Are you a real Coug? Quiz

[Loyal Coug1]

Ok, you actual Cougs refrain from replying for a bit to let the pseudo-Cougs fail miserably.

Q: What is the Legend behind the red background on the Bryan Tower Clock?

Q: What is the 8th of May and how does that relate to WSU?

Q: What carnivore resides on the edge of the WSU campus? Extra credit - and why?

Q: What is the affectionate term for N. Campus Heights?

Q: What did George Raveling say about Pullman's location?

Q: What was the beer-soaked road trip through BFE Latah, etc. County called?

Q: When you are in your Coug gear and see someone else in Coug gear, what do you say? and what is their proper reply? I struggle with this in YakiVegas, as many of the Coug gear-wearers don't speak English and have no idea what I'm saying,

Q: Last one - what did mutt FB HC Don James say about being a Coug?

 

[Coug90]

Ok, you actual Cougs refrain from replying for a bit to let the pseudo-Cougs fail miserably.

Q: What is the Legend behind the red background on the Bryan Tower Clock?

Red is an easier color to see when you are piss drunk?

Q: What is the 8th of May and how does that relate to WSU?

I think that’s the day I left school when I was a senior

Q: What carnivore resides on the edge of the WSU campus? Extra credit - and why?

I would say bear because I know there are bears but bears are omnivores. ?

Q: What is the affectionate term for N. Campus Heights?

Where is that?

Q: What did George Raveling say about Pullman's location?

Gods country

Q: What was the beer-soaked road trip through BFE Latah, etc. County called?

?

Q: When you are in your Coug gear and see someone else in Coug gear, what do you say? and what is their proper reply? I struggle with this in YakiVegas, as many of the Coug gear-wearers don't speak English and have no idea what I'm saying,

Go Cougs. Most people understand this but occasionally you get a blank stare. I now just assume that’s Uber or Gibbs

Q: Last one - what did mutt FB HC Don James say about being a Coug?

Something to the effect of it teaches you to have low expectations in life. I suppose cheating is the alternative 🤷

 

[Observer11]

The omission of 'no skin in the game' defies the great and powerful Bill Moos' definition.

 

[Loyal Coug1]

Ok. Guess the Mighty True Crimson Loyal One is the only true Coug on this board. 90, you got 3 out of 8. That's an F. So answers below:

Q: What is the Legend behind the red background on the Bryan Tower Clock?

A: When a virgin graduates from WSU, the clock face will turn white

Q: What is the 8th of May and how does that relate to WSU?

A: Seriously? May 8th, National Outdoor Intercourse Day. Widely attributed to its origin at WSU.

Q: What carnivore resides on the edge of the WSU campus? Extra credit - and why?

A: Yes, the Grizzly bears. Why? WSU has been researching (forever) how their heart slows when hibernating

Q: What is the affectionate term for N. Campus Heights?

A: Bedrock. On of the first of many apartment complexes near campus

Q: What did George Raveling say about Pullman's location?

A: Pullman isn't the end of the world, but you can see it from there"

Q: What was the beer-soaked road trip through BFE Latah, etc. County called?

A: Duh. The Bovill Run

Q: When you are in your Coug gear and see someone else in Coug gear, what do you say? and what is their proper reply? I struggle with this in YakiVegas, as many of the Coug gear-wearers don't speak English and have no idea what I'm saying,

Correct. Go Cougs and Go Cougs

Q: Last one - what did mutt FB HC Don James say about being a Coug?

A: Close 90. "Being a Coug prepares you for life. It teaches you not to expect too much"

Bonus question: Who is Lucky Pierre?

 

[Coug90]

Ok. Guess the Mighty True Crimson Loyal One is the only true Coug on this board. 90, you got 3 out of 8. That's an F. So answers below:

Q: What is the Legend behind the red background on the Bryan Tower Clock?

A: When a virgin graduates from WSU, the clock face will turn white

Q: What is the 8th of May and how does that relate to WSU?

A: Seriously? May 8th, National Outdoor Intercourse Day. Widely attributed to its origin at WSU.

Q: What carnivore resides on the edge of the WSU campus? Extra credit - and why?

