“Well, we’ve got an opportunity to go out here and play a couple Power 4 teams and these nonconference deals, and you rip off a bunch of wins, you got an opportunity to make the top 12.”ĭickert is also candid about how losing power conference affiliation will impact WSU’s approach. “We showed our team Washington’s schedule and Oregon’s schedule and USC’s schedule and the theme is they probably have to be 11-1 to make the playoffs,” Dickert said. As we’ve said before, WSU’s path to the New Year’s Six bowls and the CFP is a lot less perilous now than it ever has been.Ī two-team Pac-12 isn’t expected to meet the criteria for its champion - if one is even crowned - to qualify for playoff purposes, but both programs feel they will be uniquely placed to contend for playoff appearances as at-large teams. Thankfully, WSU hasn’t had to also deal with a coaching transition and - as of today FINGERS CROSSED - a mass exodus of transfers, as OSU has.ĭickert is taking the smart angle regarding keeping players in place and recruiting others to Pullman. Kyle Bonagura and Adam Rittenberg did a medium dive into the future recruiting outlook for the two schools, given the tumult of the offseason’s onset. There were a couple articles this week that touched on what may be next for WSU and Oregon State, given the recent news of the settlement with the 10 cutters & runners, along with the scheduling agreements.

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