UW at WSU: Halftime

APPLE CUP

There were four touchdowns scored in the second quarter – and only one of them would be considered of the ordinary variety.

That would be the first one the Cougars scored, the one that broke the 0-0 tie. It came at the end of a 95-yard drive and seemed to open the floodgates – if you consider a squirt-gun stream a flood.

The Huskies’ answer was a long pass play made possible by a) as good a catch as you’ll ever see by Cody Ellis and b) a mistaken notion by Tyron Brackenridge that Ellis was going to miss the pass and Brackenridge would have a pick. That combination resulted in a tie game at seven.

Which Eric Frampton promptly untied with a pick six, prompting exactly 34 seconds of cheering by the Cougar faithful.

It only lasted that long because Marlon Wood took the kickoff almost all the way back, with only a tackle by Michael Willis saving a score. For two plays.

And that’s why the game is tied at 14 at intermission.

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The key for WSU in the second half: Don’t give up the big play. The Huskies aren’t going to march 80 yards to score. They don’t have the offense to sustain a long drive.

The key for UW: Keep doing what they have been doing. Take chances down the field when possible, play field position when it isn’t.

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The Husky marching band has more drum majors than my high school band had musicians.