Dawgman Radio: A Washington Huskies athletics podcast

The guys from Dawgman.com - Kim Grinolds, Chris Fetters, and Scott Eklund - get into the guts of Washington's brutal 25-21 loss to USC Trojans Saturday evening in Los Angeles. Obviously the guys talk about the key moments in the game, and most of them revolve around Demond Williams. The verdict? It's not very kind to the junior signal-caller. So where has it all gone wrong? Why has he regressed so much? What is the difference in the teachings between Jimmie Dougherty and JP Losman, for example? And why were they so inept on third down to the point where they didn't convert their first one until the middle of the fourth quarter? There were some definite bright spots, from Brian Bonner, to Chris Lawson, to the play of the defense to keep the Huskies in the game. But the penalty bugaboo bit them again, but this time they had company in the Trojans. And it wasn't exactly a stellar day throwing the hankies for the Big Ten officiating crew. 

The guys from Dawgman.com - Chris Fetters and Scott Eklund - are back in Seattle while Kim Grinolds makes his way from the beach to the Los Angeles Coliseum, and we've been told he's already sweating up a storm.With temps expected to be in the high 90's at kickoff, hydration and staying hydrated throughout is going to be just one problem of many for the Road Dawgs, who play away from Husky Stadium for the first time this year.Which fan base has their finger on the pulse of their program? Because a thorough sampling of reaction from both USC and Washington message boards finds two fan bases that are not happy campers at the moment. That's why this game feels like an even bigger game than it might have felt a month ago, for example.Starting with the battle between USC's offense and UW's defense, Chris and Scott talk about the players expected to make a difference for both sides. With receiver Corey Simms out and two other young playmakers for the Trojans - receiver Trent Mosely and TE Mark Bowman - questionable, we'll see how much they'll impact what USC tries to do. And how can UW slow down Heisman candidate Jayden Maiava?Moving to the defensive side of the ball, USC fans don't seem convinced by new DC Gary Patterson at all. What is at the heart of their discontent? And will they be without DL Jahkeem Stewart and Alex VanSumeren? And apart from that, what is Washington going to do to solve their own offensive issues? With no running game, how can Demond Williams impact the result? And is there a chance Landen Hatchett could play? Jedd Fisch said on Thursday he is a game-time decision.Chris and Scott also talk about a couple of other factors, namely the youth of the Huskies and how many of them are traveling for the first time in their careers, and also the impact of playing on grass for the first time. We know Lincoln Riley will want the surface in the Coliseum to be tight to allow his speedsters to go as fast as possible. Can UW keep up?To finish the pregame show, Scott gives a recruiting update and then they offer up their final thoughts heading into kickoff.

Dawgman.com's Kim Grinolds spoke Friday with USCFootball.com's Ryan Abraham, and both Washington and USC are licking their wounds after losing their conference openers.To start, how much is the weather going to play a factor? It's expected to be in the high 90's in the Los Angeles Coliseum Saturday afternoon.And what to make out of both teams going into this game? Do we really know who they are and what they are about?And with USC, is their head coach, Lincoln Riley, officially on the hot seat? Ryan talks about that and what it might take for Riley to lose his job.Ryan talks about what UW should see on offense, and then they moved to the defensive side of the ball. One thing Riley did do in the offseason was hire former TCU Head Coach Gary Patterson as USC's Defensive Coordinator. How has that gone?

Jack McCauley and Luke Mounger are back for this week's Mac and Mounger Show! Things aren't quite as they hoped for after Washington's 27-24 loss to Minnesota, so they reflect on that, as well as how the season has gone so far for the Huskies as a whole. Then they roll out their confidence intervals for this weekend's game against USC... hint: they aren't feeling super great about it, but also admit the feeling about this game in general is a bit weird because of the Trojans' loss last weekend to Oregon so there is still reason for optimism if you're a Washington fan. And finally they hit on their Bets to Bark, where they predict one Big Ten school to lose their head coach soon, and they also give an under/over call on the UW/USC game. Will it be one where the defenses slow the offenses down, or will it be a repeat of the 52-42 shootout at the Coliseum we all saw back in 2023? 

The guys from Dawgman.com - Kim Grinolds, Chris Fetters, and Scott Eklund - got together after Washington's 27-24 loss against the Minnesota Golden Gophers and they had plenty to talk about.It was the first conference game of the season for both teams, but you wouldn't have known it watching the visitors. They were up for the fight and played like it. The home side, on the other hand? They came out about as listless as any game we can remember. Add to it a short-field turnover that led to Minnesota's first touchdown, a huge lack of tackling in the first half, and the Huskies' inability to generate anything offensively until the fourth quarter. That's when Demond Williams and the offense lit up for 14 points, but that was not enough to make up for three quarters of poor play. The fight was there, but the execution in all three phases was decidedly not. And that all added up to a three-point loss that felt worse than a three-score loss. With the Golden Gophers in the rearview and USC coming up, the guys ask this question to end their postgame show; how many conference wins will Washington get?