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I'm a Cal grad but my mom went to Wazzu. So there are some mixed loyalties in the family. But she basically has seen the light at this point.

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Here’s an odd twist: another team’s fan that believes they are cursed by Cal! I thought only we held these kinds of misgivings about teams like Oregon State and Arizona. Amusing take on Oski.

https://www.cougcenter.com/platform/amp/2022/9/30/23379051/washington-state-football-cal-bs-spooky-season

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We are absolutely cursed by Cal.

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Now that I think about it, Oski is a little bit spooky.

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When Oski consumes tequila he drinks it through his eye.

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In the old days he’d funnel a beer through his eye. I’ve looked for pictures or videos of this but always come up empty.

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Oh he’d also try to dry-hump opponents cheerleaders. I guess you can’t do that any more.

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Ah. It's the annual misery likes company soiree. Much like a 12 step program for those who have suffered mitigated cautious optimism, we only stew our feelings in a cauldron of subdued melancholy.

Having said that, I predict Cal and Wazzu will both have moral victories. The score, 35 to 34.

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This season I have developed severe anticipatory anxiety disorder. I need to be close to my medication at home for this game. It could be one crazy fun game. Hope everyone who goes to Pullman has a blast! Go Bears!

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I'm going to miss these Coug Center folks when they get relegated to the MWC and the Cal administration inexplicably decides to fold the program.

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😂😂😂

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Sep 30, 2022·edited Sep 30, 2022Liked by Rob Hwang

It seems this Q&A is a little less fiery than last week's

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Sep 30, 2022Liked by Rob Hwang, Berkelium97, TD_24

BERKELEY SMELLS LIKE DOODOO

(better?)

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Hello! I can answer any other questions you might have. 🙂

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How did the now famous term "Coug'in it" come about?

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We do not talk about That Phrase.

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Why do we park on driveways and drive on parkways?

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If the best minds of the finest public institution our great nation has to offer have not been able to solve this, I don’t know how I, a simple man from a land grant university, could hope to.

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Oh, you flatter us. Alright, let's keep it a little simpler: what's the deal with airplane peanuts?

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I’m a fan.

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He’s here!

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PLUMMER BETTER BE PREPAIRED FOR A QB RUSH BY GIVING A REALEASE OF A PASS TO A SCREENED RECEIVER BY 2.1 SECONDS AFTER THE SNAP. GERBEAR

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Interesting read. They do have some weapons on both side of the ball that could hurt us so we will have to focus on neutralizing them the best we can.

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Love these interviews and he's a great one. Funny and real. First I've read about their Oline being suspect. We have that in common. Like how he describes choice of scheme as reflection of player talent. Us Bears have to believe our D can hold WSU to around 24-30. Question is all about our offense being able to break 20 and therefore win. Supposed to be a beautiful day in the Palouse on Saturday. Excited to be there.

Side note, it turns out Martin Stadium...doesn't have a bag check! Can you believe it? No stadium bag check at all. I was treated rudely by a WSU athletics employee for even asking and suggesting that I use them all the time at other Pac12 stadiums. I ride a motorcycle most places so I like a bag check for my helmet and stuff.

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They don't check (search) bags? Or they don't accept bag check-in as in locker?

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