Based on questions from last year:

What is this chart showing? A weekly heat map tracking WSU’s win probability for every game on the schedule. The numbers are straight from ESPN’s FPI matchup predictor.

What is FPI? ESPN’s Football Power Index. It’s their predictive rating model that weighs roster talent, efficiency, and schedule strength to simulate games and spit out win odds. Think of it as an algorithm’s best guess, continuously updated.

Why do the numbers change week to week? Because games get played. Injuries, blowouts, and fluke outcomes feed new data into the model every week, shifting the odds for the rest of the season.

How do you calculate these numbers? I don’t. ESPN does. I just pull the percentages from their matchup predictor and drop them into a heat map so you can spot trends without squinting at raw data tables.

What do the colors mean? Red = bad matchup. Green = Good matchup. Everything in between is a sliding scale of heartburn.

Is this predicting scores or spreads? Win percentage only. Straight-up odds that WSU wins the game...no projected scores, no spreads, no over/unders.

HEY! When I looked, it said 70.2%, NOT 70.1%! You're a phony! I scrape the data on Wednesday. ESPN’s model keeps crunching numbers throughout the week, so a 0.1% delta by Friday is just background recalculation. Direct your outrage at ESPN, not me. 🥺

Why doesn’t it add up to 100% for each game? Every box is strictly WSU’s win chance. It’s not displaying the opponent's side, so there’s nothing to sum to 100%.

Why did [Opponent] drop in FPI after winning (or rise after losing)? FPI grades efficiency against expectations, not just the final score. Squeaking past an FCS team by three will ding you and taking a top-10 team to overtime might bump you up. The model cares how you played, not just that you won.

We play the same team twice...why are the percentages different? Home vs. away, travel, short weeks, rest differentials, and calendar placement. Plus, by game two, the model has weeks of extra tape on both rosters.

OMG why use ESPN? [Source X] is way better. Because it's sterile and I like the taste.

Basically...I can get this information week 0. It's consistent, and I've been tracking it for like a decade.

Why do you update this every week? Watching the trajectory swing across twelve weeks is fascinating...and I'm a nerd.

Hi, I'm planning to transfer my associate in business to WSU global and take online classes in business administration/management.

1. I would like to know if there are any students in the same major and how their experience at this school?

2. Will they require you to have cameras on during exams? One of the things I hate is being recorded while taking exams and I'm looking for a school that doesn't force students to do that?

3. How cheap/ expensive is this program would be ?

Thank you so much and I would appreciate any feedback you can give.

I graduated in spring 2024 so I caught basically the beginning of what we’re seeing today, but even back then AI wasn’t half of what it is today in 2026. Just wondering if any undergrads can tell me what it’s like when it comes to essays, take home tests, homework, etc nowadays. Do professors encourage AI usage? Or do they have methods to curtail it?

Looking for a ride

What are some good affordable housing options off campus, also how is the Retreat, I've been hearing mixed reviews and would love as many opinions as possible in general outside of the Retreat too.

Hey everyone!

I wanted to share a recent site I made to help with planning out courses for upcoming semesters; Crimson Scheduler!
https://crimsonscheduler.com

The site lets you quickly search and navigate different course offerings in all the campuses and terms available. There are also different features such as filtering by UCOREs, time of day, and also quick access to professor's RMP pages.

I'd love to hear if you find Crimson Scheduler helpful, and sharing the word about it would be appreciated. I really think this could be helpful for many WSU students! (Including myself, I'm a big user of my own site lol)

Caden Pinnick has been benched. Kirby Moore announced today Owen Eshelman will be starting as quarterback. What's everyone thinking about this move and what makes Eshelman "the guy" in terms of talent and leadership?

Hi everyone!

I'm looking for someone to take over my individual lease at The Grove at Pullman for Spring 2027!

Rent: $649/month + utilities

Move-in: Mid to late December 2026 preferred, but I'm flexible with earlier December or early January 2027.

