Top Ten CougCenter Moments, #8: Jeff Tuel Gets Bold, Cougs Get A Win
by Craig Powers on Jul 3, 2011 4:33 PM PDT
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PrintWhen you think of "bold" WSU football players past and present, who comes to mind? Maybe a guy who played his whole career injured and was still awesome like Will Derting. Maybe a certain quarterback who led us to the Rose Bowl on one leg. Maybe a kicker who built his reputation by giving WSU one of its greatest wins against USC in 2002, then was so "bold" that he still thought of himself as the BMOC even after playing a key role in one of WSU's most painful losses.
If I ever find myself making a list of bold Washington State football players sometime in the future, I'm sure that Jeff Tuel will be on that list somewhere. Tuel has played in front of some cover-your-eyes awful offensive lines. Lines that have claimed the backs or knee ligaments of several WSU quarterbacks. But Jeff has showed the ability to make plays with his feet or his arm despite the lack of a "pocket" or "time to make a proper decision." He's done it with defenders focused almost entirely on him, and only paying lip service to the meager WSU running game.
He's also consistently played through pain and, in the game we are about to revisit, lack of proper brain function. For all of this, Jeff Tuel is already one of the most bold players in Cougar Football history.
Read more about this glorious day after the jump.
Aren't you impressed with how I tied in something I was already going to do into something that I had to do? I love doing stuff like that. During my last semester at WSU I had my capstone writing class for history and some media class for my last general requirement. I used about six pages of my history paper as the final paper for my general education class and just added a different introduction and conclusion.
EFFICIENCY!
Speaking of efficiency, that was not what you would use to describe Washington State's upset of Oregon State on November 13, 2010. WSU rushed for 221 yards, but used 61 attempts to do it. It was 3.6 yards a carry, and for those of you who don't want to think, that translates to 10.8 yards every three plays. Just enough to avoid those dreaded fourth and short decisions! That is doing the bare minimum and still getting the job done (as you may have guessed from my story above, I am a fan of that).
Jeff Tuel accounted for 79 of those 221 net rushing yards, and probably less than half of that was on designed runs. Tuel was often taking advantage of man coverage while finding his way towards the first down marker. Many of his runs came on key third downs. His scrambling was just enough to keep the Beavers honest and he completed 10 of his 15 pass attempts for 157 yards.
Inspired defensive play (which is defined as: "When a terrible defense does something positive for once") and the Tuel-led offense allowed WSU to jump out to a 14-0 first half lead. CougCenter had never experienced this type of WSU football success, and the commenters in the game thread responded accordingly:
CougGuy86: We are now officially looking GOOD!
Valiance: WOOHOO!
Craig Powers: TWO SCORE LEAD EVERYONE.
Of course, Cougar fans are not the type that can just enjoy success. We are always weary of that other shoe dropping, and the play before the touchdown looked like just that.
Jeff Tuel put the Cougs in position on the goal line after running and getting tackled just inches before reaching the endzone (still think he got in...but whatever). On that play a Beaver player collided helmet-to-helmet with Tuel and he came up dazed. He was immediately taken from the game and, for CougCenter, nearly all hope was lost:
Brian Floyd: They took Tuel's helmet. Screwed.
Craig Powers: Can we win with 14 points?
selahcoug: I hope tuel is back in the second half or we are in trouble.
GoCougs: Why do I have a sinking feeling that we are going to blow this?
Grady Clapp: Best. Half. Ever. We should probably turn the TV off now. Nothing good can come of this.
But we Coug fans underestimated the boldness of our quarterback. Hope was again restored as the second half was set to begin.
CougarDuck: Tuel warming up! With a helmet on!
newportcoug: THERE IS A CHANCE WE WILL SEE TUEL!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dids: TUEL ALIVE!!!
Of course, I must mention my own comment, which was a precursor to something that we will see later in the series:
HELMET ON! PANTS OFF!
As WSU built the lead to 21-0 early in the third quarter on a fake-option pass to Marquess Wilson, supporters from around the Pac-10 began to stop by the game thread to cheer on our Cougs. The problem was they weren't Coug fans, and they couldn't understand that we were only mildly enjoying a 21-0 lead because we lack the capability to think optimistically about our football team.
The first outsider dropped in to congratulate us:
QuackQuackQuack: Coug fans are great. You guys deserve this one.
To which I responded in my typically subdued gametime manner:
WE DON'T HAVE IT YET.
