Pete Carroll Out as Seahawks Head Coach

It was announced on Wednesday that

Pete Carroll is no longer the head coach

of the Seattle Seahawks.

In the press conference which took

place at 1 pm pacific time it was a 

joint decision though Pete Carroll

still would like to be head coach

though he understood why he no

longer is not.

It came down to where the defense

wasn't as good as it used to be when

they were going for championships

and won one Super Bowl and was in

another as well.

Pete looks forward to what his partner

General Manager John Schneider can

do on his own to bring back a winning

tradition to Seattle. Pete will stay on

for now as an advisor. How that look 

he has no idea. Obviously he will give

his input who will be next head coach.

Since Pete  is know as a defensive coach

will the Seahawks look to bring in an 

offensive coach who is the opposite or

bring in another defensive coach?

Right now it is hard to tell whether the

offense or defense is better of the two. 

Both of them need help so have to look

which has the most talent. I am sure

every fan would have an opinion on 

that too.

Over the next few days or weeks we 

will look at the talent on the Seahawks

along with what veterans won't be on the

team most likely in 2024. 

We can look at whether Geno Smith

will return or not. He has high salary

cap hit whoever so does Tyler Lockett

both on offense. Defense they have 

Jamal Adams as a big hit too. I wouldn't

be surprised if he is gone regardless

the kind of coach the Seahawks hire.

Stay tuned everyone. Go Hawks!

Washington Huskies Lose Championship

I am not going to use the name

many did to call the national 

championship.

I know it was a disappointment 

for Husky fans. Michael Penix

Jr. didn't play the game we were

hoping for by overthrowing passes

and having two interceptions. 

Though they lost 34-13 to Michigan

it was nice the Huskies were there.

Most disappointing Penix was not

able to show how good he is or the

three wide receivers really are.

Will this make his stock go down in 

the NFL draft we will see. Maybe 

help out the Seahawks this way. 

Remember Russell Wilson was a 

third rounder. 

All three wide receivers are not

expected back along with running

back Dillon Johnson. I wonder what

difference he would have made 

being healthy.

Odunze should be a high first round

pick. Since he missed seven games

where will Jalen McMillan be in the

draft. He would be smart to come

back to Washington. Ja'Lynn Polk

where will he be in the draft to?

Both McMillan and Polk should 

return if they are not figured to be

drafted in the first three or four

rounds. They could use another

year if so. 

It will be interesting how next 

season goes for the Huskies

in the Big Ten.  Go Dawgs!

Seahawks Win However Miss the Playoffs

The Seahawks  beat the Arizona Cardinals 
Sunday afternoon  21-20 however the
Green Bay  Packers had to lose to the
Chicago Bears which didn't happen.
The season is now over for them.

The next preseason  will  begin in August 
so a lot will happen before that. Many 
will say is it time to replace Pete Carroll  
or at least bring in a new defensive  
coordinator. We will see how it goes
either way.
At the very  least the Seahawks  will need
to find players who can stop the run. The
Seahawks  were ranked # 30 against the
run giving up 134.1 yards per game. Next
to last in rushing touchdowns. Passing 
defense the Seahawks were #19 and
overall  #27.  Had the Seahawks were
able to  be around #19 against the run
no doubt they would be in the playoffs.
I could see them move up to upper half
against the pass next season. Can they
move up against the run?

What they will need to do is improve 
on the defensive line as well as linebacker.
Jordyn  Brooks was not healthy for most of
the season so him being healthy will help. 
Bobby Wagner  is  slowing  down so if he
is back next season he should  play less 
downs whether against the run or pass.
Questions will be about the offense as
well however we have time to dissect
as well.  The  Seahawks  were ranked 
# 20 on offense. Let you know where
they can improve there too. 

The Seahawks  beat  the Cardinals with 
 a 34-yard touchdown  by Tyler Lockett 
at 1:54  remaining  in the game. The
Seahawks  made a two-point conversion 
for the victory. If you looked at the stats
of the game only you would  have thought 
the Cardinals won. They had the ball longer,
ran, and passed the ball for more yardage.
Stats don't tell the whole story.

