Huskies Beaten....With a Club...

PYB promises to chime in with a recap from the past weekend and a look ahead soon, but in the meantime enjoy the link here, courtesy of Deadspin.

Thanks also to Juice for the picture of the Sonics fashions in Seattle Saturday--must be the UW version of jean shorts & high tops.

PYB thinks Sarah in Omaha is the dumbest cunt on the planet.

Well let's get to Nebraska's bottle blasting of Washington before we forget. Another Pac-10 bitch is on the canvas after a first-round knockout. Funny how Arizona has conveniently forgotten the 33-0 dismantling it got in the Holiday Bowl, as it clamors that it should be among the nation's elite after a win over Iowa in Lebanon (aka Tucson). A win where the Mildcats blew a huge lead, then won in the end and likely wouldn't have been victorious if the Hawkeyes hadn't spotted them three TDs with special teams gaffes and turnovers....

Anyway, the game in Seattle couldn't have started more perfectly for NU, as Eric Hagg picked off Jake Locker's first knuckleball of the day. Two plays later, NU was in the end zone. A few minutes later, it was 14-0. Sure, UW kept it close, kind of, for the first half and Bo Pelini did his best ro keep Steve Sarkisian's boys close by inserting Cody Green at the worst time possible. PYB is all for getting the backup QB reps, but when you're on the road in a tough environment, save those reps for later. Like when you're up 35, or playing South Dakota Fucking State. Has anyone ever been less excited during a Husker game week than this one? We haven't.

Luckily for Nebraska, its esteemed offensive coordinator remembered in the second quarter that he had two great running backs on his side and started pounding the ball. And after it looked like Barney Cotton's boys would pull their typical big-game choke job by moving the offense backward with an array of penalties, they finally got their heads out of their asses and played power football. Plowed the pussies on Washington's defensive line backward several yards, every play. Plowed them until they didn't want any more. PYB saw Mike Caputo show the first sign of attitude that this unit has shown for more than 10 years. Showed a nasty streak we haven't seen since the mid-1990s. And, NO, Dominic Raiola's fake intensity doesn't count. Can Cotton keep them playing this way? We're doubtful, but perhaps this was the light at the end of the long tunnel.

Brandon Kinnie looked like a great possession option and even broke a long gain when the UW defensive back fell for the oldest move in the book--the one every WR does on every practice rep every day. Mike McNeill reappeared as a threat. Niles Paul didn't fumble. What else can you ask from NU's wide receivers? Roy Helu is averaging more than 10 yards per carry and is still underused. Rex Burkhead is an explosive and sure-handed option.

Defensively, it was another great effort and Bo Pelini didn't have to break a sweat or dig too deeply into his schemes to shut down alleged first-round pick Jake Locker. The Huskies had early success on the ground and scored. NU adjusted, and the running stopped. When UW had some critical third-down plays, Bo called the perfect blitz from the perfect spot in the defense and forced them to punt. Alfonzo Dennard put the icing on the cake, so to speak, most definitely, at the end of the day, with his INT for a TD and showed why he is definitely NU's most high-level CB. Dejon Gomes (or if you're Kirk Herbstreit, DeJuan Gomes) is the groups best playmaker, but Dennard is the top cover man and why people don't see that he's head & shoulders above Prince Amukamara is beyond us. And why NU coaches don't remember how good he was at returning punts is another fucking mystery. But it is what it is.

Anyway, NU fans can relax and sleep through the game Saturday against the Jackoffrabbits from South Dakota State. At least the game is an evening start, so fans can watch the early games then go out and get drunk while watching the Nebraska game. We'll find out more from NU as it goes on the road against a Kansas State team that doesn't have much, but has a tough running game. Hopefully, Nebraska's linebackers and defensive line will be even stronger by then and they can crush Bitter Bill Snyder in Manhattan, making them realize once again why KSU is the most second-rate school in the Big 12. Then, nine days later, comes the matchup against Texas. NU has asked for this for months, and hopefully they don't piss the bed against a perenially overrated but lucky Longhorn team. PYB says NU should be able to pressure Garrett Gilbert and make him submit, but in going 1-7 against Texas, Nebraska finds ways to lose games it should win.

Have we ever learned so little about an NU team after dominating a supposedly good team on the road? PYB says not. The coaches' lack of excitement after the game says not. Maybe they're just doing a good job of hammering the Osborne approach--all business, each week a separate task. We'll find out more in the next few weeks, as Taylor Martinez shows the country whether or not he has the balls to play in a real spotlight or if his magic is just another Crouch-like smokescreen.