A rarity Saturday in Corvallis: How often does a 10-0 team play a conference foe with multiple losses and is pegged as an underdog (Our research staff would normally have found the answer but they are busy researching the favorite binocular brand of Connor Stalions). Welcome to Washington at Oregon State.
To demonstrate that the 2023 version of the Pac 12 deeper than Lake Tahoe, Oregon State’s 2 narrow losses were road tilts at supposed lesser lights in the Conference, Arizona and Washington State. As the visit to Corvallis may be the last by Purple Reign, the Beaver fans will be in very full force. Washington’s string of narrow wins will come to an end as the combination of Oregon State’s vaunted running attack and their frenzied faithful will trump the Huskies’ passing wizardry.
The Odyssey also wonders if there will be any impact on UW having played two tight games against quality opponents the previous 2 Saturdays in USC and Utah. A third straight tough game is asking a lot of the Huskies. Ask Notre Dame: After the Irish went down to the wire against Ohio State and Duke, the next Saturday Notre Dame visited Louisville and played their worst game of the year.
Speaking of underdogs, we believe that Jim Harbaugh may also be one in his Washtenaw County court appearance tomorrow. Temporary Restraining Orders are not a dime a dozen. Of course, one can never discount home field advantage and the quirkiness of Washtenaw County. One of the County’s “claims to fame” was that they were the sole Michigan County where George McGovern prevailed in his 1972 wipeout by Tricky Dick. The last name of the presiding Judge is Connors. Is that karma or what??
Leo Bell
Just to prove that I do, indeed read your puns.