Hotdog & Friends » UCLA http://hotdogandfriends.com Relish Today, Ketchup Tomorrow | Opinions on Seattle Sports That Nobody Asked For Tue, 27 Jul 2010 19:32:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 12.08.09 Pac-10 Football Podcast – Bowl preview edition http://hotdogandfriends.com/2009/12/08/12-08-09-pac-10-football-podcast-bowl-preview-edition/ http://hotdogandfriends.com/2009/12/08/12-08-09-pac-10-football-podcast-bowl-preview-edition/#comments Tue, 08 Dec 2009 11:12:03 +0000 Constable Echelon http://hotdogandfriends.com/?p=2856 Hey, we made it to a bowl preview show! It’s a miracle.

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)

]]> http://hotdogandfriends.com/2009/12/08/12-08-09-pac-10-football-podcast-bowl-preview-edition/feed/ 1 12.01.09 Pac-10 Football Podcast – Civil War for the Roses http://hotdogandfriends.com/2009/12/01/12-01-09-pac-10-football-podcast-civil-war-for-the-roses/ http://hotdogandfriends.com/2009/12/01/12-01-09-pac-10-football-podcast-civil-war-for-the-roses/#comments Tue, 01 Dec 2009 21:35:07 +0000 Constable Echelon http://hotdogandfriends.com/?p=2844 Washington wins! Washington wins! Oh my god Washington wins!

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)

]]> http://hotdogandfriends.com/2009/12/01/12-01-09-pac-10-football-podcast-civil-war-for-the-roses/feed/ 0 11.03.09 Pac-10 Football Podcast – Oregon dismantles USC http://hotdogandfriends.com/2009/11/03/11-03-09-pac-10-football-podcast-oregon-dismantles-usc/ http://hotdogandfriends.com/2009/11/03/11-03-09-pac-10-football-podcast-oregon-dismantles-usc/#comments Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:59:31 +0000 Constable Echelon http://hotdogandfriends.com/?p=2801 The Jeremiah Masoli spread is now invincible. Pete Carroll has finally met an opponent that may shake him from his ultra vanilla offense and defense. Scheme matters again in the Pac-10. Oregon has it and USC does not.

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)

]]> http://hotdogandfriends.com/2009/11/03/11-03-09-pac-10-football-podcast-oregon-dismantles-usc/feed/ 0 10.27.09 Pac-10 Football Podcast – Bracing for USC vs. Oregon http://hotdogandfriends.com/2009/10/27/10-27-09-pac-10-football-podcast-bracing-for-usc-vs-oregon/ http://hotdogandfriends.com/2009/10/27/10-27-09-pac-10-football-podcast-bracing-for-usc-vs-oregon/#comments Tue, 27 Oct 2009 07:01:58 +0000 Constable Echelon http://hotdogandfriends.com/?p=2795 Another week come and gone. Oregon, USC, Arizona, and Stanford look to be the cream at this point. In that order for now.

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)

]]> http://hotdogandfriends.com/2009/10/27/10-27-09-pac-10-football-podcast-bracing-for-usc-vs-oregon/feed/ 0 10.20.09 Pac-10 Football Podcast – Arizona and Stanford show America what the Pac-10 is about http://hotdogandfriends.com/2009/10/20/10-20-09-pac-10-football-podcast-arizona-and-stanford-show-america-what-the-pac-10-is-about/ http://hotdogandfriends.com/2009/10/20/10-20-09-pac-10-football-podcast-arizona-and-stanford-show-america-what-the-pac-10-is-about/#comments Tue, 20 Oct 2009 08:10:34 +0000 Constable Echelon http://hotdogandfriends.com/?p=2762 43-38. Both quarterbacks throwing for over 400 yards. Arizona and Stanford played the beautiful game last Saturday in Tucson.

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)

]]> http://hotdogandfriends.com/2009/10/20/10-20-09-pac-10-football-podcast-arizona-and-stanford-show-america-what-the-pac-10-is-about/feed/ 0 10.13.09 Pac-10 Football Podcast – Oregon out front http://hotdogandfriends.com/2009/10/13/10-13-09-pac-10-football-podcast-oregon-out-front/ http://hotdogandfriends.com/2009/10/13/10-13-09-pac-10-football-podcast-oregon-out-front/#comments Wed, 14 Oct 2009 06:02:22 +0000 Constable Echelon http://hotdogandfriends.com/?p=2749 Jeremiah Masoli out? No problem for Oregon as they went into Pasadena and beat UCLA by 14. Stanford found themselves in too big a hole as Quizz ran for four tds and almost 200 yards. ASU won a sloppy game in Pullman. Oh, and Washington needed a miracle to beat Arizona.

That leaves Washington, Stanford, Arizona, USC, Oregon State, and Arizona State all with one conference loss. Obviously there is a lot left to shake out.

Can Washington keep things rolling this week in Tempe? How can anybody think that Notre Dame has a chance against USC this weekend? Jahvid Best is about to bust out of his slump, right?