A: Yes, the Grizzly bears. Why? WSU has been researching (forever) how their heart slows when hibernating

Q: What is the affectionate term for N. Campus Heights?

A: Bedrock. On of the first of many apartment complexes near campus

Q: What did George Raveling say about Pullman's location?

A: Pullman isn't the end of the world, but you can see it from there"

Q: What was the beer-soaked road trip through BFE Latah, etc. County called?

A: Duh. The Bovill Run

Q: When you are in your Coug gear and see someone else in Coug gear, what do you say? and what is their proper reply? I struggle with this in YakiVegas, as many of the Coug gear-wearers don't speak English and have no idea what I'm saying,

Correct. Go Cougs and Go Cougs

Q: Last one - what did mutt FB HC Don James say about being a Coug?

A: Close 90. "Being a Coug prepares you for life. It teaches you not to expect too much"

Bonus question: Who is Lucky Pierre?

I don’t think Grizzly’s are carnivores. They eat berries and shit too. I believe that’s an omnivore.

Bovill run? A couple of these references probably don’t exist anymore other than in your own head and with a couple of your old timer buddies.

I don’t get my Coug card stripped because I didn’t graduate from there in 1965 and don’t have a f’n clue what you are talking about 😂

 

[Loyal Coug1]

I don’t think Grizzly’s are carnivores. They eat berries and shit too. I believe that’s an omnivore.

Bovill run? A couple of these references probably don’t exist anymore other than in your own head and with a couple of your old timer buddies.

I don’t get my Coug card stripped because I didn’t graduate from there in 1965 and don’t have a f’n clue what you are talking about 😂

Hah. If Coug90 refers to your graduation year, I'm barely older than you.

Grizzlies - carnivore, omnivore, whatever. You got that one correct anyway, so what is your point?

And any supposed Coug, regardless of age and class, should know about the Bryan clock tower and the 8th of May. $5 sez you don't even know where or what the Dunes are. Or Granite Point. A pox on you, fake Coug.

Oh and I see you did not take a stab at the bonus question - "Who is Lucky Pierre?"

A: Middleman in a 3-man buttf-k. Ok, not really WSU-related (I hope) but funny in my book.

 

[Coug90]

Hah. If Coug90 refers to your graduation year, I'm barely older than you.

Grizzlies - carnivore, omnivore, whatever. You got that one correct anyway, so what is your point?

And any supposed Coug, regardless of age and class, should know about the Bryan clock tower and the 8th of May. $5 sez you don't even know where or what the Dunes are. Or Granite Point. A pox on you, fake Coug.

Dunes…Of course…granite point? 🤷. Granite point was probably taken out to build a new apartment complex 10 years ago.

90 is not a reference to my graduation year. I graduated in 2001 and ran it back another year for a double major.

 

[Loyal Coug1]

Dunes…Of course…granite point? 🤷. Granite point was probably taken out to build a new apartment complex 10 years ago.

90 is not a reference to my graduation year. I graduated in 2001 and ran it back another year for a double major.

Oh, OK. 90 sure as hell isn't your IQ. I'd speculate maybe 70? Your Coug IQ is more like 50. Hahhahhah!

But Granite Point. You were joking right? Granite Point is the big rock outcropping upstream from Wawawaii (spelling?) that you can jump off of into the Snake River.

Ok, one more chance given your grad year. These are easy.

Q: What year did we beat the mutts to go to the Rose Bowl? How many years had it been? What was the finale score?

Q: In what years did the Vandals beat us twice in a row?

Q: In what year did the riot happen? What did the one-armed student do?

 

[Observer11]

I don’t think Grizzly’s are carnivores. They eat berries and shit too. I believe that’s an omnivore.

Bovill run? A couple of these references probably don’t exist anymore other than in your own head and with a couple of your old timer buddies.

I don’t get my Coug card stripped because I didn’t graduate from there in 1965 and don’t have a f’n clue what you are talking about 😂

The Bovill Run was one of several routes that could be taken. Proper etiquette involved a UHaul truck.

The Ivy League run went up through Potlatch and on to Harvard and Princeton. Not nearly as taxing as the Bovill.

