That’s right, we are halfway through the 2012 season and truly “livin on a prayer” since a prayer is about all we have left for getting to a bowl game at this point. By now almost everyone’s preseason predictions have completely fallen apart and we are left scrambling to make revisions and invent elaborate excuses to salvage whatever credibility we never really had in the first place. I’d like to take a quick timeout from all the QB controversy hoopla to examine where I stand on one of my boldest preseason predictions...my attempt to correctly guess all the locations of College Gameday this season. How have I done? Find out after the jump...

Hello Followers.  Hope you had a great weekend.

As for me, well, after punching the clock for several hours this morning, I had the opportunity to hop on the old treadmill and take in the 60 minute rewind of our 19-6 loss this past Saturday to the Beavs.

For that, and a whole lot less, read on.

Happy Monday Cougs, as we roll into another week.  The team was back at practice last night, albeit a light one, but there is some QB news to get to.  Let's go.....

Hello Followers.  Hope you're having a great evening.

Tonight, our Cougies lost a tough one to the Beavs, falling 19-6 in front of a record breaking crowd of 160,000 at Reser Stadium.

In case you missed it, our Defense played the game of their lives.  Our offense?  Not so much. 

So, now we head into THE must win game of the season next Saturday night against CAL.  Our quarterback for that game?  Stay tuned.

Mongo say I should start next week...

Also, we will have open lines for a radio show tomorrow night.  So, call in tomorrow at 8:00pm Pacific to this number 347-215-8954

I'll look forward to speaking with you then.

All for now.  Go Cougs.

Hello Cougar Nation!  Hope you’ve all had a great week.

As the header for today indicates, tomorrow’s tilt against the resurgent Oregon State Beavers looks to have “trap game” written all over it.

What remains unclear at this point is whether this is a trap game for them or a trap game for us?

For more on that, read on.

Happy Friday Cougs, and as always we wish the best for you and yours as we wind down another week.  So tomorrow afternoon, the Cougs invade Corvallis and try to knock off the favored Beavs.  And this is really nothing new for little 'ol WAZZU, as the Cougs have been the underdog to Oregon State for four of the last five times they've played.  Hard as it is to believe now, but the Cougs were a 3-pt fav last year in the Seattle game, and we all know what a train wreck that turned out to be!  For what it's worth, last year's game was also the only Pac-10/12 conference game in Paul Wulff's four year tenure where WSU was actually favored.

Anyway, with WSU set to hit the Willamette Valley tomorrow, I thought it would be kinda/sorta interesting to look back, video-style, the last time WSU made the trip? Check it out.....

Good guys don't always finish last. Sometimes they finish 2nd or 3rd in the North Division.

Welcome to the latest edition of Football Friday on a Thursday. On the menu this week... Beaver. Yup, we are heading to Corvallis to take on the resurgent Beavs of Oregon State. No sooner had Beaver coach Mike Riley finished toweling off after taking a quick dip in the Sutras Hot Tub, then he was all wet again from the cannonball splash Jeff Tedford made. Riley has his team in the hunt for a Pac-North title and the Cougs come in to Corvallis looking to play spoiler. Who’d a thunk it? For Coug fans making the trip, Corvallis is a magical place full of wonder and intrigue... and it also has some hotels and places to eat. Last time we visited Corvallis we just happened to have one of the most cathartic victories in Cougar history. Can lightning strike twice? See what the resident blognosticators think after the jump...

A true clash of Titans... move over Lincoln and Douglas, Kennedy and Nixon, etc... Its Carter and Ford!!!

This week America is bracing for the Presidential Debates. But while CNN warms up their highly scientific debate performance tracker, we here in Cougar Country have our own debate to settle. A few weeks ago Jeff Tuel went down awkwardly and ended up with what Connor (Doc) Halladay later diagnosed as a sprained MCL. After missing some practices and watching from the sidelines for a couple of games, Tuel re-emerged late in the game against Oregon and promptly threw a touchdown pass (into double coverage). So what did we learn from that? Tuel is healthy enough to see the field and our QB controversy is back in full swing. Whoooopeee! Follow me after the jump where i’ll stir the pot...

Happy Monday Cougs, and welcome to another week as the calendar flips over to October.  Five games down (already?), and a big one this Saturday in Corvallis, hmmm?  I remember earlier in the year, our own Sutra pegged the Oregon State game as the "swing game" of the season for our beloved Cougs.  Win that one, and many things are possible.  But lose it?  Well, it could sink the entire season.  But that analysis was likely done with the idea that the Cougs could be 4-1 or 3-2 - at WORST - right now, not 2-3 and suddenly in dire need to get a W.  And it may not have factored in the idea that OSU would be undefeated the first weekend into October!  

The Beavs are already a 14.5 pt fav, after the line apparently opened at 11.5, so the money is coming down on orange and black right now.  The Beavs were last seen rallying to beat Arizona on Saturday night, as QB Sean Mannion drove the offense down the field for a late TD to take a late lead.  The D then picked off Matt Scott on the ensuing Wildcat drive, and that was it.

Anyway, lots to get to this morning so let's get started.....

Happy Sunday Cougs, as we awaken to a beautiful sunny early fall day in the great NW.  As I did last Sunday, I'm back to write about some thoughts on what we saw last night, plus a bunch of other stuff, post-jog-style as we continue training for the half-marathon.  So let's get started.....