LINKS: Football Team Back At It After Start Of Classes
by Jeff Nusser on Aug 25, 2010 12:22 AM PDT
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After short break, WSU back at it - SportsLink - Spokesman.com - Aug. 24, 2010
Afterward, coach Paul Wulff was pleasantly surprised. "A little better," than he expected, Wulff said. "And that’s encouraging. So many times this is a tough day. It started out a little sluggish for our guys but it didn’t take long and they burned through it and we got some quality practice in. I’m very pleased with this practice considering the circumstances."
Practice No. 20 Recap - First and Crimson
Not a lot of analysis, but includes video interviews with Wulff and CB Daniel Simmons.
Sutra's Season Preview: A New Hope (or Nope??) - WSU Football Blog
A day old, but an interesting read we missed yesterday. Sound logic, I think.
So, where our Cougs are concerned, well, when you look at our last decent season (2007), we won five games. We won the two "shouldas" on our schedule (San Diego State and Idaho) and three of our seven games that we thought we would be contested at the beginning of the season (Washington, Stanford, & UCLA). So, with that in mind, you have my general formula. In order to sniff bowl eligibility, you really have to be in at least 75% of your games. Now, can we reach that clip this year? Lets take a look at how our schedule stacks up with that general criteria in mind.
KJR 950-AM - Seattle's live and local sports station
Podcasts with Grippi and Walden. Both are worth your listen, although Walden's rants against dissatisfied fans are wearing a little thin.
Scout.com: Marbut's new contract is a statement
IN A RECENT radio interview, Bill Moos talked about putting an end to the notion of Washington State being a stepping stone for coaches rather than a destination. News that Donnie Marbut has signed 3-year contract extension -- with an automatic rollover each year -- suggests that Moos is tracking nicely toward the goal.
Cougar Soccer Update - WASHINGTON STATE OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE - Blog
After opening the season 1-1-0 last weekend at home, the Washington State soccer team makes its first road trip of the season. The Cougars will travel to College Station, Texas for the Aggieland Invitational, Aug. 27 and 29. ... After facing Long Beach State at 3 p.m. Pacific, Friday, the Cougars will play tournament host Texas A&M, Sunday at 11:30 a.m. Pacific. The Aggies are No. 9 in the Soccer America poll, No. 10 in the Soccer Times poll and No. 11 in the NSCAA rankings.
Random Crap
Foul Ball Catch Of The Decade
This has been making the rounds already, but it’s still an amazing play and deserves a home here. Dude catches a foul ball with one hand. On the stadium concourse. With a full tray of food in his other hand. That’s clutch. And he just continues walking down to his seat like nothing happened.
Sheriff: Tailgating rules to burden jail | press-citizen.com | Iowa City Press Citizen
On Monday, UI Public Safety Director Chuck Green, UI Athletics Director Gary Barta and interim-Vice President of Student Services Tom Rocklin unveiled the "Think Before You Drink" campaign. Officials said police working around the stadium will put a greater emphasis on existing laws such as open containers of alcohol and public urination. Additionally, UI now is putting a stop to drinking in university parking ramps and lots one hour after the game is over and halting all tailgating activities after two hours in the ramps and lots.
Doctors say a unique combination of elements -- high heat, dehydration and heavy exercise -- is to blame for sending more than a dozen McMinnville High School football players to the hospital this week.
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That sucks for Iowa fans
One big advantage WSU football has over a lot of other teams is that there are pretty much no restrictions on tailgating. Granted, we don’t draw nearly has big of crowds so its not quite as chaotic, but I like to think that WSU is smart enough they need to allow fans to tailgate with as few of restrictions as possible as it is a big part of any football weekend.
I have been tailgating WSU home games since I graduated and not a single time has anyone ever complained to us about anything we do. In fact, Elson Floyd even dropped buy a couple of times last season to greet and shake hands with us and other tailgaters nearby. For all the things WSU has room for improvement on, this is one thing they have been getting right for years.
Can’t wait for the season to start.
by B-Lot tailgater on Aug 25, 2010 8:26 AM PDT reply actions
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I shouldn’t say a lot of other teams, but an advantage over some teams. Seems the trend in recent years at many places is cracking down on tailgating.
by B-Lot tailgater on Aug 25, 2010 8:26 AM PDT up reply actions
Moos story on Cougfan.
Talk of staff, Spokane, facilities and more.
by Mark Sandritter on Aug 25, 2010 11:03 AM PDT reply actions
Was just coming to post this.
I like the vision from Moos.
by Brian Floyd on Aug 25, 2010 11:05 AM PDT up reply actions
walden podcast
I absolutely agree with the moderator’s comment that Walden’s rants against dissatisfied fans are wearing thin. As an example, he says that Dick Bennett had a losing season in each of his 3 years, but didn’t get the criticism that Wulff has. Dick Bennett had the team becoming competitive in his first year, and almost knocked off numer 1 Stanford I believe in his 2nd year. Wulff’s teams haven’t been close to competitive; they have been pitiful. I still believe every Pac10 team has some good players; there is no excuse for getting blown out 69-0. These have been the 2 worst teams in WSU history, bar none.
Dick Bennett also got run out of the gym a few times.
Oklahoma State comes to mind. He, like Wulff is having to do, had to go through the growing pains to build the program in the right way. It’s all about the process in the early years. Getting burned happens but it doesn’t mean fans shouldn’t be critical.
by Brian Floyd on Aug 25, 2010 12:20 PM PDT up reply actions
After that OSU game
they lost to GU by a bucket with Akognon missing a 3 to win it. Those kind of things helped Bennett because you could see how things were turning. That OSU game was brutal though! For Wulff there were so many 1st quarter blowouts there was very little for him to hang his hat on with fans.
Walden has been complaining about WSU fans since he was the head coach. Don’t expect that to ever change but it is really old.
I was there.
That was a fun game.
At the same time, Wulff’s teams have had a few moments. Obviously the fluke SMU win helped. The 08 win in the Apple Cup was something. Not getting blown out by USC and hanging with OSU for a while last year showed glimmers of hope.
We can probably draw some similarities between the football and basketball rebuild but the amount of talent and depth needed in football makes it such a long process when we’re starting from the spot we were at.
by Brian Floyd on Aug 25, 2010 12:31 PM PDT up reply actions
The Stanford game was his first year.
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by Craig Powers on Aug 25, 2010 6:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Ted Miller does the WSU restaurants and bars today
Looks like our plea for reader submissions worked. Link.
uhhh....how old am i?
what/where the hell is Zzu?
reply fail
should’ve been on the restaurant link.
He mentions the team
haven’t been solid since 2003
which contradicts Mr. Pacten’s hypothesis
Perhaps the next guy can fix the mess Wulff created here
by well you win some and lose others on Aug 25, 2010 1:21 PM PDT up reply actions
for a correct reply
i love it when 14 year olds know more than me about football….jerk.
he made me remember something, though: have we ever held a lead against an FBS team in Wulff’s tenure? I want to think of the glory days when Lopina marched the Cougs downfield to lead Baylor 3-0, but that might be in my head…
WSU has not had a lead
Against an FBS team at the end of the 4th quarter in the Wulff era. His only two wins have been in OT.
by B-Lot tailgater on Aug 25, 2010 1:44 PM PDT up reply actions
right...what i was asking was
has Wulff had a lead….ever.
I looked it up to answer my own question: We led Baylor 7-0 for 3:37 and led Arizona 7-0 for 5:57, both in 2008.
That’s nine and a half minutes of fury, folks!
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