Dawgman Radio: A Washington Huskies athletics podcast

The guys from Dawgman.com - Kim Grinolds, Chris Fetters, and Scott Eklund - had all sorts of things to talk about after Washington's 26-14 loss to No. 6 Oregon Saturday at Husky Stadium.  Among the topics discussed:  The slow start for the Washington offense, especially QB Demond Williams, and his struggles taking what the Oregon defense was giving him.  The inability of UW Head Coach Jedd Fisch to stick with the run when it was working, especially feeding Adam Mohammed. The UW defense keeping them in the game, despite very little pressure on Oregon QB Dante Moore, as well as their day shutting down the Ducks' run game. Oregon using long drives to take the air out of the game, especially in the second and third quarters.  Special teams issues.  Bowl game preference and how that will affect how the Huskies attack their offseason plans.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Yesterday was Black Friday, so does that mean today could be Blue Saturday? Either way, one of the fanbases - either from Oregon or Washington - will definitely be singing the blues come this afternoon. The guys from Dawgman.com - Kim Grinolds, Chris Fetters, and Scott Eklund - got together a little early this week because the coaching carousel is about to be put into overdrive. What that means for Washington and Jedd Fisch is obviously yet to be determined, but there's already rumblings of movement with the major job openings. So a caveat; when you hear this podcast things may have changed a little bit in that regard, but we expect most of the coaching carousel carnage to happen starting tonight and moving into Sunday and Monday. We get to all of that eventually, but we also covered the below topics during the pregame show: Is the Oregon-Washington game really hate week?Does a Washington win kill Oregon's playoff chances?Dante Moore...can he be rattled?Oregon's strong stable of running backsNo Jacob Manu, so who will step up on defense for Washington?Both teams dealing with injuriesQuentin Moore a bigger target in this game for UW?Washington's run threatsDealing with more of a mixed crowd, UW fans giving up their ticketsRecruiting update and who will be at the gameFinal Thoughts And we'd be remiss to not mention... if you aren't a current Dawgman subscriber, we are running our best promotion of the year to coincide with Black Friday: 75 PERCENT off an annual subscription. We do this every year, but it doesn't last very long! So if you like what we do and want to be part of our community, click HERE. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After a decisive road victory against UCLA in the Rose Bowl, the Washington Huskies return home to take on the Oregon Ducks. Former interns, Jack McCauley and Luke Mounger, get together to recap last week and turn their eyes to rivalry week. First, Jack and Luke assign letter grades to Washington's 48-14 domination of the Bruins in the Rose Bowl. This wire-to-wire beatdown allowed the Dawgs to secure their 8th win in the season, exceeding the O/U 7.5 mark many sports books assigned to UW this year. Additionally, it guarantees that Washington will be at least two-wins-better in year two under Jedd Fisch than they were in his pilot season. Next, Jack and Luke discuss storylines that they will be keeping an eye on in Washington's upcoming battle with Dan Lanning's Ducks. These include discussing how Oregon's potent rushing offense will fare against Washington's solid defense, injury limitations on both sides, and more. After that, each pick their "Bets to Bark" for this upcoming contest. Not to give away hints, but you could likely guess a few of the players that were selected. One of them may or may not be pictured below. The show transitions away from this upcoming game for the Betting B1g segment. Luke continues to dominate this space and has already secured the season victory. Lastly, the former interns disclose their confidence interval that Washington could pull off an upset with possible College Football Playoff ramifications. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The guys from Dawgman.com - Kim Grinolds in Los Angeles and Chris Fetters and Scott Eklund in Seattle - stayed up late and burned the midnight oil, but why not? There was so much to talk about as Washington took UCLA to the woodshed 48-14 in what might be the last league game ever played in the Rose Bowl. If you're a Washington fan, what a way to do it. It was a game that had so many crazy things happen, including the possibility that this game was the last league game ever at the Rose Bowl, playing on grass the first time this season, a handful of UCLA fumbles, two special teams touchdowns, Adam Mohammed running for over 100 yards, Demond Williams gaining more and more confidence as the game wore on, the defense absolutely showing up when they needed to, and so much more. And they did it all with a pretty banged up team, one that had a limited Jonah Coleman and Denzel Boston, and no Tacario Davis even though he warmed up before the game. But plenty of other players stepped up to handle their business. And the guys also tried to tackle the question a lot of UW fans were asking themselves after the game; should UW now be extending Fisch's contract? And should they also be looking to sweeten the deal they have in place for Washington DC Ryan Walters like they did former OC Ryan Grubb back after the 2022 season? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The guys from Dawgman.com - Chris Fetters and Scott Eklund in Seattle - got together early this morning while Kim Grinolds was trying to evade the Los Angeles traffic in order to get to the Rose Bowl. This game between Washington and UCLA can definitely be seen as a game with two teams going in opposite directions. Washington is 7-3, coming off a win over Purdue and trying to end their season on a high note. UCLA, having already fired their coach two months ago, is 3-7 and won't have a postseason. So does this game and their game against USC count as 'bowl' games for the Bruins? And as such will Tim Skipper, Jerry Neuheisel, and Kevin Coyle empty their playbooks and literally throw everything they can at Washington? During the 85-minute pregame show, Scott and I hit on the following topics: - How the recent LA rains might impact the surface at the Rose Bowl and UW playing on grass for the first time this season- How injuries are impacting both teams, including QB Nico Iamaleava for UCLA and Denzel Boston for UW- Matchups for both Washington's offense and defense against what UCLA is going to offer- Will Audric Harris play tonight, or continue his plan to redshirt?- Recruiting talk, including thoughts on UW's latest commit, DL JD Hill, and the updated 247Sports' recruiting rankings and ratings- How UW might be affected by the coaching carousel, especially if the Huskies win out and get to 10-3. Will Fisch become a hot commodity, and if so will Pat Chun be able to keep him at UW?- Final game thoughts To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Washington Huskies, fresh off a dominant win over the Purdue Boilermakers last weekend, are headed to Pasadena to take on the Bruins of UCLA. Given Washington's road performance this year and UCLA's possible departure from the Rose Bowl, there are a number of factors that make this game between two teams with opposite records quite interesting. Former interns Jack and Luke discuss the storylines they're most eager to watch unfold this Saturday at the Rose Bowl at 7:30 pm local time. Additionally, they share their thoughts on who they think will have a standout performance for the Huskies. One of the two gives a nod to Jordan Washington, who had a highlight touchdown run, showing off his highly anticipated wheels against Purdue. Afterwards, they move onto Betting B1G. Jack and Luke each went a perfect 3-0 last week and are hoping to back that up with another great performance. Finally, they provide their confidence interval that Washington can collect its eighth win of the year, officially exceeding the Vegas projected 7.5 win total before the start of the season. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The guys from Dawgman.com - Kim Grinolds, Chris Fetters, and Scott Eklund - got together after Washington's 49-13 win over Purdue Saturday night and there were plenty of things to break down - almost all of it was good if you're a Washington fan. During the course of the 45-minute review podcast, the guys hit on the following topics: Weather making an impact on the game Seeing the 2000 guys again ahead of the game and their reunion Using John Mills at right tackle and incorporating Champ Taulealea in the OL mix Injuries, especially when WR Raiden Vines-Bright was hurt and some of the other skill players that stepped up, including Decker DeGraaf and Audric Harris. Adam Mohammed's day running the ball and getting his first start for an injured Jonah Coleman Unsportsmanlike penalties How Purdue used their quarterbacks Recruiting recap, including information on four official visitors to Montlake this weekend  Final thoughts To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's been a while since all three hosts from Dawgman.com - Kim Grinolds, Chris Fetters, and Scott Eklund - were together to record a pregame show, but that's exactly what happened this weekend! There was plenty to catch up on from Kim and his experience in Madison, including what went wrong on the field. But more importantly, how does Washington come out today and right that wrong with a win over the