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No. 52: Washington
By Paul Myerberg // Jul 18, 2012
The Pac-12 has become a graveyard for defensive coordinators. The money's good, the price is right and there's opportunity for advancement, but enlist at your own risk: Chip Kelly awaits, as does Mike Leach, as do Rich Rodriguez, Noel Mazzone and Lane Kiffin. Many a defensive mastermind — Nick Holt, for instance — couldn't keep pace with the new-look Pac-12. Who can? It takes two kinds: either a coordinator who has forgotten more football than most will ever know, like Monte Kiffin, or, like Oregon's Nick Aliotti, a coordinator willing and able to adjust with the flow. Washington hopes that former Tennessee coordinator Justin Wilcox slides into the latter category. He's shown a tendency to adopt non-traditional looks, most notably while at Boise State, a program that has historically made the most of its defensive personnel. But is Wilcox the missing piece of Washington's puzzle? Ask again in September. Scratch that: Ask again in December, after he's fought through the same gauntlet that tested and broke the will of last year's defense.
Pac-12, North
Returning starters
12 (5 offense, 7 defense)
Last year's ranking
No. 46
2011 record
(7-5, 5-4)
Last year's
No. 46
2012 schedule
- Sept. 1
San Diego St.
- Sept. 8
at L.S.U.
- Sept. 15
Portland St.
- Sept. 27
- Oct. 6
at Oregon
- Oct. 13
- Oct. 20
at Arizona
- Oct. 27
Oregon St.
- Nov. 2
at California
- Nov. 10
- Nov. 17
at Colorado
- Nov. 23
at Washington St.
Last year's prediction
I don't understand the lack of love for Washington heading into 2011. Is it just because the Huskies must replace Jake Locker? Let me say it again: Locker was a superb athletic talent, but Washington can get more out of the quarterback position. Price is not going to step in and be an all-conference quarterback from the start; he'll be a better passer from the start, however, and the offense will have far more balance than it did a year ago. Defensively, all U.W. needs to do is locate two starting linebackers; the line and secondary are in very good shape. Washington's not a Rose Bowl contender, but anything less than another seven wins would be surprising, in my mind. How could this team not make at least a one-win improvement off last year's mark? Most of all, I have a tremendous amount of faith in Sarkisian and his staff, who have done wonderfully in very difficult straits since arriving following the 2008 season. This isn't a nationally-ranked team, but U.W. is definitely in the mix for another upper-tier bowl game in 2011.
2011 recap
In a nutshell I suppose that Washington ended up right where most expected — seven wins, above .500 in conference play — which does quash the idea that the Huskies were a disappointment. But they were a slight disappointment nonetheless, most notably in the way the defense collapsed over the second half of the year. It began innocently enough: Stanford scored 65 points and put together an ungodly number of rushing yards in a win on Oct. 21, but the defense seemed to regain its wits in a victory over Arizona the following Saturday. November was a month to forget, and December a month to bury deep, deep underground, never to be seen again — Alamo Bowl? What Alamo Bowl? But the offense was there, and will be there in 2012 despite losing three key skill players to the N.F.L. and a reshuffling along the offensive line. All that matters, looking forward, is whether the defense can find its footing. In 2011, the defense was Washington's Achilles heel.
High point Another win over Washington State, the Huskies' third straight in the series and the team's lone win after October. The Huskies beat two bowl teams, California at home and Utah on road, in back-to-back weeks.
Low point It's hard to view anything other than the bowl loss to Baylor as the low point, seeing that the Huskies hope to never hit that sort of defensive nadir again — ever again, for as long as the university fields a football team. But for a program hoping to close the gap separating it from the upper crust of the Pac-12, the losses to Stanford, U.S.C. and Oregon illustrate just how much work remains to be done.
Tidbit The Alamo Bowl may have been the last straw – a straw strong enough to break the Sahara's entire complement of camels – but Washington's defensive downturn started well in advance of the postseason. Over the second half of the regular season, U.W. allowed an average of 38.2 points, 181.2 rushing yards, 235.7 passing yards and 452.0 total yards per game – not to mention an average of 6.7 yards per play. The nadir may have been the loss to Baylor, but don't forget about Stanford: the Cardinal actually averaged more yards per play than the Bears, at 9.3, and notched a school-record 446 rushing yards.
Tidbit (winless to bowls edition) In reaching the Alamo Bowl, U.W. became just the eighth team in the last 50 years of college football to go from a winless season to making two bowl bids over the next three years. The others are UTEP (winless in 1964), Florida (1979), Indiana (1984), South Carolina (1999), Navy (2001) and Central Florida (2004).
Tidbit (A.P. Poll edition) Washington has not ended a season ranked in The A.P. Poll since 2001, when the Rick Neuheisel-led Huskies were ranked 19th overall. Over the last decade, eight Pac-12 teams have earned a national ranking in the final A.P. Poll: U.S.C. (2002-9 and 2011), Washington State (2002-3), California (2004-6), Arizona State (2004 and 2007), Oregon (2005-6 and 2007-11), U.C.L.A. (2005), Oregon State (2006-8) and Stanford (2010-11).
Former players in the N.F.L.