A more in-touch Oregon fan came over and offered this comment:
benzduck: Just joined so I can stop by and say...Don't screw this up.
The game remained in balance (at least in our warped minds) until the Cougs possessed the ball deep in OSU territory late in the fourth quarter with a 24-14 lead. Chantz Staden finally allowed us to celebrate when he punched across the goal line for the game's final score with 2:04 remaining. Needless to say, we all went nuts:
philkid3: I never thought I'd care so much about beating OSU in a losing season!!!!!
Dids: crying now
02Cougs: I'M GOING ALL CAPS FROM HERE ON OUT TONIGHT. IT'LL GET OLD IN THE BASKETBALL THREAD BUT I DON'T CARE.
Mark Sandritter: Paul Wulff's headset is off and so are my pants
Craig Powers: CYBER HUGS FOR ALL.
Yaaaardsma (or as he is now known, Mark Sandritter) followed with a barrage of every single .gif he had ever provided for CougCenter. You'll have to go there and check it out.
I had my own special way of celebrating the win (in honor of our bold quarterback):
I JUST JUMPED UP AND HIT MY HEAD REALLY HARD AND IT IS BLEEDING.
I typed that comment with one hand. The other was pressing a towel against the top of my head.
The elation continued into the night as CougCenter celebrated with its standard onslaught of images and gifs.
That win stands as one of only two that have occurred in Pac-10 play during CougCenter's existence, so there was no doubt that it would land among the site's top moments. Jeff Tuel's bold move to return to the game after a blow to the head gave the win that "Disney" touch.
I guess you could say this was the day that our "boldness" as fans was finally rewarded. Full highlights for you here:
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The only way this would be more bold is if it were being viewed on a SAMSUNG
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by Grady Clapp on Jul 5, 2011 8:54 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Weird WSU Academic Rule
Interestingly enough, using the same paper for two classes is actually against WSU’s Academic Integrity policy. I absolutely did the same thing, but they drilled that rule into us during my Office of Admissions/New Student Programs training. So to tie this back into the point of this post, that was quite bold of you to do that.
Streamin' and Threadin' and Shellin
Interesting.
I had a different thesis statement and conclusion, just used the same topic. So I wonder if that would apply?
Also, my girlfriend was told the same thing at Vanderbilt for her Master’s program. I don’t really understand how it shows a lack of integrity if you are using your own original work.
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Yeah I had to do my orientation and they drilled that into us, too.
“Did you know you can PLAGIARIZE YOURSELF?” How is it plagiarism if I wrote the damn thing?
by Kyle Rancourt on Jul 4, 2011 1:18 AM PDT up reply actions
The legit thing I can see from their perspective
Is there just don’t want you using the same one twice which I guess they consider lazy. But have they met a typical college student? Plus, how would they even really catch you, especially in a gigantic class where the TAs grade Lord knows how many of those things for their lazy profs.
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by Michael The Coug on Jul 4, 2011 9:14 AM PDT up reply actions
My English teacher told me about this last year.
He said that once you turn in a paper, the University technically owns it.
That can't be correct (I hope its not anyway).
It would be taking intellectual property without fair compensation. I can understand why research and the like done by professors essentially belongs to the university because the professors are paid by the university and those sort of things are used as factors when granting tenure. I really don’t think it applies (or should be applied) to students.
I believe Nuss and SDCoug
Are correct. Or at least based on what I learned in Com 415, once you create something, it is your property, no matter who you turn it in to. And since the university isn’t paying for you to research/create it (as sdcoug correctly cited in the case of a prof) they can’t own it. I think what the English teacher was referring to was that the university can hold onto it and use it against you in Academic Integrity if you turn in the same one again. They can’t own something an employee didn’t create.
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by Michael The Coug on Jul 4, 2011 10:45 AM PDT up reply actions
University IP
Universities own the intellectual contributions that you generate in their facilities using their resources under the guidance of their staff. Many an academic has built a career upon this premise – leveraging the work of students to further their research.
If you wrote something outside of your assignments and not leveraging university resources, the material is yours.
Damn, my eyeball tastes good.