Purdue Boilermakers? To that end, these are the topics the three guys talked about during the pregame show: Will weather play a factor today?How weather factored into the game at WisconsinTrying to get energy going, especially right before the fourth quarterHow will the crowd be and how well does Purdue travel?UW keys to win, especially with regard to injuries and new personnel stepping inWho will be UW's starting five along the offensive line?How Purdue uses their quarterbacks and finding some run game after losing their lead RB, Devin MockobeeThe coaching carousel and Jedd Fisch's place in itHow the coaching carousel could impact UW whether Fisch stays or goesRecruiting update, including official visitors for the gameRecruiting numbers, how they'll fill roles through the portal and how NIL and revenue share will factor inFinal thoughts To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Washington Huskies return home looking for offensive answers after falling in Madison to the Badgers of Wisconsin by a score of 13-10. Previously winless against Big Ten teams, Wisconsin held the Husky Offense to a season-low 3.7 yards per carry. Jack McCauley and Luke Mounger begin their preview show by going back for a minute and recapping that performance before diving into Washington's upcoming battle with the Purdue Boilermakers. After sharing a couple of storylines for this tilt with the Boilermakers - who are winless in seven conference contests - the two former interns select their picks to stand out in Saturday's contest. After that, Jack and Luke pick their three favorite bets for the upcoming weekend of B1G football. Jack went 3-0 last week, cutting his deficit against Luke to just seven games with three weeks remaining. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

There wasn't a lot to talk about or a lot of analysis needed following Washington's ugly 13-10 loss to Wisconsin at Camp Randall Stadium on Saturday, but the guys from Dawgman -- Kim Grinolds and Scott Eklund -- did their best to make sense of what happened in the Husky defeat. Topics discussed include... Washington's inability to extend drives The injuries to the offensive line as well as Jonah Coleman and Denzel Boston Demond Williams' struggles The defense played well-enough to win Costly turnovers Bad weather To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The guys from Dawgman.com - Kim Grinolds in Madison, Wis. and Scott Eklund in Seattle - got together early this morning to put together their pregame show highlighting the main topics heading into Washington's game today at Wisconsin. Among the topics covered during the 50-minute pregame show: Weather impacting the game and how teams prepare for the elementsThe lack of offense from WisconsinWisconsin's commitment to Luke FickellCoaching carouselLack of enthusiasm for the game and cheap ticket salesThe Huskies getting healthy and whether or not Jacob Manu will playWhat to expect from Wisconsin's defense and dealing with a gauntlet scheduleKeys to success for Washington on the roadShould Washington take the ball or defer if they win the toss?Which quarterback will Wisconsin use?Recruiting update from ScottFinal game thoughts To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With the regular season having started and the Washington Huskies less than a month away from their first Big Ten game of the season, it's time to put together some quick notes on what the Huskies will see from the other teams in the conference. To that end, Dawgman.com's Chris Fetters and Jack McCauley got together this week to break down the other 14 Big Ten teams that Jack hadn't already written story previews on. So that means every other team not named Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, or UW. Here are the preview stories Jack already wrote. Illinois Season PreviewIndiana Season PreviewIowa Season Preview Chris and Jack go through the rest of the Big Ten alphabetically, starting with the rebuild at Maryland under first-year head coach Buzz Williams, all the way through one of last year's Big Ten Tournament finalists, Wisconsin. And after a few minutes talking about the players that have left, returning players, impact portal players, and a general outlook for each program, Chris asks Jack for his take on teams he feel could surprise in the conference this season. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Washington Huskies earned their bye week after an impressive home win against the Illinois Fighting Illini a couple of weeks ago. Now, Jedd Fisch's squad is headed to Wisconsin to take on Luke Fickell's Badgers in Camp Randall. Winless in conference play, the Badgers are double-digit underdogs to The Dawgs, who are looking to keep their playoff dream alive. Jack and Luke get together to look back at Washington's marquee win of the 2025 campaign to date, before turning their attention to this weekend. The two former interns, as always, forecast their Bets to Bark, pick three B1G bets they like this weekend, and share their confidence interval that the Huskies will fly home with their seventh win Saturday night. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's season two of the Hoops Show! Jack McCauley joins former Husky players Jason Crandall and Noah Dickerson to recap the UNLV exhibition win, the season schedule, and expectations for this year's Hoop Dawgs. With a new year and only two returning players (Franck Kepnang and Zoom Diallo), UW Head Coach Danny Sprinkle had a huge recruiting task in front of him. And he produced one of the nation's best transfer classes The guys go straight into UW's 77-62 exhibition win over UNLV where they saw the new group for first time. Yes, there were some guys missing, but they each gave their thoughts. Noah spent time with a number of the players over summer playing with them and getting to know them. He offered thoughts on players we didn't get to see, as well as other observations. Jack asked Jason and Noah about the recent alumni events, including checking out the new hoops facility. How has it all impacted the culture? After a quick break, Jack then goes into a scheduele overview, first into the non-conference part and then into the Big Ten Conference schedule. The three then go into their overall expectations for the team and also go around and predict the opening night starting lineup. The season starts a week from today as UW hosts Arkansas Pine-Bluff. They also talk about an 'X factor' for the season. What could that be? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The guys from Dawgman.com - Kim Grinolds, Chris Fetters and Scott Eklund - hashed out all the main talking points after the Washington Huskies defeated the No. 23 Illinois Fighting Illini Saturday afternoon at Husky Stadium. And just like the weather coming off Lake Washington, the UW fans in attendance got to see a little bit of everything. They saw the Huskies go 6-6 in the red zone with 6 touchdowns, they saw the Huskies penalized 30 yards on one play, they saw a double pass between their Big 3 - Demond Williams, Denzel Boston, and Jonah Coleman. They saw Boston get career highs for catches and yards. And most importantly, they were able to see the Huskies come home, wash the bitter taste of a 17-point defeat at Michigan, and cap it off with a dominant offensive display as UW now goes into their second bye week before heading to Wisconsin. The guys talked about the key plays and drives that allowed Washington to get ahead and even go back into the lead late in the first half after Illinois had bounced back to take their own lead. And then they hashed out all the different adjustments that were made on both sides of the ball, the takeaways, the almost takeaways, the penalties, and everything else that happened during a day where the weather seemed to show all four seasons within a span of a few hours. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The guys from Dawgman.com - Kim Grinolds, Chris Fetters, and Scott Eklund - turned their coffee machines on with the dawn to get ready for today's 12:30 pm start at Husky Stadium between top-25 Illinois and Washington. We're at a pivotal part of Washington's season, where they need to get to bowl eligibility and also keep any flickers at a playoff postseason alive. Among the topics discussed during the roughly hour-long pregame show... Setting the scene, how many Illinois fans will be thereHow the weather will impact the gameOL injuries and how that could affect Demond WilliamsThe lack of run game recently and where is Jordan Washington?How will UW deal with losing two tight ends?Will linebacker Jacob Manu play today?Jedd Fisch and the ongoing coaching carousel rumorsUW's secondary versus Illinois QB Luke AltmyerRecruiting/official and unofficial visitors for the gameCJ Lavender decommit/UW offering other decommitted playersFinal Thoughts To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After suffering their second loss of the season at the hands of Michigan, the Washington Huskies return home to host the 23rd ranked Illinois Fighting Illini. Former interns, Jack and Luke, get together to recap and preview the game. This week's matchup is perplexing. On one hand, Illinois is allowing nearly 300 passing yards per game to power conference opponents. On the other hand, the Huskies are scoring just 18.75 points per game over the past four contests. Jack and Luke discuss how Washington will look to get back in the driver's seat at the Greatest Setting and return to their high-scoring ways of early September. Additionally, Jack and Luke share their favorite bets of the upcoming weekend slate. Luke continues his dominant season while Jack will look to get back on track. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The guys from Dawgman.com - Kim Grinolds in Ann Arbor and Chris Fetters and Scott Eklund in Seattle - caught up postgame after Washington's 24-7 loss to Michigan, a game where anything that could have gone wrong for the Huskies did. And then when it seemed to go right, the nature of the brutal battle turned those tiny wins into Pyrrhic victories due to injuries. Three offensive players - starting left tackle Maximus McCree, starting tight end Quentin Moore, and backup tight end Kade Eldridge - all went down with first half injuries and Washington Head Coach Jedd Fisch said postgame that the prognosis for all three in terms of coming back to play soon wasn't good. In fact, McCree is now out for the year with a foot injury. The guys talked about how the injuries impacted a game that already had major injury concerns for both teams, how Michigan was able to pull the card UW used last year against the Wolverines by using second-half turnovers to go ahead and stay ahead on the scoreboard, the massive discrepancy in time of possession - especially in the fourth quarter - and more. They talked about the battle between Demond Williams and Bryce Underwood, how the battle in the trenches ultimately impacted the game for both young quarterbacks, and also Fisch taking responsibility for not getting his team prepared to finish the game the way they needed to. Washington has figured out a way to beat the teams they should. But what about the teams they could beat? That also is something the guys talked about in their final thoughts as the Huskies head back to Seattle licking their wounds and searching for answers as another tough opponent - Illinois - is set to travel to the Emerald City off a bye week. Oh, and Kim has a couple passes for Sunday's hoops exhibition game versus UNLV, so if you're interested send him an email: kimg@dawgman.com  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The guys from Dawgman.com - Chris Fetters and Scott Eklund back in Seattle - get up with the roosters early this morning and hold down the fort and focus on the main talking points leading into a monster game between Washington and Michigan while Kim Grinolds is en route to the Big House. So much is on the line this morning! With the Huskies at 5-1, a win over Michigan would be a statement win, a win that could catapult them right into the Big Ten Championship conversation if they were able to back it up with a home win over Illinois. A loss, and it feels like they're back to the drawing board in terms of figuring out exactly where they fit in the conference hierarchy. With Ohio State, Indiana, and Oregon being the clear three at the top, where do the Huskies fit in within that next tier? What is undeniable is that a win over Michigan would immediately jump Washington into the top-25 with a bullet, no question about it. Chris and Scott talk about the merits of whether UW should already be in the top-25 and how much an early start could factor in like it did against Iowa and Indiana last season. Other topics that were discussed during this comprehensive pregame show: Slow startsTake the ball or defer if you win the toss?Michigan's offense versus Washington's defenseWhat should UW do with LB Jacob Manu?The battle between Michigan's emerging WR corps and Washington's DBsShould Ryan Walters heat Bryce Underwood up?Washington's offense versus Michigan's defenseIs a UW blowout win even possible?Recruiting updateFinal game thoughts To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lifted by another strong second half against Rutgers, the Washington Huskies will carry a 5-1 record into Ann Arbor to take on the Michigan Wolverines on Saturday. Ex-Interns Jack and Luke rehash Washington's win over the Scarlet Knights before turning their attention to this upcoming weekend. Topics of discussion include Washington's recent slow starts and the challenge of playing a 9 AM Pacific Time game. On the brighter side, they discuss the likelihood of Demond Williams continuing his impressive sophomore campaign against a Wolverine pass defense that has allowed teams like Nebraska, USC, and Oklahoma to move the ball through the air. Luke also looks to continue his dominant Betting B1G season, where he currently boasts a 12-6 picking record and a six-game lead over Jack. The duo also picks a couple of players on each side of the ball that they anticipate performing well against Sherrone Moore's Wolverines on Saturday. Finally, Jack and Luke share their confidence interval that the Huskies can pull off a road win this weekend. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices