Five thoughts on the Huskies falling to 0-5 (Assuming "pathetic" doesn't cover it all):

1. Tyrone Willingham is officially desperate. Before this game, even though Willingham was struggling, I never considered him completely desperate. But after his decisions to blow the redshirt seasons of freshmen Terrance Dailey and Cody Bruns, Willingham is no longer managing the roster with the best interest of the program in mind.

He wants to win a game, somehow, some way, and he seems willing to do whatever it takes. It makes you fear that he really might put Jake Locker at safety.

Afterward, offensive coordinator Tim Lappano tried to defend playing Dailey and Bruns, but he was unconvincing.

"There are seven more football games," Lappano said. "These guys came to Washington to play. And they want to play."

I like coach Lappano, but he's being shortsighted, too. There was especially no reason to play Bruns in this game. He entered when the score was 38-7. That's really helping the team win.

2. Ronnie Fouch is not better than Jake Locker. Please, stop saying that, really. Fouch isn't a better fit for this football team than Locker. He has more traditional quarterback skills, but he's got plenty of warts, too. In his first start, he finished 12 of 28 for 181 yards. He threw one touchdown and one interception. He looked good at times, but there's nothing special about the kid. He's the kind of player who manages an offense. If you have good weapons, he'll be suitable. But if you need the QB to do more than just get the ball to your weapons, he's going to struggle.

3. Scott Woodward is afraid of throwing the program in disarray. What's the No. 1 reason Woodward doesn't want to fire Willingham until the season is over? Well, if I'm reading him correctly, he fears the players running amok without a leader.

"It's stability," Woodward said after this game, explaining his reasoning. "You want to have your team orphaned."

If nothing else, Willingham will continue to run the program with discipline. You may doubt his tactical abilities, but he's good at holding the players accountable. Woodward seems to fear all hell breaking loose if he got rid of Willingham. I think it's a valid argument, but as you'll see in my column tomorrow, I'm thinking it's time for a merciful ending to this mess.

4. The Husky special teams are really, really bad. Much like the rest of the team. From Jordan Polk's inexperience returning kicks to Jared Ballman's non-exciting punting to missed field goals to poor coverage, the Huskies are suspect in every area.

5. Finally, some sacks. The lone bit of good news for the defense: end Daniel Te'o-Nesheim had an incredible game. He broke the Huskies' oh-for-the-season sacks slump, finishing with three sacks. In all, Te'o-Nesheim finished with eight tackles in his finest performance of the season.

Oh, and the Huskies only allowed 449 yards in this game, their best performance of the season. Then again, Arizona called off the dogs in the third quarter. The Wildcats would've had 500 yards if quarterback Willie Tuitama remained in the game.