 

[95coug]

Oh, OK. 90 sure as hell isn't your IQ. I'd speculate maybe 70? Your Coug IQ is more like 50. Hahhahhah!

But Granite Point. You were joking right? Granite Point is the big rock outcropping upstream from Wawawaii (spelling?) that you can jump off of into the Snake River.

Ok, one more chance given your grad year. These are easy.

Q: What year did we beat the mutts to go to the Rose Bowl? How many years had it been? What was the finale score?

Q: In what years did the Vandals beat us twice in a row?

Q: In what year did the riot happen? What did the one-armed student do?

The rose bowl question is a trick. We don’t know the final score because they never played the last 2 seconds.

 

[kougkurt]

Appreciate the effort Loyal

 

[UberCougars]

May 8th is March 69th.

 

[Loyal Coug1]

The rose bowl question is a trick. We don’t know the final score because they never played the last 2 seconds.

Appreciate the effort Loyal

Oops I meant the Apple Cup final score (the final scoreboard pic is my screen saver), not the RB. And yeah that (RB) sucked. I was there. But 90 couldn't answer any of the softball questions, so he must be a mutt in disguise.

And thanks Kurt. I try to lighten things up on occasion . And 90 recalls another Coug question:

Q: What happened in the basement of a uw frat in 1990? And, what frat was it?

 

[95coug]

Oops I meant the Apple Cup final score (the final scoreboard pic is my screen saver), not the RB. And yeah that (RB) sucked. I was there. But 90 couldn't answer any of the softball questions, so he must be a mutt in disguise.

And thanks Kurt. I try to lighten things up on occasion . And 90 recalls another Coug question:

Q: What happened in the basement of a uw frat in 1990? And, what frat was it?

Well, in 90’s defense, years ago there was an online WSU trivia thing - I think it was through MySpace - and I was #1 on it before it disappeared, but I only knew 5/8 of your questions. A couple of them were a bit era-specific.

I remembered that NCH was sometimes called Bedrock, but only after you gave the answer. That wasn’t really in common usage by the time I was there, and I had friends who lived there.

 

[Coug90]

Oh, OK. 90 sure as hell isn't your IQ. I'd speculate maybe 70? Your Coug IQ is more like 50. Hahhahhah!

But Granite Point. You were joking right? Granite Point is the big rock outcropping upstream from Wawawaii (spelling?) that you can jump off of into the Snake River.

Ok, one more chance given your grad year. These are easy.

Q: What year did we beat the mutts to go to the Rose Bowl? How many years had it been? What was the finale score?

Q: In what years did the Vandals beat us twice in a row?

Q: In what year did the riot happen? What did the one-armed student do?

1997
1999/2000 I think.
Riot was 97-98 school year cuz I was in Stevenson. Think it was finals week spring semester.

I never really hung out at the Dunes. That was more of a frat/sorority thing, I had other obligations that time of year. So while I knew of them my schedule didn’t allow for driving there and drinking in the sand all day.

On a side note I did take the boat down there with the fam and stayed in that RV park with the marina a few years back for an early season game. There’s not much dunes left they are overgrown with brush now.

 

[CougPatrol]

Are you a season ticket holder?
Do you attend any games in Pullman?
Do you donate to the CAF?
Do you donate to the NIL collective?

If you didn't answer yes to at least 2 of these questions, you're not a real Coug.

 

[Observer11]

Are you a season ticket holder?
Do you attend any games in Pullman?
Do you donate to the CAF?
Do you donate to the NIL collective?

If you didn't answer yes to at least 2 of these questions, you're not a real Coug.

So you can buy your way in?

 

[UberCougars]

So you can buy your way in?

As long as you keep your mouth shut and don’t ask any questions.

 

[dgibbons]

Are you a season ticket holder?
Do you attend any games in Pullman?
Do you donate to the CAF?
Do you donate to the NIL collective?

If you didn't answer yes to at least 2 of these questions, you're not a real Coug.

Most if not all season ticket packages check three of those boxes.

 

[Observer11]

As long as you keep your mouth shut and don’t ask any questions.

Sounds like the World Economic Forum.

