Losing 4 starters is a big deal if you don't have super-depth like USC. Injuries and othe losses (academic non-qualifiers, transfers, etc.) were a major reason for the UW's flop this season (along with chaos at QB).
yup......i know the whole story and while I think Gilbertson is a high school coach...we had him.....he inherited a screwed up program. but when people diss the pac 10 i don't point to Cal, my team, I always have pointed to USC and the Huskies and Arz. State....in the last 15 years or so UW was a powerhouse SOB that ran over people at will........the heck with all that pac 10 stuff...in our good years we are great....we have the highest winning percentage in bowl games since the inclusion of the Rose Bowl in the BCS