Lease ends: July 31, 2027

Apartment details:

- Fully furnished 3 bed / 3 bath apartment

- Private bedroom and attached bathroom

- Walk-in closet

- In-unit washer and dryer

- Fully equipped kitchen

- Wi-Fi included

- Gym and swimming pool access

Roommates: There is currently only one female roommate living in the apartment, and the third bedroom is unoccupied.

Location:

- Bus stop right in front of the apartment

- Direct bus to WSU campus

- Approximately 5 minutes to WSU by car

This will be an official lease takeover through The Grove management.

Feel free to DM me if you're interested or have any questions! 😊

I am headed over for the BOISE @ WSU game and was wondering best place to get lunch/breakfast before the game.

My cousin and I have been bouncing apartments the last year or so and I don't think I've ever had a worse living experience than dealing with Timberline on the Green's shitty management response time.

Our appliances have been busted since month 1, but it took them 2 months to actually answer our work orders after several visits from us and our third roommate to their office to complain.

This week, they sent out an email giving tenants the chance to renew our leases for next year at the current rate we have (not at a cheaper rate, the current rate. Practically foreshadowing that higher rent prices are imminent if we don't renew now). I'd like to know of anyone can guide us to a relatively cheaper apartment we can move into, or at least one that's similar to Timberline (we pay at least 600 a month which includes utilities and our furniture package which was a mistake). Our budget falls within the 500-600 a month range, but Timberline is just becoming too ridiculous to deal with now.

Hey everyone,
I commute back and forth between Pullman and the Seattle area pretty regularly (usually at least once a week) for work and family, and I always have extra space in the vehicle.

If you're tired of riding the bus or looking for an easier way home for the weekend, holidays, or breaks, let me know!

Route: Pullman -> Seattle (and vice versa), running along the I-90 corridor. Flexible with stops if you're in Spokane, Ellensburg, the Tri-Cities, or along the West Side.

Schedule: My schedules pretty flexible for the most part give or take a few days.

Vehicle: Tesla Model Y, will have to stop and charge atleast once in ellensburg for 30 minutes. Just a heads up.

Details: Just looking to split travel costs and help fellow Cougs get home safely.
Drop a comment or shoot me a DM with your preferred dates and times if you're looking for a reliable ride! Go Cougs! 🐾

Im extremely worried and I urge my lover to get a apartment with me before going to collage, ill never let myself be hurt knowing she isnt sleeping in her own bed in her dorm on some weekends or nights.. shes a nerd and everything, but shes so damn fine 😍 and ik guys will look at her in collage even when shes not the party and flirty type.

If we ever had a sort of long distance during that time do u think the guys there could possibly leave her forgetting about me?

The colors that are listed are listed in the following order.

Helmets->Jersey->Pants

Anyone planning on going out to parties this week? Friends are wanting to stop partying so I have no one to go with. Im 20M

Just wanna thank the uber guy that picked up my friends and I last night. It was the coolest car I’ve been picked up including outside of Pullman. The star lights were so cool and he was way too nice that let us take over the aux. if you ever see this… thank you, you’re awesome.

Title basically states it. I wanna go into the unused residence halls to film a found footage horror project. It's non-commercial and wouldn't require me to mess with anything in the halls. Just wondering who to contact about permission besides the general housing and residence life.

Thanks!

Yeah.....

I just don't see the appeal anymore. Yeah, he is from Prosser and all, OC at Mizzou and his other stops along the way. Not sure he is fit to be head coach. Perhaps too young for steering the ship of an FBS team. I don't want to start over but seeing this performance so far, the buck stops with Kirby Moore.

Pray for us!

"We hear the concerns some people are expressing, given Murrow College's history of educating some of our nation's most accomplished journalists."

As a Murrow Grad, this is insane/sad to me that they're qoing this route. Even as a tool and not a replacement, it really seems to denigrate the profession of sports writing, let alone writing as a whole. Seems like it's shooting the College in its foot if they want to attract potential journalism students.