We watched four hours for that?

• You hit some, you miss some. Take my predictions for Washington State’s homecoming game against California for example. I thought it might be lower scoring and quicker then most folks were predicting. Those were both misses. The 60-59 Cal win took 4 hours and 4 minutes to play. That’s the length of, what, a 14-inning baseball game or a really bad Michael Cimino movie, right? But I also thought California would win because the youthful WSU secondary wouldn’t be able to contain the Bears’ passing attack. Darn right that’s a hit. It’s a hit without even factoring in a couple of third-quarter California kickoff returns during which the Cougars didn’t hit anyone. Like I said, hit some, miss some. And yes, I know, there is a sad joke in there somewhere concerning if it weren’t for the miss on a short field goal, the night would have been a hit for the Coug faithful. But as it is now, that group of long-suffering folks will have to be content with knowing no one in college football history has ever thrown for more yards in a single game than their quarterback, Connor Halliday. I’m sure Halliday’s total of 734 passing yards would have led the nation for a season until sometime in the 1940s. But that’s all WSU fans have today, a couple of records (besides Halliday’s national passing mark, Vince Mayle set a school record with 263 receiving yards). If one or two little things had gone right – or left, depending on your point of view – the Cougars would have had a 2-1 Pac-12 record, the best in the North. Instead, that mark is California’s. I’m sure not many people would have hit on that before the season began.

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• WSU: Late-night games don’t leave much time for reflection in print, but Jacob Thorpe spent a little time early this morning putting together some thoughts on WSU’s home defeat. Those thoughts came on the heels of his game story , a pregame-produced notebook , statistics , scoring , keys to the defeat , and a blog post with the official game book . … Jacob also will have a morning post today with links. I promise. I just can’t wait until it pops up on the blog, so you’ll have to find it yourself. … Tyler Tjomsland was in Pullman and has a bunch of photographs . … John Blanchette’s column looks at the wacky night in Pullman, the perfect topper to a wacky day around college football. … Bud Withers also can’t believe what he just saw at Martin Stadium. … What the heck did we learn last night ? That maybe there is no such thing as a “gimmee?” … We found a couple stories from the California perspective . … The Oregon basketball team is having more problems .

• Gonzaga: The Zag volleyball team is on a roll . They followed up a Friday night win over Pepperdine with one over 22nd-ranked Loyola last night.

• EWU: All it took for Eastern to win Saturday afternoon was 56 points (the California players are not impressed). That’s because Idaho State was able to hang 53 on the Eagles. Jim Allen has the game story and a notebook from the game. Dan Pelle adds a handful of photographs .

• Idaho: After five games, the Vandals are 0-5. The fifth loss came Saturday night at Texas State, 35-30.

• Whitworth: Pacific found a way to slow down the Pirates offense and take a 29-15 win in Forest Grove, Oregon.

• Chiefs: Back-to-back games turned into back-to-back losses for Spokane, as the Chiefs dropped a 6-2 decision to Prince George at the Arena. Tom Clouse has the story . … Everett lost in overtime again, Saturday night at home against Portland .

• Preps: After a tough start, Central Valley sits atop the GSL 4A standings. Greg Lee points that out as part of his look back at the prep football weekend. … Auburn Riverside won its first Sheridan Classic volleyball title yesterday. Chris Derrick has the story . … We also have a roundup of other prep action.

• Seahawks: What would a Sunday be without the obligatory Russell Wilson story ? I’m kidding. Sort of. … The Hawks’ depth isn’t where they would want it , especially on the offensive line, which lost another reserve this week. … That puts even more of a spotlight on rookie Garry Gilliam , a backup tackle and former collegiate tight end . … Jon Gruden will be calling Monday’s game while his brother Jay coaches the Redskins .

• Mariners: The biggest conversation right now is about payroll . Last year’s and next year’s. The M’s want to add run production . Where will they find it? Is the answer already on the 40-man roster , in free agency or will a big trade be necessary?

• Sounders: Tristan Bowen is biding his time , waiting for his chance to help the Sounders. … If Colorado could wait a match or two to find its groove , no one a Sounder uniform would mind.

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• I started this post sometime after 3 a.m. Or after I got back from Pullman. It’s hard to remember exactly. It’s now past 5 a.m. and I am ready to post it. Then it’s off to bed. I apologize in advance for any mistakes of fact. I’m blaming it on exhaustion. Mistakes of opinion? I blame those on my dad. Until later …