Seattle U Beats UW

I guess it is meant to happen 

someday and it happened 

where Seattle U beat the

Washington Huskies 79-70.

The Huskies had a 19 game 

winning streak going into this

game. A surprise since the 

Huskies had their best game

before over the Washington 

State Cougars in the previous

game.

The Seattle Redhawks had a

a good first half while the

Huskies didn't out scoring

38-23. The Huskies did much

better in the second 47-41

but as you see not enough

to win.

Neither team did well shooting

3s. The difference was at the 

foul line where Seattle made

29 of 32  while Huskies made

16 of 23. The Huskies still have

trouble shooting   from the line.

A bit better would have made 

the game more interesting.

The Huskies face NJIT on Sunday

at home. If you haven't heard of

NJIT neither have I. They have

only won two games so the Huskies

should be able to rebound in this

one. This will be the last one of

non-league schedule.

The Huskies begin the Big Ten

schedule on January 2 at home

against Maryland followed by Illinois on the 5th. The Huskies have losses against UCLA and USC already in 

the conference ealier in December

so important to win these two games

or certainly one for sure.

The Huskies do have an 8-4 record

overall which is a good sign. The 

Huskies had three player score in

double figures with Tyler Harris

leading with 20 points followed 

by Great Osobor with 19. Osobor

led with 10 rebounds. These two

have had a good season so far 

for the most part.

Freshman Zoom Diallo came off

the bench with 13. He has started

some games so  be interesting 

whether he will start again or come

off the bench still.

Mekhi Mason and DJ Davis had a 

combined seven points while Tyree

Ihenacho had zero. These three 

need to contribute more in the 

scoring for Huskies to have a

successful season and make the

NCAA tournament. 

Jase Butler had three points while

Christian King had eight points. 

Wilhelm Breidenbach didn't play. 

They hope to have Franck Kepnang

back in January. He is the heart

and soul of the team. This may mean

an eight to ten players rotation though

we will see.  Go Dawgs!

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!

Changes At Washington Huskies Football

The Washington Huskies football

team will have chsnged going into

next football season. 

It won't happen just  with the transfer

portal but with coaching staff as well

On Wednesday it was  announced

former NFL head coach Bill Belichick

is going to University of North Carolina

as head coach. Well his son Steve 

is the defensive coordinator at 

Washington and likely will follow him.

there is the thought.

Bill said he won't make any announce-

ments to his coaching staff until those 

he wants to hire until they are finished 

with their bowl games. No announcement

will come forward about Steve

until the Huskies are finished

with Sun Bowl at the end of 

December. 

The transfer portal won't conclude

until December 28 on this round.

The Huskies right now have 13 

players who have entered the transfer

portal. There is a few that will play

in the Sun Bowl however most have

moved on. If Steve leaves hard to

know whether any defensive players

will follow or not who haven't declared.

Most of Huskies defensive players 

were on the roster last year before

Steve was hired. Also moving across

country may not be ideal though 

some could leave anyway.

The next transfer portal happens

in April so the Huskies could lose

some after the spring game as 

wellmas gain more. The Huskies 

did add another offensive tackle 

on Thursday in Calvin Willis from 

Kansas State. Willis spent five 

years atmKansas State and has 

one yearmleft in eligibility. He 

likely will be a graduate student 

at UW. There. is a possibility of 

adding one or two more offensive 

lineman go the team as well. 

Jeremiah Hunter and Giles Jackson

eligibility is up at wide receiver.

Though do have back ups the 

Huskies may bring in  one or two 

additional  receivers as well. The 

Huskies do have freshman Decker 

DeGraaf who should be back 

however Keleki Latu is finished so 

another tight end could come as well. 

Freshman Desmond Williams Jr.

is expected to be the Huskies 

starting quarterback next year.

They have two recruits coming in

however they could bring in

another to back up Williams.

On defense the Huskies have 

five starters and five reserves

that are graduating so they

will need to bring in replacements

as well. 

