WSU Football Schedule 2012: Apple Cup Remains On Black Friday
by Mark Sandritter on Jan 4, 2012 2:26 PM PST
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PrintAfter a few delays and plenty of speculation, the Pac-12 finally released the 2012 football schedule today. As rumored, the Apple Cup will indeed be played on the Friday after Thanksgiving, but other than that, WSU's conference schedule actually sets up nicely.
- Sat., Sept. 1 @ BYU
- Sat., Sept. 8 vs Eastern Washington
- Sat., Sept. 15 @ UNLV
- Sat., Sept 22 vs Colorado
- Sat., Sept 29 vs Oregon (in Seattle)
- Sat., Oct. 6 @ Oregon State
- Sat., Oct. 13 vs California
- Sat. Oct. 20 BYE
- Sat., Oct. 27 @ Stanford
- Sat., Nov. 3 @ Utah
- Sat., Nov. 10 vs UCLA
- Sat., Nov. 17 @ Arizona State
- Fri., Nov 23 vs Washington
Seven games, then a bye is probably about as good as you can hope for in terms of breaking up the season. Only one time does WSU go on the road for back-to-back games. Overall, this looks pretty good to me.
EDIT NUSS: The one thing that most people are complaining about is the stretch between the Colorado game and the UCLA game in which WSU plays just once in Pullman, thanks to the Seattle game against Oregon. This seems to be an unintended consequence of making that contest a Pac-12 game, and while I'm sure the new coach won't complain about it as much as the last coach did, I wonder how long this can go on.
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Not crazy about 1 Pullman game in 6 weeks
But the Seattle game will do that to you…..
I miss *REAL* Four Loko
by B-Lot tailgater on Jan 4, 2012 12:30 PM PST reply actions
I agree completely
Honestly it was the only criticism I could find, and that is mostly because it means I only get to go to Pullman 1 time in 6 weeks. I am sure the team will handle it just fine.
I miss *REAL* Four Loko
by B-Lot tailgater on Jan 4, 2012 12:38 PM PST up reply actions
I must be dumb as a post...what am I missing?
The Oregon game is in Seattle, but where’s the 6 wk gap?
Between Colorado and UCLA.
CougCenter In Reid We Trust, Twitter!
by Craig Powers on Jan 4, 2012 12:44 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah, that is the one game in a six week stretch.
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by Craig Powers on Jan 4, 2012 12:46 PM PST up reply actions
One game in a six week stretch
Are the big gaps for home games common amongst BCS schools? Two years in a row now, seems funky. Anyone know of other BCS schools that run into these scheduling issues?
It is because one our home conference games is at CenturyLink.
CougCenter In Reid We Trust, Twitter!
Get it, but still seems odd
I get why the Seattle game creates a problem, but thought there might be ways to avoid going so many weekends in the middle of football season without playing on campus – but maybe not. Just seems weird.
We play Colorado in Pullman on 9/22.
Then Cal in Pullman on 10/13, and UCLA 11/10.
So between late September and mid-November (~six week stretch) only one game will be played in Pullman (Cal). Hope that clears things up.
No, I got it when they first posted it.
I guess I’m weird (surprised face) and just look at it as 3 games in 7 wks. instead. My glass is half full, dang it!
But seriously, I would love it if the Oregon game were at Martin Stadium this year since I’m on this side of the state. I guess I’m hoping down the road when we’re consistently awesome, and expand stadium seating, we can move the game back here.
True story.
CougCenter In Reid We Trust, Twitter!
by Craig Powers on Jan 4, 2012 12:46 PM PST up reply actions
Couldn't draw it up much better, other than the Black Friday game.
Nice to get UCLA in Pullman in November.
Yes, you should follow another Coug-related account on Twitter: @425CougFan
Also nice to go to Tempe in November
I was worried that UNLV and ASU would end up on back to back weekends.
I miss *REAL* Four Loko
by B-Lot tailgater on Jan 4, 2012 12:31 PM PST up reply actions
First off, damn you for getting this up right before my FanPost. Shucks.
Second, this is about as ideal as the schedule can get. No reason they shouldn’t be 4-0 heading into the Oregon game and there’s a distinct likelihood you could be 6-1 heading to the Farm. No reason this team can’t get to 8 wins and make a couple of trips to Las Vegas this year.
Two in the cake, one in the puddin'! -Kevin Calabro, Twitter: MichaelTheCoug
by Michael The Coug on Jan 4, 2012 12:32 PM PST reply actions
True but
Against a team that, near as I can tell (and I say this with a huge caveat that I didn’t watch them last year and looked only at their schedule) was just decent, I think we have a good chance to go on the road and come home 1-0
Two in the cake, one in the puddin'! -Kevin Calabro, Twitter: MichaelTheCoug
by Michael The Coug on Jan 4, 2012 12:40 PM PST up reply actions
They have a chance.
Just as they will have a chance in most of their games. But they will indeed be an underdog at BYU.
All I know is I'm thinking a Provo road trip
Because, as we all know, there’s no better place to party in the United States of America than Provo, Utah.
Two in the cake, one in the puddin'! -Kevin Calabro, Twitter: MichaelTheCoug
by Michael The Coug on Jan 4, 2012 12:48 PM PST up reply actions
Easy to drink all day!
3.2%!
CougCenter In Reid We Trust, Twitter!
by Craig Powers on Jan 4, 2012 12:51 PM PST up reply actions
By the by, of all the weird laws in Utah (and there are plenty)
If you have a bar in a restaurant, the bar and liquor have to be separated from the restaurant with frosted glass so you can’t see the booze.
Two in the cake, one in the puddin'! -Kevin Calabro, Twitter: MichaelTheCoug
by Michael The Coug on Jan 4, 2012 12:54 PM PST up reply actions
And you can't have two drinks in front of you
Two in the cake, one in the puddin'! -Kevin Calabro, Twitter: MichaelTheCoug
by Michael The Coug on Jan 4, 2012 12:58 PM PST up reply actions
But see, I love to ski and the snow is just....SOOOOOOO....good
Two in the cake, one in the puddin'! -Kevin Calabro, Twitter: MichaelTheCoug
by Michael The Coug on Jan 4, 2012 1:01 PM PST up reply actions
True story
we went to Olive Garden on a Sunday and everyone that worked there wondered why we were there. When we walked the first they said, “so is the power out or something, whatcha doing out on the Sunday?” Me and my friends looked at each other confused, but then figured we it out. I felt very discriminated against being white and not Mormon. Still scared from it today.
