This is Stuart Whitehair, publisher and editor for the CU at the Game website, and your host for the CU at the Game podcast.

I am joined for this episode by Brad Geiger and Neil Langland, and we will open with a review of CU's hard-to-take 34-31 loss to No. 23 Arizona. As is our custom for the post-mortem on a game, we give our grades for what about the CU effort was Excellent, what was Satisfactory, and what still Needs Improvement for a tough loss - a game in which the Buffs never trailed the Wildcats ... until the clock read 0:00.

We will then move on to our “T.I.P.S.” for the upcoming matchup against Washington State. Our preview will look at the game from the perspectives of Talent, Intangibles, Preparation, and Statistics, before giving you our predictions for a game which will be played under the lights on a crisp Friday night in Pullman.

So ... In a game featuring two of the top ten passers in the nation, and two of the bottom ten rushing offenses in the nation - which team has the edge? ... Will the Court hearing on the dispute between the “Pac-2" and the “Pac-10" have an influence on the Cougar coaches and players, who are two weeks away from officially being orphans? ... Which team - the team which started out 3-0 and ranked 19th, or the team which started out 4-0 and ranked 13th - has enough emotional energy left in the tank to end their losing streak? ...

Let’s find out ...