As the clock ticked down on the Washington Huskies’ battle with number one ranked Alabama in the College Football Playoff, a thorough drubbing at the hands of the Nick Saban-led Crimson Tide, Washington football faithful still had to be proud of their team.
After all, this was a program, not a decade prior, that had finished an historically awful 0-12 season. From 2001 to 2015, the Huskies had seasons of 1-10, 2-9, 5-7 and a smattering of 7-6. Sound familiar? It should.
Arizona and Washington have held similar paths throughout most of the new century.