November 4, 2025 • 18 mins
Greg Lewis, one of the Husky Honks, joins Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain for a mini version of the Honks on Tuesday to talk about UW’s running game, where the team is at, at the bye, facing Wisconsin this Saturday and the biggest worries, plus the ranking.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
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Speaker 3 (00:35):
All right, well, two of those three things are true
except for the first one because Mario Bailey is not here.
He's in Australia, so he will not be joining us today.
Hopefully we can get him on Saturday's pregame show while
Greg and I are slogging it to Wisconsin, flying out
there in Class Baby with Delta Airlines on Thursday, doing
the show Friday night from Madison to the place called
(00:56):
You'll Love This the Scanie Bar out in Madison on
Friday night at five o'clock Central time. So Greg, bring
your wallet because you're buying. How are you man? What's
going on.
Speaker 4 (01:08):
Well, I'm doing all right. I'm gonna leave my wallet
at home. My purpose Rich Moore hopefully's covering everything. And
I guess the real real question is this, how early
do we have to be there before our flight in
order to make it on time? With all the shutdown stuff?
We got three hours, four hours before five, hardly we
got to get their home.
Speaker 3 (01:28):
So the word is there's one air traffic controller on
the job right now and one tsach and he may
be taking a lunch while we take off. So we're
leaving Thursday around one thirty. I'll see you there tonight.
By the way, how about that we'll meet either tonight,
have a little nice to do whatever, Well, I will
bill rich Moore for it. Well, Mario's out Dix here
(01:48):
as well, so we'll talk some dogs and Greg. I
gotta tell you, man, I was out there today talking
to Carver Willison, John Mills, and even more impressed with
John Mills after I spoke to him.
Speaker 1 (01:58):
I don't know if you guys know this or not.
Speaker 3 (01:59):
I didn't know that he literally just turned eighteen, like
a week and a half ago.
Speaker 1 (02:03):
So that means in the.
Speaker 3 (02:05):
Opener, in the Big ten opener, He's seventeen years old,
starting at left guard and looking good like playing well.
Speaker 1 (02:13):
I mean, this is not some schlump out there.
Speaker 3 (02:15):
So Greg, how impressed and almost floored have you been
by what this now eighteen year old kid has been doing.
Speaker 4 (02:24):
Yeah, I mean we've had conversations so far this year
talking about that this guy is a future All American.
He's a future NFL player, And there's nothing about him
that I've seen on the field that would tell me
any different. You know, a little bit of a bump
in the road with the injury, but you know, thinking
about him coming back last week playing well, and now
(02:47):
they had a week or two weeks ago, now they've
had this week off and going down to Wisconsin. I
just think that boat's so much better for the Huskies
in what they're going to need to do in order
to get the win down there. Him and Carver on
that left side being strong again. But yeah, John's amazing
and I don't expect him to be here more than
three years and then soon thereafter be playing on Sunday.
Speaker 5 (03:11):
The run game with those guys in is just simply different.
I mean, Jonah Coleman's yards per carries three point one
in the three games that Willis and Mills were out together.
So is it just as easy as snap of a finger,
Willis's back, mills Is back, They're going to be able
to run the football the rest of the season, or
is there still some concerns in your mind with the
run game.
Speaker 4 (03:33):
Well, I don't know if I've ever had what I
would call concerns about the run game per se. I think,
you know, all of those things matter, the offensive line
being healthy. I think we have a really really good
running back and good depth. I think our run game
is always going to depend on the coach's willingness to
(03:53):
continue to pound the ball get into the second half
where we've worn some defenses down. I think, you know,
we tend to use our running backs in the past
game a little bit. We like to, you know, toss
it around. And I think just from a style perspective,
the run game hasn't had a fair chance to average
four and five carries because most teams, if you look
(04:16):
at data, I'm sure, do better in the second half
after they've run the ball fifteen to twenty times in
the first half, and you get in those last ten
to twelve carries the second half. So I think the
run game is okay. I just think Husky's, if they
really wanted to get the bigger numbers, need to commit
to running more well.
Speaker 3 (04:34):
And that I mean, Greg, you're saying the run games okay.
I mean that's that's a major disappointment, right. I mean,
if you were to told me in August that you
would say on November fourth, the run game is okay.
Speaker 1 (04:44):
I'm like, that's not good enough.
Speaker 3 (04:45):
Not with Joan Coleman coming back, and guys, he's if
you just look at Big Ten games, he's fifteenth in
the conference in rushing, fifteenth in five games.
Speaker 1 (04:54):
He hasn't even.