Stay tune further for more updates

to the roster. Go Dawgs!

Preview Green Bay at Seattle

The Green Bay Packers are coming

to take on the Seahawks this Sunday

night. The Seahawks need another

win to stay on top of the west division.

The Packers are third in the central

at 9-4. The Lions and the Vikings 

are ahead of them. The Seahawks

take on the Vikings the following

Sunday as well. Most likely the

Packers will be in the playoffs

even if they lose to the Seahawks.

The home team most likely won't

make the playoffs unless they do

win the division. The Seahawks

end the season against the Rams 

who always give them trouble and

the reason to keep winning.

The Packers have a pretty good

running game however the last

several games the Seahawks have

done well. The Packers have 40

touchdowns which is a good number

on the season plus 23 field goals.

The Seahawks can limit the Packers

to field goals and score some TDs 

that would really help. 

The Packers lost to the Lions last

Thursday night 34-31 however they

have ten days to be ready for the

Seahawks. Jordan Love has 21 

touchdown passed with 11 interceptions and has been sacked

11 times. If the Seahawks can

cause a crucial interception that

will help them for sure.

Josh Jacobs is the Packers primary

running back. He is third in the NFL

in rushing with 1053 yards and he has

11 touchdowns on the ground. He has

most of the Packers running TDs. The. Seahawks will have to neutralize him.

The Packers use six players in their

passing game. Tight end Tucker 

Kraft is second on the Packers in

catches however leads with seven

touchdowns. Wide receiver Hayden

Reed is first in catches with 44 and

yardage with 693 yards. He is second

to Kraft in catches for touchdowns

with six. 

On defense they have allowed more

plays than their opponents. They do

have more yardage though. They 

give up more yardage in the air

than on the ground. The Seahawks

offensive line will have to what they

did against the Cardinals to have

success on the ground. Though

the Packers have given up 11

interceptions the defense has taken

away 12 so Geno Smith  needs to be

careful. The Seahawks special teams

will need to do better as well.

This game should be a close one.

We hope the Seahawks can find a

why to win and stay in first place.

Go Hawk!

 

Huskies Men's End Losing Streak

Tuesday night the Washington

Huskies men's basketball team

ended two game losing streak.

At home the Washington Huskies

beat in state rival Eastern Washington

87-69. The Huskies had much better

effort than the previous two games

in losses to UCLA and USC.

The Huskies did make a few changes

including putting Mekhi Mason back 

into the starting lineup and responded 

leading the team with 23points. The

Huskies had a great night shooting

from the field just over 60 percent.

This included over 51 percent from

3-point land. They made five more

3s than Eastern Washington. 

In all four of the Huskies starters

scored in double figures which

they need to do regularly to 

achievewins. The Huskies did 

well offthe bench with 15 points 

total.Christian King who is starting 

toreceive more minutes led the

bench with 9 points and 4 rebounds.

Jase Butler had more minutes to

though scoring only three points

he had four rebounds and five 

assists.Both King and  Butler could 

be important part of the  rotation. 

When Big Ten play resumes the

Huskies likely will go with an eight

man rotation. 

What made Mason's performance

impressive was that he was in

foul trouble as well and left the

game just over nine minutes 

remaining. This helped having

a good game from King and 

Butler too. 

The Huskies next game will be

against Washington State Cougars.

Though not in the same league

together the Cougars will show

how much better the Huskies are.

The Huskies in total three games

remaining in December. The 

Cougarsare 8-2 while the Huskies 

are 7-3.The Cougars have a game 

on Saturdaybefore facing the 

Huskies whichmay help them 

against them. 

Transfer Portal Begins

The Washington Huskies lost 13 

players to the transfer portal 

beginning on Monday. Five 

players were walkons. The

most notable was punter Jack

McCalister who is a five-year

player. It blows my mind that

five year players are still eligible

however not as  much as six 

and seven year players. That

comes down to covid and injuries.

