The bye week is finally in the rear view mirror for WSU football. With roughly half the season in the books, let's look back at what we learned and think about how the rest of the season might play out.

First up, of course, is Fresno State. The Bulldogs don't seem to present any kind of particular challenge, but it's a road game against a team that's going to obviously be hyped. The offense should be able to score points, but the defense is going to have to step up.

Other topics: The addition of Gonzaga to the future Pac-12 (we like the move!), beer (it's still fresh hop szn), and a check in on volleyball and soccer. 

Got all that? Let's break it down.

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It's been a wild couple of weeks since we've recorded an "official" show. The Cougs won the Apple Cup (which we memorialized in an emergency show recorded on a phone at a bar), then they beat San Jose State (in one of the wildest games Pullman has seen), then the Pac-12 decided to expand again, going through a week of angst that ended with Utah State bringing the number of schools to seven.

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The Cougs won the Apple Cup, 24-19, thanks to a dramatic goal line stand in the final minutes of the game. 

We might have lost our minds. And we simply HAD TO record a quick show at Marco Polo after the game. 

Washington State beat the crap out of Texas Tech on Saturday in Pullman, has the Apple Cup coming up against the Washington Huskies on Saturday ... and that wasn't even close to the biggest news of the week for the Cougars.

Such was the titanic announcement on Thursday that WSU and Oregon State were choosing to rebuild the Pac-12 by inviting four teams from the Mountain West: Boise State, San Diego State, Fresno State, and Colorado State.

So, before we get to the TTU beatdown and Apple Cup predictions -- which we do get to, eventually! -- let's try to figure out what this new conference means for WSU's future, both short and long term. Because this is massive.

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The Washington State Cougars demolished the Portland State Vikings, and it was super fun. But also … it really was just the appetizer for this week’s main course: Hosting Texas Tech in Pullman on Saturday.

Let’s look back on last weekend’s game and then turn an eye toward the Red Raiders.

Portland State: The Cougs put up a truly historic performance against he Vikings. It sure was a lot of fun!

Beer: Jeff — A Seed To Blackened Acres (Holy Mountain); Craig — Alter Your Expectations (ilk).

Texas Tech: The win against Portland State has changed our thinking on this game.

Soccer/volleyball

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Let’s look forward to the upcoming season — which, as we all know, sets up to be one that is unlike any in our lifetimes. There are so many unknowns … with the roster, with the opponents, with the future.

We start off by talking about our excitement before wandering into our areas of concern, including what we should expect out of John Mateer this season. We then look at the schedule and try and figure out how many wins is reasonable for this team against this particular schedule.

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For the first time in more than a decade , EA Sports finally -- FINALLY!! -- dropped a new version of the old NCAA football video game this week. It's a big moment for those of us of a certain age, and Craig wasted little time diving in. We've got lots of thoughts about an institution that has made its triumphant return. 

Also included this week: The long-awaited Ol' Crimson Legendary Lager review! 

New AD: We're excited about Anne McCoy!

Q&A: Premium subscribers submitted questions, we gave some answers -- with the help of one Michael Preston, formerly the host of The CougCenter Hour.

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Apple Cup tickets went on sale for season ticket holders. And hooooooo boy are the prices something to behold: The cheapest, “get in the door” ticket is $94 (plus, I presume, fees). The most expensive ticket — in the club seating between the 40s — is $424+. There also are 12(!!) pricing levels in between those two extremes.

Did the game organizers overestimate demand? We think so.

Men’s hoops: The Cougs landed transfer ND Okafor from Cal, a big, athletic frontcourt player. While his addition doesn’t move the needle much on projections, he fills an important need. And taking a flyer on a guy with high-major athleticism isn’t the worst idea at this point.

Beer: Jeff — In Circles (Structures); Craig — Big Bird (Trillium).

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It’s no secret that raising NIL funds is a real challenge for WSU. It’s also no secret that the Cougar Collective has been fighting the good fight, doing what it can to help the school be competitive on that front.

But this week, the game changes: Every purchase of Ol’ Crimson Legendary Lager sends cash to the Cougar Collective. How lucrative could it be? Will it move the needle?

We think it will. And that’s where we start this week’s episode.

Crimson and Gray Game: With the spring scrimmage in the books, we look back at what we can take away from it. The running backs were really impressive.

Men’s hoops: David Riley added Rihards Vavers, a transfer from Quinnipiac. He’s an interesting piece, and yet there is still so much to do.

Beer: Jeff — Export Lager (Gold Dot); Craig — No Chains (The Crimson Brewery).

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The annual Crimson and Gray game is on Saturday, and that’s when we’ll get our first real look at the Cougars’ rebuilt roster — and the first real chance to talk about something substantive other than the off-court upheaval of men’s basketball.

All eyes, of course, will be on the two guys battling it out to succeed Cam Ward as the starting quarterback: John Mateer and Zevi Eckhaus. Neither one has separated himself; and while that probably won’t happen on Saturday, either, it still will be interesting to take a much closer look at each of them.

That’s just one of many things we’ll be looking for this Saturday at 3 p.m. PT on Pac-12 Network, which is where we start off this week’s show.

Spring football: We haven’t seen a whole lot in terms of video from WSU these past few weeks, but there was finally an extended highlight reel from the second scrimmage last weekend. We break down what we saw and what it means for what we hope to see this weekend.

Men’s basketball: The roster churn continues. We assess what we’ve lost, what we’ve gained, and whether it’s a good idea to become EWU South.

Beer: Jeff — Citra Crush (Rueben’s); Craig — Czech Dark Lager (Structures).

Women’s basketball: Kamie Ethridge got an extension. Should we have hope that Charlisse Leger-Walker and Johanna Teder might come back?

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