CougCenter OG since 9/2/2008 | @THESoCalCoug
If you were raised Mormon, would your grammar and spelling be better?
Blessings.
Cougar Athletic Supporter
Holy crap I messed that up. Wow.
I usually re-read it, but that was an epic mess. I meant to hit preview, not post. My bad.
CougCenter OG since 9/2/2008 | @THESoCalCoug
I caught a lot of BYU this season. Not an impressive bunch.
Honest assessment probably a 6-6 group with a Pac-12 schedule last season.
"If you want your dreams to come true, don't sleep in."
Oh dammit, Nusser made the joke already.
by Kyle Rancourt on Jan 4, 2012 12:50 PM PST up reply actions
I think I'm being poked fun of a bit here.....
I’ll allow it.
Two in the cake, one in the puddin'! -Kevin Calabro, Twitter: MichaelTheCoug
by Michael The Coug on Jan 4, 2012 12:52 PM PST up reply actions
I'm too busy trying to figure out which week GameDay will be coming.
by Mark Sandritter on Jan 4, 2012 12:45 PM PST up reply actions 3 recs
Why do we need GameDay to come to Pullman
When they do a 2 hour pre-game for the Rose Bowl? Isn’t that enough coverage?
Two in the cake, one in the puddin'! -Kevin Calabro, Twitter: MichaelTheCoug
by Michael The Coug on Jan 4, 2012 12:47 PM PST up reply actions
They'll probably come to CenturyLink just to piss us off.
CougCenter In Reid We Trust, Twitter!
by Craig Powers on Jan 4, 2012 12:47 PM PST up reply actions
That is what I was thinking,
because they can’t get themselves enough of the Ducks. It is not the same if GameDay isn’t on a campus. If they came to CLink it still wouldn’t count in my mind. GameDay needs to come to Pullman, just to piss Corso off. We would still need to keep waving the flag.
CougCenter OG since 9/2/2008 | @THESoCalCoug
9-0 vs 0-9 isn't very appealing though.
Too bad the UCLA kicker missed all of those kicks but no excuses, doesn’t matter, period.
by Mark Sandritter on Jan 4, 2012 12:48 PM PST up reply actions
I'd like to mention for the 95th time
that I really, really hate that we don’t play the Oregon schools in Pullman anymore.
I’ll never get behind that idea.
Cougar Athletic Supporter
Completely agree
I can get behind a P-12 game in Seattle, but not limiting it to only the Oregon schools. Sure, it makes sense because they’re right there, but I would hope we (and any P-12 school’s Seattle alum) would be able to fill CLink for one game. I just hate to think that students in Pullman that can’t make the trip over will never see WSU play an Oregon school.
for the 95th time the Seattle game will happen
Moos has made it clear that we will play UO or OSU in Seattle yearly for the next 10 years. I am solidly behind this idea. It’s important for the university, for foundation meetings and political exposure, and the revenue potential from filling Century Link is way too high to pass up, It also is a chance for fans in the Seattle area who don’t go to Pullman for games to see the Cougars. That’s why it was so damaging for WSU to have a face-plant against OSU last fall. Our players had to take a 6-hour bus trip (whine, whine) and that’s why we lost!. The travel didn’t bother OSU one bit.
—The game will happen. Give it up.
I think everyone has been very clear that the problem isn't the Seattle game.
The problem is playing Oregon/OSU in the Seattle game.
It is kind of leaving out two teams.
Then they will want to play in Seattle.
If My Life Is Great, Why Am I Not Happy?
by well you win some and lose others on Jan 4, 2012 3:07 PM PST up reply actions
Stanford and Cal
If My Life Is Great, Why Am I Not Happy?
by well you win some and lose others on Jan 4, 2012 3:08 PM PST up reply actions
The opponent has no say in the matter
The away team has to show up to where they are told to show up. They can whine all they want, it won’t change anything.
I miss *REAL* Four Loko
by B-Lot tailgater on Jan 4, 2012 3:19 PM PST up reply actions
I don't like the Seattle game because it is not a real home game.
I went to both the Hawaii and Oklahoma State games and those games felt like home games. Against OSU last year there were a substantial number of Beaver fans and next year when we play Oregon it will basically be a neutral field game. The nice thing about Martin Stadium is that it is filled by mostly students for every game, something that we lose when we go to Seattle. Although, I wouldn’t mind going back to playing a non-conference game there.
Due to the Leach hiring?
This is honestly all conjecture on my part, but I feel that Oregon has a larger following in the Seattle area than the Beavers or at least got one after recent success. There were a surprising number of OSU fans there this year and I can’t help picturing even more Duck fans flooding the CLink this year.
I know a couple of WSU grads
who are openly Duck fans. Makes me want to puke.
I miss *REAL* Four Loko
by B-Lot tailgater on Jan 4, 2012 3:20 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah I've seen that.
I met a girl at a party who said she liked the Ducks more than the Cougs. That was the end of that conversation.
You should have taken her home
Then the next morning left her your number, which would actually be the number to the Cougar ticket office.
I miss *REAL* Four Loko
by B-Lot tailgater on Jan 4, 2012 3:29 PM PST up reply actions
I knew a guy...
who used to dent cars with Husky decals and leave that number… or so he claimed. He also celebrated loosing his interlock by downing a 5th and soon after deciding he needed to visit his girlfriend… 300 miles away. Fortunately for his plans, he did not have an interlock. Unfortunately for his SUV, the roof was caved in when he came back 45 minutes later. Apparently, a “wolf jumped in front” of him.
Go Cougs!
I'm going to assume that most of the OSU fans you saw came from Portland, since that's where the overwhelming majority of them live.
I would expect more Duck fans than Beavers, but how much I’m not really sure. There’s been a lot of bandwagon duck fans these last couple years who I don’t think would make the trip. Lots alums in the Portland area too though. But honestly, I’m not too worried about it.
"Tonight, we skate with them. Tonight, we stay with them. And we shut them down because we can!" | Herb Brooks
The home and away advantage to me seems to have a lot more to do with
the player’s change in regimen than how many fans are on each side of the field. Going to C-Link involves everything from travel time, hotel stay, and the use foreign facilities. If the game sold out with Cougar fans and created a 12th man atmosphere like you get at Seahawk games, it would be an advanage for us. But you still can’t replace the comforts of having the game in town. I think that is what is most beneficial to the players.
