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

As for me, well, its been a tough one. As you all know, while I was not exactly a great fan of our former defensive coordinator (but I'd love for Ball to stay on as coach of the secondary), I was a HUGE fan and supporter of Paul Wulff. So, to see him go right when he was on the cusp of breaking out of the losing, well, it was a bit hard to take.

That said, color me excited about our new hire Mike Leach. So click on the old jumpa-vegas to check out the topic of this week's "Getaway" column...

Happy Thursday Coug Fans!

And indeed, a happy 24 hours it has been.  Because as Texas Tech is about to find out the hard way, one man's treasure is another man's plunder.  Yesterday, Bill Moos made probably the biggest splash in the history of Cougar athletics by agreeing to terms with one of the most quirky, colorful, and brilliant minds in all of sports: Mike Leach.

Judging from the reaction from the online world, WSU just made a jump to national relevancy by stepping up to the plate and making the swashbuckling swordsman from Wyoming the third highest paid coach in the Pac-12.  When's the last time you saw WSU mentioned in a breaking news update on ESPN? Read on...

If any of you had the privilege of taking Fine Arts 101 during your stay in Pullman, or were a FA Major, you likely know the name of the above Goya painting. Thanks to Pamela Lee an awesome instructor, and the WSU GER credits, I know what that painting is.

For those of you who don't, it's Saturn Devouring His Son.

You probably have an idea of where I am going with this now, so click the jumparoo to get my take on the crazy week that has been over in Pullman!

There's tons of rumors out there today, from Steve Kelley to ESPN to other blogs, but we'll leave it to the outgoing Vince Grippi to set things straight via Twitter:

@vinceg55 Sources tell me WSU has made an offer to Mike Leach to be its next football coach. They expect him to accept. It's close to done. More soon.

And you thought the pirate jokes were old BEFORE this all happened?  You ain't seen NOTHIN' YET! 

Well, whatever happens, it sure looks/sounds/smells like Mike Leach will be the new WSU head coach.  And like, REALLY soon.  We heard from a WSU "source" last night that Moos threw out the 2-3 week time frame, but that there were a lot of people walking around thinking this was all going to wrap up by Friday of this week....and that Leach was target #1.  

I guess we'll stay tuned, but if the rumors are true, welcome to Pullman!

According to Dennis Green "We are NOT who we thought we were."

Yesterday Bill Moos stepped to the podium and did something unprecedented in Cougar history. He fired a coach whose team was improving. I don’t think I’ve made any secret of the fact that I am a big supporter of what Paul Wulff has done here at WSU. While I do not support the decision Moos made yesterday, I do empathize with the position he is in, and I completely understand why he felt compelled to make a change.