The guys from Dawgman.com - Chris Fetters and Scott Eklund in Seattle - got together early this morning while Kim Grinolds was trying to evade the Los Angeles traffic in order to get to the Rose Bowl.

This game between Washington and UCLA can definitely be seen as a game with two teams going in opposite directions. Washington is 7-3, coming off a win over Purdue and trying to end their season on a high note. UCLA, having already fired their coach two months ago, is 3-7 and won't have a postseason.

So does this game and their game against USC count as 'bowl' games for the Bruins? And as such will Tim Skipper, Jerry Neuheisel, and Kevin Coyle empty their playbooks and literally throw everything they can at Washington?

During the 85-minute pregame show, Scott and I hit on the following topics:

- How the recent LA rains might impact the surface at the Rose Bowl and UW playing on grass for the first time this season
- How injuries are impacting both teams, including QB Nico Iamaleava for UCLA and Denzel Boston for UW
- Matchups for both Washington's offense and defense against what UCLA is going to offer
- Will Audric Harris play tonight, or continue his plan to redshirt?
- Recruiting talk, including thoughts on UW's latest commit, DL JD Hill, and the updated 247Sports' recruiting rankings and ratings
- How UW might be affected by the coaching carousel, especially if the Huskies win out and get to 10-3. Will Fisch become a hot commodity, and if so will Pat Chun be able to keep him at UW?
- Final game thoughts

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