 

[Loyal Coug1]

Are you a season ticket holder? For 20 years, just not now. Wulff ended that streak
Do you attend any games in Pullman? Shitloads over the years. Let's see the highlights - 1982 Apple Cup (well all of them for over 20 years including 1988, 1992, etc.). USC heartbreaker in 1989, UCLA in 1997, etc.
Do you donate to the CAF? For many years. And still waiting for my promised brick for my IPF donation
Do you donate to the NIL collective? I did last year

If you didn't answer yes to at least 2 of these questions, you're not a real Coug.

Boy. I try to lighten things up with a fun thread and some A-hole just has to start with the insults. And answers above. Now kindly GFY. I just added you to the rather short list of dipshits I no longer engage with.

 

[Flatlandcoug]

Hah. If Coug90 refers to your graduation year, I'm barely older than you.

Grizzlies - carnivore, omnivore, whatever. You got that one correct anyway, so what is your point?

And any supposed Coug, regardless of age and class, should know about the Bryan clock tower and the 8th of May. $5 sez you don't even know where or what the Dunes are. Or Granite Point. A pox on you, fake Coug.

Oh and I see you did not take a stab at the bonus question - "Who is Lucky Pierre?"

A: Middleman in a 3-man buttf-k. Ok, not really WSU-related (I hope) but funny in my book.

To be fair, if you didn't live near Bedrock or have friends who lived in Bedrock....it wouldn't be that surprising for someone to be oblivious to the nickname. I lived across the street so I knew that one.

You kind of blew it on the May 8th thing. It's National Outdoor Intercourse Day because it's the 69th day of March......and it was not a very widespread thing when I was in school from 1989 to 1993. I'd bet that half of the Cougs from that era had never heard of that...if not more.

 

[Loyal Coug1]

To be fair, if you didn't live near Bedrock or have friends who lived in Bedrock....it wouldn't be that surprising for someone to be oblivious to the nickname. I lived across the street so I knew that one.

You kind of blew it on the May 8th thing. It's National Outdoor Intercourse Day because it's the 69th day of March......and it was not a very widespread thing when I was in school from 1989 to 1993. I'd bet that half of the Cougs from that era had never heard of that...if not more.

Well to be fair it is usually pretty cold in Pullman on May 8th. "Widespread" or not. Good one BTW!

And as any true Coug (me for instance) knows, NOID originated at WSU. If you don't know about it, you are uninformed about Coug traditions. Like the Bryan Tower clock.

Hooray, hooray for the 8th of May. It’s National Outside Intercourse Day (7 GIFs)

The beginning of May is one of the best times of the year. We begin with Star Wars day on the 4th, then we have Cinco De Mayo, only to finish it off with National Outdoor Intercourse Day on the 8th. While the first two days are widely celebrated, the 8th of May is a…

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[Coug90]

Well to be fair it is usually pretty cold in Pullman on May 8th. "Widespread" or not. Good one BTW!

And as any true Coug (me for instance) knows, NOID originated at WSU. If you don't know about it, you are uninformed about Coug traditions. Like the Bryan Tower clock.

Hooray, hooray for the 8th of May. It’s National Outside Intercourse Day (7 GIFs)

The beginning of May is one of the best times of the year. We begin with Star Wars day on the 4th, then we have Cinco De Mayo, only to finish it off with National Outdoor Intercourse Day on the 8th. While the first two days are widely celebrated, the 8th of May is a…

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Loyal, what day is “Get shitfaced and robbed by a couple of truck stop whores and limp your way back home by doing blow jobs for gas” day?

 

[Observer11]

Loyal, what day is “Get shitfaced and robbed by a couple of truck stop whores and limp your way back home by doing blow jobs for gas” day?

Monday

 

[Loyal Coug1]

Loyal, what day is “Get shitfaced and robbed by a couple of truck stop whores and limp your way back home by doing blow jobs for gas” day?

Gawd you still remember that story? Stalker. It's been over 18 months.

And excuse me for doing crazy shit and living through it. I have many other stories, some near-death. Then I am gracious enough to share that (IMO) damn funny and embarrassing story. It seems to have stuck in some people's memories. How about you all share the stupidest and craziest and scariest shit you ever did and see if they rival my rather memorable stories? Ever outrun the WSP? Or the County Sheriff? Fun times. Ever had a jealous husband try to kill you? I have.