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

10.13.09 Pac-10 Football Podcast (part one)

10.13.09 Pac-10 Football Podcast (part two)

]]> http://hotdogandfriends.com/2009/10/13/10-13-09-pac-10-football-podcast-oregon-out-front/feed/ 0 10.06.09 Pac-10 Football Podcast – Time to take Stanford seriously? http://hotdogandfriends.com/2009/10/06/10-06-09-pac-10-football-podcast-time-to-take-stanford-seriously/ http://hotdogandfriends.com/2009/10/06/10-06-09-pac-10-football-podcast-time-to-take-stanford-seriously/#comments Tue, 06 Oct 2009 08:33:20 +0000 Constable Echelon http://hotdogandfriends.com/?p=2729 We now live in an America where Jahvid Best has had less than four yards per carry in each of his last two games. On what can I rely, universe?!?

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)

]]> http://hotdogandfriends.com/2009/10/06/10-06-09-pac-10-football-podcast-time-to-take-stanford-seriously/feed/ 2 09.29.09 Pac-10 Football Podcast – Oregon beats down Cal http://hotdogandfriends.com/2009/09/29/09-29-09-pac-10-football-podcast-oregon-beats-down-cal/ http://hotdogandfriends.com/2009/09/29/09-29-09-pac-10-football-podcast-oregon-beats-down-cal/#comments Wed, 30 Sep 2009 06:43:11 +0000 Constable Echelon http://hotdogandfriends.com/?p=2682 So, uh…about those Huskies. Not exactly where we thought they were.

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.

]]> http://hotdogandfriends.com/2009/09/29/09-29-09-pac-10-football-podcast-oregon-beats-down-cal/feed/ 1 09.22.09 Pac-10 Football Podcast – Locker, Huskies Arrive http://hotdogandfriends.com/2009/09/22/09-22-09-pac-10-football-podcast-locker-huskies-arrive/ http://hotdogandfriends.com/2009/09/22/09-22-09-pac-10-football-podcast-locker-huskies-arrive/#comments Tue, 22 Sep 2009 08:00:31 +0000 Constable Echelon http://hotdogandfriends.com/?p=2637 Much to say as Washington gets their biggest win since Miami in 2000.

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

]]> http://hotdogandfriends.com/2009/09/22/09-22-09-pac-10-football-podcast-locker-huskies-arrive/feed/ 2 09.15.09 Pac-10 Football Podcast – Dawgs Win! http://hotdogandfriends.com/2009/09/15/09-15-09-pac-10-football-podcast-dawgs-win/ http://hotdogandfriends.com/2009/09/15/09-15-09-pac-10-football-podcast-dawgs-win/#comments Tue, 15 Sep 2009 07:00:50 +0000 Constable Echelon http://hotdogandfriends.com/?p=2615 This is our 21st Podcast, and for the first time it is our pleasure to talk about a Husky win. Hopefully that ratio comes down a little bit in the future.

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)

]]> http://hotdogandfriends.com/2009/09/15/09-15-09-pac-10-football-podcast-dawgs-win/feed/ 1 09.01.09 Pac-10 Football Podcast: Non-Conference Juggernots http://hotdogandfriends.com/2009/09/01/09-01-09-pac-10-football-podcast-non-conference-juggernots/ http://hotdogandfriends.com/2009/09/01/09-01-09-pac-10-football-podcast-non-conference-juggernots/#comments Tue, 01 Sep 2009 07:03:29 +0000 Constable Echelon http://hotdogandfriends.com/?p=2555 Is it me or did game week sneak up out of nowhere? I feel unprepared.

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)

]]> http://hotdogandfriends.com/2009/09/01/09-01-09-pac-10-football-podcast-non-conference-juggernots/feed/ 3 08.25.09 Pac-10 Football Podcast http://hotdogandfriends.com/2009/08/25/08-25-09-pac-10-football-podcast/ http://hotdogandfriends.com/2009/08/25/08-25-09-pac-10-football-podcast/#comments Tue, 25 Aug 2009 11:22:11 +0000 Constable Echelon http://hotdogandfriends.com/?p=2551 Fig Jam and I are back with the last of the game-free preview shows. That’s right: next week we’re picking games!

But first, we check out the injury bug hitting Pac-10 camps. What are the prognoses for Rob Grankowski, Micah Kia, Armand Armstead, and Jahvid Best? How are UW’s special teams shaping up?

All this and a groundbreaking new segment: Pac-10 Risers and Fallers! Click the links below to enjoy!

08.25.09 Pac-10 Football Podcast (part one)

08.25.09 Pac-10 Football Podcast (part two)

]]> http://hotdogandfriends.com/2009/08/25/08-25-09-pac-10-football-podcast/feed/ 4 Pac-10 Football Podcast: Season Two! http://hotdogandfriends.com/2009/08/11/pac-10-football-podcast-season-two/ http://hotdogandfriends.com/2009/08/11/pac-10-football-podcast-season-two/#comments Tue, 11 Aug 2009 07:01:18 +0000 Constable Echelon http://hotdogandfriends.com/?p=2505 Hey! Look who’s back!

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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