THE CHEAP SEATS with STEVE CAMERON: With loss by Seahawks, we can finally move on

And so, finally …

Mercifully …

We can officially stick a fork in the Seahawks, who are well and truly done after losing to the Rams Tuesday night.

OK, if that’s a little strong, let’s call this a more humane euthanasia.

To that end, I’ll retract the fork reference and suggest the Hawks be given pills for a quiet off-season sleep — or however they do it in Oregon, where finishing yourself off is all quite legal.

Moving ahead, though …

Exactly what should happen to this once-proud franchise now?

We’ll examine some of the options and possibilities in another column (or several).

Yep, I’ve got all your emails about Russell Wilson, about Pete Carroll, about the pass rush, about whether injuries or COVID or lack of talent at key positions caused this unfortunate and unusual season.

Carroll’s teams are not generally sitting at 5-9 around Christmas, so it’s logical to ask what happened.

We’ll check every nook and cranny, I promise you.

Meanwhile, let’s do some notes and quotes today instead of rehashing the Seahawks’ struggles while they’re still bleeding …

ITEM: Yes, you can accuse new Idaho football coach Jason Eck of some serious blah-blah during his introductory press conference.

Tougher at the line of scrimmage, mentally prepared, adapting systems to current personnel, yada, yada.

But there are a couple things about this hire that make me think we could be taking the Vandals seriously again.

First, Eck is spot on when referring to Idaho as a “sleeping giant.”

UI was a Big Sky powerhouse (along with Boise State) before both schools chose to try Division I-A, which is now known as the FBS.

We all know what Boise accomplished after that, while Idaho — with no stadium, nor recruiting base, nor widespread fan support — disappeared into the mist.

Idaho, however, can recruit from the same general area that feeds those monster FCS programs at North Dakota State, South Dakota, Montana and Montana State — and certainly South Dakota State, where Eck was most recently the offensive coordinator.

The Jackrabbits played for the FCS national title a season ago, and made the semifinals again this season before losing to Montana State.

I’m going out on a limb, I know, but I’ll suggest Idaho could get back to something approaching the glory days of Dennis Erickson.

Clip and save, you doubters.

ITEM: My new favorite player is Washington State slotback Travell Harris.

While many of his teammates (and athletes across college football) are bailing out on bowl games to prepare for the NFL, Harris not only intends to compete in the Sun Bowl against Miami on Dec. 31 …

He’s left the door open for a return to Pullman next season.

“I signed my letter of intent to Washington State to play football, so I’m gonna finish it out the right way,” Harris said.

“Me and this team have been through a lot of adversity, so I just want to do the right thing and maybe end it off the right way.

“I don’t know whether I’m coming back or if I’m leaving. I’m going to discuss it with my family, but right now, I’m just focused on Miami.”

I really like the idea that a player is honoring his scholarship commitment properly, and not bailing on the bowl game — whether he returns to WSU or not.

Harris, who racked up 801 receiving yards and scored nine touchdowns, is from Tampa, and there are plenty of Miami Hurricane fans in his family.

Calvin Jackson Jr., the other prolific target for Cougar QB Jayden de Laura, is also from Florida — and taking the same route as Harris.

The whole gang will be there at the Sun Bowl, and I think that’s pretty cool.

ITEM: Now that NIL (name, image and likeness) is officially in play, expect to see some big-time recruits making bundles of money.

Travis Hunter, the prep star from Georgia who switched his college commitment from Florida State to Jackson State – and coach Deion Sanders – at the very last minute, reportedly will make more than a million dollars from Jackson State supporters.

There’s a local NIL story that isn’t quite as spectacular financially — but it’s a hell of a lot of fun.

Gonzaga star Drew Timme already has appeared in two TV commercial spots, one for a casino and another for a furniture company.

The latter includes money for struggling families as part of the deal, which is just pure Timme.

So is the casino ad, in a different way, with a gambler trying to improve his luck by asking to do Timme’s mustache twirl.

“Don’t make it creepy,” Drew says, after lifting the guy up to get them face to face.

Seriously, who wouldn’t want Drew Timme representing his or her business?

He’s a natural.

Email: scameron@cdapress.com

Steve Cameron’s “Cheap Seats” columns appear in The Press on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. He also writes Zags Tracker, a commentary on Gonzaga basketball which is published weekly during the season.

Steve suggests you take his opinions in the spirit of a Jimmy Buffett song: “Breathe In, Breathe Out, Move On.”