Baseball Season Ends

The 2024 baseball season is now over

with Los Angeles  Dodgers beating the

New York  Yankees  four games to one.

For the second season  in a row the

Seattle  Mariners  missed the playoffs 

by one game in each one. This last

season  was the most disheartening 

since they had a 10 game lead over

the Houston  Astros.  The Astros had

injuries and didn't  have  one of their 

best seasons.  

The Mariners  had the best starting 

rotation  in the majors. The  bullpen

had issues especially  with  having

some injuries.  Matt Brash  missed

the whole season  while Gregory 

Santos pitched in only eight games

most near the end of the season.

The Mariners  acquired  Yimi Garcia

from  the Toronto  Blue Jays  at the

trading deadline. Yimi ended up 

pitching in ten games for the Mariners.

The last game was on August 19. 

Andre Munoz  had a very  good  season 

for the Mariners. Like most closers he

will falter on occasion. When he wasn't 

able to close out a game the Mariners 

didn't  have anyone who could do  the 

job on the most part. They did have

relievers who did a good most of the

time six through the ninth inning.

The largest problem  was the offense

where most of the players had a poor

season and the relievers had to come 

in at times where the score was tied

or they were down or up by a run. The

starting rotation  did a great when

the score was low. 

The Mariners  are hoping to keep the

rotation  intact. Other teams are going

to offer some offensive punch to get

one of the pitchers during the off-season.

Right after the season President  of 

baseball operations  Jerry  Dipoto said

that trading any of the five starters would

be plan Z. He stays at his word means

all five will be around next season.  For

one of them not to be an opposing team

will have to offer quite an offensive player 

to no longer be one of the five.

The Mariners  number one purpose during

the off-season will be to acquire someone 

for the middle of  the  lineup.  This player 

likely  be a third or first baseman.  The

Mariners could  bring g in another second

baseman or a shortstop. We will know 

over the next three or four months. No 

mistakes  can't  happen  to get into  the

playoffs and we hope the World Series.

Over the next few weeks  will be arbitration 

on several  players  and we will expect a

few will be released as well. Free agency 

starts in five days and the Mariners don't 

have many in that regard right now. Jorge

Polanco had surgery  recently which might

be why he had an off year. The team has

a $12 million option on him. Most likely 

they won't  take up the option but we don't 

know that for sure. If Polanco  is  released

the Mariners  will have to find someone 

to fill the second base spot which they

have done so the last several years with

little  success. The Mariners  go within

the organization or sign a free agent or

acquire someone.  Personally  I  would 

like someone who is in the organization 

now. I  will  get back to that later. 

Now we will  see  what moves take place 

in the next few days or weeks. Go M's!

Washington Huskies Men's Basketball

Monday night the Huskies men's

basketball team had an exhibition

game that started out the preseason

though not counted as a win.

The game was against a lower class

school called Western Oregon. The

Huskies won 105-68. The reason to

write this to show who are the starters

and the main players to play for

the Huskies. I am sure one or more played who won't play a lot during

the season or getting into conference

play.

The Huskies began with center Franck

Kepnang the only starter returning

from last year before he was injured 

early on the season. The H 

went with three guards Tyree Ihenacho,

Mekhi Mason, DJ Davis who led the 

game in scoring with 16 points and

forward Great Osobor who came over

from Utah State with head coach 

Danny Sprinkle.

In recent years the Huskies have

had a number of players come over

through the transfer portal like former

head coach Mike Hopkins. Unlike

the former coach Sprinkle will try

to have a team that will be long

lasting though a few transfers will

come over as well. The coach hopes

most of those transfers will be guys

that can be bench players or someone

who replaces a starter who has graduated. We hope the Huskies will

have some players who can play two

or three years without breaking up

the team. Success will be the answer

for that.

Forward Wilhelm Breidenbach who is

another returnee from last year and

fellow forward Tyler Harris were the

first substitutions in the game after

four minutes. This was the time

Western Oregon was still in the game

down 9-7.

Freshman Zoom Diallo was the next

guy in followed by forward Chris King 

another Husky who stayed from last

year though didn't have much playing

time as a freshman. Also guard Jesse

Butler and center KC Ibewkwe.

The Huskies had two players who are 

under scholarship who didn't play. 

Guard Luis Kortright out with a

concussion while practicing and 

forward Chris Conway out with

an injury not specified. Sounds like

Conway maybe out for a while.

Coach Sprinkle said those who started

may not be the ultimate starters he

went with those who done the best in

the two weeks of camp. Those who came off the bench played the minutes

of the second half. Breidenbach started several times especially when

Kepnang became injured and out for

the season. Whether he starts or not 

he will be one of the guys first off the

bench I expect. 

The starting lineup could change

in games depending on matchups

and who is playing well. DJ Davis

seems to be the main guard to get

minutes and Osobar at forward.

Center will come down to who

gets into foul trouble. Kepnang 

showed the last two years before

injuries he was the heart of the team.

We hope he stays healthy this year.

Next Tuesday night will be the

opening game for the Huskies

in preseason with an opener at

home against UC Davis. Go Dawgs!

Preview Los Angeles Rams At Seattle

The Los Angeles Rams started out slowly however have beaten the 

Minnesota Vikings and Las Vegas Raiders in the last two outings.

The Rams are 3-4 while the Seahawks, 

Cardinals and 49ers are 4-4.

The Rams have done well against the

Seahawks in recent years no matter

what their record has been.

Right now the Seahawks don't know 

whether DK Metcalf will be available

against the Rams or not. It would be

good if he is able to play. 

The Seahawks made a move to add

to practice squad well as taking some one off. 

Washington Huskies men's basketball 

had their first preseason game. Let you know how it went and what the starting rotation looks like next time. 

Kraken Win Open Game of Road Trip

The Kraken did a good job knocking

off the Montreal Canadians in the

first of five in current road trip.

Final Kraken 8 Canadians 2

The Kraken scored four goals in

the first period to one by the 

Canadians. They had two goals

in the second and third periods.

Brandon Montour had three goals

and an assist.  Chandler Stephenson

had four assists to lead the Kraken.

Both Montour and Stephenson 

were signed as free agents during

the offseason.

The Kraken play Toronto on Thursday night. The Kraken now  are 5-4-1 on the season. 

Preview USC at Washington

This Saturday afternoon the Trojans

and the Huskies square off at Husky

Stadium. This will be the 88th meeting

between the two teams. For a while

the Trojans dominated the series

when they were one if the top teams

in the country and were winning

multiple conference titles.

Both teams have identical records

at 4-4 with Huskies winning all at

home and losing on the road. The 

only difference is the Trojans lost

all on the road except one early

on the season. The only loss at

home for the Trojans was 33-30

against Penn State. The Huskies

have won 18 in a row at home which

is a good sign.

The Trojans and the Huskies have

split the last ten games. Last year's

match up was big and Huskies won

52-42.  Both teams are going with new

quarterbacks. The Huskies will be

favored however this should be a

close and tough game. The Trojans

will want to spoil the Huskies run

at home. 

