CougCenter: for Washington State Cougars fans

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Don't forget: SB Nation is cutting off support for the podcast. But we're not going anywhere! To continue to get our work, the best thing is to subscribe to our newsletter at podcastvseveryone.substack.com. You'll get the podcast and ALSO get some writing from us. The WSU women's basketball team has done what once was thought to be impossible: Win a Pac-12 championship thanks to a 65-61 win over UCLA in Las Vegas. Let's celebrate. Then, let's turn our attention to the men, who beat UW handily in Seattle and are heading into their own conference tournament riding a six-game win streak -- and seeded fifth. Music by Randy England. You can find more of his work on Instagram. Subscribe to us on ... iTunes  Google Play  Spotify  Stitcher  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Don't forget: SB Nation is cutting off support for the podcast. But we're not going anywhere! To continue to get our work, the best thing is to subscribe to our newsletter at podcastvseveryone.substack.com. You'll get the podcast and ALSO get some writing from us. Wins against Stanford and Cal have given the WSU men five wins "on the trot," as we say in soccer -- and it's propelled the Cougs into sixth place, with an eye on potentially securing the No. 5 seed in the Pac-12 tournament -- and maybe another appearance in the NIT. But they'll need a victory over Washington in the season finale first. And we make some time to appreciate Mouhamed Gueye. Then we celebrate the women accomplishing yet another first this season -- beating UCLA at Pauley Pavilion. We also save some time for complaining about the officiating in the loss to USC, though. Plus, just a little baseball talk. Music by Randy England. You can find more of his work on Instagram. Subscribe to us on ... iTunes  Google Play  Spotify  Stitcher  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Don't forget: SB Nation is cutting off support for the podcast. To continue to get our work, the best thing is to subscribe to our newsletter at podcastvseveryone.substack.com. You'll get the podcast and ALSO get some writing from us! The Cougs welcomed the Washington Huskies (and former teammate Noah Williams!) to Pullman over the weekend, and they emerged with yet another victory over their rivals -- their fifth in the last seven meetings. The offense was ugly, but was it bad? Jeff talks it over with CougCenter's Bryce Hendricks since Craig is still in Costa Rica. Plus, we have thoughts on Noah's return before turning our attention to this weekend, as Oregon State and Oregon come to town. And finally, should we be concerned about the trajectory of the women's team? They're also playing the Oregons this weekend, and it has potentially big implications for their postseason fate. Music by Randy England. You can find more of his work on Instagram. Subscribe to us on ... iTunes  Google Play  Spotify  Stitcher  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The roller coaster continued for WSU basketball, where the men and women combined to drop three out of four over the weekend. But that's not the big storyline: Noah Williams returns to Pullman for the first time since transferring to UW. Music by Randy England. You can find more of his work on Instagram. Subscribe to us on ... iTunes  Google Play  Spotify  Stitcher  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It was a killer weekend for WSU basketball, where the Cougs won three of four against the Arizona schools, capped by the women knocking off the ranked Wildcats in Tucson. It was the first time the Cougar women have won two games against ranked opponents on the road -- just another feather in Kamie Ethridge's cap. Music by Randy England. You can find more of his work on Instagram. Subscribe to us on ... iTunes  Google Play  Spotify  Stitcher  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We were hoping for a split on the road for men's basketball, but the mountain trip proved perilous -- as usual -- and the Cougs returned to Pullman without a victory. What does it mean for the rest of the season? Then, we talk women's hoops' equally rough weekend. How will the NCAA committee weight the absence of Charlisse Leger-Walker? Music by Randy England. You can find more of his work on Instagram. Subscribe to us on ... iTunes  Google Play  Spotify  Stitcher  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Cougars pulled off a stunning win over No. 5 Arizona on Saturday, but perhaps we shouldn't have been super surprised: WSU clearly had been turning a corner, and the win over the Wildcats was the capper. This team is fun, folks! Then, we talk women's hoops and football's new coordinators. Music by Randy England. You can find more of his work on Instagram. Subscribe to us on ... iTunes  Google Play  Spotify  Stitcher  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Former WSU coach Mike Leach, who did so much for the program over his eight seasons in charge, died on Tuesday at age 61. It's a sad day, so we mourn a little, but mostly we remembered the good times that he gave us -- and there were A LOT of good times. Then, we preview the LA Bowl against Fresno State before talking men's and women's hoops. Music by Randy England. You can find more of his work on Instagram. Subscribe to us on ... iTunes  Google Play  Spotify  Stitcher  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The end of the football season now means a flood of players entering the transfer portal to see what else might be out there for them, and just like everyone else, WSU is saying goodbye to a number of guys. How will it affect the Cougs? And how can WSU compete for players in this new era? We also talk men's and women's hoops, and volleyball. Music by Randy England. You can find more of his work on Instagram. Subscribe to us on ... iTunes  Google Play  Spotify  Stitcher  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Well, that certainly was an Apple Cup. The loss leaves an obviously bitter taste, but there also were some fun things in the game. With special guest Emma Weightman taking Jeff's place this week, she and Craig discuss. We also talk men's and women's hoops, and volleyball. Music by Randy England. You can find more of his work on Instagram. Subscribe to us on ... iTunes  Google Play  Spotify  Stitcher  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It was a very personal game for the Washington State Cougars as they thoroughly dispatched of the Arizona Wildcats. We recap that plus a preview of the Apple Cup with Christian Caple of The Athletic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

