Home-and-Home: Where do Washington and Oregon stand as they ready for the Big Ten?
My semi-regular conversation with Tyson Alger of the I-5 Corridor.
Home-and-Home is a regular conversation between Christian Caple of On Montlake and Tyson Alger of The I-5 Corridor. With more than two decades of combined experience covering football in the Northwest, join On Montlake and The I-5 Corridor for their unique views on the Ducks and Huskies.
ALGER: Christian, it’s been a minute. The last time we did a Home-and-Home was Nov. 29. Here’s a rough list of things that have happened since we co-published Everything is on the Line, Part 2.
The Huskies beat Oregon 34-31 in the Pac-12 championship game.
The Huskies beat Texas in the CFP semifinals.
The Huskies lost the national championship to a Big Ten team in a game where if just a few plays went differently early…
Hey Oregon fans know that one.
The Ducks kept their coach.
The Ducks kept a lot of their roster.
The Huskies lost their coach.
The Huskies lost a lot of their roster.
The Ducks signed a monster recruiting class.
The Huskies did not.
Oh, and On Montlake hit the one-year mark with a subscriber count equal to some small countries. Congratulations, buddy. I can’t wait until two years from now when you experience your identity crisis and end up with me in the soccer press box.
So, here’s my question for you: Was it worth it? Not the Substack thing, but the season. Or would, say, Washington have benefitted from maybe splitting that season series with the Ducks and not starting the avalanche of success that ultimately led to another program reboot?
Simple question, I know.
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