There was a lot more good than bad last week, and that bodes well for today’s game against Oregon.
As we sat at Pullman bars in the hours after the Washington State’s 38-7 win over Colorado State doing what people do in Pullman bars after a game, we pondered the role that sequencing was playing in our somewhat subdued feelings about what was objectively a cakewalk against an overmatched opponent.
The Cougs had easily covered the 16.5-point spread. They outgained the Rams by nearly 200 yards, and finished with a more than three-yard advantage in yards per play.