.. 7 points according to Las Vegas. The Ducks beat the cougs 78-58 on their home court. Now the two teams meet in Pullman. Oregon has owned the cougs the last few years. I say take the cougs and the points but my rule is never to bet on "your team".
Oregon favored..
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Kents comments after last week concern me a bit. Mainly because of the way last season went. No real excuse for the yotal collapse for 2/3 of the conference season last year after the great pre conference start. This year, a horrible start all the way until the AZ trip, now another seeming collapse. Not sure what is going on, but, more attrition after this season would not surprise me.
They have a lot of offers out and only one scholarship left. Elleby's obviously the key player you want to stay and I haven't noticed much issues between him and the other younger players. Regardless, not what you want to see as it does seem to be a yearly deal. Then again the losing doesn't help either.
I said earlier and was mocked - Elleby won’t finish at WSU - and it won’t be because he’s going pro.
The program has been a disaster for several years.
I watched the end of the first half. Decided I’d rather binge watch Shameless instead of the 2nd half. Sounds like I made a good decision.
Not only last night. All of the Stanford game and most of the Cal game. The whole Stanford game Ernie sat there on his stool and just watched. Granted he didn't have many options because of injuries, but that's no excuse sitting there and just watching one-on-one rat ball.
Yes you ,do the anomalies are these dudes who think that money grows on trees or maybe buried treasure on the Palouse? There must a tale or two about these riches awaiting to be discovered. : ) 
Historians?
Historians?
The smart ones know where to look. Perhaps Captain Jack Sparrow or Davey Jones sailed down the Columbia River? As Tales of treasure abound ,the Palouse may have a Pokemon type scramble as people dart here and dither to find the buried loot. : )
Go hire a coach from a small school, such as Jeff Linder. Give him like a 5 year deal, around a $1M, with a ton of incentives. Increase the base every year and tell him that you have zero expectations until year 4.
Linder is interesting but it's a big jump from Big Sky to even a bad Pac 12. Given what we have to offer I think he would be a good hire. Patience is going to be a big part of any pitch just as it was with Ethridge.
Interestingly, Linder is at the same school Ethridge came from. He was also the lead recruiter at Weber State who landed Damian Lillard. He's done well at Northern Colorado, winning last year's College Invitational Tournament. But it is another Big Sky coach, which gives me pause. I'd also keep an eye on Craig Smith at Utah State, even though that program's in better shape than WSU's basketball program. He's in his first year in Logan....so maybe keep an eye on him once Kent's contract is up or bought out.
Glad Cougar
Glad Cougar
A lot of good coaches came from the Big Sky. Wazzu is just a tough job. Have to fun somebody that can recruit players and develop them. Gotta find coaches who win at schools with less resources than other schools in their conference. It's not an easy job here, but if you win here you'll set yourself up for a big time gig.
It’s definitely a tough gig in Pullman. Probably as tough as it gets and I don’t think that’s hyperbole. I’m not questioning Big SkyLinder has UNC at the top of the Big Sky. How is he doing it in terms of recruiting and what kind of system does he run? I have really only seen highlights of some of their games.
And he's from Spokane!
Converting Wulff to a basketball coach, how tough is that?
Get him a used copy of his change management book, maybe a better rug (or none at all)?
He probably kept his whistle. And he knows how to dance on the sidelines.
Then sign Wulff up for an online Bennett ball course.
Maybe at all the Bronze level? Let's see if he can pass that first before wasting CAF money on the premium Bennett Ball course.
Pass those online courses and Wulff will be all set.
The AD will then need to get Walden on the radio broadcasts. If not him, Len Stevens.
