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Juliet Macur has been a Sports of the Times columnist for The New York Times since October 2013. She has covered the Olympics and Olympic sports, doping and legal issues since 2004.
She has written features on a variety of other subjects, including coyote hunting in Oklahoma, former Yankee owner George Steinbrenner's fear of mortality and the plight of N.F.L. quarterback Michael Vick's pit bulls that were deemed unadoptable.
Her projects include a series called "Countdown to Beijing," which examined the sports machine in China as that country geared up to host the 2008 Summer Olympics, and another called "In Two Arenas," which looked at the Iraq war's effect on athletes.
Before joining the Times in 2004, Ms. Macur worked as a project reporter for the Dallas Morning News, where she had the unenviable job of spending one entire season writing exclusively about then Dallas Cowboys coach Bill Parcells. Before that, she covered the Jacksonville Jaguars, the Olympics and motorsports for the Orlando Sentinel.
Ms. Macur's work has received honors from the National Press Club, the Associated Press Sports Editors, the Society of Professional Journalists and the New York Press Club. Her work has twice been anthologized in the Best American Sports Writing series.
The daughter of Polish immigrants who came to the United States as refugees after World War II, Ms. Macur grew up in Bridgewater, N.J. She was the captain of the Columbia University rowing team while at Barnard College and received her bachelor's degree in 1992. After college, she was a competitive rower for the New York Athletic Club. In 1997, she graduated with honors from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
Abby Wambach, U.S. World Cup Team's Soul, Soars Despite a Lesser Role
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Rudi Klobach, who coached Lloyd in high school and followed her career closely, died in January after a three-year battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
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The last American women's team to win the World Cup was the '99 team, and for an entire generation, it defined what women's sports should be and could be.
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Christen Press Went Abroad and Found a Place on the U.S. Team
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Hope Solo Is a Hero on the Field. Repeat, on the Field.
The goalkeeper played brilliantly in the United States' Women's World Cup opener. She also attracted more negative attention when additional details of her arrest last year were made public.
June 10, 2015, Wednesday
Testing the Mettle of a Team, and Its Star: Alex Morgan
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June 8, 2015, Monday
Sepp Blatter: From Defiant to Defeated in Four Fateful Days
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Cook Report Renders Final Judgement, Akin Unelectable
According to Gateway Pundit, the Cook Report labeled Akin "unelectable," clearing the way for a second term for Democratic incumbent Claire McCaskill. : Pundit wrote:
In four days Cook Political has moved the Missouri Senate race from: "solid Republican": to"toss up": to: "likely Democrat": to: "unelectable".
Cook Political: Report has declared Todd Akin "unelectable" and moved the 2012 U.S. senate race in Missouri to a projected Democrat win.
Republican U.S. Rep. Todd Akin's comment over the weekend about "legitimate rape" has: rendered him unelectable: in his bid against Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill.
Todd Akin is 2012's Political Idiot Of the Year. : He faced one of the weakest Democratic incumbents and managed to blow it because he seemed to feel that fellow Missourians didn't know his position on abortion. : Todd, Missourians know your position on that issue. : You're a Republican! You could have pivoted away and talked about the economy, McCaskill's faux deficit hawk narrative, her laughable statement that the Senate passed a budget, or her voting record which shows: she voted with Obama 95% of the time.
Nope. You had to make some rather nonsensical comments about rape and pregnancy. : In addition, you mentioned bodily functions that the female body does not possess. : No wonder the people abandoned you. : I would too!
However, some on the right are still supporting Akin's campaign of self-destruction.
Mike Huckabee blasted this email out today: to his supporters.
The deadline came and went on Tuesday for Missouri Senate candidate Todd Akin to drop out over an incorrect comment he made about rape. The Republican establishment put unprecedented and intense pressure on Todd to quit, including five current and past Missouri Senators. But in an exclusive interview on my radio show, Akin said he's "in this race to the end." He said he admitted he misspoke and that his statement was not accurate, but he'd sincerely apologized. You can listen to the audio from that interview here.
The Party's leaders have for reasons that aren't rational, left him behind on the political battlefield, wounded and bleeding, a casualty of his self-inflicted, but not intentional wound. In a Party that supposedly stands for life, it was tragic to see the carefully orchestrated and systematic attack on a fellow Republican. Not for a moral failure or corruption or a criminal act, but for a misstatement which he contritely and utterly repudiated. I was shocked by GOP leaders and elected officials who rushed so quickly to end the political life of a candidate over a mistaken comment in an interview. This was a serious mistake, but it was blown out of proportion not by the left, but by Akin's own Republican Party. Is this what the party really thinks of principled pro-life advocates? Do we forgive and forget the verbal gaffes of Republicans who are "conveniently pro-life" for political advantage, but crucify one who truly believes that every life is sacred?
Who ordered this "Code Red" on Akin? There were talking point memos sent from the National Republican Senatorial Committee suggesting language to urge Akin to drop out. Political consultants were ordered to stay away from Akin or lose future business with GOP committees. Operatives were recruited to set up a network of pastors to call Akin to urge him to get out. Money has changed hands to push him off the plank. It is disgraceful. From the spotlights of political offices and media perches, it may appear that the demand for Akin's head is universal in the party. I assure you it is not. There is a vast, but mostly quiet army of people who have an innate sense of fairness and don't like to see a fellow political pilgrim bullied. If Todd Akin loses the Senate seat, I will not blame Todd Akin. He made his mistake, but was man enough to admit it and apologize. I'm waiting for the apology from whoever the genius was on the high pedestals of our party who thought it wise to not only shoot our wounded, but run over him with tanks and trucks and then feed his body to the liberal wolves. It wasn't just Todd Akin that was treated with contempt by the thinly veiled attack on Todd Akin. It was all the people who have faithfully knocked doors, made calls, and made sacrificial contributions to elect Republicans because we thought we were welcome in the party. Todd Akin owned his mistake. Who will step up and admit the effort being made to discredit Akin and apologize for the sleazy way it's been handled?
I've always believed and still do, that if you don't honor your friendships, you don't honor yourself. And I consider Todd a friend. So I will join Todd as often as I can, in his fight for our Party's pro-life policies, traditional marriage and our efforts to rein in the massive expansion of government under President Obama. Todd is being systematically scourged for one thing he said. Is that more important than what Claire McCaskill has DONE over her 6 years in the Senate? If you'd like to join the fight, and help defeat a Democrat Senator standing in the way of a conservative majority, I encourage you to join me. The party has decided it won't help. In fact, it has decided that it will try to cut off the supply lines to Akin to pressure him to exit and let the party bosses overturn the voters of Missouri and pick their own candidate. If this can happen to Todd Akin, who is next?
I've heard the talk of new deadlines and the nonsense about the Republican Party running a 3rd party candidate, but I am no longer listening to that noise. The idea that our Party would continue to play games behind the scenes and feed the Democrats make-believe narrative of the GOP's fictional war on women is equally ridiculous. Now is the time to focus on electing a conservative Senate Majority. And if the NRSC and RNC and the money-rich PACS won't help Todd Akin get us to the majority, then we'll do it without them. And his seat will not have been sold to the highest bidder, but obtained by the highest principles.
