Washington State

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Week 10 · open week · updated Wednesday, Nov 4

Washington State has lost six straight, its first run that long in the regular season since 2023.

Fan mood in the week of the San Diego State game: middle of the pack

Fan mood in each Washington State game week this season

Compared with other fanbases in r/CFB game threads that week. Each row is a week, named for its game; the further right the dot, the brighter the talk.

sourerbrighterat Kansas State L 7-34middle of the packvs Duquesne W 48-7on the sour sidevs Arizona L 24-34middle of the packvs Fresno State L 6-26on the sour sideat Utah State L 16-17middle of the packat Oregon State L 30-48middle of the packvs Boise State L 10-31middle of the packat San Diego State L 20-26middle of the packsourerbrighterSep 12at Kansas StateL 7-34middle of the packSep 19vs DuquesneW 48-7on the sour sideSep 26vs ArizonaL 24-34middle of the packOct 3vs Fresno StateL 6-26on the sour sideOct 9at Utah StateL 16-17middle of the packOct 17at Oregon StateL 30-48middle of the packOct 24vs Boise StateL 10-31middle of the packOct 31at San Diego StateL 20-26middle of the pack
  • L 10-24 at Washington
  • L 7-34 at Kansas State
  • W 48-7 vs Duquesne
  • L 24-34 vs Arizona
  • L 6-26 vs Fresno State
  • L 16-17 at Utah State
  • L 30-48 at Oregon State
  • L 10-31 vs Boise State
  • L 20-26 at San Diego State
  • Next: vs Colorado State, Saturday, Nov 14

Scores ours first.

Since the last game

Washington State lost 20-26 at San Diego State.

The whole San Diego State game

Before Colorado State

Washington State has won the last three meetings.

Jim Mora is 1-2 against Washington State as a head coach.

The rating model gives Washington State a 55% chance at home against Colorado State on Saturday, Nov 14.

Colorado State game on Now

How fan mood is read

Fan mood compares what Washington State fans wrote in r/CFB game threads with every FBS fanbase with enough talk that week. A week runs Monday to Sunday and is named for the game in it. The read is redrawn 300 times from the same commenters, re-ranking every fanbase each time. Sour or all in means the read sat in the bottom or top fifth in at least 70 of every 100 draws; on the sour side or on the bright side, in the bottom or top two fifths in at least 80; anything less settled is middle of the pack. A bright label also needs more positive talk than negative, and a sour one the reverse. Brighter or sourer than usual compares the week with the team's own earlier weeks, after taking out how every fanbase read that week. Each dot sits at the read's rank that week. A week read before these labels keeps the word it was first given, the fifth it sat in (sour, uneasy, mixed, hopeful or all in). Season averages are the mean of a season's reads, in fifths from sour to all in, and seasons before 2026 were read from each week's wider talk, so a comparison across seasons is rough.

Fan mood, week by week

Mood over time

Position = mood · width = volume · color = the kind of feeling

What the reporters say

What reporters say

21 quotes collected this season

What the beat said, in their own words.

The situational football piece. We didn’t do a good enough job there in the red zone, we didn’t do a good enough job there on fourth down. Everyone’s got a piece of that, and that starts with me
Moore · Dailyevergreen2 days after Washington State's 2026 game against San Diego State
It was a play we installed and most college football teams install, one of the first days of spring ball or fall camp, and we were not on the same page with the back
Moore · Dailyevergreen2 days after the 10-31 game
They have a good scheme and good backs, they put the ball on the corner and make the corner miss
Moore · Dailyevergreenthe day before the Boise State game

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Fan chatterThe loudest night of the season and what a usual night looks like.

Fan chatter this season

Busy

The loudest night was the 48-7 win over Duquesne.

FirstSecondThirdFourthWashington State fansDuquesne fansusual

A usual night for Washington State fans is steady.

The argumentThe one thing this fanbase can't agree on, with receipts.

Inside the fanbase: all 7 corners

Cr/CFB
GGoogle News
CCougcenter
CCampus paper
BBluesky
YYouTube
6 outlets & communities talking

One voice

+0.04Whole-fanbase sentiment · warm

Every cohort from the die-hards to the analytics crowd lands within 0.01 of each other — a rare consensus. The most upvoted post:

CCougcenterBeat · article

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How Washington State fans actually talk

Rr/CFBFan talk

Remember when we were known for high-flying offense and wild shootout games? That was fun. We should go back to that.

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One of the crowd’s most upvoted takes — read for mood, not as a side. The cohort read is the measured part.

Every fan group, end to end

negative
0
positive
Bettors+0.03 to Die-hards+0.05

Cohort sentiment is a source-weighted model read — never a quote pinned to a person.

What this fanbase keeps coming back to

fan energy
32%
recent results
19%
where the program is headed
12%
offense
11%
the coaching staff
7%

Topics are model-labeled from Reddit — a rough signal of what this fanbase is circling right now.

week 10. The sources and the divergence rank are measured. Cohort labels and sentiment are a source-weighted model estimate, never a quote attributed to a person.
ArgumentsRecurring arguments this fanbase keeps returning to.

What fans are saying

player performanceOne fan's take

One fan thinks the team underperforms in high-pressure situations

Once again cougs have a chance to make the winning play and instead shit their pants.

