Prediction... Oregon St 48 - UW 47

Wow, I cannot believe that I am predicting this close a game, especially after what OSU did to Wazzu last week. But, I think the offense will catch some breaks at home and lose a heart breaker. Am I going soft? Nope--a loss is still a loss and this particular one will make us 0-6 on the season.

Win or lose, I think it is time that some of the players on the team may need to step forward and start expressing their feelings on the Ty Willingham situation. They all know he is gone and certainly finding the best possible replacement is on the top of their concerns list. I think the only way we get Woodward to pull the trigger on this mid-season is if the players come to him directly. I hate that it has come to this, but other programs are already getting the jump on the hiring process. Clemson fired a VERY SUCCESSFUL Tommy Bowden (and players had I hand in this decision, I think) and Auburn fired their Offensive Coordinator midway into his first season.

We all need to work together for the greater good. With the Mizzou loss, a little of the luster may have faded from Gary Pinkel's star. Perhaps another defeat and they will not quite be as excited to up the ante to keep him.