Have a wonderful  off-season. Remember 
the Seattle Kraken,  there is still  college 
basketball and the  Mariners start to play
in March. We can't  forget the National 
Championship  Monday night between 
Washington  and Michigan. Go Dawgs!

Zags and Huskies Win while Cougars Lose

 The Gonaga Bulldogs won easily

as they beat San Diego. Zags  

won 101-74. The Zags  had 55 

points in the first half.

Ben Gregg had a career high 22 points 

to lead the Zags men's basketball team.

Graham Ike had 15 of his 19 points in 

the first half.  San Diego had 13 turnovers

that gave the Zags 19 points in the first

half. They shot 60 percent in the first

half as well. 

The Zags will play once this coming week 

on Thursday against Santa Clara on the

road. See how they do.

Washington Huskies beat Oregon State

Saturday afternoon 79-72 after a close

loss Thursday to Oregon at home. The 

Huskies led by five in the first half. They

pulled away in the second half leading

by as much as 12 points. They let the

Beavers back into the game being ahead

by four under two minutes remaining.

The Huskies find it hard to put teams

away. Combination of scoring and not

enough good defense. 

The Huskies are now 1-3 in Pac-12 play.

They could be easily 3-1. The Huskies

were led by Keion Brooks Jr. with 26

points. Shavir Wheeler had 16 points 

while Wilhelm Breidenbach had 11 and

Korean Johnson had 10.  Wilhelm played

28 minutes as Braxton Meah was in

foul trouble once again. Wilhelm led

the Huskies with eight rebounds. 

The Beavers had most of their scoring by

two players Jordan Pope who almost

single handed beat the Huskies had 29

points. He made 5 of 10 behind the 3

point line. Tyler Bilodeau had 21 points 

and led Beavers with seven rebounds.

The Huskies  will play Arizona State at

home on Thursday. Arizona State is a

surprise going 4-0 in Pac-12 play so far.

A weird twist in the schedule they go 

on the road Sunday at UCLA. They play

three road games in a row after three

at home. They only play Arizona and

USC once this season. Will help in

their record for sure.

The Oregon Ducks stay undefeated

though could have had at least one

loss. Saturday they beat the Cougars

89-84. The Ducks led by five at halftime

and final score stayed that way.

The Cougars were led by Myles Rice 

with 22 points. Jaylen Wells came off

the bench with 15. Isaiah Watts had

10 points off the bench as well. In total

the Cougars hsd five players in double

figures. Usually would mean a win

for them. The Ducks won despite having

four players in double figures. They were

led by guard Brennan Rigsby with 18.

The Cougars will play USC on the road

Wednesday and then home against

Arizona on Saturday. They play Arizona

State and UCLA once this year. 

The Seahawks are on the road Sunday 

against Arizona Cardinals. They must

win to make the playoffs and the Green

Bay Packers must lose against Chicago

Bears. Best to the Seahawks.

Monday night the best game in Huskies

history in football going against

Michigan in Houston Texas. Go Dawgs!

Family Time

Mariners Make Two Trades Friday

We were hoping for at least a couple 

trades to happen soon and the Mariners 

delivered however made them a better

team it is hard to know. 

The first trade was the Mariners traded 

left handed starter Robbie Ray who they signed as a free agent before the 2021 

season to the San Francisco Giants for 

former Seattle Mariners outfielder Mitch

Haniger and riggt-handed pitcher Anthony

DeSclafani. 

Mitch spent five years with the Mariners

before signing as a free agent with the

Giants a year ago.  He only had two healthy

seasons with the Mariners. They both were 

great years so if he can stay healthy this

time around it will help Mariners. He only

appeared in 61 games last year for the

Giants. 

Anthony DeSclafani like Haniger was hurt

as well. He pitched in only 24 games the 

last two games. Anthony had a wonderful

season in 2012 where he went 13-7 with

an era 3.17. He would be good acquisition

if he can get back to that year. Unless the Mariners trade one of their starting five

he likely won't start too many games.

The Mariners could flip him in another

trade though.

Robbie Ray missed most of last season

with injury and could miss half of 2024 

as well. Main reason of the trade is

having extra capital for the Mariners 

to spend to acquire or sign another

player. 