The Huskies will need to find

a new punter.

The most notable player transferring

at this point is running back Cameron

Davis who had a good year in coach DeBoer'furst season. Injuries kept

him out in 2023. Davis was back last

year however since Jonah Coleman

will be the starter once again in 2025

he figured to go elsewhere. The trouble

is the depth if Coleman gets hurt.

The Huskies will lose Sam Adams II

at running back as well. His time at

Washington has been spent on 

special teams. Players who stayed

over from DeBoer era and didn't

get a lot of playing time in 2024

can't blame them for moving on.

The Huskies have three edge rushers

who are moving on as well as two

offensive lineman at this point. The 

Huskies are looking to rebuild the

offensive line that was a soar spot

in 2024. They do have offensive lineman Geirean Hatchett who

is returning after transferring to

Oklahoma last year. It will be 

interesting to see who the Huskies

being in. The team will have some

depth issues during the bowl game.

The transfer portal will continue

to December 28. It will open up

again in April. 

Washington State Cougars have

15 players who have gone into

the portal already. Two primary

names were running back Wayshawn

Parker and cornerback Eithan O'Connor. It is hard to know however

they could los quarterback John

Mateer. Stay tuned on both teams

regarding anymore transfers coming

and going. 

Gonzaga Loses Close One

The Gonzaga Bulldogs lost Saturday 

to Kentucky at the Climate Pledge

Arena in Seattle 90-89.

They blew a 16 point lead had at

half time and the game went into

overtime. Neither team shot well

beyond the 3-point line although

Kentucky made one more than

Gonzaga. The Bulldogs made two

more free throws than Kentucky.

Kentucky had four starters in

double figures however guard

Jaxson Robinson was the key

in the second half scoring 13

of his 18 points. 

Graham Ike was the key for

Gonzaga having 28 points 

and 11 rebounds. Ben Gregg was second coming off the bench

with 14 points and 7 rebounds.

Ryan Nembhard had 13 points

with 10 assists. Khalif Battle

had 13 points too.

Gonzaga will go on the road to

play Connecticut in New York

on Saturday. It is nice they play 

against big time programs. For 

the Washington Huskies they

need to do the same thing to

grow up their men's team too.

The Huskies only big game the

rest of December is against the

Cougars on Wednesday December

18. They continue the Big Ten

schedule on January 2 at home 

against Maryland followed by

Illinois on January 5. The Cougars

playing well so the Huskies beat

them will really help. I believe

the Huskies will improve over 

the season. The same should be

for the Cougars. It would be a good

notch if all three Washington 

schools made the NCAA tournament.

We wish them all the best. 

 

 

Seahawks Win Again and More

The Seattle Seahawks beat the

Arizona Cardinals again this

Sunday 30-18 on the road.

The Seahawks are now 8-5 

and still in first place. The Rams

will be 7-6 while the Cardinals

and 49ers 6-7. The Seahawks

have now won four games in 

a row.

The Seahawks had their best

running game of the season

which they have tried all season.

Zach Charbonnet started in place

of Kenneth Walker III who was 

out with injury. Zach ran 22 carries

for 134 yards and two touchdowns.

Both were in the first half the second

went for 51 years near the end of

the second quarter. It put the 

Seahawks up 24-10. 

The Cardinals started the scoring 

with a touchdown at 11:52 left in

the first quarter. The Seahawks 

had 17 unanswered points in the

quarter with field goal and two touchdowns. 

Geno Smith ended up throwing 30 

balls with 22 caught for 233 yards

and one touchdown. The defense

was able to intercept Kyle Murray

twice. The Cardinals offense had

more yardage in the air primarily

in the fourth quarter when trying

to catch up and the Seahawks

playing preventive defense. The

Cardinals tried to get within six

points late in the 4th quarter by

kicking a field goal however

missed it by hitting the goal post

to help the Seahawks control

the clock and Jason Myers kicked

a field goal with 1:56 left in the

game.

