The Apple Cup week that wasn’t

In a normal year, we would be roughly 100 hours from kickoff of the Apple Cup. As we know all too well, 2020 is not a normal year. Instead, barring schedule changes, we are now 365 days and roughly 100 hours from the kickoff of the next Apple Cup.

That is a lot of time to pass, but I’m here to help get you through a few hours of it. We won’t watch the 2020 Apple Cup this week, but that doesn’t mean you can’t watch an Apple Cup this week. Thanks to the work of a number of YouTube users — special shout out to Uncle Bill’s VCR — we can re-watch several classic games.

Like the 1982 Apple Cup:

Or the 1985 Apple Cup:

Or the 1988 Apple Cup:

Or the 1997 Apple Cup:

Or the final drive of the 2007 Apple Cup:

Or the fourth quarter of the 2012 Apple Cup:

Or just some general Apple Cup highlights:

See you in 369 days for Apple Cup 2021 (or later this season, maybe?).

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Football:

Friday's Apple Cup between UW Huskies, WSU Cougars canceled
There will be no Apple Cup meeting between the UW Huskies and WSU Cougars on its customary date of the day after Thanksgiving.

Remembering Bill Gaskins, Washington State's 'Ambassador' | SWX Right Now - Sports for Spokane, CdA, Tri-Cities, WA
Gaskins, who wound up working his final college game with Northcott in the 2002 Orange Bowl to end a 17-year career as a Pac-10 football official, died Thursday at his Pullman home with his wife of 56 years, Felica, two children and five grandchildren by his side.

Apple Cup canceled after positive COVID-19 tests among players | Tacoma News Tribune
The annual rivalry game between the Washington Huskies and the Washington State Cougars has been called off due to positive COVID-19 tests among the WSU football team. Both schools hope to reschedule the game later in the season.

Apple Cup rivalry game between Washington Huskies, Washington State Cougars off due to COVID issues
Washington and Washington State's annual Apple Cup rivalry game is off this weekend because of COVID-19 issues within the Cougars' program.

Basketball:

Washington State's CJ Elleby signs two-year contract with Portland Trail Blazers worth $2.4 million | SWX Right Now - Sports for Spokane, CdA, Tri-Cities, WA
Four days after he was drafted in the second round by the Portland Trail Blazers, Washington State forward CJ Elleby received more affirmation his decision to leave school early was the correct one.