In the second trade the Mariners sent

infielder Jose Caballero to the Tampa

Bay Rays for outfielder/first baseman

Luke Daley. Caballero had a good start

in his rookie year for the Mariners however

slacked off in the second half ending

up batting .221. It is better for the most

part than utility players Dylan Moore and

Sam Haggerty did. Haggerty spent part

of last year in triple A Tacoma. The

Mariners need to find another utility 

player unless they can find a regular

third baseman. 

Luke Daley played in 119 games last

year for the Rays. He batted .249 with

19 home runs and 49 RBIs. Been 

mentioned about Daley and Canzone 

to platoon in left however they are 

both left handed hitters.  Besides Haniger

and Julio Rodriguez right now Dylan

Moore is the only other right handed bat.

I really hope the Mariners go out and

pick up another right handed bat in the

outfield. We will see what Jerry Dipoto

hss in mind. Go M's. 

Gonzaga, WSU Win Huskies Lose

Thursday was the opening to the

West Coast Conference schedule.

The Zags best Pepperdine at home

86-20. Though the Zags had a few

losses during the non-league schedule

they should be favored to win the WCC

once again.

The Zags got off to a great start going

on a 15-2 run at the beginning of the game.

They led 55-27 at halftime and cruised 

the rest of the way. The Zags hsd five 

players score in double figures including

four starters. Forward Graham Ike led

with 20 points and had seven rebounds

to.

The difference in the game was from the 

field where the Zags shot 56.1 per cent

making 32 of 57 while Pepperdine was

cold making 19 of 58. The Zags controlled

the boards having 32 defensive rebounds

to Pepperdine's 19. Gonzaga will take on

San Diego at home on Saturday. Go Zags!

The Washington State Cougars had to 

come from behind to win. They were 

down by three at half time however 

outscored the Beavers by ten in second

half. Final WSU 65 Oregon State 58.

The Cougars were led by the the red

hot Oscar Cluff off with 20 points. 

He made 8 of 11 on the field.  He led

in rebounds with 8. Andrej Jakimovski

had 15 points all in the second half.

The Cougars take on Oregon on

Saturday at home. The Ducks are 

undefeated beating the Huskies

76-74 in Seattle.

The Huskies are 0-3 now in conference

play as the Ducks are 3-0. The Huskies 

led the first half by six points however 

let the Ducks get even and ahead as

well. The Ducks scored under ten 

seconds to win the game. Huskies Paul 

Mulcahy had a good look to make

a 3 pointer to win the game however 

he just missed it. The Ducks got the 

rebound with just over a second to 

seal the win. 

The Huskies have played

well despite losing the first three games

in the Pac 12. They take on Oregon State

on Saturday at home. Need to string 

several victories in a row. Go Dawgs!

Kraken and Huskies Win On New Year's

I thought when the Seattle Kraken won
Monday afternoon  at T-Mobile Park  
over Las Vegas  3-0 it was a good sign
for the Huskies in the Sugar Bowl  which
turned out right.

It was a big win for the Kraken beating
the Golden Knights  who were last year's 
Stanley  Cup champions and are tied
with Vancouver as the leaders in the 
Pacific division.  Vancouver had a poor
season year has been a big surprise.

The Kraken got off to a poor start 
have played well of late. They are
15-14-9. They are 4th place in the Pacific 
division and just outside of the playoffs.
They have received points in their last
nine games. A shutout  like this against 
one of the best teams in the league  is 
a good sign and hopefully keep them
going.
The Huskies beat the Texas Longhorns in
the semifinals for the college national 
championship 37-31. It was a close
game with it going down to the last
play of the game. Dillon Johnson was
hurt under a minute left in the game
for the Huskies so the clock had to
stop. Dillon  had not been  injured the
the clock would have run down meaning 
the Huskies could have kneeled on 
fourth down instead the Huskies  had
to punt to Texas which gave them a chance
to win. The Huskies  defense was able to
hold the Longhorns including a ball being
hit out of the receiver's hand in the end
zone with no time left in the game.

The Huskies now play Michigan  in the
National Championship game  against 
Michigan next Monday in Houston. 
Michigan beat Alabama  27-20  before
the Huskies in the Rose Bowl. Another
close game as the game went into 
overtime. Michigan is favored by five
points, however, the Huskies are used
to being underdogs. Go Dawgs!