We come out of podcasting retirement to individually monologue and ramble about the Seattle Seahawks and their triumph against the Patriots in Super Bowl LX, the joys this team has brought to the region, how this team became legends over the course of the season, and reflecting back on being a city that has a sports world championship. See you all at the next championship victory!

Seahawks defeat Patriots 29-13 in Super Bowl LX:

https://www.espn.com/nfl/game/_/gameId/401772988/seahawks-patriots

It’s the end of two eras as we release our last episode of the podcast (at least for the foreseeable future), so give a listen as we eulogize the Mike Hopkins era of Washington basketball and the strange feelings we have after actually seeing the end of his coaching tenure. We also dive into replacement candidates for the basketball program, the new coaching staff and roster for football, and a roundup on the NFL combine and upcoming NFL draft. We close with a recap on a near 4.5 year journey that we’ve been on doing the show with full hearts and big smiles. Thanks for listening and we’ll speak again soon.

Hopkins out as UW basketball coach: https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/uw-husky-basketball/mike-hopkins-era-ends-at-uw-as-the-husky-men-fall-to-usc-in-first-round-of-pac-12-tournament/

https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/uw-husky-basketball/looking-back-at-mike-hopkins-turbulent-tenure-as-uw-mens-basketball-coach/

Candidates to replace him: https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/uw-husky-basketball/six-candidates-to-replace-mike-hopkins-as-uw-mens-basketball-coach/

UW Football Roster Changes: https://www.uwdawgpound.com/2024/1/28/24053618/husky-portal-draft-player-tracker-2-0-uw-washington-football

https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/uw-husky-football/analysis-diving-into-an-unfamiliar-and-exceptionally-fluid-uw-depth-chart/

2024 recruiting class: https://247sports.com/college/washington/Season/2024-Football/Commits/

Former UW player Emeka Megwa sues school: https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/uw-husky-football/former-running-back-files-lawsuit-against-uw-alleges-medical-negligence/

The start of the new year saw near mountain top views for the Washington Husky football team before descending into absolute chaos with a coaching change at the top. We dive into our reactions of the two post season games, the gratitude we have for the players on this shooting star of a team, the emotional whiplash of the past six days, and our thoughts on the new coach. Plus a discussion about where UW sits in the pecking order of this new look of college football, some heated thoughts about agents, and how sports truly do build bonds.

@32:54: The Looney Tunes episode is called “Long-Haired Hare” where Bugs Bunny impersonates Leopold Stokowski.

#2 Washington defeats #3 Texas 37-31 in the Sugar Bowl:

https://www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/401551788/longhorns-huskies

#1 Michigan defeats #2 Washington 34-13 in the National Championship game:

https://www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/401551789/huskies-wolverines

Head coach Kalen DeBoer to Alabama as the new Crimson Tide head coach:

https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/uw-husky-football/report-uw-huskies-coach-kalen-deboer-negotiating-contract-to-succeed-nick-saban-at-alabama/

Washington hires Jedd Fisch, formerly at Arizona, as new head football coach:

https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/uw-husky-football/reports-washington-targeting-arizonas-jedd-fisch-to-be-next-head-coach/

Husky player portal/draft tracker:

https://www.uwdawgpound.com/2024/1/12/24036481/husky-portal-draft-player-tracker-uw-washington-huskies-football

A short lightning round for UW basketball gives way to an absolutely loaded discussion of the triumphant Pac-12 champion Washington Husky Football team and just how they got through the regular season and conference championship game undefeated. We break down the emotional swings from the last three games, what lies ahead for Sugar Bowl against Texas in a pseudo rematch from last year, awards season for players and coaches, and one last tally for our football bets. We also look back on what this moment means as fans and just how special this team is in the pantheon of UW Football.

