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Mike Hopkins says UW Hoops 'can't be a one-hit wonder' Oct 09, 2019

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Kim Grinolds was able to spend some time one-on-one with Washington Men's Basketball Coach Mike Hopkins during Pac-12 Media Day Tuesday in San Francisco and they ran down all the newcomers like Isaiah Stewart, Jaden McDaniels, Marcus Tsohonis, RaeQuan Battle, as well as players like Nate Roberts and Quade Green, and the outlook for the season compared to things a year ago. And lastly, they spoke about Matisse Thybulle's move to the NBA and what he's going to be able to do as a pro.

Media Day: a conversation with Nahziah Carter Oct 09, 2019

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Dawgman.com's Kim Grinolds spoke with junior forward Nahziah Carter during Pac-12 Media Day, and Grinolds asked Carter for scouting reports on some of the new Huskies, as well as his summer trip to Italy with the team. Carter also revealed that he picked up a trophy this past summer, but it's probably not the kind of trophy you'd expect. He explains it all in the conversation.

Carter, a New York transplant, loves Seattle and talked about being a part of the Seattle basketball community, and more.

DawgmanRadio: The defense has no time to rest Oct 08, 2019

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One thing became very clear Tuesday afternoon when talking with the Washington defensive coaches; they aren't waiting around to figure things out. There's no question the Stanford offense ran and threw circles around them in their 23-13 win over UW Saturday at Stanford Stadium, but the Husky coaches quickly looked at the tape Sunday, identified with the players what went wrong, and now are on to Arizona week.

As Washington Defensive Line Coach Ikaika Malloe said, you can't feel sorry for yourself and you have to get past things quickly, because the next opponent sure isn't going to feel sorry for you. And Arizona definitely won't be feeling charitable this Saturday night in Tucson. Quarterback Khalil Tateis playing as well as any quarterback in the Pac-12 right now, and the Wildcats are second in the conference in points scored and total offensive yards.

Not only do the Huskies have a ton of problems to work on, but they're going back on the road for another night game, so it's a little less sleep for the UW coaches this week, but one gets the sense in talking with Jimmy Lake, Pete Kwiatkowski, and Malloe that they wouldn't have gotten much shut-eye this week anyway. The frustration is apparent, but so is the focus and determination to set things right.

DawgmanRadio: Hop Speaks! Pac-12 Media Day Interview Oct 08, 2019

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Washington Head Coach Mike Hopkins spoke to the media during Pac-12 Media Day Tuesday in San Francisco, and he talked about the strength of the conference, the youth movement on Montlake with players like Isaiah Stewart and Jaden McDaniels, the Italy trip and mixing in man-to-man with their patented zone defense, getting picked third in the Pac-12 preseason poll, the development of senior Sam Timmins, and a lot, lot more.

Chris Petersen: we were out-coached at Stanford Oct 07, 2019

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To no one's surprise, only one question was asked about Washington's next opponent, the Arizona Wildcats. Chris Petersen's Monday press conference was all about UW's 23-13 loss at Stanford, and Petersen's reaction to what he saw on tape. He opened up by saying the special teams were a push. Any time a coach talks special teams first, that's a bad sign.

Eventually Petersen did come to the offense and defense, noted that they probably should have run the ball more, was asked again about playing younger receivers, and thought the offensive and defensive lines played 'to a stalemate' on both sides, although he was quick to heap praise on Stanford running back Cameron Scarlett, calling him 'underrated'.

He was also asked about specific things the staff did to help prepare the team for what they expected to see at Stanford, but Petersen said the atmosphere and environment were not the reasons they lost.

"We worked on it," he said on Monday. "We talked about it. But we got out-played. We got out-coached. That’s what it was. Sometimes you have those games. It’s a frustrating game for everybody involved. Like I said, credit to Stanford. That’s all you can say is those guys did a better job across the board."

Petersen, players talk about 23-13 loss at Stanford Oct 06, 2019

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Washington Head Coach Chris Petersen and selected players spoke to the media Saturday night after the Huskies lost to Stanford 23-13. It was a night where, if something could have gone wrong for the Huskies, it did.

The Lineup (in order)

Head Coach Chris Petersen

Quarterback Jacob Eason

Tight End Cade Otton

Center Nick Harris

Defensive Back Myles Bryant

DawgmanRadio: Sorting through the wreckage in Palo Alto Oct 06, 2019

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Don't call it Stanford Stadium; call it Washington's House of Horrors. The Huskies troubles in Palo Alto continued Saturday night as they lost to Stanford 23-13, and the game didn't feel very close to the scoreline.

Like the California game last year, Washington got off to a good start offensively, scoring a touchdown, but then wilted. For a defense that was giving up third-down conversions more than half the time, Stanford buckled down and held UW to 2-12. That's an impressive improvement if you're the home team.

