The Washington State Cougars offense started off with a bang on Saturday night in a mostly filled Martin Stadium. The Cougs racked up two touchdowns in their first eight plays to open the game, with both drives ending on plays that put an exclamation point on one attribute — speed.
After seven years, the basic conceit of the Air Raid offense has become a dull hammer blow of repetitive commentary — get the ball to receivers in space. As if any offense would prefer their receivers tightly guarded and tackled immediately. But that point remains, and sometimes space exists simply because the guys in your jerseys are that much faster.