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Examining Why Advanced Stats Love Washington over Washington State in the Apple Cup

Correction: the ranked Washington State Cougars.

You read that correctly. Mike Leach and his Washington State Cougars are sitting pretty right now with an 8-3 overall record and the #20 spot in the College Football Playoff rankings. Not too shabby for a team that opened the season with a somewhat uninspiring loss to the Vikings of Portland State. That dark day led to a firestorm among the fanbase with our sister site even going so far as to analyze Mike Leach's contract situation to determine the financial consequences of letting their coach go.