The blood of "The Five" cries for justice.
I actually disagree.
Oregon has a much larger fanbase than OrSU. I have never ever seen an OrSU decal or sticker on a car down here in AZ.
For the 3rd time in a year some different person has honked as they drove by me doing that ‘O’ hand sign. (I have a WSU Cougar on the back of my car) and my license plate is WS COUG.
As a Duck
I am tickled that this year’s game is in Seattle. Will be taking the train up from Portland. Have never been to Pullman, and probably wouldn’t have made the trip. This is exactly why Moos set this up for the next 10 years – fleece your inbred cousins from the south for all their hard earned cash. Sorry the atmosphere isn’t as cozy as Martin Stadium, but Mr. Moos will be laughing all the way to the bank.
That is a very sad reflection on our fan base
We depend on the other team to bring in ticket sales. This also makes me want to puke.
I miss *REAL* Four Loko
by B-Lot tailgater on Jan 4, 2012 3:35 PM PST up reply actions
Has nothing to do with the fan base
it is basic math: What does Martin seat? 40k? Centurylink seats 67k. 27k seats at an average of $40 gives you a gross increase of $1,080,000. $40 might even be a low estimate, since I am sure there are a lot of luxury boxes. I am sure it costs more to rent for a day than it would to host the game in Martin, but the net to the athletic department has got to be phenomenal.
It has everything to do with our fan base
Moos has said himself he does not care if Oregon fans outnumber Cougar fans, because their money is worth the same.
I miss *REAL* Four Loko
by B-Lot tailgater on Jan 4, 2012 3:46 PM PST up reply actions
I don't need you to agree with me
Quite frankly your opinion on the subject is irrelevant. WSU is selling a home conference game and as a committed season ticket holder that bothers me.
I miss *REAL* Four Loko
by B-Lot tailgater on Jan 4, 2012 4:10 PM PST up reply actions
Easy B-Lot
just take a deep breathe and repeat slowly, “In Moos we trust.”
The blood of "The Five" cries for justice.
in Moos I trust...
…to de-value the season ticket package by removing games against the Oregon schools from it.
by Blackie1829 on Jan 4, 2012 4:25 PM PST via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
I think Moos will allot a majority of tickets for Cougar fans
then if they don’t sell he will offer what is left of Cougs tickets to Duck fans. I think Cougs will out number Ducks. CLink will be full. More Cougs want to see up play the Ducks than the Beavers. Plus it will be Leach’s first time coaching in front of Seattle. That guy pulls in the fans.
CougCenter OG since 9/2/2008 | @THESoCalCoug
Let's not pretend that just because Bill Moos made the decision that it is infallible
Sellimg conference games is a big check mark in the negative column on his performance evaluation.
Lets not forget
the loss to local business’ in Pullman is probably big, now businesses are relying on one less home game a year to generate revenue.
Just one of the downsides to Seattle.
by Wazzu_Hondo on Jan 4, 2012 4:48 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
True
But it seems like the majority of people against it now just don’t like that it’s a conference opponent. The Seattle game didn’t draw nearly as much ire from fans when it was OOC (and businesses still lost the home date).
wrong
If we start selling out Martin AND donate enough cash to cover schollies then the Seattle game can die.
The Seattle game is about donations and corp sponsors. It’s about Seattle week.
The CAF didn’t go for my idea of ending Seattle week with a caravan to Martin.
It is not the size of the gift that demonstrate support…it’s the action of joining.
Taking the train?
Better make sure to have a lot of extra leeway in your schedule.
by westsidecougar1 on Jan 4, 2012 9:02 PM PST up reply actions
By the way, if I'm an Oregon fan...
I’d be going to all conference games….no matter where they play.
by westsidecougar1 on Jan 4, 2012 9:04 PM PST up reply actions
Can only afford one away game a year
and typically it is nice to get down to California for some warm weather. This year, instead of visiting friends in LA and seeing the Ducks play the Trojans on November 3, I will go to Seattle to see the Cougs. The hiring of Leach made me much more excited for this game, and the fact it is in Seattle and much more convenient than going to Pullman makes the decision complete. Like it or not, Moos has made a couple of decisions that will get me putting money into your program that wouldn’t have been there before.
You are telling people to give it up?
Seriously?
I miss *REAL* Four Loko
by B-Lot tailgater on Jan 4, 2012 3:07 PM PST up reply actions
I actually think I kind of agree with him.
It ain’t changing so there really isn’t any point arguing about it. Kind of like the debate about Ken Bone the other day.
"Tonight, we skate with them. Tonight, we stay with them. And we shut them down because we can!" | Herb Brooks
I guess whether or not it is always a conference game could be up for debate, but other than that...
"Tonight, we skate with them. Tonight, we stay with them. And we shut them down because we can!" | Herb Brooks
Wedding during football season always runs that risk.
CougCenter In Reid We Trust, Twitter!
by Craig Powers on Jan 4, 2012 12:53 PM PST up reply actions
Incorporate the Apple Cup into the honeymoon
Not that I know ANYONE else who’s willing to stoop to such a level just to watch Cougar football…..granted, it’s not really stooping to any level. It is Cougar football after all.
Two in the cake, one in the puddin'! -Kevin Calabro, Twitter: MichaelTheCoug
by Michael The Coug on Jan 4, 2012 12:54 PM PST up reply actions
I don't know anyone who would do such a thing
I mean really — who would go to the 2003 Holiday Bowl on his honeymoon, because they both just happen to be in San Diego at the same time? Certainly not this guy …
by Jeff Nusser on Jan 4, 2012 1:18 PM PST up reply actions 3 recs
Exactly Jeff.
I mean who, in the name of all things sacred, would actually come back from a honeymoon in London and Paris early just to head to Vegas for a Cougar football game. I mean, you’d have to be sick in the head if you were going to do that. Or have a fiance who wants to go really badly too and made me you promise to get a suite at the Bellagio, Aria or the Venetian to make up for it.
Two in the cake, one in the puddin'! -Kevin Calabro, Twitter: MichaelTheCoug
by Michael The Coug on Jan 4, 2012 1:21 PM PST up reply actions
Marriages and childbirths should never be scheduled betwixt Sept-January
Are you new?
Cougar Athletic Supporter
I agree completely
I need fewer friends that aren’t football fans so they can stop screwing it up for me.
I miss *REAL* Four Loko
by B-Lot tailgater on Jan 4, 2012 12:59 PM PST up reply actions
I am new, yes.
