Happened to be near a computer for of Tyrone Willingham's radio show tonight and took a few notes, so I'll pass them on:

--- Willingham was asked about the budding controversy over the fact that the 1978 Rose Bowl team did not speak to his players prior to Saturday's game. Willingham had been asked about it after the game Saturday and said there wasn't enough time to make it work. He said the same again tonight though with a little more detail. First, Willingham said organizing such events are "something that you talk about years in advance ... that one just didn't quite get all the places that it needed to.'' Pressed on that, Willingham said that "I felt like there was not enough time to get properly involved,'' saying that more time would have been needed for the players from the 78 team to get their schedules altered to be able to speak to the team. Asked how much time would be needed, he said "if you knew about that three months, four months in advance, you could have guys plan their schedules.''

--- Willingham also said he does embrace the history of the program, noting the spring reunion he has organized. "We want them (ex-players) around,'' he said. "I continually say that the strength of Husky football is the strength of its past coming forward, not just what we do today.''

--- Asked if he is concerned about this year's recruiting class given all the talk of his future, he said "I'm very concerned about that class and the reason I am concerned is because there's still so much doubt hanging over our heads. Unless you can give them (recruits) something they feel comfortable with it makes it very difficult. All those kids are watching and waiting and slowly making their decisions about their schools. ... They want to know what their future is and as long as that is in question it makes it that much more difficult.''

--- Asked to name the biggest on-field accomplishments of his career, he cited the win at WSU in 2006 and the win over Boise State last year, admitting that there haven't been enough of them.

--- Asked a question that included the statement that he has set the program back five years, Willingham defended his program by saying that he thinks the current team still has a chance to turn things around.

--- Jake Locker was also a guest on the show, and asked when he might return, said "I really can't tell you.'' He said he would be in a cast for another three-and-a-half weeks, then go back in for a surgery to have a plate in the thumb removed. He said there is a plate, 14 pins and a couple of screws in the thumb. He said after that surgery, he would then begin rehab. Three-and-a-half weeks would be the week of the UCLA game Nov. 15 and if that is correct, then his first full week of practice wouldn't be until the Apple Cup.