@chrislandon
by Gekko Mojo on Jul 4, 2011 5:09 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
WSU's Copyright ownership policy
University faculty, staff, and students retain all rights in copyrightable materials they create, except when the following special circumstances or contractual arrangements prevail:
1. There exist grant or contract limitations;
2. The work is commissioned by the University;
3. The creation of the work involves significant use of University personnel, funds, or facilities;
4. The work is patentable and the University must assert ownership under its patent policy;
5. There exists an agreement in writing to the contrary between the University and the creator of the work.
Based on that, the typical student research paper is still owned by the student. I fairly certain the same standard apply at most universities or else there would be a great deal of litigation between students and universities.
If you are doing research with your university and you sign certain papers,
then yes, your work becomes theirs (partially). I’m not sure about actual classes though.
Self plagiarization is only slightly worse that self flagellation .. Both o which appear to be running rampant in Pullman
Damn, my eyeball tastes good.
@chrislandon
by Gekko Mojo on Jul 4, 2011 5:04 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
For something actually football related...
This game happened prior to my introduction to Cougcenter but some friends and I were watching it at the Sportspage Tavern in Pullman with a bunch of elderly Cougs and it was a blast. Sounds like pretty much the same situation with all of us, no one there was even close to being comfortable until Staden scored at the end. The place exploded on the fake option pass though.
Streamin' and Threadin' and Shellin
In honor of this win
I’m going to put my pants on and then take them off again.
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by GoCougs on Jul 3, 2011 5:00 PM PDT reply actions 3 recs
Watched this game with my dad and grandps (both cougs)
As well as some beav friends on a hunting trip. No internet so I wasn’t threading but I read the entire thing later. Beavers fans were saying how we had it, but lile you said I wasn’t confident until the clock hit 0.
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by Coug999 on Jul 3, 2011 5:12 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
It was a thorough, dominating win. Even I can admit that.
Damn, my eyeball tastes good.
@chrislandon
by Gekko Mojo on Jul 4, 2011 5:11 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I was playing NCAA 09 with a buddy
And had the game tracker up on my computer. I looked over after we finished a game and it said WSU 21 OSU 0. “Sorry dude, but I gotta watch this!”
After the final TD was scored I went on Facebook Tuel>Locker, my Husky friends were not pleased..
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by Neil Vincent Roberts on Jul 3, 2011 6:55 PM PDT reply actions
"Tuel has played in front of some cover-your-eyes awful offensive lines"
At first I was going to correct you and say he’s played behind some awful lines. Then I realized that your statement is, in fact, quite correct.
Imagine this comment in COUGAR BOLD!
by J.J. FeKl on Jul 4, 2011 1:15 AM PDT reply actions 4 recs
Oh wow.
Watching that fake pitch TD pass to Wilson was ridiculous. Made me feel like July 12th were here and we were all playing NCAA ’12.
How sad/awesome that...
…we all remember where we were for that game. I was at my folks’ house watching on their HD tv that didn’t have HD signal. Ie, I was essentially listening to the game.
by Pman on Jul 4, 2011 1:25 AM PDT via mobile reply actions
It was a great night but ..
There wasn’t a concern they would “Coug it” because had the team lost the game, it wouldn’t have been by “Couging it,” it would have been by having such a young team who is trying to take that next step.
Up 3 TD’s I know longer had any concern because it seemed this team was letting its frustrations out on Oregon State.
If this year’s O line becomes adequate, Tuel is going to become a special QB. The better the line the better production he’s going to get. I’m particularly interested in G Alex Mitchell coming out of Portland as a true freshman. There’s going to be some talent this year.
I know you haven't been commenting here for very long
so I’ll forgive it and just issue a warning. But believe me when I say, use of that phrase from here on out gets an automatic day off in the penalty box.
Regardless of how you used it, let that phrase die. By continuing to bring it up, we keep alive a completely negative phrase. Just don’t use it. Ever.
by Kyle Rancourt on Jul 4, 2011 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions
Until the monkey is off the back ...
Its a phrase that’s been around for quite some time and has some worth to it. I hate it and wished it weren’t there, but it is. Until the monkey is off the Cougars back, unfortunately that moniker will stay. My Dad uses it, his friends use, and several people still use it. We can hope and reduce the usage of it, but when the team is leading in a key game and they are the much better team and they choke, it will continue to be an ugly word in a Cougar fan’s vocabulary.
I’m a diehard Cougars fan and have been since birth. There’s an understanding that its typically going to be rare to to see WSU in the national championship game, they can still dream of BCS bowls and other high level bowl games.