I like Mike Huckabee, but the assertion that you're a RINO if you don't support Todd Akin is absurd. : He's going to lose. : He made statements that made the party look bad and needlessly and recklessly : changed the narrative that makes liberals foam at the mouth. The Code Red was necessary. : Ace of Spades cited Jim Geraghty of National Review who wrote about Akin's "epic denial" about his chances of winning in November.
We've seen this before – a candidate makes nonsensical, controversial, or self-destructive statements before the electorate, and the electorate recoils. The rest of the GOP sees signs of trouble, and starts expressing those concerns in increasing volume, but the candidate resists the urge to withdraw from the race. The candidate and the campaign insist to the rest of the party that they know what they're doing, that the race is still winnable, and that the world will soon be shocked by a most unexpected victory. We saw it from: Katherine Harris: in 2006, and from: Christine O'Donnell,: Sharron Angle, and: Carl Paladino: in 2010.
These candidates and their teams: always: insist that they know better. They: alwaysinsist that they have some sort of secret understanding of the race, some sort of secret game plan or strategy that will completely change the circumstances. And they: always, always, always: lose.
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Haemagglutinin (HA) Multimers
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Haemagglutinin (HA) Multimers as Probes for the Detection of 2,3- and 2,6- Sialic Acid Bond Structures
The research collaboration between the Van Andel Institute in Grand Rapids, MI and Andrews University, previously and continuing, is designed to discover sialic acid changes associated with pancreatic cancer. During the preliminary investigations as the collaboration began for this project, it soon became evident that the technology required to find the sialic acid changes was inadequate in specificity and reproducibility. Thus, the current project, as listed in the title, was begun to discover more specific probes that identify the sialic acid targets more effectively. An overview of the current project is the following:
The carbohydrate (CHO) moieties attached to glycoproteins are proving to be important loci for detection and regulation of cellular activity. Changes to the CHO moieties are linked to the presence of pre-cancerous and cancerous changes in the cells and tissues. In particular, changes in sialic acid bonds between 2,3 and 2,6 linkages may be important indicators of disease, but unfortunately an effective way of precisely measuring these linkages in biological samples does not yet exist. The various HA proteins (bird flu, swine flu, human flu) bind to 2,3- and 2,6-sialic acid bonds as a preliminary step for infection within the host. We hypothesized that HA proteins could be used to detect specific presentations of sialic acid moieties on glycoproteins captured from biological samples. In this study we used a simple method of multimerizing the HA protein to increase its binding avidity, and applied the HA proteins to the detection of sialic acids on biological glycoproteins. Using that specificity to detect changes in glycoprotein CHO structures, we discovered that the HA probes can differentiate between 2,3- and 2,6- sialic acid bond types in an efficient and reproducible manner. Studies also are underway to determine the relationship between sialic acid linkages and the presence of pancreatic cancer. This approach may provide robust and sensitive measurements of specific sialic acid presentations in biological samples.


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This week the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on two of the most critical cases of our time. On Tuesday, March 26, attorneys will make the pitch both for and against California's Proposition 8. This, of course, is the Golden State's pro-marriage amendment. It maintained the timeless definition of natural marriage as between man and wife. ... more
No matter how firmly we tell women to be more like men -- to shape, stretch, discipline and work to overcome biological determinants -- biology keeps emerging as a crucial factor. Like everything else in life, it affects the less privileged women in a different, downsized way. ... more
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Much of the debate surrounding same-sex marriage asks about societal harms. Many advocates of the change quickly dismiss the question and insist that a redefinition of marriage won't hurt anyone. But that conclusion proceeds from a misperception about what marriage is—a failure to grasp marriage's role as a public institution that shapes our thoughts and actions. ... more
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Generalized Gini Indices of Equality of Opportunity
This article considers the ranking of profiles of opportunity sets on the basis of their equality. A version of the Pigou-Dalton transfer principle that is appropriate for the measurement of opportunity inequality is introduced and used to axiomatize the class of generalized Gini equality of opportunity orderings. A characterization of the class of generalized Gini social preference orderings for opportunity profiles is also provided.
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Caparo, the last forest
Caparo Forest Reserve, located in Barinas, southwest Venezuela, has virtually vanished. More than 140,000 hectares were devastated and the threat of squatting prevails in the absence of authorities
Further on, a feline's paw recently printed on the mud stands out as an indicator of the animal wealth dwelling in the foliage. The anticipation of an encounter with this animal adds another dimension to our tour, but that is not bad news. Bad news is what has happened to thousands of Chupón trees (Pouteria anibaefolia). Chupón wood is so hard that these trees cannot be transformed into planks. Since it is impossible to exploit these trees, thousands of them have been cut down and burned by environment predators as a way to take them out of the road.
The Caparo Forest Reserve exists on maps only. It was created back in February 1961, on a 174,340-hectare plot of land in Barinas state. It borders River Caparo to the north, and River Uribante to the south. A plan developed by the Ministry of Agriculture intended to preserve a part of the three million hectares of forests that existed once on the western plains (in the states of Portuguesa, Apure, Barinas and south Táchira state). The plan established the forest reserves of Turén, Ticoporo, San Camilo and Caparo, which amounted to 900,000 hectares altogether. It also sought rational exploitation of the wood wealth in the area. However, in the short term, demographic pressure and cattle raising prevailed over good intention.
A research conducted by Enrique Pacheco, from the Faculty of Forest and Environment Sciences, University of Los Andes, compiled satellite images and maps that portray the forest devastation. The forest was alive until 1980, but when exploitation of wood was allowed, the so-called "agricultural communities" ensued. Between 1982 and 1989, the Venezuelan State signed exploitation contracts with both private and public companies, in order to exploit wood -mahogany, cedar, mijao, pardillo, saquisaque and other commercial species. Despite monitoring, things were not quite right. In 1982, a commodate was created with the ULA as bailee. ULA was already running an educative and research program in the area since 1970. Under the commodate, the university was entrusted with the protection of 7,000 hectares of forest and the construction of an experimental station in the area known as Cachicamo.
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ULA representatives believe that by 2000 only 47.99% of the Caparo forest was left. In 2001, Minister of Environment Ana Elisa Osorio officially terminated concessions and decided that the area would be managed under a new mechanism, the "communal forest management."
"The Ministry (of Environment) delivered these lands to Base Territorial Units, that is to say, to many of those who are now squatters in the reserve," explained Wilfredo Franco, an ULA professor and coordinator of the Caparo commodate. "Communal management translated into deforestation and tree burning, and converted the area to stockbreeding." Surveys conducted by the ULA estimated that between 2002 and 2004 some 70,000 hectares of forests vanished: a treasure of precious biodiversity and wood.
