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WSU Cougars links: The morning after the heartbreaking 30-28 defeat to Stanford

The WSU Cougars came so close, but it wasn't quite enough against No. 8 Stanford

It was a gloomy bunch of Cougars who plodded off the field at Martin Stadium after Erik Powell’s potential game-winning field goal went wide right in the dying seconds of the game against Stanford Saturday night.

This morning, as we digest the game, everyone, even Stanford coach David Shaw, concedes that the Cardinal got lucky with that victory.

“They were more ready and prepared than we were,” Shaw said. “Washington State was very well coached, very high effort and high energy guys up front.