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Pac-10 Roundtable: Week One Edition
Published 9/3/2008 by Addicted to Quack at Addicted To Quack
... work very similar.  One blog will host each week, with the other blogs posting their response sometime thereafter.  ATQ has the honor of  hosting the first week.  Due to the void of Stanford and Arizona blogs on the Internet, we have eight blogs representing different schools participating: Oregon State will be represented by Building the Dam.  The Washington schools chime in with The WSU Football Blog and our newest SBN blog, UW Dawg Pound.  California Golden Blogs checks in to represent ...

Pac-10 Roundtable Week #1
Published 9/3/2008 by Paragon SC at Conquest Chronicles
... very similar.  One blog will host each week, with the other blogs posting their response sometime thereafter.  ATQ has the honor of  hosting the first week.  Due to the void of Stanford and Arizona blogs on the Internet, we have eight blogs representing different schools participating: Oregon State will be represented by Building the Dam.  The Washington schools chime in with The WSU Football Blog and our newest SBN blog, UW Dawg Pound.  California Golden Blogs checks in to represent ...

Pac10 Roundtable - Week 1
Published 9/3/2008 by TwistNHook at California Golden Blogs
... other warring factions.  For example, did you know that up in Oregon there is apparently a team named for a slang term for vagina?  Me neither! What if they were to take on the University of South Carolina Gamecocks?  Only hilarity could ensue!  Hilarity and VD.  But mostly hilarity. Oregon State will be represented by Building the Dam.  The Washington schools chime in with The WSU Football Blog and our newest SBN blog, UW Dawg Pound.  Conquest Chronicles and What's ...

Montlake Musings & Getting Ready for BYU
Published 9/4/2008 by Nestor at Bruins Nation
... Keep in mind our win on Monday night came within 48 hours of Oregon’s total demolition of Washington, which John Berkowitz at Washington Husky Sports (that now has joined up SBN as UW Dawg Pound) called out as “ ...

Texas Tech Thursday Morning Notes - Is That All You Got Edition
Published 9/4/2008 by Seth C at Double-T Nation
Double-T Nation News: Week 1 of the BlogPoll was released and Texas Tech slid down one spot to #13. I really don't think most voters blinked at Texas Tech's 25 point win over EWU, while we're sitting here wringing our hands over what ended up being a blow-out. They'll only pay attention if you lose or if you shut someone out. DTN's Top Five: A warm welcome to new SB Nation blog UW Dawg Pound. Ex-Jayhawks Darrell Arthur and Mario Chamlers are thrown out of NBA rookie ...

Don't Bet On It!: National Games of Interest
Published 9/4/2008 by T Kyle King at Dawg Sports
... Brigham Young at Washington: The beleaguered Huskies, formerly the bellwether of the Pac-10 during the height of the Don James era, hit rock bottom last weekend, losing 44-10 at ...

Opening Up Our Notebook On BYU
Published 9/5/2008 by Nestor at Bruins Nation
... have produced a 23-4 record, the approach has worked for BYU. Last season, the Cougars' 442.8 yards per game ranked 25th in the nation in total offense. Running back Harvey Unga averaged 94.4 yards per game to earn Freshman All-America and Mountain West Conference Freshman of the Year honors. Last week in a 41-17 win over Northern Iowa, the Cougars racked up 563 yards that included 486 passing, but they also fumbled five times, losing four. More from John B’s breakdown of BYU on UW Dawg Pound ...

BlogPoll Ballot, Week 2: From an Alternate Universe Known as Our Own
Published 9/8/2008 by cocknfire at Garnet And Black Attack
... Wake and Oregon are weird, I'll admit. But Wake handily beat Baylor in Waco and survived what appears to be a much-improved Ole Miss squad. Oregon shellacked a couple of weak teams in Washington and Utah State, but Washington proved its mettle in tying unjustifiably losing to BYU and Utah State is at least an FBS team. LSU's only win is an easy victory over Appalachian State. ...

Week Two BlogPoll Ballot Submitted
Published 9/8/2008 by T Kyle King at Dawg Sports
... a 51-14 final margin yet led by a field goal at the break. Both Yellowhammer State schools slipped a bit after less than compelling performances against overmatched opposition. A 27-13 home win over Southern Miss caused Auburn to fall from tenth to 15th and a 20-6 home win over Tulane resulted in Alabama’s drop from 13th to 16th. I considered ranking Brigham Young a week ago, but, after the Cougars claimed a victory (however ill-gotten) over Washington in a game I expected B.Y.U. to lose, I granted the Cougs admission to my top ...

