Football...

Went to the UW vs. Oklahoma game tonight and what can I say, absolutely painful to watch. It was an all out drubbing by the Sooners and showed that we still have a long ways to go before our team gets back online. One thing I liked though was that they got a lot of looks to D'Andre Goodwin and it looks like he is starting to build some confidence. That and David Freeman looked explosive at times coming out of the backfield. What I didn't like....where do I begin??!?!? D-line can't get any pressure on the QB, secondary can't cover worth a lick, and worst of all, nobody seems to know how to tackle on our defense! I am frustrated with the offensive play calling, skill players can't hold on to the damn ball, and I really am starting to get on board with the idea of Fouch playing QB and Jake moving to RB. Too early to commit though, I think Jake can show us he can toss the ball and deserves a few more games slinging it to get into a groove. That is if he isn't hurt too bad as it looked like he got banged around a lot tonight. Here's my take away, the team is young, needs to gel and mature, AND NEEDS TO FIRE WILLINGHAM!!!!! Sorry coach, much respect, but it's time for a fresh start to inject some life into this program, maybe an injection of Chip Kelly??!?!? Come on UW, go after him!

Side note, my 'Noles looked damn good in their 2 warm up games and has me reeling with some confidence for this young team. They still have a few steps to go before getting back to the standard, but with the talent this team has right now and how young they are, they are going to surprise some folks this season and build to be back in the top 25 in no time! Ponder is the man and Richardson is a hyper duel threat that can come in at any time to spell Ponder. Heck, I wouldn't be surprised if FSU runs a duel QB offense going forward with these two. Stacked on receivers, finally a running game that looks strong, and a defense that has several potential first rounders, I LIKE!!!! I know they had push overs for the first two and it's early to say how strong this team really is, but with Parker coming back next week and the rest of the normal starters coming off suspension in two weeks, sky is the limit for my guys. Wake this upcoming week should be a good indicator of how the season will play out for the 'Noles. If they score at will against that defense like they have the first 2 games, it's going to be a good season :).

On to NFL, Hawks tomorrow and I am PUMPED! I think that we are going to come out blazing and handle the Niners at Qwest. We need to prove that this team is much better than what the country saw last week in Buffalo. I am nervous about our receiving corps, our O-line (Big Walt looked like the only guy that could block anybody last week), and our defense, mainly our run-stopping ability. But I am confident they will all get the job done tomorrow and get us a W. Injuries are killing us, I am starting to think our team is cursed this season with the injury bug. As long as we get them all out of the system up front and our players are healthy when it counts down the road, that's good with me!

GO HAWKS!!!!