Asked this week about Washington in advance of Friday’s Apple Cup, Washington State coach Mike Leach replied that the Huskies look “eerily similar” to past years.
But 11 games into a Husky season marked by underperformance and disappointment, we know that’s not really true.
Oh, perhaps in terms of scheme and quality of athletes, Leach is accurate. But it is undeniable that Washington this year is missing something — a spark, a swagger, a strength of conviction — that gives Leach’s Cougars a golden opportunity to end six years of humiliation against Chris Petersen.