Pac10 Roundtable Week 2
Published 9/10/2008 by TwistNHook at California Golden Blogs
... them in the ribs.  Here is Week 1.  Also, don't forget out Q+A with those Trutle Tarpers over at Testudo Times! "We waited two years for this day, so sit down, shut up, and get back to reading the Book Of Muffin!"  via www.dfoggknives.com Oregon State will be represented by Building the Dam.  The Washington schools chime in with The WSU Football Blog and our newest SBN blog, UW Dawg Pound.  Conquest Chronicles and What's Bruin, ...

Pac-10 Power Poll
Published 9/12/2008 by jtlight at Addicted To Quack
... is putting together a "Super" Pac-10 Power Poll. They have done this on their own for a few weeks, but have started to incorporate the votes of other SBNation blogs. Currently CougCenter, UWDawgPound, ...

Locker And Road Woes Oklahoma's Main Concern
Published 9/12/2008 by ccmachine at Crimson And Cream Machine
...  Jake Locker is the only skill position player who touches the ball on every offensive down. He’s only completed 48% of his passes and has tossed one touchdown with no interceptions. You can’t go to sleep on him though because he can burn you on the ground as well. He leads the team in rushing with 119 yards and 2 touchdowns. Here’s how John from UW Dawg Pound describes Locker. ...

Nebraska vs New Mexico State - Game Day Thread
Published 9/13/2008 by corn blight at Corn Nation
... at Washington. Oklahoma should clobber them but I haven't had the chance to see the Sooners yet this season. Are they worthy of a top five ranking? ...

Week Three BlogPoll Ballot Submitted
Published 9/15/2008 by T Kyle King at Dawg Sports
... at No. 2 because the Sooners have put away their first three opponents by margins of 57-2, 52-26, and 55-14. I have my misgivings about this ranking, however, because Bob Stoops’s troops posted those marks against a Division I-AA opponent, a Cincinnati squad whose quality is presumed but not yet proven, and an atrocious Washington club that now stands at 0-3. ...

BlogPoll Ballot, Week 3: I am an idiot
Published 9/15/2008 by cocknfire at Garnet And Black Attack
... Tulane might be just a little bit better than we thought; this is the second time they've taken a competent-looking team to the wall. Wisconsin pummeled a couple of lower-tier foes, then went across the country to Fresno State (which gets you bonus points to begin with) and won there. Alabama once again proves that you're never as good as you look when you win nor as bad as you look when you lose. BYU leaps back into the Top 10 after demolishing UCLA to prove that the Washington near-miss was a fluke. 11. South Florida 12. Wake Forest 13. ...

The Ultimate Seattle Sports Blog Guide
Published 9/18/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (karazekevin) at SeaTown Sports
... active, inducting famous Sonics into the Supersonic Soul hall of fame.. Huskies-The Top Dawgs in the blog world Husky Men's Basketball Blog (Seattle Times)-Bob Condotta is excellent on providing updates during the off-season and during the season, also gives insight of the Pac-10. My personal favorite. Washington Huskies Insider (News Tribune)- Similar to the Seattle Times' blogs with a slightly different spin UW Dawg Pound- Relatively new, still growing, good stuff so far ...

Pac10 Roundtable Week 3
Published 9/19/2008 by TwistNHook at California Golden Blogs
... has more moxie than Cal?  Kevin Riley invented moxie in the early 20s, then went forward in time to help teach a young America how to love again.  He's the crown prince of moxie! "Nobody drinks more moxie than Kevin Riley.  NOBODY!"  via www.metrocast.net Oregon State will be represented by Building the Dam.  The Washington schools chime in with The WSU Football Blog and our newest SBN blog, UW Dawg Pound.  Conquest Chronicles and What's Bruin, ...

SBN Pac-10 Collaborative Power Rankings, Week 4
Published 9/24/2008 by Jake at Building The Dam
... SBN College ensemble. Since that time, CougCenter has totaled 'em up, and here are the final results: USC - 70 Cal - 62 Oregon - 57 ASU - 44 Oregon State - 41 (tied 5th) Arizona - 41 Stanford - 27 UCLA - 19 Washington - 14 Washington State - 11 The voters: Addicted to Quack (Oregon), Conquest Chronicles (USC), UW Dawg Pound, House of Sparky (ASU),  ...

Pac10 SBN Power Poll Week 4
Published 9/24/2008 by TwistNHook at California Golden Blogs
... 44 5(t) Arizona - 41 5(t) OSU - 41 7. Stanford - 27 8. UCLA - 19 9. Washington - 14 10. WSU - 11 We're Number Two!  We're Number Two!  Inside the jump, find each blog's individual ballots. Indiv. ballots: CougCenter 1. USC 2. Cal 3. Oregon 4. ASU 5. OSU 6. Stanford 7. Ariz 8. WSU 9. UCLA 10. Wash UW Dawg Pound 1. ...

