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WSU traveled to Fresno State and found the going exceedingly tough against the Bulldogs. They were able to emerge unscathed, however, thanks to a superlative performance by the defense. While we're thrilled to celebrate a win, we also have to try and figure out what it means for the rest of the season. What can be done to make sure the offense isn't going to fall off a cliff like it did last seaso...

The bye week is finally in the rear view mirror for WSU football. With roughly half the season in the books, let's look back at what we learned and think about how the rest of the season might play out. First up, of course, is Fresno State. The Bulldogs don't seem to present any kind of particular challenge, but it's a road game against a team that's going to obviously be hyped. The offense should...

It's been a wild couple of weeks since we've recorded an "official" show. The Cougs won the Apple Cup (which we memorialized in an emergency show recorded on a phone at a bar), then they beat San Jose State (in one of the wildest games Pullman has seen), then the Pac-12 decided to expand again, going through a week of angst that ended with Utah State bringing the number of schools to seven. Got al...

The Cougs won the Apple Cup, 24-19, thanks to a dramatic goal line stand in the final minutes of the game.  We might have lost our minds. And we simply HAD TO record a quick show at Marco Polo after the game. 

Washington State beat the crap out of Texas Tech on Saturday in Pullman, has the Apple Cup coming up against the Washington Huskies on Saturday ... and that wasn't even close to the biggest news of the week for the Cougars. Such was the titanic announcement on Thursday that WSU and Oregon State were choosing to rebuild the Pac-12 by inviting four teams from the Mountain West: Boise State, San Dieg...

The Washington State Cougars demolished the Portland State Vikings, and it was super fun. But also … it really was just the appetizer for this week’s main course: Hosting Texas Tech in Pullman on Saturday. Let’s look back on last weekend’s game and then turn an eye toward the Red Raiders. Topics of discussion Portland State: The Cougs put up a truly historic performance against he Vikings. It sure...

Let’s look forward to the upcoming season — which, as we all know, sets up to be one that is unlike any in our lifetimes. There are so many unknowns … with the roster, with the opponents, with the future. We start off by talking about our excitement before wandering into our areas of concern, including what we should expect out of John Mateer this season. We then look at the schedule and try and f...

For the first time in more than a decade , EA Sports finally -- FINALLY!! -- dropped a new version of the old NCAA football video game this week. It's a big moment for those of us of a certain age, and Craig wasted little time diving in. We've got lots of thoughts about an institution that has made its triumphant return.  Also included this week: The long-awaited Ol' Crimson Legendary Lager review...

Apple Cup tickets went on sale for season ticket holders. And hooooooo boy are the prices something to behold: The cheapest, “get in the door” ticket is $94 (plus, I presume, fees). The most expensive ticket — in the club seating between the 40s — is $424+. There also are 12(!!) pricing levels in between those two extremes. Did the game organizers overestimate demand? We think so. Other topics of...

It’s no secret that raising NIL funds is a real challenge for WSU. It’s also no secret that the Cougar Collective has been fighting the good fight, doing what it can to help the school be competitive on that front. But this week, the game changes: Every purchase of Ol’ Crimson Legendary Lager sends cash to the Cougar Collective. How lucrative could it be? Will it move the needle? We think it will....

The annual Crimson and Gray game is on Saturday, and that’s when we’ll get our first real look at the Cougars’ rebuilt roster — and the first real chance to talk about something substantive other than the off-court upheaval of men’s basketball. All eyes, of course, will be on the two guys battling it out to succeed Cam Ward as the starting quarterback: John Mateer and Zevi Eckhaus. Neither one has...

The last two weeks have felt like two months in the world of Washington State Cougars men’s basketball, but late last week, we finally were introduced to the program’s new coach: David Riley. The more we dig into Riley — and the more we hear from him — the more impressed we are with him, and the more excited we are about what he might be able to do in Pullman. This episode was a fun one for us, as...

Did you know? We have a newsletter! Sign up at podcastvseveryone.com to get additional content about WSU sports and whatever else is on our minds. The last time we recorded a show, the Cougs had just been selected as a No. 7 seed in the NCAA tournament. Since then … WSU beat Drake in the first round. WSU lost to Iowa State in the second round. Kyle Smith left for Stanford. Pat Chun left for UW. Wh...

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Last week sucked, so we’re not going to talk about it. Instead, we’re looking forward to the Pac-12 Tournament. It actually tipped off on Wednesday, but for the first time since 2008, Washington State was not playing on that first day. That’s because the Cougs are seeded 2nd in the field. And we now know their opponent: No. 10 Stanford, who came back from an 18-point second half deficit to beat No...

It wasn’t easy, but it was still a sweep, as the WSU men’s basketball team returned home to face USC and UCLA last weekend. The Cougars trailed by double digits in both games but showed the resiliency that has served them so well in soaring to a 23-7 overall record and 14-5 in the Pac-12. And now, Washington awaits.  Topics of discussion Men’s basketball: The games against USC and UCLA were challe...

Washington State’s win over Arizona last Thursday will go down in history as one of the great ones in program history. Pay no mind to the loss to Arizona State that followed it; the win over the Wildcats says so much more about who these Cougs really are. Topics of discussion Men’s basketball: After breaking down the game against Arizona, we talk briefly about what went wrong against ASU before mo...

WSU beat Stanford on Saturday, but that was really just the appetizer to the main course: The Cougs will take on Arizona in Tucson on Thursday for a share of the Pac-12 lead — and control of their own destiny down the stretch for the final Pac-12 regular season crown. The Cougars already own a victory over the Wildcats this season, a 73-70 affair in Pullman. But now they have to travel to one of t...

The Washington State Cougars are absolutely rolling through their men’s basketball season, having picked up their sixth consecutive win on Thursday night with a fairly easy win over Cal in their return to Pullman after a three-game road swing that resulted in wins over Washington, Oregon State, and Oregon. As usual, Kyle Smith and his merry band of Wheatfield Underdogs absolutely own the PNW. And...

The Washington State Cougars are flying as high as they have in 15 years, with a dramatic overtime victory over Washington moving them not just up to second place in the Pac-12 — only a game behind Arizona — but also into the vast majority of bracket projections for the NCAA tournament. The win over the Huskies was satisfying on many levels. Craig was there. Let’s relive it. Topics of discussion M...

Another weekend, another string of massive victories for WSU basketball — both men’s and women’s. This week, we start off with the women, who picked up what probably is the greatest regular season win in program history when they defeated No. 2 UCLA on the road on Sunday. It was the very definition of a pyrrhic victory, though: Charlisse Leger-Walker went down with a non-contact knee injury that l...

Greetings from Pullman! With a day to kill in between basketball games — we’re here to watch the women play against Arizona today — we decided to go kick it at The Coug on Saturday with friends and watch the men take on Cal. And then we figured … heck, why not bring the gear and record a show? The basketball game didn’t go the way we planned, but being in God’s Country with some of our favorite fo...

Since last week’s episode — which came on the heels of UW’s loss to Michigan in the CFP championship and WSU’s men’s basketball win over USC a couple of days later — Washington has lost its football coach, the Cougs beat No. 8 Arizona in men’s basketball, the women beat UW at Hec Ed, and the Huskies hired a marginally successful coach away from Arizona to fill its vacancy as an unprecedented numbe...

Washington State entered Wednesday’s game at USC teetering on the brink of irrelevancy. The Cougars were staring down 1-4 in the conference with Arizona on deck. But as he has done so many times in his tenure as the head men’s basketball coach, Kyle Smith cooked up something special and WSU improved to 11-5 overall and 2-3 in the Pac-12 with a 72-64 victory over the Trojans in what might have been...

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