This is my first marriage. I’ll remember your rule for next time though. Thanks for the tip!
by Kyle Rancourt on Jan 4, 2012 1:20 PM PST up reply actions 8 recs
"Your" new blog agrees
"It doesn't matter what you do, be it the butcher, the baker, or the candlestick maker, be excited about what you do." - Coach Mike Leach
by tclaus on Jan 4, 2012 8:57 PM PST via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
That's an odd spelling of thank you.
Is that German for thank you?
by Mark Sandritter on Jan 4, 2012 9:25 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
It shouldn't take you two marriages to figure this out
I miss *REAL* Four Loko
by B-Lot tailgater on Jan 4, 2012 1:22 PM PST up reply actions
You should have consulted me or BigWood first on this, we are experts.
I am a little disappointed in you.
CougCenter OG since 9/2/2008 | @THESoCalCoug
Thanks for the sage advice, Captain Ron
by Kyle Rancourt on Jan 4, 2012 2:09 PM PST up reply actions
Just make sure and do it gracefully
Two months notice should be sufficient.
Cougar Athletic Supporter
I'm sure she'd find someone else to marry in like, 3 days.
Then all the anger directed towards me would be pretty pointless, no?
by Kyle Rancourt on Jan 4, 2012 7:04 PM PST up reply actions
Tip:
you can just write a word like “Link” or “A reminder from Spencer Hall” and link the text to the URL. You don’t need to copy/paste the whole thing into the body of the comment.
by Kyle Rancourt on Jan 4, 2012 4:38 PM PST up reply actions
Question to ponder.
Cal-Stanford was moved to October. Would you rather have that for the Apple Cup or have it on Black Friday?
CougCenter In Reid We Trust, Twitter!
Black Friday
What I have a real problem with is the conference rivalry games getting messed with to protect USC/Notre Dame and USC/Stanford. That is complete BS.
I miss *REAL* Four Loko
by B-Lot tailgater on Jan 4, 2012 1:17 PM PST up reply actions
At least our game was moved just one day though.
It sucks that it’s on Black Friday, but if this is a byproduct of the extra money from the TV contract then I’m more than alright with it.
Two in the cake, one in the puddin'! -Kevin Calabro, Twitter: MichaelTheCoug
by Michael The Coug on Jan 4, 2012 1:19 PM PST up reply actions
It was moved 6 days
Traditional day for the Apple cup is the Saturday before Thanksgiving.
by Aaron Whiteman on Jan 4, 2012 1:27 PM PST up reply actions
That happened a while ago
I miss *REAL* Four Loko
by B-Lot tailgater on Jan 4, 2012 1:28 PM PST up reply actions
Not that long ago
2008 was still on the traditional date. For the same reason Black Friday bothers me, only 2010 and 2012 bug me regarding before/after Thanksgiving.
by Aaron Whiteman on Jan 4, 2012 1:34 PM PST up reply actions
I don't even remember the last time UW hosted it on the traditional date
I think it was 2005?
Since the 12 game schedule on years when it was played on the traditional date it was not the last game of the season. In 2010 it was in December.
I miss *REAL* Four Loko
by B-Lot tailgater on Jan 4, 2012 1:36 PM PST up reply actions
We played 12 games in 2006
Apple cup ended the season on the 18th then. Labor day lined up well that year (my understand is that we effectively can’t play earlier in the year).
The last pre-thanksgiving game in Seattle was indeed 2005. I don’t care about the game in Seattle though.
In 2008, we played 13 games, the Apple cup was #12
by Aaron Whiteman on Jan 4, 2012 1:48 PM PST up reply actions
No bye week in 2006
I miss *REAL* Four Loko
by B-Lot tailgater on Jan 4, 2012 1:54 PM PST up reply actions
Black Friday
And it’s not even close.
Two in the cake, one in the puddin'! -Kevin Calabro, Twitter: MichaelTheCoug
by Michael The Coug on Jan 4, 2012 1:18 PM PST up reply actions
that sucks for Cal
the whole thing is Stanford’s fault for placating Notre Dame.
the only rivarly games that should be played in October are Cal/Stanford and USC/UCLA.
+ a gajillion
I miss *REAL* Four Loko
by B-Lot tailgater on Jan 4, 2012 1:54 PM PST up reply actions
As a student, I can't even begin to explain how bad of an idea having the Apple Cup on Friday is.
Gonna have to leave my house at about 6 am just to get in. Other than that, it doesn’t look too bad. One other crappy consequence of having a conference game in Seattle is that it pushes Dad’s Weekend to early November.
"Tonight, we skate with them. Tonight, we stay with them. And we shut them down because we can!" | Herb Brooks
Every Dad's Weekend I can remember while I was there
Was in November
Two in the cake, one in the puddin'! -Kevin Calabro, Twitter: MichaelTheCoug
by Michael The Coug on Jan 4, 2012 1:17 PM PST up reply actions
Is it?
In my time I’ve had one in mid october and two in November. Maybe October isn’t normal.
"Tonight, we skate with them. Tonight, we stay with them. And we shut them down because we can!" | Herb Brooks
Yeah, every Dad's weekend I had was in November.
My dad always left on Thursday night to avoid traffic….and so we could drink and he could get me hung over for class.
Two in the cake, one in the puddin'! -Kevin Calabro, Twitter: MichaelTheCoug
by Michael The Coug on Jan 4, 2012 1:22 PM PST up reply actions
Now that I look at it, I don't understand why Dad's Weekend isn't against Cal seeing as Homecoming is against Colorado.
"Tonight, we skate with them. Tonight, we stay with them. And we shut them down because we can!" | Herb Brooks
Where do you see that HC is the Colorado game?
Seems awfully early. Tradition says it will be the Cal game.
I miss *REAL* Four Loko
by B-Lot tailgater on Jan 4, 2012 1:19 PM PST up reply actions
Right
"Tonight, we skate with them. Tonight, we stay with them. And we shut them down because we can!" | Herb Brooks
Well that is just stupid
But we might actually win
I miss *REAL* Four Loko
by B-Lot tailgater on Jan 4, 2012 1:22 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Was it tradition we choose a guaranteed no win for homecoming?
If My Life Is Great, Why Am I Not Happy?
by well you win some and lose others on Jan 4, 2012 2:53 PM PST up reply actions
I have no idea what you mean
Cal is a guaranteed no win?
