Huskies Crush Boise State Broncos in Return to Montlake
For about two minutes on Saturday night, the 71,963 people at a sold-out Husky stadium wondered what kind of homecoming it was going to be. Their quarterback had thrown for an interception, and the 19th-ranked Boise State Broncos were on a steady march downfield.
Flash forward to just under five minutes in the game, and the Huskies had racked up 592 yards and 38 points, to a pair of field goals from Boise State. RB Bishop Sankey rumbled for 161 of those yards, on 25 carries. QB Keith Price, 324 yards, going 23 for 31.
It was an achievement and a statement, says Art Thiel, that outshone the new $280-million stadium itself. But that said, Qwest Field has real competition in the decibel arena. Even lay people reading University of Washington seismographs will have no trouble determining when the Huskies score.
Two “smaller” HD screens at the west end are mirrored by the monster screen at the west end. (You’d like to see more stats displayed, with all this screen-power.) Food and drink concessions now come with food-and-drink areas you might well want to spend time in, with a large eastern plaza. Club Husky comes with padded seats, cupholders, and a lounge that people were stopping to take pictures of themselves in.
