Apple Cup Victory! Finally.
November 29th, 2009 by nwsportsguy
The 30-0 throttling was the first Apple Cup shut out in 45 years. Yet somehow it doesn’t feel gratifying so much as it is a return to normal. It’s a refreshing change from the past five years of silly and ridiculous defeats to the Cougs (minus the win in 2006).
I mean, say what you will about Rick Neuheisel, at least he knew how to beat WSU. Steve Sarkisian seems to be continuing that tradition that somehow got discarded by the two previous coaches.
In watching the game, WSU really are a bad team. They had a sort of swiss cheese aspect to them, in that the Huskies could impose their will on them. When we needed four yards on fourth down, it was there for the taking. When we needed a score, we were met with little resistance. This Cougar team reminded me of last years Huskies, minus the “dead man walking” coach.
I won’t turn this into a Cougar forum, but I haven’t seen a lot of improvement in the WSU squad this year. They just don’t look like they have anything going well for them. In contrast, the Huskies look to be on the up and up.
Here’s an analogy for you: If each team were a young man graduating from high school, the Huskies would be going off to a prestigious, academically and athletically reknowned school (like UW). Meanwhile the Cougs would be struggling to graduate and on the wait list to get into Wazzu (if they even have one).
Tags: Apple Cup, Flying Ws, Huskies Football, UW
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