Darren Perkins

I would refer to Charles' article yesterday about how the Ohio State game set the tone for the season for Brown. The Ducks did beat possibly the best team in the country in their place, so you know what the top-end for the Ducks is, and it would be understandable that MC wants to continue to try to capture that magic.

Yeah, I don't see us gettig swamped 38-7 again, it was just one of those nights, but if the Ducks can pull it off it would be a nail-biter.

That does make sense.

We don't need Thompson needing to learn a new system, enough of that.

Have to beat the Beavers, 110%.

And what the heck is a Buckeye?

That's a good strategy.

It is almost mind boggling at times to think how well they played at Ohio State after seeing how crummy they have also played this year. It does make it exciting.

thanks, Jon. It will be (or should be) such a relief when the new TV contract gets done. There's just no way the premier team in the conference should be playing in the 7.30 slot. Sure, the networks need programming to fill that slot, and I like to be still be watching football late on Saturday, but save it for the teams in the bottom half of the conference or the Mountain West.

... some days you're the dog, other days you're the hydrant.

And playing close games of course doesn't come without risk (Stanford), but it could be what contributes to a team peaking at the end of the season.

As a team that has progressively gotten better as a whole, hopefully the next step is to improve into a team that can put teams away

That's not to say they aren't playing with fire, see Stanford game. ; )

The Washington game they certainly came to play and could have put out of reach earlier except for 2 back-to-back boneheaded 15-yard penalties. Gotta keep that stuff under control, an area to continue to imporve upon.

Yeah, Georgia is very good, but not scary good like some previous Alabama teams. That brings hope.

Peaking at the end is definitely key.

Ducks are certainly battle tested. But boy would it be nice to have an easy victory this Saturday.

Thanks, Charles. It was a good time. The are definitely reeling in Huskyville.

Yeah, I overheard some Husky fans say they just drop the dump truck full of cash on Petersen's driveway.

Thanks, Jon. Lake will make a fine DC somewhere next year. I'm not sure he gets past this suspension week.

Yeah, probably doing the Huskies a favor as it was just one more reason to get rid of Lake and move on to something better.

I appreciate it. The Huskies tend to get the juices flowing which got the ink flowing out of my pen....

The Cougars should win, but I personally never underestimate WSU's ability to COUG IT!

Rest assured, as I heard several throughout the evening, there are plenty of Husky fans who want Lake's head. Your friends must still be in denial, as the first stage of recovery is ACCEPTANCE. ; )

The only question is: Was it a conspiracy? Or, did the snapper act alone? ; )