Kenny McIntosh was able to get 

some carries as the number two running back seven that is for 36

yards and had two catches. Zach

Charbonnet led with seven catches

for 59 yards. As far as wide receivers

Jaxon Smith-Njigba and five

including a touchdown. DK Metcalf

was next with four for 49 yards.

Tyler Lockett had no catches.

The Seahawks play home next

Sunday Night Football on NBC

against the Green Bay Packers.

The Packers are 9-4 and in third

place of the NFC North. It will be

tough for them to win the division

however likely make the playoffs

by beating out the NFC West teams

that don't win the division. This why

important for the Seahawks to continue to win games. This one

coming up is almost a must win

for the Seahawks. The following

week the Seahawks are at home

again against the Minnesota

Vikings which will be another

tough opponent. The Seahawks 

will need to split those two 

games to have the best shot

to make the playoffs at least.

Go Hawks!

The Washington Huskies and

the Washington State Cougars

now know who they will play

in bowl games.  The Cougars 

will play Syracuse in the Holiday 

Bowl game on Friday December

27 while Huskies on December

31 in the Sun Bowl against Louisville. Both games should be exciting 

and it will be tough matches for

both Washington schools. 

Cougars Win Huskies Lose

The Washington State   Cougars

who are having another good 

season so far with a new coach

and pretty much new players.

On Saturday afternoon the  Cougars

beat Boise State on the road

74-69.

The Cougars had a big lead in the

first half 44-24 so it looked like 

they would win easily however

the second half was almost polar

opposites with Boise State going

45-30. Though got close and win

got into doubt they couldn't pull

it off.

The Cougars went most of the

way with all five starters each

playing over 30 points and three 

in double figures. LeJuan Watts

had a double double leading in

points and rebounds along with 

assists. He had 20 points, 11

rebounds and six assists. Dane 

Erikstrup had 14 points and Isaiah

Watts with 12 points. 

The Cougars shot 50.9 percent

from the field however both teams

not do well when it came to shooting

3 point shots being under 30 percent

from.the field. Ndith team did well

shooting from the free throw line. 

The Cougars were 55.6 percent

the Broncos were exactly at 60.

The Cougars won't play again

until next Saturday at home

against Missouri State. They

are 5-4 heading to Pullman.

The Washington Huskies struggled the is week first losing on the road at

UCLA. Saturday afternoon they lost

to USC 85-61 on their home court.

 Now the Huskies will have to work

to play against Big Ten foes.

The Huskies had only two players 

in double figures. Most of the starting

five didn't have a good day. Mekhi 

Mason led the Huskies off the bench

with 15 points while Zoom Diallo

had 10.

The Huskies next game will be this

Tuesday against Eastern Washington

at home. We hope to see better results.

Washington State Cougars Football

The Washington  State  Cougars  about a month

ago looked like it would be a special season 

than they were upset by   three teams to the 

season. 

Being a Cougar again is not much fun. Found

ou the offensive coordinator  is going to

Oklahoma  and likely  why they lost those three

games. Quarterback  John Mateer having a

special  season is likely  going to transfer to

Oklahoma unless another team offers more

NIL money. Word is out that running back 

freshman  Wayshawn Parker is going to 

enter the transfer portal as well.  He most

likely  end up in  Oklahoma  as well.

I think that the Cougars should have fired

the offensive  coordinator  as soon as they

heard he was leaving. They fired defensive 

coordinator  after the Wyoming  game. The

Cougars defense hasn't  been  good  all 

season  long. 

Whatever bowl game the Cougars go to

the team likely  won't  look the same. It

would be nice if Mateer and Parker announce

they are leaving after the bowl  game but

they won't. This means that the bowl game

will be played by the backup quarterback 

and running back at least.  Kyle Williams 

is a senior however will the receiver play

in the bowl game we will  have to see.

