In WSU-OSU matchup, there's a game to be won amidst all the noise

PULLMAN — On Saturday, somewhere around 3:42 p.m., Washington State will become Oregon State’s best friend. Eighteen minutes before kickoff of this primetime game, the Cougars’ band will play the Beavers’ fight song, ringing it throughout Martin Stadium, echoing across Gesa Field and into the bleachers, where fans of both schools will get about 90 seconds to remember they’re in this fight together. This is what happens when conference realignment leaves behind two schools. The Pac-12 is the Pac-2 now, and across the past seven weeks, WSU and OSU have...