Washington State coach Jake Dickert pushed back on the idea that his Cougars and the Oregon State Beavers are pals, but did anybody really believe that was the case between the lines?

On this week’s episode of the Oregonian Sports podcast, co-hosts Bill Oram and Brenna Greene discuss why OSU and WSU’s institutional alliance has little bearing on Saturday’s game and why the matchup has a long way before it can be considered a rivalry.

Also discussed on this week’s episode:

• The Beavers “epic faceplant” against Air Force

• Did we like Dan Lanning’s fake field goal try? Or not so much?

• Why the Ducks scheduling disadvantage now gives them a major edge

• Are the Blazers winning too much?

• And do they really have to trade new fan favorite Robert Williams?

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