And to set the record straight, I lost my wallet, I was not robbed. And no blow jobs were required to get gas. It was a rather attractive woman in Post Falls who put $15 in my tank when I asked for $5. My good looks and charm go a long way. My poor dog in the backseat helped.

That all said, I think I will go to the CSU game this year. Maybe I will actually make it this time.

 

[CougSinceBirth]

Are you a season ticket holder? Nope, don't live within 2000+ miles.
Do you attend any games in Pullman? Nope, don't live within 2000+ miles.
Do you donate to the CAF? Nope, college athletics isn't about student athletes anymore.
Do you donate to the NIL collective? F*ck NIL.

If you didn't answer yes to at least 2 of these questions, you're not a real Coug. Oh well, I guess.

 

[CougSinceBirth]

To be fair, if you didn't live near Bedrock or have friends who lived in Bedrock....it wouldn't be that surprising for someone to be oblivious to the nickname. I lived across the street so I knew that one.

You kind of blew it on the May 8th thing. It's National Outdoor Intercourse Day because it's the 69th day of March......and it was not a very widespread thing when I was in school from 1989 to 1993. I'd bet that half of the Cougs from that era had never heard of that...if not more.

I've heard the 69th day in March is nice.

 

[Loyal Coug1]

Hey Birth - how come when I try to reply to your posts, it won't do the "copy and paste"? Is there some board feature that the All-Knowing One doesn't know about?

As far as your 0-4 on the Coug test (not mine), quietly go away into the night along with all other faux Cougs.

Before you go though, and having no idea where you live, but given that the Cougs are traveling all over the country in 2025, are there any games that you might travel to, or are at least in range to?

 

[CougPatrol]

I just added you to the rather short list of dipshits I no longer engage with.

Oh no!

 

[WillieThePimp]

Boy. I try to lighten things up with a fun thread and some A-hole just has to start with the insults. And answers above. Now kindly GFY. I just added you to the rather short list of dipshits I no longer engage with.

I’m starting to wonder if you’re bipolar.

 

[HCoug]

Bonus question: Who is Lucky Pierre?

FWIW, there’s at least one other answer in addition to the one you had in mind:

In small unit tactics, as a last resort to quickly breach a low concertina wire obstacle, one soldier would lay across the razor wire coil to form a footbridge that the rest of the squad could cross. The guy forming the footbridge was facetiously referred to as Lucky Pierre. Never saw it used outside of training.

 

[Observer11]

Is Lucky Pierre related to Dirty Sanchez?

 

[Coug90]

Is Lucky Pierre related to Dirty Sanchez?

They are half brothers. Wet Willie is their much younger step brother.

 

[CougSinceBirth]

Hey Birth - how come when I try to reply to your posts, it won't do the "copy and paste"? Is there some board feature that the All-Knowing One doesn't know about?

As far as your 0-4 on the Coug test (not mine), quietly go away into the night along with all other faux Cougs.

Before you go though, and having no idea where you live, but given that the Cougs are traveling all over the country in 2025, are there any games that you might travel to, or are at least in range to?

Hmm, I don't know why that isn't working...if it was that specific one, maybe because I had replied directly into CP's? Genuinely not sure, ha.

I donated to the CAF while I was a student and after until Schulz/Chun came aboard. Their actions pushed me away and combined now with the current collegiate athletics landscape (including NIL) it hasn't drawn me back in enough to care to contribute, at least to CAF. Heck, I even worked and volunteered in the AD during my later years in school (mostly Wulff/first year of Leach).

I was there live for 2002 30-27 OT against U$C live. I was there live against Illinois at home (1998) and the ref breaking his leg and being carted off the field. Pretty sure my last game in Pullman was "The Darnold" strip sack against U$C (again 30-27), and a lot in between (including two Rose Bowls). I'm still irritated about the the Bobby Wade Arizona trap "catch" in the end zone via BobRob on the radio (1999).