I miss *REAL* Four Loko
by B-Lot tailgater on Jan 4, 2012 2:55 PM PST up reply actions
I ment the years before
Stanford, Oregon, and ASU
If My Life Is Great, Why Am I Not Happy?
by well you win some and lose others on Jan 4, 2012 3:00 PM PST up reply actions
you prefer the end zone seats to be full later in the season?
It is not the size of the gift that demonstrate support…it’s the action of joining.
Buy a cheap ticket, problem solved
And I think you are over stating the effect it will have, you will get in.
As for Dads weekend, that is pretty typical to occur in November, and it helps with attendance.
I miss *REAL* Four Loko
by B-Lot tailgater on Jan 4, 2012 1:18 PM PST up reply actions
One thing that helps I guess is that they didn't put a home game on the front end of break.
That along with a Friday Apple Cup would suck.
"Tonight, we skate with them. Tonight, we stay with them. And we shut them down because we can!" | Herb Brooks
Frapple cup will ruin a good black friday.
If My Life Is Great, Why Am I Not Happy?
by well you win some and lose others on Jan 4, 2012 2:54 PM PST up reply actions
I actually think that would be the best date to do the Seattle game.
Every student that lives on that side has already gone home, and would boost the attendance
I sent an email to Bill Moos about a Black Friday Apple Cup months ago
Much to my surprise, I got a nice little reply from the man himself
Twitter: @JeffdCollier | Go Cougs!
"People ask me 'why Washington State'... 'Well that's a stupid question...'" - Mike Leach
Didn't click the open in new tab box.
Banned.
"Tonight, we skate with them. Tonight, we stay with them. And we shut them down because we can!" | Herb Brooks
I discovered by accident you can right click open the link in a new window yourself because this happens so much.
I’m sure it’s been an SBN function forever but I’m old, therefore slow.
I usually just mouse wheel click on all of my links
Twitter: @JeffdCollier | Go Cougs!
"People ask me 'why Washington State'... 'Well that's a stupid question...'" - Mike Leach
That has been an internet function forever
I miss *REAL* Four Loko
by B-Lot tailgater on Jan 4, 2012 1:34 PM PST up reply actions
Just giving you a hard time
I miss *REAL* Four Loko
by B-Lot tailgater on Jan 4, 2012 1:36 PM PST up reply actions
It's ok, he just learned to "z" through comments instead of reading then refreshing the page.
by Mark Sandritter on Jan 4, 2012 1:52 PM PST up reply actions
Holy cow. That.Is.Hilarious.
How would you ever be able to follow the flow? I can’t even keep up with game threads at EDSBS with the z key. I usually give up part way thru and shift-a to mark them all as read and continue.
I actually learned this on Golden Blogs
when someone obviously hasn’t read all the comments, then they post something already said in an earlier comment they refer to that as z-ing through.
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The text at the top of every comment section is fairly small and easy to gloss over.
Press C to tab to new comments, Shift-C to tab backwards, X to mark as read, and Shift-A to mark all read. The best: Z will simultaneously mark and tab forward, and R will reply to the comment that has focus.
by Mark Sandritter on Jan 4, 2012 1:59 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Moos is banking on you becoming a platinum level donor within the next 10 years
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SIDE NOTE (for one of you Photoshop masters out there)
I’m thinkin’ poster art with Leach, Tuel, Wilson, etc. (maybe Moos?) with Leach in the forefront.
The text? “ARRRR Wars: A New Hope”
Thoughts? Hahaha.
I actually spent a while discussing this today.
The conclusion was it depends on how deep the water is because if it was too shallow the shark would run out of oxygen quickly.
by Mark Sandritter on Jan 4, 2012 3:43 PM PST up reply actions
Not necessarily though.
It depends on the volume of the water, not necessarily the depth. As long as the water is deep enough for the shark to swim, it’s no contest.
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I don't know.
If the Bear can stand up I think it has an advantage. It can attack from behind, even if the shark bit it’s leg I think the bear just mauls it to death.
by Mark Sandritter on Jan 4, 2012 3:47 PM PST up reply actions
What if the bear is on top of ice?
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by well you win some and lose others on Jan 4, 2012 5:58 PM PST up reply actions
No matter what type of water,
if the bear stopped the shark from swimming… game over. Sharks must swim to get oxygen, if they stop they suffocate.
by WazzuCoug07 on Jan 4, 2012 9:09 PM PST via Android app up reply actions
Picture?
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by well you win some and lose others on Jan 4, 2012 3:39 PM PST up reply actions
I'm not hating
I just really don’t care about the pirate thing anymore. Plus, it was kinda Texas Tech’s thing. I’d rather just let it die and start something new.
This Mike Leach loves pirates thing is like a brand new song you really like. Then you are forced to listen to Kube 93 or 106.1 for 10 hours a day. They’ve played the damn song so much that you just hate it now and want people to shut up about it/stop calling in every 5 minutes requesting it.
by Kyle Rancourt on Jan 4, 2012 4:11 PM PST up reply actions
You listen to KUBE and KISS?
No wonder you are getting married during football season.
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by B-Lot tailgater on Jan 4, 2012 4:11 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Yeah I listen to Kube and Kiss because they don't play Toto.
by Kyle Rancourt on Jan 4, 2012 4:13 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Please tell me
which stations in your area DO play Toto, so I know what to listen to if I ever make it up there.
Just head on over to the B-Lot.
I’m pretty sure you’ll hear it there.
by Kyle Rancourt on Jan 5, 2012 6:14 PM PST up reply actions
It isn't really a Tech thing.
Obviously it started there, but it came about from a NYT article making it more of a national thing. It would be like if Felix left the Mariners you wouldn’t stop calling him “King Felix” because it was a Seattle thing.
Well the whole thing was started by a speech he gave his Tech players
so, yeah, I’d say it was kind of a Tech thing.
by Kyle Rancourt on Jan 4, 2012 4:35 PM PST up reply actions
Once something reaches this level of national prominence
it stops belonging to just a certain group. All that being said people do go overboard on the whole thing and it would be better if it was toned down.
I see your point.
Then again, I’m pretty sure Kellen Moore’s finga gunz aren’t a WSU thing, but that doesn’t stop CougCenter members from posting the GIF on every game thread lol.
Yeah, not really the same thing.
But it’s not that big of a deal.
by Kyle Rancourt on Jan 4, 2012 5:00 PM PST up reply actions
Maybe he'll take up a new interest in loggers
and start swinging a big Paul Bunyan axe
Actually he has interests with this guy.
