includes QB scrambles). When Price did run, he seemed to be prioritizing his safety, other than his inability to slide. And when Price was scrambling to buy time, he had quite a few throwaways out of bounds even when there were a few yards there to be had had he rushed for them. The fact that they rushed the ball 54 times is in itself is a way of protecting Price.
-So why did UW look so amazing in this game on offense? For me the biggest reason is that the no huddle read option makes rushing the quarterback a lot harder to do and it also gasses defenses. You may have noticed there weren't a ton of sacks in this game (UW had 1, BSU had 0). There wasn't even a lot of pressure. Defenses were so focused on defending the run and protecting the short pass that blitzing was never really a smart option and the front four being relied upon for base pass rush were obviously gassed as there was a whole lot of hurry up offense in this game. UW's biggest weakness for years, ESPECIALLY last season, has been pass protection. This new Oregon styled offense masks that weakness. UW had 85 offensive plays, and surrendered zero sacks. That would have been completely unthinkable a year ago, even against a team like Portland State.
-It's amazing to think that a couple years ago, Bishop Sankey was basically Leon Washington 2.0. He was fast, and he was dangerous in the open field, but he struggled to break tackles and didn't have much power. He was a pretty strong contrast with Chris Polk. But ever since the read option was put in it's almost as if some kind of beast mode switch got flipped, and now he's breaking tackles and pushing defenders around. I am starting to see a lot of Ray Rice in Sankey- as it's not every day you see a RB who can break tackles and be as physical as Sankey is at just 195 pounds.
-The biggest pleasant surprise of this game was UW's WR corps. Last season it felt like our passing offense began and ended with ASJ. If a pass was thrown to a WR, it was usually to Kasen Williams, who looked just okay. Mickens dropped a ton of passes and looked completely lost running routes down the field last season. But in this game, Seattle had a deadly looking quartet of WRs, two possession guys in Williams/Smith and two Percy Harvin / Reggie Bush type guys in Mickens/Ross. Mickens looked incredibly dynamic on bubble screens, and Ross (a freshman) flashed very good speed after the catch as well.
-You factor in ASJ and our RBs to go with those WRs, and UW is in the discussion for having the best arsenal of weapons in college football. And with the no-huddle masking UW's pass pro weakness, it's no wonder that Keith Price is back to putting up silly video game type numbers (10.5 YPA). Price's YPA was almost triple Southwick's ( 3.8 ).
-This was the first game where Keith Price truly looked comfortable in a pure read option offense. If this is a sign of things to come, that's a pretty big deal, IMO.
-What's kind of neat too is that like Oregon, UW has stockpiled quite a bit of speed. Sankey, Washington, Mickens and Ross are all very fast athletes.
-UW appears to have a fairly fast defense now, too. I thought our D-line looked athletic and did a decent job generating pressure given circumstances, but the real stars of the game were the back seven who made several big hits for clutch tackles. It actually reminds me a little of Seattle's defense: it's super bend but don't break. They didn't even seem to care about getting off the field until it was 3rd and 8 or 3rd and goal. BSU had several long drives, but never once reached the endzone. And like Seattle's defense, it can look pretty good even without generating a ton of pressure.
-Boise State failed to score a TD for the first time since 1997.
-I would love to be wrong, but I think Wilcox is coaching himself into a 2014 head coaching job.
-Fun fact: Boise State won time of possession.
-The new stadium is much cooler than I thought it would be. The plasma screen type line thingy that keeps changing colors while spanning across the stadium between the levels, it looks pretty cool. Reminds me of Mile High stadium 2.0. They did a great job of keeping the better features of the old stadium while giving the place a very modern, very cool feel. It felt like UW was playing in a nice NFL stadium.
-As if this game experience couldn't have been any better, the game was called by Gus Johnson with the insightful Charles Davis doing commentary. If Johnson's called a UW game before I don't remember it. Been waiting for him to call a Seahawks / UW game forever. It wasn't his very best effort by any means, but it was still completely awesome. I hope we get him to cover a UW/Hawks game again sometime soon.
-Remember when Dallas came in to Seattle last year expecting to win and looked like they had their spirits broken with like 10 minutes still left in the 4th quarter? That's how Boise State looked late in this game. Frustrated. Moping around. Tired. Shell shocked. Boise State may not be what they used to be but they are a respectable team. It been a very, very, very long time that I've seen a UW opponent look so wounded on the sideline. Boise State never gets their asses kicked, ever. It was a very new experience for them.