The Huskies are tied with Nebraska

and Michigan for tenth place in the

Big Ten with a 2-3 record. The Trojans

are right behind with 2-4 record in the.

conference. Indiana and Oregon

are tied with 5-0 conference records

while being undefeated overall. The

two teams don't play each other in

the regular season so could square 

off in the conference championship 

game.  Indiana does face Ohio State

on November 23. Oregon already beat

Ohio State 32-31 on October 12. Oregon 

faces  Michigan this Saturday.

The Huskies face Oregon to end

the season on the road. Go Dawgs!

Kraken Road Trip

The Seattle Kraken begin five 

game road trip on Tuesday 

evening at Montreal against

the Canadians.

The Kraken began their five

game home stand winning

the first two games. It felt

like a slam dunk in winning

the home stand instead lost

the last three.

Both teams have identical records

of 4-4-1. The Canadians  did well

in their last two games while the

Kraken struggled losing their last three.

The first two games of the losing streak they lost by one goal in each 

one.  The final game against Carolina

they lost 4-1. The Kraken scored

the lonely goal in the third period.

Carolina scored final two goals 

late that period.

Right now the Kraken are struggling

like they have last season where 

having trouble scoring in the third

period however giving up goals.

It is important that Kraken beat

the Canadians who are a young

team. The Kraken follow by

playing Toronto on Halloween.

Go Kraken!

Seahawks Lose Big Time

I am most weren't surprised the

Seahawks lost Sunday afternoon

to the Buffalo Bills however how

badly wasn't on the cards.

Final Bills 31 Seahawks 10

A sloppy game by the Seahawks. 

On a day with rain running the

ball made sense. The Bills had their defense ready where the Seahawks

carried the ball seventeen times.

Ken Walker lll and Zach Charbonnet

each averaged 1.5 yards per carry. 

Walker had 12 yards on nine carries.

Charbonnet had three carries for 

four days. He did have a touchdown.

The Seahawks haven't done well

limited running the ball in all four

losses. They need to do.better

for sure. The offensive live needs 

help.

The Bills who played on the same

field had 164 yards rushing. James 

Cook who could be said the player of

the game rushed 111 yards on 17

carriers and had two touchdowns.

The Seahawks were without DK

Metcalf which didn't help either

were led by Jaxson Smith-Njigba

with six catches for 69 yards.

Unfortunately no touchdowns 

by any receivers.

With the score and Cook's runs

the defense didn't play well either.

Ernest Jones IV who the Seahawks

acquired this week to play middle

linebacker led the Seahawks with

eight tackles. 

What this sad to is three of the four

losses by the Seahawks have been 

on the home field. The Seahawks

have five of the eight games at home

to. Doesn't show a good sign going

ahead. The Seahawks and the Arizona

Cardinals are tied for first place at

4-4. At least this means they still

have a chance at the division title.

The Seahawks next three games 

are against division foes so need

to see better play. The Seahawks 

will be home again next Sunday 

playing the Los Angeles Rams.

We hope for a turn around. Go Hawks!

Cougars Come From Behind

The Washington State Cougars were

favored however they had a difficult

task to do coming from behind on

the road.

The Cougars were favored but if

you have been a fan of theres for

some time they don't always do 

well in the fourth quarter. This year

they have done much better in that

area. 

The Cougars led by a small margin

in the first half then the SDState 

Aztecs had a touchdown in the

third and scored first in the fourth

not making it easy for the Cougars 

leading 26-14. Fortunately the

Cougars still had plenty of time

with much of the game to go.

The Cougars scored a touchdown

pass with 12:08 remaing to come 

within five pounts. With 5:03 Cougars

quarterback John Mateer ran in for

a two yard touchdown and a two point

conversion. The Aztecs couldn't score

again in a tight game and neither the

Cougars so final was WSU 29 SDState 26.

The Cougars are now 7-1 with four

remaining games. They are showing

to be a difficult team to play especially

down the stretch.  John Mateer right

now is coming down to being one of

the top Cougars quarterback to play.

Not only throwing the ball where he

was 19 for 27 for 257 yards and two

touchdowns he once again ran the 

ball leading the Cougars on 21 times

carrying. Although he had only 42 yards

Mateer had two touchdowns rushing.

A find it hard to watch these games 

that start at 7:30 pm and don't end

until late in the night. This makes it

impressive as well playing a game

like this on the road.

Next Saturday the Cougars are 

scheduled to play Utah State at

home. The time hasn't been

scheduled yet so let you know

on the preview of the game. Go Cougs! 

Huskies Lose By Two Touchdowns

The Washington Huskies lost again on the road this time to undefeated Indiana

31-17.

The Huskies didn't have an excuse 

as they had a bye week before this game. Obviously they have done 

poorly on the road although Indiana

I'd s good team. Overall again the

Huskies had more yardage than the

Hoosiers though not much. The 

fact was the Hoosiers had the ball

longer though by three minutes.

Will Roger gave up two interceptions

and the first score with 7:41 minutes

in the first quarter. The second one 

happened in the second quarter which also led to a touchdown. The Hoosiers

scored on a 42 yard pass to Omar 

Cooper Jr.. Three minutes later Giles

Jackson scored on 6 yard run for the

Huskies making it 14-7. The Hoosiers

kicked a field goal with no time left

on the clock to end the half 17-7.

Freshman quarterback Desmond Williams Jr. fan for a 8 yard run

to put the Huskies down by only 

three points. About five minutes

left in the third quarter Justice 

Ellison had a touchdown to put

Indiana up by ten 24-14. The end 

of the third. quarter.

 

The Hoosiers were able to get

another touchdown at 8:55 remain

in the game. The Huskies kicked

a field with 6:06 remaining in the

game. They couldn't do anything

more. 

Jonah Coleman had 19 carries on

the day for 104 yards. Not a bad day 

at 5.5 yards per carry. Unfortunately

he couldn't score. The Huskies 

caught 19 balls on the day too. 

Next week the Huskies will back

back home for a late afternoon

game against the USC Trojans.

Go Dawgs!

Kraken Lose Two

The Seattle  Kraken won the first two

games  in their five game homestand 

however lost the last two.

On Tuesday  they lost to Colorado 

who wasn't  playing  well. As I 

mentioned  on my lat post on 

them that it could be dangerous. 

On Thursday night the Kraken  lost

to Winnipeg who are having a good

season 4-3 in overtime.  This was

the first loss in overtime  for the

Kraken.  Positive  they did gain a

point.

On Saturday  the Kraken  take on

the Carolina Hurricanes in the last

game of the homestand.  Winning

out put a positive  stamp on it.

The Kraken will go onto a five game

road trip so makes this one really 

important.  Go Kraken!

Preview Buffalo Bills visit Seattle

The Buffalo Bills come to play the

Seattle Seahawks Sunday afternoon.

The Bills are 5-2 while Seahawks

are 4-3.

