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We got a little sidetracked this morning listening to a couple of sports podcasts. Hard to believe what can be said on the radio in Passaic, New Jersey can be heard in Pullman, Washington … or Cairo, Egypt for that matter. And so can whatever is written. Strange world we live in. Read on.
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• Washington State: Though I don’t think anything linked here will be read in Cairo (maybe not Pullman either), here’s what we’ve got. … Our story on freshman walk-on Jared Byers, who has filled a hole at fullback for the Cougars recently. … Also, we have our Pac-10 picks. … And that’s it for items out of the Cougar camp this morning. If you want more notes, check out this post.
• Around the Pac-10: ESPN.com’s Ted Miller has his picks for the weekend and things to watch. … Buster Sports Nick Daschel says Autzen Stadium has nothing on old Husky Stadium for noise. … The Pac-10 has a bunch of freshmen running around like lost chickens. They’re not looking for Humanities 101, they’re carrying the football. … Washington: With a lack of depth comes a lack of excellent special teams play. … Oregon State: The secondary will get tested once again. … Oregon: If you read just one link today, make it this George Schroeder column. … California: Oregon boy moves to California, grows beard. Big deal. Bill Walton did it the other way years ago. … Stanford: Sorry, nothing. … USC: The offense has to get going, and it won’t be easy this week. …UCLA: The injury bug visits Westwood again. … Arizona State: More changes for the Sun Devils at quarterback. … Arizona: The Wildcats add another weapon to their offense, as if the Pac-10 leaders needed any more against Washington State.
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• That’s all for this morning. We’ll be back after practice with notes. Until then …
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Coug Mania on November 05 at 9:54 a.m.
what is the status of Xavier Thames —he was a prized recruit for Bone to keep on board and Reggie and Brock are the only ones we have heard about
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DeerLakeRon on November 05 at 10:49 a.m.
Thanks for Asking Coug Mania.
I was curious about that also.
Does anyone know where Xavier is or how he is doing.
Before Reggie Moore I thought he was to be the point guard to free up Klay for shooting?
Boones only guy wins out I guess.
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rufus on November 05 at 11:10 a.m.
another game.. another loss… the second season from “hell” continues
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DeerLakeRon on November 05 at 12:02 p.m.
rufus/spokanecoug fan etc., thats what we knew was going to happen, thats what everyone told us was going to happen this year. we were told: there would be improvements but they may not show up in the win column. So with that said I don't really understand all the dissapointed fans. Maybe they should become invisible and jump back on the Band Wagon when it does start showing in the Win column. Get kinda tired of hearing from the “Negative Nancys”
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MikeSequim on November 05 at 12:55 p.m.
DLR,
I'm with you, I see nothing wrong with being told for two years we are going to lose in fact, some here suggest maybe 10 years, I'm there folks, I'm there! Especially, knowing that repetitive losing in a program builds character and blaming the kids for the losses with all of their “improvements” made this year and last, can only help them be prepared for next year and the year after that. Afterall, winning 2 games last year and so far 1 this year can only translate into a bowl game next year, I think, New age Math? I just wish these kids would take some accountabilty for their not making good adjustments to all of the great opportunities the coaching staff have put them in the past 2 years. Oh well, they're young and not smart like us older guys who can really see the growth from the great coaching that has been done.
No question, DLR, I kinda get tired of hearing from those “Negative Nancy's” too! Problem is, they're coaching at the WSU football program.
The good news is: ? What?
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spokanecougfan on November 05 at 2:45 p.m.
Mike & Rufus are correct here, we're getting a little sick of the 'Stepford' fans. Jeez let's at least acknowledge the reality that things are not getting better under CPW's crew. I don't care how many years you give him, there is no evidence that there is growth in the coaching staff or that they are going be capable of creating practices and game schemes for the talent he's supposedly recruiting,__ talent all alone is not going to turn the program around, it will need to be coached. Will it be?
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dickkenn on November 05 at 5:58 p.m.
Looks like the negitivity by several bloggers will be around for a couple more years, as our redshirt FR. ,and FR. , grow and get stronger . Like an old fb coach once said this isnt rocket science, you have to give the team time to mature. HELLO….just sit back and injoy watching this team play and get better.
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TommyCoug on November 05 at 7:03 p.m.
rufus, MikeSequim and spokanecougfan…none of you have looked past the won/lost column. Your indepth knowledge amounts to zero…about what you contribute to the program in dollars I bet!
You all 3 probably get upset or got upset when they didn't call your # for Rose Bowl tickets…or any bowl tickets.
There's a guy named “Hollow”…and he certainly is…that writes to the sports editor of the Spokesman-Review with the same uniformed, unresearched, lack of depth comments of the 3 of you.
You don't like the program…take your comments to the Huskies…I won't miss any of you!!
GO WULFF!!…GO COUGS!!
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davethecoug on November 05 at 10:55 p.m.
Vince,
Your comment on nobody looking at your links in Cairo is incorrect. I'm in Turkmenistan and I regularly read SportsLink. I will be in Egypt next week and will continue to read SportsLink regularly.
Keep up the good work and Go Cougs!!!
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BeaconHillCoug on November 07 at 12:44 a.m.
I have not been around as long as some on this board, but I felt compelled to respond to some of the negatives. I remember the first years with Mike Price were horrible. We basically had one good year with Bledsoe. Then we had one good year with Leaf. And finally we had the four 10 win seasons and what seemed like the beginning of a tradition. Now we are rebuilding again and people are losing patience. We basically have almost no experience at any position. And yet these players are playing their hearts out. I do not see any “quit” out there. To me…that is a good sign that things are moving slowly in the right direction. If you go back through the years on Scout.com, you can see we made poor recruiting choices during the end of Prices era + Dobas era. Too many JC's and too many overrated head cases. There is no shortcut to rebuilding this team. I challenge all naysayers to get on board before the wins start accumulating, and just maybe you won't feel so foolish when this team turns the corner. Barring any injury, I predict Tuel will have a nice Junior season and make a bowl appearance.
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