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by well you win some and lose others on Jan 4, 2012 6:09 PM PST up reply actions
I think one of the B1G schools
already has a Paul Bunyan thing.
I vote for Zombies.
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by Kyle Rancourt on Jan 4, 2012 7:00 PM PST up reply actions
Randy Johnson was still the Big Unit after he left Seattle
And that was coined by Dave Neihaus.
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by B-Lot tailgater on Jan 4, 2012 5:37 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
No it wasn't.
“Big Unit” was coined by Tim Raines when they played together in Montreal.
Regardless, Mike Leach’s nickname isn’t “The Pirate”. People just associate him with pirates.
by Kyle Rancourt on Jan 4, 2012 6:59 PM PST up reply actions
Ok fine, Neihaus popularized it
Point is, it was not a Texas Tech thing, it was a Mike Leach thing.
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by B-Lot tailgater on Jan 4, 2012 7:12 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Fine.
I never said it was 100% only Texas Tech. I said it was kinda Tech’s thing. It’s not the same as a nickname, but it’s really not worth debating anymore since it doesn’t really matter.
I just grew sick of people obsessing over pirates way faster than I figured and would like to move on.
by Kyle Rancourt on Jan 4, 2012 7:25 PM PST up reply actions
I've always felt a little "meh" on the pirate thing
because I think that it fit better with the Red Raider mascot than the Cougars. I just can’t make the link between Cougars and pirates.
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I finally had the guts to use the Apple Cup with as my tie-breaker for family visits
The wife and I have been going back and forth about where to begin the annual “Let’s alternate visits to the families for Turkey Day” tradition. I finally had the guts to tell her about my plan, since I bought season tickets. I am epic win! Let that be a lesson, Kyle.
I'm here to kick ass and chew bubble gum, and I'm all out of bubble gum.
I have heard a lot of you are planning to go to the UNLV game.
I think this means a CougCenter meet up. As of now I plan on making the drive up, unless there is some circumstances out of my hands or cash flow issues. I could try and bring a BBQ in my truck, although it will hot as Hades there. Reply to this comment if you think you will be there. I think I saw B-Lot and BigWood said they were going. I am assuming Hollyweirdcoug will make the drive. Rancourt=Vegas, so I am expecting him to be there.
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I'll be there
But on my honeymoon. Time with the Mrs. is required.
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by Michael The Coug on Jan 4, 2012 1:44 PM PST up reply actions
I disagree
It’s a great time to get her used to the fact that you’ll be watching the Cougs no matter what. Luckily I got married in July, so it was more of a delayed onset for my wife, who finally capitulated.
I'm here to kick ass and chew bubble gum, and I'm all out of bubble gum.
I'm currently living here in Vegas...
so I’ll definitely be there! I’m expecting A LOT of Wazzu fans at this game, probably more than UNLV fans… they are a basketball school…
plotting the Vegas trip w/ a fellow LA Coug
(nearly wrote fellow socalcoug – but heads would explode) and perhaps my big bro all the way out from Minnesota— vegas baybeeeeeee
If you can't Go Cougs... don't go.
by hollyweirdcoug on Jan 5, 2012 1:06 AM PST up reply actions
It would be much cheaper to fly from Vermont if my girlfriend didn't come with me.
Excellent point.
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by Craig Powers on Jan 5, 2012 12:20 PM PST up reply actions
I made the mistake...
To the wife: “Hey babe we should go to an away game this year, September 15th at UNLV. Where is UNLV? Vegas. Oh! Yeah, We should.” Damn. But my cousin lives down there so we have a place to stay.
by WazzuCoug07 on Jan 6, 2012 11:26 AM PST via Android app up reply actions
My mom came up with the plan of having the whole family over to my house or apartment next year for Thanksgiving dinner
She did that totally unprovoked. Completely her idea.
I’m so proud.
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Oddly enough
My mom did that too, volunteering my sisters apartment to host Thanksgiving.
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by B-Lot tailgater on Jan 4, 2012 1:55 PM PST up reply actions
By the way
For those who have family or will be spending Thanksgiving Day in Pullman, the downtown bars are open in case you need to get out of your apartment and stretch.
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I have no idea who that is
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by B-Lot tailgater on Jan 4, 2012 2:19 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I'm jealous of your ignorance
Very, very jealous.
by Sahr on Jan 4, 2012 3:57 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Apple Cup
I’ve already convinced my family to just come out to Pullman and have Thanksgiving with me over there. I basically said flat out I will not be coming home, I’m not going to miss the Apple Cup or be rushed to get to it. So, Thanksgiving in Pullman next year!
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That's what I'm doing too
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by tclaus on Jan 4, 2012 9:17 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Seattle game shouldn't include OU/OSU
I’m all for promoting WSU but the game in Seattle should rotate PAC 12 schools outside the Pacific Northwest. It should be a win-win for both programs. The opposing team gets exposure in Seattle while the Cougars get to promote themselves in the biggest city in Washington.
It seems like the Oregon game this season is going to be a home game for them in Seattle. I would rather they play the Ducks or Beavers in Pullman, rather than travel over to Seattle.
The entire reason for Oregon/OSU is that their close fan base will buy tickets and other schools already get exposure in Seattle
Game doesn’t work if we play Arizona in October in a season when both teams stink and nobody shows up.
Can’t even imagine what the 2011 game would have looked like without the OSU fans.
The game does work when you play a decent OOC team in early Sept
Been proven time and again
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by B-Lot tailgater on Jan 4, 2012 5:43 PM PST up reply actions
I am a proponent of the dog and pony show Seattle game
Make the game one that we can win and show off in front of the Seattle fanbase. I like to see a matchup between a non BCS school or an FCS school (Grambling State). Just make sure it is a win so Moos can get up in front of the crowd at halftime or between quarters and make a passionate plea for money with a lead on the scoreboard. That is what these types of games should be about in my opinion. Its like hosting an invitational tournament in basketball. You have to make sure you come out on top.
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Absolutely agree with you
I can see no reason for the CLink games always being conference games or strictly versus the Oregon schools. Seattle Week is all about WSU excellence and that should specifically include scheduling reasonably beatable teams, and winning the games!
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by Say Howdy Kid on Jan 4, 2012 10:30 PM PST up reply actions
WSU won't stink it up
Bill Moos won’t ever be looking at the Seattle game as a game where WSU stinks. He wants the Seattle game to be a game of promoting the Cougars by playing good games and showing the entire state and recruits on the west side that WSU if for real. I can’t imagine one game where WSU is go into a game where they are expected to stink this year let alone the Oregon game going forward.
