It’s time for WSU to move on

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Good morning. I hope your hangover from New Year’s Eve has passed, and by that I don’t mean the kind many people get from over-imbibing, but the one from the Oregon game. After all, that’s the past. And in the Pac-10, if you get caught looking over your shoulder, the team in front of you is going to run you over. That’s Oregon State today. We have links. Read on.
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• Washington State: Not a lot, other than our preview , which also appeared on the blog last night. … OK, I know it’s hard not to look back. Here are some more thoughts on the technical, courtesy of CougCenter . … The Cougar women opened Pac-10 play last night and struggled in the second half. … Though this is Bob Clark of the Register-Guard’s advance of the Ducks’ contest with UW today, there is a lot on Thursday’s game.

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• Around the Pac-10: Everyone is back in action today, headlined by Arizona at UCLA on CBS this morning – in the Southwest. Everyone else, including those of us in the Northwest, get Gonzaga vs. Illinois. Anyhow, the Bruins and Wildcats aren’t what they used to be . They are both struggling the pitfalls of youth. … The Huskies and the Ducks should fill it up today. … Cal and Stanford open Pac-10 play with their rivalry game . … Back to LA, where USC will try to overpower Arizona State, which got a big lift from freshman Demetrius Walker on Thursday night. … OK, can’t ignore it any longer. Oregon’s football team got overpryored in the Rose Bowl, and on, I didn’t misspell overpowered. I was just trying to bring a little levity to a sad situation. The Ducks didn’t play very well and either did the Pac-10 this bowl season .

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• That’s it for this morning. We’ll be back this afternoon prior to the 4 p.m. start of the Oregon State game. Until then …