Week Five BlogPoll Ballot Submitted
Published 9/29/2008 by T Kyle King at Dawg Sports
... The Ducks might have beaten out the Saurians for the penultimate placement in the top 20---Oregon’s close loss to unbeaten Boise State counts as something of a quality loss, while a road win over Purdue (2-2), even in overtime, probably counts for more than any of Florida’s wins so far---but the squad from the Pacific Northwest was dragged down by low-value wins over Washington (0-4), Utah State (1-3), and ...

Pac-10 Roundtable - Week #5 coming back to the pack edition
Published 9/29/2008 by Paragon SC at Conquest Chronicles
Its that time of the week again...The Pac-10 Roundtable Here are the participants: Building the Dam. UW Dawg Pound.  What's Bruin, Dawg?  Pitchfork Nation Coug Center Addicted to Quack The California Golden Blogs The particulars after the jump! 1. Let's start off with a conference wide question. With USC's loss to Oregon St. on Thursday, is the myth (which I never believed) of USC and the 9 Dwarves finally shattered? Does this game help give the ...

Pac-10 Power Poll
Published 10/1/2008 by Paragon SC at Conquest Chronicles
I have been remiss in not doing this but the guys over at Coug Center startred up at Pac-10 Power poll that a number of us participate in. Here are this weeks particulars after the jump:     CougCenter 1. USC 2. Oregon 3. Oregon St. 4. Cal 5. ASU 6. Stanford 7. Ariz 8. UCLA 9. Washington 10. WSU UW Dawg Pound ...

Pac10 Roundtable Week 5
Published 10/2/2008 by TwistNHook at California Golden Blogs
... "A disillusioned TwistNHook searchs for doorknobs." via i247.photobucket.com And now that we've gotten out of the fetal position, we can move on to Week 5.  This week they are hosted by SBN's USC blog, Conquest Chronicles, ensuring that extra special "evil" feeling. Oregon State will be represented by Building the Dam.  The Washington schools chime in with The WSU Football Blog and our newest SBN blog, UW Dawg Pound.  Conquest Chronicles and What's Bruin, Dawg? ...

BlogPoll Roundtable: Which Teams Are in National Title Contention?
Published 10/4/2008 by T Kyle King at Dawg Sports
... State remains ranked heading into the November 28 showdown. No offense, Broncos, but, if you want to be taken more seriously by the rest of the country, try playing football on a green field like everyone else. The Mountain West is more impressive than the W.A.C.---heck, it’s more impressive than the A.C.C.---but B.Y.U. got an unfortunate draw out of the Pac-10, inasmuch as every indication is that U.C.L.A. and Washington are two of the three or four worst teams in the league. At a time when Baylor, Duke, ...

Week Six BlogPoll Ballot Submitted
Published 10/6/2008 by T Kyle King at Dawg Sports
... Alabama’s worst wins really aren’t that bad in comparison to Oklahoma’s. Only two of the Crimson Tide’s six victims have losing records, one of which was an Arkansas squad ‘Bama beat handily on the road. Half of the Sooners’ Division I-A wins were over squads with losing records, including woeful Washington (0-5). ...

Week Six S.E.C. Power Poll Ballot Submitted
Published 10/6/2008 by T Kyle King at Dawg Sports
... 12. Arkansas: The Razorbacks are so bad, they might as well be Washington, minus a scenic campus, respectable academic standards, and a coach with integrity. If Arkansas’s Hog mascot was literal rather than symbolic, it would be time to serve bacon for breakfast and be done with it. ...

Week Six BlogPoll Ballot Revised
Published 10/7/2008 by T Kyle King at Dawg Sports
... (1-5) by 26 points, whereas the Cougars went on the road and beat Washington (0-5) by a single point on a controversial penalty call. Clearly, this bumps Oklahoma State out in front, even though the closeness of their respective resumes has them ranked one right after the other. ...

Pac-10 Roundtable Week #6
Published 10/8/2008 by Paragon SC at Conquest Chronicles
It's time for another roundtable! This weeks Pac-10 Roundtable is hosted by Jason over at What's Bruin, Dawg. Here are the participants: Building the Dam. UW Dawg Pound.  What's Bruin, Dawg?  Pitchfork Nation Coug Center Addicted to Quack The California Golden Blogs The particulars after the jump!   1. Every week we take a look at the Pac-10 scoreboard, and every week it just seems to get worse for the teams at the bottom of the ...

