Aug 14, 2026 · 49 min · 23 segments
Six practices into the Kirby Moore era and Washington State already has a quarterback pulling away. Jamey Vinnick of Cougfan.com has been on the sideline for every one of them…
Jamey VinnickGuestDylanHost
Connor WebbHostAnd Jamie, you know, we don't want to take up too much of your evening.
I do want to look into the crystal ball here a little bit.
And The five and a half wins that Vegas has given out, and obviously a lot of that is going into a very difficult non-conference schedule.
You come back.
You have your FCS opponent, but you've got Arizona as well as Kansas State on the road.
I mean, I think if you're 2-2 through that, you feel pretty good about that 5.5 number, but it might just be a little bit of Coug bias in me, but I look at that number and what you've seen from this program, regardless of who's manning the Pirate ship, 10 out of the last 11 years, bowl eligible.
Obviously, you have COVID year that kind of has that fluky year in it, but I mean, what do you see as a ceiling and as a floor with this team?
I think this is a unique schedule that I look at every game in that schedule and say, they have a shot to win that game.
I look at every game in that schedule and say, they have a shot to lose that game.
And that's just, I think it speaks to some of the uncertainty, but speaks to just the way the schedule plays out.
Do I think it is likely that they are going to go on the road and win at Kansas State? No.
Do I think there's a good chance they go and win the Apple Cup? I don't know if I'd say there's a good chance.
And Jamie, you know, we don't want to take up too much of your evening.
I do want to look into the crystal ball here a little bit.
And The five and a half wins that Vegas has given out, and obviously a lot of that is going into a very difficult non-conference schedule.
You come back.
You have your FCS opponent, but you've got Arizona as well as Kansas State on the road.
I mean, I think if you're 2-2 through that, you feel pretty good about that 5.5 number, but it might just be a little bit of Coug bias in me, but I look at that number and what you've seen from this program, regardless of who's manning the Pirate ship, 10 out of the last 11 years, bowl eligible.
Obviously, you have COVID year that kind of has that fluky year in it, but I mean, what do you see as a ceiling and as a floor with this team?
I think this is a unique schedule that I look at every game in that schedule and say, they have a shot to win that game.
I look at every game in that schedule and say, they have a shot to lose that game.
And that's just, I think it speaks to some of the uncertainty, but speaks to just the way the schedule plays out.
Do I think it is likely that they are going to go on the road and win at Kansas State? No.
Do I think there's a good chance they go and win the Apple Cup? I don't know if I'd say there's a good chance.
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