[JohnR34231]

Leach has been there and done that.  Given a shade better luck or the right players (and it's hard to recruit to Pullman vs. the rest of the Pac-12), he very well could have had a Pac-12 championship already.

Stanford doesn't match up well with WSU on paper at all.  The linebacking corps is decimated, and WSU is great at speedy intermediate crossing routes.  WSU also has raw speed, and UCF showed what a fast WR can do against even the best of our defensive backs.  On the other hand, assuming Stanford will get dragged into a shootout, the offense will have to grind out possessions and win TOP.  Can't do that without QB play.  Unless Mills comes back (and that also assumes Shaw starts Mills over a still-healthy KJ), I don't see a great passing offense forthcoming next week.  Maybe the OL will step up and Austin Jones will rock out in the Palouse, but...yeah...

Saturday forecast in Pullman, WA: High of 49 degF, low of 41 degF.  PM showers.  Sounds lovely.

Given how much we have struggled with Wazzu over the last four years even when we were good, I can't say I'm optimistic about this game. The good news is that the Cougs are down also, although they showed against Colorado and Oregon they are capable of playing good football.
At least it won't be snowing. However, having watched the Washington WSU game last year, I think snow might hurt the Cougs as much as it would us.

[JohnR34231]

Leach has been there and done that.  Given a shade better luck or the right players (and it's hard to recruit to Pullman vs. the rest of the Pac-12), he very well could have had a Pac-12 championship already.

Stanford doesn't match up well with WSU on paper at all.  The linebacking corps is decimated, and WSU is great at speedy intermediate crossing routes.  WSU also has raw speed, and UCF showed what a fast WR can do against even the best of our defensive backs.  On the other hand, assuming Stanford will get dragged into a shootout, the offense will have to grind out possessions and win TOP.  Can't do that without QB play.  Unless Mills comes back (and that also assumes Shaw starts Mills over a still-healthy KJ), I don't see a great passing offense forthcoming next week.  Maybe the OL will step up and Austin Jones will rock out in the Palouse, but...yeah...

Saturday forecast in Pullman, WA: High of 49 degF, low of 41 degF.  PM showers.  Sounds lovely.

Given how much we have struggled with Wazzu over the last four years even when we were good, I can't say I'm optimistic about this game. The good news is that the Cougs are down also, although they showed against Colorado and Oregon they are capable of playing good football.
At least it won't be snowing. However, having watched the Washington WSU game last year, I think snow might hurt the Cougs as much as it would us.