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!
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!
