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Spaz · 09-09-2008, 09:53 PM

It certainly wasn't as convincing as I would have liked, but that's hardly surprising. After all, UW has played the following games at home over the last few years:

2007:
Sept. 8 BOISE STATE 24-10 W
Sept. 15 OHIO STATE 14-33 L (game was 7-17 after 3, OSU scored with 0 left on clock)
Sept. 29 USC 24-27 L
Oct. 20 OREGON 34-55 L (31-31 after 3, O scored twice in last 4 minutes)
Oct. 27 ARIZONA 41-48 L (UW led 35-26 after 3, 41-26 in 4th. AZ scored twice on drives starting in UW territory in 4th).
Nov. 17 CALIFORNIA 37-23 W
Nov. 24 Washington State 35-42 L (Tied after 3).

2006 (a few away games for more perspective):
09/02/06 vs. San Jose State W, 35-29
09/16/06 vs. Fresno State W, 21-20
09/23/06 vs. UCLA W, 29-19
(10/07/06 at USC L, 26-20) (USC must suck, right?)
10/14/06 vs. Oregon State L, 27-17
(10/21/06 at California L, 31-24 (OT))
10/28/06 vs. Arizona State L, 26-23 (OT)
11/11/06 vs. Stanford L, 20-3 (10-3 after 3)

I think it's safe to say a win at Washington is fairly tough to come by. I don't understand why a one-point win should be indicative of BYU being bad.

Concern over defensive breakdowns is certainly justified, but trying to use the score of the game as evidence of anything is laughable.

MikeWaters · 09-09-2008, 09:54 PM

it's a ho-hum win. For some schools, it would be breathtakingly spectacular requiring mucho reflection and joy. For us, it is so what.

09-09-2008, 09:53 PM	#1
Spaz Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 1,371	Let's give a little perspective to UW win It certainly wasn't as convincing as I would have liked, but that's hardly surprising. After all, UW has played the following games at home over the last few years: 2007: Sept. 8 BOISE STATE 24-10 W Sept. 15 OHIO STATE 14-33 L (game was 7-17 after 3, OSU scored with 0 left on clock) Sept. 29 USC 24-27 L Oct. 20 OREGON 34-55 L (31-31 after 3, O scored twice in last 4 minutes) Oct. 27 ARIZONA 41-48 L (UW led 35-26 after 3, 41-26 in 4th. AZ scored twice on drives starting in UW territory in 4th). Nov. 17 CALIFORNIA 37-23 W Nov. 24 Washington State 35-42 L (Tied after 3). 2006 (a few away games for more perspective): 09/02/06 vs. San Jose State W, 35-29 09/16/06 vs. Fresno State W, 21-20 09/23/06 vs. UCLA W, 29-19 (10/07/06 at USC L, 26-20) (USC must suck, right?) 10/14/06 vs. Oregon State L, 27-17 (10/21/06 at California L, 31-24 (OT)) 10/28/06 vs. Arizona State L, 26-23 (OT) 11/11/06 vs. Stanford L, 20-3 (10-3 after 3) I think it's safe to say a win at Washington is fairly tough to come by. I don't understand why a one-point win should be indicative of BYU being bad. Concern over defensive breakdowns is certainly justified, but trying to use the score of the game as evidence of anything is laughable. __________________ "My days of not respecting you are certainly coming to a middle." -Malcolm Reynolds "It doesn't mean that if we lose a game or when we lose a game people won't then jump on and say the quest is over. Because they will. But they've missed the point." -Bronco Mendenhall on "The Quest"

09-09-2008, 09:54 PM	#2
MikeWaters Demiurge Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 36,365	it's a ho-hum win. For some schools, it would be breathtakingly spectacular requiring mucho reflection and joy. For us, it is so what.