WSU Cougars Much Improved In Season Opener Against Auburn

Posted on September 7, 2013 by BigCoug

Washington State’s Football team kicked off the season on the road against Auburn. Unlike the past few years, the Cougars were competitive from the start putting the first TD and extra point to lead Auburn 7-0 on its opening drive. In a game that Cougs ultimately lost 31-24, they could have and should have won.

WSU controllScreen Shot 2013-09-07 at 3.59.01 PMed the game and time of possession but turned over the ball on 3 key interceptions which let to the “explosives” as Coach Leach likes to say. These opportunistic big scoring plays put Auburn ahead, when their offense could not, and left WSU chasing the Tigers to no avail. The Cougars played run D pretty well but could not contain Auburn’s speed on the edge. The Cougs will need to find an answer quickly as USC will test them in their next game in LA.

 

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Coughouse blog is back

Posted on February 16, 2013 by BigCoug

After another WSU football losing season, we took a blogging break taking to heart the old adage, “that if you can’t say anything good, don’t say it at all.”  With the signing of the new 2013 WSU recruits, we are happy to be back and looking forward to a new season.

Go Cougs

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WSU Cougars win Apple Cup beating UW 31-28 in OT

Posted on February 16, 2013 by BigCoug

Screen Shot 2013-09-22 at 10.03.10 PMIn one of the largest Apple Cup comebacks in 105 years, WSU’s Andrew Furney kicks the winning field goal to defeat the Washington Huskies 31-28 in OT. WSU fans storm the field putting a happy ending on a dreadful season with the Cougars finishing 1-8 and 3-9 overall.

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QB Controversity at WSU? Nope! Halliday the Man

Posted on October 13, 2012 by BigCoug

WSU Coach Mike Leach named Conner Halliday the starting quarterback with Sr. Jeff Tuel backing him up. No controversy as Leach now plays for the future in terms of developing key players.

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WSU Strong Defensive Effort Wasted as Offense Fails in 6-19 loss to OSU

Posted on October 13, 2012 by BigCoug

WSU’s put on a showcase performance in their best effort of season. Unfortunately, someone forgot to tell the offense to show up and Leach’s Cougars lose 6-19 to #10 Oregon State in a game they could have won. The Cougs bowl hopes over, barring a miracle run of the table for the last 6 games, get ready for CAL at home next weekend.

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WSU invades Seattle in a 26-51 loss to Oregon

Posted on October 13, 2012 by BigCoug

The WSU Cougars took their team on the road for their annual home away from home game at Century Link in Seattle. The Cougs playing the heavily favored Oregon Ducks played them close in the first half surprising fans and players on both teams alike. However after half-time, Oregon rolled up their sleeves and rolled up the carpet at C-LINK in several quick strike scoring drives to quickly put the game away in front of an estimated 40,000+ fans. The Cougs will now have to rally against Oregon State if they are to keep their bowl dreams alive.

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WSU loses to Colorado 34-35 in their Conference Opener

Posted on October 12, 2012 by BigCoug

WSU suffered a disappointing lost to Colorado 34-35 in their Conference Opener in a game in which they should have won. Mistakes, questionable coaching decisions, and a highly charged Colorado team, led to the Cougs letting this game slip through their fingers. Fans and WSU players alike were in a shocked and were looking for a 2-minuete replay to figure out what went wrong.

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WSU Cougars Roll the Dice & Win 35-27 in Vegas

Posted on October 12, 2012 by BigCoug

The WSU Cougar Football team flying high after their Eastern win landed in Las Vegas to take on UNLV. Cougars fans filled the stadium with an estimated 6,000 to 8,000 Cougs given WSU what looked like home field advantage. The Cougars won 35-27 in a game that was closer than should have been after the Cougs let down and let UNLV get back in the game.

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Cougs Win 24-20 over Eastern

Posted on October 12, 2012 by BigCoug

The WSU Cougars came into the newly renovated Martin Stadium looking for a win after getting beaten by BYU in their season opener on ESPN. The Cougs won but barely after Eastern Eagles played the Cougs tough. The Cougs now get ready for a very popular travel game with fans to play UNLV in Las Vegas.

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WSU Cougars Destroyed in Opening Game 30-6

Posted on September 2, 2012 by BigCoug

The WSU Cougars riding high on the shoulders of new Head Coach Mike Leach were destroyed 30-6 by BYU in Provo on Thursday night ESPN’s late game match up. WSU looked good in its opening drive until Tuel was picked off on a bad pass inside the BYU 25 yard line. BYU executed quickly showing WSU its high powered offense by putting a quick 7 points on the board. After that score BYU dominated all aspects of the game showing why they were ranked pre-season as a Top-25 team.

WSU managed to pass for 229 yards with QB Jeff Tuel at the control. However Tuel went 30-45 with 2 picks as Coach Leach stuck with him through-out the game. By the 4th quarter, many of the Cougar faithful were looking to see if Leach might play 2nd team QB Halliday. No such luck as Leach stubbornly refused to change up his QB’s, playbook, and running game. The result was demoralizing loss with BYU breaking WSU’s “will to win”.

The only bright spots of the game were the 2 sacks picked up by the WSU Defense and the two long field goals( 41 and 47 ) put up by Furney. Future NFL prospect WR Marquess Wilson posted only 61 yards after 2 big plays, including a touchdown were called back. In the end, nothing seemed to matter as WSU was out-coached and out-played in its non-conference season opener.

WSU returns home to play the FCS Eastern Eagles in the newly upgraded Martin Stadium. Eastern beat Idaho 20-3 over the weekend so the Cougar’s will have to rebound quickly if they expect to win.

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