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In what was a surreal experience in Pullman, the College GameDay trucks finally rolled into the hometown of your Washington State Cougars today in advance of their matchup with the No. 12 Oregon Ducks on Saturday.
It seemed as if the entirety of Pullman was transfixed by the arrival — a sea of crimson greeting the much-anticipated crew. The arrival came a bit later than everyone anticipated; the trucks were supposed to roll through on this path at around noon:
*UPDATE* - Get ready!! Here’s the route once @CollegeGameDay hits Pullman! #GoCougs #DuckHunt pic.twitter.com/c6ALEIzauQ
— WSU Cougars (@WSUCougars) October 17, 2018
Instead, it was after 2 p.m. But that didn’t do anything to dampen the spirits of those who had gathered to greet the caravan. This is before the arrival:
Just to reiterate, this isn’t actually @CollegeGameDay, this is just Wednesday pic.twitter.com/wlArLLKq5n
— Shane Johnson (@Longballj) October 17, 2018
This is a wild scene @WSUPullman #GoCougs pic.twitter.com/tOvyAJeKwj
— Pat Chun (@pat_chun) October 17, 2018
Meanwhile ......
.@CollegeGameDay has arrived in Pullman! #GoCougs #DuckHunt pic.twitter.com/4lZo5yp0V0
— WSU Cougars (@WSUCougars) October 17, 2018
College Gameday has arrived in Pullman. #gocougs #GameDayPullman @CollegeGameDay @WSUCougFB @WSUPullman pic.twitter.com/7FTT6DlbWJ
— Rex Carlin (@RexCarlin) October 17, 2018
@collegegameday IS IN PULLMAN pic.twitter.com/5yaKlRkEBt
— The Coug (@TheCoug_) October 17, 2018
Matty P welcoming @CollegeGameDay through downtown Pullman #GoCougs #DuckHunt pic.twitter.com/HYSAPpmrCz
— Chris Park (@CPark18) October 17, 2018
WELCOME TO PULLMAN @CollegeGameDay #GOCOUGS pic.twitter.com/cwll1fTEUi
— Jes Jacobson (@Jes_Jacobson) October 17, 2018
Welcome to #Pullman & #WSU @CollegeGameDay #GoCougs pic.twitter.com/2MMgRXocoN
— Larry Clark (@RealLarryClark) October 17, 2018
And, finally, the arrival at the Cougar Pride statue:
Welcome to Pullman!!! @CollegeGameDay #GoCougs #GameDayPullman pic.twitter.com/FQwWYTBX4H
— Cougar Sports Network (@CougSportsNet) October 17, 2018
The #CollegeGameDay bus has made it to Pullman #GoCougs pic.twitter.com/4EczhE1g4q
— Bradley Warren (@bradmwarren) October 17, 2018
What a moment. Welcome @CollegeGameDay! #GoCougs pic.twitter.com/cHOOcOpeeV
— Jason Krump (@JasonKrump) October 17, 2018
@KirkHerbstreit,@ESPN_ReceDavis,@chrisfallica Game Day bus arrives in Pullman! My daughter went nuts! pic.twitter.com/BPoMaxHZLi
— Brad Bartlett (@thetripleBB) October 17, 2018
@CollegeGameDay welcome to PULLMAN. pic.twitter.com/vWp8QLtR5U
— Mollie holt (@mollie_holt) October 17, 2018
If you’re wondering if the good folks at ESPN noticed ... yeah, they noticed. Here’s the host of the show:
From our friends at Washington State via @KirkHerbstreit ; they’re lining the streets of Pullman for Bobby the Bus Driver. pic.twitter.com/fNm1hzmYdx
— Rece Davis (@ESPN_ReceDavis) October 17, 2018
Way to go, Pullman. You showing the sports world why we’re so friggin’ awesome, and why it was such a travesty that it took so damn long for GameDay to get here. And we’re just getting warmed up.
To those students and staff at WSU who don’t care much for sports? Sorry about this:
When Pullman shuts down because of @CollegeGameDay pic.twitter.com/nn9hXbzlsy
— Jennie Velimesis (@jennievelimesis) October 17, 2018
I thiiiiiiiink you can rewatch it here. But I had some trouble with the live video.