I’m not a UW grad, so I don’t much follow Husky football. But since a number of friends who are THE Ohio State University grads (yes, they really do say “THE” like it’s part of the name and it’s capitalized) have been asking me about tickets to the September 15 game, I thought I’d look at the schedule and see if it was worth buying a 4-pack just to scalp the OSU tickets.

What the hell?

Here are the opening five games on the schedule:

08/31/07     at Syracuse
09/08/07     vs. Boise State
09/15/07     vs. Ohio State
09/22/07     at UCLA
09/29/07     vs. USC

Three of the five teams played in BCS games last year — Boise in one of the greatest games ever played, USC in the Rose Bowl, and Ohio State in the national championship game. USC is ranked #1, Ohio State #10, UCLA #17, and Boise State #22 in the preseason poll. And while Syracuse has been down for a number of years, playing in the Carrier Dome is no easy task.

The guy who runs scheduling for UW football is a masochist. There’s no other explanation. There’s no way the Huskies get out of September any better than 1-4. By October, the fans will gather at Montlake and Pacific not to cheer, but to mourn. Or maybe just enjoy the lack of enjoyment. Bring out the gimp.

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