Good morning. Charles Schulz was born on this date in 1922. What does that have to do with Cougar Football? We’ll get to that. As you’re well aware, Washington beat the brakes off WSU again in the Apple Cup. It was only a couple late scores that made the result, at least on paper, look a little less Wulffian, but we all know that the 2017 Apple Cup was at least as embarrassing as vintages such as 2009. Matter of fact, it was far more embarrassing than that one.
One thing I don’t buy is this idea that Leach’s teams consistently faceplant in this game because he approaches it like any other game, and doesn’t appear to try and give the players extra motivation.