COUGARSTwenty-two years ago yesterday, Kim made good use of "labor" day, going into labor with our first-born son, Tyler. He was born the next day, which was Sept. 4, after more than 14 hours of labor – during which I discovered why they called it…
MISCELLANEOUS Updated 10:50 A.M.Just a quick post because I promised Kim today was her day. So while she's getting ready to go out to breakfast, some random thoughts from Saturday.The best Pac-10 teams I saw yesterday were, in order, USC, Oregon and UCLA. The poorest…
After three quarters in the heat and humidity of the South, the Cougars look pretty fresh on offense.The defensive side is something else entirely. And now the defense needs a stop.Click the full entry link and join us for the final quarter.
For two drives the WSU offense looked overmatched.For two drives, the WSU defense gave and gave, but didn't break.Then the offensive line tightened up, the receivers had more time to get open, Woolridge broke a 42-yard run through a nice hole and, bingo, WSU leads…
Let’s see. There’s been the Vandal game (see links below and Jim Meehan's blog), which showed the difference a coach can make to a program.There’s the West Virginia game, which, after watching just a few minutes, made me feel a little sorry for Eastern Washington…
The announcers say that Idaho has to do just what they did, only better. Thanks.We'll try the same on this blog.Hit full entry and follow along.
IDAHO AT MICHIGAN STATEWelcome to Saturday college football.For most of today – until the Washington State postgame – we will be watching the TV games along with you.And what a surprise: ESPN’s College Game Day is in Georgia for the Notre Dame game. Click the…
SEAHAWKS, MARINERS UPDATED 11:35 A.M.A win over the Raiders is always a big deal in Seattle no matter if it is in the preseason or not. And when the Hawks win as handily as they did Thursday night, that's an even bigger deal.Just ask former…
VANDALSJim Meehan examined the long standing relationship between Saturday's rival coaches, Idaho's Dennis Erickson and his former assistant and current Michigan State coach John L. Smith.But Meehan went even deeper into Smith's life on the Vandal blog today.When you are rooting for your favorite team,…
EASTERN WASHINGTONAs I wrote in the post last night, there was no way the Eastern Washington Eagles' football season could have gotten off to a worse start.Dave Trimmer, in Corvallis for the game, witnessed it first-hand and had the same sad tale to tell.There really…
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