2010 APPLE CUP: UW Wins With Late Jake Locker TD Pass
by Craig Powers on Dec 4, 2010 7:58 PM PST
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Losing Apple Cups suck. But I have to give our Cougs credit. There was two times I almost gave up on them:
1) After the fake punt that put UW deep into WSU territory late in the first half.
2) After that Chris Polk long TD in the 4th quarter.
Both times, WSU made plays and battled back. Even to the point where WSU came through to tie the game with just over four minutes left.
But UW drove down the field, helped by a huge fourth down conversion, and scored the game-winning TD with around 40 seconds left. Nolan Washington had no idea the pass was coming as Jake Locker hit Jermaine Kearse.
I'm pretty sad right now. I even made a comment to my girlfriend that I hoped they wouldn't have made the comeback, because it made the loss that much harder.
But I take that back. Jeff Tuel showed us something tonight. He led two huge fourth quarter drives to come back from a deficit. I'm convinced if he had more time on that last drive, he would have done it again.
Congrats to UW on their bowl eligibility. Congrats to Jake Locker, you are a good kid and you probably deserve this. But I still hate you and your school and hope you get blown out by whatever Big 12 team you play.
As I say this, I see a lot of classless acts by UW fans taunting WSU fans. Throw snowballs at them, maybe it will keep them out of the bars tonight.
EDIT: I changed my mind. Don't hurt people. Be better than them.
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They better not allow any Husky fans into The Coug tonight
That’s our sacred place.
It happens
I feel like Charlie Brown trying to kick the football. Ugh
Snowballs don't hurt, they are just an inconvenience
Now ICE balls, those hurt. I would strongly suggest against those (Wink, Wink).
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Oh but the taunting will turn sour next year.
I have coached football at the high school level for 3 years and lower levels longer and my somewhat professional opinion is that this team is more then likely to go down to Seattle next year and beat the dawgs by three TDs. My reasoning is that all but one TD the Huskies scored was off of a big play and all those big plays were as a result of a simple blown assignments. For example the long Kearse TD on the slant was because the man covering him did not wall the middle that the safety blitz had voided or on the long run on the final Husky drive when the filling linebacker shot the inside gap of the pulling line men instead of attempting to square the linemen or shooting the outside of the linemen, which would have forced Polk into help. I could go on and on the point is that i did not see many cases of our defense being beat by athleticism, but instead by technique or inexperience. Next year those mental mistakes for a large part will disappear and our offense will be even better, so let them taunt just remind them about it next year.
and all that matters for next year because???
Damn, my eyeball tastes good.
by Gekko Mojo on Dec 4, 2010 8:24 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Because return all of our significant talent.
And that talent despite making mistake after mistake on defense still cam few minutes from beating the Huskies.
by ClaypidgeonCoug on Dec 4, 2010 8:26 PM PST up reply actions
im not sure you heard...
… But UW played 14 true frosh this year and your boys polk, kearse and kelemete all return next year. Your logic failed to include the two TD UW had taken off the board by penalty and the other two red zones that were turned over. It also ignored the 600 yds in UW offense. But, hey, you are the coach.
Damn, my eyeball tastes good.
by Gekko Mojo on Dec 4, 2010 8:31 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Don't see how plays that did not in fact occur matter either.
And my point is that most of the UW offense was off of big plays. Which were in turn a result of missed assignments or poor technique and that the talent gap is narrow and in my opinion in WSU’s favor going into next year.
by ClaypidgeonCoug on Dec 4, 2010 8:35 PM PST up reply actions
polk did have 284 yds in rushing and a lot of YAC...
… was that fluky?
Damn, my eyeball tastes good.
by Gekko Mojo on Dec 4, 2010 8:40 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Dude, enjoy your win with your friends.
Let us commiserate amongst ourselves.
I feel like Charlie Brown trying to kick the football. Ugh
He lives in Vegas.
He is probably like me and has no other fellow alumni to talk to.
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It totally counts!
The only thing that keeps me sane amongst all the SEC fans.
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But SEC football is sooooo amazing
I feel like Charlie Brown trying to kick the football. Ugh
I hope Oregon can bring the NC back to the pac-10
by ClaypidgeonCoug on Dec 4, 2010 8:51 PM PST up reply actions
I don't.
