Back in September, a primetime matchup between Colorado and Washington State would have been off the charts. The Buffaloes, under first-year coach Deion Sanders, won their first three games of the season and were ranked 18th in the Top 25. The Cougars opened with four straight victories and reached No. 13. Those good times are long gone and Friday night in Pullman, Wash., the Buffaloes and Cougars meet to see who can escape the Pacific-12 Conference cellar. Colorado (4-6 overall, 1-6 Pac-12) has lost four games in a row and six of seven, the lone victory in that span a 27-24 decision against Arizona State. Washington State (4-6, 1-6) has dropped six in a row. Both teams came close to snapping out of their downturns last week but couldn't eject the continued nosedive. The Buffaloes took a seven-point lead into the fourth quarter at home before losing 34-31 to Arizona. We think the Cougars show up here at home, as this is a decent public fade and we think Cameron Ward will make better decisions and hopefully not turn the ball over. Let's roll with Washington St.