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Main Forums => The Outpost Cafe => Topic started by: Pilgrim on November 23, 2012, 06:38:03 PM
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This is for me and Fraulein Rommel.....COUGS WIN!! COUGS WIN!!
After giving up three turnovers and going down 18 points in the 3rd quarter, the Washington State Cougars tied the Apple Cup against Washington, the dreaded dawgz (that's how they spell it in WA) inexplicably missed a 35-yard field goal at the end of the game.
The Cougs picked off the ball from Washington early in overtime, moved it well and made a field goal to win the Apple Cup for the first time in four years, 31-28. The Cougs were 13-point underdogs in the game....and pulled it out by playing hard and shutting down the dawgz for most of the game. Thousands of Cougs rushed the field and had a party after the kick. (The last time we won was in 2008, with a field goal in double overtime, and I was there - and I was in the middle of the field with 5,000 or so of my close personal friends celebrating afterwards!)
This ends an 8-game losing streak, ended a miserable season in which the team laid down in some games, and it redeemed the season. It also sets the right tone for next year. This is one of those games in which you throw out the records, the season and everything else and get down to tough football.
Redemption!
There really is a football God!
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For those who have yet to be introduced, the letters WSU form the Cougar head. It's one of the best athletic logos in the world!!
I end this gratuitous post with two words which are spoken whenever you see that logo: GO, COUGS!
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I thought of you right away when I saw the score. :toast:
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There'll be some drinkin' in the Palouse for awhile! ;)
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Amen! Have a great beer yourself in celebration! You're a Coug at heart, I know. :toast:
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Nope... failed to make the sports news over here... (ducking for cover)
Enjoy... ;D
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That's ok Kenny, we don't get a lot of U.K. Football news over here in the Colonies ;)
I love it when the Huskies have to shut up.
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In related news, OSU went 12-0 this season, and cannot participate in any Bowl games. The good news is that I was able to go to the store, park really close, and get in/out in a hurry. The streets of Columbus were empty this afternoon.
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I saw the end of the Ohio State game - congrats to the Buckeyes!
Watching more football now...and the smoker is going...for those who have been waiting:
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And the turkey after about 20 minutes...
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NC State's up 14-10 over Boston College. We really should be doing better.
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No joy in Huskieville today ;)
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Gators score 24 straight in the Fourth Quarter against the #1 defense in the country to upset FSU, fourth victory over a top 12 team this year. By far the sweetest of their 11 victories. Almost makes me wish I had a TV.
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The Wolfpack wins 27-10 over the last placed team in the conference. We really should have done better. The Pack as been like that since I first attended as freshman in 1983. We could often beat the good teams and frequently played thinly against the bad teams.
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I saw the end of the Ohio State game - congrats to the Buckeyes!
Watching more football now...and the smoker is going...for those who have been waiting:
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And the turkey after about 20 minutes...
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DROOL! So, brine or no brine? What temp do you shoot for?
I will have a smoker by this time next year!
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DROOL! So, brine or no brine? What temp do you shoot for?
I will have a smoker by this time next year!
I do use a brine - I have a 5-gallon bucket that I put two gallons of water in (enough to submerge the bird). For each gallon of water I add one cup of pickling salt and one cup of brown sugar. I usually throw in a lot of store brand maple syrup too. Stir well, slide the bird in, stick a spatula into the body cavity to push the bird down into the water and snap the lid on the bucket. Refrigerate 6+ hours...usually 12 hours.
And today just got happier - Colorado State (my employer, and alma mater for both daughters) ended a sub-par season on a badly needed positive note by beating New Mexico!
GO, RAMS!!
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I figured you would brine the bird - nice information to have.
Not to agitate too much, but your other alma mater had a very good year too ;)
http://espn.go.com/blog/ncfnation/post/_/id/72282/aggies-cap-off-big-first-sec-season-in-style
I'm not a too big of sports guy but I do like to pull for the underdogs on occasion. Remember, when they moved they were supposed to be trampled every game.
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I'm sympathetic to A&M and I'm glad their year turned out better. I confess that frankly I wasn't comfortable much of the time I spent at TAMU, and was happy to escape to Colorado. What kept me there was finishing my PhD, which took longer than it should have. TAMU is politically to the right of Ghengis Khan (which was a challenge to me) and I did not find that innovation was welcomed there to the degree that I expected.
