Well, we certainly have an established script, don't we? Sluggish start, short yardage issues, a 2nd/3rd quarter surge, turnovers in bunches, an innards-churning 4th quarter, a one possession win. This formula is going to work just as well against USC and Stanford as it does against Washington and Washington State, right?
Right guys?
Offense
Lawler didn't have a perfect day - he committed an illegal touching penalty that single-handedly killed one scoring drive and his 3rd quarter fumble might be remembered very differently if Washington State could hit a field goal. But there were extenuating circumstances:
"Kenny Lawler was battling a stomach virus, he was throwing up the whole ballgame.