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Colorado State and Texas State roll into Pullman for a proving ground
Colorado State and Texas State are rolling into Pullman, and for a program that spent the fall bouncing between Hawai'i and California, this is the part of the schedule where you find out what you're made of. You don't bring two schools from different conferences into Beasley unless you want a real measuring stick. The Cougs have been running the road all season, if you caught our piece on the hoop squad loading the bus for a Pac-12 trip north, you know this team isn't afraid of miles. But those were away games. This is home court, and Pullman shows up for a proving ground.
Both visitors are hungry. Colorado State has been building something steady, and Texas State plays with the kind of chip that makes for uncomfortable afternoons. Wazzu's roster has the talent to handle it, but talent doesn't win a weekend like this. Execution does. Rebounding. Not giving up the baseline. The kind of stuff that doesn't show up in a box score but decides the game.
The Cougs have been close in spots this year, ninth in Hawai'i, mid-pack in California, a steady round from Boenning that kept things respectable. That's fine for fall. Spring is when you prove it. This weekend is the first real test. Go Cougs.
