[washingtonismoney]

His perspective seems to match those expressed by Husky fans on the previously anonymous ESPN Pac-12 blog. In a nutshell, Stanford defense is overhyped because Washington beat them. Of course, that's not exactly a position complimentary to Washington's offense.

That may be the proximate cause, but the underlying thing is that Husky fans have a lot of anxiety because they feel they should be top dogs in the Pac-12. Their tradition, their fanbase, their history is only second to SC... And with Oregon and now Stanford passing them, they've got some performance anxiety as to whether they'll ever get back. (I suspect Bill Walsh claiming they're just a bunch of mercenaries back in the day probably doesn't help.) So slamming Stanford is just a way of addressing their own insecurities as fans. (N.D. fans had similar tone/outlook/approach before 2012.)

Anyway, SI has some excerpts of the story on Skov and the cover story looks like a keeper: http://insidesportsillustrated.com/2013/...ayne-skov/

[washingtonismoney]

His perspective seems to match those expressed by Husky fans on the previously anonymous ESPN Pac-12 blog. In a nutshell, Stanford defense is overhyped because Washington beat them. Of course, that's not exactly a position complimentary to Washington's offense.

That may be the proximate cause, but the underlying thing is that Husky fans have a lot of anxiety because they feel they should be top dogs in the Pac-12. Their tradition, their fanbase, their history is only second to SC... And with Oregon and now Stanford passing them, they've got some performance anxiety as to whether they'll ever get back. (I suspect Bill Walsh claiming they're just a bunch of mercenaries back in the day probably doesn't help.) So slamming Stanford is just a way of addressing their own insecurities as fans. (N.D. fans had similar tone/outlook/approach before 2012.)

Anyway, SI has some excerpts of the story on Skov and the cover story looks like a keeper: http://insidesportsillustrated.com/2013/...ayne-skov/