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Every year nearly every college basketball team in the country hosts a preseason event on the first day teams are allowed to hold formal practices. Those midnight madness events are the first look at the team with dunk contests and other shenanigans sprinkled in. WSU will once again hold an event, but things will be a little different.
For one, the Cougars aren't going with the midnight madness name. Nope, instead WSU is calling its event the "PREseason FUNKtion." Ya know, because a prefunk is the party before a party and the preseason funktion is the party before the regular season party. And when I say party, I literally mean party.
The PREseason FUNKtion is designed to kick off the 2014-15 men's basketball season and will feature a dance party with music provided by DJ Goldfinger and DJ Royal.
A red carpet entrance and photo area will greet the fans, as those that arrive early will experience the VIP area with pizza and beverages provided.
Must not make snarky comments. Must not make snarky comments.
There will also be prizes provided by Ernie Kent. Someone could win $10,000 by making a half court shot.
@WazzusJobu @RM_Preston @MarkSandritter - It's a party, one night only. pic.twitter.com/MeXpjWDPlw
— Britton K. Ransford (@BKRansford) October 3, 2014
Oh yeah, there will be a basketball scrimmage too.
Football:
A loud Thursday Night Football scrimmage - SportsLink - Spokesman.com - Oct. 2, 2014
Thursdays are always the loudest afternoons at Rogers Field and Martin Stadium. The team plays music, pumps in noise and breaks up the monotony of another week of school by causing a big ruckus.
Cougars’ possession receiver River Cracroft named for a river in Scotland | Cougar Football | The Seattle Times
First, the name: River Cracraft.
WSU taking on a much different Cal team than last year's - Spokesman.com - Oct. 2, 2014
The California team that travels to Pullman on Saturday will look nothing like the one that Washington State beat 44-22 last season, and not just because many of the team’s best defenders are no longer wearing street clothes on the sidelines.
Know Your Enemy: Previewing Washington State's Air Raid Offense - California Golden Blogs
The Air Raid returns a third year quarterback and the deepest WR corps Mike Leach has had at Wazzu. Hold onto your butts.
Director of Athletics Bill Moos Podcast - Washington State University Official Athletic Site
Martin Stadium is quiet Thursday morning, but that is sure to change for Saturday's Homecoming game against Cal.