18 WR Devin Aguilar (Tennessee), OT Khalif Barnes (Oakland), LB Donald Butler (San Diego), OG Stanley Daniels (Cleveland), K Erik Folk (Atlanta), LB Mason Foster (Tampa Bay), S Dashon Goldson (San Francisco), WR D'Andre Goodwin (Denver), WR Jermaine Kearse (Seattle), OG Senio Kelemete (Arizona), CB Roy Lewis (Seattle), QB Jake Locker (Tennessee), RB Chris Polk (Philadelphia), FB Marcel Reece (Oakland), WR Isaiah Stanback (New York Giants), RB Austin Sylvester (Denver), DT Alameda Ta'amu (Pittsburgh), DE Daniel Te'o-Nesheim (Tampa Bay).
Arbitrary top five list
M.L.B. teams farthest from the World Series
1. Houston Astros.
2. Colorado Rockies.
3. Seattle Mariners.
4. Minnesota Twins.
5. Cleveland Indians.
Steve Sarkisian (Brigham Young '97), 19-19 after three seasons with the Huskies. Washington's win total in his first season marked a five-game improvement over Ty Willingham's final year in Seattle. In 2010, Sarkisian lifted U.W. back in bowl play after an eight-year absence; he repeated that feat last fall, handing the program back-to-back bowl bids for the first time since 2001-2. Sarkisian came to Seattle after spending seven seasons as a key member of Pete Carroll's staff at U.S.C., helping the Trojans become the nation's most dominant program for the better part of a decade. He first arrived at U.S.C. as an offensive assistant (2001) before rapidly climbing the team's coaching ladder. From 2007-8, Sarkisian served as the Trojans' offensive coordinator; over this time, U.S.C. went 23-3, averaging at least 32.6 points and 434.9 yards of total offense in each season. Before taking on play-calling duties – a job he took over from Lane Kiffin – Sarkisian was the team's quarterbacks coach (2002-3, 2005-6). Over that four-year period, Sarkisian was responsible for tutoring two Heisman Trophy winners, Carson Palmer and Matt Leinart, and an all-conference pick in John David Booty. A one-year hiatus from U.S.C. (2004) was spent as the quarterbacks coach with the Oakland Raiders; probably because of this stint, and his success at U.S.C., Sarkisian was Al Davis's first choice to replace Norv Turner as Oakland's head coach in 2007, a position that eventually went to Kiffin. Sarkisian is a young, energetic, emotional coach – like his former boss, Carroll – who has had an immediate impact in rallying the support of both his players and the U.W. fan base. Willingham, his predecessor, didn't do Sarkisian any favors: his first team was far less talented than recent Washington teams. The roster gets better with each recruiting cycle, and there's no reason to think that Sarkisian won't lead U.W. back into major Rose Bowl contention once he teams a strong offense with a backboned defense.
Tidbit (coaching edition) The bloodbath that was Washington's bowl loss to Baylor was followed by an entirely unsurprising staffing purge. The only defensive assistant who survived the axe was line coach Johnny Nansen, though Nansen was reassigned: he's now the Huskies' special teams coordinator. It's probably safe to call Justin Wilcox the biggest assistant hire in the Pac-12, if not the biggest in the entire country; he'll be tasked with turning around U.W.'s fortunes after last year's decline under Nick Holt, and will attempt to do so while transitioning this defense into a 3-4 base set. He's joined by defensive backs coach Keith Heyward, who was lured away from Oregon State to replace U.C.L.A.-bound Demetrice Martin; new line coach Tosh Lupoi, late of California; and former Tennessee linebackers coach Peter Sirmon. Lupoi and Heyward are big hires not only on the field but on the recruiting trail, as both are considered to be among the Pac-12's best in the living room.
Sarkisian also made one change on the offensive side of the ball. After Doug Nussmeier left for Alabama, Sarkisian tabbed former California assistant Eric Kiesau as his coordinator and quarterbacks coach – though Sarkisian will remain very hands-on with this offense.
Players to watch
Twelve F.B.S. programs had a quarterback taken in the first round of the N.F.L. Draft from 2007-11. In only one case has a program landed vastly superior play from this quarterback's replacement: Washington – and Keith Price. Price's ability to play at a Heisman-worthy level is a testament to three factors, two of which are his superb pocket presence and his ability to rapidly grasp the intricacies of Washington's attack as a first-year starter. The other is the fact that for all his gifts, Jake Locker was not a good fit for Sarkisian's offense; he was a round peg in a square hole, a run-first quarterback in a pass-first offense, and Sarkisian was forced to tailor his system away from its strengths.
You're seeing this offense as it should be run with Price under center. U.W. went from pedestrian to outstanding in the passing game last fall, with Price completing 66.9 percent of his attempts for 3,063 yards and 33 touchdowns against 11 picks; he tied for third in the Pac-12 in touchdowns and finished second in both yards per attempt and quarterback efficiency rating. Simply put, Price took the Huskies out of the Stone Age and into this new age of Pac-12 football, where anything less than top-tier quarterback play is a recipe for disaster.
And he did so as a sophomore, a first-year starter who entered the year with 37 career attempts under his belt. This highlights the idea that Price's best days lie ahead – that the Price you see in 2012 will have already taken a step forward over last fall's results. There are areas where he needs to improve: Price needs to learn to throttle back, for one, not pushing the tempo in his search for the big play – as he did against Oregon, for example. He can also do more with his feet, as he did against Baylor, though that will always remain a secondary aspect of his skill set.
Once he rectifies a few flaws – and he'll do so with added experience – Price will go from being one of the top quarterbacks in the Pac-12 to being one of the best quarterbacks in college football. As is, he's clearly the second-best at his position in this league and a borderline Heisman contender; he'd be a larger presence in the Heisman mix if not for the fact that U.W. won't win enough games to boost his candidacy. But in this offense, with his growing experience, Price is a national player on the rise. And he goes into the fall on a high note: Price went 44 of 66 for 729 yards and 10 total touchdowns over the final two games of last season.
He'll be surrounded by a new-look cast of complimentary skill players. At running back, U.W. moves forward without Chris Polk, who left early after back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons. With no one back storming to the forefront, U.W. would be wise to go with a by-committee approach for at least the first portion of last season. The top two exiting the spring were junior Jessie Callier (260 yards) and sophomore Bishop Sankey (187 yards), two solid contributors in reserve roles last fall. If he can recover the knee injury that cost him each of the last two years, sophomore Deontae Cooper – once a premier recruit – would also join the mix. Behind this top group are a slew of unproven backs, including a few former walk-ons and two incoming freshmen. Obviously, U.W. is going to be hard-pressed to replicate Polk's impact with one back; instead, the Huskies should throw numbers at the problem.
Washington also loses its top two receivers in Jermaine Kearse and Devni Aguilar. Here's an easy solution for this problem: create an even larger role for sophomore Austin Seferian-Jenkins (41 receptions for 538 yards and 6 touchdowns), a premier pass-catching tight end who finds himself very much in the conversation for national accolades heading into his second season. After years of dismal results at the position, Seferian-Jenkins finally gave U.W. a solid threat in the red zone and over the middle of the field; one year later, he's ready to make a run at all-American honors.
In fact, the Huskies have more than enough in this top group to keep Price happy. At receiver, U.W. will turn to sophomore Kasen Williams (36 for 427, 6 scores) and senior James Johnson (28 for 366). Williams in particular is ready for big things: he made 24 grabs for 330 over the Huskies' last six games. The key will be landing production from the receiver corps' second tier, a group that includes senior Kevin Smith – a special teams standout who can do more at receiver – senior Cody Bruns, sophomore DiAndre Campbell and redshirt freshmen Jamaal Jones and Josh Perkins.
If it's broke, fix it. Credit Sarkisian for one thing: Washington's defense was clearly broken – broken long before the Alamo Bowl – and Sarkisian, despite his ties to Holt and his defensive assistants, felt no compunction about making drastic alterations to his coaching staff in an effort to lift the Huskies into true Pac-12 contention. He's thrown his chips in with Wilcox, hoping that a defensive coordinator with his track record, along with assistants like Heyward, Sirmon and Lupoi, can take a young but promising group of defenders and get stops against the league's top offenses.
Two things you should know about Wilcox, beginning with his style of defense. For all intents and purposes, U.W. will shift from a 4-3 to a 3-4 base alignment. However – and this is one thing I've always loved about his defenses – Wilcox will be extremely multiple, using those swing players, those who can fill hybrid roles, in enough ways to run any one of three or four different formations: 3-4, 4-3, 3-3-5 and the like. This is the one thing to appreciate about Wilcox: his flexibility. With the way many Pac-12 offenses present multiple looks, doesn't it make sense that a defense should do the same?
Another thing: Wilcox is as familiar with Oregon's offense as any coordinator in football. While Tennessee was routed by the Ducks in 2010 – Wilcox's first year with the Volunteers – he helped Boise State notch back-to-back wins over U.O. in 2008 and 2009. In the latter game, the Broncos held Oregon to 152 total yards of offense, 31 rushing yards, 3.5 yards per play and, most of all, 8 points. The former Oregon defensive back has that in his corner, as well as coaching experience inside the Pac-12, at California from 2003-5, and it's certainly something that stands out as he prepares for a trip to Autzen Stadium in October.
U.W. lost a pair of starters up front, including all-conference tackle Alameda Ta'amu, but does bring back five linemen with past starting experience. One lineman in particular stands out: Josh Shirley (28 tackles, 12.o for loss, 8.5 sacks), a sophomore, will be Wilcox's hybrid end-linebacker – he'll put his hand on the ground at times, but Shirley will more often serve as a rush outside linebacker. This is a role that the 235-pound sophomore was built to fill. Undersized as a traditional, hand-in-the-dirt end, Shirley is an agile, mobile edge rusher who can absolutely excel if used to his strengths – getting to the quarterback and making plays in space. While this defense is relying heavily on his ability to wreak havoc on the outside, Shirley is ready for the challenge.
You'll see two players used at one end spot. The first is sophomore Andrew Hudson (24 tackles, 3.5 sacks), who made three starts last fall. When U.W. wants to get bigger, it will use junior Sione Potoae, a converted tackle. The Huskies have three options on the other side – what you could call the traditional end position: sophomore Hau'oli Jamora, junior Talia Crichton and redshirt freshman Jarett Finau. If he's healthy – he missed all but the first four games of last season due to a knee injury – Jamora will be the pick.
Inside, U.W. has three enormous linemen capable of occupying blockers at nose tackle. In senior Semisi Tokolahi and sophomores Danny Shelton and Lawrence Lagafuainia, the Huskies can throw one meal shy of 1,000 pounds at an issue that plagues teams moving into the 3-4 system. Line depth is further strengthened by the arrival of a few incoming recruits, including one tackle off of the JUCO ranks.
U.W. will bring one new face – not counting Shirley, the hybrid – to a linebacker corps that reshuffled after losing Cort Dennison in the middle. One personnel move finds safety Nate Fellner (34 tackles), a senior, moving to the strong side. Not only does that free up a logjam at free safety, but it also gives U.W. some speed at outside linebacker – and Fellner has added about 20 pounds since last season, which also helps. The other linebacker spots will again be held by junior Princeton Fiumaono (64 tackles, 8.5 for loss) and sophomore John Timu (52 tackles), with Timu moving inside to fill Dennison's shoes.
Shaq Thompson can't hit the curveball. No harm, no foul (ball). After spending the summer trying his hand at baseball, in the Red Sox's system, Thompson will step on campus in August and immediately make a push for one of Washington's two starting safety spots. That's not surprising – the football part: Thompson, a five-star safety who made a late flip from California to U.W., is one of the impact recruits in the entire Pac-12. In addition, he steps into a secondary that needs not only consistency but also big plays, and not only consistency and big plays but also an intimidator: U.W. made it far too easy for teams to taste success down field in 2011.
So where does Thompson slot in? It really depends on where his future lies, whether at strong or free safety, though he's athletic enough to swing between both spots – and even play some in the slot – as a freshman. For now, with junior Sean Parker (91 tackles, 4 interceptions) at strong safety, Thompson's best shot at an immediate starting role is at free, where senior Justin Glenn (52 tackles) and junior Will Shamburger were the Huskies' top two during the spring. Thompson will play; the only question is where, and how early.
Overall, the Huskies' depth at safety is outstanding. The list: Parker, Glenn, Shamburger, Thompson, sophomore James Sample, redshirt freshman Travis Feeney – who I feel could grow into a very good outside linebacker in this system – and sophomore K.C. Herren, to name a few. While the depth at cornerback isn't as strong, U.W. can put forth a solid starting pairing in senior Desmon Trufant (64 tackles, 2 interceptions) and junior Gregory Ducre (37 tackles). Trufant, a three-year starter, earned honorable mention all-conference honors last fall; Ducre replaces Quinton Richardson after making four starts last fall. While Trufant is entrenched as a starter, Ducre will need to fend off sophomore Marcus Peters, JUCO transfer Antavius Sims, junior Tre Watson and incoming freshman Brandon Beaver.
Where does the defense stand today? It's improved. For one, it's clear that the defense needed new direction; Wilcox provides that and a new voice, not to mention a scheme change that will match speed with speed against opposing Pac-12 offenses. In addition, U.W. looks far better in the secondary. It's not merely about a player like Thompson, but also the projected progression from veterans like Trufant, Parker and Ducre. Finally, the Huskies were playing with more fire during the spring. Obviously, this defense needed an attitude adjustment as much as anything.
The Huskies will have their hands full on special teams. Sarkisian and Nansen must find a new punter, kicker and long snapper. Junior David Butler will handle the latter. As for punter and kicker? U.W. has options – five, by my count – but no clear answer. With Aguilar gone, the Huskies will need Kevin Smith to take on a larger role in the return game.
Position battle(s) to watch
Offensive line Beyond the injuries and beyond the losses to graduation lies Washington's biggest issue when it comes to this offensive line: a simple lack of numbers. Blame recruiting missteps for the program's current predicament. Sarkisian signed zero linemen in his first class, in 2009, though it was a class cobbled on the fly following the coaching change. He signed only two in 2011, with both coming off redshirt seasons. In between, U.W. inked seven offensive linemen in 2010 and another five this past February. It's simple: U.W. has recruited poorly, even if partly due to circumstances outside the program's control – the coaching change following the 2008 season, for example – and, as the Huskies enter September, are suffering a lack of depth as a result.
One injury has thrown this line into flux: Colin Porter, a would-be junior and a returning starter at right guard, was forced to take a medical scholarship after surgeries indicated degenerative arthritis in both shoulders. With Porter out, U.W. went through periods this spring without four of its projected starters – Porter, sophomore left guard Colin Tanigawa, senior center Drew Schaefer and junior right tackle Erik Kohler. You can look at this optimistically: Porter's the only lineman who was out permanently, and the lack of a set starting five allowed Sarkisian and offensive line coach Dan Cozzetto to work out several leading reserves in starting roles.
However, it's vital that U.W. get a healthy season out of Tanigawa, Schaefer and Kohler. With Porter gone, the Huskies will move Kohler inside and promote sophomore Ben Riva into the starting job at right tackle. That certainly makes the Huskies' interior the line's strength: Schaefer, the line's best – especially with Kohler taking on a new position – will be flanked by two veteran linemen. There are two bigger issues for U.W. to worry about: tackle play and depth. The program is at least one more recruiting cycle away from settling the latter concern. When it comes to tackle, the Huskies will be fine if Riva can step in for Kohler and sophomore Micah Hatchie for left tackle Senio Kelemete, the program's first first-team all-conference pick in a decade.
