Seahawks Lose Again

The Seahawks had Geno Smith 

back this week after leaving last

week in the third quarter.

The Seahawks lost at home to

the Minnesota Vikings 27-24.

It hasn't been a good year at

Lumen Field for the home team.

Another thing Geno had a good

throwing game except giving

up two interceptions. He had three

touchdowns. Again they had too

many passes where he threw 43

times with 31 receptions for 314

yards. The Seahawks haven't

done well when the running game

is not doing well. They should try

doing more so since we see the

losses continue when doing so.

Kenneth Walker III returned and 

he had 8 carries for 31 yards. He

did have 8 catches though only

28 yards. Zach Charbonnet wasn't

sure to play ran the ball once and

two catches. Third running back

Kenny McIntosh had only three

carries.

Jaxon Smith-Njigba again led the

Seahawks with eight receptions

for 95 yards and a touchdown.

DK Metcalf had three catches for

57 touchdowns and a touchdown

as well. 

Justin Jefferson led the Viking

with 10 catches for 144 and

two touchdowns. Sam Arnold

didn't throw any interceptions. 

He had three touchdown passes.

Thursday night the Seahawks play

the Bears in Chicago. It is a must

win for the Seahawks if they have

any chance to make the playoffs.

The Rams have a 9-6 record while

the Seahawks are 8-7.  The two

teams finish the season playing

each other.  The Rams play the

Cardinals at home next Saturday.

It doesn't look good for the

Seahawks. 

About the Seattle Mariners

I haven't  said a lot about the Seattle 

Mariners in recent weeks since they

haven't  made any major  moves.

There are a few Mariners  groups 

that mention about moves they

could make. I am not much on

speculation  since most of them  

don't  happen.  

This is another year the Mariners 

haven't  made  any moves that will

make any difference  to  the  team

before Christmas.  They have signed

minor league deals though likely  

none will help the team besides 

adding depth in case of injuries. 

Now we see whether they sign or

trade before Christmas  which at

this point doesn’t  seem likely 

unless it is one that has been in the

works.

We do know at this point  the Mariners 

need a first, second and third baseman.

Luke Raley maybe the guy at first against

righties however someone else against

lefties. Raley is an outfielder  to  so he

would be the 4th outfielder at this point

to. I  am  surprised  they haven't signed

either Justin Turner or Carlos Santana.

Maybe that is a conclusion that just

hasn't  finished.

At second base  the Mariners  may not

sign or trade and stay in house with

Leo Rivas, Ryan Bliss and Dylan Moore. 

Though Rivas and Bliss have shown signs

they don't  seem to be the answer. Dylan 

Moore  isn't  either in my book. We may

have to live with it.

Third base is the big question and who

will that be. The Mariners  front office

may know but not the fans. They may

go for a free agent or a trade. Staying

in house wouldn't  make sense unless

they bring in a second baseman.  

I am not sure the hitting  will be better

however Edgar Martinez  oversees that

department  so does give us hope. The

most important is Julio gets off to a

good start. Everyone  else  may follow. 

Have a wonderful  holiday and we see

how things go for the Mariners. Spring 

Training  begins in about two months.

Go M's. 

The Zags Win Wednesday

The Gonzaga  men responded after two

losses to Kentucky  and  Connecticut 

by beating  Nicholls  102-72. This was an

expected win.

The Zags  were led by Braden Huff off

the bench. Ben Gregg led with 10

rebounds off the bench as well. The

Zags had six  players in double figures

in scoring.  They had an eight-man

rotation. 

The Zags shot well  in field goals

making 35 of 54 for 64.8 per cent.

They went on a 22-4 run to end

the first half.  Didn't  look back

after that. The 3pt shooting was

good at 8 for 17.  Nicholls did

better as for those made in ten

however shot 33 times. The Zags

made 24 of 27 free throws which

many more than  their opponent 

who made 8 of 11. 

The Zags play Bucknell Saturday 

night at home.  Bucknell is in 

the Patriot League with a 4-7

record. Go Zags!

Huskies Beat Cougars At Home

Both teams the Huskies and

Cougars are having a good 

season in men's basketball.

The Huskies having a good time

against in state rivals so far.

The Huskies won Wednesday

night on their home court though

plenty of Cougars fans in stands.

Final Huskies 89 Cougars 73

The Huskies shot better from the

field including making four more

3s. The unusual thing the Cougars

out rebounded the Huskies. What

made a difference the Cougars had

22 turnovers to Huskies 7.

The Huskies next outing will be

at home against Seattle University

next Monday night. The Cougars

play North Iowa on Saturday.

Dickert Moving On WSU

It looked like Jake Dickert would

stay at Washington State however 

with all the transfers through the

portal made things bad for the 

Cougars.

It is reported that Dickert will

be going to Wake Forest as head

coach. Can't blame him with the

transfer portal and NIL. 

