We didn’t talk about Charlie Weis kind of accusing Pete Carroll of banging grad students in Malibu; Jake Locker staying or going; or, whether or not Cal is dumb enough to fire Tedford.

We did talk about Washington embarrassing Cal, the upcoming bowl games, and how BYU going to Las Vegas seems like a poor fit.

Click the link below to enjoy!

12.08.09 Pac-10 Football Podcast (full show)

Was the Apple Cup particularly well played? No. In fact, WSU was ridiculously awful. Washington honestly should have scored more, but I’ll take the first rivalry shutout of my lifetime happily. Fuck you, Cougars.

But who cares about those two losers? We had bowl eligible teams playing games! USC and UCLA pretended like they wanted to fight, Arizona State gagged on a rivalry upset in the desert, and Toby Gerhart raised a crazy question for America:

“What if a white, non-quarterback, won the Heisman? Don’t answer right away. Just, like, think about it…”

They call them fingers, but I’ve never seen them fing….wait, there they go.

Click the link below to enjoy our first show to exceed the half hour mark, as well as our first ever December effort. Next week: Bowl preview. Woot woot!

12.01.09 Pac-10 Football Podcast (full show)

Fuck this sport.

Does UCLA have what it takes to upset a closer-to-average USC team? Can Notre Dame find enough time away from their busy getting-punched-in-the-face schedule to put up a fight against Stanford? Washington has to win, right?

Before they play ‘em, we pick ‘em. Click the link below to enjoy.

11.24.09 Pac-10 Football Podcast (full show)

That Jeff Tedford sure mails it in a lot, huh? That Steve Sarkisian sure hates to call second half timeouts, huh? Do those new spectacles make Paul Wulff look smart or what?

This formerly two-part show is now one not-quite-half-hour delight. Click the link below to enjoy it!

11.10.09 Pac-10 Football Podcast (full show)

Is Stanford a trap game for Oregon? Should Jeff Tedford be fired for that halfback pass call with less than a minute to go against ASU? Is Vegas daring me to bet the Cougs +33 at Arizona?

All that and we pick this week’s games against the spread. Click the links below to enjoy!

11.03.09 Pac-10 Football Podcast (part one)

11.03.09 Pac-10 Football Podcast (part two)

If I’m a UCLA fan, at what point am I allowed to voice my frustration that Rick Neuheisel has yet to find a way to consistently score? If I’m a Washington fan, is it blasphemous to wonder whether or not Jake Locker’s play is being influenced by NFL Draft whispers? If I’m a WSU fan, shoot me.

All that and we pick next week’s games. Hint: We like favorites! Click the links below to enjoy.

10.27.09 Pac-10 Football Podcast (part one)

10.27.09 Pac-10 Football Podcast (part two)

I really am passionate about the football played in this conference. I think it’s the best. The SEC is nice, but the Pac-10 has always had more innovative/effective offenses. Florida’s 23-20 win over Arkansas was alright, but there’s something about West Coast teams throwing haymaker after haymaker.

It is indeed possible to have well played football where both teams score the shit out of the ball. Skeptics look at the 81 total points and say, “No defense.” Wrong. Both Stanford and Arizona have shown themselves to be solid defensive teams this year. That was just transcendent offense. That was the Pac-10 doing just the fuck it do.

Was the USC loss a moral victory for Charlie Weis? Masoli or Costa for Oregon? Does it matter? Vontaze Burfict: crazy or really fucking crazy? (And to be clear: yes I would want him to play for Washington.)

All that and we pick next week’s games vs. the spread. Then we never talk about how we did because it’s usually poorly. But our hearts are in the right place. Click the links below to enjoy!!

10.20.09 Pac-10 Football Podcast (part one)

10.20.09 Pac-10 Football Podcast (part two)

Oh yeah, WSU lost by a lot at Oregon.

Washington was unable to move the ball forward three feet despite numerous opportunities.

Is Stanford a legitimate challenger for the conference title? Is ASU the team that took Georgia to the wire, or the team that Oregon State easily dispatched? NBC has some suspicious policies regarding which replays they show on Notre Dame telecasts, huh?

All that and we preview next week’s games. Click the links below to enjoy!!

10.06.09 Pac-10 Football Podcast (part one)

10.06.09 Pac-10 Football Podcast (part two)

But really nobody was where we thought they were last week. Fig Jam and I picked every game wrong against the spread. Every single game. This week? Wholesale changes to our picking process to hedge against a similar outcome!

Should WSU have burned Jeff Tuel’s redshirt? Is Charlie Weis humble enough to just keep running power plays at UW? Can Stanford keep it rolling against UCLA?

