What can I say?
We're bad.
USC is not.
The only chance we have to win this game is if Mark Sanchez throws four interceptions in the first half ...
Oh. Never mind.
We don't have a chance today. Honestly all I'm really hoping for is that we make it out of today with no more injuries so that we've got a shot to continue to improve and maybe surprise someone like Stanford or Arizona.
With yet another offensive line combination likely to start today, let's pray that Kevin Lopina is able to walk after the end of the game. Fans of other teams visiting the site today will probably think that's supposed to be a joke; you Coug fans will understand that it's not.
But even though we have no shot against the Trojans, you're just like me and you're going to watch anyway. And since you're going to watch, you might as well talk about it.
Grady: Greetings from overcast Pullman, Washington. I will be at the slaughter football game today, banking on the off chance the Cougs somehow convert the one percent chance they have of winning this game.
It probably won't happen, but hey, we're tied 0-0 right now! Go Cougs!
When the Cougs have the ball ...
| WSU | USC | |||
| Pos. | Name (* = Redshirt) | Pos. | Name (* = Redshirt) | |
| X | Jeshua Anderson (So.) | DE | Kyle Moore (Sr.) | |
| F | Brandon Gibson (Sr.) | NT | Christian Tupou (So.) | |
| LT | Joe Eppele (So.*) | NT | Fili Moala (Sr.*) | |
| LG | Andrew Roxas (So.) | DE | Clay Matthews (Sr.*) | |
| C | Kenny Alfred (Jr.*) | SLB | Brian Cushing (Sr.) | |
| RG | Brian Danaher (So.*) | MLB | Rey Maualuga (Sr.) | |
| RT | Micah Hannam (So.*) | WLB | Kaluka Maiava (Sr.) | |
| TE | Ben Woodard (Sr.*) | CB | Cary Harris (Sr.) | |
| Z | Daniel Blackledge (So.) | FS | Taylor Mays (Jr.) | |
| QB | Kevin Lopina (Jr.*) | SS | Kevin Ellison (Sr.) | |
| RB | Chantz Staden (Jr.) | CB | Josh Pinkard (Sr.*) |
When USC has the ball ...
| USC | WSU | |||
| Pos. | Name (* = Redshirt) | Pos. | Name (* = Redshirt) | |
| SE | Patrick Turner (Sr.) | LE | Kevin Kooyman (Jr.) | |
| LT | Charles Brown (Jr.*) | LT | A'i Ahmu (Sr.) | |
| LG | Jeff Byers (Sr.*) | RT | Matt Eichelberger (Sr.*) | |
| C | Kristofer O’Dowd (So.) | RE | Matt Mullenix (Sr.*) | |
| RG | Alex Parsons (Jr.) | WLB | Louis Bland (Fr.) | |
| RT | Butch Lewis (So.*) | MLB | Greg Trent (Sr.) | |
| TE | Anthony McCoy (Jr.) | SLB | Myron Beck (So.*) | |
| FL | Damian Williams (So.*) | LCB | Romeo Pellum (So.) | |
| QB | Mark Sanchez (Jr.*) | SS | Alfonso Jackson (Sr.) | |
| FB | Stanley Havili (So.*) | FS | Xavier Hicks (Jr.*) | |
| TB | Joe McKnight (So.) | RCB | Tyrone Justin (Fr.*) |