Usually I want to enjoy watching baseball through October with
some interest in football; however, like a lot of recent years except last year
the Seattle Mariners have done so poorly I start looking at football earlier.
I am more than a casual fan I
just don’t put in one hundred percent into it like those who love football a
lot and stay tuned even during the off season. I know there are those who watch
every pre-season game and don’t miss any of the action. I only watch a portion
of those games; however, when the season starts I do see all the games. If the
Mariners are playing at the same time I will watch them during commercial ads
and then switch back to the Seahawks when action starts again unless it is a
year like last year when the Mariners were in the running to make the playoffs.
In those cases I will watch more of the Mariner game still keeping my eye on
the Seahawks.
Besides the Seahawks I am a UW
Husky fan as well so opening season again Boise State starts on Friday night
Sept. 4. I will watch most of that game switching to the Mariners during
commercial breaks. I know some people may find that odd thing to do. When I was
a kid I usually listen to a football game on the radio and watch a baseball
game on television; this was before the Mariners came into existence. I loved
watching Saturday baseball on television each week. At that time the Husky
games were not on television very often; of course, if they were on television
then I would do the same as I do now switch back and forth during commercial
breaks. I call myself a sports freak not just a baseball or football fan.
This season the Huskies have a
young team on both offense and defense so at this point it is hard to know how
many games they will win over the season. My guess is that they will six games;
most likely I am being optimistic but being a fan you have to be. They likely
will be starting a freshman quarter- back named Jake Browning though Coach Peterson
has not named a quarterback as of yet. We may not know the quarterback starting
until before game time.
The Huskies defense will be
starting a brand new group of guys on the line so it is real hard to know how
they will do. Last year with an experience line it took them at least a couple
games to get a rush on the opposing teams quarterback so I expect it will take
them even longer this year. The
important thing though for the line is to be able to stop the running game so
the defensive backs can use their job when the opposition throws the ball. I
would not be surprised if Boise State will try to run the ball against the
Huskies a lot before throwing the ball. If they are able to run the ball with
success then the passing game will open up as well.
On the offensive side the
Huskies will be starting with Dwayne Washington at running back along with a
couple of backups. The Huskies success against Boise State will depend on the
running game since they also have inexperience as far as their receivers go and
of course the quarterback. In the same way if they are able to run the ball
with success it will allow Browning to be able to feel comfortable to throw the
ball from the pocket. The first game will give us more of an idea what kind of
team the Huskies will be.
Besides the Huskies I am sure
the Pac-12 season will be another exciting season. I believe the Oregon Ducks
have to be favored to win the North again while in the South it will be tougher
competition. USC should be expected to be at the top with the Arizona schools
along with UCLA to try and knock them off. Do not expect a lot out of Colorado
and Utah.
In the NFL the Seahawks have
one remaining pre-season game on Thursday against the Oakland Raiders before
starting the season on the road at St.Louis on Sunday September 13th.
The Seahawks likely will play a lot of players who are on the bubble to make
the season opener roster.
So everyone let football
season begin and let your favorite teams win. Go Seahawks and Huskies!
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