All that and USC @ Cal. Click the links below to enjoy!

09.29.09 Pac-10 Football Podcast (part one)

09.29.09 Pac-10 Football Podcast (part two)

I buried this on purpose but Oregon is looking damned impressive all of a sudden.

Jake Locker came up with two throws on that final drive that Husky fans will talk about for years. UW’s previously maligned kicking game found a new Folk Hero (thanks Dr. Fig Jam) as young master Erik came of age in a major way. And that linebacking corps never let USC’s pyrrhic ground success get to them – coming up with play after play when it mattered. Butler, Foster, Savannah. Immense.

Did WSU’s fans really rush the field after beating SMU? Will Arizona survive losing Rob Gronkowski for the season? Can I beat the rush and pick up Jahvid Best on my fantasy team now?

All that and we pick next week’s games against the spread. Click the links below to enjoy!

09.22.09 Pac-10 Football Podcast (part one)

09.22.09 Pac-10 Football Podcast (part two)

Say who said Dawgs ain’t bad motherf#@!ers

Here’s the link.

The bittersweet spoils of victory, but good for Jake.

USC had just enough to take down the Buckeyes in the Horseshoe. UCLA went into Knoxville and shocked the Vols. Oregon State survived their annual self-inflicted trap game at UNLV.

Can the Dawgs take advantage of USC’s inevitable Ohio State hangover? Will we be anything but entertained when Cincinnati comes to Corvallis in a matchup of two of the country’s best coaches? And is WSU really a home dog to SMU? (Yes. Yes they are.)

Click the links below to enjoy!

09.15.09 Pac-10 Football Podcast (part one)

09.15.09 Pac-10 Football Podcast (part two)

Should we be impressed with Arizona’s defense or disappointed in their offense? How is WSU a 2 point underdog to Hawaii in Seattle? Who needs the win this week in Knoxville more: Rick Neuheisel or Lane Kiffin?

All that and I’m not sure we said the name “LeGarrette Blount”. We should get a medal. Click the links below to enjoy!

09.08.09 Pac-10 Football Podcast (part one)

09.08.09 Pac-10 Football Podcast (part two)

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Questionz:

How did USC let Shareece Wright become academically ineligible? What does anyone gain by playing the likes of Idaho State or Portland State? Dare the Ducks dupset the Droncos on the Dlue Durf?

I blacked out for a second there…what happened?

This week’s show features the music of Oasis due to this week’s terrible announcement that Noel quit the band. Hopefully this is just another in a long history of temporary band-breaking squabbles between the brothers Gallagher.

All that and we pick every game vs. the spread. Click the links below to enjoy!

09.01.09 Pac-10 Football Podcast (part one)

09.01.09 Pac-10 Football Podcast (part two)

Did UW do us the favor of winning a single game in our first season of podcasting? Absolutely not. But we still did 16 shows.

Who knows? If the Dawgs do well enough this year we might actually continue doing this throughout the season.

This week on the show:

Taylor Mays for Heisman? Was Kevin Craft worse than Casey Paus? Is it too early to anoint Sark the greatest coach ever in the history of sport?

All this and more! Click the links below to enjoy!

08.11.09 Pac-10 Football Podcast (part one)

08.11.09 Pac-10 Football Podcast (part two)

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The LA Times is reporting that QB Nick Montana has committed to the University of Washington.

Nick, the son of NFL Hall of Famer Joe Montana, is Scout.com’s #13 ranked QB for 2010.

This certainly takes a lot of the sting out of Skyline QB Jake Heaps’ commitment last week to BYU. Sark appears to be making good on his reputation as a California recruiter.

Nick Montana is a pupil of Steve Clarkson, a Cali QB guru who has worked with Ben Roethlisberger, Matt Leinart, Jimmy Clausen, Matt Barkley, and Terrelle Pryor among many many others. Jake Locker recently served as an instructor at one of his camps. Clarkson has received criticism for his role in the AAU-ization of college football recruiting, but results like that are tough to argue with.

Welcome aboard young Mr. Montana. I’m headed to a Mervyn’s to celebrate. Are those still around?

Here’s a Sportscenter feature on Nick’s high school, Oaks Christian, where his warmup act on the JV features Trevor Gretzky (son of Wayne) and Trey Smith (son of Will). It’s a regular game of Backyard Football down there.

The Guy Behind The Guy Behind Center (ESPN Mag)

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Simply put, fuck you all. Fuck each and every last one of you. Seriously. Fuck you good and hard.

For the University of Washington Huskies are the champions of the Women’s Collegiate Softball Universe.

“But wait, Echelon, you don’t care about women’s softball!”

