What they're saying
Quotes and comments from around Planet Coug

By the Staff of Cougfan.com

Our weekly roundup of notable quotes following another Cougar victory:

"The Idaho Vandals play defense like politicians tell the truth: rarely, and with little conviction. The Vandals, making a determined run at finishing dead last in the nation in points allowed for the second straight year, were pistol-whipped in a 49-14 loss to 11th-ranked Washington State." The Idaho Statesman (Boise)

"The team that wants to take games one at a time can finally look forward to Ohio State. After two weeks of dutifully refusing to look ahead to their Sept. 14 date in Columbus, Ohio, that date is now the next game on the Washington State schedule." Don Ruiz, Tacoma News Tribune

"There were two first half turnovers and an offense that at times appeared lethargic, but when WSU needed to, it flipped the switch and flashed the explosiveness that was missing in last week's win against Nevada." Jon Naito, Seattle P-I

"Last week, said Mike Levenseller, the WSU offensive coordinator, (Darling) 'just didn't get uncorked.' Consider Darling uncorked. Consider the bubbly engulfing the Cougars, who overwhelmed Idaho 49-14 on a cool, sunny day in the Palouse." Bud Withers, Seattle Times

Idaho freshman tackle Kelly Talavou, when asked about WSU's dominating offensive linemen: "they werent that tough." And Jason Gesser ? "He's no Heisman candidate."

"It wasn't the final score. It wasn't the statistics, exactly. It wasn't the fact that Washington State beat the bookmakers' spread. It was something else that reassured the Cougars and their fans Saturday in a 49-14 win over Idaho before a crowd of 30,110 at Martin Stadium. It was the size of the holes. It was the incisiveness of Jonathan Smith's moves, the acuity of John Tippins' vision. It was the pr

Poor, Poor Idaho!!