![]() The Cougar defense is better than it’s been but, as often happens in Pullman, the fall off between first and second string is more pronounced for Washington State. Teams like Oregon, Utah and USC and even Washington can lose a four-star talent and replace them with another four-star. That doesn’t happen in many spots for the Cougars. Saturday it showed as Oregon receivers continually took advantage of WSU breakdowns in the secondary. The most egregious example, of course, was the 50-yard game winner when, once again, a Duck got free deep over the middle. Before we get to the links, including one to what we spent our late afternoon writing yesterday, we want to pull back the curtain a little bit.And talk about how a late change in fortune changes everything for us. Our TV Take in this morning’s paper, written during the Cougars heartbreaking defeat, held the potential for being a lot better. But, like WSU, we rewrote the script late and the outcome wasn’t as enjoyable for Coug Nation. Like all newspaper products, the TV Take has a deadline. It’s somewhat amorphous, but is basically as soon as possible after the game ends. Trying to put enough words in the software so that the last few minutes can be spent polishing. We are on a trip – hey, when you are retired September is a great time to visit family – in California, so finding a place to cover the WSU game wasn’t as easy as at home. But, like the Cougars, we found a way to overcome adversity and shock the world. Well, not that dramatic, but you get the picture. The entire first part of the column reflected that. The late collapse meant a massive re-write. Detonate the first part, blow up another section and rebuild it all. After the long touchdown pass put Oregon ahead, rewrite. After Cam Ward’s ill-advised screen pass, rewrite. After the last-second touchdown, rewrite again. ![]()
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