Speaker 3 (04:55):
Cracked three hundred yards, got four touchdowns, but he's nowhere
near a Big Ten first or second team running back
right now. This is not even close. So but those
guys were out for three of those five games. Well yeah,
so what I mean voters don't care about that though.
Speaker 4 (05:10):
Yeah, but it all works together. If those guys are out,
then you're less likely to pound the run game, so
you're less likely to get Jonah those carries, especially you know,
early in the game first half and wearing that defensive
side down a little bit to get the second half,
and he gives some bigger chunk of yards.
Speaker 1 (05:27):
Yeah.
Speaker 4 (05:27):
I mean, if you look, you cannot tell me that
Jonah Coleman is not a talented, really good running back
and that the run game after three yards it's about him.
It's not about him. It's about the reluctance of pounding
the football that they just don't do that well.
Speaker 1 (05:43):
And see, I would agree with that.
Speaker 3 (05:44):
I don't think it's about those guys being out dick,
because I thought that Jonah Coleman was the kind of
guy that would give us a tremendous running game no
matter who was on the offensive line.
Speaker 1 (05:52):
And it's not like they brought in chopped liver.
Speaker 3 (05:53):
They brought in a guy that started last year, and
they brought in a four star second year player in
Pockey Fee Now. And I actually I think McCree and
Fenale played okay when they were in there for Carver
Willis and John Mills. But Greg, you're exactly right, because
you go back and look at Ohio State thirteen carries,
Maryland eighteen, Rutgers fourteen, Michigan sixteen, Illinois fourteen. The volume
of carries from game to game has been pretty similar
(06:16):
for Jonah Coleman. He has not popped the twenty carry
mark since the opener in the first game of the year,
and he's only done it once.
Speaker 1 (06:25):
In his last ten Big Ten games. That's crazy, man.
Speaker 4 (06:30):
Yeah, it's just the style thing. And you know, whether
those guys being out dictated that or not, I don't know.
You know, those backup guys they did, they played pretty good.
You know, I wouldn't you know, say they're the same, No,
as not Carver Willis and John Mills, though there might
be some reluctives on the coach of staff site, but
I just don't think that right now. They they believe
(06:52):
their best option is to drop back and hand the
ball off to him twenty five times. And you know,
whether that's two or not doesn't matter of the coaches
they're calling the plays and us they like to do.
And of course we do have a weapon at the
quarter of acquisition and some wide receivers that are playing well,
and so you know, it makes it a little tougher
to keep turning around handing the ball off well.
Speaker 5 (07:13):
Just to provide some contacts. He only did it twice
last year, so it's not like he did it all
the time last year and is not not doing it
this year. But Greg, what have we learned about this team?
I'm having a hard time with any huge takeaways because
they've lost to the two really good teams we've played,
and they've beaten all the mediocre to good teams all
of all the one pretty handily.
Speaker 1 (07:32):
So you know, what are what is this team right now?
Speaker 4 (07:36):
Yeah? I think you're seeing a team that's signing that
out themselves through the course of the year. You got
a lot of different guys playing this year than played
last year. You have a new coordinator on the defensive
side of the football, and so these guys are figuring
that out and determining who they are. And when you
have a talented team, talented players weapons like they do,
you grow together as the season goes along. So I
(07:58):
think early in the year, you know, having to jump
up and play in Ohio State that's a tall task,
and learning how to win on the road. Last year's
zero row wins. This year we've gotten some row wins.
But going into Michigan at nine am, you know, was
a tough task. And so I think this is a
good football team that's getting better every week. You have
a quarterback that is still in his first twelve thirteen
(08:20):
starts as a college football player who's super talented, who's
getting better every week but each week, but we've seen
him have a stinker two here there, and that's when
they typically don't win. So I think what we have
is a really good football team that's still growing together
but getting better every single week. And I think they
have an opportunity here with this stretch of games being favorites.
(08:42):
You know, Wisconsin's zero to five in the Big ten
and two and six overall, this is a game you
should win and you should continue to grow together as
a team. So I think by the time the season
is over, we might have a nine to ten win
football team because they are literally getting better every week
sensibly and defensively.
Speaker 1 (09:01):
Yeah, there's no excuse to lose any of these next three.
Speaker 3 (09:03):
I mean, Ucla, Perdue, Wisconsin are all games that Washington
is going to be heavily favored. And I think they're
ten and a half point favorites this week it Wisconsin,
at least that's the last number that I saw, So,
I mean, here's the thing about Wisconsin though, Man.
Speaker 1 (09:15):
They're scrappy.