Pac-10 Power Poll
Published 10/8/2008 by Paragon SC at Conquest Chronicles
... USC - 70 2. Cal - 63 3. Oregon - 51 4. Arizona - 47 5. Oregon State - 45 6. ASU - 38 7. Stanford - 27 8. UCLA - 23 9. Washington - 11 10. WSU - 10 Individual results after the jump. Individual votes: CougCenter 1. USC 2. Cal 3. Oregon 4. ASU 5. Oregon St 6. Arizona 7. Stanford 8. UCLA 9. WSU 10. Washington UW Dawg Pound ...

Pac10 Roundtable Week 6 with Top10 Rankings
Published 10/8/2008 by TwistNHook at California Golden Blogs
... amadeo.blog.com Yes, Bruins and Dawgs.  UGA and UCLA.  That's like doing a UDub slash Alabama blog.  Or Rutgers slash Texas Tech.  What's it going to be "What's Bruin, Dawg?"  UCLA or Georgia.  Pick a side and stick with it.  We're at war here!  Oregon State will be represented by Building the Dam.  The Washington schools chime in with The WSU Football Blog and our newest SBN blog, UW Dawg Pound.  Conquest Chronicles and What's Bruin, ...

Week Seven BlogPoll Ballot Submitted
Published 10/13/2008 by T Kyle King at Dawg Sports
... Although the margin ended up being too large truly to credit the Sooners with a quality loss in Dallas, O.U. lost a competitive game to a top two team and is able partially to offset that setback with wins over Cincinnati (5-1) and Texas Christian (6-1). The Bearcats received serious consideration for, and the Horned Frogs earned inclusion in, my top 25, but Oklahoma dropped behind the Trojans because Bob Stoops’s troops own worthless wins over Division I-AA Chattanooga and winless Washington. ...

Dusting Off some Pre-Season Q&A on Washington
Published 10/14/2008 by Jake at Building The Dam
... In the mayhem that is August for college football fans, I failed to post this Q&A with Husky blogger John Berkowitz of SB Nation's Washington Husky blog, "UW Dawg Pound."  The unabridged Q&A can be found after the break. (Note: This was written before the season began, and some things have changed...) ...

Pac10 RoundTable Week 7
Published 10/15/2008 by TwistNHook at California Golden Blogs
... you never invited us over for a cup of coffee and our wife is your daughter's godmother." via basetta.pupazzo.org So, there we go.  Everything is under control!  The California Golden Blogs have it!  Now, please, hand us those orange slices.  Nothing bad can come of this.  Oregon State will be represented by Building the Dam.  The Washington schools chime in with CougCenter and our newest SBN blog, UW Dawg Pound.  Conquest Chronicles and What's Bruin, ...

Pac10 Top10 Blog Rankings
Published 10/17/2008 by TwistNHook at California Golden Blogs
... ASU - 27 8. UCLA - 19 9. Wash - 10 10. WSU - 8 Inside are the individual ballots from each blog.  Where do you think the Pac10 teams should be ranked?  Discuss!  Or don't.  Losers! Individual votes: CougCenter 1. USC 2. Cal 3. Oregon St. 4. Oregon 5. Stanford 6. ASU 7. UCLA 8. Arizona 9. Washington 10. WSU UW Dawg Pound -no ...

Week Eight BlogPoll Ballot Submitted
Published 29 days ago by T Kyle King at Dawg Sports
... Finally, B.Y.U. brings up the rear with a 6-1 record that includes a blowout loss to Texas Christian in which the Cougars were exposed and wins over Division I-AA Northern Iowa, Washington (0-6), Utah State (1-6), and Wyoming (2-5). Brigham Young’s best win was over either ...

Pac10 Roundtable Week 8
Published 26 days ago by TwistNHook at California Golden Blogs
Well, Addicted To Quack is organizing this whole Pac10 Roundtable thing.  8 out of 10 of the Pac10 teams (Boo Stanford and Arizona!!) have blogs that get together to discuss the news of the day. Oregon State will be represented by Building the Dam.  The Washington schools chime in with CougCenter and our newest SBN blog, UW Dawg Pound.  Conquest Chronicles and What's Bruin, Dawg? corner the SoCal market.  Finally, Pitchfork Nation comes to us from the hot state ...

Q and A with G L and B
Published 25 days ago by TwistNHook at California Golden Blogs
... CougCenter 1. USC 2. OSU 3. Arizona 4. Oregon 5. Cal 6. Stanford 7. ASU 8. UCLA 9. Washington 10. WSU UW Dawg Pound -no ballot this week ...

