Last week I wrote that this might get worse before it gets better, and then Washington State went out and beat Oregon State by a score of 52-23. Perhaps there is some sort of solace in the fact that Washington State just upset USC in a classic Pac-12 After Dark type of game—proving that the Cougars are a real threat—but moral victories only go so far when you lose by more than four scores.
Unfortunately, today is not the day that things get easier, despite the Beavers having had two weeks to recover from their last game. Washington now enters Reser with a perfect 4-0 record, as well as a #6 ranking in the country.