As for 2025 games, there was discussion about heading to The Grove, but frankly there's just plenty of other general travel ahead on the list at the moment. Life changes, but WSU football is just not a priority as much anymore and the current landscape isn't really drawing me back in.

If that's 0-4, so be it.

 

[BleedCrimsonandGray]

Hmm, I don't know why that isn't working...if it was that specific one, maybe because I had replied directly into CP's? Genuinely not sure, ha.

I donated to the CAF while I was a student and after until Schulz/Chun came aboard. Their actions pushed me away and combined now with the current collegiate athletics landscape (including NIL) it hasn't drawn me back in enough to care to contribute, at least to CAF. Heck, I even worked and volunteered in the AD during my later years in school (mostly Wulff/first year of Leach).

I was there live for 2002 30-27 OT against U$C live. I was there live against Illinois at home (1998) and the ref breaking his leg and being carted off the field. Pretty sure my last game in Pullman was "The Darnold" strip sack against U$C (again 30-27), and a lot in between (including two Rose Bowls). I'm still irritated about the the Bobby Wade Arizona trap "catch" in the end zone via BobRob on the radio (1999).

As for 2025 games, there was discussion about heading to The Grove, but frankly there's just plenty of other general travel ahead on the list at the moment. Life changes, but WSU football is just not a priority as much anymore and the current landscape isn't really drawing me back in.

If that's 0-4, so be it.

Older Cougs are "aging out" and younger Cougs dgaf, for whatever reason. We've been pretty exciting since Leach left and at least as competitive as the Brink years, which drew plenty of interest from fans.

But WSU outreach is poor, we all know that so I won't beat that dead horse.

 

[95coug]

Older Cougs are "aging out" and younger Cougs dgaf, for whatever reason. We've been pretty exciting since Leach left and at least as competitive as the Brink years, which drew plenty of interest from fans.

But WSU outreach is poor, we all know that so I won't beat that dead horse.

Not sure if it’s me aging out, or if the 2019-24 teams just suffer by comparison to their predecessors, but I don’t agree that teams have been that exciting since Leach left. We’ve really had no individual or team personalities, no real memorable wins (sure, point to Wisconsin or Texas Tech…but then remember those teams weren’t really very good). We’ve been pretty vanilla, with a downward trend, even before NIL and realignment started nailing the lid shut.

 

[Coug90]

Older Cougs are "aging out" and younger Cougs dgaf, for whatever reason. We've been pretty exciting since Leach left and at least as competitive as the Brink years, which drew plenty of interest from fans.

But WSU outreach is poor, we all know that so I won't beat that dead horse.

I think like with everything else technology is ruining real life experiences. A lot of people sit on their asses scrolling through their phones instead of doing a lot of things…going to games, going on a hike, etc. That plus the fact that everyone has a 70 hi def screen in their living room…less student interest less alumni interest. It’s sad but I’m not sure how you combat it. Especially when we went from being a big time program to being relegated to the minors almost overnight.

 

[CougSinceBirth]

Older Cougs are "aging out" and younger Cougs dgaf, for whatever reason. We've been pretty exciting since Leach left and at least as competitive as the Brink years, which drew plenty of interest from fans.

But WSU outreach is poor, we all know that so I won't beat that dead horse.

WSU has a lack of investment of keeping fans in the game (so to speak) historically, but it feels the past five years has been pretty futile, especially with realignment. There are a lot of other things to do during your weekend, especially on the West Coast...so what is WSU going to do to keep the younger generation engaged? It doesn't feel like there is any roadmap.

Heck on Brand X, you have big donors really trying to drive the conversation on engagement, donating, etc.....like, why isn't the AD doing this themselves...at least in parallel? And frankly, this outreach is giving a very, very heavy crimson-colored view - it ain't that rosy.

As Leach said, "you're either coaching or allowing it to happen", and WSU historically has always "allowed it to happen." Give fans a reason to attend. If an issue is expensive - say the speaker system - then focus on playing quality, badass music so even if of sound needs work, people aren't griping about "music". WSU skips the little details and whiffs on the big ones, too.

 

[95coug]

. WSU skips the little details and whiffs on the big ones, too.

I think this pretty much sums up the history of WSU athletics...and many of their other programs as well.