Welcome to the club, kiddo
by Jeff Nusser on Mar 2, 2010 5:00 PM PST
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PrintFriend of the site Jim Moore has a column up at SeattlePI.com that I think every single one of us can relate with. It centers around the feelings of his daughter, who is a freshman at WSU.
I love it because it runs through the gamut of emotions we all run through as a Coug.
First ...
A year and a half ago, I'll never forget the excitement in my daughter's voice when she found out that she was accepted by Washington State.
Then last fall when I asked her if she liked it in Pullman, she said: "Dad, I don't like it here, I LOVE it here. ...
"I don't ever want to leave," she said. "I want to be a Coug forever."
Then, of course, the football and basketball seasons happened.
"What's up with Klay Thompson?" the Go 2 Girl wondered. "Why are you shooting? Have you not noticed that you've missed your last 15 shots in a row?' "
Thompson actually missed 24 in a row over a two-game stretch, but I wasn't about to interrupt her because it was a valid point, and she was on a roll.
"Isaiah Thomas, he's such a little brat," my little girl said. "I wanted to tell him: 'You're short and ugly and your haircut sucks.' "
And, of course, the kicker:
"I've been stressed out and had some really bad days here, but I've never felt as crappy as I do right now," she said. "I feel like I lost, like I was on the team. I'm dedicated and I have so much faith in them, and then … It's just a big letdown. Sometimes being a Coug sucks."
Hang in there, Go 2 Girl. We've all been there at one time or another. And while I'd love to tell you it gets better ... wellllllll ...
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Saturday's game made her depressed?
t could be worse. So, so much worse.
Sincerely,
Everyone that attended WSU/Stanford in 2004.
I also assume she did not make the Oregon game
Understandable, thanks to WSU’s incompetent dorm closure policies.
I don't think I left my apartment for a week.
I seriously called in sick to work and everything.
by Kyle Rancourt on Mar 2, 2010 6:48 PM PST up reply actions
I listened this morning to an interview with Curtis Allen on KJR
I had forgotten that UW beat them after we lubed up Stanford. Depressing.
Oh they did
Which in retrospect is OK because it stopped Stanford from going undefeated and kept that shot off of highlight reels for year to come.
Ugh...
That one wasn’t even that bad compared to the lifetime of Northwest Sports failures… I could go on for ages how many times I have been sucked into believing that A team I love is good, or at least has a chance, and I’m not even out of High School yet. This is our life Northwest Sports fans, if you don’t get used to it, it will drive you crazy… Well, it’ll drive you crazy even if you do get used to it…
I guess this is one thing we share with Husky fans
A lifetime of Mariner/Seahawk/Sonic (or, in my case, Blazer) defeats that crush your spirit.
Grady's a Blazer fan?
I just gained a ton of respect for you.
Chatspeak?
C’mon, James, you’re better than that.
by Kyle Rancourt on Mar 2, 2010 6:47 PM PST up reply actions
Some of the comments on the article are just comedy gold.
Husky fans remind me why I never even considered going to UW.
And so it goes
Ya gotta save the times that are alright for the ones that aren’t so good.
Go Cougs!
As a sophomore and a fairly recent cougar fan
I know how this girl feels… I’ve been here for two years, meaning i haven’t exactly seen the best the cougs have had to offer. But I still love this school, and i love these sports teams… i’ll be saying “Go Cougs” the rest of my life. We can’t be bad forever… unless the world ends in 2012 that is, in which case hey, it won’t matter then.
Go Cougs!
by Rowsmasterflex on Mar 2, 2010 8:15 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
I felt that way every home game that we lost this season.
As well as the away games. It is just really really draining, and depressing.
At the risk of sounding cheesy...
I am making a conscious effort to take Bill Moos words (underdogs no more) to heart. I work as a content editor in Seattle. Through a strange string of events, my office is in the warehouse. This is a good thing for the most part with the exception of dealing with husky fans, none of which are alumni (anybody else notice that theme).
Over the past few years as we made our Sweet 16 run and football was dragged into darkness I treated the jokes about being a Coug the same way. “I can’t believe you guys made it this far” to “Paul Wulff took a bad thing and made it worse” In response to this I would make a snide comment about how I’d rather lose as a Coug than win as a husky or whatever. But recently I have become more of a dick about it.
Being the underdog is attractive because anything you do well is that much sweeter because nobody believed you would get that far but in the meantime when things are not going well you look like a sap and kind of a pushover.
I for one am tired of being talked down to regarding my school, which I could not be prouder of. Being a Cougar is the best thing in the world and I would encourage Cougs everywhere to broadcast that fact.
Attitude is everything.
Absolutely.
Every time I see a Cougar bumper sticker or window decal on a car I give a little Jersey Shore fist pump to myself and sometimes even give them the thumbs up. My girlfriend thinks I’m weird because of it, but I live in Kirkland, and the eastside (of King County) is basically 97.5437% Husky, so I always appreciate Cougs more over here.
But damn, it makes me also realize that I need to catch a game in Pullman.
by Kyle Rancourt on Mar 2, 2010 11:31 PM PST up reply actions
"Same as it always was"
Wowser……..“same as it always was”. All of the above comments speak to the same question: On a level playing field, who wins?
Ever wonder why the win/loss record against USC/UDub look the way they do? It was not until the 80’s that these teams would play Wazzu in Pullman and allow the second place teams to go to other Bowl Games (besides the Rose Bowl).
Same with UCLA in basketball, ‘Saint’ John Wooden would not allow the second place PAC-8 team to go to the NCAA Tournament. $$$$ talks and all else walks. The large Metropolitan Areas rule the roost and the Pullman/Corvalis of the world suck hind tit.
Yet when the Cougs win against these odds (ala three 10 win seasons and the NCAA Tournament), how sweet it is, eh? Bottom line: Our future is so bright, we gotta wear shades, so keep the faith.
Go Cougs!!
Not entirely true
At least about the football games in Pullman.
Apple Cup games were played in pullman until 1950 and then moved to Spokane, and only for 20 years. If I’m not mistaken Albi had a larger capcity than Rogers and many other games were played there. After the Martin expansion, games were moved back to Pullman.
I wasn’t alive then, but I feel fairly confident in saying that it was a mutual decision to move the games to Albi.
The same could be deduced about USC. Much larger following and home stadium, means less likely to travel 1000 miles to play in a 20-25k seat stadium.
by B Money on Mar 3, 2010 10:13 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
Well....if we're gonna nit pick??
Yikes…..when the old stadium burned down the Apple Cup games were moved to Joe Albi Stadium (UCLA too) and not until Jim Walden pitched a fit (rightly so) in 1982 (remember that game??) were they moved back to Martin Stadium.
There never was a good reason given by USC for not playing in Pullman, although I do remember the first ’Home’Game’ for the Cougs with USC being played in the Kingdome in the late 1970’s with Jack Thompson pulling the trigger (and we almost beat them).
But really your conclusions support my contention, $$$$ talks and all else walks. All I am saying is give us a level playing field and we will do just fine.
Go Cougs!
The games were moved before the fire
I thought the fire was around 1970, but the game was moved in 1950.
Money does rule, I can’t argue that. I was just saying that UW didn’t refuse to play in Pullman.
by B Money on Mar 3, 2010 12:22 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
I don't believe for a minute
that she stayed in on Saturday night to study
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