A gloomy outlook lies ahead: "90% of almost 175,000 hectares of the reserve are now grassland and bushes," Franco explained. "14,000 hectares survived, half of them belong to the area protected by the ULA and the rest is a bunch of small isolated forest segments, most of them doomed to disappear."
Between 2001 and 2004, squatters took over some 900 hectares located at the western end of the zone under commodate. They were evicted over and over again until 2004, when no one could evict them. Outside the law, they divided the plot of land into 34 parcels. And this spot, called Palma Pintada, is perhaps one of the best examples for putting things into perspective: standing right where the land takeover starts, one can see grassland to the right, with thin cows grazing and a few trees. To the left, separated by a dirt track, one can see the green wall of the unscathed forest.
"Those 900 hectares of forest were cut down and burned between 2005 and 2009," professor Wilfredo Franco regrets. "The experimental plantations of pardillo trees were completely razed and around 50% of the plantations of teak trees planted by the ULA in the 1970s were looted." Now, the sharecroppers have organized a communal council, but according to workers in the ULA camp, the lands -the "improvements"- have been sold more than once. "There are only three or four families left from the first group."
The land registry made in 2007 recorded about 1,200 ranches inside the forest reserve. Now, ULA representatives estimate that the number has increased to 1,500.
It would be naive to think that this could become a forest again. What is a forest reserve on the maps is in real life- a settlement including 55 schools and five high schools well established, as well as a place where the ULA has been asked for help to build a higher education institution.
"Sacrificing biodiversity and natural wealth did not pay off at the end. It failed to make justice and to attain social or economic development," Franco stated. "Caparo's residents are poor, except for a few who own up to three ranches they have bought from squatters."
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A simple reason: there is oil galore, would suffice to explain Guyana's actions. Another explanation lies in the little or none efforts made by the Venezuelan government to thwart the move by the Guyanese. This is certainly not a new problem, but a problem only recently highlighted because oil is involved. But what other resources does the disputed area hold? For most of us it is a section on the map with black and white stripes on it, a depiction of something distant, alien, a nothingness not worth paying much attention to in geography classes back in elementary school.
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This was, perhaps, the biggest gathering of Maoists in the city since September 21, 2004, when leaders of the outfit met the media to announce the merger of erstwhile CPI(ML) (PW) and MCCI to form the CPI(Maoist).
"A similar programme was held in Jangalmahal, where several leaders participated," the source said. The ultras also released a publication in the memory of the slain leader.
"The meeting took place at a community hall near Sealdah, where some human rights activists and students were present. We have no knowledge whether any state committee member was present there," claimed an officer attached to the special task force (STF) of Kolkata Police.
"Even though we had information about the meeting, there was no instruction to arrest anybody," the officer added.
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Also included in the squad is the Olympic long jump champion Greg Rutherford and former world triple jump champion Phillips Idowu, who returns to the fold to add experience to a youthful line-up.
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Song: Something About Mary
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Artist: DJ EFN
Song: Selfish (K-Def Remix)
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Album: The Ecology
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Artist: DJ Kay Rich
Song: CA All Day
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Following the release of his acclaimed Champagne & Styrofoam Cups project, Fashawn is back with a deluxe and untagged version that includes three bonus tracks in addition to featured singles Medicine Man, Diamonds & Girls and... More
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Featuring: K-Young
Song: Diamonds and Girls
To the victor go the spoils. In Fashawn's case the spoils include Diamonds and Girls, among many others. As the Fresno emcee will tell you growing up wasn't easy, but somehow the emcee persevered... More
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Song: Back in the Game
I knew today's hip-hop game moved fast, but damn. Not even a month after hooking up with fellow West Coast flame-spitter MURS to drop collaborative set This Generation, Fashawn has deemed it... More
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Song: Slash Gordan
Album: This Generation
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Artist: Treacherous COB
Song: Donnie Brasco
Album: The Mint Room
Based on the life of FBI agent Joseph D. Pistone, '97 film Donnie Brasco saw an intrepid G-man infiltrate a prominent crime family, ultimately penetrating so deeply into the organization's... More
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Artist: Treacherous COB
Song: Born Go Getta
Album: The Mint Room
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Song: One More Try
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Song: Space Invaders
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Song: Santiago's Revenge 2
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Song: Oh Word (Keep On Rising)
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Song: Gettin' It
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Song: Generation F
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Artist: Notes to Self
Song: Mr. Polite
Album: Target Market [RECOIL]
Fresh off dazzling hardcore heads in the Booth with the Babu-assisted Lick Shots, Notes to Self return to our pages with another newly-released single off their forthcoming full-length. Mr. Polite... More
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Song: 1,000 Palm Trees
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Artist: Devin Miles
Song: So Real
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Song: Manny Pacquaio
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Song: Going Home
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Song: Kinetic World
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2007 Washington
Once San Diego State and Idaho went in the rear view mirror, the Cougars got
exposed as a second-tier Pac-10 team that could only get so far with the
league's most prolific passing game. An 0-4 start to the conference schedule
ended any hope of a postseason run, fueling speculation that head coach Bill
Doba wouldn't be back for a sixth season. He won't. The Wazzu veteran got
canned shortly after his kids came from behind to beat Washington, 42-35, for
the Apple Cup.
Offensive Player of the Year: QB Alex Brink
Defensive Player of the Year: LB Andy Mattingly
Biggest Surprise: The Cougars didn't just beat UCLA on Oct. 13, they
obliterated the Bruins, scoring the final 27 points, while outgaining the
visitors 545 to 267. In an up-and-down season for Washington State, everything
clicked, including the troubled running game, which got 214 yards and a couple
of scores from RB Dwight Tardy.
Biggest Disappointment: Maybe the season would have been extended by a
game if Washington State could have held off unbeaten Arizona State on Oct. 6.
The Cougars thoroughly outplayed the Sun Devils in Pullman, and had enough
chances to win in the final quarter, but fell short when K Thomas Weber booted
the clincher with 50 seconds left.
Looking Ahead: To replace Doba, Wazzu has hired former player Paul Wulff,
who's coming off a successful stint as the head coach at Eastern Washington. A
supporter of the no-huddle, spread offense, one of his first initiatives will be
to find a replacement at quarterback for Brink, the school's all-time leading
2007 Schedule
CFN Prediction: 6-6
2007 Record:
Sept. 1 at
Wisconsin L 42-21
Sept. 8
San Diego
Sept. 15
Sept. 22 at
Sept. 29
at Arizona
Arizona State
13 at
Oregon L 53-7
3 at
California L 20-17
Oregon State
24 at
Wash. W 42-35
Nov. 24
Washington State 42 ... Washington 35
Alex Brink bombed away for 399 yards and five touchdowns with
two to Brandon Gibson including a 35-yarder with 31 seconds to play
for the win. The Huskies started off with a bang with Louis Ranking
returning the opening kickoff for a score, and the fireworks
continued throughout with Jake Locker running for two scores and
connecting with Marcel Reece for a 63-yard touchdown and the Cougars
keeping pace with Brink hitting Devin Frischknecht for touchdowns
from 41 and 19 yards out and Joshua Anderson from 28 yards away. A
final UW Hail Mary pass was picked off by Alfonso Jackson.
