ESPN’s College GameDay was live from Pullman, Wash., visiting Washington State for the first time ever, and it was perfect timing.
From epic ‘GameDay’ crowd to storming the field, Washington State had a perfect Saturday
Pullman might have just had its best day ever.
The Cougs handled Oregon at home by a score of 34-20, in a game that was rarely all that close. After their upset victory, fans were quick to storm the field:
It was absolute chaos. PEOPLE SPILLING:
Naturally, Wazzu fans were quite excited ahead of the Cougs’ matchup against Oregon on Saturday night. It all started with College GameDay making the trip it was meant to make.
First, the signs, and Wazzu fans had some great ones.
Sign of the week, imo:
Priorities!
Speaking of weddings!
Philosophy!
A perfect description:
I’m assuming they mean the Tuscany in Italy, and there are no objections here:
Shots fired at Oregon fans:
The MMA fighter can’t throw a football, and neither can Oregon’s QB, WSU fans allege:
A wild Kanye appears!
Cue a Washington kickers joke!
I’m not sure what this is but I’m sure it’s delicious:
A very true statement regarding Cougs head coach Mike Leach:
Big, if true:
Oh hi, Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott:
This UCF sign HAD LIGHTS!
The scene all around Pullman’s first-ever GameDay was dope as hell.
One of the more unforgettable ones in the show’s history, hands down.
Wazzu’s Coug mascot rode out the back of on a dang four wheeler with an Ol’ Crimson flag:
GAMEDAY FOUND THE INFAMOUS POPCORN DUDE!
You know, this dude:
This was all so awesome to see, after Coug fans waited a long time to host.
It was worth the wait! How pumped were Wazzu fans for GameDay’s arrival? Well for starters, local Pullman stores ordered much more booze and weed than usual to prepare for Coug fans’ understandably high thirst levels for Saturday.
At Valhalla, a usual home football weekend lifts business six times above usual numbers, Trocino, the bar’s GM, told me. But there’s no parallel for what GameDay brings.
“Normally, we consider Apple Cup to be the one ‘blow you out of the water, just order like crazy, do everything you can to be prepared, all hands on deck, all the time,’” she said. “But this one is even more so.”
At Dissmore’s, the grocery store, sales usually double for a football weekend. But this week?
“It’s abnormal,” the owner, McGregor, said. “It’s not something normal.”
He didn’t disclose specific sales figures, but meeting demand has required planning. There were no guarantees, even then, that supply can keep up.
Oh, and the city of Pullman even declared an “emergency” to deal with the influx of folks expected for the occasion! Anyway, back to signs!
LOOK AT ALL THESE FLAGS!
Something especially cool to see Saturday morning — the Wazzu flag, Ol’ Crimson, which has appeared on the broadcast for 200 straight weeks, was finally flown on the show in Pullman. There were multiple this week, naturally:
There were a ton more flags than a usual broadcast, too — and not just Wazzu ones!
Whoever brought this one is a hero:
Here’s the backstory to Ol’ Crimson’s GameDay existence:
And to top it all off, Lee Corso picked the Cougs!
Incredible job, Pullman.
I think it’s safe to say GameDay will most definitely be making a trip back some day.
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