WSU spanked Arizona and Jayden de Laura on Saturday, racking up a bunch of turnovers en route to the Cougs' seventh victory of the season. And now it's Apple Cup time. Cold is in the forecast ... does that benefit WSU? We discuss. We also talk men's and women's hoops, and volleyball. Music by Randy England. You can find more of his work on Instagram. Subscribe to us on ... iTunes  Google Play  Spotify  Stitcher  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A big win against Arizona State got the Cougs bowl eligible, and now it's time for the grudge match: Arizona and Jayden de Laura. Then, after we talk about beer a little, we celebrate the signing of another extremely talented African big man who has hitched his wagon to WSU. Plus women's basketball and volleyball! Music by Randy England. You can find more of his work on Instagram. Subscribe to us on ... iTunes  Google Play  Spotify  Stitcher  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Cougs are bowl eligible after a game of contrasting halves against ASU. We'll review plus a preview of the Arizona Wildcats with AZ Desert Swarm! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Well that was an emphatic win! We'll revisit the shellacking of the Stanford Cardinal and touch on a good opening win for the basketball team. Then, a preview of the struggling Arizona State Sun Devils. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

WSU men's basketball opened with a resounding win over Texas State, the women smashed Loyola Marymount, and football snapped it's losing streak by obliterating Stanford -- needless to say, it's been a great few days for the Cougs! Music by Randy England. You can find more of his work on Instagram. Subscribe to us on ... iTunes  Google Play  Spotify  Stitcher  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Three straight losses by WSU have shaken our faith a little bit in what the football team is going to be able to achieve this season. In theory, there are still plenty of winnable games on the schedule. Can the Cougs pull it together? Plus, what went wrong with soccer this year? And it's impressive what volleyball has done. Then we finish with a few reader questions. Music by Randy England. You can find more of his work on Instagram. Subscribe to us on ... iTunes  Google Play  Spotify  Stitcher  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A deeply frustrating loss to the Utah Utes as it seems like this team has lost all their mustard. We'll examine why and what could possibly fix it. Then, we need to have yet another talk about officiating in this conference. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Cougs looked like a team we aren't used to: a little listless. We'll review the game against Oregon State in a short bye week show! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After we debrief WSU's loss to USC, we take a look back at the first half of the season and hand out some grades. Then we look at the back half of the schedule -- how many wins are out there? -- before we turn our attention to Saturday's opponent, Oregon State. Plus, volleyball had a big weekend, and soccer ... did not. Music by Randy England. You can find more of his work on Instagram. Subscribe to us on ... iTunes  Google Play  Spotify  Stitcher  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After we debrief WSU's victory over Cal, we try to tackle the age old question: How can we get more people to come to Pullman for games? Then we turn our attention to USC for a massive game. Music by Randy England. You can find more of his work on Instagram. Subscribe to us on ... iTunes  Google Play  Spotify  Stitcher  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

No weird stuff in a win over Cal! We'll relive a very solid W, plus a quick look ahead to the top-10 USC Trojans. Then, we've seen the complaints about attendance in Pullman ... but is there really anything that can be done other than a lot of winning? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We'll review a disappointing loss to Oregon that we strangely got over quickly? Then, a preview of the Cal Golden Bears from Nick Kranz at Write For California! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Cougs suffered a heartbreaking loss in the final minutes against Oregon, and we're still trying to digest it. Then, after taking a look forward to Cal, we catch up on soccer and volleyball -- and some discouraging news about basketball's Dishon Jackson. Music by Randy England. You can find more of his work on Instagram. Subscribe to us on ... iTunes  Google Play  Spotify  Stitcher  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The first half against CSU was thorough. The second? Ehhhh. We explore that and try to make sense of the Cougs not being ranked. Then, we look into the Oregon Ducks with Addicted to Quack and a possible side effect of any more realignment in the Pac-12. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Cougs moved to 3-0 overall, but that apparently is not enough to impress the voters of the Associated Press, who left the Cougars out of their Top 25. (Washington, of course, is ranked after winning all three of their games at home.) We are annoyed. But also excited for the upcoming matchup with Oregon! Also, soccer and volleyball head into conference play. Music by Randy England. You can find more of his work on Instagram. Subscribe to us on ... iTunes  Google Play  Spotify  Stitcher  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"On Wisconsin!"? No, "Off Wisconsin!". We recap an improbable but big WSU win in Madison and then look ahead to the Colorado State Rams with Josh Fredlund of Mountain West Wire. Plus, our thoughts on what finally seems to be the end to the IPF saga. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