Game(s) to watch
The bad news: Washington gets four road games over the second half. The worse news: Washington's first half includes L.S.U. and Oregon on the road and Stanford and U.S.C. at home. Hey, at least the Huskies get the big boys out of the way early. Unfortunately, the tough first half will leave U.W. in a position of needing a strong close simply to reach bowl eligibility. While I think that the Huskies get there, there's a chance that this year's Apple Cup will have a bowl bid on the line for both teams – cranking that annual rivalry up a notch. The must-win games: San Diego State, Portland State, Arizona, Colorado and Washington State. Taking those five games would leave U.W. with some wiggle room in October and November. One thing that's pretty clear: U.W. would be ecstatic with a 3-3 start.
Season breakdown & prediction
In a nutshell You can't ignore the elephant in the room. Washington opens with a first half unlike any in college football: L.S.U., Stanford, Oregon and U.S.C., all before mid-October. The best-case scenario is that U.W. pulls out one win from that quartet and heads into the second half at 3-3; a more realistic scenario has U.W. at 2-4, losers of three straight and four of five; and the worst-case scenario finds the Huskies at 1-5, having lost to San Diego State in the season opener. No matter how you cut it – and it takes a leap of faith to picture anything other than 2-4 – the Huskies are going to need to make up ground in the second half. Remember that the Huskies hit the ground running while making those changes on defense: U.W. will ultimately benefit from the coaching change, but Wilcox and this defense won't get on the same page until later in the season.
Let's put Washington in a vacuum. In terms of talent, coaching and potential, where do the Huskies fall in the Pac-12? Consider what U.W. brings to the table: Price at quarterback, talent at receiver, speed and size along the front seven and a clearly improved secondary. Consider where U.W. falls short: offensive line depth – if not a solid starting five – proven production at running back and familiarity with the new defensive system. This isn't a complete team, and won't be until Wilcox gets the house in order on defense and Sarkisian adds more quality depth along the offensive line. But in this vacuum, I do think that it's clear that U.W. is a better team than it was a season ago. As is, the Huskies are looking at six wins or seven wins – treading water, in a way, but a nice accomplishment when given the difficulty of this year's schedule. More so than any team in football, Washington's talent and ability will not be reflected in the final standings.
Dream season U.W. beats both Stanford and U.S.C. to cap the first half at 4-2. With such confidence, the Huskies have no problem running through the second half unscathed. While Oregon takes home the North, U.W. is very much in the B.C.S. mix at 10-2 overall and 8-1 in the Pac-12.
Nightmare season A loss to San Diego State sends the Huskies into a tailspin. At 1-5 at the midway point, U.W. closes with two wins in six tries to limp into the offseason at 3-9.
In case you were wondering
Where do Washington fans congregate? Like most big programs, there are a number of options out there to talk Washington football. If interested, take a trip to Dawgman.com, UDubSports.com and UWDawgPound.com. In addition, do yourself a favor and check out Bob Condotta's Husky blog for The Seattle Times. Condotta's always on-point U.W. football perspective make his reports a must-read.
Washington's all-name nominee S Will Shamburger.
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Tags: Andrew Hudson, Austin Seferian-Jenkins, Deontae Cooper, Desmond Trufant, Eric Kiesau, Gregory Ducre, James Johnson, Jessie Callier, Josh Shirley, Justin Wilcox, Kasen Williams, Keith Heyward, Keith Price, Kevin Smith, Nate Fellner, Pac-12, Peter Sirmon, Princeton Fiumaono, Sean Parker, Semisi Tokolahi, Shaq Thompson, Steve Sarkisian, Tosh Lupoi, Washington
It looks like Penn State is next.
Penn State is next.
Go Rox!
Chicago Cubs???????
Holt's decline at Washington makes one wonder how much of his success at USC was due to Carroll, who was a defensive guru an very hands on–at least in earlier seasons.
Nebraska must be next.
He returns
UW is going to have to fight for 6 wins and bowl eligibility this year. They lost their stud running back, their two best receivers and their offensive line is a disaster.
Their defense was the worst in school history last year and they lost their two best players from it. So it will take Wilcox some time to get that straightened out.
And of course they face a brutal schedule.
I am pretty sure Patrick got this one!!
Typo: James Johnson is a senior this year.
Still, excellent job. Got a shoutout from Condotta on the Seattle Times Husky blog.
Paul: Damn. Try very hard to get those years right. Just swung and missed on that one. Will fix above, thanks. As I wrote above, Bob Condotta is one of the very best beat reporters in the country.
Excellent. Very astute and well written. Defense will improve signigicantly.
The PREVENT DEFENSE is a thing of the past. UDUB takeaways will be deciding factor in many games.
Wouldn't argue with anything written here at all. The offense will struggle against good teams early with their problems on the line and the defense is a question mark. Add to that a new punter, kicker, returner and who knows what kind of special teams play they get.
I would point out to Saturday that Wilcox may need time (and recruiting cycles to get his players) to get the caliber of play he had at BSU, but what kind of season would UW have had last year with even mediocre play on defense? Just the change of philosophy and style could/should spark far better play out of the same kids Holt had last year.
