I don’t know why having the expectation that we will lose is so bad. We mock moo u fans for saying “bring on Bama” when we know how big of a beat down that would be. This game is almost on the Bring on Bama level. We all hope we can keep it close but we all know no matter what the rest of the season is what is important. You would think with the fan’s low expectations the players would feel less pressure and be able to go into the game and just worry about having fun and taking in the moment. Bubba is not setting the expectation to win and more like to compete with their full effort on every play.
Why wait til the mid 4th? What do you consider a blowout? Down by 30, 40, or 50+? If we are down by over 30 after the half we need to consider keeping our starters healthy. There are bigger fish to fry than keeping a blowout under a 30-40 Point spread.
Washington is not a winnable game. They are not a G5 team. The are not a bottom feeder P5 team. They are a legit FBS bowl game contender that was ranked in the top ten. You cannot compare Washington to any of those teams on that list.
I hope we can still compete against their 2 and 3rd string players but at what point do we get our backups in the game to get just as important experience?
We need to pull our starters after the first half if we can’t keep it close. No need to get all beat up for a meaningless game. We need to stay healthy for Sammy because that game is critical for the rest of the season.
The more football I watch the more I am giving our defense a pass for a poor first quarter. It’s tough to know what an offense is going to come out with to start the year. Are they going to run a similar offense or is the new coaching going to change it up completely. I have a feeling that this will not be a common theme going forward this year as we play team with more and more film. I can’t wait for Sammy.
293 rush 225 passing, we should have had over 400 passing if not for the dropped balls. Our QB can easily bring up our passing to over take the rushing if needed