... bad the broadcast was) to see the Washington-Stanford game last Saturday, you got to see Washington lay its first egg of the season.

Coming off the win against USC, it is easy to imagine the optimism that existed in the hearts of Washington players, fans, and coaches. They can downplay it all they want, it existed.

The game proved that Stanford can be a legitimate contender in the Pac-10; that the Washington Huskies still have a long road ahead of them.

This week's game against Notre Dame I think will show us the real 2009 Washington Huskies. 

A lot of people seem to think that the Huskies played out of their skins for the USC and LSU games, and that Stanford showed them stalling on the intensity.

I disagree.
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