Fuck Oregon. I’ll root for any Washington team, or really any Pac 10 team, except for Oregon. Maybe I’m biased, but I know too many people from Oregon that became fans only once OU started winning big games.
by Mind of no mind on Dec 5, 2010 3:38 AM PST up reply actions
Screw Oregon
I hope Oregon gets their back side handed to them. If it was any other PAC 10 school I’d agree with you; however, Oregon in general and their fans in particular are so classless that I throw up just thinking about them a-holes winning a national championship.
I live in a house full of huskies, far far away from my Cougar bloodmates
Cougcenter definitely counts!!
I got to go to my teams end of the year banquet tomorrow
and i am going to be surrounded by Husky fans.
by ClaypidgeonCoug on Dec 4, 2010 8:53 PM PST up reply actions
Wear your Cougar gear proudly!!
But I’m guessing you’ll have to wear a suit or something.
Vegas.
True – I live in Vegas now. Cougs always welcome (there are a ton of them down here already). Didn’t mean to start anything here … Just wasn’t following the gist of the point.
Damn, my eyeball tastes good.
Not claiming it was a fluke
Just saying that his big plays were a result of poor angles and poor tackling technique by the WSU defense which will be improved next year as most of that defense will be returning.
by ClaypidgeonCoug on Dec 4, 2010 8:43 PM PST up reply actions
Basically our situation as well
We return the vast majority of our 2 deep, including Tuel, Wilson, Karstetter, Mizell, Buchanon, etc. We also played a ton of froshes, and they contributed significantly. UW isn’t special in that regard.
I see us being able to improve much more than UW will.
Have fun at your bowl game, don’t lose by too great a margin, hate to ruin Locker’s only bowl game.
We can only hope.
That late Karstetter catch replay was a joke.
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I'm pretty sure that it wasnt UW fans throwing snowballs at the Huskies at halftime...
… But I digress. Bowling (finally) is sweet. Tuel was pretty impressive from 2Q on. Is this enough to save Wulff’s job?
Damn, my eyeball tastes good.
by Gekko Mojo on Dec 4, 2010 8:19 PM PST via mobile reply actions
Yeah, WSU fans did some classless things.
Enough to save Wulff’s job? I’m pretty sure Moos already had his mind made up either way.
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no prediction???
Damn, my eyeball tastes good.
by Gekko Mojo on Dec 4, 2010 8:25 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
ok i tried...
… But, I am sincere in my comments on Tuel. Something changed for the WSU O in that 2 min drive. UW hadn’t allowed an offensive TD in 9 quarters before that drive. That drive changed the game.
Damn, my eyeball tastes good.
by Gekko Mojo on Dec 4, 2010 8:35 PM PST via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
Was a great drive.
I was impressed by Tuel as well. I thought UW had clinched it once they got to 28. Didn’t think we could make it there.
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FYI
I was hit with an iceblock, as was my co-worker and intern…standing in the endzone in front of the huskies.
Totally agree.
I had some of our students flip me off when I yelled at them. The 4pm game gave them all a lot of time to spend at the Coug.
those damn Duck fans...
… I hear they travel well, but this is absurd!
Damn, my eyeball tastes good.
by Gekko Mojo on Dec 4, 2010 8:38 PM PST via mobile up reply actions 2 recs
I just missed getting hit with one.
We literally ran out of the tunnel as time expired.
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Umm Gecko...
Sorry to rain on your parade of self righteousness, but I was sitting by the UW fans who were throwing snow balls. So, yeah.
by LongballWSUFB on Dec 4, 2010 10:01 PM PST up reply actions
Unlike our situation with Ty in which the Huskies really never showed any improvement, in fact, the Huskies regressed under Ty, WSU has shown improvement as the season has progressed, and that is really all you can ask of a fairly new coaching staff that had to start over with a young team. The Cougs are much better this year in game 12 than in game 1. For us, under Ty, it was normally the case in which the Huskies were worse in game 12 than in game 1, and that’s why that idiot had to be fired.
My heart goes out to the guys, they fought hard.
And instead of drowning in my sorrow, I’m looking on the bright side.
Can we talk about our resident Rock Star Brian Floyd for a second? Do you think we can whip up some T-Shirts with “I KNOW HIM!” on it?
He is the most famous person I talk to every day but have never met.
