Woof

Husky football camp starts Monday.

It has been a long road back, folks. We have suffered, we hurt. We've been humiliated and embarrassed. We got sand kicked in our faces. Ducks and Cougars waltzed into OUR HOUSE and destroyed the place. The swagger of over 100 years of tradition, from PAC-10 Championships, from Rose Bowl wins and from National Championships was gone. We were soundly beaten to a pulp and left by the Montlake roadside to rot and ferment.

All past tense. It is 2010. We tee it up against BYU in five weeks. Jake Locker passed on ten million dollars to play at the UW his senior year. This team shares his charisma and character. They have it, that mysterious something called chemistry that allows, propels and enables a team to succeed, to play together, to rally, to step up the swagger. To sell the farm for the good of the team. Sark & Co have been preaching to this young choir for two years now and the message is clear: Let's win. Let's do what it takes. And let's do it now.

It was a great, heartbreaking ride last year watching the Pups come back from an 0-12 campaign. We had some magical moments, we played hard, we showed glimpses of what was to come.

That time has come. It is now. It has been ten years since we wupped Purdue in the Rose Bowl.

It is going to be another hair-raising ride. I bought tickets for the Thursday night UCLA game, Nov. 18. Jake's last home game against former head coach Rick Neuheisel & The Bruins. Could have huge ramifications.

Another story about the road.

The road back.

WOOF.