After seeing Luke Falk get carted off the field Saturday against Colorado, it’d be understandable if Cougar nation woke up this week feeling a little less enthusiastic about their Apple Cup chances. However, I’m still oddly excited. This season, it seems that not only have the leaders of the offense taken on their coach’s personality, but the entire team has. They’ve internalized Leach’s next man up mentality and I really think that this offense is going to move the ball, whether it’s Luke Falk or Peyton Bender at the helm.
Falk and the offense were getting a lot of pub for being NBA Jam levels of on fire over the last few games, but the Cougar defense hasn’t given up a passing touchdown in 4 (!