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We are pretty good with our SEO.
If you searched “Apple Cup 2010” earlier, you would find us.
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So Close
We were so close. That was a damn good game. Too bad we couldn’t play like that all year.
And Floyd is a special person. Hobbit
Stay Classy WSU
ESPN is reporting that bottles, frozen animal feces, and ice were being thrown at UW players and fans after the game and that there was at least one altercation.
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I have been to games in Pullman
Even when UW wins it isn’t fun.
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by John Berkowitz on Dec 4, 2010 9:20 PM PST up reply actions
Get the hell out of dodge
enough said
"If anyone epitomized Cougar grit and courage, Jason Gesser did that." - Bob Robertson
by Cougz4Life509 on Dec 4, 2010 9:23 PM PST up reply actions
Don't tell me that if Husky Stadium had snow in it
and WSU won the Apple Cup there that Husky fans wouldn’t have the exact same reaction.
Freaky like my lady pyramid!
Neither are "we"
A few people are, unfortunately. A few of the Husky Stadium fans probably would be too, judging by (a) what I saw out of (a small minority) of UW fans tonight, and (b) the percentage of Husky Stadium attendees comprised of non-students/alumni being pretty high. Even if I grant that most UW students/alums aren’t futureless or idiots, some within the rest of the fanbase are.
I think the ultimate showing of disrespect and classlessness
was when a UW fan flipped a member of the cougar marching band over the railing and onto the field where he had to be taken away by ambulance.
If only I had seen the guy that did it…
As far as I know we didn't send anyone to the hospital, possibly paralyzed.
But you have a point.
They always do...
…but Feces???? Remarkable planning and execution to get it in the stadium and to keep it in it’s frozen form.
Damn, my eyeball tastes good.
It truly is impressive.
But anything is possible since Mizzou’s victory dog came around.
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by Craig Powers on Dec 4, 2010 10:30 PM PST up reply actions
So a UW fan flipped another human being over a guard rail out of spite, with hundreds of witnesses, and didn't get arrested?
If only he would pass out drunk in a pickup in front of the police station. Those Pullman cops need all the help they can get during apple cup.
Damn, my eyeball tastes good.
Wait. . .did you say "frozen animal feces?"
Did someone smuggle a dog and cat into the game, forced them to crap, wait for it to freeze, and then throw it? Or, did someone carry a bag of frozen crap into the game for the express purpose of throwing it at the Huskies if they won? This makes no sense, especially since ESPN seems to have the inside scoop on the Apple Cup.
by JimtheCoug on Dec 4, 2010 9:26 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
I guess the code word for it is Cougar Gold.
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by John Berkowitz on Dec 4, 2010 9:35 PM PST up reply actions
ROFL...
Actually I receive a can of it each Christmas.
Seriously…good times are coming for WSU football fans…your team has a lot of young talent and spunk!
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by John Berkowitz on Dec 4, 2010 9:47 PM PST up reply actions
You guys played a great game.
Chris Polk, Locker and Kearse were absolute beasts. There was nothing we could do.
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You guys played tough till the end. It was a great Apple Cup.
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by John Berkowitz on Dec 4, 2010 9:50 PM PST up reply actions
I forgot how fast Locker was...
Until that called back TD. Holy freaking crap.
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That was f'n ridiculous.
And impressive.
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UW Fans would NEVER do this at Husky stadium.
Way to be holier than thou there John. Go back to your own blog and have fun. No need to come here and post this crap.
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by Cougz4Life509 on Dec 4, 2010 9:33 PM PST up reply actions
Not sure why it is holier than thou since it is being reported in the national media…not like I am making anything up.
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by John Berkowitz on Dec 4, 2010 9:36 PM PST up reply actions
We're saying its holier that thou
because you make it seem like it would only happen in Pullman and never happen in Seattle. That’s why its being taken as a holier than thou attitude.
We don't do animal feces...
It is a WSU tradition as old as the Palouse Hills.
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by John Berkowitz on Dec 4, 2010 9:48 PM PST up reply actions
It as on TV.
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by John Berkowitz on Dec 4, 2010 9:51 PM PST up reply actions
I can't see anyway they could do that anyway
In order to get this into the stadium, they would have had to have had it with them all game, at least all half. I’m pretty sure, that by the end of the game it would have melted and started to smell horrible. I just can’t see how this is even possible.