#5 UW defeats #11 Oregon State 22-20

https://www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/401524060

#4 UW defeats Washington State 24-21

https://www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/401524068

#3 UW defeats #5 Oregon for the Pac-12 Championship 34-31

https://www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/401539475

The pre conference championship hype video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMMqDVXDpwQ

#2 Washington will play #3 Texas in the College Football Playoff Semifinal in the Sugar Bowl: https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/uw-husky-football/uw-huskies-earn-no-2-seed-sugar-bowl-rematch-with-no-3-texas-in-college-football-playoff/

UW and WSU announce continuation of Apple Cup to 2028, neutral site game next year at Lumen Field and then alternating schools.

https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/uw-husky-football/uw-wsu-announce-continuation-of-apple-cup-through-at-least-2028/

Deboer wins coach of the year honors in conference and nationally; 4 Huskies named all conference players and Michael Penix Jr. named Maxwell Award winner:

https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/uw-husky-football/uw-coach-kalen-deboer-quarterback-michael-penix-jr-take-home-national-awards/

https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/uw-husky-football/uws-kalen-deboer-named-pac-12-coach-of-the-year-four-huskies-earn-first-team-honors/

Michael Penix Jr. is a Heisman finalist, finishes 2nd in voting, 2nd ever finalist in program history and highest vote share ever: https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/uw-husky-football/uw-quarterback-michael-penix-jr-named-second-heisman-trophy-finalist-in-husky-history/

https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/uw-husky-football/uws-michael-penix-jr-finishes-second-in-heisman-trophy-voting-behind-lsus-jayden-daniels/

The football season ride continues it assault on heart valves everywhere with three more wins for a flawless record but not necessarily a flawless team. We recap the victories over Stanford, USC, and Utah including the magnificent, baffling, and otherwise dramatic ways this squad finds itself in and look ahead to the final stretch in the ultimate season of Pac-12 football. Plus a detour into UW basketball’s final season and yet another check in on the football bets, some of which have already hit successfully!

#5 UW defeats Stanford 42-33

https://www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/401524042

#5 UW defeats #20 USC 52-42

https://www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/401524048

#5 UW defeats #18 Utah 35-28

https://www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/401524056

2025 3 Star QB Jackson Kollock (Laguna Beach, CA) commits to UW and 2024 3 Star DL/Edge Keona Wilhite (Tucson, AZ) commits to UW:

https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/uw-husky-football/uw-huskies-receive-commitments-from-qb-jackson-kollock-defensive-lineman-keona-wilhite/

2024 UW Football conference schedule unveiled: https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/uw-husky-football/check-out-uw-huskies-2024-big-ten-football-schedule/

Basketball 2-0 to start season with wins over Bellarmine and Northern Kentucky.

https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/washington/men/2024-schedule.html

2024 4 star guard Casmir “Cash” Chavis signs with UW: https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/uw-husky-basketball/husky-mens-basketball-program-signs-four-star-recruit-cash-davis/

With the season more than halfway through and conference play almost halfway through, we recap the Huskies’ performance in the last four games, ranging from workmanlike to emotionally charged to near calamitous. We also discuss how the defense has been impressing us in moments while the offense has picked up some concerning tendencies and how we think the Dawgs will fare in the back third of the schedule. Plus another check in on the season bets and some quick thoughts about the new athletic director for UW.

#8 UW defeats Cal 59-32

https://www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/401524018

#7 UW defeats Arizona 31-24

https://www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/401524021

#7 UW defeats #8 Oregon 36-33

https://www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/401524034

#5 UW defeats Arizona State 15-7

https://www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/401524038

3 star OL Davit Boyajyan (Clovis, CA) commits to UW: https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/uw-husky-football/uw-huskies-earn-commitment-from-three-star-2024-offensive-lineman-davit-boyajyan/

3 star S Joshua Lair (Missouri City, TX) commits to UW: https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/uw-husky-football/uw-huskies-receive-commitment-from-four-star-texas-safety-joshua-lair-following-official-visit/

UW hires Tulane AD Troy Dannen to the same post: https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/uw-husky-football/reports-washington-close-to-hiring-tulanes-troy-dannen-as-next-athletic-director/

Three games into the 2023 season and one word has defined these Washington Huskies: DOMINANT. Come listen as we recap the non conference slate of games including how historic this offense has been and could be for the upcoming season, the way the defense has improved, and a preview of the upcoming Cal game and the start of conference play. Plus a review of our season bets and some chiding of ourselves for making some foolish gambles a few weeks ago on said bets!