Speaker 3 (09:16):
I mean they held Oregon to seven points in their
first half of their game down in Eugene last weekend
or two weeks ago and held the Ducks to twenty one.
Speaker 1 (09:23):
So I don't know. I mean, when the when.
Speaker 3 (09:25):
The fire gets hot and they start talking about firing people,
things can go one of two ways. And you saw
the way it went in Penn State and maybe it's
starting to turn around there in Wisconsin. So making the
road trip multiple time zones. But why is it always
that the defense can dictate the tempo of a game?
Why can't the Huskies show up and they dictate the
tempo of this game?
Speaker 4 (09:46):
Well, I think that's what needs to happen this week offensively,
and you know, let's not you know, make this dramatic.
You scored seventeen points. He used to win this football game, Wisconsin,
let's score one touchdown their last three games. Of course,
that's Iowa, Michigan, Ohio State some tough defenses, but they
haven't scored more than fourteen all year. Their best offensive
output is fourteen couple tens and that's it. So you
(10:09):
score seventeen points, you should beat these guys. Having said that,
if you can go out and play offense on the
road like you started at home, then you should be
able to put these guys away early. They do not
have a dynamic offense. They do not score a lot
of points, and so offensively, you come out in the
first half, you score seventeen to twenty points. This football
(10:29):
game should be over. And our defense as well as
they played recently, I don't expect that Wisconsin's all of
a sudden going to put up a lot of points.
Speaker 5 (10:38):
Greg, Are the two corners playing as well as you
anticipated they were they would play? I mean know Tacario
has been out a lot, but I mean we anticipated
like a first team All Big Ten and a second
team All Big Ten corner from those two guys.
Speaker 1 (10:49):
Are you seeing that?
Speaker 4 (10:51):
I mean, I think the statistics show that they're playing
pretty darn good. And when you look with the eye tests,
when have you seen us getting beat over the top
consistently by anybody? You haven't? You know, those guys are
men out on the corners, and I'll tell you some
of the young guys who've had to fill into playing well.
I really liked how rays and Clark looked. You know,
he got the interception, but I think overall he played
(11:14):
extremely well out wide and in the slot. The last
couple of games so I think our corners are big,
they're physical, they take away some things at the line
of scrimmage. And keep in mind, you guys, they're doing
this with zero pass rush. I mean, our pass rush
has been disappointing to say the least, and these guys
are still keeping everything in front of them. They're getting
(11:34):
more takeaways. I think we've had more interceptions already this
year than we had all of last season. So I
think when you look at the data, it says that
these guys are playing extremely well.
Speaker 1 (11:45):
Yeah, the pass rush. Look, I mean, here's the thing.
Speaker 3 (11:48):
I'd worry about it if they were playing anybody for
the next three games, but they're really not.
Speaker 1 (11:52):
I mean, maybe UCLA, you know, is going down.
Speaker 3 (11:55):
They are weird whatever, blah blah blah, but they've always
got good talent and just have not been able to harness.
But you're kind of in a position now where it's
hard to not talk about going nine to two and
play in Oregon for a shot at maybe the playoffs.
I know the coaches aren't talking about that, the players
aren't thinking about that or talking about that, but we
can talk about it.
Speaker 1 (12:14):
So how curious are you? How interested are you? Greg?
Speaker 3 (12:16):
To see where the Huskies are ranked at five o'clock
tonight in the initial CFP rankings, because two or three
weeks ago we weren't even talking about this, and now
we are talking about finding out where they're ranked.
Speaker 4 (12:27):
Yeah. Well, I know I made a big stink last
week about an image problem. Why are we not ranked?
And lo and behold we get ranked that week we
don't play and win a game, right, you know, a
conversation ended of itself. We get ranked, then I'd be
interested only to see that we're in it, that we're
in the top twenty five somewhere. As long as we're
in the top twenty five, I think wins will take
(12:49):
care of itself. And let's think that the system is
way more friendly now because you got what twelve teams
who make the playoffs, So you don't have to be
in that top fifteen to ten this time of year
because you don't have to get all the way to
number four in order to make the playoffs. All you
got to get is in that top twelve to thirteen
spots and be in the right conference. So I think
(13:10):
for me, it's just a matter of being in the
top twenty five somewhere if we're there, then we got
to continue to win games. We can't lose the Wisconsin,
we can't lose the ULA or Purdue. We have to
win those games and then line it up against Oregon
at Husky Stadium with seventy six thousand people in there
going crazy and coming out with a win. And you know,
(13:32):
I think that's possible.
Speaker 1 (13:33):
But you do think they're going to be ranked at five, right?
