We need to confront reality: we have terrible leadership at WSU

[KRUSTYtheCOUG]

Trust me, I am no Walden fan.

I was mildly amused by his genteel old grampa schtick, and he DID stir up a lot of donations as the auctioneer when that was the format at the fund raisers, but he permanently burned his bridge with me after he went scorched earth on the fans who were critical of Wulff. Knowing now what I know about Wulff and his personal story, I understand better why someone would be protective of him, but Wulff had earned the criticism that was directed at him. Further, Walden never offered a mea culpa for his off the rails rant at the fans to my knowledge, so he can remain off the Cougar grid imho.

I dunno...maybe. but without what Walden did here, do we have the success over the next 20 years (2 Rose bowls) and up to even the Leach years? Taihtsat

 

[Wazzubrooz]

Sold our soul to the networks with the 7pm games.

How many folks over say... 35 want to be driving home to Spokane/ TC at 11pm with a road full of drunks and assholes?

Since the TV contract sucks anyway, stipulate only 1pm kicks and start filling the stands again with 'locals."

This coming year, my wife and I have decided that it might be time to end going to 7:30 starts. They are just not fun. Getting home at 1:00 AM. It totally throws off Sunday. Other schools have the luxury of being able to be at the stadium in 20 mins or so. WSU is unique in that the bulk of the fan base lives hours away. It’s normal for a rural school. But Nov. games that start at night suck. College football was always geared to be played Saturday afternoon, which when I was younger was awesome! Once the networks took over that all became a moot point. I’m just becoming less and less invested in CB and it hurts.

 

[95coug]

Sold our soul to the networks with the 7pm games.

How many folks over say... 35 want to be driving home to Spokane/ TC at 11pm with a road full of drunks and assholes?

Since the TV contract sucks anyway, stipulate only 1pm kicks and start filling the stands again with 'locals."

This became part of why I gave up my season tickets. Too many late starts, especially late in the season when weather is iffy anyway. Can’t stay in Pullman, between the hotel price gouging and whatever is going on at home Sunday morning. The 1-2 AM arrival home and 4-5 hours of sleep really impacts Sunday too. The bus from Pasco was a nice alternative for late games, but then WSU took it over and jacked the price so it was no longer a reasonable option…and then they eliminated it altogether.

To be honest, the late starts are less of an issue for sharing the road with drunks. Not very many head west after late games. I like to have someone about 1/4 mile in front of me to screen for deer and cops, and with the late games there’s often nobody else in sight from the fairgrounds to 395.

 

[dgibbons]

I dunno...maybe. but without what Walden did here, do we have the success over the next 20 years (2 Rose bowls) and up to even the Leach years? Taihtsat

Oh, good lord. Why revise history and speculate for Jim Walden? The guy slinked out of town before he got fired.

 

[CougEd]

Oh, good lord. Why revise history and speculate for Jim Walden? The guy slinked out of town before he got fired.

Yeah ... i hear you . A guy who had winning seasons in 81(played for the Rose Bowl) 83 had best team in Pac 10 by the end of the season, in 83 and 84 if he had Leach's schedule and not going to Michigan, Ohio State and Tenn he would have been 9-2 and 8-3 in 83 and 84.

He shared a practice field with the intramural program, 1/4 of the season was over before the kids were on campus, stopped the turnstile of coaches, kept WSU relevant when USC wanted us out if the conference and our rivals and USC and UCLA hadnt stepped foot on campus in 25 years plus He could have left when the going was good. He stabilized the program. But I know that has no value inside that AI head of yours

 

[dgibbons]

Yeah ... i hear you . A guy who had winning seasons in 81(played for the Rose Bowl) 83 had best team in Pac 10 by the end of the season, in 83 and 84 if he had Leach's schedule and not going to Michigan, Ohio State and Tenn he would have been 9-2 and 8-3 in 83 and 84.

He shared a practice field with the intramural program, 1/4 of the season was over before the kids were on campus, stopped the turnstile of coaches, kept WSU relevant when USC wanted us out if the conference and our rivals and USC and UCLA hadnt stepped foot on campus in 25 years plus He could have left when the going was good. He stabilized the program. But I know that has no value inside that AI head of yours

Career record at WSU 44-52-4, and was trending downhill the last three years.

And maybe if he wasn't a colossal douche bag he wouldn't have gotten himself fired from the radio team. Ifs, buts, candy, nuts.