I'm certain the players for WSU and CU have mutual respect. The fans - not so much. Coaching staffs? Unknown, but there is some evidence.
WSU offered CU a home-and-home. CU declined. CU fans are now claiming WSU is overrated because the Shox didn't play anybody.
WSU has offered a home-and-home again - starting next year. If anyone on this planet thinks McD, The Elder, is going to schedule the Shox after McD, The Younger, is gone when he won't play them with The Younger still on board...it ain't gonna happen.
There have been some posts on BlueJay Underground about CU possibly getting a 2 seed, and how much they wish they would get that seed in the same bracket with WSU, if WSU got a 1 seed.
I'm confident WSU fans share that sentiment with CU fans. Getting CU as a 2 seed in a bracket with WSU as a 1 seed would be a dream come true, with one big problem. CU would have to actually win a game in the NCAA's before that would matter to WSU, That hasn't been something CU has shown the ability to do.