Scouting the Enemy - UW Pregame

Well it's time to start a tradition, something called Scouting the Enemy (A basic rundown of all things good and bad about UCLA's next opponent).

UCLA Bruins 3-5 (0-5) vs. Washington Huskies 3-5 (2-3 PAC 10)

"Washington quarterback Jake Locker throws against Oregon in the second half of an NCAA football game Saturday, Oct. 24, 2009, in Seattle. Oregon won 43-19. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)"

On homecoming, UCLA, who will be wearing their 1967 throwbacks, looks to earn their first conference win against the Huskies.

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13-9's Random Tidbits:

• UCLA had their best offensive performance of the year in the 4th quarter of last week’s game @ Oregon State where they came up short on the final play of the game inside Beaver territory
• UW Coaches Steve Sarkisian and Nick Holt have transformed the attitude of Husky football, encouraging them to one of the biggest upsets of the year, where the two ex-USC coaches topped their mentor, if that is the proper wording for it, Pete Carroll in a thrilling matchup in Seattle.
• UCLA has had one of the toughest schedules to befall on a team so far this year, enroute to their 0-5 conference start. Among them were heavy-duty playmakers such as Toby Gerhart, LaMichael James (Ask USC about him), Jahvid Best, Nick Foles, and Jacquizz Rodgers... all in succession. Their defense hasn’t performed up to par though, as a lack of aggression in game planning has resulted in spiked YPG averages.
• UW’s star QB, and surefire athlete, Jake Locker looks ready to go after being marketed as a “questionable” starter for Saturday’s game. He is bordering on 2000 yards, and has thrown 12 TD’s this season to 8 INT’s.

Numbers to Crunch

WASHINGTON

Passing Statistics
NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	CMP%	YDS/A	TD	INT	RAT
Jake Locker	158	281	1968	56.2	7.00	12	8	123.5
Ronnie Fouch	0	1	0	0.0	0.00	0	0	0.0
Totals	158	282	1968	56.0	6.98	12	8	123.0

Rushing Statistics
NAME	CAR	YDS	YPC	LONG	TD
Chris Polk	145	641	4.4	41	3
Jake Locker	75	207	2.8	56 (TD)	4
Johri Fogerson	14	46	3.3	7	1
Demitrius Bronson	10	43	4.3	18	0
Curtis Shaw	5	19	3.8	7	0
Willie Griffin	1	8	8.0	8	0
Devin Aguilar	1	6	6.0	6	0
Paul Homer	1	2	2.0	2	0
Jordan Polk	1	-3	-3.0	0	0
Will Mahan	1	-12	-12.0	0	0
Totals	256	953	3.7	56	8

Receiving Statistics
NAME	REC	YDS	YPR	LONG	TD
Jermaine Kearse	27	441	16.3	47	2
Devin Aguilar	25	391	15.6	49 (TD)	3
James Johnson	35	384	11.0	37	3
D'Andre Goodwin	11	220	20.0	35	0
Kavario Middleton	20	174	8.7	25 (TD)	2
Johri Fogerson	13	164	12.6	51	1
Chris Polk	15	121	8.1	17	0
Paul Homer	5	35	7.0	12	0
Jordan Polk	4	31	7.8	12	0
Chris Izbicki	2	8	4.0	6	1
Ben Ossai	1	-1	-1.0	-1	0
Totals	158	1968	12.5	51	12

Kicking Statistics
NAME	XPM	XPA	XP%	FGM	FGA	FG%	1-19	20-29	30-39	40-49	50+	LNG	PTS
Erik Folk	21	21	100	12	14	85.7	0/0	4/4	5/5	3/5	0/0	48	57

UCLA

Passing Statistics
NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	CMP%	YDS/A	TD	INT	RAT
Kevin Prince	92	167	1052	55.1	6.30	4	4	111.1
Kevin Craft	41	75	465	54.7	6.20	1	1	108.5
Richard Brehaut	9	15	114	60.0	7.60	0	1	110.5
Totals	142	258	1631	55.0	6.32	5	6	109.9

Rushing Statistics
NAME	CAR	YDS	YPC	LONG	TD
Johnathan Franklin	109	506	4.6	74 (TD)	5
Derrick Coleman	25	139	5.6	31	1
Damien Thigpen	20	60	3.0	13	0
Milton Knox	13	55	4.2	14	0
Christian Ramirez	9	44	4.9	13	0
Kevin Craft	8	25	3.1	8	0
Chane Moline	3	11	3.7	5	0
Terrence Austin	1	6	6.0	6	0
Kevin Prince	44	5	0.1	15	0
Randall Carroll	1	5	5.0	5	0
Morrell Presley	2	2	1.0	2	0
Richard Brehaut	6	-36	-6.0	0	0
Totals	245	816	3.3	74	6

Receiving Statistics
NAME	REC	YDS	YPR	LONG	TD
Taylor Embree	29	394	13.6	34	1
Nelson Rosario	18	349	19.4	58 (TD)	1
Logan Paulsen	20	238	11.9	48	0
Terrence Austin	21	220	10.5	51 (TD)	2
Ryan Moya	13	133	10.2	22	0
Chane Moline	11	81	7.4	15	1
Morrell Presley	6	43	7.2	12	0
Cory Harkey	7	40	5.7	14	0
Johnathan Franklin	3	27	9.0	15	0
Milton Knox	2	25	12.5	14	0
Damien Thigpen	4	22	5.5	7	0
Christian Ramirez	1	16	16.0	16	0
Randall Carroll	2	16	8.0	9	0
Derrick Coleman	2	10	5.0	7	0
Trevor Theriot	1	9	9.0	9	0
Gavin Ketchum	1	4	4.0	4	0
Antwon Moutra	1	4	4.0	4	0
Totals	142	1631	11.5	58	5

Kicking Statistics
NAME	XPM	XPA	XP%	FGM	FGA	FG%	1-19	20-29	30-39	40-49	50+	LNG	PTS
Kai Forbath	11	12	91.7	20	22	90.9	0/0	4/4	9/9	4/4	3/5	53	71

(All charts credit to ESPN through HTML Composition)

Fearless Analysis

1. As shown in my other posts over on BN here which clearly states that the only way UCLA will have a shot here is to bring some heat.
2. UCLA’s offense can’t just assume that their good fortune will continue, they need to continue the Airraid composition, get downfield, and then open up the running game. Chow is more than ready to get back to his own game of playcalling... instead of this “let’s let the defense screw it up for us” mentality that he hated from the get-go.
3. UW is coming in hungry; just like UCLA, the Huskies are leaving their bowl hopes to these final games, which are tasks hard enough. My advantage here would go to the Huskies, because... they’ve won at least ONE game in the PAC 10.

More later...

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