"Collins Fieldhouse football team 1950," by Seattlest Flickr contributor Seattle Municipal Archives In an attempt to make sense of last weekend's performance by our local gridiron teams, Seattlest is looking to other sources for inspiration. “Most great people have attained their greatest success just one step beyond their greatest failure.”-- Napoleon Hill If true, the Huskies and Cougs are on the verge of some seriously mind-blowingly good stuff in the very, very, very near future, because last weekend the teams lost by a combined total of 60 points. However, with both teams returning for their home openers, and with the Seahawks kicking off the NFL regular season, Seattlest is cautiously optimistic for good things this weekend. Our cup is decidedly half-full. (Must be the sunshine!) This weekend: Huskies vs BYU (noon Saturday at Husky Stadium, FSN, 950 KJR) Last weekend, we predicted a Husky loss against the Ducks would result in cries to fire head coach Tyrone Willingham. We were wrong. So poor was the on-field play during the 44-10 loss that, as one pundit put it this week “Tyrone has already lost his job. Now it’s up to him to try to win the job back.” Seattlest can’t really find fault with the logic, no matter how much we love Willingham. This week, the Huskies face 15th-ranked Brigham Young, who are riding an 11-game winning streak. The Huskies haven’t beaten a Top-20 team in nearly five seasons. Even with the home-field a ...
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"Collins Fieldhouse football team 1950," by Seattlest Flickr contributor Seattle Municipal Archives In an attempt to make sense of last weekend's performance by our local gridiron teams, Seattlest is looking to other sources for inspiration. “Most great people have attained their greatest success just one step beyond their greatest failure.”-- Napoleon Hill If true, the Huskies and Cougs are on the verge of some seriously mind-blowingly good stuff in the very, very, very near future, because last weekend the teams lost by a combined total of 60 points. However, with both teams returning for their home openers, and with the Seahawks kicking off the NFL regular season, Seattlest is cautiously optimistic for good things this weekend. Our cup is decidedly half-full. (Must be the sunshine!) This weekend: Huskies vs BYU (noon Saturday at Husky Stadium, FSN, 950 KJR) Last weekend, we predicted a Husky loss against the Ducks would result in cries to fire head coach Tyrone Willingham. We were wrong. So poor was the on-field play during the 44-10 loss that, as one pundit put it this week “Tyrone has already lost his job. Now it’s up to him to try to win the job back.” Seattlest can’t really find fault with the logic, no matter how much we love Willingham. This week, the Huskies face 15th-ranked Brigham Young, who are riding an 11-game winning streak. The Huskies haven’t beaten a Top-20 team in nearly five seasons. Even with the home-field a ...