Report is John Mateer will be 

getting NIL deal from $2 to 3 

million. Other players will leave

Pullman was well. In two years

we hope a new Pac-12 will be

happening however right now 

a lot of pain for at least football.

We will have to see about men

and women basketball along with

other sports how they will survive.

Don't care much for the transfer portal

or the NIL.  This may work for the

top players however that is a small

percentage. It can hurt the sports

that doesn't make money for the

Universities.  In a few years some

sports will likely take place at the

schools any longer. The word is greed.

Transfer portal makes sense for those 

who are not able to start or are walkons. The players are looking

at the money more than anything.

We hope that sanity comes back

but what are the odds. 

We hope both Washington State

and Oregon State things look 

better in two years. 

More on Transfer Portal and other

The Washington Huskies are now

up to 16 who have entered the

transfer portal. The biggest name

Khmori House a freshman linebacker

announced he was going to leave.

He was named freshman of the

year and was expected to be a starter

in 2025. Now the Huskies will have

to look for his replacement.

The Huskies have added two defensive

lineman through the portal. Positions

the Huskies needed to find because

of graduations. Anterio Thompson 

who will have two years remaining

in eligibility coming over from.Western

Michigan and Simote Pepa a fifth-year

senior from Utah. We wish them both

high success as Huskies.

Running back Cameron Davis is

transferring to Minnesota. The

Huskies don't have them on the

schedule so meeting up with

Davis would only happen they

each other in the Big Ten

Championship game. 

News came out on Monday that

Cougar quarterback John Mateer

is going to enter the transfer portal.

The Cougars alumni were able to

raise $1million of NIL money to

keep him however word is out

another university has offered 

$2 or $3 million. We will see where

he goes. Mateer could have ended

up as the greatest Cougar qb but

not happening.

On Saturday Gonzaga lost to

Connecticut 77-71. It was a tough

loss competitive game. The second

loss in a row after losing to Kentucky

by a point. The  Zags are now 

ranked #13.

The Zags had three starters who

scored in double figures while

not getting much out of the other 

two. The game took place in

Madison Square Garden in New 

York.

The Zags were led by Khalif Battle

with 21 points. His play in the

first half allowed the Zags to stay

competitive and have a chance.

The Zags shot 37.5 percent behind

the 3 point line they just didn't take

enough of them. Did better than

their opponent though. 

The Zags will be home Wednesday

night to take on Nichols State.

The game is at 6 pm. The Cougs

will be at Washington to take on

the Dawgs in tge basketball

version of the Apple Cup. The

game starts at 8 pm on Wednesday

night so you could watch both 

games. Go teams!

Packers Beat Seahawks Sunday Night

We all knew this would be a hard game

for the Seattle Seahawks to win and 

we expected it might be a tough

game which it turned out to be.

Final Packers 30 Seahawks 13

The Packers winning ended a four

game winning streak by the Seahawks.

The Packers dominated the first

quarter with two touchdowns. The

Seahawks were unable to stop them

in their first two possessions. This

was a question into the game with

the Packers having a good running

game though the Seahawks have

done better to stop it in recent games.

The Seahawks were able to kick a 

field goal early on in the second

quarter.  The Packers though kicked

two field goals themselves in the

second quarter. The last one was 

ending the first half. The score

then was 20-3.

For the Seahawks it was going to

take a change for them to win

however it didn't happen. In fact

just over seven minutes remaining

in the third quarter Geno Smith was hit and went down with a knee injury. At

this point not sure whether Geno

will play against the Minnesota

Vikings next week or not. Have to

stay tunned for updates.

Both teams kick field goals in the third

period with Jason Myers getting one

shortly after Sam Howell came in the

game for Geno.

Zach Charbonnet had a touchdown

in the fourth quarter to make it

somewhat interesting making it

23-13 at the time with 11:16 remaining

in the game. Romeo Doubs caught

an amazing catching diving in the

end zone with 4:59 left in the game.

That pretty much sealed the game

for Green Bay.

The Packers had 369 total yards

compared to Seahawks 208.

Had Geno not been hurt Seattle

may have had a chance though

still difficult.

Geno threw 15 of 19 caught for

149 yards and an interception.

Sam Howell didn't do well with

5 of 14 being caught and an

interception as well. Coming

off the bench cold isn't easy

to do.

Zach Charbonnet who had a

career game against Arizona

last week wasn't close this

time around. He carried the 

ball eight times for 54 yards

and the TD.  Kenny McIntosh

and George Holani who came

in late each had three carriers 

with ten and nine yards each.

This showed the Seahawks 

tried to pass instead of run

the ball. The Packers are good

against the run however this

backfired on the Seahawks.

They should try to run the ball

in the remaining games. They

are more successful doing so.

Next Sunday will be at home 

again this time they play the

Vikings who have already clinched

a playoff spot. We hope this helps 

out tge Seahawks. The best chance

they win the remaining three games

to get in.  Go Hawks!