This year it’s highly possible the Cougars are 3-1 before they face Oregon in Seattle with a bunch of Seattle area WSU alumni excited to buy tickets to see Mike Leach. Because they are facing Oregon, tickets are going to be harder to come by and this could be a home game for Oregon when instead they should be playing a team like UCLA where it’s a treated like a home game.
I’d rather have a non-sellout filled with Cougars then a sold-out stadium filled with Duck fans.
WSU alumni everywhere are excited to see Mike Leach
They would sell 50k tickets this year if they were playing EWU.
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by B-Lot tailgater on Jan 4, 2012 7:21 PM PST up reply actions
Thats wierd
It double posted by title but didn’t include the part where I said we would sell 50k tickets to the game against EWU.
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by B-Lot tailgater on Jan 4, 2012 7:22 PM PST up reply actions
Mike Leach is a great draw next year
But there will be plenty of Oregon fans who are willing to make a two hour drive from the Portland area and other Oregon alumni in the Seattle area vying for plenty of the tickets. The tickets would be much easier to come by if they were playing UCLA rather than Oregon.
1) Portland is 185 miles from Seattle
If you can make that in 2 hours, kudos to you.
2) Tickets will not be hard to come by.
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by B-Lot tailgater on Jan 4, 2012 7:41 PM PST up reply actions
I've lived in both Seattle and Portland and drove between the two ...
And yes I drove very fast, averaging 95 typically taking 2 hours. My fastest trip from Portland to my hometown of Spokane was 4 hours which should take someone 6 hours.
I assume and maybe wrong that this year Oregon vs WSU is actually going to be a game that sells out because WSU will finally put a fight against Oregon. They’ll lose to UO, but it’ll be a closer game than people believe.
Do not count your chickens before they hatch.
The chances of WSU beating Oregon is increasing each year. Either way I will not be surpised.
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by well you win some and lose others on Jan 4, 2012 8:01 PM PST up reply actions
2 hours????
It takes me 90 minutes to go from Centralia to Kirkland and visa versa every weekend.
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by Michael The Coug on Jan 4, 2012 8:02 PM PST up reply actions
the seattle game should be a conference game
Having it against the Oregon schools is the reason it might sell out. It wouldn’t against any other conference team. Moos has made it cllear that even if the uo/OSU fans buy a majority of tickets the revenue will still be the same. I think the home-field advantage is overrated. Tell me again how much the home fiield advantage has helped us over the last 4 years.? It shouldn’t be the fans’ responsibility to get the team to play hard. The WSU fans in Seattle last year were ready to cheer had the Cougars shown any interest in playing hard or playing well. The team didn’t even bother to show up.
-=I dislike non-conference games anyway, and if I had my way we would play 11 conference games. I especially dislike non-conference bodybag games. How did playing ISU and UNLV help us last year? They only falsely made us look better than we were. The reason the Seattle game was faltering was playiing teams like Grambling. Nobody cares.
translation:
“Get off my lawn!”
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by TiltingRight on Jan 5, 2012 8:22 AM PST up reply actions 2 recs
This schedule is missing a game.
Dec. 1 Pac-12 Championship Game 11-1 USC @ 12-0 WSU
"If you want your dreams to come true, don't sleep in."
Would we have the option of moving the PAC12 championship to C-Link?
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Sure, but we won't.
Due to the old pressbox we would have moved the game to Seattle. Problem being solved as we speak.
It is not the size of the gift that demonstrate support…it’s the action of joining.
Press box is predicted to be finished by the first home game.
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by well you win some and lose others on Jan 4, 2012 8:02 PM PST up reply actions
That's his point.
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by TiltingRight on Jan 5, 2012 12:55 AM PST up reply actions
Just want to tell everyone when it is finished.
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by well you win some and lose others on Jan 5, 2012 2:51 PM PST up reply actions
They are winning because Clemson is peeing their pants
At least that is a part of it
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by B-Lot tailgater on Jan 4, 2012 7:37 PM PST up reply actions
Wow this does not look good for the conference
Week two features four games against national powerhouses: Arizona hosts Oklahoma State, UCLA plays Nebraska in the Rose Bowl, Wisconsin visits Oregon State and Washington travels to LSU.
I could not think of a worse set up for non conference games
I think Oregon's non conference schedule looks even worse for the conference
they play Arkansas State, Fresno State, and Tennessee Tech. That meas that our conference’s best team will have beaten absolutely nobody of note outside of the conference. At least all the schools you listed are playing somebody.
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This
SOS is incredibly over rated.
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by B-Lot tailgater on Jan 4, 2012 8:10 PM PST up reply actions
It could if you have three undefeated BCS teams and one national championship game
My main point thing is that I i like seeing PAC12 teams compete and win outside of the conference because I think it makes the conference look stronger. But in reality, it is worse for Oregon in terms of not having a test before you go into conference play. I think all BCS teams should have at least one test and two lesser opponents before going into the conference schedule. It must a fluke that they ended up with this schedule. I also think you can also overschedule outside of the conference like us next year with Auburn and BYU. Like I said, I like all teams to play at least 1 formidable opponent. .
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Doesn't seem to bother Alabama every year.
And didn’t bother Florida when they were winning national championships.
Look, I agree with you that I like to see teams play appealing games. But that’s purely from a fan standpoint — I don’t think there’s much of a tangible benefit to a team that has designs on a national championship.
I am excited about our future nonconference matchups
Moos has been adamant about seeking out powerhouse teams to play in our nonconference schedule because of the revenue benefits. I like what we have lined up through 2017 with Auburn, Wisconsin, and Boise State.
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He really hasn't done/isn't doing anything different than any AD before him.
WSU has always played payday games. Always. And every AD has talked about the need for them.
Wisconsin was a 2 for 1
and Boise is a home and home. Not really payday games.
Auburn, on the other hand…..
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by B-Lot tailgater on Jan 5, 2012 11:19 AM PST up reply actions
Wisconsin is still a payday game.
You’re right about Boise, though. I think that’s an effort to get fans to Pullman — I know I’d love to go and see that. And Boise always will jump at any chance to play a BCS home and home.
They'll be in a "BCS" conference now.
Provided the Big East keeps that title.
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by Craig Powers on Jan 5, 2012 11:35 AM PST up reply actions
How is Wisconsin a payday game?
