They’ve been too soft. Mike Leach hasn’t brought enough urgency into the rivalry. Their quarterback regressed, their offensive line was overmatched, their players simply weren’t good enough.
Theories abound as to why Washington State, over the past four years of head-to-head matchups between Leach and Chris Petersen, has collapsed like mushy McIntoshes when it came to the Apple Cup.
The Huskies have won each by double-digit totals, with a 27-point average margin of victory. The past two years, when hype was at its highest, the outcome has been a foregone conclusion by halftime, with Washington running up leads of 35-10 and 24-0.