And defensively, UW never had an answer for either Davis Mills or Cameron Scarlett, as a beat-up Cardinal offensive line physically manhandled Washington up front. And that's where the game was won.

The coaches also made some mistakes too. From Chris Petersen's strange decision to go for it on UW's first possession of the third quarter down only three, to a botched fourth-down play because of a miscommunication with the punt team, it was a brutal game for those in the Purple and Gold all the way around.

The guys from Dawgman.com - Kim Grinolds, Chris Fetters, and Scott Eklund - give their thoughts on all the major talking points of the night, as well as where the Huskies go from here. Was that the worst defeat of the Chris Petersen era at Washington? It's definitely in the discussion, but more importantly - how to they respond? Do they rise from the challenge and take it out on an Arizona team that they also struggle with on the road?

DawgmanRadio: Our thoughts heading into Stanford Oct 05, 2019

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The guys from Dawgman.com - Kim Grinolds, Chris Fetters, and Scott Eklund - wake up bright and early Saturday morning to talk about all things UW and Stanford, as the Huskies clash with the Cardinal at 7:30 p.m. tonight. The game is on ESPN, and you can find out how to watch, stream or listen to the game HERE.

The guys talk about the struggles that have befallen the Cardinal of late, losing quarterback KJ Costello, having only seven healthy scholarship offensive lineman, and putting up frankly some ghastly defensive numbers.

They also talk about what they expect Washington to do on offense and defense to get the job done down at the Farm. They briefly talk about a couple of the in-state players that signed with Stanford out of high school - Connor Wedington and Foster Sarell - and how their careers have gone so far.

Stanford has some offensive weapons, led by tight end Colby Parkinson and running back Cameron Scarlett, and the guys break down their games and what they expect UW to try and do to limit their effectiveness.

They also look at Stanford's defense and take a crack at why they aren't effective to date, at least statistically. They are decent stopping the run (44th nationally), but have been horrid with their pass defense (126th in the country in pass efficiency defense) and they haven't been able to get off the field either (127th in the country in third-down percentage defense).

Scott Eklund wonders, could this be a game where some of the younger UW receivers break out? Maybe Puka Nacua, Austin Osborne, or Marquis Spiker? We'll see.

The guys also talk about the atmosphere surrounding a game day experience at Stanford, the smaller crowds, the lack of noise and energy compared to the rest of the environments around the Pac-12, and how Washington will have to deal with that just as much as how they had to deal with a packed LaVell Edwards Stadium and a 'white-out' crowd at BYU.

To listen to the full podcast, click on the audio link above.

DawgmanRadio: A Stanford preview with R.J. Abeytia Oct 04, 2019

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Dawgman.com's Kim Grinolds was joined this week by R.J. Abeytia, one of the football and basketball insiders for The Bootleg, the Stanford site on the 247Sports Network, and they broke down both sides of Stanford's football team, from their evolution offensively from smash-mouth to spread and also on the defensive side of the ball.

R.J. gave us insight into what's going on with Stanford right now, the genesis behind some of their current difficulties, who will start at quarterback this weekend, a ton of youth on the offensive line, as well as the saga of former in-state stars Foster Sarell and Connor Wedington, places where Washington should attack Stanford, as well as a position group-by-position group breakdown to give UW fans an idea of who and what they should watch out for from the Cardinal.

There has certainly been a lot of turmoil down on the Farm the last couple years, from a rash of injuries to recruiting difficulties, and more - and R.J. gives us the scoop on everything that's happened to Stanford this season, including the things Washington should expect see this weekend.

Chris Petersen praises Stanford's 'unique' football environment Oct 03, 2019

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During preparations for their first road game of the 2019 season, Washington couldn't have reasonably replicated the crowd noise, the white out environment they saw at Brigham Young a couple of weeks ago. But they were able to successfully navigate the pitfalls of going on the road and dealing with uncomfortable situations.

This Saturday, Washington are Road Dawgs once again, but the challenges this week couldn't be any more different than what they saw in Provo, Utah. But they'll still find themselves feeling a bit awkward at times. In Provo there were 62000 screaming fans in white pressuring their every move. This weekend in Palo Alto, Calif., the Huskies will be dealing with a crowd not much more than half that size, and they won't be pumping out the volume at nearly the level UW heard against BYU.

But UW Head Coach Chris Petersen reiterated Thursday that Stanford's environment may be a unique one from that perspective, but the Cardinal have cultivated a football program that has one more games in the Pac-12 Conference the last decade for a reason, and part of that reason is how they've been able to operate at home.

And the Huskies understand this as well as anyone out west. They haven't beaten Stanford in their house in 12 years.

During Petersen's Thursday press briefing, he talked about Stanford's unique game-day atmosphere, the respect he has for the Cardinal and their head coach, David Shaw, the development of the defensive backs, rotating running backs, and the idea of being comfortable with being uncomfortable, something the Road Dawgs will certainly experience this weekend in the Bay Area.

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