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by B-Lot tailgater on Jan 5, 2012 12:40 PM PST up reply actions
You're making much more money by playing two there
Why else would WSU agree to play two games in Madison? It’s patently unfair … unless you’re being compensated handsomely for it.
Maybe
But I think that Sterk was spineless and thought that was the only way he could get them to agree to the series.
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by B-Lot tailgater on Jan 5, 2012 3:55 PM PST up reply actions
That one off game with Auburn is a terrible idea
Plus we have been there, done that
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by B-Lot tailgater on Jan 5, 2012 11:18 AM PST up reply actions
In the podcast I linked in today's HCA, Leach said he doesn't like payday games and only wants to play if the team comes to Pullman as well.
We will see if he can make good on that, but it sounds like we may not see many pay off type games in the near future.
by Mark Sandritter on Jan 5, 2012 11:50 AM PST up reply actions
Tennessee bought out a game with Oregon
but that was a 2013 game.
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So I guess we have to say that Oregon wasn't "Ducking" anybody with this schedule
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by well you win some and lose others on Jan 5, 2012 2:55 PM PST up reply actions
Tennessee is still coming to Eugene
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by B-Lot tailgater on Jan 5, 2012 11:19 AM PST up reply actions
Kansas State cancelled a home and home at the last minute
They were supposed to play us in 2011 (thus the open spot for the LSU game) and 2012 (thus Tennessee Tech). Georgia cancelled a home and home in ‘15 and ’16 with us last year. Tennessee almost backed out of coming to Autzen in 2013 in that home and home, but their fans were nice enough to tell the AD to sack up and make the trip. I wouldn’t be at all surprised if Texas A&M backs out of our ’17 and ’18 contests.
Also, Arkansas State was ranked in the 25-30 range at the end of this year, and Fresno State usually was decent.
Long story short, the B1G-Pac alliance will help Oregon out a lot schedule wise.
What I don't get
Is how there are six Pac-12 games on Nov. 10th, another six on on Nov. 17th, then we only can have 3 on Nov. 24th.
To me it just seems extremely odd how we are just throwing in some Thursday night games, then a Friday night game, sometimes 12 games on a Saturday and others only 3. There just doesn’t seem to be any type of rational flow or reason with the Pac-12 schedule. I know we are at the mercy of ESPN and Fox but still…
Seems like you get it to me
we are at the mercy of TV. Welcome to Larry Scott’s new vision. We just have to take the good and the bad.
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Kind of
I mean i would understand if there was consistency with how the schedule was set up. Say you have a Thursday night game every week. Maybe a Friday night game every week with the other 4 conference games being on Saturday. That would make sense to me.
I guess what i don’t understand is when, how, or which games are being picked up by which networks and how that is being configured into the scheduling of each game.
Well it should not be a problem for us for awhile
because we are not the team they want to move up for those time slots. When we start winning, it will be a whole other story. And that will be great because even when we are winning we will still have something to complain about
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I guess
But i wouldn’t call Northern Colorado at Utah a better game then Washington State at BYU or San Diego State at Washington. So i am not sure what constitutes them moving a team up for the Thursday night game.
You also have This:
Thurs., Oct. 11
Arizona State at Colorado on the same weekend of USC at Washington. So i don’t think you can come to the conclusion that they are moving up the better games to Thursday nights.
hmm?
that Thursday night game doesn’t sound very appealing in comparsion to our game. In terms of the USC at Washington, I would guess that to be a primetime matchup for ABC on Saturday Night.
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The best games won't be on Thursday nights
The best games will still be nationally televised games on Saturday. That won’t change with the new deal.
Eh, im not sold on that either
Stanford at Washington looks to be a key matchup and i would assume most would think it would be better then
Oregon State at Arizona
Arizona State at California
UCLA at Colorado
Oregon at Washington State – However this IS the game of the Week IMO
Also the next week ,USC at Utah looks to be better (My guess at 1 & 2 in the south). But you could make a case for the Oregon vs Washington game just because of the rivalry.
Stanford without Luck
And UW is gaining ground but still isn’t a top tier program. That’s just a week without a clear game of the week, and networks will default to the biggest media market team. Hello UCLA at Colorado.
Yeah but in reality
I don’t think Stanford is going to completely fall off and drop to the bottom of the North and since those teams finished 2 & 3 in the North this season i would guess they will be predicted to finish the same. That means that game would be to determine who comes in second in the North.
Also i would bet money that the UCLA at Colorado game is not the game the big networks will pick up. Our game has more national media potential especially since it will be two 4-0 teams. :-)
UO-WSU is a fairly clear GOTW to me
“Top 5 Oregon vs. Mike Leach and the resurgent Cougars” is an easy sell. If WSU is undefeated, it’s a College Gameday type of game.
Missed this last year
I thought we rotated our south division opponents every year, but it looks like we don’t play USC and Arizona again this year. Do we rotate them every two years?
Yes.
Home and away then rotate. In 2013 and 2014 WSU will play USC and Arizona once at home and once on the road.
by Mark Sandritter on Jan 4, 2012 11:58 PM PST up reply actions
It is a wierd rotation
We rotate USC and UCLA every 2 years, however the other teams are on a different rotation. We play ASU for 5 more years (six straight) and we will play Arizona for 6 straight years starting in 2013
This is correct
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by B-Lot tailgater on Jan 5, 2012 11:21 AM PST up reply actions
Seattle Game
I get the reason why we play a game in Seattle – no argument. Overall we lose fans in the seats when we play it in September. The Seattle game should be played in November.
Pullman in September & October is magic. Getting fans from the coast to make the drive is possible when there is daylight and beautiful weather. The whole trip is just rocking with blue skies.
We don’t get many to make the drive in November when its snowing in the pass and raining at 35F.
by TheOriginalCougMan on Jan 5, 2012 6:47 AM PST reply actions 1 recs
This
I think it should be the November 17th game when everyone has headed back home for the break. Since everyone has left on that Thursday you could probably get a much higher student showing then we currently are.
Well said.
Speaking of this, how is the schedule actually set? Do AD’s from each school get input at all or is it just the Pac-12 setting it period.
With the conference schedule
Schools can make requests, Pac-12/TV partners get final say. With nonconference, schools can do whatever they want around the conference schedule. Sometimes, the Pac-12 will work conference stuff around nonconference stuff (see: USC/ND, etc.).
There is a larger chance for it to rain in Seattle than Pullman.
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