You can judge a lot by looking at a series of headlines and the headlines after WSU's loss to Arizona State on Saturday do not paint a pretty picture. The Cougars are currently on the wrong side of things.
The Associated Press went with - "Sun Devils coast past Washington State, 67-55"
The AP changed it up just slightly in a couple places with - "Arizona State breezes past Washington State, 67-55"
Apparently the only challenge headline writers are having is determining which word to use to adequately describe how easy the opponent had it.
Unfortunately that wasn't as bad as it got.