The Seahawks may have played

their best game last week against

the Falcons in Atlanta.

The Bills are the only team  the

AFC East to have a winning record.

They could run away with the division.

The Bills will be without a couple linebackers, safety, and wide receiver

who are not on injured. 

The Seahawks might be without receiver DK Metcalf who  will be a big blow. His

injury isn't as bad as first thought.

The likelihood Jake Bobo will start

in his spot if it happens. Also Laviska

Shenault Jr. who has done well on

kickoffs and Dareke Young will see

some action too. 

Two offensive lineman are back in

practice this week for the Seahawks. 

Abe Lucas who has been the right

tackle starting until being hurt and

George Fant signed during the offseason

to add depth to the line.  Lucas likely

won't play. Last Sunday rookie Michael

Jerrell started for the first time at

right tackle. He did a fine job so he

could start again. Lucas when healthy 

could move to guard to keep from

being banged up.  The Seahawks

have had trouble on the line for years

so change could happen.

News came out that the Seahawks

made a trade on Wednesday acquiring

linebacker Ernest Jones IV from the

Tennessee Titans for linebacker Jerome

Baker and a fourth round pick in next 

year's draft. Baker has started five 

games for the Seahawks however he

was injured much of training. Both 

players are going to become free

agents during the upcoming offseason.

Jones was unable to come to an

agreement with the Titans on a new

deal. Jones was a third round pick

by the LA Rams in 2021 before being

traded to the Titans in August. The

Titans received a 2026 sixth round 

pick with Jones while Rams received

a fifth round pick in 2026. The Seahawks

feel it will be an upgrade at the linebacker slot and hope to sign Jones

to an extension. 

The Seahawks are 8-6 in the series

against the Bills. The teams have

split the last four times playing.

The last outing Buffalo won at home

on November 8, 2020 44-34. The

Seahawks won the time before at

home 31-25 on November 7, 2016.

The Bills are favored by three and

a half points. So this could be a

close one. Go Hawks!

 

Preview Washington State at San Diego State

The WSU Cougars are 6-1 heading into

San Diego State to take on the Aztecs.

The Cougars have five games remaining

and are capable of win ing them all.

The Aztec are 3-3 winning two straight

each by a field goal. Last game they

beat Wyoming 27-24. They are led by 

quarterback Danny O'Neil who completed 16 of 27 passes.  He 

had one touchdown and an interception.

Marquez Cooper ran the ball 25 times for 87 yards and a touchdown. Receiving 

they were led by Jordan Napier with

 four catches going for 91 yards and a touchdown. The Aztecs even out running

and passing the ball.l

The Cougars are a two touchdown favorite so we could see the Aztecs 

running the ball first and passing

more if they get behind by a large margin.

The two teams have played each 

other twice. The last time the Aztecs won 42-24 on September 17 2011. 

The Cougars are a big favorite 

however playing on the road this 

could mean an upset though the Cougars have done  well on the 

road except their one loss at 

Boise State. Go Cougs!

Preview: Washington at Indiana

The Huskies are 2-2 in the Big 12 

while Indiana the 13th ranked team

in the nation. Both losses were on

the road. The Hoosiers are 4-0 in 

Big Ten and 7-0 altogether. They

have scored over 40 points in each

game. The Huskies defense will

need stand on hold and the offense 

will need to do their best.

We know former Huskies quarterback

Michael Penix Jr. was at Indiana before

coming to Washington. He was injured

most of his time at Indiana. 

This the first time the Hoosiers have 

been 6-0 in the history of the school

and have scored this many points.

They haven't been known as a football

school with an overall record of 489-690

and has 38 ties. The last time they won

the Big Ten was in 1967. They have

winning record three times since 2005

before this season.

The Huskies and the Hoosiers have

only faced each other three times

with Indiana havina a record of 2-1.

Not a large sample size. The Huskies 

won their last time in Seattle September 

6, 2003  38-13. 

The Hoosiers are favored in this game

by seven points. Indiana will be without

starting quarterback Kurtis Rourke with

a thumb injury. Backup qb Tayven Jackson will be taking his spot.

For the Huskies to win they will

need running back Jonah Coleman

to have a good game. Keep Indiana

offense off the field as much as

possible and execute. Go Dawgs!

Seahawks Win Sunday

The Seahawks offense and the defense

to some degree let the team end their

three game losing streak over Atlanta

34-14.

A good sign for the Seahawks. I am sure 

they can  do better but ending a losing

streak on the road is a good sign.

The Seahawks had 29 passes thrown

while running 26 times which is a good 

sign. Although I would have liked 29 

carries and 26 passes I will take this

especially winning. Having the numbers

around fifty percent on both is good.

Seahawks have a good group of receivers so they all need some catches

each. 

DK Metcalf just missed out on another 

100 yard catching day at 99 and had

a touchdown. He caught four passes 

as well as fellow receiver Tyler Lockett.

Tight end Noah Fant had four as well.

Running back Ken Walker lll had a

touchdown on the ground as well as

through the air. The Seahawks doing

a good job getting Walker the ball in

all sorts of ways.

Receiver Jaxson Smith-Njigba caught

three passes and threw one as well. This might not be the last time we see him

throw the ball.

DK Metcalf had an injury in the 4th

quarter where he had to leave the

game. We hope that he doesn't miss

next week's game at home against

the Buffalo Bills which should be a

good game. Now the Seahawks are back in first place and they could  be back 

ahead the 49ers are losing to the KC

Chiefs.  Go Hawks!

Kraken Win In Overtime

The Seattle Kraken beat the Calgary

Flames Saturday Night 2-1 to do so.

The Flames scored in the first period

and the Kraken scored in the second 

period during a power play. 

Jordan Eberle scored the with winning

goal in overtime. Eberle named captain

recently has five goals in six games. A

good way to get the season going.

The Flames hadn't lost their first four

games so this shows how the Kraken

did. Kraken's goalie Joey Daccord had

21 saves some being near misses.

Have to need some luck in a game

like this. 

This was an important win as both 

teams are in the Pacific division.

Calgary leads the division while

the Kraken are in second place.

Kraken take on Colorado Avalanche

on Tuesday night in the third of the

five game home stand. The Avalanche

are 1-4 so the Kraken will be favored

however have to be worried about a

team that is 1-4 since they have nothing

to lose other than another game. 😊

The Avalanche have a game Sunday

at San Jose Sharks. It should be an

interesting game since they haven't

won a game yet. This could bring the

Avalanche on a high coming to Seattle

or a low depending how the game goes.

We continue to wish the Kraken success

especially this early in the season.

Go Kraken!

Cougars Make It Six

Washington State Saturday afternoon won their sixth game of the season

beating Hawaii 42-10.

Hawaii scored first with a field goal.

Probably one of their most impressive

drives until the Cougars defense was 

able to stop them. 

The Cougars were able to score 21

unanswered points in the first half.

The last two were on turnovers.

Hawaii was able to score a touchdown

in the third quarter however the

Cougars were able to score 21 more

unanswered points. Again Hawaii 

had a turnover leading to another 

Cougars touchdown.

The Cougars would have still won

anyway but their defense helped

for sure. John Mateer the Cougars

starting quarterback certainly helped

his team. He completed 23 of 27 

passes for 295 yards and three TD's.

We can question Hawaii's defense

however Mateer's completion rate

is still pretty good. He was second

on the team rushing the ball eight

times for 34 yards and two touchdowns.

Have to ssy the way he is playing 

he will come down to being one of

the Cougars best quarterbacks of

all time.  Mateer may help to put

the Pac-12 back on the map if they 

keep the name of the conference.

Kris Huston  led the Cougars in

catches with one being a touchdown.

It actually looked more like a handoff.

What made the Cougars defense good

besides three turnovers Hawaii didn't

have one third down made. They were

zero for eight.

The Cougars being 6-1 with their

only loss to Boise State will go to

a bowl game and which one will

depend on how they do in their

final five games. Looking at their

schedule they could win all five.

They do play Oregon State in the

next last game of the regular season.

They finish out against Wyoming.

The Beavers are 4-2 on the season.

Not bad at all under a new head

coach and many players who transferred. Teams like Boise State 

and Utah State will make the Pac-12

seem viable. At this point they have to

add another school that can have

football team. 

Next week the Cougars will play

San Diego State on the road Saturday

night. We will preview the game 

during next week. Go Cougs! 

Seahawks Running Game

The Seahawks running game hasn't

been what it should be as far as attempts go on the season. A major 

reason they are 3-3. 

Kenny Walker lll had 103 yards in the

opening game on 20 attempts against

Denver and had one touchdown. Walker

missed the next two games which they

won as well however the Seahawks went

away from the running game. 

On average the Seahawks are running

the ball just under 21 times a game. They really should be between 25 and

30 a game to have success. They have

run on first down more often then the

opposing team. 

In game two against the Patriots Geno 

Smith threw the ball 44 times compared

to 25  times against Denver. Without

Walker they ran 19 times with Geno

carrying the ball five times. The best

marker should be about 30 passes

and 30 carries depending on who

they are playing. 

The win against the Dolphins they ran

23 times compared to 34 times. Expecting to be more of a running team

and beating the Dolphins 24 to 3 you

think they run the ball more.

On Monday night football against the

Detroit Lions who beat them 42-29.

Geno Smith passed the ball 56 times

while they ran 19 times. They actually

had more yardage passing and running

the ball than the Lions. Understand they

had to pass in the 4th quarter being 

behind.

The terrible loss at home against the

NY Giants the running game was bad

The Seahawks had only eleven running

attempts. Walker had more catches

with seven compared to five running

plays. Smith threw the ball 40 times

though lost by nine though they had

a chance to win despite playing poorly.

Last Thursday night the Seahawks

lost their third game in a row this

time to the 49ers 36-24. The Seahawks

were down by six heading into the

fourth quarter so they had a chance.

They began the game running the

ball however had only three points

in the first half.  Though they wanted

to run more they had 20 carries which

Walker had 14 however the 49ers were

able to allow him only 32 yards although

he had a touchdown. Geno on the

other hand threw the ball 52. 

Geno is a good qb on his best days

and not among the best even if his

stats look good passing. Against 

the Falcons the Seahawks have to

get back to establishing the run.

I expect the offensive line has some

problem to the running game.

We will look at Geno and the passing game next week after Atlanta on

Sunday. Of course the defense has 

criticism as well. We get on that

too. In a couple weeks. Go Hawks!

Kraken Five Game Homestand

On Tuesday the Kraken beat

Nashville on the road 7-3. They

had seven different players 

score goals. With the Kraken

having different players scoring

is going to be more common.

Not that they would score seven

goals which would be nice they

have more games where the team

will have more than one player

scoring goals.

The Kraken are home now with a

re ord of 2-2 after taking two out

of the three on the road. Thursday

night the Kraken begin the homestand

against tgr Philadelphia Flyers. Always

be a tough one. The next road trip

will be five games as well. They begin

it against the Montreal Canadians.

Go Kraken!

Slow Period With Mariners

With the league championship series

going on there is not much other news

happening including the Mariners.

Jerry Dipoto said that trading any

of their starting five pitchers would 

be plan Z. This would be the last 

thing they will do. We will see.

Depending what they get in return

I could see them trading Emerson

Hancock to another team. Being

a multiplayer trade would be the 

most likely outcome.

Trades could be talked about now

however nothing will take place 

until the World Series is over. I am

sure they are mulling over free agents

who are available after the WS.

In football the Washington Huskies

have a bye this week and then play

at Indiana. Another road game we 

hope they can win. Indiana though

is undefeated right now. The game

will be at the same time as the Iowa.

So the first thing you might see in

the morning besides breakfast.

Next week we will have preview of

the game. This weekend we will

see how the Seahawks and the 

Cougars do. 

I hope you enjoy this site about the

local teams in Washington. Let your

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Preview Hawaii at Washington State

On Saturday the WSU Cougars had 

another close call. They do have 5-1

record. Have the had some luck.

They could have had three more 

losses or at least two. 

The Cougars now take on Hawaii

in an early afternoon game at home.

Hawaii is 2-4 on the season and

are winless on the road in two games.

The Cougars are favored by 19.5 points.

The two teams have played five times

with Hawaii winning three.

Hawaii lost to Boise State at home 

last Saturday 28-7.  Both teams lost

to Boise State however the Cougars

have shown the better of the two

teams.

Hawaii is averaging 21 points while

giving up 20.3 per game. Not a

comparison since they beat their 

two opponents by a large margin

while losing a good margin in several

games as well.

Hawaii pass the ball more frequently than running. They  are averaging 266 yards passing while their opponent averaging 193.5 yards  a game. Hawaii is averaging 80.5yards rushing while opponent is at

139.3. 

The Cougars on the ground they are at

185 yards a game. Their opponent is averaging 166.5 a game. Most likely they won't give up as many yards on the ground in this one.  In the air the Cougars are 

averaging 277 yards a game while giving

up 280 a game. 

The Cougars have only two fumbles on

the season and six interceptions. Hawaii

may pass more in this one especially if

they are behind.  Cougars should still

still score at a high level however this

is why they play the game.

Seattle Kraken and Seahawks

The Kraken opened the season last

Tuesday losing to the St. Louis

Blues at home in NHL season opener

3-2. It was odd since the Blues scored

all three goals in the second period

after the Kraken had scored two.

Saturday the Kraken had their first

road game in Minnesota. The Wild 

scored a goal in the first and second

periods. It was tied as the Kraken 

scored two goals. Both teams had

two goals in the third period ending

in a tie. Last season the Kraken had

a hard time scoring in the third period.

The Kraken won by getting a goal in

overtime. 

On Sunday the Kraken were shutout 

by the Dallas Stars on the road 2-0.

The Kraken have their third remaining

game on this road trip before coming

home to face the Philadelphia Flyers.

In football the Seahawks made a trade

with the Jacksonville Jaguars acquiring

defensive lineman Roy Robertson-Harris.

The Jacguars will receive a late round 

draft pick from the Seahawks in 2026.

I expect which round will depend how he and the Seahawks do. The Seahawks

have had injuries to their defensive line

and so the resson for the trade. The

Seahawks will be facing the Falcons

in Atlanta on Sunday.

Cougars Win On the Road

The game for the WSU Cougars was 

a close one heading into the 4th

quarter. The Cougars were leading 

16-14. Fresno State Bulldogs were 

able to make a drive however they

had to settle for a field goal putting

them up by one.

They were able to stop the Cougars

on their next position. They started

driving like they will score a touchdown

or at least a field goal. The Bulldogs 

Mikey Keene made a big mistake

throwing directly to Cougars Cornerback

Ethan O'Connor who returned it for

a touchdown. The Cougars were able 

to make the two point conversion to

make the score 25-17. 

The Bulldogs had no timeouts and under two minutes remain. Some mistakes on

their part including the kick returning

falling down on the kick return. They

were able to get into place to tie the

score however had  the final play

that went incomplete and the Cougars

won. 

The Cougars come home to play Hawaii

next Saturday at 12:30 pm. The Cougars

are now 5-1. One more win the Cougars

should qualify for a bowl game. Not

being in a conference it is hard to know

what bowl game they will.be asked to

play in. They have six games left to play

so they are at the half point line on the

season. Go Cougs!

Huskies Lose On the Road Again

The Huskies are unseated at home 

however having trouble doing the

same on the road.

Final Iowa 40 Washington 16

Iowa is not normally a high scoring

team although this the fourth game

they have won scored at least 30 points.

The Huskies again have more yardage

than the opposing team they lost too.

Coach Jedd Fisch said after the game

not only did they played badly it was

weird game.  The Huskies have a bye

week before facing Indiana and again

this game will be on the road. The

Huskies need to find a way and turn

things around. 

Kaleb Johnson had a touchdown run

to put the Hawkeyes up 7-0   in the

first quarter. Denzel Boston caught a

pass for a touchdown in second quarter

to tie then Hawkeyes  had a field goal then

Johnson had his second touchdown on

the day and another field goal at the end

of the first half right after the Huskies had

one.

Half time score Iowa 20 Washington 10.

Hawkeyes had a field goal in the third

quarter as the only score of the period.

4th quarter Iowa  had two touchdowns 

and a field goal. The Huskies had a touchdown with the second unit to end

the scoring with a long drive. Rashid Williams had his first career touchdown

from Desmond Williams Jr. who completed

12 of 16 for 71 yards.

Interception, fumble and special teams

was the Huskies trouble. In two weeks

the Huskies will be on the road at Indiana.

We see whether they can turn things

around on the road. Go Dawgs!

Gonzaga Men's Basketball Preview

I am sure most have heard Gonzaga

is going to the Pac-12 as it is still

being called  in 2026. The Zags will 

be the only non-football school in

the conference at least right now.

The conference right now has eight

schools listed who will make it

coming up. They have to add at least

one more university who plays football.

Gonzaga begins their non-league schedule

on November 4 against Baylor. They

play six non-league games for the WCC

begins on December 30 at Pepperdine.

This schedule will be tough so we will

see how good they are. Besides Baylor

they are followed by Arizona  State,

West Virginia, Kentucky, Connecticut

and UCLA. 

The Zags won't look tgecssme as far

as high profile players they do bring

back most of the roster from last season.

At point guard will be Ryan Nembhard

who set a Gonazaga record in assists

last year averaging 6.9 per game while

scoring 12.6 points a game. Again be 

important to have the ball in his hands

again.

Shooting guard will be Nolan Hickman

who averaged 14 points a game and

shot 41.3% behind the 3pt. line. At small

forward will be Michael Ajayi who averaged

17.2 points a game and shot 47% behind

the 3pt. line in limited attempts. May see

him take more shots behind the arc this

season.  Ajayi average 9.9 rebounds

last year placing him se Ind in the WCC.

Ben Gregg is expected to be the starting 

power forward after taking over the role

during last season. Graham Ike returns

at center where he averaged 16.5 points

a game along with 7.4 rebounds. The

previous two years Ike played at Wyoming.

The bench will be made up of five guys

mainly depending on the rotation. Often

teams will go with eight do the last two

might not get as many minutes. Braden

Huff at forward averaged 13.5 minutes a

game as a true freshman last year scoring

9.3 points a game. Coming in his second

season he most likely will have a bigger

role.

Another one coming into his sophomore

season will be small forward Dusty 

Stromer. He averaged pretty good 

playing time last year at 23.5 minutes a

game. Stromer averaged 4.8 points

a game however we should see that

go up this season. Another key bench

player is Khalif Battle a point guard 

well as shooter. Depending on the

situation he might be the first off the

bench and could start as well. Battle

is an experience player as Gonzaga

will be the fourth school he plays for.

Last season his only at Arkansas he

averaged 14.8 points a game. Battle

starts or comes off the bench he is

a solid newcomer to the Zags.

 

Emmanuel Innocenti  is expected to

be the ninth player in the rotation. 

A transfer from Tarleton State where 

he played one year as a true freshman 

and started 33 games. Tarleton State

is in the WAC and Innocenti averaged 

6.6 points and 6.4 rebounds a game.

Steele Venters guard/forward missed

most of last year with an ACL injury.

The Zags were hoping to have him 

this season however he tore his left

Achilles tendon so will miss another

season. The Zags have five other

reserves so we will find out if one

of them will be part of the rotation

or not. Go Zags!

Seahawks Lost Thursday Night

The Seahawks had a slow start to 

another game. They did try to

establish the run with Ken Walker 3.

They had the ball at kickoff however

couldn't go anywhere.

Final 49ers 36 Seahawks 24

The Seahawks weren't able to

score in the first half having no

points. They allowed the 49ersar

only a field goal in the first quarter.

The second quarter Samuel caught

and ran for a 76 yard touchdown.

Big plays and turnover cost the

Seahawks. The Seahawks were able

to hold the 49ers to two field goal

though they did a good job running

the ball. The Seahawks were able

to get a field goal before the half ended

SF 16 Sea 3 at half time

The 49ers scored a touchdown first by

George Kittle in the third quarter however

the Seahawks had a kickoff return to

make it SF 23 Sea 10

Ken Walker had a touchdown just over 

five and a half minutes remaining in

third quarter to have San Francisco

up by six points.

In the fourth quarter at 7:46 remaining

Geno Smith had a pass intercepted. It turned out to be another George Kittle

touchdown. Tyler Lockett had a catch

for a touchdown to give the Seahawks

a chance. The 49ers had a long run that

setup a six yard touchdown that ends

up burning the Seahawks.

