UW Football History Provides Hope for Upset of LSU

This coaching staff as a whole hasn't played anybody yet. It will be interesting to see what the defense can do under new management.

 

I lived in the Seattle Area for 7 years. What they call rain in Seattle is really mist! Nothing like the deluges in South LA. Bring a decent slicker and a brimmed hat and you will be fine. I'm jealous, wish I could be there! :geaux:

 

i can vouch for this. i didnt see hard rain in portland ever in the 5 yrs i was there. seriously, i dont think i ever saw lightning either. although no sun and mist for 6 months can lead to mudslides.

 

oh yeah, so add Arizona to the ass whoopin list, along with Notre Dame, Ohio State, Miami, Virginia Tech, and i forgot GA Tech on the original post too. Damn Miles is pretty dominant in OOC games isn't he.

which means the only 2 OOC games that were a contest and really close were Troy last year and Arizona State in 05 right?

 

The rain is more of a relentless drizzle and usually cold even in summer. Its not very comfortable. The worse thing about the pacific northwest is you rust. When its nice, its incredible. When its socked in, its ugly. Damn rain can go on for days/weeks at a time up there thanks to the jet stream and coastal mountains. Funny thing is though, in the winter months it can be colder in the south than it is up there. Hard to believe but true.

 

He lost me when I read " unranked Power Conference team"

 

Wouldn't this be an advantage to LSU since they can pound the football? Washington will live and die die die by their quarterback play (Locker).

 

Also, from that video someone posted on here the other day, Locker appears to be a shifty runner. Wet fields not only negate speed, but also shiftiness.

 

:shock: LSU has so much talent, that just about everything is an advantage, but rain is definitely good for the Huskies. *If* it does rain, it will be the biggest thing going for us. There is a big difference between walking in our rain for a few minutes and being in it for a while (say over twenty minutes). It is a different rain from anywhere else in the country (except maybe Alaska.) Even with light rain -- the kind that drives us crazy trying to figure out the intermittent setting on our wipers -- things get soggy fast. At night, it gets hypothermic. I have spent dozens of nights in it. It is a wet, bone-chilling cold, even if you're used to it and dress appropriately. :nope:

Our players have played and practiced in these conditions a lot. Most of them have grown up in it. :usaflagwa

They know how to grip the ball (you have to be much more deliberate, hold on even firmer), they know how to run in it (again much more deliberate, shorter steps, can't lift knees too high, learn to control the slides on each step), they wear the right cleats for wet synthetic turf, they know how to dress with warm clothes, socks, gloves, hat, etc; they know how to play with wet gloves, they're used to being soaked and cold, they don't get bothered if they start shivering, they know when to change their socks (often) and shirt (at least once at halftime), they know what to eat before the game to keep you warm, etc, etc, etc. :usaflagwa

Cold rain has always been a part of football in the northwest. We kinda like it. :usaflagwa

 

See, I don't think any of this is very different than here. We'll get an inch of rain in twenty minutes sometimes and these players have lived in it, practiced in it, and played games in it all their lives. In the winter (Nov.-Dec.) it gets pretty cold...colder than it is in Washington now, for sure...and wet pretty often. In fact, LSU has practiced A LOT in soaked conditions just recently...which means soaked balls and slippery turf like they'll find in Seattle.

I don't think it'll be an advantage or disadvantage for either team, to tell you truth. All it means is more running, less throwing, and a greater risk of injury. Washington's only chance of winning this or even keeping it close is the play of Locker. LSU has been historically bad against mobile QB's who can also pass, but we have a new coaching staff and scheme now...so we'll see.

Here's to a good game! (Or at least a good half)