Speaker 4 (13:38):
I would assume they will be, but again, you know,
crazier things have happened. But my point is, as long
as we're in the top twenty five, we're fine, right.
As long as we're in the top twenty five.
Speaker 3 (13:46):
Yeah, and you win these next three games, and maybe
you find yourself from the top fifteen in three weeks
from now and just move up by default. But regulis
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and I don't know if you guys ever really dived
into Wisconsin yet, But like you said, Greg, they're terrible.
I mean, they got two quarterbacks that have combined to
throw seven touchdowns and ten interceptions with seventeen sacks at Wisconsin,
Danny O'Neill and Hunter Simmons. They don't have a quarterback
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that's thrown for over seven hundred yards on the year
so far. Their top running back is a kid named
Dylan Jones who's got three hundred yards total on the season.
So what are we worried about? And e's Aslee Jones.
What are we worried about? Are we worried about the
defense kind of just losing their mind and giving up
a big play to a nobody from nowhere? We worried
(14:50):
about Demon Williams having a bad game like he had
in the second half against Michigan.
Speaker 1 (14:55):
What are we worried about this week? If anything?
Speaker 4 (14:57):
Well, yeah, I'll say, you know, the last stat you
read about them with their running back having three hundred
yards is a tailtale sign. Wisconsin is known. We're having
great running backs, great strong running games, you know, keeping
the ball moving, you know, scoring methodically. And if they
can't do that, I don't know what the hell they
can do, so I don't see anything that I would
(15:18):
be afraid of. You know, we got I know, you
guys got on me about talking about game times and
all that. That's not an issue. It's one thirty our time,
regardless of how many time zones. So to me, there's
absolutely nothing. The only thing that could derail this team
again is we've seen this, you know, once or twice
against some really good teams. I think where DeMont Williams
(15:38):
just has not had a good football game on the road.
But I think those defenses have been completely better than Wisconsin's.
Although they played pretty good against Organ, I would argue
that Organ's not the offensive juggernaut that they've been over
the last few seasons either. And you know who knows
that they were overlooking Wisconsin, especially being in Otson and
(16:00):
not caring about that game. I think the only way
we don't win this game is if the mom Williams
just has a stinker, and at this point in time,
during this time of the year, let's hope that doesn't happen.
Speaker 3 (16:12):
Well, they're healthiest running back. I don't know if this said,
do pre Kid's gonna play. I think he missed the
organ game. But they got a kid named Gideon Atuca
who's run for one hundred and fifty yards. He is
their healthiest leading rusher right now, not the football team,
so there's no excuse to not just win, but also
dominate these guys on defense, Yeah.
Speaker 5 (16:31):
Shut them down. And we talked about the cornerbacks. Let's
talk about the rest of the defense. Who stands out
to you?
Speaker 4 (16:36):
Like?
Speaker 1 (16:36):
Who are they?
Speaker 5 (16:37):
It almost seems a little bit like a no name
defense that's all playing pretty well.
Speaker 1 (16:41):
But are there some blue chip guys?
Speaker 5 (16:42):
Are there some guys that you see in a year
or two they are going to be top three round
draft picks in the NFL on this defense.
Speaker 4 (16:49):
I wouldn't go so far as to say top three
rounds in NFL because you know that sometimes that looks
real different on the field. It jumps out at you,
you know, real tight. But some of these young guys,
I'll say this our linebacker corps, especially for the number
of injuries we have there. I like Extray Alexander, I
like Zadarius Rainy sail when Jacob my New plays like him.
(17:12):
Those guys have been super solid. Devin Brian, let me
not let's not forget about Brian. He's played extremely well,
not just against the run, but they do well in coverage.
Those guys are playing extremely good football. And some of
the young players in the secondary, obviously, you know, old Faithful,
I guess is what Mario calls Number seventeen has had
(17:32):
played really good at the safety spot. I believe he's
just a soft He's just a sophomore.
Speaker 1 (17:37):
Right, Alex, Yeah, he's he's a younger guy. Yeah yeah, yeah.
Speaker 4 (17:41):
So I mean he has a chance, you know, if
he continues to improve. Again, I like the young guys
that play in the secondary. I've seen like Clark play
extremely well, made a great interception. You know, that guy's
got two or three years of college football lefts so
he could be somebody that could really jump out. But
I just really liked the way our linebacker corps has played.
(18:03):
You know, I think upfront was still serviceable. But I
don't see anybody that really jumps out at me from
that perspective.
Speaker 3 (18:10):
All right, man, we'll see you tonight for our flight
on Thursday. See you in a couple hours. All right,
thanks man, alright, all.
