Hey, they’re putting us on the TV again! That’s right folks, FSN has picked up the WSU games vs the LA schools, 9/25 in Pullman vs. SC and 10/2 at UCLA. If you are scoring at home, that’s now FOUR of the first FIVE that will be on TV, at least somewhere (Oklahoma State will be on FSN on 9/4, while SMU will be on something called CBS College Sports). Cool. But that’s not all – remember that as the season goes on, FSN, ABC and Versus will select Pac-10 games about a week-10 days in advance for broadcast. So, it’s possible we could see a lot of Cougar football on the TV in ’10!
Other stuff today:
- Howie Stalwick chatted up Bill Moos on Cougfan, live from Pullman yesterday. Moos weighs in on a lot of things, including the athletic budget for the new year, improvements needed to Beasley, and of course, prioritizing Phase III vs. facilitites:
Bill Moos, who as alluded to this thinking before, expressed doubt that the Martin Stadium luxury seats expansion project should be the No. 1 priority among athletic facility improvements.
“In my opinion, at first brush, I would say no,” Moos said. The AD cited his concern that the Cougars haven’t been able to fill the current stadium during the football program’s extended tailspin. “There’s no supply and demand in terms of not being able to have a seat to watch Cougar football.”
New or improved projects on Moos’ wish list — besides, in time, the Martin Stadium luxury seats — include a basketball scoreboard, football locker room, baseball clubhouse, soccer stadium lights, auxiliary weight room, indoor golf facility, meeting rooms and a Hall of Fame. “If we’re not paying attention to our facilities in comparison to our rivals, we’re going to lose recruits,” Moos said.
- The summer football previews are all on the newsstands, and most of you have picked one (or more) up by now. Here’s a link to what Phil Steele, Sporting News and Athlon’s all say about the Pac-10. Most encouraging thing from all of this, above and beyond the last-place predictions? From the Sporting News: “Washington State will win a conference game.” Hooray. Not included in this are magazines like Lindy’s, as well as Blue Ribbon’s College Preview (remember we’re having a contest and giving away a free copy of Blue Ribbon! A $22.99 value, yours absolutely free! Simply send in your best Coug game-day story to [email protected], and good luck!)Moving on….
- I did a Q&A as a Pac-10 preview for a fellow Bloguin blog called Randall Simon Sausages, and the post went up yesterday. I did my best to give some WSU/Pac-10 thoughts, so, check it out if you wish.
- Ted Miller has a look at Pac-10 running backs, breaking each team into a category of Great Shape/Good Shape/We’ll See. Yes, WSU is in the “We’ll See” category, and it’s a fair assessment. James Montgomery has to show he’s healthy, but we wholeheartedly agree that it’s all about the big dudes up front. If they can’t get it done, the entire offense is a non-starter for 2010.
- The NCAA is in a serious frenzy right now, and now that the Reggie Bush deal is behind them, they are like a shark in blood-infested waters. They seem to be going after a new school every flippin’ day! North Carolina, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, Alabama, they are all being scrutinized right now with the whole idea of agents/runners getting too close for comfort with NCAA student-athletes. The latest in their crosshairs is a party in South Beach, where several players from multiple teams reportedly attended a bash thrown by 49ers running back Frank Gore.
Welcome to Miami! Can you imagine how hard it would be to say no to that, if you were a college kid playing football and invited to a party thrown by an NFL guy?? Temptations are everywhere, and the NCAA is out to get this fixed, one way or another.
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So have ya seen Inception yet?? I saw it on Sunday…..and I haven’t slept well since. I can’t stop thinking about that movie. First of all, it’s a GREAT film. The plot is complex, yet not that hard to follow, the characters are cool, the special effects are outstanding, even the soundtrack will blow you through the back of the theater at times. It’s everything you want out of a summer movie, and more. I don’t know what planet Christopher Nolan is from, as this entire story has been festering somewhere in his brain for the last 10 years, but wow, can that guy make movies or what?
I won’t spoil it for you, but all I can say is go into this one with a clear mind, and enjoy the ride. If you are confused, check out screenrant.com’s take on the whole thing (but be warned, it SPOILS EVERYTHING!). And if you have seen it, I’d love to hear your take on the ending, which has sparked huge debates across the Internet as to what, exactly, we were seeing.
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Finally, one of the better performances in Inception was turned in by Joseph Gordon-Levitt. And the hottest rumor going right now has Gordon-Levitt following Heath Ledger’s footsteps as a major villian, teaming up with Nolan on the next big thing, none other than Batman 3 (set for release on 7/20/2012). The rumor is Gordon-Levitt would play the Riddler. At least they look alike?
Let’s face it though, it’s hard to imagine anyone approaching what Ledger did with the Joker. But Gordon-Levitt is pretty talented, and his star is absolutely on the rise after 500 Days of Summer and now Inception. And hey, the world was scratching their heads when Ledger was originally announced as the Joker, and that turned out pretty amazing, so, we’ll see.
As I fall wildly off the rails, that shall conclude this morning’s post. Enjoy your Friday, and as always, GO COUGS!
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