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WSU men's basketball has been on the upswing for a couple of weeks, and a relatively narrow loss to Saint Mary's on Saturday supports the idea that the team has made real progress. But now the Cougs face their biggest test of the season: A home game against Gonzaga on Thursday.

What will it take to beat the Bulldogs, who are a top 10 team? They're very good at a lot of things, but not everything. We go over the formula for a WSU upset.

After that, we revisited the work that football is doing this offseason under new coach Kirby Moore. Of note in the last week: Getting a commit from Washington state 4A high school player of the year Lance McGee, who flipped from Oregon State.

Plus: What we're drinking, and some thoughts on Alex Covill's return to women's hoops!

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Out of the depths of despair comes great joy: The Cougars have a new coach, Kirby Moore, and he's doing serious work already. A lot of the roster is staying -- especially on the offensive side -- and he's adding reinforcements already, including a QB from UC-Davis that lit up FCS and a former 4-star burner on the outside from Florida.

As if the vibes weren't already good enough, another piece of delightful news dropped just before we recorded: Washington is losing its quarterback to the portal. Very sad!

After that, we talked men's basketball, which is also trending upward after seeming to figure some things out offensively. Women's basketball, unfortunately, is not trending that direction.

Plus: what we're drinking!

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Well ... here we are again. Jimmy Rogers is now the coach at Iowa State after just one season at WSU, and the Cougars are again searching for a someone to lead the football program, just 11 months after doing it the last time. We're pretty mad at Rogers for leaving the way he did, and concerned for what it means going forward.

Yet, we press on, discussing some of the names that intrigue us as replacements.

Plus, we talk men's and women's basketball -- both of which remain dreadful -- trying to figure out what the path is for each to improve, before looking at soccer's new coach, who comes to us from Montana.

Plus: what we're drinking!

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