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I feel like we should contact a feces expert.
You know, just so that we can get an accurate description about what happens as poo melts.
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I was going to major in feces
But I discovered they only teach that at the UW
ZING!!
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Actually
the most ridiculous thread I’ve ever seen is a few games back when we tried Buffalo! wild! Wings! and just failed epically at it. took something like 20 posts to get it right.
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LOL. Yes it is.
I’d ban berkowitz. I still haven’t gotten over the time he banned me. Frozen animal feces. What’s next? Locker kissing his mom on the lips? Absurd!
Damn, my eyeball tastes good.
You know what also looks like feces on tv
Dirty ice and snow, which there would be an abundance of in that stadium.
if it's Pullman ice
It probably smells like it as well.
by B Money on Dec 5, 2010 1:13 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
Where are you getting this from?
I looked in the AP story on ESPN.com and found this:
purple-clad fans pouring out of the Martin Stadium stands to dance on the Cougars’ logo at midfield as the Huskies players celebrated. Angry Washington State fans threw water bottles and snowballs from the stands, and one small skirmish broke out, but no players were involved.
I see no mention of frozen animal feces.
by Mark Sandritter on Dec 4, 2010 9:41 PM PST up reply actions
Again...
Dawg fans, I was sitting in your section and you probably want to quit all this crying about stuff being thrown since TONS of it was coming from the Purple. Good grief, enjoy your win, but enough whining already.
by LongballWSUFB on Dec 4, 2010 10:05 PM PST up reply actions
To be totally honest,
I think if a snowball came within 20 yards of Jake Locker, ESPN would report it as an attempted murder by a WSU fan.
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Its the nature of the rivalry
Don’t celebrate on our field, if you don’t want to get hit with stuff.
Yeah that's for sure
Cry me river, oh no! I got hit with a snowball…Geez! Celebrate you win and be done with it.
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by Cougz4Life509 on Dec 4, 2010 9:21 PM PST up reply actions
Also on the brightside
Marquess got his first, of what should be several, 1000 yard season.
by sdcoug09 on Dec 4, 2010 9:25 PM PST reply actions 2 recs
He's a future star
sdcoug truly words of wisdom, when was the last time we had freshman tear it up like that?
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by Cougz4Life509 on Dec 4, 2010 9:28 PM PST up reply actions
My favorite part of the game
might have been everyone booing when Chris Gregoire was mentioned on the PA
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That was a highlight!
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by John Berkowitz on Dec 4, 2010 9:49 PM PST up reply actions
I SAID SUBTHREAD CLOSED.
Let’s stay as far away as we can from politics.
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What was up with Mizell?
I didn’t really see him out there much. (or maybe I just wasn’t paying attention. I did get a good look at himm being pinned to the ground during a Polk run though)
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He was injured
Hurt his foot in the first possession, maybe second.
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It took a big hit without him
The coaches said as much. He tried to gut it out, but went down again. Props to the kid.
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OK one last question.
The slant to Kearse that went for a TD on first down right after our awful 4th down call. What happened? The way I saw it, we were in man coverage all the way and all the LB’s blitzed, leaving no backup for the person that got beat.
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You are remembering wrong.
The slant was the first drive of the second half. The Polk TD run was after the 4th down call.
Anyway, it was a six man blitz and Carpenter just got burned.
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by Craig Powers on Dec 4, 2010 10:09 PM PST up reply actions
My thought process throughout that play:
BLITZ!!>Oh he got burned, oh well the safeties will get him>HOLY CRAP WHERE ARE THE SAFETIES?
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Six man blitz
Carpenter was in relief with no other options at corner. Nolan Washington had just been cleared and was ready to come back in, but they couldn’t get him in.
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I'll admitt that I wanted UW to win, due to the fact that they had more to gain from a win than WSU did.
But at the same time, as a fairly neutral party, I’m pretty excited about the direction that WSU is heading. I’m seriously considering going to see WSU at Qwest next year. I hope they keep Wulff as coach, he seems to have the team going in the right direction. While I think a coach like Bellotti or Leech might be better in the short term, I think a guy like Wulff would be more likely to stick with this team through thick and thin, which I think that will benefit the team more than a spashy hire.
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