HUCKING FUSKIES!

I think its more than time for this argument to be laid to rest. The Washington Huskies ended their Series wih the Gonzaga Bulldogs Per this Seattle Times article. END OF STORY. The Huskies then tried to restart the series in 2009 with an arrogant 3 game series exclusively in Seattle. Why Would Gonzaga agree to play a PAC-10 school who cant even win their own conference on their terms, when we can play teams like Michigan St., Notre Dame, and Wake Forest(...and the list goes on) with true Home and Homes?

When Lorenzo Romar got to UW in 2002, he wanted to prove that unlike his predecessor, he could beat Gonzaga. Only instead of improving his record between 2002 and 2005 he lost 4 Straight games to them. So he got with then Athletic Director Todd Turner and began discussing a way to end the series. He knew that the Huskies hadn't won versus the Zags since 1997 and he didn't want to keep losing. He also saw the effect on recruiting as the Zags began to take players like Josh Heytvelt away from the Huskies, so he spouted off about how they needed to fill the schedule with a "better game" and immediately did so by scheduling other WCC teams the following season, teams that continue to be dominated by the Zags to this day.

In 2009, after the Huskies proposed playing 3 games at Key Arena, Mark Few told CBS Analyst Seth Davis, "The chances of that happening are about the same as Big Foot having my baby," Few said. "That's like me saying, Gonzaga proposes a five-year deal at Spokane Arena. There, I just made a proposal. That's as logical as this deal [would be]." This is after the Huskies had literally faxed a letter to the Zags with their proposal and then called the press and reported that they made an official proposal, they didn't even give the Zags a chance to negotiate, it was either "take our deal or walk away". That is not how these things are handled.

I was recently approached by a rabid Husky fan who said that Lorenzo Romar is not in charge of scheduling, that this would fall under the purview of Athletic Director Scott Woodward. I was obviously puzzled as to why this would be the case when ever other Division 1 program i knew of handled scheduling via their Head Coach, so i did a little research and found this quote from their AD: on whether the end of the BIG 12/PAC 10 Season series would allow the Huskies to reschedule with Gonzaga, "No, We will probably do what we did with the Big 12 series: schedule some nice BCS-style teams to do home-and-away with -- we just won't do it within the purview of the Big 12 hardwood classic. So, we'll probably play some Big 12 schools, maybe look at playing an SEC school or a Big Ten school or a Big East school, ACC: We're open. We obviously consult on it, but I give that authority to coach Romar to schedule."

AKA, Lorenzo Romar IS responsible for not continuing this series. This series ended on their terms and they want to restart it on their terms as well, I can promise you IT WILL NOT HAPPEN. PERIOD!

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