Coming face to face with "Coug-it"

Just another quick post on the Cougs. I sat next to this Oregon fan at the UO vs. WSU game last fall who's every other word was Coug-it. I was infuriated, even though we were quite amicable in our conversation. I just hated the word. Today, I realized that I, as a Cougar fan, live that in my heart. I am constantly sitting around waiting for the other shoe to drop. Thinking that we will come off the magical ride around the next bend and have our hearts crushed mercilessly, just as they have been so many times before. And then I realized it. I am perpetuating all that is bad about Coug-it, perceiving that the house must be made of cards, and that it will soon fall, no matter how good things are. I think before we can banish that word from the lips of our foes, we have to get it out of our hearts. Do you think this years Cougs can do it?

Fabulous game against w.u. last night. I thought for sure we were cooked, but once again found a way to win. You have to love that about this team. Now I wonder what they can do next week.

Hoops

I love blogs. I can go back and see what I wrote back in September about the Cougs and be sad all over about how they biffed it at the critical time. But, Nigel has broken the pain out again, so I have to follow suit. I too am scouring the internet on every little story on the boys of winter. Not only that, people have started to come back to the games...not for the excellent Pac-10 basketball, but to watch what Bro. Campbell will do next when the ball clearly bounces off the opposing players foot and goes out of bounds...well you get the picture. Cecily was accosted at the Moscow Institute by one such person commenting on the antics of her 36 year old brother. I will grow up...someday...just as soon as the Pac-10 hires good refs. :-)

Still , we are well into flop time...you know, the time that the Cougs suddenly take them selves seriously and start giving back positions in the rankings. I am bracing myself. Just when we thought it was okay to stick our head up, Washington is getting back on their feet and we have buried our offence deep below the froze Palouse Silt Loam. Here's hoping that they can find it by Wednesday and turn back the Dawgs once again.