Which Program Is Most Important To Husky Athletics TODAY?
Weird times on Montlake these days. Traditional powerhouses are underwhelming and/or on the upswing. Success has come from programs not traditionally looked at for dominance. But we’re winning NCAA championships for the first time in the school’s history. So where does that put us?
Simple question: which single program is the most important to Husky Athletics at this moment? Is it still the flailing football squad? The basketball team with warning track power? The smaller sports that are suddenly getting done, or the crew program that quietly kicks ass and names names year after year?
Or the girls in short skirts with the fluffy puppy? Talk amongst yourselves…
A Mormonic Decision: Jake Heaps Chooses BYU
Prized recruit Jake Heaps will NOT be playing for the Huskies, according to the beautiful, enchanting King 5 sports anchor Lisa Gangel. Instead, the highly-prized quarterback prospect will be headed to a place where you check for wedding rings on sophomores.
While an unpopular decision in the Pacific Northwest, the choice should give Heaps a chance to be a four-year starter for the Cougars.
Call the legislative hotline
Tell them you support Senate Bill 6116. This will take you literally 60 seconds.
1-800-562-6000
Plenty of reasons to support the passage of the bill, which among other things provides financing options for the renovation of Key Arena as well as Husky Stadium:
-Necessary to eventually force Clay Bennett to pay yet another $30 million for hijacking our team.
-Prerequisite for Steve Ballmer to step in and generously finance HALF of the new arena. What a hero Ballmer is.
-The original bowl of Husky Stadium was built in the 1920s, by any measure that’s a fantastic return on investment, and overdue for an overhaul.
-You will never be able to get the construction done for cheaper than right now.
-Creates construction jobs.
-It’s not a new tax.
-Seems like politicians around here get famous for opposing things. Let’s get something done for a change.
1-800-562-6000
Props to Jim Caple
It’s good to be on top.
In the wake of the Huskies’ Pac-10 Championship, Page 2 writer and former UW Daily Editor Jim Caple weighs in with a masterful piece that captures the joy of college sports. Let’s take a moment to commend Mr. Caple on a job well done. When something notable happens in Seattle, Caple’s the guy who brings it to the masses:
They will remember this day and this season long after their student loans are paid off, with the tales no doubt growing ever taller as the years pass. “Remember how we camped out all week for the Wazzu game in nothing but sleeping bags, and it snowed, like, a foot and a half one night, and it was so cold our vomit froze on our faces and we caught pneumonia but we still stood for the entire game despite 104-degree temperatures? God, those were great times!”
New Year’s Resolutions – Sports Edition
Constable Echelon
Besides losing 20 pounds (totally going to happen), how else will I better myself in the new year?
4. Go see Abdul Gaddy, Josh Smith and Tony Wroten play.
cnnsi.com
Jamal Crawford, Doug Wrenn, Brandon Roy, Nate Robinson, Will Conroy, Tre Simmons, Jon Brockman, Ryan Appleby, Martell Webster, Spencer Hawes, Marcus Williams, Terrence Williams, Isaiah Thomas and countless others. Even Brian Morrison. Maybe especially Brian Morrison. He must have balled to get that UNC scholarship!
If I could go back in time and watch these guys play high school hoops for $5 would I? Absolutely I would. I can’t think of a better way to spend a Friday night.
All three will be in the house for this year’s King Holiday Hoopfest on January 19th (aka Fig Jam’s birthday). That is too perfect to pass on.
Fideo Friday: Sark Is Your New Overlord
Well as you can probably imagine, Youtube has a wide variety of coaching highlights, all of them boring. Here you can see the kind of casual style we can expect from the Sark.
A new head coach being named might possibly give the Dawgs a little boost this Saturday at Cal. According to BetUS Sportsbook, the Dawgs are 35 1/2 point underdogs. Looking at the rest of the NCAA lines, that makes the Huskies the biggest underdogs of the week. Here’s to 0-12!
SARK BONUS!
Here Are Some Obligatory Cougar Jokes
Manny Faces
Since, you know, it’s The Apple Cup and all, here some gnarly burns you can throw around the office to ramp-up this epic rivalry. We will start with an oldie but goodie…
It seems there was this fellow named Smythe who graduated from the Washington State University. He had decided to seek employment as a salesman for a haberdashery located in the city of Seattle. He procured an interview with the owner, one Mr. Longfellow, the following morning. Smythe arrived at Longfellow’s and took a seat in the parlor. Longfellow entered the room and said with a booming baritone, “I will hire thee immediately if you just name for me the Patron Saint of Haberdashers.” Smythe stood up and wagged his finger, “Why that would be Saint Louis XI!” he exclaimed. Longfellow chortled, “You imbecile, the Patron Saint of Haberdashers is Saint Louis IX, I can clearly see you were educated at an inferior university.” He then tossed out this zinger of a farewell, “and were I like thee, I would throw myself away in the rubbish bin.”
And it only goes downhill from here…
Dear Diary: UW vs. Oregon State
Manny Faces
I decided to miss attending this one in person just in case I needed to commit an emergency suicide. So come join Bea Arthur (my bong) and I on the couch as we enjoyed this afternoon’s crapfest.
"Sometimes" did not include today.
Continue to read after the jump if you want to relive the punishment:
St. Petersburg Times Votes Seattle “Best Beer Town In College Football”
Sager Bombs
I don’t really have much to add than the headline. Colorado was two and Eugene was three. Oklahoma and Salt Lake City were not ranked. So, yeah. We don’t have much but the beer is still fantastic. So we’ve got that going for us.
Also: I miss the Olympia stubby. Cheap, delicious, and it came with a rebus, which eventually would turn into drunken Classic Concentration. These days the northwest needs all the beer they can get. Sign the petition to bring them back.