POLL: Who Should Be the Next Husky Coach? With Voting Guide!!!
Published 21 days ago by noreply@blogger.com (karazekevin) at SeaTown Sports
... Oh yea, and most of the names came from a great blog called UW Dawg Pound. I highly suggest you go there for more in-depth analysis on each coaching candidate. Money won't be an issue, sources say their willing to pay in the 2 million zone.. ...

Pac-10 Power Poll
Published 19 days ago by Paragon SC at Conquest Chronicles
... the guys over at CougCenter for putting this together. USC - 50 Oregon  - 44 OSU - 40 Cal  - 35 Ariz - 31 Stan - 25 ASU - 18 UCLA - 17 UW - 10 WSU - 5 Individual votes after the jump: CougCenter 1. USC 2. Oregon 3. Oregon St 4. Arizona 5. Cal 6. Stanford 7. UCLA 8. Arizona St. 9. Washington 10. WSU UW Dawg Pound ...

Roundtable Week 9 - The Quack Is Dead. Long Live The Quack
Published 19 days ago by TwistNHook at California Golden Blogs
... We're so wacky!  Being the generous and kind overlords that we are, we have decided to allow Addicted To Quack to stay in the Roundtable.  For now.  8 out of 10 of the Pac10 teams (Boo Stanford and Arizona!!) have blogs that get together to discuss the news of the day. Oregon State will be represented by Building the Dam.  The Washington schools chime in with CougCenter and our newest SBN blog, UW Dawg Pound.  Conquest Chronicles and What's Bruin, Dawg? corner the SoCal ...

GameDay Open thread Washington @ USC
Published 16 days ago by Paragon SC at Conquest Chronicles
... Washington Huskies UW Dawg Pound @ USC Trojans Conquest Chronicles Saturday, Nov 1, 2008, 3:30 PM PDT Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum ...

Don't Bet On It!: National Games of Interest
Published 12 days ago by T Kyle King at Dawg Sports
... good as Ohio State. O.K., that seems like a bit of a stretch, doesn’t it? Well, how about this, then: Ohio State is very nearly as bad as Northwestern. Yeah, that seems plausible, doesn’t it? I’m pretty sure the Wildcats can hang with the Buckeyes for a while, but I don’t see them pulling off the upset. Ohio State will win a game that is moderately close and thoroughly dull. California at Southern California: Perhaps it is because Washington and Washington State are so awful---between them, the Huskies and the Cougars ...

Pac-10 Roundtable
Published 11 days ago by Paragon SC at Conquest Chronicles
It's our turn to host the Pac-10 roundtable this week. As we head into the home stretch the question of wins the Pac-10 is the biggest question to be answered. Here are the participants: Building the Dam. UW Dawg Pound.  What's Bruin, Dawg?  Pitchfork Nation Coug Center Addicted to Quack The California Golden Blogs So lets get to it... 1. Things are starting to shake out in the conference with USC, Oregon St and Cal all in the hunt for the Pac-10 crown. ...

Pac10 Roundtable Week 10
Published 11 days ago by TwistNHook at California Golden Blogs
... Virginia, there is a Nate Longshore" to Jake at Building The Dam via www.grpl.org" That works on everybody except for HydroTech.  Since I can't sic him on himself, getting him to do what I want is markedly more difficult.  Luckily for me, I'm Nate Longshore.  So, yknow, it works out. Oregon State will be represented by Building the Dam.  The Washington schools chime in with CougCenter and our newest SBN blog, UW Dawg Pound.  Conquest Chronicles and What's Bruin, ...

Spaulding Roundup: Notes From Practice & More On Neuheisel's Return To Seattle
Published 6 days ago by Nestor at Bruins Nation
... the minds of most UW fans, he said "unfortunately, I think that [the ending] will be primarily what people will remember because it was such a controversial time. "It will be what it will be," he said of the reception he expects to receive. "I'm pretty sure the negative will outweigh the other. But that's OK. In some way, they are all cheering for Husky football however you are viewing it." Well, one corner of the web you can expect a lot of Husky Grace is UW Dawg Pound, where John B is urging his fellow Huskies to show class when CRN returns ...

Pac10 Roundtable Week 11
Published 5 days ago by TwistNHook at California Golden Blogs
... for Berkeley when Obama makes us all socialists, because we are there already via www.tbray.org Also, we've been doing that whole posting thing again.  Check it:  A look back at USC, Top25, USC Observations.  Inside The Numbers for OSU.  Fantasy Recap. Oregon State will be represented by Building the Dam.  The Washington schools chime in with CougCenter and our newest SBN blog, UW Dawg Pound.  Conquest Chronicles and What's Bruin, ...