Today is a huge day for the Washington Huskies, but how big is it for the longer term? That's one of the big topics discussed by the Dawgman guys - Kim Grinolds, Chris Fetters, and Scott Eklund - ahead of the Oregon-Washington game this afternoon at Husky Stadium.
The first big topic of the pregame podcast had to do with Jimmy Lake's "academically prowess" comments made Monday when asked if Oregon and Washington are recruiting rivals. Was it a worthwhile attempt at some smack talk by Lake hurt by tripping over his delivery? Or did he even need to go there at all? And in the long run, will schools use it against the Huskies on the recruiting trail? How much will this dog the Huskies moving forward?
The next big topic had to do with the result of the Oregon-Washington game. If the Huskies could somehow upset the No. 4 Ducks, how much goodwill would that give Lake in terms of his job security? And if UW lost the game, would losing to a top-4 team at home ratchet up the temperature on Lake's seat, or would that simply matter on how the game went? Put another way; would losing by one score - and every Pac-12 game played by UW this year has been decided by one score - move the needle at all? Or would it offer just another data point for those Washington fans already looking to move on from the Jimmy Lake era?
After a quick break to pay some bills, Kim and Chris talk about UW's 83-50 exhibition win for the men's basketball team Thursday night over Central Washington. How different do the Hoop Dawgs look compared to last year as their season-opener against Northern Illinois comes in just four days? And then Scott offers up a quick recruiting update, including some names of some prospects that are expected to be in Husky Stadium for the Oregon-UW game.
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