The win allowed the 49ers to tie the

Seahawks for the lead in the division.

Had the Seahawks won it would have

made the 49ers 0-3 in the division

since they had lost to the Rams and

Cardinals. The Seahawks go and play

the Falcons in Atlanta Sunday October

20 while 49ers are home against the

Kansas City Chiefs. 

Preview: WSU Cougars At Fresno State

The Cougars play at Fresno State this

Saturday Night. The key is for their

offense continue what they are doing

on the season.

They had a bye last week after being

beat by Boise State 45-24 for the first

loss of the season the week before.

A key to win is to play how they have

offensively on the season. Another

key would be defensively how they 

did in week two against Texas Tech 

and week three against the Washington

Huskies. Those were the best defensive

games of the season.

Fresno State had a bye last week as

well so no advantage on that front

for either team. They also lost that

week as well to UNLV 59-14.  The

three prior games they averaged over

40 points a game. So we could see 

a high scoring affair as well. This

could give FSU the advantage being

at home.

This game will be the second road

game on the season for the Cougars

 and the second in a row so can't really 

say if this is an advantage for FSU

or not. This to is why they play the 

games.

The last outing between them was

in the Jimmy Kimmel LA Bowl

where Fresno State won 29-6 in

2022.  We hope for a better result.

Fresno State much like the Cougars

are more of a passing team than

running although either one could

have some success on the ground.

Mike Keene is the FSU quarterback.

In his second season after transferring

from Central Florida. When they do

run the ball senior Malik Sherrod is the

guy. He has sixty carries on the season

averaging 3.7 yards a carry and has

four touchdowns.

Who will win may come down to the

team with the least mistakes and

penalties. Go Cougs!

Preview: Washington At Iowa

Washington Huskies travel to Iowa

to take on the Hawkeyes. The Huskies

and the Hawkeyes haven't played since

1995 so not much baring on this game.

The Hawkeyes are 3-2 on the season

while the Huskies are 4-2. Last Saturday

Iowa lost to number 2 Ohio State 35-7

while the Huskies won 27-17 over #10

Michigan. How both teams react after

last week may decide who wins.

Like Michigan the Hawkeyes are a running

team so once again the Huskies will have

to look at stopping the run. Offensively 

the Huskies should try score earlier to

force Iowa to throw the ball. Kaleb Johnson

is the Hawkeyes leading rusher. 

Iowa is a 2.5 favorite in the game. The

Huskies have to show they can win

on the road. Having a lot of new players

is likely part of playing better on the 

road. Go Dawgs! 

 

Kraken Lose Opener

The Seattle Kraken opened the season

at home Tuesday afternoon against the St.Louis. The first game played in the NHL

season. 

The Kraken did well on defense except

two minutes in the second period when

they gave up three goals. I am sure we

don't see that happen often. It would

be amazing if it happens again the

rest of the season.

The Krsken scored two goals in the

second period after both teams went

scoreless in the first period. The

Kraken couldn't tie and both teams

went scoreless in the third period too.

Vince Dunn had the Kraken's first

goal of the season. The Kraken

had trouble scoring a lot in the

third period last season. We hope

this isn't something we see a lot

this year too. 

The Kraken go on the road for their

next three games. The next one is

Saturday in Minnesota. We hope

to see better and a victory. Go team.

Preview: SF 49ers at Seahawks

This week the 49ers and the Seahawks

are playing on  Thursday night football.

This will be the Seahawks third game

in ten days. I am sure they will enjoy 

the break after. 

The Seahawks lead the series 30-22.

The Seahawks dominated during 

Russell Wilson time as quarterback

with 17-4 record. Since then the 49ers

have gotten better they have won the

last five games against each other.

The Seahawks got off to a good start

this season winning their first three

games.  Injuries to the defensive line

hasn't helped in the losses to the Lions

on Monday night football and this last

Sunday against the NY Giants.

The Seahawks haven't run the ball a

lot in the two losses especially against

the Giants where they did it eleven times.

Ken Walker 3 after missing games 2 and

3 returned in the two losses however

didn't carry the ball a lot especially against

the Giants. He had only five carries.

Geno Smith is out throwing the ball a

lot whether by design or not. For the

Seahawks to win they have to get back

to running the ball and the passing will

be more effective and Geno won't have

to run for his life so much. Both losses

DK Metcalf fumbled after catching the

ball and the Seahawks went into a fall.

This Thursday be important he doesn't

fumble by trying to get more yardage.

The 49ers  began the season beating

the NY Jets 32-19. Things looked good

however they lost the next two on the

road at Minnesota and the LA Rams.

Both losses were less than by a TD.

They came home to beat NE Patriots

30-13. On Sunday they lost to the

Arizona Cardinals by a point 24-23.

The 49ers losing both road games 

will want to change things coming

to Seattle their top rival in the NFC

West. The Seahawks hope to be

more healthy on the defensive line.

I am sure Coach Macdonald will 

look at making some changed on

the defense as well as OC Ryan

Gruff on the offense.

This game could go where it could

be a blow out and I expect by the

49ers winning or a close game with

either team being victorious. We hope

the Seahawks back on the winning

track. The Seahawks will have ten 

days off before playing the Falcons

in Atlanta. We hope not licking their

wounds. Go Hawks!

The Mariners Starting Pitching

We all know the playoffs show some

good pitching especially from the

starters.  In the playoffs generally

the teams go with three and the

other two either go into the bullpen

or left off the roster though it can 

change each round. The World Series

may go with four depending how

the series goes. The Mariners rotation

is such any of the five could be among

the three or four. We hope adding more

hitters or the philosophy of hitting in

September will be success in 2025.

We will look at that during this offseason.

Jerry Dipoto the President of Baseball

Operations said after the season was 

over trading one of the starting five

would be plan Z. I am sure most of us

hope so though another team could

out a trade package the Mariners may

find hard to pass up. I vsee that only

bringing back a veteran hitter that has

a few good years ahead of him.

The starting pitcher on the 40 man

roster to trade outside the five who

started most of the games to trade

would trade be Emerson Hancock.

To put together a good package to

bring in a good hitter in return the

Mariners would have to add a few 

other players too. I don't see or hope

none of the top ten prospects would 

be traded. Only Tyler Locklear has

any major league experience. They 

could add him with Hancock to

snag someone  though maybe a 

couple more. Dominic Canzone 

showed power from the left side.

The trouble is he didn't hit lefties

very well. Other teams would have

to look at his potential. 

The Mariners do have some pitching

prospects between eleven and twenty

they could add in a trade too. At the

end of the top ten who moved up in

the Mariners prospects was Logan 

Evans. He pitched at double A Arkansas

Where he went 9-5 with s 3.20 era. 

The Mariners tried him out in the

bullpen however they felt he was better

as a starter. The Mariners could put

him in a trade too. In eleven through

20 prospects the Mariners have 8

pitchers. They could add any of them

to a trade as well. 

