Do any of you really even want to rehash these games anymore?

I get the sense the only questions anyone has now concern Jim Mora and Gary Pinkel and Lane Kiffin and everybody else on the wish list.

But the breakdown of this one, for those who still care, seems pretty simple --- the Huskies couldn't handle Notre Dame's defensive pressure by making any big plays in the passing game or mounting any kind of a running attack; and defensively, let the Irish take over the game in the first seven minutes and while the Huskies played better from there, it hardly mattered since the game was never again in doubt.

"It was a game that we seemed to be able to do very few things right,'' said UW coach Tyrone Willingham, a statement that also pretty much describes the last four years, which now sees his record at 11-32.

Willingham seemed a little more down than usual, and it was easy to read into it that he realizes now that the end is near. I caught a brief segment of his radio interview afterward and he admitted that "it's a concern'' trying to keep the players together now.

Otherwise, there wasn't a lot said after this one --- other than a little putting on a brave face about getting back up for next week --- everyone seeming resigned to their collective fates. Nobody seemed too upset, having apparently grown numb now to defeat.

In terms of news, sounds as if the injury to Senio Kelemete could be serious and he might be out for a while but we won't know for sure until Monday or so. RB David Freeman also left with a re-injury to an ankle, an ominous sign given he hadn't played since Sept., 27 with the same injury.

But right now, how much does it even matter who is available next week at USC?

I'm anticipating that the Huskies will go into that game as big an underdog as they have been in 30 years or so --- maybe since the infamous trip to Alabama in 1975 when Don James suffered his worst defeat, 52-0, at the hands of one of Bear Bryant's powerhouse teams.

As for grades, the whole offense deserves an F. Individually, D'Andre Goodwin would be the one player who deserves a little special recognition for hanging in there and making seven catches, including the TD at the end that saved this one from being even more embarrassing.

Defensively, we'll just give the whole unit a C-minus. UW played in a nickel defense much of the game and that gave the defense a different look. Notre Dame seemed to take advantage of that early by running more than they had been. Despite the lopsided score, this was a better effort in a lot of areas --- a little more pressure on the QB, a little better playing of the ball in the secondary. It seemed like they played pretty hard the whole game.

But when Notre Dame scored on those first two possessions, the outcome was pretty much sealed. And while there may have been some bright spots, worth nothing that ND ran for 252 yards, or about 150 more than their average. The Huskies simply can't stop anyone from running the ball.

Other than the punting team and the kickoff return team, the special teams barely saw the field. The punting was subpar but the coverage was fine I guess. But then there was the fake punt by Notre Dame, which the Irish were able to pull off despite needing 13 yards. So that should get an F, as well (Edited from original post).

The coaching grade is also an F. An 0-7 record and nine straight losses and almost getting shut out at home for the first time since 1976 --- averting it only with a drive against a lot of deep reserves --- says it all.

A harsher judgment on the coaching figures to be coming soon.