As for the offense problems, sure they have line issues and they lack the dominate running back. What they have is an offensive guru who has shown he can do a lot with whatever pieces he has, even when they are not quite ideal for his preferred system. With ASJ and KW on the field with Price, even if price has to run for his life often we can and should expect to see lots of scoring. The bigger question is can Price stay healthy for the full season when he will no doubt be on the run a lot.
While I too wouldn't be surprised to see UW 2-4 over the first half, I also wouldn't be shocked to see them upset one of the big 4 they face. Get some decent play on D and have Price throw like he did last year and anything is possible, especially if you catch a good team on a bad day. It will be early season for all 4 of them as well and we have seen even good Oregon teams fall early.
I think it's worth pointing out they get Standford on a Thursday night at home and have given USC fits 2 out of the past 3 years. 3 & 3 or even 4 & 2 in first 6 is not as unlikely as you might think.
Go Dawgs!
Paul: Good points in regards to both games. But… while Sarkisian had Carroll's number the Huskies seemed utterly unprepared for U.S.C. last fall. I do think that 4-2 is unlikely. But I probably shouldn't have that U.W. would be "ecstatic" at 3-3. Because 3-3 is certainly doable.
I'm actually not worried about any of UW's starters and think the new OTs will be good enough (the step-back at LT will be off-set by the improvement at RT since Kohler's best position is OG).
My biggest concern is Keith Price going down and after that, injuries on the OL. RS-Frosh Dexter Charles is very promising and can play both OT and OG but likely needs another year of seasoning before being able to play meaningful minutes. One postive aspect is that the starters are older and more veteran now rather than in 2010 and 2011 when U-Dub had to play true freshmen and true sophomores (who are more likely to get injured) rather than OL who had been in the program 3 to 5 years.
I think the nation is selling UWub short. Sure I'm wrong but I see strong potential for 9 wins and top 25 rankings.
This is really an excellent write-up. The authors here really know their stuff. As a UW fan, I'm focused more on 2013…new stadium, no USC, easy non-conference schedule and Oregon at home. Sark has to at least win the P12 North in 2013.
If we went 9-3 I'd cream my pants. I'm hoping for 5-4, 7-5 and then a bowl win for 8-5. But I'd bet on 6-6 or 7-5.
I dont disagree with Saturday Edge on the 6 wins but the rest of his comment is ill-informed.
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2013/14 English Premier League
Arsenal's efforts to replace the great David Seaman have seen a number of goalkeepers pass through the doors at the club but, in Szczesny, they may have finally found the answer.
A commanding stopper, he joined Arsenal in 2006 from Legia Warsaw and impressed in the reserves before a training ground accident saw him break both of his arms. His recovery made him stronger and he wasted little time in seeking to prove himself worthy of a place in the first-team.
A very successful loan spell at Brentford, during which Bees manager Andy Scott proclaimed: "It has reached the stage where when he lets in a goal we wonder why he hasn't saved it,'' saw him thrust into the spotlight and he was given his chance with Arsenal in the Carling Cup -- keeping a clean sheet against Newcastle United at St James' Park in October 2010.
With Lukasz Fabianski and Manuel Almunia injured, Szczesny continued to impress in early 2011 and despite his tender years, steadily established himself as Arsenal's No. 1.
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Fall 2010 sketchbook
8 comments:
- Candace X. Moore said...
Just beautiful, Sean. Your tiling is so subtle. Please post more.
- November 10, 2010 at 11:59 AM
- Rob said...
This leaves me hopeful that you are soon going to share some new paintings. I'm also hopeful the gauche sketch of the woman is Chantal, because I think your paintings of her are your best work.
- November 10, 2010 at 1:10 PM
- Ang said...
Dude Sean! These are sooooooo awesome. I have to paint and draw more..! That moose looks delicious btw. And thanks so much for uploading these.. EXTREMELY inspiring!
- November 11, 2010 at 5:48 PM
Are these studies for sale?
- November 14, 2010 at 12:05 PM
- Sean Cheetham said...
Thank you guys for the kind words...I'm having a lot of fun with these.
Rob, I do have more work to post and even more coming.
They weren't intended to be for sale...just a personal sketchbook to figure some things out.
- November 14, 2010 at 5:10 PM
- william wray said...
I'm liking these...
- November 14, 2010 at 7:29 PM
- Chris Bonura said...
Iv'e been checking out your blog for a bit. Great to see your looser sketches. Super inspirational!
- November 14, 2010 at 8:48 PM
- Dominic Philibert said...
Love your gouache's work!
This is solid!
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Originally built in the 1920's as the Palace Theater, the structure burnt down and William F. Ruffin added it to his collection of theaters, rebuilt it, and named it the Ruffin Theater. It has undergone several renovations through the years, and was added to the National Register of Historic Places (#92000248) in 1992. Some of those facelifts modified it from its humble beginnings as a 'Moving Picture House' to a full-fledged 640 seat theater with a large stage. Elvis Presley is said to have played here on March 16, 1955.
Now, with a freshly redesigned lighting system, and a new state-of-the-art 32 channel sound system, the Historic Ruffin Theater can accommodate anything from a major stage production to a large concert.
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The Historic Ruffin Theater is operated by the Tipton Arts Council, Inc. as a Non-Profit 501 © 3, and is dependent on the community for most funding. Patrons are a vital part of our existence and everyone is encouraged to contribute to keep the arts alive in Tipton County.