Based on 1 comment from 1 poster across 1 thread · Nov 1, 2026 · via CFB

player performanceOne fan's take

One fan believes the defense’s stats don’t reflect their actual performance

man, this defense has whiffed in the back field all game long

Based on 1 comment from 1 poster across 1 thread · Oct 18, 2026 · via CFB

position battleOne fan's take

One fan thinks the coach waited too long to consider benching him

Seems Eschelman is the guy who many people say should have been the starter from the beginning or taken over earlier than the half-way point of the grueling season for the Cougs.

Based on 1 comment from 1 poster across 1 thread · Oct 13, 2026 · via wsu

player roleOne fan's take

One fan argues Kirby Moore has poor in-game decision-making

I hate Pinnick but every snap that he's taking is another indictment against Moore. He has not earned the right to be on the field for every single play

Based on 1 comment from 1 poster across 1 thread · Oct 10, 2026 · via CFB

player roleOne fan's take that season

One fan thinks Zevi’s starting would improve the team’s performance

Why the fuck is Zevi not playing what was the point of pushing to keep him. Dude balled out in the bowl game what are we doing

Based on 1 comment from 1 poster across 1 thread · Aug 31, 2025 · via CFB

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program directionOne fan's take

One fan believes the team should have won more games

Had high hopes for Wazzu and they have seriously underperformed.

Based on 1 comment from 1 poster across 1 thread · Oct 16, 2026 · via wsu

player performanceOne fan's take

One fan thinks Pinnick makes poor passing decisions under pressure

Teams just sell out on the run knowing Pinnick won’t complete a pass unless the WR has no one within 10 yards

Based on 1 comment from 1 poster across 1 thread · Oct 10, 2026 · via CFB

player performanceOne fan's take

One fan believes WSU’s offense lacks explosive plays

The only reason we even got points on the board today was as a result of a pick six. Fuck this offense. Pinnick cannot move the ball to save his life.

Based on 1 comment from 1 poster across 1 thread · Sep 12, 2026 · via CFB

coaching decisionOne fan's take

One fan believes rushing plays gain too few yards

3rd and 2 in 4 down territory was the time for play action, not a run up the gut that kept getting stuffed only to do it again on 4th down

Based on 1 comment from 1 poster across 1 thread · Sep 12, 2026 · via CFB

player performanceOne fan's take

One fan thinks the passing game lacks explosiveness

I Like the Sunday vibes if it can’t be in Nov. Positives include qb runs and run game. A little underwhelmed by the pass game and wish we could air it out.

Based on 1 comment from 1 poster across 1 thread · Sep 7, 2026 · via CFB

program directionOne fan's take that season

One fan believes Washington State has produced multiple NFL quarterbacks

Honestly Wazzu is QBU. Minshew, Ward, Mateer. There are much bigger programs that haven’t produced that type of talent.

Based on 1 comment from 1 poster across 1 thread · Aug 30, 2025 · via CFB

The obsessionThe rival this fanbase can't stop bringing up.
Rent Free · r/CFB fan posts, 2026 season
Washington State fans 23% of posts bring up another team#61 of 77 saltiest · mostly about Oregon State
Who Washington State fans can’t stop bringing up
  1. Oregon State4%
  2. Utah State3%
  3. Oregon3%
  4. USC2%
  5. UCLA2%
share of Washington State’s football posts that mention each team
Washington State lives rent-free in
  1. San Diego State7%
  2. Washington6%
share of each rival fanbase’s football posts that bring up Washington State
Who they talk aboutThe people this fanbase names more than anyone else does.
Who they talk about Against the field · 2026 season

The names this fanbase says more than anyone else does — players, coaches, the places they keep coming back to. Not slang: these are the people carrying the conversation.

Caden Pinnick
×403.2 the field
Signature — named ≥10× as often as the rest of college football
Caden Pinnick×403.2
Kirby Moore×200.4
Owen Eshelman×243.6
Trent Bray×56.5

“Caden Pinnick QB 1 WSU has their starting quarterback in Caden Pinnick, formerly with UC Davis. Go Cougs!”

reddit/wsu · fan post
Fans on Caden Pinnick
  1. Caden Pinnick was sacked 18 times for a loss of 116 yards
  2. Kirby Moore made the announcement today. Caden Pinnick is out and Owen Eschelman is in. What does everyone think? Seems Eschelman is the
  3. Caden Pinnick has been benched. Kirby Moore announced today Owen Eshelman will be starting as
  4. Caden Pinnick seems to be overwhelemed. Throwing long only leads to disaster. His energy sucks
  5. My word, Caden Pinnick cannot move the ball
  6. WSU has their starting quarterback in Caden Pinnick, formerly with UC Davis. Go Cougs!
Voice profileHow this fanbase sounds vs. every other fanbase.
Doomers
Optimism
21st
Joy
36th
Anger
91st
Doom
83rd
Sarcasm
17th
Vs the 127 highest-volume fanbases - 2026 season
Vocabulary by eraThe words that defined each chapter of this program.

Season vocabulary

2026kirby
kirbymoorepinnickschoolsconferenceszero
kirby Moore isn't his brother and he's not head coach material
2025tech
techzevipottertexasrogersole
LA tech only had 167 yards vs WSU defense.
2024defense
defensemateerfumblescoretouchdownlove
Once again or best defense is a bad pass
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