(Note: An earlier published version of this episode contained the wrong recording. Sorry about that! This is the correct one.) The Cougs pulled off one of the more memorable wins in program history when they walked into Madison and beat the Wisconsin Badgers. Craig was there, and we get to bask in the vibes. Music by Randy England. You can find more of his work on Instagram. Subscribe to us on ... iTunes  Google Play  Spotify  Stitcher  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We'll look back at the Cougs escaping Idaho and why we feel better today than on Sunday. Then, Matt Brown of Extra Points goes into detail about the possible future of realignment and what it might mean for Washington State. We end the show with a preview of the Wisconsin Badgers courtesy of Tyler Hunt at Bucky's 5th Quarter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Cougars survived against Idaho, and there were some things to dislike ... but also some things to like? Then we look toward Wisconsin and what awaits in Madison. Also included: Some soccer talk, some volleyball talk, and some beer talk. Music by Randy England. You can find more of his work on Instagram. Subscribe to us on ... iTunes  Google Play  Spotify  Stitcher  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's time for one of our favorite shows of the year: The football preview where we try to use some extremely fuzzy math to figure out how many games the Cougars are going to win. Also included: Some soccer talk, some beer talk, and answers to some reader emails! Music by Randy England. You can find more of his work on Instagram. Subscribe to us on ... iTunes  Google Play  Spotify  Stitcher  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Things are back to normal-ish but we look back at two very weird years. Then, a look at the Idaho Vandals and what might be going on with Beasley Coliseum. As always, we end with the Dunderhead of the Week and Ask Michael Anything. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In 2022, all we're hoping for is just a touch more calm in our Cougar world. Our look at the upcoming football season! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's the last week without football for a very long time and we honestly could not be more thrilled. And yes, you aren't going to get away from the realignment talk. Plus, our tribute to the GOAT. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

WSU basketball finalized its 2022 roster in the past week, adding an exciting recruit from France. We get a peek ahead to what this means for the upcoming season with Cougars assistant John Andrzejek. Then, we talk about soccer's season-opening loss, and why it's so encouraging. Music by Randy England. You can find more of his work on Instagram. Subscribe to us on ... iTunes  Google Play  Spotify  Stitcher  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Enough time has passed in WSU's fall camp that storylines are emerging. We break them down before moving on to taking stock of the Cougs who are trying to make their way in the NFL, including Max Borghi, who was cut by the Denver Broncos. Also: Soccer and volleyball are both gearing up for big seasons! Music by Randy England. You can find more of his work on Instagram. Subscribe to us on ... iTunes  Google Play  Spotify  Stitcher  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Two weeks in a row! Let's start by assessing WSU's offensive line, which had some early injuries but seems to have gotten some good news. Then, we wonder: Is the fact that ESPN has reportedly dropped out of the Big Ten rights negotiations a good sign for the Pac-10/12? Music by Randy England. You can find more of his work on Instagram. Subscribe to us on ... iTunes  Google Play  Spotify  Stitcher  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We are back, although we're not really sure we can say we're better than ever. But we're here, and we're talking conference realignment and the death of the Idaho/WSU basketball series before we welcome Kelsey Knutson, host of the CougsFirst! podcast, to the show. Music by Randy England. You can find more of his work on Instagram. Subscribe to us on ... iTunes  Google Play  Spotify  Stitcher  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Now that the dust has settled on realignment, where do things stand for WSU? We probably won't know for a while but we know there's a lot of BS to filter out. We can help with that. Plus, Jacob Thorpe discusses a long shot solution for WSU when it comes to remaining in the Power 5: go to the legislature. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The news of USC and UCLA leaving the Pac-12 is sending shockwaves through the college sports world. So what does this say about college athletics at large? And then what does it mean for the rest of the Pac-12, er, Pac-10? We explore! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What a huge Tuesday for WSU men's hoops! Mouhamed Gueye is coming back to school, and Tennessee transfer Justin Powell is in the fold. Suddenly, all the angst over the lack of movement with the roster has melted away and it's time to start talking NCAA tournament again. Plus, let's celebrate Michaela Bayerlova and her historic run in the NCAA tennis championships. Music by Randy England. You can find more of his work on Instagram. Subscribe to us on ... iTunes  Google Play  Spotify  Stitcher  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices