Talked to a Coug last night...

[Loyal Coug1]

...down here in YakiVegas about our Athletics train wreck. At least he had a Coug jacket on. He had a little knowledge on recent events. A little. Most I run into don't follow the Cougs for shit.

Curious if there is much for grassroots interaction or communication out there. Alumni Chapter meetings? As an aside, I see that we have 19 employees in Alumni Relations now (not to be sexist, but 18 women and one young guy). WAY more than we had when I was in Pullman - it was more like 10 under Pavish, although he always bitched about needing more staff. The Exec Director is a decent gal, but not strong. A far, far cry from Keith Lincoln and Tim Pavish. We have 3 staff with the titles of
Alumni Engagement". Anybody been engaged lately? The Chapter pages look old and in desrepair. The Yakima/Kittitas Chapter? Chapter Prez does frequent Facebook posts (good for her ), but that's about it. I'm a Life member and have seen nor heard nothing for the AA for at least 5 years if not more.

Anyway, other than this board (and Brand X and Y), I don't think anyone out the is paying attention, let alone screaming and yelling en masse. Meanwhile, Nero (Schulz) fiddles, and Anne and others bring grapes.

Edit - See ya Loogie, we barely knew ya....

 

[PeteTheChop]

...down here in YakiVegas about our Athletics train wreck. At least he had a Coug jacket on. He had a little knowledge on recent events. A little. Most I run into don't follow the Cougs for shit.

Curious if there is much for grassroots interaction or communication out there. Alumni Chapter meetings? As an aside, I see that we have 19 employees in Alumni Relations now (not to be sexist, but 18 women and one young guy). WAY more than we had when I was in Pullman - it was more like 10 under Pavish, although he always bitched about needing more staff. The Exec Director is a decent gal, but not strong. A far, far cry from Keith Lincoln and Tim Pavish. We have 3 staff with the titles of
Alumni Engagement". Anybody been engaged lately? The Chapter pages look old and in desrepair. The Yakima/Kittitas Chapter? Chapter Prez does frequent Facebook posts (good for her ), but that's about it. I'm a Life member and have seen nor heard nothing for the AA for at least 5 years if not more.

Anyway, other than this board (and Brand X and Y), I don't think anyone out the is paying attention, let alone screaming and yelling en masse. Meanwhile, Nero (Schulz) fiddles, and Anne and others bring grapes.

Edit - See ya Loogie, we barely knew ya....

Loyal, have you tried Brand Z (aka Die Hard Cougs)?

They've got something like 30,000 members. Probably a lot of community engagement with that many fans involved

 

[Flatlandcoug]

Loyal, have you tried Brand Z (aka Die Hard Cougs)?

They've got something like 30,000 members. Probably a lot of community engagement with that many fans involved

You think we have some idiots here? 30,000 members means that there are some interesting thoughts every once in a while. My favorite right now is the obnoxious young bro who is just stumbling through life unaware of what a twit that he is.

 

[Loyal Coug1]

You think we have some idiots here? 30,000 members means that there are some interesting thoughts every once in a while. My favorite right now is the obnoxious young bro who is just stumbling through life unaware of what a twit that he is.

Gawd am I desperate enough to go over to that shitshow? That's on Facebook, right? I'll see if my never-used account still works.

 

[95coug]

...down here in YakiVegas about our Athletics train wreck. At least he had a Coug jacket on. He had a little knowledge on recent events. A little. Most I run into don't follow the Cougs for shit.

Curious if there is much for grassroots interaction or communication out there. Alumni Chapter meetings? As an aside, I see that we have 19 employees in Alumni Relations now (not to be sexist, but 18 women and one young guy). WAY more than we had when I was in Pullman - it was more like 10 under Pavish, although he always bitched about needing more staff. The Exec Director is a decent gal, but not strong. A far, far cry from Keith Lincoln and Tim Pavish. We have 3 staff with the titles of
Alumni Engagement". Anybody been engaged lately? The Chapter pages look old and in desrepair. The Yakima/Kittitas Chapter? Chapter Prez does frequent Facebook posts (good for her ), but that's about it. I'm a Life member and have seen nor heard nothing for the AA for at least 5 years if not more.

Anyway, other than this board (and Brand X and Y), I don't think anyone out the is paying attention, let alone screaming and yelling en masse. Meanwhile, Nero (Schulz) fiddles, and Anne and others bring grapes.

Edit - See ya Loogie, we barely knew ya....

Zero engagement. Haven’t received a call from anyone in years. I get occasional e-mails offering travel deals that I can beat pretty easily booking myself.
No fundraising (what ever happened to Call-a-Coug?), no messages, nothing. WSU marketing in general and athletic marketing in particular has really withered. Haven’t really seen any kind of consistent effort since Sterk, at least.

 

[Fire Kirk Schulz]

...down here in YakiVegas about our Athletics train wreck. At least he had a Coug jacket on. He had a little knowledge on recent events. A little. Most I run into don't follow the Cougs for shit.

Curious if there is much for grassroots interaction or communication out there. Alumni Chapter meetings? As an aside, I see that we have 19 employees in Alumni Relations now (not to be sexist, but 18 women and one young guy). WAY more than we had when I was in Pullman - it was more like 10 under Pavish, although he always bitched about needing more staff. The Exec Director is a decent gal, but not strong. A far, far cry from Keith Lincoln and Tim Pavish. We have 3 staff with the titles of
Alumni Engagement". Anybody been engaged lately? The Chapter pages look old and in desrepair. The Yakima/Kittitas Chapter? Chapter Prez does frequent Facebook posts (good for her ), but that's about it. I'm a Life member and have seen nor heard nothing for the AA for at least 5 years if not more.

Anyway, other than this board (and Brand X and Y), I don't think anyone out the is paying attention, let alone screaming and yelling en masse. Meanwhile, Nero (Schulz) fiddles, and Anne and others bring grapes.

Edit - See ya Loogie, we barely knew ya....

Was somewhat decent here in Spokanistan under Moos-- really hit or miss since.

When I was younger, I was more involved with the athletic department, but I got tired of dealing with folks who weren't interested in change.

 

[cougarmike]

Seasonn ticket holder for 30 plus years before I retired to Arizona. No one has ever called or followed up. Being a retired sales exec for a large national corporation this lack of follow up is stunning to me.