Pac-10 Week 12 Notes and Observations: Washington State Cougars
Washington State Cougars 1-10 Overall (0-8 Conference)
This Week’s Score: Oregon State 42 – Washington State 10
Next Week’s Opponent: @Washington
“We felt we were in the game. We had the ball for long periods of time. One play here or there and it would have been a whole different game.” – QB Kevin Lopina
Lopina may sound like a hopeless optimist, but actually, I tend to agree with the above statement (to a point). While the box score from Saturday’s loss to Oregon State looks all too familiar, WSU showed some promising signs of life. At one point late in the third quarter the score was 21-10 OSU, and that was especially impressive considering the Beavers scored on their first three possessions of the game. The Cougs put fourth a commendable effort, and Wazzu fans can only hope that the team is ready to take the next step this Saturday.
There are two players that I think deserve special recognition for their efforts in this game and throughout the season (not counting C Kenny Alfred).
WR Jared Karstetter – Karstetter had another excellent day against OSU (6 catches 72 yards) and the sophomore has now caught 34 passes for 507 yards (14.9 YPC) and 6 TDs in 2009. If you are looking for positives to build on as this program moves forward, look no further than #84. Karstetter is already a reliable target, but its safe to assume the 6-4 receiver is going to be even better in the next two seasons.
P Reid Forrest – A strong argument could be made that Forrest is the Cougars’ MVP, as he trails only Vanderbilit’s Brett Upson for most punts in the country (Forrest has 79, Upson has 81). Forrest ranks 3rd in the Pac-10 with a 43.56 per punt average, and he has done a commendable job under difficult circumstances. He punted eight more times against OSU, with a 38-yard average.
As bad as 2009 has been, a win in Seattle would infuse Paul Wulff’s program with much-needed momentum. Sure the Cougs beat U-Dub last year only to suffer through another terrible season, but winning the Apple Cup for a second straight season would still be massive. It was troubling to see that only 16,167 people attended the OSU game at Martin Stadium, so Wazzu needs something to spark the fan base for next season. You can bet a win over the Dawgs would do just that.
Washington State Cougars
| 
Football, Jared Karstetter, Kenny Alfred, Kevin Lopina, Paul Wulff, Reid Forrest
Very nice site!
very informative post! thanks!
Hello – nice blog, just searching around some websites, appears to be a truly good platform you’re utilizing. I’m currently using Wordpress for a few of my websites but searching to change 1 of them over to some platform very much the same to yours as a test run.
I can see that you are an expert in this area. I am launching a website soon, and your information will be very useful for me.. Thanks for all your help and wishing you all the success in your business.
Awesome post, hey I found this post while googling for lyrics. Thanks for sharing I’ll email my friends about this too.
wow, awesome post, I was wondering the same thing. and found your site by google, many userful stuff here, now i have got some idea. bookmarked and also signed up your rss. keep us updated.
I like this info and it has given me some inspiration to succeed, so thanks. =)
Beautiful blog with nice informational content. This is a really interesting and informative post. Good job! keep it up, hope to read your other updates. Thanks for this nice sharing.
Lovely just what I was looking for.
are you insterested in link exchange?
I appreciate the individual thoughts and opinions, but would be much more affected by logical and educated responses.
Very efficiently written post. It will be supportive to anybody who usess it, including me. Keep doing what you are doing – looking forward to more posts.
yeah bookmaking this wasn’t a speculative decision outstanding post! .
I have a problem with the overall premise of this page but I still think its really informative. I really like your writing style. Keep up the great work.
great tips! thanks!
You can buy kids dressed up in designer clothes as a gift.
An EU survey discovered that plenty of children’s clothes don’t follow safety standards and have cords or drawstrings included which may prove to be harmful for that kid.