The Mariners first two draft picks are

in the top ten at seven and eight. The

Mariners won't trade either of those 

two. We will have to see whether the

Mariners pick up a third baseman. 

Next time up on the Mariners we will

look at the position players. Go M's.

Huskies In NFL part two

Ralen Goforth played most of his

college career at USC however

came to the Huskies to finish

on championship team. He is

on the Green Bay Packers as a

linebacker however went on the 

injured list for his ankle.

Myles Bryant played four years 

at Washington for 50 games as

a defensive back. He signed as

an undrafted college free agent

after his last game in 2019. He 

had trouble getting on the field

his first year however played 

sparingly for the New England

Patriots for four years. Now he

is the backup nickle back for

the Houston Texans. He has

played in three games this year

for the Texans.

Josiah Bronson defensive tackle 

has played in eight games in the

NFL however hasn't been in a game

since 2022. He currently on the

practice squad with the Indianapolis

Colts.

Trent McDuffie who had a good career 

at Washington left after his third season

was drafted in the first round by the

Kansas City Chiefs as a starting corner

back. He has started every game he

has played in. Has 15 tackles on the 

season. Keith Taylor another corner

is on the practice squad.

Will Dissly who played six years for the

Seattle Seahawks signed with the San

Diego Chargers during the offseason.

On the season he has nine catches for

85 yards however no touchdowns yet.

Myles Gaskin one of the Huskies great 

running backs is now a member of the

Minnesota Vikings after four years with

Miami. He has played in all five games

however sparingly as the third running

back. Bryon Murphy Jr  is the Vikings 

right cornerback. We can't confuse with

the Seahawks number one pick. Second

year with Vikings after being with the

Arizona Cardinals. Byron has 27 tackles 

and one interception.

Ja'Lynn Polk who had a good season for the Huskies in 2023 and drafted by the

New England Patriots in the second 

round is one of their starting. receivers.

Polk has eight catches for 61 yards

and a touchdown in game two in a

loss to the Seahawks. We wish him 

the best. Jack Westover who was

in Seahawks in training camp is now

a member of the Patriots practice squad.

John Ross who has had injuries in his

NFL career is on the Eagles practice 

squad.

Troy Fautanu a number one pick this year

by the Pittsburgh Steelers is out for the

season with an injury to a kneecap recently.

He could return if the Steelers make the

playoffs. 

Dominique Hampton third string outside

linebacker was drafted in the fifth round

by the Washington Commanders. He

hasn't seen any action yet.

Last but not least is the members of

Tampa Bay who have six former Huskies

all active and four are starters so they

 know to pick them. The longest member 

is Vita Vea who was drafted by TB in

2018 in the first round at nose tackle

and a mainstay. Vea job is to plug the

holes has eight tackles and two qb sacks.

Joe Tryon-Shoyinka edge rusher and number one pick in 2021 has nine tackles

and one sack on the season so far. Cade

Otton a fourth round pick in 2022 is

the TB number one tight end. Cade has

has 17 catches for 148 yards and has

no touchdowns yet after having four last

season. Jalen McMillan drafted this

year in the third round after missing more

than half of the Huskies games last season

at wide receiver. Jalen has three catches

including a 32 yard touchdown in the

opening game of the season against the

Commanders. He is out right now with

hamstring. Wish him back soon as the

Bucs have three other receivers out too.

Greg Gaines who began his career with

the Rams drafted 4th round in 2019 is

the backup to Vea. He is in his second

season at TB. Gaines hss five tackles

on the season.  Drlvin Culp 4th tight

end a starter with the Huskies last season

and drafted in the seventh round. So

far he hasn't caught a pass.

There goes the Huskies in the NFL.

Bring more news on the guys playing

coming up in November if not before.

Seahawks Second Loss

The Seahawks usually play well at

home however Sunday afternoon

wasn't one of those days.

Final NY Giants 29  Seahawks 20

The Seahawks scored first with 

a fumble return in the first quarter.

You would have thought that put

the Seahawks in a good spot to win

the game. Giants scored a touchdown

through the air in the second quarter

to tie and had a field goal to go

ahead. The Seahawks tied again

with their own field  to end first half.

The second half was the Giants though

Seahawks had their chances  they 

could have tied and maybe win the

game although they didn't really deserve

it.

The Seahawks defense couldn't stop

the Giants and the offensive line did

awful not giving Geno Smith a good

time to throw.  The Giants had a touch

down pass in the third quarter and 

the Seahawks had field goal and the

Giants matched it to make it 20-13.

The Giants in the fourth quarter had

field goal and  Geno Smith threw a

touchdown pass with 3:44 left in the

game to give hope. Around the one

minute mark left the Seahawks kicked

to tie the score however the Giants 

blocked it and ran back for a touchdown.

The two point conversion wasn't good.

The Seahawks wasn't good at the run

on the day either. They had only eleven

carries and Ken Walker had five for

19 yards. Geno led in yardage with 72

on four carries. The Seahawks won't

win many games with that many carries.

Geno threw 40 times with 28 completions

for 284 yards.

The Seahawks play the 49ers on Thursday

and they will have a fight since they lost

to Arizona  24-23.  The Seahawks will

have to get better. The Seahawks still

lead the division however could change

after Thursday without a win. Go Hawks!

Huskies Extend Home Streak

The Washington Huskies beat Michigan

27-17 to extend home winning streak to

18 games.

The Huskies scored two touchdowns

first in the first half. Michigan came 

back to take the lead 17-14. The Huskies

tied with a field goal. It was rough since 

the Huskies missed a field goal and

the Wolverines blocked one.

In the 4th quarter Michigan had a couple

turnovers to help setup a touchdown

and then less than two minutes they 

kicked a field goal. 

The Huskies didn't have the penalties 

they have had in the two losses they

had. Michigan had a pass interference

to setup the field goal. The Huskies 

showed they can play in the Big Ten.

The Huskies beat the Wolverines in

the passing game and Wolverines did

better in the running game but not

as much as they were hoping for.

The Huskies play at Iowa next Saturday. It starts at 9 am Washington time.

We will have a preview of the GAM this next  week. Go Dawgs!

Washington Huskies In The NFL

After going to the National championship game the Huskies have more players in

the NFL.  They currently have 29 active

along with those who are on injured list and practice squad. Here we will mention those who are on injured list and practice who

have familiar names. Go with those on active for the most part. Break this in two part. We will end with the Tampa Bay Bucs

since they have the most players.

Baker is in his 8th season with the Cardinals and nSunday October 6 will be his 100th game for them. He has been a six years a Pro Bowler however talks the Cardinals may trade him. The reason is get more players and younger as well. 

Arizona Cardinals have two players. Andre 

Baccellia wide receiver on the PS. Buddha

Baker continues to play well at safety. 

The Atlanta Falcons have four players.

Most familiar is Michael Penix Jr. quarterback from last season's national 

championship game. Right now he

is the backup quarterback which was 

a surprise the Falcons drafted him so

high. Edge rusher Bralen Trice was 

drafted as well. He was injured during

training camp so may not.see him either.

