Two team, six point tease.
CFB: UW HUSKIES +1
NFL: Seattle +1
Feel free to flame me for being a homer, but the facts are the facts.
The once mighty University of Washington has not been in a bowl game since 2002. That coaching staff went 6-6. They were fired. This is a University on the mend, following the Tyrone Willingham debacle, and this game can be a turning point in current head coach Steve Sarkisian's still infantile tenure. Last week's win at Cal was monumental, but will be meaningless if they can't beat the Cougs tomorrow. Remember, the Dawgs were 3-6 heading into the Thursday night game against UCLA, and winning out to finish 6-6 did NOT seem probable. This game means EVERYTHING to Washington. And WSU is NOT GOOD. This spread would be double digits had they not beaten a subpar Oregon State team. I believe Washington's strength is their running game, NOT Jake Locker, and if they give Polk and Callier the rock 30-40 times on Saturday, they abuse the weak WSU defensive front.
On the Seahawks side: Seattle is undergoing a similar rebuilding process under another USC alum, Pete Carroll. Kansas City demoralized the Seahawks last Sunday, amassing over 200 yards on the ground, and Seattle's offense was putrid. The difference between KC and Carolina is that Matt Cassel was able to make a throw when it was needed. No rookie quarterback on a bad team is going to come into Qwest and be successful. Max Hall tried it, and left a loser. He actually left the game at halftime after suffering a concussion. The Seahawks are far from world beaters, but, a win here gets them back to .500, heading into a crucial matchup at San Francisco next Sunday. Carolina is playing back-to-back road games, following the game against Cleveland that was lost when their kicker missed a last second FG. Not a good spot to be backing the 1-10 Panthers. Seattle wins on Sunday.
Tail or fade, this is my play of the weekend.
CFB: UW HUSKIES +1
NFL: Seattle +1
Feel free to flame me for being a homer, but the facts are the facts.
The once mighty University of Washington has not been in a bowl game since 2002. That coaching staff went 6-6. They were fired. This is a University on the mend, following the Tyrone Willingham debacle, and this game can be a turning point in current head coach Steve Sarkisian's still infantile tenure. Last week's win at Cal was monumental, but will be meaningless if they can't beat the Cougs tomorrow. Remember, the Dawgs were 3-6 heading into the Thursday night game against UCLA, and winning out to finish 6-6 did NOT seem probable. This game means EVERYTHING to Washington. And WSU is NOT GOOD. This spread would be double digits had they not beaten a subpar Oregon State team. I believe Washington's strength is their running game, NOT Jake Locker, and if they give Polk and Callier the rock 30-40 times on Saturday, they abuse the weak WSU defensive front.
On the Seahawks side: Seattle is undergoing a similar rebuilding process under another USC alum, Pete Carroll. Kansas City demoralized the Seahawks last Sunday, amassing over 200 yards on the ground, and Seattle's offense was putrid. The difference between KC and Carolina is that Matt Cassel was able to make a throw when it was needed. No rookie quarterback on a bad team is going to come into Qwest and be successful. Max Hall tried it, and left a loser. He actually left the game at halftime after suffering a concussion. The Seahawks are far from world beaters, but, a win here gets them back to .500, heading into a crucial matchup at San Francisco next Sunday. Carolina is playing back-to-back road games, following the game against Cleveland that was lost when their kicker missed a last second FG. Not a good spot to be backing the 1-10 Panthers. Seattle wins on Sunday.
Tail or fade, this is my play of the weekend.
One down one to go.