May I refer you to the first line of this post? Because I’m reluctant to as your butthole is still likely sore and stinging with stress lacerations.

I would like to let you know that I have been a fan of UW Softball from nigh onto 72 hours ago. And what a ride it has been!

Pictures of our heroes after the jump.

I tell you what, on Sunday afternoon while watching UW come up just short against those mashers from Georgia I was wondering if it would EVER be our year. Here I had been a fan for an hour and a half and what did I have to show for it? It was exactly like being a Cubs fan. Or rooting for the Jews in the late 30s. Just plain heartbreak.

Luckily I had that game on dvr and when it concluded I just flipped over to the nightcap and lo! We were winning!! UW to the final series!

Finally after three hours of being a fan I had something to show for it. It was about damn time.

I will note that Georgia senior Kristin Schnake went into a bizarre routine of smiling and laughing for the last two innings of her last game. Laughing at errors. Laughing at her inability to touch Danielle Lawrie in the 7th. I suppose she invoked Q Tip, “I really can’t say I guess I laugh to keep from cryin’…”

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Not to get all “There’s no way this would fly if a dude did this”, but, there’s no way that would fly if a dude did this. Imagine if LeBron got all petulant and immature while losing a knockout game?

(Bad example)

Fast forward to Monday night and game one against Florida. UW went up big early on a hilarious slapstick effort from Florida’s catcher. She was attempting to get the runner at second following a two run single, and ended up airmailing the ball to the centerfield wall.

I’ll say it again: the Benny Hill Theme is never going to be Eye of the Tiger for any team that aspires to win a championship on any level. Just take my word for it.

When the night was through National Player of the Year Danielle Lawrie had struck out 12 in a two hit shutout and the Dawgs had annihilated the Gators 8-0.

Tuesday night. Florida got 2 runs in the top of the first. They threatened to score seemingly every inning. But the Dawgs had too much. Lawrie locked it down. And we won. After 72 hours of wondering, hoping, pain, joy, desperation, exultation – UW were the champions. It was the ride of my life.

To celebrate lets enjoy some of the dishes that brought home the hardware:

Morgan Stuart

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Personal fave. Adorable, with pop.

Kimi Pohlman

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You’re kidding me with this team. It ought to be criminal to be this good and cute. Her teammates say she runs like a deer, the pregame promo told me.

Lauren Greer

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Jake Locker’s squeeze. Hopefully she can teach Jake a thing or two about winning. Her hometown is Placentia, CA. Do with that what you will.

Danielle Lawrie

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“Hey! I’m the fucking best player in the nation! What are you going to do?”

Jenn Salling

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Salling transferred to UW from Oregon “because she wanted to play for a winner”. If that doesn’t melt your heart nothing will.

Congratulations to the Champions!!

Huskies win NCAA softball title (Seattle Times)

The gritty, unforgettable Huskies were an absolute ball to watch (Jerry Brewer – Seattle Times)

(I don’t really hate Jerry Brewer as much as other people around here do.)

In the fifth edition of our Pac-10 Football Podcast, we preview the weekend’s upcoming games.

How old is the Oklahoma State coach again? Can Rick Neuheisel conjure up the points he needs to beat Tennessee? What needs to happen for Washington to upset Oregon?

08.26.08 Pac-10 Football Podcast (part one)

08.26.08 Pac-10 Football Podcast (part two)

Playlist:

Freakin’ Out – Graham Coxon
Jingling – Cool Kids
Never Let Me Down – Kanye feat. Jay-Z
This Will Be Our Year (mono) – The Zombies

With Constable Echelon on his honeymoon, it falls to me to present this week’s Pac-10 Football Podcast. Today, Fig Jam and the Constable will be previewing the 2008 Washington Huskies, unit by unit.

Mesphin Forrester and Quinton Richardson moving from safety to corner? We got that covered. (Get it?)

The linebacking corps? Looking like they’ll be a hit. If you’re paying close attention, you’ll also catch a Pat Reddick reference or two. Enjoy!

08.05.08 Pac-10 Football Podcast Part I

08.05.08 Pac-10 Football Podcast Part II

Dawgs after the Boise State game last season

I had an idea this past spring while listening to The Basketball Jones that we ought to do a Pac-10 football podcast for the site. Then the craziest thing happened: I followed through with it. Fig Jam and I got together and did the first show. The goal is to have one of these up per week (every Tuesday) through the college football season. 13 more minutes of media for you to consume during the interminable wait between weekends.

Without further ado, please behold in all its homemade glory the Pac-10 Football Podcast from Hotdog & Friends.

07.29.08 Pac-10 Football Podcast