Kevin King who spent five years with

GB Packers is now a member of the Falcons where he is backup at right cornerback. Right tackle Kaleb McGary 

has been a mainstay for the Falcons since

being drafted in the first round in 2019. 

He helps the running game.

Roger Rosengarten is the only member

of the Baltimore Ravens. Drafted this

year in the second round he is the backup

right tackle. He did make a start in his

fourth game as Patrick Mekari was moved to left guard because of an injury. Roger

made a good impression on his head

coach. May see more of him.

Taylor Rapp who was drafted and played

four years for the LA Rams is now in his

second year for the Buffalo Bills. He is

now starting at strong safety after only 

starting four games last year. Linebacker

a rookie Edefuan Ulofoshio drafted fifth 

round made the roster though still looking

for playing time. We hope he gets some some soon.

Carolina Panthers have Shaq Thompson

who is known around the team. Right now

he is on injured list. Safety Alex Cook

and running back Dillon Johnson are

on the practice squad.

Chicago Bears have three former Huskies

Rome Odunze drafted number nine as

the teams second first round pick along

with Kyler Gordon at nickel back and

Coleman Shelton at center. All three are

starting. Odunze so far as a rookie has

ten catches for 166 yards and one touchdown. Looks like he will have a

good career.

The Cincinnati Bengals have three Huskies.

Jake Browning got his chance last year

to quarterback as injuries happen. He started seven games. He currently a

backup and we hope he gets his chance. 

Jaxson Kirkland who had a good career

at Washington is backup at left guard.

He was signed as a college free agent. 

Spent his first year on the practice squad.

Drew Sample tight end is known for his 

blocking has four catches so far this year.

Nick Harris who was in camp with the

Seahawks was traded back to the Cleveland Browns is backup center.

He could play guard as well.

Salvon Ahmed who began his career

with the Miami Dolphins is now on

the practice squad of the Denver

Broncos. Luke Wattenberg offensive

lineman drafted in the fifth round

in 2022. He played only seven games

his rookie season. His patience worked

out as he played in 16 games in 2023

though he didn't start any and now the 

starting center. 

Levi Onwuzurike had to wait patiently

to be a starter with the Detroit Lions.

He got into 16 games in 2021 however

not as a starter.In 2022 he missed the

whole season for injured back. Last

year he played in ten games and now

he is a starter. Against the Seahawks 

on Monday night football he had three

tackles and a hit on Geno Smith.

This part one of the Huskies in the NFL

next time will be the second part. We will

give you more news on the season on

these former Huskies. 

Look Ahead At Mariners Bullpen

In 2024 the Seattle Mariners bullpen 

was solid despite having some injuries

and let downs. 

Andre Munoz had another solid year

though he had to deal with back issues.

Unfortunately the Mariners didn't have

anyone to take his spot in the ninth 

inning when he wasn't available. Trent Thornton had the most success and  he  

had more value in the 7th and 8th

innings. Speaking of Thornton he 

had a one year contract so not sure

he will be back or not.

The Mariners are hoping to have a

healthy Matt Brash in the coming

season although he may start the

season on the injured list. Most likely 

he will be the setup man for Munoz on

.most occasions. The Mariners will

use Munoz when facing the middle 

of the lineup even when not the 9th

inning which gives more reason to

have Brash back too. The same goes

for Gregory Santos if he returns healthy.

Those would be a good threesome.

The Mariners acquired Yimi Garcia 

from Toronto  for the playoff run

however he got injured. He will be

a free agent so likely won't be back.

Colin Snider who spent some time 

at Tacoma became a big surprise

and had a solid time in the bullpen.

He ended the season pitching late

in games as did Troy Taylor who

came up in September. Both can

be valuable next season taking the

soot of Thornton if he doesn't return

and they can be used late in games

again.  That takes care of five of the

Mariners eight spots in the bullpen.

The Mariners had looked at Gabe Speier

and Tayler Saucedo as the two lefties in the bullpen however Tayler was the only one 

with some success. He did quite well 

against lefties however not quite against

righties. A problem if you come in with

less than two outs or a pinch hitter is

used. Speier had injuries and spent time

in Tacoma. I don't expect him back. The Mariners likely to find another lefty.

Whether the Mariners have one or two

lefties will leave two spots remaining.

The Mariners hope to fill both spots

better than last season though Austin

Voth had a surprise season. Voth

a former Washington Huskies pitcher

may like to continue his stay. The 

Mariners will likely to see who may

fill the eighth spot outside the organization

or see if there is another minor league

pitcher who fits the bill like Troy Taylor.

I am sure we will see what happens 

and they will look to sign a few to

begin in Tacoma as well. The bullpen 

should be exciting next season. We

will update later in the year and closer

to spring training.

Preview the New York Giants Visit Seattle

The New York Giants come this Sunday

afternoon to take on the Seahawks.

The Giants have the lowest scoring offense  in the NFC with sixty points

in four games. Their defense is good 

with only five teams giving up less points 

in the conference at 84. The Giants are last in the NFC East.

The Seahawks lead the series between 

these two 11-10. In recent times the

Seahawks have dominated the series.

The Seahawks won in New York last 

year 24-3. The last win by the Giants

was in Seattle in 2020 17-12.  The only 

win in there last seven meetings. 

The Seahawks will have to play better 

defense than they did on Monday night.

The Giants on the other hand played 

last Thursday so have extra rest which

may help them.  The Seahawks have 

lead the NFC in passing though they try to run first. Ken Walker should play for the

second straight game after missing two

games. The question is how long can

he stay healthy.

The Giants to throw the ball a lot though

in Seattle they should start with run too.

They don't have a lot of yards running 

the ball. The Seahawks had trouble stopping the Lions running the ball

so running the ball would be good.

The team who has success running

the ball to open the pass should win

the game. The Giants best chance

is  to keep the game at a low score. 

The Seahawks are favored by a

touchdown.  Go Hawks!

Preview Michigan Comes To Husky Stadium

The Washington Huskies play the 

Michigan Wolverines this coming

Saturday at Husky Stadium at 

4:30 pm.

The Huskies come into the game

with a seventeen gaming winning

streak at home. The Wolverines

beat the Huskies in the National

Championship Game last January.

Things have changed for both teams

having new head coaches.

Michigan leads the series 8-5. They

both won two times facing each other

in the Rose Bowl. Michigan game is

running the ball. The Huskies will need

to stop the running game as they have 

had difficulty doing though a bit better 

this year. 

When it comes to statistics the Huskies

has been doing well this year however

it hasn't worked on the scoreboard with

the two losses. In fact against Rutgers 

last week the did better in every way except win.

The Huskies will need to way to execute 

better when they get down in the red zone

which is inside the twenty yard line. The

defense will have to stop the Wolverines

in the red zone too. This game could come

down to execution and  not turning the

ball over or penalties. In the end we hope

the Huskies win their 18th straight game

at home. Go Dawgs!