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December 6, 2008 7:39 PM

Husky recap: Happy Holidays, from Ty Willingham

Posted by Jerry Brewer

My picture is just about all that needs to be said.

Oh and 12.

Never thought I'd see this when I moved to Seattle.

Tyrone Willingham moonwalked with the program in his four years. When he was hired, the biggest fear was supposed to be that he'd only make the Huskies mediocre. Well, surprise, surprise: Turns out he could do a lot worse than mediocre.

To recap some of the lows of this season, which closed Willingham's four-year Husky record at 11-36:

-- The Huskies achieved a Triple Crown of bad defense: Most yards per game allowed, most points per game allowed and most total points allowed in school history.

--They averaged 263.2 yards on offense, the lowest in 41 years.

-- First 0-12 team in Pac-10 team history.

-- Lost nine of 12 games by 20 points or more.

-- Average score this season: 39-13.

After a year like this, after being booted from two straight jobs, you'd think Willingham would want to sit out a season, but he seems adamant about finding another head-coaching gig.

Good luck, bud.

The resume is not looking so hot these days.

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Comments

ND knew he was a stiff.. Their problem was they replaced him with someone worse! He had you Husky honks fooled.. 4 years! Love it.. I wish he... Posted on December 7, 2008 at 4:33 PM by gonyotz. Jump to comment

gonyotz is a Ty groupie Posted on December 7, 2008 at 6:32 PM by frustia. Jump to comment

So if Willingham "moonwalked" with the program for four years, why did you want to bring him back for year four Jerry? The "he... Posted on December 7, 2008 at 8:26 AM by Purple Kaya. Jump to comment

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