Speaker 1 (18:17):
Right, man.
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Speaker 3 (00:35):
All right, well, two of those three things are true
except for the first one because Mario Bailey is not here.
He's in Australia, so he will not be joining us today.
Hopefully we can get him on Saturday's pregame show while
Greg and I are slogging it to Wisconsin, flying out
there in Class Baby with Delta Airlines on Thursday, doing
the show Friday night from Madison to the place called
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You'll Love This the Scanie Bar out in Madison on
Friday night at five o'clock Central time. So Greg, bring
your wallet because you're buying. How are you man? What's
going on.
Speaker 4 (01:08):
Well, I'm doing all right. I'm gonna leave my wallet
at home. My purpose Rich Moore hopefully's covering everything. And
I guess the real real question is this, how early
do we have to be there before our flight in
order to make it on time? With all the shutdown stuff?
We got three hours, four hours before five, hardly we
got to get their home.
Speaker 3 (01:28):
So the word is there's one air traffic controller on
the job right now and one tsach and he may
be taking a lunch while we take off. So we're
leaving Thursday around one thirty. I'll see you there tonight.
By the way, how about that we'll meet either tonight,
have a little nice to do whatever, Well, I will
bill rich Moore for it. Well, Mario's out Dix here
(01:48):
as well, so we'll talk some dogs and Greg. I
gotta tell you, man, I was out there today talking
to Carver Willison, John Mills, and even more impressed with
John Mills after I spoke to him.
Speaker 1 (01:58):
I don't know if you guys know this or not.
Speaker 3 (01:59):
I didn't know that he literally just turned eighteen, like
a week and a half ago.
Speaker 1 (02:03):
So that means in the.
Speaker 3 (02:05):
Opener, in the Big ten opener, He's seventeen years old,
starting at left guard and looking good like playing well.
Speaker 1 (02:13):
I mean, this is not some schlump out there.
Speaker 3 (02:15):
So Greg, how impressed and almost floored have you been
by what this now eighteen year old kid has been doing.
Speaker 4 (02:24):
Yeah, I mean we've had conversations so far this year
talking about that this guy is a future All American.
He's a future NFL player, And there's nothing about him
that I've seen on the field that would tell me
any different. You know, a little bit of a bump
in the road with the injury, but you know, thinking
about him coming back last week playing well, and now
(02:47):
they had a week or two weeks ago, now they've
had this week off and going down to Wisconsin. I
just think that boat's so much better for the Huskies
in what they're going to need to do in order
to get the win down there. Him and Carver on
that left side being strong again. But yeah, John's amazing
and I don't expect him to be here more than
three years and then soon thereafter be playing on Sunday.
Speaker 5 (03:11):
The run game with those guys in is just simply different.
I mean, Jonah Coleman's yards per carries three point one
in the three games that Willis and Mills were out together.
So is it just as easy as snap of a finger,
Willis's back, mills Is back, They're going to be able
to run the football the rest of the season, or
is there still some concerns in your mind with the
run game.
Speaker 4 (03:33):
Well, I don't know if I've ever had what I
would call concerns about the run game per se. I think,
you know, all of those things matter, the offensive line
being healthy. I think we have a really really good
running back and good depth. I think our run game
is always going to depend on the coach's willingness to
(03:53):
continue to pound the ball get into the second half
where we've worn some defenses down. I think, you know,
we tend to use our running backs in the past
game a little bit. We like to, you know, toss
it around. And I think just from a style perspective,
the run game hasn't had a fair chance to average
four and five carries because most teams, if you look
(04:16):
at data, I'm sure, do better in the second half
after they've run the ball fifteen to twenty times in
the first half, and you get in those last ten
to twelve carries the second half. So I think the
run game is okay. I just think Husky's, if they
really wanted to get the bigger numbers, need to commit
to running more well.
Speaker 3 (04:34):
And that I mean, Greg, you're saying the run games okay.
I mean that's that's a major disappointment, right. I mean,
if you were to told me in August that you
would say on November fourth, the run game is okay.
Speaker 1 (04:44):
I'm like, that's not good enough.
Speaker 3 (04:45):
Not with Joan Coleman coming back, and guys, he's if
you just look at Big Ten games, he's fifteenth in
the conference in rushing, fifteenth in five games.
Speaker 1 (04:54):
He hasn't even.
Speaker 3 (04:55):
Cracked three hundred yards, got four touchdowns, but he's nowhere
near a Big Ten first or second team running back
right now. This is not even close. So but those
guys were out for three of those five games. Well yeah,
so what I mean voters don't care about that though.
Speaker 4 (05:10):
Yeah, but it all works together. If those guys are out,
then you're less likely to pound the run game, so
you're less likely to get Jonah those carries, especially you know,
early in the game first half and wearing that defensive
side down a little bit to get the second half,
and he gives some bigger chunk of yards.
Speaker 1 (05:27):
Yeah.
Speaker 4 (05:27):
I mean, if you look, you cannot tell me that
Jonah Coleman is not a talented, really good running back
and that the run game after three yards it's about him.
It's not about him. It's about the reluctance of pounding
the football that they just don't do that well.
Speaker 1 (05:43):
And see, I would agree with that.
Speaker 3 (05:44):
I don't think it's about those guys being out dick,
because I thought that Jonah Coleman was the kind of
guy that would give us a tremendous running game no
matter who was on the offensive line.
Speaker 1 (05:52):
And it's not like they brought in chopped liver.
Speaker 3 (05:53):
They brought in a guy that started last year, and
they brought in a four star second year player in
Pockey Fee Now. And I actually I think McCree and
Fenale played okay when they were in there for Carver
Willis and John Mills. But Greg, you're exactly right, because
you go back and look at Ohio State thirteen carries,
Maryland eighteen, Rutgers fourteen, Michigan sixteen, Illinois fourteen. The volume
of carries from game to game has been pretty similar
(06:16):
for Jonah Coleman. He has not popped the twenty carry
mark since the opener in the first game of the year,
and he's only done it once.
Speaker 1 (06:25):
In his last ten Big Ten games. That's crazy, man.
Speaker 4 (06:30):
Yeah, it's just the style thing. And you know, whether
those guys being out dictated that or not, I don't know.
You know, those backup guys they did, they played pretty good.
You know, I wouldn't you know, say they're the same, No,
as not Carver Willis and John Mills, though there might
be some reluctives on the coach of staff site, but
I just don't think that right now. They they believe
(06:52):
their best option is to drop back and hand the
ball off to him twenty five times. And you know,
whether that's two or not doesn't matter of the coaches
they're calling the plays and us they like to do.
And of course we do have a weapon at the
quarter of acquisition and some wide receivers that are playing well,
and so you know, it makes it a little tougher
to keep turning around handing the ball off well.
Speaker 5 (07:13):
Just to provide some contacts. He only did it twice
last year, so it's not like he did it all
the time last year and is not not doing it
this year. But Greg, what have we learned about this team?
I'm having a hard time with any huge takeaways because
they've lost to the two really good teams we've played,
and they've beaten all the mediocre to good teams all
of all the one pretty handily.
Speaker 1 (07:32):
So you know, what are what is this team right now?
Speaker 4 (07:36):
Yeah? I think you're seeing a team that's signing that
out themselves through the course of the year. You got
a lot of different guys playing this year than played
last year. You have a new coordinator on the defensive
side of the football, and so these guys are figuring
that out and determining who they are. And when you
have a talented team, talented players weapons like they do,
you grow together as the season goes along. So I
(07:58):
think early in the year, you know, having to jump
up and play in Ohio State that's a tall task,
and learning how to win on the road. Last year's
zero row wins. This year we've gotten some row wins.
But going into Michigan at nine am, you know, was
a tough task. And so I think this is a
good football team that's getting better every week. You have
a quarterback that is still in his first twelve thirteen
(08:20):
starts as a college football player who's super talented, who's
getting better every week but each week, but we've seen
him have a stinker two here there, and that's when
they typically don't win. So I think what we have
is a really good football team that's still growing together
but getting better every single week. And I think they
have an opportunity here with this stretch of games being favorites.
(08:42):
You know, Wisconsin's zero to five in the Big ten
and two and six overall, this is a game you
should win and you should continue to grow together as
a team. So I think by the time the season
is over, we might have a nine to ten win
football team because they are literally getting better every week
sensibly and defensively.
Speaker 1 (09:01):
Yeah, there's no excuse to lose any of these next three.
Speaker 3 (09:03):
I mean, Ucla, Perdue, Wisconsin are all games that Washington
is going to be heavily favored. And I think they're
ten and a half point favorites this week it Wisconsin,
at least that's the last number that I saw, So,
I mean, here's the thing about Wisconsin though, Man.
Speaker 1 (09:15):
They're scrappy.
Speaker 3 (09:16):
I mean they held Oregon to seven points in their
first half of their game down in Eugene last weekend
or two weeks ago and held the Ducks to twenty one.
