The scoreboard and stat sheet says that the Washington Huskies accomplished yesterday what they needed to get done: They suffocated an overmatched opponent to the tune of a 42-point victory, and got the backups plenty of live-fire reps without sustaining any major injuries. Mission accomplished, right?
Those who watched the game (and you can be forgiven for not doing so, by the way), though, came away with a different impression. Namely, they saw the Washington offense struggle mightily, especially in the running game, for the game’s first three quarters before things broke open in the fourth.