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Hey everyone. My name is Dustin McDaniel and I serve on the Tipton Arts Council. Some of the information on this site needs updating. Our seating is currently 614 and we run several plays a year. We have a relatively new website up at www.ruffintheatre.com You can also give us a call at (901)476-3439
Hi, Dustin McDaniel again. I wanted to invite everyone to Steel Magnolias from June 16-June 18th at 7:00 Pm and on June 19th at 2:00 Pm. Tickets are $9.00 for adults and $6.00 for students. For more information give us a call at 901-476-3439. The Ruffin is a great place to see a show and I hope some of you will make the drive.
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Added to the National Register of Historical Places in 1992
Ruffin Theater (added 1992 – Building – #92000248)
113 W. Pleasant Ave., Covington
Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Person
Architect, builder, or engineer: Speight & Hibbs
Architectural Style: Art Deco
Historic Person: Ruffin,William F.
Significant Year: 1941, 1937
Area of Significance: Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance: 1925-1949
Owner: Private
Historic Function: Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function: Theater
Current Function: Recreation And Culture
According to the website, it was originally known as The Palace.
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Another Ruffin Theatre the Varsity/Martin in Martin Tennesse had just been listed on the National Register of Historical Places.
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The birth of our Lord took place at the time and place predicted by the prophets (Gen. 49:10; Isa. 7:14; Jer. 31:15; Micah 5:2; Hag. 2:6-9; Dan. 9:24, 25). Joseph and Mary were providentially led to go up to Bethlehem at this period, and there Christ was born (Matt. 2:1, 6; Luke 2:1, 7). The exact year or month or day of his birth cannot, however, now be exactly ascertained. We know, however, that it took place in the "fulness of the time" (Gal. 4:4), i.e., at the fittest time in the world's history. Chronologists are now generally agreed that the year 4 before the Christian era was the year of Christ's nativity, and consequently that he was about four years old in the year 1 A.D.
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First lady Michelle Obama greets children in the East Room of the White House in Washington in celebration of the …What's it like to live in the White House? What would you change about being the first lady? Do you really like gardening? The Obama Administration marked Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day by inviting about 200 children to the White House for a morning filled with activities. The event was capped by a special session with Michelle Obama in the East Room, where the elementary-school aged kids peppered her with questions.
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"One of the things we want you to know is that we know that it's not easy to have parents who are doing busy, important work," she told the crowd of children. "But because of the work that they do, the country runs and things get done, and millions of people get help. And because you guys handle your business -- you're doing well in school, and you're staying out of trouble, and you're listening and you're helping out at home when things are busy -- you're helping your parents serve, too, and your grandparents."
"So you guys are helping this country in very important ways," she continued. "And I don't want you to ever take that for granted. So we are grateful to you all for what you do to support your parents."
The kids had plenty of questions for Mrs. Obama. Yahoo! Shine was there, and we listened in on the conversation. Here are a few of our favorite parts:
Will you ever run for President?
Absolutely not. No. Being President is a really hard job and it's an important job. And when my husband is running for President, we're right in there; we're serving, too. And I think that once his terms are over, we'll go on to do other important things -- because there are so many ways that you can help this country and the world, even if you're not President of the United States.
Is it [being first lady] a hard job?
It's very busy. I have a lot to do, but I couldn't call it hard, because I'm doing the things that I really love. I get to spend this time with you all, number one…. And I'm working on helping kids eat healthy and be more active and working with military kids. And I got to be on "iCarly." And so it would be hard for me to call this job hard.
What do you like to do on your birthday?
What do I like to do on my birthday? I like to sleep late. (Laughter.) That's the first thing. So I try to make sure no one wakes me up until I'm ready to wake up. And then I like to have a day where I can do exactly what I want to do, eat what I want to eat. So I get to pick my meals. … I like to spend time with my family and just kind of relax and do a lot of nothing. I know that's hard for kids to understand, but when you get old like us old people, doing nothing is a really big gift -- right, parents?
If you could change anything about the First Lady job, what would you do or what would you change?
I don't know that I'd change anything about it. Sometimes, when the First -- and it's not just the First Lady but the President -- but sometimes we can't sneak out often on our own without security and motorcades and people with us, right? It's hard to sneak around and do what you want. I've done it a couple of times. But you know, one fantasy I have -- and the Secret Service, they keep looking at me because they think I might actually do it -- is to walk right out the front door and just ... go right over there and go into some shops, and stop and have some ice cream and -- yeah, go shopping.
What is your favorite part of being First Lady?
My favorite part of being First Lady is spending time with kids. You guys are funny, let me tell you. I've had some of the best questions, some of the funniest questions come from kids. And kids are just, they're real -- you guys are real honest. … you guys are open and you're curious and you're still trying to figure things out. So it's a lot of fun to spend time [with you]. And that's when I do all my playing. You see me jumping rope, and I'm going to play with some kids when I leave here. We're going to do some hula-hooping. So you guys are fun.
Are you as big of a White Sox fan as your husband? And did you congratulate Philip Humber after he threw the perfect game?
