Hope everyone out there had a good week. Thankfully, its almost game time. And what a BIG game this is. (has anyone else forgotten what an ASSH%LE Bellotti is? After this one, Brinkhater may change his name to Duckhater. I Hate these guys!)
With Stanback’s injury, our bowl hopes are nearly solidified, barring a complete and bizarre collapse. In other words, you can take Brinkhater’s 6-6 pre-season prediction and KNOW that that is THE WORST that we are gonna do this year.
Instead, this weekend determines the possibility for what the UPSIDE of this season could look like. Don’t know about you all, but despite the dissapointment of NOT beating any of the “big boys” on our schedule, it we win out, we finish 9-3! To put that record in perspective, last time I checked, the last great WSU football team ( 2003) finished with a record that was, well, like 9-3!
So, here’s my take. Win this week, and I think you go down to the Rose Bowl and beat UCLA. Lose this game (especially if we lose by continuing our scoring struggles) and I think we lose next week as well.
Again, let me be clear: we lose the next two weeks and I still think we finish 6-6. But, win this week and i think Rooster’s 8-4 pre-season pick becomes the worst case scenario.
While injuries are of chief concern right now, Brinkhater is VERY comfortable with Oregon’s lack of a run defense. And, even with Cody Boyd out (note: if Boyd was healthy we’d KILL the Ducks this weekend), I still think we’ll move the ball. And, despite the woes of weeks past, I think Brink steps out this week–especially with the threat of Rogers taking over a distant possibility because of injury. In short, Brink is gonna relax a bit this week, establish a good tempo with the running game, and we’re gonna score!!!!!!!!!!!
Cougs make it interesting late, but win this game 28-27. Brink may wind up salvaging his legacy after all!
Other games:
UW 6 CAL 51
(Get ready for the new Jake the Snake after this debacle)
Arizona 21 Oregon State 17 (Dawg let down will be apperant after this one. The Beavs are NOT any good)
ASU 38 Stanford 0 (this game may wake up the sleeping SunDildos)
UCLA 28 Notre Dame 21 (Anyone else think the Irish are overrated?)
Enjoy the games!
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