As you all are extremely well aware, the last month of WSU sports hasn’t exactly been a whole lot of fun.

Enter basketball!

The men’s and women’s teams tipped off their seasons on Monday, and each of them delivered a resounding victory in Beasley Coliseum: The 24th-ranked women first defeating Cal Poly (78-61), then the men dispatching Idaho (84-59).

Look, nobody is saying that either of these outcomes guarantee enormous things for either team — both contests certainly had that “first-game vibe” that everyone is familiar with, and both opponents were decidedly overmatched.

We’re just saying that it was incredibly nice to start our weeks by enjoying a couple of Cougar victories on a Monday evening with nothing bad happening in the time between that and when we recorded.

Other topics of discussion:

* Beer: Jeff — Fresh Hop Fiend (Stoup); Craig — Vanilla Deth (Revolution).

* Football: Everything sucks.

* Soccer: They lost to Washington to end the season. Jeff was there. It was dreadful.

* Volleyball: Things are looking up(?) after sweeping Cal. There’s still a big chance to finish the season strong.

* NIL: Jake Dickert said something that riled people up. Maybe it riled you up. It did not rile us up.

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