The good news the Cougars signed 22

incoming freshmen this week. All are

3-star prospects. The bad news how

many will be around  for a while.

Losing players to the transfer portal 

means the Cougars  will  have to look

there as well.  Most likely the players

won't  be as good unless they find a

few surprises  and then lose them

next year at this time. 

I  recently  wanted to watch  the  Cougars

means basketball team  on television 

however two games were shown  on 

ESPN  Plus which meant I would have

to pay more money. This is another

problem  with  college sports. Otherwords 

ESPN  is greedy. Most likely  most of

the good games we might not see

though at least three games are probably 

going to be watched on the channel while

watching on the other ESPN channels. 

We should start seeing some of there

games on CW. 

I figure that I  already  pay enough on

Xfinity. I hope that with them going

to streaming more and selling off

newschannels and such I can end 

up paying less. That is likely  not

to happen  however I  don't  have 

to pay more I will be happy somewhat.

Go Cougs!

The Seattle Mariners Infield

The Winter Baseball meetings begin

on.Sunday. There is speculation that

the Mariners will be involved in a trade

or two during that period. I am not 

much into speculation myself. Those

who write about such things is their

job. 

The Mariners do trade it will likely

bring back at least a second or third

baseman. The Mariners could have

a first baseman however that is likely

going to be in free agency in some

manner. Right now Luke Raley is

the Mariners first baseman. The 

thought is the Mariners would bring

in a right handed bat to platoon

with Raley who is considered the

4th outfielder as well. Currently

Tyler Locklear is the right handed

bat however is he ready to play

in the major leagues is the  question.

JP Crawford is the lone starter expected at shortstop with the

Mariners bringing in a second

and third baseman or just one 

of the spots. The Mariners right

now have 37 spots filled out of

the 40-man roster. There are at

least three players plus a few 

pitchers who could come off

the roster in my mind. This could

mean filling first, second and third

for those three vacant spots. The

Mariners may look at adding a 

reliever or two as well however they

do have 21 pitchers on the 40-man

roster. The opening day roster will

have 13 pitchers on it. This means there are eight left over for depth

though they could release a couple,

however they do have a few signed

to minor league deals to. One of

them could take a spot on opening 

day the Mariners don't have many

set for the eight relievers. 

Looking at the Mariners second and third base spots if they didn't bring

anyone in. Ryan Bliss, Leo Rivas

spent sometime with the Mariners

this last season and there is top

prospect Cole Young as well. Bliss

and Rivas are both on the 40-man

roster while Young would have to

be added if he was on the opening

day roster. Rivas is a switch hitter

while Young bats left handed. Bliss

is a right handed hitter so the

Mariners could choose to platoon

at second base. If Young makes

the team he should play most of

the time and maybe Bliss against

a tough lefty. Bliss could play

some shortstop or third base on

occasion to. At third base the M's

recently required Austin Shenton

from the Tampa Bay Rays. He is

a left handed hitter and Dylan

Moore could platoon with him.

This doesn't seem good if the

Mariners don't acquire at least

one player at second or third base.

The Mariners haven't done well

platooning the last couple years.

Dylan Moore a good utility player

hasn't shown to be a starter except

an occasion when a player is hurt

and for a week or two. Last season

the Mariner had to use Rivas at

shortstop while Crawford was out

near the end of being on the injured

list. Moore is best as being on defense

and has use offensively but not in a

big way. Dylan's best is to come

off the bench late in games to take

advantage of what he can do. I could

see him pinch hitting with runners

on base and stay in the game afterwards. He can be used as a pinch

runner as could either Rivas and Bliss

off they made the team. 

The Mariners could be in a tough

spot without bringing in a second

or third baseman. The choice would

a third baseman at least depending

who.they acquire. We hope that

we have some answers to the infield

when next week is over. Go M's!

Preview Seahawks at Cardinals

It hss only been almost two weeks

since the two teams played so hard to

know how this game will go.

The last game was a defensive battle

and I expect the same out of this one

though we never know until its played.

The Seahawks are in first place so

they control whether they win the

division or not. Beating the Cardinals

on their field and taking the series

will help for sure. The Cardinals are

6-6 along with the Rams. The 49ers 

are 5-7 while the Seahawks are 7-5.

The Seahawks still have to play the

Rams again which isn't an easy feat 

for them.

The key for the Seahawks offensively

is for the running  game too improve

and that is on the offensive line.

Also special teams will need to do

better than last week. Geno Smith

needs to make quicker decisions

and the defense do what they have

in recent weeks. Go Hawks!

Huskies Early Signings

The Washington Huskies signed

all the 28 incoming freshmen who

committed on early intent day. 

Seven of the players are listed 

as four star prospects while 

remaining are three stars. At

the top of the list is Zaydrius

Rainey-Sale the top recruit 

out of state of Washington from

Bethel High School. He is considered

one of the top linebackers in the 

USA. 

Another 4-star on defense is Rylon

Dillard-Allen  a safety. Two wide

receivers, tight end, inside offensive

lineman., and one listed as athlete

who could be on either offense or

defense. They have four others listed

that way among the 3-star prospects.

The Huskies signed two quarterbacks

as 3-star prospects. With Desmond

Williams Jr. expected to be the starter

next season at this point it will be

interesting the two will be around

for how long. The Huskies may go

into the transfer portal to bring in 

another quarterback. This will

likely happen even with Williams

as the starter. They have to consider

injuries.

They signed three offensive tackles, 

two additional inside offensive lineman, two running backs and an

additional wide receiver on offense. 

On defense the 3-star prospects are

two defensive lineman, two edge

rushers , one linebacker and a cornerback. It may take a year or

two to see how the Huskies do. 

The Cougars signed 22 players that

are listed with three stars. Sounds

very good for them. Three players

are from state of Washington. They

are cornerback David Kuku from

Mukileo, Melijah Tucker defensive 

tackle from Tumwater and defensive end Luke Webb out of Camas. They

signed 12 defensive players.

On offense the Cougars signed

quarterback Steele Pizzela out

of Sherman Oaks California.

Interesting he is listed as a 

defensive tackle as well. In

all they have 10 0ffensive players.

The state of Washington had 19

top recruits who signed somewhere.

Boise State had the most signed 

as any school that were not a

Husky or Cougars.

We wish the best to all these

young men. 

Huskies Lose Conference Opener

The Washington Huskies lost 

to the UCLA Bruins 69-58 on

Tuesday night. Both teams 

known to each other historically

anyway though the Huskies

have a new coach and a lot

of new players. 

The Huskies have been playing 

well so far and ended a five

game winning streak. The Huskies

haven't done well at Pauley 

Pavilion the home of the Bruins.

A good excuse the Bruins have

had some very good teams.

The Bruins this year after beating

the Huskies are 7-1 while  Washington

is 6-2. Both teams hope to continue

having good season and make it 

into the NCAA tournament in March.

It has been a while for the Huskies.

Under new head coach Danny Sprinkle

the Huskies hope to make it a regular 

occurence. State of Washington have

had some good plsyers coming out

of high school so if they can get

some of them along with recruiting

nationally and internationally can

make it consistent to NCAA tournament.

The Huskies have two in state 

players on the team this year.

Zoom Diallo freshman is

from Tacoma. He started coming

off the bench however his play

he is a starter. At guard he played

25 minutes, eight points, seven

rebounds and three assists. The

other is redshirt freshman Chris

King from Seattle. In recent games

his time has increased. He may

become part of the regular rotation.

Against UCLA he played 11minutes

had three points and two rebounds.

Currently Great Osobor the Huskies 

best player who had 14 points and

nine rebounds to lead the team 

and returner Wilhelm Breidenbach 

who had nine points and four rebounds

are the only front court players getting

playing time so important to have

King to get more minutes especially

if one of them gets in foul trouble.