UW defeats Boise State 56-19: https://www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/401523997

UW defeats Tulsa 43-10: https://www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/401524004

UW defeats Michigan State 41-7: https://www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/401520233

HERE LIES THE PAC-12 CONFERENCE

DIED DUE TO POOR LEADERSHIP AND A CRAPPY MEDIA RIGHTS DEAL

Okay, so that’s not the whole story (there might have been cholera and dysentery along the way too), but we jump into the whirlwind behind the unraveling of a conference, what exactly caused the extinction of the Pac-12 conference, and shifting sands for UW as the Huskies lose Jennifer Cohen as athletic director to USC. Along the way we wax nostalgic about our history with the conference, express our concerns over rivalries and tradition, and sneak in some food bets for the upcoming season.

WR Jabez Tinae enters the transfer portal https://www.si.com/college/washington/football/jabez-tinae-leaves-uw-football-team

Colorado bolts for the Big 12, other corner schools join in: https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/38083687/colorado-board-unanimously-approves-move-pac-12-big-12

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/38136135/big-12-approves-addition-utah-arizona-state-bringing-league-16-teams

Washington and Oregon off to the Big Ten next year: https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/uw-husky-football/reports-washington-and-oregon-on-verge-of-accepting-big-ten-invitation/

Reasons for collapse: https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/pac-12/tracing-the-pac-12s-12-strategic-blunders-that-led-to-its-collapse/

Athletic director Jen Cohen leaves UW to go to USC: https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/uw-husky-football/reports-uw-athletic-director-jennifer-cohen-to-leave-for-ad-job-at-usc/

Cam Davis and Gaard Memmelaar out for season

https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/uw-husky-football/uw-huskies-starting-running-back-cameron-davis-out-for-season-with-injury/

Back from our annual summer break, we recap roster transitions for both the basketball and football team from both the portal and from recruiting. We also dig into the news of a hall of fame basketball coach potentially coming to shores of Montlake, reminisce over 2000s NBA basketball, discuss how our mentality around recruiting news has changed, and close out with a new segment where Derrick discusses grievances around another Seattle sports team.

@5:23 - As of this recording, Larry Brown remains the only coach to have won a D1 NCAA Basketball Championship and NBA Championship.

@9:38 – DL Sam “Taki” Taimani was the player we were thinking of.

SG Nate Calmese transfers from Lamar to UW

https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/uw-husky-basketball/husky-mens-basketball-team-adds-high-scoring-transfer-from-lamar-university/

PF Wilhelm Breindenbach transfers from Nebraska to UW

https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/uw-husky-basketball/uw-mens-basketball-team-lands-former-four-star-prospect-from-nebraska/

PG Paul Mulcahy transfers from Rutgers to UW:

https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/uw-husky-basketball/uw-men-get-four-star-rutgers-point-guard-from-transfer-portal/

UW will play in the Continental Tire Main Event in Las Vegas with marquee names like San Diego State, Saint Mary’s and Xavier this fall at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/uw-husky-basketball/husky-mens-basketball-to-compete-against-marquee-teams-in-2023-las-vegas-tournament/

Larry Brown may be joining the UW staff:

https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/uw-husky-basketball/uw-mens-basketball-may-add-larry-brown-to-mike-hopkins-staff-reports-say/

CB Darren Barkins transfers from Oregon to UW: https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/uw-husky-football/former-oregon-cornerback-darren-barkins-announces-verbal-commitment-to-rival-uw-huskies/

OL Jalen Klemm transfers from Kansas State to UW:

https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/uw-husky-football/kansas-state-offensive-lineman-jalen-klemm-announces-transfer-to-washington/

2024 QB commit EJ Caminong, DE Jaxson Jones, and WR Landon Bell decommits from UW:

https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/uw-husky-football/three-star-2024-garfield-quarterback-ej-caminong-withdraws-washington-commitment/

https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/uw-husky-football/husky-football-down-to-one-2024-commitment-after-three-star-wr-decommits/

UW Football summer recruiting surge

https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/uw-husky-football/uw-huskies-collect-eight-commitments-in-three-day-recruiting-surge/

https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/uw-husky-football/uw-huskies-earn-commitment-from-four-star-2024-defensive-lineman-dominic-kirks/

https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/uw-husky-football/four-star-athlete-peyton-waters-adds-to-uw-huskies-growing-commitment-tally/

https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/uw-husky-football/three-star-portland-defensive-back-elias-johnson-continues-uw-huskies-recent-commitment-streak/

The transfers have come hot and heavy as spring football has drawn to a close, so we take a look back at the players coming and going on both the basketball team and the football. We also examine whether or not it’ll have a significant impact for either squad, recap the NFL draft, and wax philosophical about which side of the ball you’d rather be maxed out if you could only choose one.

@2:45 – As of this posting, Jackson Grant is still in the portal, having committed and decommitted from Montana State in April

@11:40 – Dom Hampton was the third leg of that trio

@23:48 – Wayne Taulapapa did sign with the Jets as an undrafted free agent

Jackson Grant, Cole Bajema, PJ Fuller, Tyler Lindhart, Keyon Menifield, Noah Williams to the transfer portal: https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/uw-husky-basketball/uw-mens-basketball-team-loses-pj-fuller-iii-and-jackson-grant-to-transfer-portal/

https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/uw-husky-basketball/uw-guard-cole-bajema-announces-hes-entering-the-transfer-portal/

https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/uw-husky-basketball/keyon-menifield-announces-transfer-to-arkansas-after-one-season-with-husky-men/

Koren Johnson, Franck Kepnang, Braxton Meah, and Keion Brooks returning

https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/uw-husky-basketball/big-man-franck-kepnang-announces-return-to-uw-mens-basketball-team/

https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/uw-husky-basketball/keyon-menifield-announces-return-to-uw-mens-basketball-team-we-coming-for-it-all/

https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/uw-husky-basketball/after-standout-freshman-season-koren-johnson-announces-hes-staying-with-husky-mens-basketball-team/

https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/uw-husky-basketball/uw-men-get-needed-good-news-as-leading-scorer-keion-brooks-jr-announces-return-to-huskies/

SF Moses Wood transfers from Portland, SG Anthony Holland transfers from Fresno State, PG Sahvir Wheeler transfers from Kentucky: https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/uw-husky-basketball/uw-mens-basketball-team-lands-first-transfer-commitment-of-offseason/

https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/uw-husky-basketball/husky-men-land-another-veteran-shooter-in-fresno-state-transfer-anthony-holland/

https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/uw-husky-basketball/allen-kentucky-point-guard-sahvir-wheeler-is-transferring-to-washington/

S Julius Irvin medically retiring

https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/uw-husky-football/notebook-cornerback-concerns-qb-questions-and-realignment-rumors-as-uw-embarks-on-spring-practice/

OL Owen Prentice leaves the team: https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/uw-husky-football/uw-football-notebook-scrimmage-standouts-prentices-departure-and-marcus-peters-return/

LB Sav'ell Smalls enters the transfer portal: https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/uw-husky-football/uw-huskies-edge-and-former-five-star-recruit-savell-smalls-to-enter-transfer-portal/

LB Demario King enters the transfer portal: https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/uw-husky-football/uw-huskies-linebacker-demario-king-enters-transfer-portal/

WR Taj Davis enters the portal: https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/uw-husky-football/uw-huskies-junior-wide-receiver-taj-davis-to-enter-transfer-portal/

OL Myles Murao enters the transfer portal: https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/uw-husky-football/uw-huskies-offensive-lineman-myles-murao-enters-transfer-portal/

DL Siaosi Finau and RB Aaron Dumas enter the transfer portal: https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/uw-husky-football/uw-huskies-dl-siaosi-finau-and-rb-aaron-dumas-enter-transfer-portal/