Speaker 1 (09:23):
So I don't know. I mean, when the when.
Speaker 3 (09:25):
The fire gets hot and they start talking about firing people,
things can go one of two ways. And you saw
the way it went in Penn State and maybe it's
starting to turn around there in Wisconsin. So making the
road trip multiple time zones. But why is it always
that the defense can dictate the tempo of a game?
Why can't the Huskies show up and they dictate the
tempo of this game?
Speaker 4 (09:46):
Well, I think that's what needs to happen this week offensively,
and you know, let's not you know, make this dramatic.
You scored seventeen points. He used to win this football game, Wisconsin,
let's score one touchdown their last three games. Of course,
that's Iowa, Michigan, Ohio State some tough defenses, but they
haven't scored more than fourteen all year. Their best offensive
output is fourteen couple tens and that's it. So you
(10:09):
score seventeen points, you should beat these guys. Having said that,
if you can go out and play offense on the
road like you started at home, then you should be
able to put these guys away early. They do not
have a dynamic offense. They do not score a lot
of points, and so offensively, you come out in the
first half, you score seventeen to twenty points. This football
(10:29):
game should be over. And our defense as well as
they played recently, I don't expect that Wisconsin's all of
a sudden going to put up a lot of points.
Speaker 5 (10:38):
Greg, Are the two corners playing as well as you
anticipated they were they would play? I mean know Tacario
has been out a lot, but I mean we anticipated
like a first team All Big Ten and a second
team All Big Ten corner from those two guys.
Speaker 1 (10:49):
Are you seeing that?
Speaker 4 (10:51):
I mean, I think the statistics show that they're playing
pretty darn good. And when you look with the eye tests,
when have you seen us getting beat over the top
consistently by anybody? You haven't? You know, those guys are
men out on the corners, and I'll tell you some
of the young guys who've had to fill into playing well.
I really liked how rays and Clark looked. You know,
he got the interception, but I think overall he played
(11:14):
extremely well out wide and in the slot. The last
couple of games so I think our corners are big,
they're physical, they take away some things at the line
of scrimmage. And keep in mind, you guys, they're doing
this with zero pass rush. I mean, our pass rush
has been disappointing to say the least, and these guys
are still keeping everything in front of them. They're getting
(11:34):
more takeaways. I think we've had more interceptions already this
year than we had all of last season. So I
think when you look at the data, it says that
these guys are playing extremely well.
Speaker 1 (11:45):
Yeah, the pass rush. Look, I mean, here's the thing.
Speaker 3 (11:48):
I'd worry about it if they were playing anybody for
the next three games, but they're really not.
Speaker 1 (11:52):
I mean, maybe UCLA, you know, is going down.
Speaker 3 (11:55):
They are weird whatever, blah blah blah, but they've always
got good talent and just have not been able to harness.
But you're kind of in a position now where it's
hard to not talk about going nine to two and
play in Oregon for a shot at maybe the playoffs.
I know the coaches aren't talking about that, the players
aren't thinking about that or talking about that, but we
can talk about it.
Speaker 1 (12:14):
So how curious are you? How interested are you? Greg?
Speaker 3 (12:16):
To see where the Huskies are ranked at five o'clock
tonight in the initial CFP rankings, because two or three
weeks ago we weren't even talking about this, and now
we are talking about finding out where they're ranked.
Speaker 4 (12:27):
Yeah. Well, I know I made a big stink last
week about an image problem. Why are we not ranked?
And lo and behold we get ranked that week we
don't play and win a game, right, you know, a
conversation ended of itself. We get ranked, then I'd be
interested only to see that we're in it, that we're
in the top twenty five somewhere. As long as we're
in the top twenty five, I think wins will take
(12:49):
care of itself. And let's think that the system is
way more friendly now because you got what twelve teams
who make the playoffs, So you don't have to be
in that top fifteen to ten this time of year
because you don't have to get all the way to
number four in order to make the playoffs. All you
got to get is in that top twelve to thirteen
spots and be in the right conference. So I think
(13:10):
for me, it's just a matter of being in the
top twenty five somewhere if we're there, then we got
to continue to win games. We can't lose the Wisconsin,
we can't lose the ULA or Purdue. We have to
win those games and then line it up against Oregon
at Husky Stadium with seventy six thousand people in there
going crazy and coming out with a win. And you know,
(13:32):
I think that's possible.
Speaker 1 (13:33):
But you do think they're going to be ranked at five, right?
Speaker 4 (13:38):
I would assume they will be, but again, you know,
crazier things have happened. But my point is, as long
as we're in the top twenty five, we're fine, right.
