ESPN’s College GameDay is finally in Pullman

Well, it’s finally here: ESPN’s College GameDay is on campus in Pullman as our Washington State Cougars prepare for a visit from the Oregon Ducks. Today will provide tremendous exposure to the university and I can’t wait.

A week ago tonight was one of those “Where were you when?” moments for Coug fans. Where were you when you heard GameDay was coming to Pullman? I was on my couch, watching the USC Trojans and Colorado Buffaloes while watching my three-year-old niece, scrolling through Twitter because I had a weird feeling that, since a couple dominoes fell that day (mainly, Oregon beating UW), GameDay might come to Pullman.

Sure enough, I refreshed Twitter and there was Kirk Herbstreit telling the world GameDay was coming to Pullman. Yes!

I was so pumped I was shaking, telling the other authors on Slack that our day has come, and hurrying to post this to the site. Then the text messages went out. It was the best bye week ever.

This week has been incredibly exciting, and I can’t wait to wake up early and hang out in the dark with thousands of other Cougs waiting for the show to start.

Let’s go.

Oh yeah, there’s also a football game today.

Three bold predictions

Still haven’t hit on one of these!

1. WSU will block a punt. Again.
2. Tay Martin will catch 12 passes and four touchdowns.
3. The game will go to two overtimes.

A guy can dream, can’t he?

Football

Can Oregon Ducks prevent Washington State defensive line from ‘wreaking havoc’? | OregonLive.com
The tactics Washington State employs are meant to stress and confuse opposing offensive linemen.

Two minute drill: Keys to victory for Washington State against Oregon | The Spokesman-Review
The keys to a potential victory for Washington State against Oregon Saturday at Martin Stadium.

Scouting the Washington State Cougars: 5 questions, prediction with a WSU football writer | OregonLive.com
Insight on the Cougars from Washington State beat reporter Theo Lawson.

Dave Boling: No matter the mascot head he’s wearing, ESPN’s Lee Corso is always smiling | The Spokesman-Review
There’s a lot going on inside that giant mascot head. Or maybe it’s a cougar head, or maybe a duck or a buckeye – whatever’s the cranial representation of the mascot of the college football team that Lee Corso believes will win the showcase game of the week.

Years of planning, near-misses have gone into ESPN College GameDay’s visit to Washington State | The Spokesman-Review
Chris Fallica, Drew Gallagher and an estimated 100 crew members will be on-site this week for GameDay’s first-ever show on the WSU campus – a voyage that Cougars coach Mike Leach called “long overdue” and one that ESPN has been eager to make since Tom Pounds flew his Ol’ Crimson flag behind the GameDay set in Austin, Texas, exactly 15 years ago.