To see WSU not lose a key conference game when they can wrap up their season like they in years past would be nice and would rid them of that horrible moniker. But until they actually get back to winning and being the better team, we can’t even think of using the word.
and if you hate it and wish it weren't there, why would you use it?
there is no monkey to shake. every team in the country is always going to choke games away, including WSU.
It's not that WSU isn't the only team
Throughout their history there were games they could have won against teams they were far superior to, yet everyone knew before the game who was going to win because of that word. Everyone was afraid they would do that.
If your Dad, uncle, Grandpa, etc are Cougars fans, then you know exactly what they are saying. The team needs to get that monkey off their back. They need to go into one of those games and just destroy a team and not have anyone even consider using that in their vocabulary again.
actually, don't explain it
this argument is so ridiculous, i don’t want to be a part of it. The idea that someone’s waiting for this one magical game so they don’t say something that 99% of Coug Nation wrote off years ago makes me want to poke my eyes out with a pen.
by BigWood! on Jul 4, 2011 9:31 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
Holiday Bowl and my argument are two separate issues
The Holiday Bowl and the term have absolutely nothing to do with this argument or the whole term.
You just don’t understand the point, the term coincides with the fact if WSU has something to play for and they are the favorites the team tends to worry about things beyond their control and end up losing thus the term gets used.
15th ranked WSU wasn’t considered the favorite against 5th ranked Texas in that Holiday Bowl. In the 4th quarter they could’ve lost the game, but played well enough to win by 8. To be the “lesser” team and win, the term can’t be used.
In typical fashion, that 1997 Apple Cup is the reason why the term continues to exist. When WSU loses to Arizona State/USC when they are favored and can win the PAC 10 but lose in the typical “term” style, the term ends up sticking around.
That monkey hasn’t left the back of the Cougars yet. Each year when they get a chance to be in a much bigger game with a win against a lesser opponent they choke.
I’m a diehard Cougars fan and its tough to swallow that aspect of the team, but it happens. None of the great QB’s for the Cougars could derail that from happening. I just hope it will in the future or the term continues.
And your argument is terrible
if WSU ever loses a game in which they are favored then the “monkey will remain on their back.”
So by your logic the term will never go away because there is always the chance that WSU can lose a game in which they are favored.
You think other programs use such a term. Did USC coin the phrase “trojan’d it” after they lost to OSU or UCLA, knocking them out of the national championship game?
The term is part of a losing mentality that we need to be rid of and the only way to do that is if we, as fans, stop using it.
Exactly.
The thing that bothers me is I actually hear more Cougs using the dumb phrase than Huskies. I mean, you’ll hear a few stupid Husky fans using it, but by and large, I hear our fans keeping it alive.
by Kyle Rancourt on Jul 5, 2011 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions
sigh
this isn’t about me not understanding your point. it’s about the point itself being effing ridiculous.
and as a tangent, WSU was not favored against either USC or ASU in 1997. And they beat USC.
THIS IS THE WORST SUBJECT THREAD EVER.
You are arguing the use of the term “Coug it” or Coug’d it" and how it applies. This is the stupidest thing I have ever read on CougCenter. THERE IS NEVER A REASON TO USE IT, PERIOD! The poop thread was 100x more highbrow than this.
"Borrow money from a pessimist - they don't expect it back"
Sigh.
OK, that’s more than enough from everyone. And yes, as a rule, don’t ever use that phrase on our site ever again.
Geez, having to shut down two bad subthreads in one post? It must be the offseason.
I guess since they are all doing crack, I will too.
Why don’t you break the trend?
"Borrow money from a pessimist - they don't expect it back"
This has nothing to do with you using the phrase on this site, though
I don’t care if your dad and his friends use it at home. Don’t come on CougCenter and use it. This is all I was saying. Also, BigWood’s reply is pretty much perfect.
by Kyle Rancourt on Jul 4, 2011 11:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Dear CougCenter,
There is absolutely nothing you can do that will result in that phrase dying. Apologies for the inconvenience.
Sincerely,
Husky Nation
Damn, my eyeball tastes good.
@chrislandon
by Gekko Mojo on Jul 4, 2011 5:14 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
It will end
There will be a day within the next few years in which that word isn’t going to be used anymore. Even’t if Wulff does’t keep his job, he’s going to leave whoever takes his position with loads of PAC 12 talent on each side of the ball unlike the talent he inherited from Bill “Dobber” Doba.
