What are you doing up a 3:25 in the morning? You must really love cougarblue.

Hengst wrote:

http://blogs.thenewstribune.com/uwsports/2007/10/26/uw_to_recognize_1984_team_as_champions

Thanks Hengst, absolutely amazing. I just can't believe people sometimes. Most of the comments to the article were against the move.

Hengst wrote:

what we should hope for is a little extra motivation. UW is planning on unveiling a 1984 national championship banner next year. Let's hope they choose the BYU game to do it! :-)

http://blogs.thenewstribune.com/uwsports/2007/10/26/uw_to_recognize_1984_team_as_champions

I sent an email to the columnist (Don Ruiz) asking him if he'd heard anything about this since last fall, and passing on Hengst's suggestion to do it during the BYU football game. He responded:

"I haven't heard anything new, and I doubt that anything new will happen until the new athletic director is in place. I do know that Todd Turner [former UW AD, resigned in December] at least jokingly mentioned that BYU's visit would be a good time to do it.

--Don Ruiz, The NewsTribune"

They want to argue that one season and strength of schedule..but that article had a comment quoting the records for both teams' opponents:

BYU's opponents 1984 = 61-85-3
Washington's " 1984 = 65-70-1

Well, polls are HUMAN polls and alot of factors go into their reasoning and I think merits to the program on previous season and what BYU was due thanks to the 5 years previous gave them the nod for that year.

Especially since it was a first-time opportunity.

Five year record preceding and including 1984:

Washington
1984 11 1
1983 8 4
1982 10 2
1981 10 2
1980 9 3
1979 9-3
TOTAL 57-15

BYU
1984 13 0
1983 11 1
1982 8 4
1981 11 2
1980 12 1
1979 11 1
TOTAL 66-9

I think the 9 losses in 5 seasons and respect for LaVell 'suaded the human poll.

P.S. One huskie fan said it right when he said, and I quote, "Playoff, playoff, playoff, playoff, playoff!"

That's the only real way.

Dude they just need to let it go! They weren't the national champions so get over it! We might of had a poor strength of schedule! But we didn't lose a game! They had a bad strength of schedule as well! But they lost a game!

Florwood wrote:

Hengst wrote:

what we should hope for is a little extra motivation. UW is planning on unveiling a 1984 national championship banner next year. Let's hope they choose the BYU game to do it! :-)

http://blogs.thenewstribune.com/uwsports/2007/10/26/uw_to_recognize_1984_team_as_champions

I sent an email to the columnist (Don Ruiz) asking him if he'd heard anything about this since last fall, and passing on Hengst's suggestion to do it during the BYU football game. He responded:

"I haven't heard anything new, and I doubt that anything new will happen until the new athletic director is in place. I do know that Todd Turner [former UW AD, resigned in December] at least jokingly mentioned that BYU's visit would be a good time to do it.

--Don Ruiz, The NewsTribune"

That is what I was wondering when I first read the article. Can you imagine the slap in the face that would be to BYU? Talk about bullitin board material!