My wife hates hearing me talk about sports, so she suggested I start a sports blog. So, here goes nothing! I am going to keep my first post simple and not get into too many stats or rants. I will just explain a little bit about some of the common things I will be posting on. I was born and raised a very proud Seattle sports fan. I am an uber fan of the Seattle Seahawks, Washington Huskies, and the Seattle Mariners. However, I am not like your usual "uber" fans, I am very realistic when it comes to the teams I root for. Some fans have an unrealistic sense of who their team really is and that is not what this blog will be about.
The Seahawks and Mariners are both teams that are currently rebuilding so I do not find it shocking that the M's finished this last year at the bottom of the AL West and after 11 games into the NFL season I'm not at all surprised to see the Hawks at 4-7. They got a lucky break that the real Baltimore Ravens didn't show up to play in Seattle 2 weeks ago and a few more weeks back against the New York Giants. However they have had some disappointing defeats against teams like Cleveland and Washington. So I think it all balances out. It will be interesting to see how the next couple of years pan out in the NFC West for the Hawks and the AL West for the M's. I think the Huskies are going to be a fairly dominate force in the Pac-12 over the next couple years though! For people who are bad mouthing the Huskies... I think you need to clean off your glasses and see this thing for what it really is. This year, they lost against Nebraska, Oregon, Stanford, USC, and Oregon State. In my opinion, the only upset against the Huskies was Oregon State. They played great games otherwise. They won the games they needed to win and they lost the games that they were the underdogs in. Just think about it, Steve Sarkisian inherited a 0-12 Huskies team after the Ty Willingham era. Since then he has helped us produce a 5-7, 6-6, and now a 7-5 Huskies team. What more can you ask for than improvement and progess? Its unrealistic to think that we would be any farther than we are, it would have been nice to beat Oregon State and end at 8-4 but 1 bad game in a 12 game season is exceptable in my book. I'm very excited for the future with Keith Price, James Johnson, Kasen Williams, Bishop Sankey, and Kevin Smith. The only one I just listed that isn't a freshman or a sophomore is James Johnson. And to top it off, we are ONLY losing 3 seniors that have starting jobs on the defensive side of the ball. We are going to be a power house offense and honestly, our defense can't really get much worse, so they only have room for improvement. I just don't think the people trash talking the Huskies have any idea that they are right where they should be with even brighter days ahead of them! The Holiday Bowl is EXACTLY where the Huskies should be right now. Not fighting for the Pac-12 title, our defense can't hang with Andrew Luck and the Cardinal. Open your eyes people. 3 straight apple cups, going to a bowl game for the 2nd year in a row. C'mon. The Huskies are doing just fine and Sarkisian is doing his job. I do however question Paul Wulff's boss... How did he not get let go after last year? He inherited a 5-7 Cougar football team and since 2008 has lead them to an overall of 9-40. He took a 5-7 team and made them 2-11 the very next year. I will give him some wiggle room since he has been plagued with injuries almost every single year, but honestly, what team doesn't lose a key player for a good portion of the season? It will be interesting who WSU selects to try to clean up Wulff's mess. Well thats all I have for today. I appreciate you reading. And I would appreciate any comments or feedback as well. (It's my first time blogging so don't be too critical).