2011 is the last year rebuilding. I just hope Wulff can get them to 6 wins and a bowl game because whoever is coaching this team in 2012 is going to have a tremendous team on their hands and something that could propel key recruiting battles for the next several years in the state of Washington.
It would help if
Cougs stop using it. There is absolutely no rational for using it.
"Borrow money from a pessimist - they don't expect it back"
Apologies for the delayed response and size of pix
That just about sums up my opinion on this topic
by woolybugger on Jul 5, 2011 7:52 PM PDT up reply actions 10 recs
we won because we didn't have to pass 40 times
I have been ripped for years for saying WSU needs to run the ball 150 yards/game to win,. We ran it for 221 (about 140 without Tuel) and only had to pass 15 times. Over the years I have watched time and again that if a team has to pass more than about 35-40 times/ game, they almost always lose. WSU has gotten 500 yards passing in the past and still lost. Running the ball controls the clock, frustrated the defense, takes the crowd out of the game if it’s a road game, and takes pressure off the QB to save the game by passing.
—Granted, some of the running was Tuel brilliantly dodging the rush and getting first downs scrambling. This was a weird game in that we’ve had the situation before of the defense selling out with all=out blitzes, and we give up sack after sack. This time Tuel managed to escape the rush.
—I don’t buy the business about being able to control the game with short passes and use the passing game as a running game to control the clock and get first downs. We have to run the ball. I used to watch Brink throw that 5 yard pass over the middle and get the ball tipped and intercepted, or the receiver killed. I hope we never go back to that.
This is the only game I could find
But I’m sure there are plenty more examples of the Cougs passing for 400 yards, rushing for just barely over 100 and winning. Heck, Washington rushed for over 200 in that game. You don’t have to run the ball to win. It’s a good supplement to the passing game and with Galvin staying healthy (fingers crossed) I’m sure the team will want to keep it on the ground more. But plenty of teams win by throwing 35 or more times a game. See Texas Tech under Mike Leach and Hawai’i.
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by Michael The Coug on Jul 4, 2011 9:34 AM PDT up reply actions
Oops, bad link to the box score.
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by Michael The Coug on Jul 4, 2011 9:35 AM PDT up reply actions
Seriously dude, we get it
You’ve done this on multiple threads now. Quit hijacking the posts into your own personal soap box on the value of the run game. We’ve exhausted that topic for now. Thanks.
by Jeff Nusser on Jul 4, 2011 10:30 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
If Tuel stays upright it doesn't matter
If Jeff Tuel gets protection, it won’t matter if he’s throwing the ball 40 + times consistently because they’ll be putting TD’s on the board. Last season their offense was 106th in the nation in scoring because Tuel spent half his time on his back.
If the O line gives Tuel protection he’ll dissect the defenses alive and they’ll score so many points it won’t matter if they can run or not with WSU’s passing attack and studs at WR. However, if they do have the ability to run it will only make things easier for the defense.
I do prefer a dominant rushing offense, but given what’s available if they can create an offense that scores at will, I’m not going to be too concerned they can’t be a power team.
I with they had a reliable stat that shows the QB's
actually time getting rid of the ball and making the right decision. I think Tuel would be Top 5 in the nation. If he wasn’t getting sacked, he was getting drilled after he release the ball. A lot of his interceptions were because the pocket was closing in on him faster than a Soroity Mom on Mom’s weekend.
"Borrow money from a pessimist - they don't expect it back"
running the ball
I guess we’ll have to agree to disagree. I cannot refute your argument about Texas Tech and Hawaii, and it would take forever to try to look at stats,;Hawaii has thrown the ball all over the place, but have they had any real success, with important bowl games or conference championships?
I have looked at countless box scores over the years, and the team that has to throw it more than about 35 times /game usually loses. In 2006 I watched us play at OSU, got 600 total yards (500 passing) and still lost. Amazing. I suppose there are a few games where we throw for a million yards, can’t run the ball, and win , but usually we lose. Of course, that’s what WSU does best: lose. Over the years, the only league schools WSU has been even remotely competitive with are OSu and Oregon.
That OSU game, Brink also threw 5 Ints
A running game is not the end all be all. Looking simply at stats in box scores is not always a good indicator of future success. There are other variable to look at. If a team gets behind by a couple scores, it is necessary for them to throw the ball more often, especially toward the end of games, and pass-run ratios will be skewed. So what you say is likely true, but it doesn’t differ from a team that threw the ball a bunch because they couldn’t run the ball versus a team that was trailing in the 4th quarter and had to pass the ball more to get back in the game and that difference is important to note.
We will have to be able to run the ball competently this season in order to be successful but the passing game is this team’s strength. It would be stupid of the coaches to run the ball for the sake of running the ball when our offense should be pass first, run second.
You point to last year’s OSU game as proof of your theory. Did you watch the highlight video, most of Tuel’s big runs came after pass protection broke down and he was scrambling. Any other day those would have been sacks or short gains.
by sdcoug09 on Jul 4, 2011 10:31 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
"Hawaii has thrown the ball all over the place, but have they had any real success, with important bowl games or conference championships? "
Does a BCS game count? Now, ENOUGH. This post was about how we all enjoyed the game, not some sort of analysis about why we were successful. Get off it already.
Hawai'i won a WAC Champ in 2007
But they didn’t win more than that because Boise State was busy being….Boise State.
Two in the cake, one in the puddin'! -Kevin Calabro, Twitter: MichaelPreston3
by Michael The Coug on Jul 4, 2011 10:32 AM PDT up reply actions
Enough, please, from everyone about the value of the run game
My next step is to just shut down the comments entirely. Thanks.
My apologies Nuss
I saw your post right as mine went up.
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by Michael The Coug on Jul 4, 2011 10:39 AM PDT up reply actions
It's all good.
I just think we need to focus on what’s important in this post which is HOLY HELL WE WON A GAME AND IT WAS AWESOME
I screamed so loud after
My neighbor knocked on the door and asked if everything was alright. I thought about running through traffic in Kirkland sporting only a Cougar flag as clothing.
Two in the cake, one in the puddin'! -Kevin Calabro, Twitter: MichaelPreston3
by Michael The Coug on Jul 4, 2011 10:43 AM PDT up reply actions
I wish
It was much preferable to the chubby 38 year old woman in booty shorts I got (shivers)
Two in the cake, one in the puddin'! -Kevin Calabro, Twitter: MichaelPreston3
by Michael The Coug on Jul 4, 2011 11:45 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I believe you'd get your a** kicked sayin' something like that, man.
"Borrow money from a pessimist - they don't expect it back"
WOW!!!
I’m sorry, but that is just absurd… :(
What's absurd?
People going completely off topic to argue about something unrelated to the post, or me enforcing our community guidelines?
Wow. The thread police are out in force today.
I’ll try not to piss anyone off any further
Happy 4th, CougCenter. I appreciate your blog very much. You guys are all great fans.
Damn, my eyeball tastes good.
@chrislandon
by Gekko Mojo on Jul 4, 2011 5:20 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Huh... am I the only one that noticed
that he went from #10 to #8…?
In MY day, we had to go on a COMPUTER to read blogs... these damn kids and their go-go-gadget phones!
You must have missed #9.
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by Craig Powers on Jul 4, 2011 10:21 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
No idea what you're talking about...
In MY day, we had to go on a COMPUTER to read blogs... these damn kids and their go-go-gadget phones!
by TiltingRight on Jul 4, 2011 7:58 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
No idea what you're talking about...
In MY day, we had to go on a COMPUTER to read blogs... these damn kids and their go-go-gadget phones!
by TiltingRight on Jul 4, 2011 7:58 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
You have to venture into the Cougcenter archives....
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by Neil Vincent Roberts on Jul 5, 2011 11:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Greatest part of this day
Was Facebooking with friends at Oregon State I haven’t spoken to since high school and just digitally screaming “GO COUGS” at them. They weren’t terribly happy to hear from me.
Two in the cake, one in the puddin'! -Kevin Calabro, Twitter: MichaelPreston3
by Michael The Coug on Jul 4, 2011 10:48 AM PDT reply actions
This gives me renewed optimism about our defense going into this year
After UW pounded the ball against us in the AC, I have been painfully pessimistic about the DLine looking forward. I forgot how disruptive they were against OSU. They pressured the QB and stretched out the running game while everyone else swarmed to the ball. The offense holding possession for so long obviously helped keep them fresh, so I hope that with added interior line depth, this type of performance will become more common this year. My hopes for the defense have gone from “don’t die with flashes of respectable” to “respectable with flashes of good”.
Greatest part of this game.
Lobbestaels reaction when he gets an assist on the Montgomery run.
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