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!