Apple Cup win by UW gets a high-five (or four…)
UW head coach Steve Sarkisian gets a high-five (or four, in this case) from Dubs, the Huskies’ mascot, following a victory in the Apple Cup against Washington State. Sure it’s a bit of a contrived photo op for the dog’s handlers, but, you know, whatever. I have a soft spot for pictures of dogs.
This year’s Apple Cup was at the Clink, excuse me, CenturyLink Field. Oh, how I long for the quaint days of yore when previous corporate overlords like Qwest paid for the naming rights to our sports palaces. The site of the game was moved from Husky Stadium because of an accelerated renovation schedule. Since the Clink will be the Huskies’ home field next season, I decided to get a photo of the stadium and downtown skyline at kickoff. However, what meager amount of light in the clouded sky was pretty dim even though it was only 4:30 p.m..
Additionally, the painted end zones for the Seahawks kind of kills the photo. So goes life; at least I tried.
Jermaine Kearse stiff-arms out of a tackle. The next frame would have been better, since the Cougar’s head was pushed down lower, but the framing was too tight and I only had about 1/10th of his helmet visible.
Though it kind of looks like he’s being sacked, Keith Price actually scrambled for a gain of about eight yards on the above play.
Chris Polk was the story of the game, dominating the Cougars.
He brushes his shoulder off following his third touchdown of the game. Ho-hum, just another day for him, I suppose.
Everrette Thompson celebrates a fourth-down stop (and appears to have three or four arms thanks to another player standing directly behind him).
Keith Price passes during the first half.
Desmond Trufant tips a pass away for an interception.
Coach Sarkisian lets loose after a game-clinching touchdown.
Cougars head coach Paul Wulff walks the plank back to the locker room after the game ended. He was fired three days later, winning nine games in four seasons. Honestly, I think they should have given him another year. Wulff took a program that was one of the worst in the country and made them competitive, for a fraction of the cost that UW is spending on their coaches in a location that must be far more challenging to recruit to. But if anything, he knows life can be hard, and I won’t be surprised if he finds success elsewhere.