As long as we're in the top twenty five.
Speaker 3 (13:46):
Yeah, and you win these next three games, and maybe
you find yourself from the top fifteen in three weeks
from now and just move up by default. But regulis
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and I don't know if you guys ever really dived
into Wisconsin yet, But like you said, Greg, they're terrible.
I mean, they got two quarterbacks that have combined to
throw seven touchdowns and ten interceptions with seventeen sacks at Wisconsin,
Danny O'Neill and Hunter Simmons. They don't have a quarterback
(14:29):
that's thrown for over seven hundred yards on the year
so far. Their top running back is a kid named
Dylan Jones who's got three hundred yards total on the season.
So what are we worried about? And e's Aslee Jones.
What are we worried about? Are we worried about the
defense kind of just losing their mind and giving up
a big play to a nobody from nowhere? We worried
(14:50):
about Demon Williams having a bad game like he had
in the second half against Michigan.
Speaker 1 (14:55):
What are we worried about this week? If anything?
Speaker 4 (14:57):
Well, yeah, I'll say, you know, the last stat you
read about them with their running back having three hundred
yards is a tailtale sign. Wisconsin is known. We're having
great running backs, great strong running games, you know, keeping
the ball moving, you know, scoring methodically. And if they
can't do that, I don't know what the hell they
can do, so I don't see anything that I would
(15:18):
be afraid of. You know, we got I know, you
guys got on me about talking about game times and
all that. That's not an issue. It's one thirty our time,
regardless of how many time zones. So to me, there's
absolutely nothing. The only thing that could derail this team
again is we've seen this, you know, once or twice
against some really good teams. I think where DeMont Williams
(15:38):
just has not had a good football game on the road.
But I think those defenses have been completely better than Wisconsin's.
Although they played pretty good against Organ, I would argue
that Organ's not the offensive juggernaut that they've been over
the last few seasons either. And you know who knows
that they were overlooking Wisconsin, especially being in Otson and
(16:00):
not caring about that game. I think the only way
we don't win this game is if the mom Williams
just has a stinker, and at this point in time,
during this time of the year, let's hope that doesn't happen.
Speaker 3 (16:12):
Well, they're healthiest running back. I don't know if this said,
do pre Kid's gonna play. I think he missed the
organ game. But they got a kid named Gideon Atuca
who's run for one hundred and fifty yards. He is
their healthiest leading rusher right now, not the football team,
so there's no excuse to not just win, but also
dominate these guys on defense, Yeah.
Speaker 5 (16:31):
Shut them down. And we talked about the cornerbacks. Let's
talk about the rest of the defense. Who stands out
to you?
Speaker 4 (16:36):
Like?
Speaker 1 (16:36):
Who are they?
Speaker 5 (16:37):
It almost seems a little bit like a no name
defense that's all playing pretty well.
Speaker 1 (16:41):
But are there some blue chip guys?
Speaker 5 (16:42):
Are there some guys that you see in a year
or two they are going to be top three round
draft picks in the NFL on this defense.
Speaker 4 (16:49):
I wouldn't go so far as to say top three
rounds in NFL because you know that sometimes that looks
real different on the field. It jumps out at you,
you know, real tight. But some of these young guys,
I'll say this our linebacker corps, especially for the number
of injuries we have there. I like Extray Alexander, I
like Zadarius Rainy sail when Jacob my New plays like him.
(17:12):
Those guys have been super solid. Devin Brian, let me
not let's not forget about Brian. He's played extremely well,
not just against the run, but they do well in coverage.
Those guys are playing extremely good football. And some of
the young players in the secondary, obviously, you know, old Faithful,
I guess is what Mario calls Number seventeen has had
(17:32):
played really good at the safety spot. I believe he's
just a soft He's just a sophomore.
Speaker 1 (17:37):
Right, Alex, Yeah, he's he's a younger guy. Yeah yeah, yeah.
Speaker 4 (17:41):
So I mean he has a chance, you know, if
he continues to improve. Again, I like the young guys
that play in the secondary. I've seen like Clark play
extremely well, made a great interception. You know, that guy's
got two or three years of college football lefts so
he could be somebody that could really jump out. But
I just really liked the way our linebacker corps has played.
(18:03):
You know, I think upfront was still serviceable. But I
don't see anybody that really jumps out at me from
that perspective.
Speaker 3 (18:10):
All right, man, we'll see you tonight for our flight
on Thursday. See you in a couple hours. All right,
thanks man, alright, all.
Speaker 1 (18:17):
Right, man.
Speaker 3 (18:17):
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