Player of the game:
Washington State QB Alex Brink completed 27 of 40
passes for 399 yards and five touchdowns.
Stat Leaders: Washington State - Passing: Alex
Brink, 27-40, 399 yds, 5 TD
Rushing: Chris Ivory, 14-114, 1 TD. Receiving: Brandon
Gibson, 6-137, 2 TD
Washington - Passing: Jake Locker, 13-35, 224
yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing: Jake Locker, 14-103, 2 TD. Receiving: Anthony
Russo, 5-101
Whoopty doo. What does it all mean, Basil? ...
The season might have been a
disappointment with yet another campaign without a bowl, but closing
out with an Apple Cup win showed just how good Alex Brink and the
offense could be when everything was working. The defense struggled
yet again and it took a big comeback to pull off the win, but Brink
never let up and the big plays kept on coming. This is a program
known for high-powered passing games, so whatever happens with the
coaching situation must first figure out how to keep the offense
flowing while getting nastier on D.
Nov. 17
Oregon State 52 ... Washington State
Oregon State came up
with seven interceptions including six of Alex Brink on the way to a
blowout win. The Beavers got up 21-0 early on touchdown runs from
Lyle Moevao, Yvenson Bernard, and James Rogers before the Cougars
finally got on the scoreboard with a field goal. The Beavers
coasted from there getting a second Bernard touchdown run and a
56-yards Clinton Polk scoring dash. Wazzu was able to get into the
end zone on two Kevin McCall runs, but they were hardly enough to
make up for all the offensive mistakes.
Player of the game:
Oregon State LB Derrick Doggett made four
tackles, a tackle for loss, and two interceptions
Stat Leaders: Oregon State - Passing: Lyle
Moevao, 15-28, 202 yds, 1 TD
Rushing: Yvenson Bernard, 17-74, 2 TD. Receiving:
James Rodgers, 5-65
Washington State - Passing: Alex Brink, 21-45,
314 yds, 6 INT
Rushing: Kevin McCall, 14-62, 2 TD. Receiving: Michael
Bumpus, 6-46
Whoopty doo. What does it all mean, Basil? ...
A week after chucking it around for 449 yards in a big
win over Stanford, Alex Brink couldn't stop giving the ball to
Beavers with interception after interception killing any hope for a
win over Oregon State. He was under a little bit of pressure, but
it's not like OSU was hitting him on every play. The running game
failed to pick up the slack even though Kevin McCall ran well in
stretches. Now the bowl dream is gone and head coach Bill Doba might
have coached his final home game for the Cougars.
Nov. 10
Washington State 33 ... Stanford 17
Alex Brink bombed away for 439 yards with a touchdown pass to
Alex Brink, but it took four
Romeen Abdollmohammadi
field goals and a 55-yard Husain Abdullah interception return for a
score to put the game away. The Cardinal hunt tough, pulling within
three late in the third quarter on a four-yard Jeremy Stewart run,
but couldn't get closer after the Cougars took over in the fourth.
Abdullah came up with 14 tackles and two broken up passes along with
the interception.
Player of the game:
Washington State QB Alex Brink completed 32 of 47
passes for 449 yards and a touchdown
Stat Leaders: Stanford - Passing: Tavita
Pritchard, 22-40, 263 yds, 2 INT
Rushing: Tyrone McGraw, 19-79, 1 TD. Receiving: Mark
Bradford, 12-141
Washington State - Passing: Alex Brink, 32-47,
449 yds, 1 TD
Rushing: Chris Ivory, 15-104. Receiving: Jed Collins,
Whoopty doo. What does it all mean, Basil? ...
Alex Brink bombed the Cougars back into bowl
contention with the win over Stanford, but again, way too many
drives ended with field goals instead of touchdowns. As good as
Brink was, he struggled to get the offense to come up with the one
big play needed here and there to make the game a laugher. Now Wazzu
needs to keep the offensive production rolling against Oregon State
to make the Apple Cup a battle for a 13th game.
Nov. 3
California 20 ... Washington State 17
Cal got touchdown runs from one and 44 yards from Justin
Forsett and two Jordan Kay field goals to plow its way to a tough
win. Washington State could only manage three
Romeen Abdollmohammadi
field goals before an 18-yard Charles Dillon touchdown catch with 19
seconds to play.
Player of the
California RB
Justin Forsett ran 31 times for 129 yards and two touchdowns. Cal
was able to hang on to the ball for 37:27 by converting 12 of 19
third down chances, and allowing Wazzu to convert just four of 16
Stat Leaders: Washington State - Passing: Alex
Brink, 20-41, 280 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: Kevin McCall, 17-50. Receiving: Brandon
Gibson, 4-136
California - Passing: Nate Longshore, 25-36,
205 yds
Rushing: Justin Forsett, 31-129, 2 TD. Receiving: Lavelle
Hawkins, 9-78
Whoopty doo. What does it all mean, Basil? ...
The running game that was so effective against UCLA was
nowhere to be found against Cal, but the bigger problem continues to
be a lack of explosion. Alex Brink has only thrown one touchdown
pass in each of the last three games, and there hasn't been nearly
enough pop to the attack. Against the Bears, the bigger problem was
an inability to keep the chains moving. The defense couldn't get Cal
off the field, and the offense didn't help out with many long
drives. Now the Cougars have to win out to be bowl eligible, and
fortunately, there aren't any killers left playing Stanford, Oregon
State and at Washington State.
Oct. 27
Washington State 27 ... UCLA 7
The Cougars ran for 247 yards with Dwight Tardy scoring from
one yard out in the first quarter and closing things out with a
51-yard touchdown dash in the final minute. The defense held UCLA to
267 yards of total offense, with 50 of them coming three plays into
the game on a Kahlil Bell touchdown run. The Bruins were inept the
rest of the game, failing to keep the chains moving, while the
Cougars held on to the ball for 38 minutes.
Player of the
Washington State
RB Dwight Tardy ran 37 times for 214 yards and two touchdowns, and
caught two passes for 22 yards.
Stat Leaders: UCLA - Passing: Pat Cowan, 17-36,
167 yds
Rushing: Kahlil Bell, 4-67, 1 TD. Receiving: Terrence
Austin, 5-45
Washington State - Passing: Alex Brink, 28-46,
271 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: Dwight Tardy, 37-214, 2 TD. Receiving: Jed
Collins, 6-71
Whoopty doo. What does it all mean, Basil? ...
Where did this performance come from? A week after getting blasted
by Oregon, the Cougars dominated UCLA on both sides of the ball with
its most physical game of the year. Dwight Tardy ran well, setting
up Alex Brink and the passing game, and the Bruins didn't have an
answer. The defense didn't allow UCLA to do much of anything after a
big touchdown run on the opening drive. Now the momentum has to
carry over to trip to California. Win in Berkeley against the
reeling Bears, and then the season takes a big turn.
Oct. 13
Oregon 53 ... Washington State 7
Oregon pitched a nearly perfect game, cranking out 551 yards
of total offense and getting out to a 47-0 lead 32 minutes into the
game. Jeremiah Johnson ripped off scoring runs from 42 and 18 yards
out, before leaving with an injury, and then Dennis Dixon went to
work with a one-yard touchdown run and three scoring passes,
highlighted by a 52-yard play to Jaison Williams. Washington State
finally broke the run with an eight-yard Michael Bumpus catch, but
couldn't do anything else the rest of the way.
Player of the
Oregon QB Dennis
Dixon completed 21 of 28 passes for 287 yards and three touchdowns,
and he ran for a score
Stat Leaders: Oregon - Passing: Dennis Dixon,
21-28, 287 yds, 3 TD
Rushing: Jonathan Stewart, 13-66. Receiving:
Jaison Williams, 4-108, 1 TD
Washington State - Passing: Alex Brink, 15-33,
251 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing: Dwight Tardy, 11-34. Receiving: Michael Bumpus,
Whoopty doo. What does it all mean, Basil? ...
At this point in the year, the offense
should be getting better, not worse, and against Oregon, the attack
was stuck in the mud thanks to a lousy day from the offensive line.
Alex Brink never got time to get settled, and the running game never
had a chance to try anything after getting down so quickly. The
Cougars are going to be an up-and-down team the rest of the year,
but very soon, there had better be some ups. It's asking a lot to
run the table, but that's what the Cougars might have to do.
Oct. 6
Arizona State 23 ... Washington State 20
Arizona State hit its kick; Washington State missed its
PK Romeen Abdollmohammadi hit a 38-yard field goal to tie it at 20
with less than four minutes to play, only to see Thomas Weber nail a
37-yard field goal to give ASU the lead for good. Abdollmohammadi
had one final chance to send it into overtime, but missed on a
45-yarder. The Sun Devil offense sputtered, just getting two Rudy
Carpenter touchdown passes, but got help from the defense, with
Justin Tryon picking off an Alex Brink pass for a 69-yard score.
Wazzu outgained ASU 451 yards to 296, and got two Brink touchdown
passes highlighted by a 32-yarder to Brandon Gibson.
Player of the game:
Arizona State QB Rudy Carpenter went 19-of-27 for 217 yards with two
touchdowns, and two interceptions.
Stat Leaders: Arizona State - Passing: Rudy
Carpenter, 19-27, 217 yds, 2 TDs, 2 INTs
Rushing: Ryan Torain, 24-116. Receiving: Kyle
Williams, 6-71, 1 TD
Washington State - Passing: Alex Brink, 27-50,
369 yds, 2 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing: Dwight Tardy, 13-32. Receiving: Michael Bumpus,
Whoopty doo. What does it all mean, Basil? ... The
Cougars are going to be kicking themselves for the loss to Arizona
State. To win this game, it needs to get pressure on Rudy Carpenter.
With seven sacks, check. It needed to get more from the passing
game. 369 yards to 217, check. 11 penalties hurt, but the real
killer was an interception for a touchdown that put the Sun Devils
ahead in the third. The Cougars played well, but it allowed three
key drives, and the pick-six, and that was the difference. ASU came
through, and Wazzu didn't. This was a game the Cougars had to have
with a trip to face a rested Oregon up next.
Sept. 29
Arizona 48 ... Washington State 20
Arizona exploded for 568 yards of total offense with Willie
Tuitama throwing five touchdown passes and running for another, and
Mike Thomas scoring from 27 and 20 yards out to help pull away. The
Cougars tied it up at 20 in the third quarter on Alex Brink's third
touchdown pass of the game, a 14-yarder to Brandon Gibson, and then
the Wildcats made it a laugher with 28 unanswered points,
highlighted by a 57-yard scoring pass play to tight end Rob
Gronkowski. Arizona freshman RB Nicholas Grigsby tore off 186 yards.
Player of the game:
Arizona QB Willie Tuitama completed 22 of 21 passes for 346 yards
and five touchdowns, and ran four times for five yards and a score.
Stat Leaders: Arizona - Passing: Willie Tuitama,
22-31, 346 yds, 5 TD
Rushing: Nicholas Grigsby, 30-186. Receiving: Nicholas
Grigsby, 9-76, 1 TD
Washington State - Passing: Alex Brink, 35-56,
347 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: Dwight Tardy, 12-66. Receiving: Brandon Gibson,
Whoopty doo. What does it all mean, Basil? ...
Arizona's offense was struggling with its constancy, but the Cougar
defense made it look like a juggernaut. The lack of a running game
was a problem, with Dwight Tardy failing to ever get loose, but the
real issue was a secondary that got roasted way too easily. The
Cougars couldn't load up against the run after Willie Tuitama got
hot, and the defensive line didn't pick up the slack, getting pushed
around too easily. Things aren't going to get any easier over the
next several weeks, so Alex Brink might just have to bomb the team's
way out of its funk.
USC 47 ... Washington State 14
USC scored first on a six-yard Fred Davis touchdown catch, and
after Washington State answered with a three-yard Jed Collins
touchdown catch, the offense kicked into high gear with 27 straight
points to put the game away. John David Booty threw four touchdown
passes and Stanley Havili and Chauncey Washington added short
scoring runs in the Trojan rout. The Cougars came up with a 20-yarrd
Michael Bumpus touchdown catch midway through the third, but Booty
responded with a 70-yard drive that finished up with a four-yard
Allen Bradford touchdown catch, and a nine-play, 91-yard drive
culminating with a 20-yard Vidal Hazelton scoring grab.
Player of
the game ... USC QB John David Booty completed 28 of 35
passes for 279 yards and four touchdowns with an interception
Stat Leaders: Washington State - Passing:
Alex Brink, 17-31, 165 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: Kevin McCall, 5-35 Receiving:
Charles Dillon, 5-25
USC - Passing: John David Booty, 28-35, 279
yds, 4 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: Chauncey Washington, 11-84, 1 TD Receiving:
Fred Davis, 9-124, 2 TD
Whoopty doo. What does it all mean, Basil? ...
The Cougar offense was supposedly built
to be able to handle shootouts against top teams, but Alex Brink was
never able to bomb away against USC, coming up with only a few big
plays, and the running game wasn't remotely close to being able to
help the cause. There's hardly any shame in losing to USC, but now
the Cougars have to make sure there's no letdown against one of the
few apparent Pac 10 layups: Arizona. A nasty four-game stretch
follows, so it's not overstating things to call next week's trip to
Tucson a key to the future of the program. Lose this, and there's
likely a new coaching staff in Pullman next year.
