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That will not be as difficult a problem as Washington’s current 0-12 season record might suggest. We are purposefully not mentioning the fired coach whom Sarkisian is replacing. Sarkisian and the University of Washington deserve a clean slate at this moment in time. The old guy is history better left unwritten. Before he arrived in Seattle to be announced as the new coach, Sarkisian had never been head coach of a major college football program. Some pundits consider his hiring a liability because of his inexperience as a head coach. I consider his inexperience an asset because Sarkisian is not bringing with him a bunch of failed practices, tired beliefs about what worked 20 years ago, and old cronies as part of the coaching staff. Just winning a single game next season will make him more successful than his predecessor. Sarkisian has been the quarterback coach, offensive coordinator and assistant head coach for the University of Southern California the last 2 years. USC is a national …

Barry Switzer and his pack said no, they just are not good enough. Followed up with the traditional rhetoric, who did they play? Utah as did Boise State before them, proved the pundits and BCS wrong. The Utes manhandled The Crimson Tide from the opening kickoff to the final gun. Alabama was no match for The Utah Utes. Bama had been ranked #1 in the nation for 5 weeks before falling to Florida. Their stingy defense allowed just 16 points per game. Utah hung 21 points on The Tide in the first quarter. So much for the argument Utah was not good enough and could not hang with Bama. The argument, who did they play is meaningless, Utah played and defeated everyone on their schedule. That included and Big 10’s Michigan and two highly nationaly ranked conference mates, BYU and TCU. The problem is, its not about who is good enough to be in the BCS Bowls, it’s about money and the 6 BCS Conferences want it all to themselves. In 2004 both Boise State and the Utah Utes were undefeated mid major te …