Tyler Harris who right now  is the

Huskies second best player behind

Osobor was the only other one in

double figures in this game. He

had 12 points and 11 rebounds.

It is important they get others

to score more points.

One big difference in this game was

the Huskies shot 38.8 from the

field and made 3 of 16 in 3-pointers.

The Bruins made five more 3s

and shot at 38.1%. The difference

in the game. Good sign the Huskies

shot 70.1% from the foul line which

is better than they done on the

season so far.

The Bruins had three players who

scored in double figures another

reason for the win. Tyler Bilodeau

and Sebastian Mack coming off

the bench had 16 points each. Dylan

Andrews had 12. Bilodeau led the

Bruins with 9 rebounds. 

The Huskies play USC on Saturday.

They take on Oregon Wednesday night.

The Ducks are 7-1 while the Trojans

are 5-3. See how the Trojans do first.

They play Oregon at home before 

coming to Seattle for Saturday's

game.

The Huskies play UCLA, USC and

Oregon twice in conference while

the other opponents just once.

Much different than Pac-12 where

playing each team twice. 

After playing the Trojans on Saturday

the Huskies play their three instate

rivals. Begin with Eastern Washington

next Tuesday followed by the Apple 

Cup against the Cougars on December

18 and Seattle University on December 

23. All three games are at Washington.

We see how they do in the next four

games. Go Dawgs!

Signing Intent Day

Wednesday  is first of three days to sign

players  from class of 2025. Unlike 

previous years there no letter of intent 

day. This all about tge transfer portal. 

Speaking of it players can go into tge 

portal beginning  next Monday. The 

players  will sign what is called an aid

agreement.  They are bound until entering 

the transfer portal. 

After Friday the period of early  signing

ends. The rest of incoming freshmen  

will have to wait until February 2025.

As stated above those who sign could

go into the transfer portal starting next

Monday. 

The Huskies  right now have  28 commits.

How many sign this week  will see. The

Huskies have  16 offensive players, 11

defensive  players and one specialist.

Tomorrow  we will  see who signs.

This came from the Seattle  Times.

It will be interesting to see who will

transfer through the portal beginning 

next Monday. The Huskies needing help

on the offensive line we will some among

the new prospects as well as signing a

few through the transfer portal. 

Giles Jackson  wide receiver and Carson 

Bruener both having their eligibility up we

likely  see an experience  wideout and

linebacker to come this way.  Bruener was

named third team all-Big Ten and so did

running back Jonah Coleman  who already

announced he will return next season. 

Go Dawgs!

Monday it was announced that the Washington 

State Cougars  fired their defensive coordinator. 

Tuesday it was announced that the  offensive 

coordinator is moving on to Oklahoma. The

Cougars have 21 commitments however it

will be interesting how many sign and those

that don't.  All their recruits are three or two

star so nothing like they were in the  old Pac-12. 

The concern might be who they may lose into

the transfer portal.  Makes me wonder whether 

quarterback  John Mateer will move on and how

much ties to offensive coordinator.  Since head 

coach Jake Deckert is a defensive  coach so it

may seem  Mateer may go however the players

do like the head coach. If Mateer  goes to 

Oklahoma  than the current quarterback  Jackson 

Arnold will likely  move on to better pasture. This

means the Cougars will  have to  find someone 

unless going with a  backup or incoming freshman. 

It would be interesting  what in the bowl game 

if Mateer  leaves right away. The Cougars will

need someone at least temporarily be the offensive 

coordinator.  Transfer portal  makes life interesting.

Go Cougs!

Washington State beat Nevada

The Washington State men's basketball

team beat Nevada Monday night

on the road 68-57.

The Cougars went on a 8-0 run

to close out the first half. Isaiah

Watts led the Cougars with 17

points. He made 5 of 6 3-pointers

in the second half. LeJuan Watts

had 13 points and led the Cougars

with nine rebounds. Ethan Price

and Nate Calmese each had ten points

to round those in double figures.

Calmese had eight rebounds and

seven assists as well. The Cougars

are now 7-2.

Nevada Wolf Pack had only two who 

scored in double figures in Kobe

Sanders with 14 and Justin McBride

off the bench had 11. Nevada is now

6-2.

Cougars next game will be Saturday

afternoon at Boise State. The

Broncos are 5-3 and beat San Diego

State 83-82 on Monday November

25 and lost to Boston College on 

November 26 63-61. The Broncos 

will be a tough opponent for

the Cougars.

The Washington Huskies play UCLA

Tuesday night on the road and

at home against USC on Saturday. 

Go Dawgs!

Gonzaga men's beat Davidson

90 to 65 last Friday on the road.

They take on Kentucky this

Saturday at home. Should be

a good game to see. Go Zags!

Geno Smith the right Qb?

I am sure everyone from

fans to the media have a

thought whether Geno

Smith should be the 

starting quarterback.

Well right now he is the

quarterback and the

backups do a better job?

They are in first place 

of the NFC West division.

The question can be is

this a good or bad division

or average. I am sure the

answer is different in the

same was Geno being qb.

The fact is the Seahawks

running game hasn't been

good all season and despite

that Geno has done good

under the circumstances.

This comes down to the

offensive line unable to

block for good running

backs although they block

good most of the time in

the passing game.

On Sunday against the Jets

Geno was sacked three times.

The question is should he

been sacked those times

or thrown the ball away or

thrown the ball sooner? 

On the radio the broadcasters

asked on one of the sacks

did he wait too late for the

receiver to get opened. So

is that on Geno or the receiver.

Of course I was listening so

I don't know and only what I

heard. 

One thing I do know is that

Geno should go out of the 

pocket most of the time. 

When he is throwing the

ball deep throwing the ball

is more important to do in

the pocket. This may come

down to how much pressure

he has been on him during 

the game or not. He can still

throw deep outside the pocket

however he hss to plant his feet

first for the best results.

Right now Geno is the best

choice. Whether he is after

this season is a different 

story. The thing though the

Seahawks have to improve

their offensive line whether

Geno is the qb or not. They 

are wasting the talent of the

running backs which would

help in the passing game to.

Have an offense that can 

run and throw equally and

sufficient is the answer.

Right now we know the

Seahawks have control 

of the division and need

to best the Cardinals again

this co.ing Sunday too keep

this way. The defense hss

been doing a good job in

 the last three games. It

is them that will get them

into the playoffs. Go Hawks!

Seahawks Win Third In A Row

The Seahawks  beat the New  York  Jets

26-21 coming from behind. This is a game

the Seahawks  didn't  look to win.

The Jets scored two touchdowns in the

first quarter.  The second quarter  was

crazy.  AJ Barner had a touchdown for

a touchdown  throw. The Jets came back 

and scored a kick off returner.  Leonard

Williams had an interception and extra

point as blocked. Jason  Meyers kicked

a field goal. Halftime  Jets 21 Seahawks 16

The Jets were  blanked the who rest of 

the game. The Seahawks  didn't  score 

third period.  

Jason Myers had a field goal in the 4th

quarter after the Seahawks  got the ball

down to the one yard line. The Jets had

several  penalties on the job having on

at least three occasions on 4th down.

First case the Seahawks  decided to

go on 4th and six. The Jets had too

many players field. DK Metcalf  had

two good catches on the drive too.

The Seahawks  couldn't  take advantage 

of penalties  in the red zone by the Jets.

Geno was sacked back to the 20 on

third down so had to go for the field

goal.

Zach Charbonnet  had a run with about 

five minutes left to take the victory. 

The Seahawks  are now 7-5 and in

first place. Next week play the Cardinals 

in Arizona so see if they can repeat last

weeks game. The stats were basically 

the same for both teams. Seahawks  

had one more yard in the total  yardage.

Go Hawks!