PJ KendallTue, November 25, 2025 at 5:19 PM UTC·4 min readGreetings. In case you missed it, totally excusable since the game wasn’t on actual television, your Washington State Cougars football team once again pissed away a second half lead on Saturday, missing another opportunity to garner a signature win amid its season in the wilderness. We were admittedly frustrated at the result, but hey, it’s almost Thanksgiving. We have a lot to be thankful for, and the last thing we want to do is become a human popover at this time of year. So instead, we’ll take a lesson from the greatest comedy troupe of all time. If you don’t know who I’m talking about, what the hell are you even doing?
Either way, do yourself a gigantic favor and indulge.
We won’t get upset about Zevi Eckhaus crippling the team once again, this time with an interception that handed James Madison its first touchdown. Instead, we choose to think about how happy that made Justin Eaglin and his family. What a thrilling moment for them!
No problem here with WSU’s second half defensive collapse, during which a heretofore reliable unit surrendered more than 13 yards-per play. The players got a ton of cardio work when they had to chase after the JMU players toward the end zone. Step count: Increasing!
Maybe the officials were terrible, particularly when it came to spotting the ball. Every close spot drastically favored the home team. But hey, the weather was so beautiful that the sun was probably in their eyes, and at least they were getting some fresh air!
WSU faced 1st-and-goal from the JMU 10, and turned it into 4th-and-goal from the 11. Later on, WSU had 1st-and-10 from the JMU 12, and turned it into 4th-and-16 from the JMU 18. Sure, a competent offense would have turned that into at least 10 points. And sure, that may have meant the difference between winning and losing. But maybe next time they’ll know what plays not to run!
The best thing about a petrified quarterback leading a feckless offense? Nowhere to go but up!
Given one final chance to get a stop and give the offense a chance to win, and with the knowledge that JMU was going to run the ball, the defense still couldn’t get a stop. But that’s fine. Our eyes weren’t subjected to another WSU possession!
I’ve watched a lot of football, and I have never seen a team commit two sideline violations in one quarter. Most people would think that’s some inexcusable coaching and player buffoonery. We choose to be proud that all those players were so excited! They all wanted to be out on the field! Don’t let pesky rules stand in the way of your dreams!
In the past, I would get frustrated when a WSU kick landed out of bounds. Not anymore. Ryan Harris is such a nice guy that he wanted to give the security guard a chance to catch the ball too!
Normally I’d be upset about the broadcast on a pretend TV network dropping out, forcing me to scroll past like 45 other events to find and reload the game I want to watch. No sir! If not for that, I wouldn’t have learned about all the Pakistani cricket matches I could watch once the game ended!In all seriousness, the fact that WSU is in position to make a bowl game after this middle-of-nowhere season is darn good. Despite the disastrous quarterback situation, the seemingly braindead play calls, the untimely defensive breakdowns and the blown leads, the fact that this team has a shot at the postseason seems to portend well for the road ahead. Of course, that all goes to hell if they lose to Oregon State again. No pressure, fellas.
This Week in Parenting
Currently at the grandparents house in Spokane, where the ice cream pie flows like wine. The kids are really roughing it, like always.
Since the weather is Spokane in late November, there ain’t a lot to do, but that won’t stop them from going to the shooting range with grandpa. USA! USA! USA!
