Postgame
Postgame at Wazzu is a file of 4 stories. The newest of them: “Kirby Moore Breaks Down the Offense After Arizona”, “Citowicki and Hawkins break down the Beavers loss in Pullman”, and “A few things stood out in the notes from Duquesne”. Kirby Moore sat down after the Arizona game and didn't sugarcoat anything. The Beavers came to Pullman, and the Cougs sent them home with a loss. The unofficial read for people who left Pullman and stayed Cougs. The list below is every Postgame story on Wazzu, newest first.
Kirby Moore Breaks Down the Offense After Arizona
Kirby Moore sat down after the Arizona game and didn't sugarcoat anything. He broke down the offense the way you'd expect from a guy who spent his Saturday watching his unit grind through a Pac-12 road game. No excuses. Just film, mechanics, and what needs to click. That's the kind of talk Pullman actually respects. Moore walked through the adjustments, the reads, and the moments where the Cougs either hit or missed. It wasn't a victory lap. It was a coach who knows the margin between a good drive and a stalled one is smaller than a play call sheet. If you watched that game and wondered why certain routes looked open but the ball didn't go there, Moore answers that. He doesn't hide behind jargon. This is the stuff that doesn't make the highlight reel but makes the difference in November. If you want the full picture from Tucson, we already had a piece on the things that won't show up in a box score. Moore's breakdown fits right next to it. Read them together. That's where the real story lives. The offense is still finding its rhythm. Moore knows it. The players know it. But hearing him talk through it, you get the sense he trusts what he sees. That matters more than a clean stat line. Go Cougs.
Citowicki and Hawkins break down the Beavers loss in Pullman
The Beavers came to Pullman, and the Cougs sent them home with a loss. That's the headline from Citowicki and Hawkins' breakdown of the game, and it's worth a read if you want the real story behind the score. We know how these Pac-12 afternoons go in Martin Stadium, close, loud, and decided by the guys who want it more. Sounds like this one fit the bill. The defense did its job. The offense found enough. And Pullman showed up, because of course it did. That's the part that never changes, no matter who is on the sideline or what the record says. If you were there, you already know. If you weren't, Citowicki and Hawkins will get you caught up without the fluff. And while you're digging into Cougar sports, we also put out a piece on how Coug researchers are using AI to crack the snowpack riddle for Northwest farms. That one matters, too. Different field, same grit. Same willingness to solve hard problems in a place that doesn't get enough credit for it. Go read the breakdown. Go read the research. Then text your buddy and tell them what they missed. Go Cougs.
A few things stood out in the notes from Duquesne
The notes from the Duquesne game are out, and a few things jumped off the page. Not everything that matters shows up in a highlight reel, and this batch of observations proves it. The coaching staff saw some specific tendencies in how Duquesne lined up, and the adjustments they made in the second half tell you more about this Cougar team than any final score ever could. There's a reason the film room breakdown from the Duquesne game is worth your six seconds, because the details win in November, not September. This group is learning how to read what a defense gives them and then take it. That is not a given for a roster still finding its rhythm. The notes show a team that trusts what it sees, and that trust is built in practice, not on Saturdays. If you want the full picture, pull up the breakdown we already posted. It connects the dots between the whiteboard and the field. The rest of this season will come down to whether the Cougs keep seeing the game the same way the coaches do. So far, the signs are good. Go Cougs.
Citowicki and Dvorak break down a Cougar win over Seattle U
Citowicki and Dvorak broke down the Cougar win over Seattle U, and if you missed the match, their breakdown is the next best thing to being on the pitch. These two know the game, and they don't waste time telling you what you already saw on the scoreboard. They dig into how Wazzu actually got it done, the adjustments, the pressure points, and the moments that mattered. It was a tune-up, sure. But a clean one. The kind of win that lets a team build without the panic of a close call. Cougs needed that. If you want the full picture from the weekend, don't stop here. We also ran "Cougs clean up the pitch in a Seattle U tune-up," which gives you the match-level view. Pair that with Citowicki and Dvorak's film-room take, and you've got the whole story. This is the kind of coverage that matters when you're trying to figure out if this team is for real. Spoiler: the signs are good. Go Cougs.