Frankly, I think it was a lousy thing for A&M to leave their rival Texas in the Big 12, and I'm really surprised they did it. IMO they don't belong in the SEC and I don't think they will be consistently competitive there.
I guess this breaks the rule of not saying anything unless you can say something nice, but it's not a one-sided picture. I found Texas to be a fascinating state, and TAMU to have great strengths and an admirable sense of what they are and where they are going. I just wasn't culturally in place at A&M. It's a wonder I survived 13 years there.
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Al, I really wish I could have taken a shot of a guy's camper I slowly overtook on the freeway coming to work this AM.
It was the standard sort of off white with a bit of brown trim, but he had WSU logos all over it, with large ones on the doors and hood. He also had a custom plate EL COUG and was wearing red and gray fleece!
Go Cougs!
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Frankly, I think it was a lousy thing for A&M to leave their rival Texas in the Big 12, and I'm really surprised they did it. IMO they don't belong in the SEC and I don't think they will be consistently competitive there.
Being in the SEC with the money and prestige it brings will help A&M recruit...and the SEC only wants one school per state in spreading their expansion tentacles. I think A&M will do OK and am glad the Gators don't play them next year.
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I'm sympathetic to A&M and I'm glad their year turned out better. I confess that frankly I wasn't comfortable much of the time I spent at TAMU, and was happy to escape to Colorado. What kept me there was finishing my PhD, which took longer than it should have. TAMU is politically to the right of Ghengis Khan (which was a challenge to me) and I did not find that innovation was welcomed there to the degree that I expected.
Frankly, I think it was a lousy thing for A&M to leave their rival Texas in the Big 12, and I'm really surprised they did it. IMO they don't belong in the SEC and I don't think they will be consistently competitive there.
I guess this breaks the rule of not saying anything unless you can say something nice, but it's not a one-sided picture. I found Texas to be a fascinating state, and TAMU to have great strengths and an admirable sense of what they are and where they are going. I just wasn't culturally in place at A&M. It's a wonder I survived 13 years there.
Yup, TAMU is supposedly one of the most conservative, student body wise but I think leadership/faculty could be included as well, major universities right there with Brigham Young. As for them moving - just follow the money. Football is HUGE here in Texas and this season alone will help them recruit like they've never done before and bring in more money. Certainly a degree from A&M, in certain disciplines, is a golden ticket to very good job here in Texas - engineering comes to mind for one. I am not a graduate but I have a brother who is a certifiable Aggie :-[
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Al, I really wish I could have taken a shot of a guy's camper I slowly overtook on the freeway coming to work this AM.
It was the standard sort of off white with a bit of brown trim, but he had WSU logos all over it, with large ones on the doors and hood. He also had a custom plate EL COUG and was wearing red and gray fleece!
Go Cougs!
That's a Coug for ya! Betcha he was coming back from the game after celebrating for another day or so!
Certainly a degree from A&M, in certain disciplines, is a golden ticket to very good job here in Texas - engineering comes to mind for one. I am not a graduate but I have a brother who is a certifiable Aggie :-[
I earned my PhD at A&M, but it was in a humanities discipline. Besides, the ring on my third finger has a crimson stone and a big-ass Cougar logo on it!
One thing I can say I learned at A&M is how pervasive school spirit can be. I'm definitely a stronger Coug after having been subject to so many hard-core Aggies.
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Hitler sure wasn't happy about the Aggie-Longhorn rivalry ending, and he predicted a hard time for the Aggies in the SEC.
(NSFW subtitles!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pkGY5E3fXs
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Who wudda thunk it...Adolf alive and kicking in College Station. ;D
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Dave, I laughed all the way through that video. That HAD to be written by an Aggie...it rings too true not to. I've seen that video used for a dozen different things, but that one is the best!
That's pretty much how I felt...I just could not imagine it. I remember that a couple of years before, there was thought of A&M and t.u. splitting conferences, and I recall hearing that there was discussion in the TX legislature of passing legislation to force them to stay in the same conference. Evidently that was just a rumor, as it certainly didn't come up when A&M went to the SEC.
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Al, you must be right that an Aggie must have written it. The guy who sent me the link last year is an old high school classmate/UT alum, we sure wouldn't have thought the Ags would do so well in their first SEC year.