One of the few UT players that I met while in college at Auburn was Peyton Manning. One of my friends was a hostess for Auburn and I happened to be with her one day when she was helping out some UT players. Good Lord, he sounded dumb when he spoke, and wasn't all that nice. It was nothing more than a passing introduction so there's a very good chance I got the wrong impression of him, but since then I've liked seeing UT and now the Colts lose.

Oh man.

Somebody may have to shoot me soon.

Blown out by the Cardinal? Jeeeeez.

If they lost to San Jose St, its time for a change! (right after the game)

Tsk, tsk.............this could come around to bite you in the ass, you know?

This keeps up and that Apple Cup liquor-fund isn't gonna last me the season.

can you believe the level that the program has sunk? Hoping for a win against San Jose st. it used to be considered a week off. I hope the alumni are writing letters and jamming the phone lines of the AD. I saw Gilby on the news making excuses last night. He said every team except Miami, USC, Fla state have down years and then they build back up. Hey Gilby I remember when the Dogs called a 2 loss season a down year. 04 was a nightmare beyond comprehension an impossiblitiy you loser.
Beating San Jose St. is like taking your sister to the prom because all the girls turned you down. Gilby is calling it a date.

Just about used it up this weekend............on Sunday this time. Freakin' Hawks!

I usually feel pretty good when the Cougs blow a game and lose........but not when they're playing the pondcrappers. THAT game I want them to win.

Sorta funny, the little team from Boise is ranked higher than any team in the North west. They pounded the Beavs and could pound the Cougs, Dawgs or Ducks as well.. The day is coming when BSU will be a PAC 10 school... The WAC is tired of them already. They have the longest active winning streak in the nation. ( should have lost to BYU however)

Hey B-run, I lived in Boise and watched Dee Picket (Cody Picket's dad)play Qback.

Dee Picket went on to become one of the greatest rodeo cowboys in the nation.. A great team roper.

I have watched 3 boise state games this year. While they are good they would be a mid level pac 10 team at best the last two seasons. When you have to play big strong programs week in and week out it wears you down. In he WAC BSU plays a lot of fluff and occasionally comes out and plays a big time team. Thats why the polls do not have them ranked high. If you had a 15 game win steak int he Pac 10 Big 10 ACC or Sec you would be ranked # 1

I totally agree. They do play a lot of bad teams. However, the potential is there for them to step up and play bigtime ball. The program has gotten better every year for the past decade.... Hell, I was a Vandal and BSU pisses me off... but it is intresting to see them doing so much with so little.

I pull for any Wa Or or Idaho team against any one but the Cougs.

How do you know when a Husky is using Viagra?
They get taller.

This should clear the path for the UW to hire a real football coach at the end of the year and start rebuilding the program back to the status they enjoyed during the Don James years. They need an up and commer in the mold of a Bob Stoops.

UW escapes major penalty in latest NCAA ruling

By Bob Condotta
Seattle Times staff reporter

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The University of Washington escaped major sanctions today when the NCAA issued its ruling on an investigation into gambling and recruiting violations in the school's athletic department.
The NCAA had initially charged UW with a lack of institutional control, the most major penalty that can be levied against a school. However, the NCAA downgraded the charge to a "failure to monitor'' as had the Pac-10 Conference earlier this year.

The NCAA largely accepted penalties that UW had self-imposed and that the Pac-10 had accepted earlier this year.

The NCAA also levied no further penalties on former UW football coach Rick Neuheisel, noting that he had been fired by the school for his involvement in two college basketball tournament pools and for initially lying about his participation when asked by the NCAA.

The NCAA report said that the Committee on Infractions, which ruled on the case, "was very troubled by the fact that when he (Neuheisel) was first questioned about his participation in the pool, the former head coach did not provide truthful information.''

The penalties levied against the UW program included a cut in football recruiting visits from 56 to 48 and not allowing the school to use a boat for recruiting for the 2004-05 academic year but did not include any postseason bans or loss of scholarships.

The NCAA extended the cut in the recruiting visits and the ban on using a boat for the 2005-06 academic year as well and also said that the school may not "bank'' the unused visits for use in future years.

The NCAA also extended a probationary period against the school through February 2007.

However, the probation does not include any bans on TV games, postseason appearances or cuts in scholarships.

The NCAA also said that UW will be "publicly reprimanded and censured.''

UW was being investigated for illegal participation in betting pools by coaches and staffers in the athletic department, for illegal contact between a booster and football recruits, and for undercharging 44 football recruits a total of $132 for boat rides during recruiting visits.




"We are pleased that the NCAA has concluded its work in this case and found no lack of institutional control,'' said UW athletic director Todd Turner in a statement released by the school. "In most respects, the report is consistent with the findings and penalties of the Pac-10 and it agrees with our own investigation and corrective actions. The extension of the length of the penalties previously imposed by the Pac-10 was not expected but it is no excessive.''

The NCAA said that UW was guilty of failure to monitor because the school "did not provide the appropriate information to coaching and athletic staff members related to NCAA legislation that governs gambling activities and recruiting.''

Bob Condotta: 206-515-5699 or bcondotta@seattletimes.com

The condoms.

Kinda fitting after SJ Sate called them a bunch of Pu$$ies

The same team that's going to beat WSU like a drum the weekend after.

Hey, TK.............SJSU can say what they want. They got their asses beat just like WSU has for the last 6 years running. What kind of clown calls the team that beat them pussies?

WSU.

They're the only other team that sucks bad enough for UW to win. If we can beat one of your much ballyhooed 10-win teams with a weak team........we should easily beat a sucky WSU team.

You KNOW that a 38-0 score is going to put a dent in a guy's booze supply. I was looking pretty good at halftime........but I had to go to two-fisted drinking in the second half.

Man................

So.......KK.............about those Trojans. Not a bad football team, huh?

It looks like the AC will be a battle to see if UW will dwell in the cellar of the Pac-10 alone, or if WSU will join them in loserville.

Saving it up for that late November game, don'tcha know? :p