Much as I love my Huskies, pretty positive they would have struggled to beat WSU and Oregon and found themselves nowhere near the PAC-12 Championship game.

As is, COVID comes in at the last second and propels the Dawgs to the Championship Game against a deserving USC team.

I would say that SC is going to stomp all over the Dawgs, but SC has done a remarkable job of being nice and playing down to their opponents.

It will be a close (and ugly) game with the Dawgs falling short due to a non-existent running game with their 5 backs and a QB that really can’t pass the ball all that well.

Don’t count out COVID! Odds are still good it makes an appearance this week and sidelines a team!

Prediction: COVID wins and meets their next opponent in the Rose Boel!

"I would say that SC is going to stomp all over the Dawgs,"

Based on SC's final possession, you're probably right.

There's nobody in the Pac 12 that's worth a sh!t. That means there's no reason to think UW can't win this game unless they can't field a team.

If UW can't field a team due to Covid, the Pac12 will send Oregon down to play USC...which means USC kinda needs to be ready to play both teams.

2020 is a weird time.

Fish on...

Todd

And UW is officially out, and Oregon will play USC for the Pac 12 championship...

Fish on...

Todd

What a fvckin dick dance this season has been, hope these kids get an extra year of eligibility.
Fight on University of Spoiled Children.

Well, that didn't take long.

I hate both Orygoon and F-USC.

...but will have to root for SC.

Can't ever root for the pondcrappers.

Ever.

Like to see the Apple Cup salvaged. Not sure the Husky footballers would want to play the Cougars in Pullman in late December. If there was a half inch of snow, the UW would be doomed...it's a westside thing.

Huh...I seem to recall the Dawgs clownstomping the Coogs and Uncle Rico, in the Palouse, in a snowstorm, the last time the Apple Cup was there in 2018.

Surely a Coog wouldn't so easily have forgotten that beat down?

Fish on...

Todd

Looks like I remembered it correctly...



If you get bored with that one...here are highlights from the last seven Apple Cups, all in one video!



Fish on...

Todd

They all get an extra year if they want it - it's up to the kids. NCAA decided that before the football season started.

How come there were not that many Coog Highlights in that awesome video?

College football including the Pac 12 needs to be changed to make it more competitive. It's pretty much the haves vs the have not schools. USC is looking like a pro team and they have been good at paying some of their star players. Nike University also. Then you have your Alabama's, LSU, Notre Dames, Ohio State's. I liked the game better when teams could sign a limited number of players who just missed academically qualifying.

In the NFL any team with the exception of the NY Jets have a fair chance of beating any other team. It's called parody.

I still like to follow NCAA football. It's nice to see Northwestern and Coastal Carolina playing well.

Partial qualifiers....or kinda like a "gray shirt" but not exactly.

The only way to fix the true "haves to have nots" is to expand the playoff to (8) or (16) teams. Right now, all the 5* players go to the Bama's & Clemson's of the world because they have high odds of making a (4) team playoff.

The other way is develop a HUGE walk-on program and offer "preferred walk-on status". I.e. the player pays for school to start and as soon as a ship opens, it's used on that player down the road. A great WO program allows schools to really save ships for top players while getting lesser players on the field (to develop depth). I know of one P5 school that has a WO room of about 80 players NOT on scholarship (which is 85). 165 players. That's a LOT of extra bodies and it takes a LONG time to develop AND it still doesn't make up for 5* talent.

"It's not the x's and the o's, it's the Jimmy's and Joe's"

As I recall, back when Nebraska was tough the squad had well over 100 players, as did Bear's 'Bama. I would rather see the number of scholarships limited more and given only to folks who academically qualify for the school.

Further, the NFL and NBA should be able to sign folks out of HS and keep them on a minor leaguer squad, like baseball. If somebody prefers a pro career ro classes, then go straight to the pros.

The scholarship limit was reduced from 105 in the 70’s to the current 85 in the early 90’s.
With red-shirts, injuries etc I wouldn’t expect it to go down again anytime in the future.
There are also preferred walk-ons that have the ability to earn a scholarship after their first year.

As far as the PAC 12 championship game goes, I’ll watch but really don’t care who wins.
The PAC 12 will continue to be [Bleeeeep!] until they fire Larry Scott.
SF

It's interesting that in DII, at least, the NCAA will allow 45 or 48 (I forget) in playoff games. Are those guys tougher than FBS players?

My school is cooler than your school.

What a bunch of spider pokers.

In by not playing, out by not playing

Easy come....easy go.

Ducks suck....

Keith