Sept. 15
Washington State 45 ... Idaho 28
Idaho scored on its first possession of the game on a 38-yard
Max Komar touchdown grab. The Vandals then answered a 21-yard
leaping Brandon Gibson touchdown with a nine-yard Maurice Shaw
touchdown catch for a 14-7 first quarter lead. And then the Cougars
took over with a 24-point second quarter highlighted by two Michael
Bumpus scoring grabs. Idaho was able to pull within ten late in the
third on a one-yard Nathan Enderle run, but Alex Brinks' fourth
touchdown of the game on the ensuing drive put it away.
Player of the
Washington State
QB Alex Brink completed 26 of 36 passes for 307 yards and four
touchdowns with an interception and ran six times for 17 yards
Stat Leaders: Washington State - Passing: Alex
Brink, 26-36, 307 yds, 4 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: Dwight Tardy, 22-108, 2 TD. Receiving:
Michael Bumpus, 8-118, 2 TD
Idaho - Passing: Nathan Enderle, 17-35, 205 yds,
Rushing: Deonte Jackson, 28-113. Receiving: Max Komar,
Whoopty doo. What does it all mean, Basil? ...
Chalk up the close battle with Idaho to Vandal head coach Robb
Akey's familiarity with his old team. That only lasted so long, and
then the Cougar passing game bombed its way out of an upset. The
problem was the running game that struggled to establish anything throughout the game. With USC coming up, the Cougars are
going to need as much balance as it can get. Just as important will
be to convert more third down chance and generate more pressure into
the backfield. Both areas were problems against Idaho.
Sept. 8
Washington State 45 ... San Diego State 17
Washington State QB Alex Brink set a school record with 38
completions with 469 yards and five touchdown passes, including two to
Brandon Gibson, while three different Cougar receivers went over 100
yards in the rout. San Diego State scored first on a 23-yard Garrett
Palmer field goal, and was up 10-7 thanks to a 59-yard Brandon Bornes
touchdown run, and then the Cougars went nuts going on a 31 point run
with three of Brink's touchdown passes and a one-yard Dwight Tardy
scoring run before the Aztecs got a 19-yard scoring grab from Darren
Player of
the game ... Washington State QB Alex Brink completed 38 of
47 passes for 469 yards and five touchdowns with an interception
Stat Leaders: Washington State- Passing:
Alex Brink, 38-47, 469 yds, 5 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: Dwight Tardy, 16-99, 1 TD Receiving:
Michael Bumpus, 10-118
San Diego State - Passing: Kevin O'Connell,
28-44, 273 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: Brandon Bornes, 7-72, 1 TD Receiving:
Steve Schmidt, 7-58
Whoopty doo. What does it all mean, Basil? ... Alex
Brink might turn out to be the Pac 10's most productive quarterback this
season, which is saying a ton, if he has the command of the offense like
he had in the win over San Diego State. He moved the ball around well to
his scary-good trio of receivers, while Dwight Tardy added some nice
balance on the ground. The offense hung up 654 yards, and is going to do
that often to the average defenses. Now the consistency will have to be
there against the good teams. USC is looming in two weeks.
Sept. 1
Wisconsin 42 ... Washington State 21
Washington State's offense appeared unstoppable on the way to
a 14-7 first quarter lead after two 80-yard scoring drives, and
then the Badgers took over with 21 straight points to take the
lead for good. After a seven-yard Brandon Gibson touchdown catch
to pull the Cougars to within seven as the fourth quarter
started, Wisconsin rolled for two touchdowns to pull away on P.J.
Hill's second touchdown of the game and a one-yard Tyler Donovan
sneak. Luke Swan caught touchdown passes from five and 38 yards
for the Badgers.
Player of
the game ...
Wisconsin WR
Luke Swan caught eight passes for 170 yards and two touchdowns
Stat Leaders: Washington State- Passing:
Alex Brink, 17-27, 171 yds, 1 TDs
Rushing: Dwight Tardy, 21-96, 1 TD Receiving:
Brandon Gibson, 6-82, 1 TD
Wisconsin - Passing: Tyler Donovan, 19-29,
284 yds, 3 TDs
Rushing: P.J. Hill, 21-84, 2 TDs Receiving: Luke
Swan, 8-170, 2 TDs
Whoopty doo. What does it all mean, Basil? ...
Washington State simply didn't appear to have enough in the bag
to get by an elite Wisconsin team. It held up well for three
quarters, but just when it appeared the momentum was turning,
the defense couldn't come up with the one big stop or the one
big play needed to give the offense a chance. Dwight Tardy had a
nice game running the ball and QB Alex Brink had his moments,
but this loss is on a defense that seemingly never got the
Badgers off the field. UW had the ball for 36:47 and converted
11 of 15 third down chances.
Sept. 1 – at Wisconsin
The offense wasn't always pretty, but it
produced. Now it welcomes back nine starters, led by power runner P.J.
Hill working behind a deep and talented offensive line. The receiving
corps is loaded with deep threats with Paul Hubbard, Luke Swan, and top
pass-catching tight end Travis Beckum returning. It's all there to have
a huge season as long as the quarterback situation is settled. Tyler
Donovan and Allan Evridge are each good enough to start, but one has to
break free and take the job by the horns. While this is one of the
deepest Badger offenses in a long time, most of the top reserves are
untested. That isn't going to be an issue for the line or the backfield,
but it could be a problem if injuries hit the receiving corps.
Defense: Seven starters return to the Big Ten's best defense that
finished fifth in the country. The corners will be terrific with Jack
Ikegwuonu and Allen Langford back on the nation's second best pass
defense (and first in pass efficiency defense), but the safeties have to
be replaced. Shane Carter is a future star at free safety, but strong
safety is a question mark. The front seven might not have any sure-thing
stars, but it'll be terrific as long as Elijah Hodge plays up to his
potential in the middle. The overall depth is talented, even though it's
young and relatively untested.
Sept. 8 - San Diego State
Offense: Could everyone please stay healthy so we can see
what the offense can do? Eight starters return, along with many others
with starting experience, but it'll be the ones who weren't a part of
the mix throughout all of last year, QB Kevin O'Connell and RB Lynell
Hamilton, who'll need to make the offense sing after it finished
averaging a woeful 14.17 points per game. Even if they don't backup
quarterback Kevin Craft and a host of running backs are good enough to
bring more production. The receivers are big and fast, the combination
of running backs are big and fast, and O'Connell is big and fast. The
line should be fine with plenty of returning experience, so now there
has to be real, live production.
Defense: Uh oh. Four starters return from a defense that
struggled with its consistency throughout the year and did nothing to
get into the backfield. That was with Antwan Applewhite, who left a year
early. The outside linebackers, Russell Allen and Brett Martin, are the
strength of the defense, Ray Bass is a solid, veteran safety, while Nick
Osborn is a good, versatile lineman who'll start out at tackle after
playing last year at end. That's about it for the sure-things. The
corner situation is a mess, there's no pass rusher to count on, and the
overall depth will be an issue.
Sept. 15 - Idaho
Same idea, different implementation. The new
coaching staff will go with a one-back set using four and five-wide
formations, sort of like the old coaching staff did, but there will be
an even bigger emphasis on tough running. That's a good thing with the
strength in the running back corps with four good players, led by junior
Jayson Bird, to carry the offense early on. The quarterback situation
will be settled this fall with the likely winner being 6-5 redshirt
freshman Nathan Enderle, but the receiving corps is going to be a work
in progress well into the season. The starting five up front should be
fine due to its experience, but it's nothing special.
Defense: There's experience and all-star talent to work with, so
why was the Vandal defense so miserable last season? The line. The front
four has to find tackles that can stop the run, and ends that can get
into the backfield. If that happens, there could be a night-and-day
improvement as the coaching staff looks to attack, attack, and attack
some more. With MLB JoArtis Ratti back and healthy, he should combine
with David Vobora to create the WAC's most dangerous linebacking duo.
Corner Stanley Franks is an interception machine, and safety Shiloh Keo
is an undersized hitter. Now everything has to start working around
those four.
Sept. 22 – at USC
Offense: Does anyone in the country reload faster than the
Trojans? While there'll be new faces on the line, at wide receiver, and
at offensive coordinator, the high-powered results that have become
commonplace in the Pete Carroll era aren't about to change. Of course,
it helps to have at the controls strong-armed senior John David Booty,
one of the early favorites to add a fourth Heisman Trophy to Heritage
Hall in the last six years. He'll be surrounded by an absolutely
decadent amount of skill position talent, but most of the receivers lack
experience at this level. In this case, talent will overcome
inexperience in a rout. At 6-5 and 220 pounds, junior receiver Patrick
Turner has the imposing size and sticky fingers to conjure up images of
Mike Williams and Dwayne Jarrett, and have a breakout year. Although
the line is going to miss the presence of center Ryan Kalil, returning
two-time All-American Sam Baker to protect Booty's blindside will help
cushion the blow.
Defense: The Trojan offense is good. The Trojan defense is scary
good. Backed by a Who's Who of future first-day NFL Draft choices, USC
is ready to unleash the nastiest and stingiest unit of the Pete Carroll
era. Led by Sedrick Ellis at the nose, Keith Rivers at middle
linebacker, and Terrell Thomas at cornerback, the Trojans boast seven
players capable of making a run at All-America honors in 2007. Yeah, a
few more sacks and takeaways would be nice, but this is as close to a
flawless unit that there is in the country. From front to back, they're
aggressive, experienced and fast enough to create a swarming effect on
the ball carrier. Although the Trojans will give up yards to teams
playing from behind, scoring meaningful points on them in the first
three quarters is going to be a year-long nightmare.
Sept. 29 – at Arizona
Offense: After averaging a 100th place finish in total
offense over the last three years, Mike Stoops has handed the unit off
to former Texas Tech coordinator Sonny Dykes. Dykes has learned from
the likes of Mike Leach and Hal Mumme over the last decade, so expect to
see a rejuvenated Willie Tuitama in the shotgun, putting the ball up a
ton more than last season. The Wildcats' quest to stretch defenses
vertically and horizontally in the spread offense will hinge on their
ability to develop dependable receivers other than junior Mike Thomas.
The beleaguered offensive line is a year older, intact and poised to
benefit from a system that forces the quarterback to make quick passes
and even quicker decisions. Sophomore Eben Britton is on the brink of
becoming a prodigy at right tackle.
Defense: With the return of ten starters and an all-star caliber
player at each unit, Arizona should be even stingier than 2006, when it
led the Pac-10 in turnover margin and allowed fewer than 20 points a
game. The headliner once again will be senior Antoine Cason, one of the
smoothest corners in America and a leading candidate for the Thorpe
Award. Led by underrated senior Spencer Larsen, the linebackers are a
no-name crew that just goes out and makes a bunch of tackles every
Saturday. The onus for jump starting the pass rush falls squarely on
the shoulders of senior Louis Holmes, a massive talent that
underachieved in his first season out of junior college.
Oct. 6 - Arizona State
Offense: Arizona State really wasn't Arizona State in 2006, but
with ten starters returning, there's reason to believe that the Sun
Devils will score in bunches this year. Dennis Erickson brings a
balanced and unpredictable system that'll use multiple formations and
plenty of shotgun, yet still lean heavily on the running game. The
success of the unit hinges on the play of quarterback Rudy Carpenter,
who looked destined for stardom as a freshman before suffering through a
humbling sophomore season marked by turnovers and lapses in confidence.
His supporting cast is headed by Ryan Torain, one of the nation's best
backs that no one outside the Pac-10 has seen. With six seasoned
linemen back, he's destined to become the first Sun Devil in over 30
years to go for more than 1,000 yards in back-to-back seasons. Although
Carpenter's receivers did nothing to help him out of his slump in 2006,
they're now awash with the kind of speed and playmaking potential that's
customary in Tempe.
Defense: Six starters return to a defense that improved in 2006,
yet still allowed more than 40 points in four of the final ten games.
The Sun Devils will continue to run out of a 4-3 base while asking their
linebackers and safeties to freelance and make plays all over the
field. There are building blocks—and question marks—at each unit
heading into 2007. Tackle Michael Marquardt and Dexter Davis have
all-league potential, but both are going to need support from a couple
of new starters. Although the linebackers have considerable upside, the
man in the middle, Morris Wooten, is a first-year player. And while
safety Josh Barrett and corner Justin Tryon will play on Sundays, the
pass defense is in deep trouble if the other cornerback gets routinely
exposed. The net result? A nice collection of talent that'll still
allow plenty of yards to the Pac-10's finer-tuned
Oct. 13 – at Oregon
Offense: As usual, Oregon gobbled up a ton of yards in 2006, but
lacked efficiency most of the year and imploded under the weight of its
turnovers in the second half of the season. So when offensive
coordinator Gary Crowton left for LSU, Mike Bellotti turned to New
Hampshire's Chip Kelly to get the offense back on course. A spread
offense guru, Kelly will have a few new bells and whistles in his
toolbox, including greater use of the no-huddle and increased reliance
on superstar back Jonathan Stewart. The key for the offense, and
probably the entire team, will be the development of senior quarterback
Dennis Dixon, who became the poster boy for the Ducks' collapse late
last year. He'll get adequate protection from Max Unger and the boys up
front, but needs more consistency from a receiving corps that misplayed
too many balls in 2006.
Defense: Defensive coordinator Nick Aliotti isn't shy about
bringing pressure with his wave of good athletes, and now has a couple
of quality corners to marginalize the risk of selling out. Jairus Byrd
and Walter Thurmond, Freshman All-Americans in 2006, join standout rover
Patrick Chung to give the Ducks their feistiest secondary in years. The
front seven, however, is far less stable. After finishing ninth in the
Pac-10 in run defense, Oregon needs to shore up the middle of its
defense and develop an end or two that can consistently create
pressure. Redshirt freshman Brandon Bair is one possibility that has
the staff cautiously excited about the defensive end spot. In a league
filled with strong-armed hurlers, that promising secondary will pay the
price if opposing passers are given too much time to throw.
Oct. 27 - UCLA
Offense: Tired of his feeble offense and conservative play
calling, Karl Dorrell is turning the unit over to Jay Norvell, a
Nebraska import who'll be calling plays for the first time in his
career. With him comes an up tempo version of the West Coast offense
that'll be rooted in high percentage passes and the occasional use of
the shotgun. Norvell's triggerman will be lefty Ben Olson, who's held
off the challenge of Patrick Cowan, and is still waiting for a
breakthrough season five years after being a ballyhooed BYU recruit.
Although 12 players with extensive starting experience return, only
guard Shannon Tevaga and running back Chris Markey can be considered
bona fide threats for all-league honors. To help get Olson where he
needs to be, a playmaker or two needs to emerge among a pedestrian
receiving corps.
Defense: Kudos to defensive coordinator DeWayne Walker, who did
the improbable in 2006 by whipping a sorry Bruin defense into shape.
Ten starters are back from that unit, which finished No. 2 in the Pac-10
in total defense and tops against the run. One All-American rush end,
Justin Hickman, has departed, but one, Bruce Davis, returns to wreak
havoc on league quarterbacks. Although the linebackers look nothing
like the ones across town at USC, they're fast, instinctive and a nice
fit for Walker's defense. Middle linebacker Christian Taylor is the
definition of a hard-working college athlete that makes a ton of plays,
but likely won't be wearing pads beyond 2007. The secondary is an
enigma that's loaded with returning talent, yet still vulnerable through
the air. Strong safety Chris Horton laid the groundwork last year for
what should be a terrific final season at UCLA.
Nov. 3 – at California
Offense: With Jeff Tedford at the controls, this is basically a
pro-style offense that mixes the run and the pass evenly, and puts up
points as quickly as any program in the country. The head coach will be
calling plays again after a one-year hiatus, meaning trick plays will be
more frequent than a year ago. The job of distributing the ball to an
array of speedy skill position players belongs to quarterback Nate
Longshore, a strong-armed junior that threw 24 touchdown passes in 2006
and a few too many picks. Although he has plenty of receivers to choose
from, none is more lethal than DeSean Jackson, a field-stretcher and
legit Heisman candidate. Super sub Justin Forsett takes over for
Marshawn Lynch at running back, where he'll be running behind an
outstanding veteran line. Center Alex Mack is on the All-American
doorstep after earning first team All-Pac-10 honors as a sophomore.
Defense: There's plenty of work to be done for a Cal defense that
begins a new era without its signature all-conference player at each of
the three defensive units. Outstanding recruiting by Jeff Tedford and
his staff in recent years ensures that the cupboard is far from empty,
but there'll be a learning curve early on in 2007. Of greatest concern
is a pass defense that gets modest support up front and will be relying
on a slew of green cornerbacks. Sophomore Syd'Quan Thompson and
redshirt freshman Darian Hagan look the part, but need to deliver once
Pac-10 plays begins. Junior Zack Follett is the budding star of a
linebacker unit that has the potential to be the next best thing to USC
in the conference.
Nov. 10 - Stanford
Offense: Jim Harbaugh wants to attack defenses with an up tempo
offense that'll feature lots of pre-snap motion and a ball control
element that harkens back to the Bill Walsh days of the West Coast
offense. It worked swimmingly at the University of San Diego for the
past couple of years, but this is Stanford where ten points and less
than 250 yards a game was the norm last year. The Cardinal is
experienced everywhere and pretty deep at the skill positions, but none
of that will matter unless the offensive line does a complete 180 off
last year's atrocious performance.
Defense: New defensive coordinator Scott Shafer is scrapping the
3-4 this year in favor of an attacking 4-3 that is designed to create
more turnovers and more plays for negative yards. The Cardinal is open
to suggestions after finishing last in the Pac-10 in just about every
defensive category in 2006. There are holes, to be sure, but Shafer
will also inherit some exciting young talent at each unit, such as
sophomore tackle Ekom Udofia, sophomore linebacker Clinton Snyder and
junior cornerback Wopamo Osaisai. Above all else, the defense has to
find some answers against the run after being humiliated for more than
2,500 yards and nearly five yards a carry a year ago.
Nov. 17 - Oregon State
Offense: While the Beavers regularly skip using a fullback in
favor of a third receiver, they're a balanced offense that'll run it as
much as they throw. When you've got a back as talented as senior
Yvenson Bernard, that's called using your resources wisely. Bernard has
run for more than 1,300 yards in each of the last two seasons behind a
nasty, no-nonsense line that welcomes back all but one starter. Senior
split end Sammie Stroughter is an open field dynamo coming off a monster
season in 2006. What he can do for an encore depends in large part on
how well one of two sophomore quarterbacks adapts to a full-time gig.
Hard-throwing lefty Sean Canfield is the acknowledged favorite to
supplant Matt Moore, but Lyle Moevao sent a message this spring that he
won't go away quietly.
Defense: Much of the unit that led the Pac-10 in takeaways and
sacks is back in Corvallis for 2007. The front seven, in particular, is
rock solid and made up entirely of seniors. The best of the bunch is
outside linebacker Derrick Doggett, who has the range and long stride to
literally make plays anywhere on the field. After bagging a team-high
nine sacks as a reserve in 2006, end Dorian Smith is a sleeper with a
chance to shed his anonymity this fall. Whether the Beaver D can get
from really good to impervious in 2007 depends on the development of a
suspect secondary that allowed 223 yards a game a year ago. Junior
corners Keenan Lewis and Brandon Hughes are moving in the right
direction, but you don't get better by losing long-time patrolman Sabby
Nov. 24 – at Washington
Offense: All eyes in Seattle will be fixed on the debut of
hot-shot rookie quarterback Jake Locker, but if there's one priority for
Tyrone Willingham in 2007, it's to get more consistent on the ground.
Conservative by Pac-10 doctrine, the third-year coach wants to pound it
between the tackles to set up the pass. Top back Louis Rankin is more
of an outside runner, putting the onus on 210-pound sophomore J.R. Hasty
to start realizing his vast potential. While Locker has all the tools
for stardom, he'll spend most of the upcoming season adapting to his new
role as the face of the program. His big-play target will be senior
Marcel Reece, a Mike Walker clone poised to make a salary run.
Defense: Even with a slight improvement in 2006, the Husky pass
defense ranked among the nation's worst for the second straight year.
With no stars and two new starters, expect more of the same in 2007.
The problems in the secondary will again overshadow a sneaky good front
seven that features four returning starters on the defensive line and a
group of young, dynamic linebackers, including sophomores E.J. Savannah
and Donald Butler that could evolve into playmakers. Defensive ends
Greyson Gunheim and Daniel Te'o Nesheim are a couple of warriors that
combined for two dozen tackles for loss last fall. At 6-5 and 265
pounds, Gunheim runs like a gazelle, making him a magnet for NFL scouts
visiting the Northwest.