Fresh Take: UW, UH, A&M On the Rise

[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="180" caption="Jake Locker - Washington Huskies"][/caption] The Washington Huskies kept pace with No. 11 LSU for most of the night before losing 31-23 Saturday night. Two turnovers and a missed field goal didn't help their cause this evening, but, flat out, the Huskies are much improved and looked ...

Washington -8 @ Stanford 500 Points"It's scary. As much as I am a fan of Jake Locker, he presents many challenges for our football team." — Stanford coach Jim Harbaugh. But this is a trap game that I am keeping my big money away from. Washington will have their hands full but I am betting on them because they are 2-1 against the spread and about 3 points away from...

Washington proved yesterday in Palo Alto that the rebuilding on Montlake still has a tough road ahead. The 34-14 loss did not look pretty. After an upset of No. 3 USC led to the first ranking the Huskies had received in six years, at 24. With it came probably way too much optimism than was deserved. The loss to Stanford was surprising, not for the result, but for the lack of competitive...

Interestingly enough, for those that have followed these two programs over the last couple years, is that this game has finally gained relevance. It seems very obtuse to say that after these have been some of the bottom feeders in the Pac-10 over the last couple years. However, it's also true that it is an important game for each program. The goals for these programs, realistic...

Certain things just stand out. I was shocked when South Florida got snubbed by the pollsters this week and didn't make the top 25. I felt the same way upon learning that Las Vegas odds makers installed Notre Dame as a 13-point favorite over Washington this week. The Vegas odds makers are the best. If they did the rankings, we wouldn't have any problem finding the two best...

With another Saturday down, more college players are doing the Heisman shuffle, staking their claim in honor to be named as the best college football player in the land. In what was a wet Saturday for most of America, muddy fields and low visibility did not stop some players from earning their stripes and moving into the top 12 Heisman candidates. The havoc caused by the downpour...