Show notes
The guys from Dawgman.com - Kim Grinolds, Chris Fetters, and Scott Eklund - did their best to put into context just how dominant the Washington Huskies were in their 41-7 win at Michigan State Saturday afternoon at Spartan Stadium.
For a top-10 team, it felt like there were a lot of obstacles in their way pre-game; first road test of the season, playing on grass (which has never been a thing the Huskies have done well with), and everything that was going on with the Michigan State program.
The Spartans had suspended their head coach, Mel Tucker, and brought back former head coach Mark Dantonio to help first-time head coach Harlon Barnett. Would Michigan State rally around their long-time assistant and former head coach? Would they play like their backs were to the wall and the world was against them?
Nope. As it turned out, the home team withered at the first offensive foray by Washington quarterback Michael Penix Jr. and his cadre of impressive receivers - Rome Odunze, Jalen McMillan, and Ja'Lynn Polk - and the Huskies never looked back.
To start, Kim - calling in from East Lansing - set the pre-game scene. He was impressed with Spartan Stadium and how they do things there. The guys also talked about all of the injury issues Washington was dealing with too; their starting safety (Asa Turner) and starting center (Matteo Mele) were out, and then we found out during warmups that another safety, Kamren Fabiculanan, would be out as well.
And during the game, McMillan got banged up and left guard Julius Buelow was also hurt. But with all the walking wounded, the Huskies never flinched and actually took the game to their hosts.
The guys rolled through how thoroughly dominant the UW offense was, as they threw for a school-record 536 yards and 713 total yards - second-highest number in school history and the most ever gained against Michigan State in their program's history.
After a quick break, the talk turned to the defense and how the Huskies were able to hold Michigan State to only 53 yards on the ground. Zion Tupuola-Fetui sacked MSU QB Noah Kim twice and 24 defensive players were credited with at least one tackle in the game.
The guys finish it up with their final thoughts on the game and what it means for the Huskies as they continue to push forward in search of their first Pac-12 Championship in five years.
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