Well, that was fun, wasn’t it?
If you were like me, you were a little disappointed with the stakes surrounding this Apple Cup. Huskies fans were hopeful that the team would repeat as conference champs and make a second straight appearance in the College Football Playoff, something only elite programs the likes of Alabama, Ohio State, and Clemson have done since the inception of the Playoff in 2014.
Instead, the Huskies were relegated to the position of spoiler after dropping two conference games, including to Stanford two weeks ago, which subsequently eliminated them from contention for the Pac-12 North title last week when the Cardinal defeated California in the Big Game.