Oh, gosh. (Laughter.) Okay, the -- no, I'm not as big a fan because I grew up a Cubs fan. We're a mixed marriage. And people always wonder, well, why are you a Cubs fan, because we live on the South Side. But I tell them, my dad was a Cubs fan from the time I was little. And that's one thing that he and I did -- when I would come home from school, the Cubs would be playing; they'd usually be just in the third inning by the time I got home from school at 3:30 p.m., and José Cardenal would be third man up to bat, and we'd sit and we'd watch the game. So there's sort of a sentimental connection that I have with the Cubs because of my dad.
And no, I didn't call the guy who pitched the game. No, I didn't. I saw that on SportsCenter but I usually stay out of the sports stuff. I leave that to my husband.
How hard was it to be a lawyer when you were a little girl?
When I was a little girl, I thought I wanted to be a pediatrician. And I just picked that like kids pick -- like right now, when people tell you what you want to be, you have an answer, right? Sometimes you do. But I had an answer. But it really wasn't an answer because I was too young to know what I wanted to do.
Would you ever want to move back to your old life?
My old life? I don't know if that's possible. (Laughter.) We still have our house in Chicago, and it's there, and we go back and visit. But who knows what -- I don't know what the future holds. So one of the things I've learned growing up and being a grown-up is that you always look forward -- you look to where you're going to go, as opposed to looking back. So we're going to see how -- what the future has for us.
The Q&A ended with Mrs. Obama welcoming a newly minted 8-year-old girl up on stage with her; she gave the child a hug and then the entire room broke into a round of "Happy Birthday to You" -- reporters and camera crews included.
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Saliva may be a marker for both periodontal disease activity and hyperglycemia in uncontrolled type 2 diabetes, according to new research.
Carol W. Bassim, DMD, doctor of medical dentistry, research fellow, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States, noted that saliva holds much potential as a marker for disease in periodontitis and type 2 diabetes.
"We are seeing that saliva may be a way to check for periodontal disease and diabetes, more than is serum," said Dr. Bassim. "We know that inflammation and infection in periodontal disease is associated with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes."
Investigators prospectively studied subjects who presented with either severe periodontitis or moderate periodontal disease. All had uncontrolled type 2 diabetes. Specifically, they were measuring salivary procalcitonin (ProCT) correlated with diabetic glucose control.
"We know that if you get septic, for instance, and have severe systemic inflammation or infection, the degree of procalcitonin is significantly increased," said Dr. Bassim.
Dr. Bassim and colleagues collected samples of non-stimulated whole saliva through expectoration from 22 patients with periodontitis with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes; their HgbA1C exceeded 7.0. They also conducted a complete periodontal examination and collected serum from each subject.
Researchers discovered salivary-ProCT correlated with bleeding-on-probing, bleeding that indicates active periodontal disease (r=0.50, P =.03, n=18). In addition, salivary-ProCT was correlated with HgbA1c in each patient, at baseline measurements and at a three-month follow-up visit (r=0.43, P =.01, n=33).
Investigators found periodontal indicators were not directly correlated with HgbA1c. Moreover, serum levels of ProCT were not correlated with either periodontal indicators or glucose control. Serum levels of ProCT were decreased compared to that of saliva: mean 92 vs. 246 pg/ml. "Salivary amounts seem to matter more than serum," observed Dr. Bassim.
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Source: Diabetes In Control: Presented at the annual 89th meeting of the Endocrine Society (ENDO). [Presentation title: Procalcitonin: A Salivary Biomarker for Periodontal Disease Activity and Hyperglycemia in Uncontrolled Type II Diabetes. Abstract P2-231]
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You see hopes and prayers. You see a little doubt. And you see a horrific collision with a Seahawk last December that fractured his vertebrae and left him in the hospital for three days and in a body cast for 21/2 months. He appears much lighter than his listed playing weight of 185 pounds.
This doesn't look like a man who will be taking the field in the foreseeable future to participate in a collision sport played against hulking behemoths and athletic freaks.
Poor Johnny Knox looks like he would have trouble handling a stiff wind, let alone a stiff hit by the likes of Charles Woodson.
He says he lost 30 pounds after the injury and has regained 10 of those, but he still is painfully thin on his 6-foot frame. He walks a little funny too. Aside from the practice jersey and the flashy white and orange football gloves he wore Wednesday, not much about him looked like an NFL wide receiver.
You want to know about the future. For Knox, the future is tomorrow.
It's light jogging. It's riding on a stationary bike. It's lifting weights — but not free weights, machines only. It's bringing back muscle memory.
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He said there's no timetable set for him to return to practice. Nor is there a timetable for him to return to games. He still clings to the hope he will be ready Sept. 9 when the Bears open against the Colts at Soldier Field, but he acknowledges he could sit out all of 2012.
"It could happen, but I'm staying optimistic," he said. "I'm not in any rush. This is my spine, the core of my body I'm dealing with. It's not my knee or my ankle or my shoulder. I'm taking my time on this."
If he saw the gruesome way his body bent when 272-pound defensive lineman Anthony Hargrove torpedoed him, he might take even longer. Somehow Knox has avoided reviewing the play. And don't offer to show it to him.
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Under a sunny sky Wednesday in Lake Forest, Knox watched new acquisition Brandon Marshall line up at his position and do things he wished he could do. Marshall is about four inches taller and 65 pounds heavier than Knox.
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He has now outstayed his usefulness, and I would like to see the auditions for closer of the future begin, starting with Strop. Trade Gregg for whatever you can get.
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