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inthePac-10,
Courtesy Washington State Media Services
open Saturday against Nevada in Seattle.
Pac-10 powers warm up
by playing the little guys
Washington State and other
conference favorites will face
anemic competition as the
season kicks off Saturday
Around the Pac-10
Adam Jude
Senior Sports Reporter
Ahhhh, college football. Enough
of baseball and its luxury tax,
greedy players and disillusioned
owners. Just no-hassle football.
And while Week 1 does offer a few
quality match-ups, Saturday could
be just a formality for many teams,
with the power programs of the Pa
cific-10 Conference playing walk
over smaller programs.
The little guys sometimes put up
a good fight, but how often do hear
about them posting a victory over a
ranked opponent? What’s in it for
the small schools? Perhaps some
publicity, but who really wants to
be seen getting spanked?
It smells like a scam, but every
one does it. Every top program
has at least one or two “easy”
games on the schedule. Look at
Oregon: The Ducks have Idaho
(ranked last, No. 117, in the
NCAA) and Portland State (a Divi
sion I-AA school) on consecutive
weekends — at home. One of
these days, a Louisiana-Monroe is
going to shock the world and beat
a Miami (but don't hold your
breath).
Enough nonsense. Here are the
Pac-10 blowouts for Week 1:
Nevada at No. 12
Washington State
To say the Cougars are excited
about starting the season would be
an understatement. Wazzu begins
the season in the nearly sold-out,
67,000-seat Seahawks Stadium,
which opened earlier this month.
Quite simply, it appears Nevada, 3
8 in 2001, doesn't stand a chance.
Turn to Pac-10, page 10
Washington faces first test now
The Huskies will travel east
to Ann Arbor to face Michigan
in a rematch of one of last
season’s most exciting games
Came of the week
Adam Jude
Senior Sports Reporter
Pacific-10 Conference Game of
the Week: No. 11 Washington at No.
13 Michigan.
This is easily the best game on the
NCAA agenda on Saturday (9 a.m.,
broadcast on ABC), and perhaps one
of the best of the season.
“I like starting with a game like
this because throughout the spring
and summer and into the fall, you do
have something in training camp
that will get your attention,” Michi
gan head coach Lloyd Carr said.
“You know that you’re playing in a
football game that everyone in the
nation who loves college football is
going to be watching.”
You can be sure Pae-10 coaches
will be watching the big game at
The Big House. Of particular inter
est is the Washington defense,
which allowed nearly 30 points per
game last year.
Still, with a balanced offensive at
tack, the Huskies were picked to fin
ish second in the Pac-10 this season.
With a new-look offense, the
Wolverines will pack 107,000 fans
into Michigan Stadium and look to
avenge a 23-18 loss in Seattle last
year, a game that Michigan nearly
had in the bag.
Leading 12-6 heading into the
fourth quarter, Michigan gave up 17
points on crucial turnovers. Wash
ington’s Omar Lowe blocked a field
goal, which was returned by Roc
Alexander for a score, and returned
an interception for a touchdown in
the fourth quarter.
Michigan quarterback John
Navarre threw for 248 yards and two
touchdowns against the Dawgs last
year, while Chris Perry tallied 95
yards on the ground.
“They’re going to try to cram it
down our throats,” Washington
coach Rick Neuheisel told The Her
ald (Everett, Wash.). “Our defense is
going to be the key to this game.”
The Husky offense will try to do
the same after getting shut out last
year. UW scored all of its points on
special teams in last year’s victory,
while tailback Rich Alexis was held
to just 25 yards.
Contact the senior sports reporter
at adamjude@dailyemerald.com.
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