Jim helped launch Seattle Sports in 2009. He was previously a reporter and columnist for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer for 26 years. Follow Jim: @cougsgo
The Mariners have already made five big trades this offseason and their rebuilding plan does not include trying to win much in 2019, so Jim Moore has some ideas for the team to keep fans interested.
The Seahawks gave up 414 passing yards to San Francisco's third-string quarterback, Nick Mullens, and on Monday they'll face Minnesota's Adam Thielen and Stefon Diggs, the best wide-receiving tandem in the league.
Four three-loss teams were ranked directly ahead of 10-2 WSU in the final College Football Playoff poll, keeping the Cougars from a bid in a New Year's Six bowl game.
Most of the focus this week has been on the return of Richard Sherman, but the outcome of the game between the 49ers and the Seahawks is more important than whether the former All-Pro cornerback gets burned by Russell Wilson and his receivers. Don't be fooled by the 49ers' record. Jim Moore says he's expecting a much closer game than oddsmakers predict.
Jim Moore is still reeling from WSU's loss to the UW Huskies in the Apple Cup, but while he can't bring himself to root for UW against Utah in the Pac-12 Championship game, he's realistic in his prediction.
Jim Moore on WSU's latest Apple Cup loss: "I've officially reached the point of feeling like we will never beat the Huskies again. If it didn't happen this year with a folk hero at quarterback, it will never happen."
A win over the Panthers Sunday would tie the Seahawks with Carolina and Washington at 6-5 and put them in great position to improve their chances in the next three weeks with two games against San Francisco. But that's easier said than done.
Jim Moore almost always says it's WSU's year to win the Apple Cup, but there's a big reason to think it could actually be the case -- Cougars quarterback Gardner Minshew.
Mike Leach's WSU teams haven't been competitive in the Apple Cup for years, but if ever there was a squad that could snap the skid against UW, it's the No. 7 Cougars led by QB Gardner Minshew.
The No. 8 WSU Cougars and No. 18 UW Huskies may be playing to settle the Pac-12 North next week, but Jim Moore is very wary of Arizona coming into Pullman on Saturday.
As much as the Seahawks have flashed promise, they still look like an 8-8 team at the end of the season, and 8-8 teams don't make the playoffs. Jim Moore makes that point as he predicts Thursday's game against Green Bay.
Jim Moore isn't hearing complaints about the last two Seahawks losses. One, because he remembers how low expectations were to begin the season. And two, because he sees a team that could contend for a Super Bowl in a few seasons.
Jim Moore is expecting a big day from Russell Wilson, but will that be enough for the Seahawks to beat the 8-1 Rams in Los Angeles? Moore makes his prediction for that game and WSU-Colorado in his latest column.
Jim Moore expects the Los Angeles Chargers' offense to be tough, but not so tough that the Seahawks won't make it out of Sunday's game with their fifth win of the year.
As far as good Saturdays go for a WSU fan, it was tough to beat this one – the Cougs beat a ranked Stanford team on the road while the Huskies lost as 11-point favorites to a so-so Cal team on the road.
The Seahawks and Lions are both 3-3, each having won three of their last four. The difference, Jim Moore points out, is in the quality of the teams they have beaten.
WSU's big weekend that featured College GameDay in Pullman and an upset of Oregon got Jim Moore pipe-dreaming: What if the Cougars win their final six games, including victories in the Apple Cup and the Pac-12 championship game?
I don't know if they keep crowd records for GameDay, but I suspect that the throng that shows up Saturday morning will be the biggest in the 15-year history of the college football preview show.
Jim Moore couldn't be more happy that ESPN's College GameDay is coming to Pullman for the first time for Saturday's game against Oregon. Especially since the Huskies' loss to the Ducks made it possible.
Jim Moore of 710 ESPN Seattle doesn't understand why the Seahawks are only three-point favorites over the Raiders in London on Sunday, but he's willing to go with it.
After how the Seahawks played Sunday in their 33-31 loss against the undefeated Los Angeles Rams, Jim Moore thinks they've got a reasonable chance at the playoffs.
The last time the Los Angeles Rams came to CenturyLink Field, they handed the Seahawks a humbling 42-7 loss. Jim Moore has reason to believe there won't be a repeat of that game Sunday.
For a second, no matter where you stood with Earl Thomas and his contract demands, you felt bad to see the Seahawks free safety leaving with a severe injury. But then he raised his middle finger.
In his weekly prediction post, 710 ESPN Seattle's Jim Moore explains why he sees the 0-3 Cardinals beating the 1-2 Seahawks on Sunday, plus makes his picks for UW-BYU and WSU-Utah.
