Home Opener
Home Opener at Wazzu is a file of 2 stories. The newest of them: “Duquesne rolls into Pullman for Wazzu's first home test” and “Free tickets for students? Coug fans, get to Gesa”. Duquesne rolls into Pullman this weekend, and for the first time this season, Wazzu gets a real gut-check at home. Free tickets for students. The unofficial read for people who left Pullman and stayed Cougs. The list below is every Home Opener story on Wazzu, newest first.
Duquesne rolls into Pullman for Wazzu's first home test
Duquesne rolls into Pullman this weekend, and for the first time this season, Wazzu gets a real gut-check at home. The Dukes aren't here to sightsee the Palouse. They're coming off a solid nonconference run of their own, and they'll test whether this Coug squad can handle pressure when the other side has a pulse. We saw the boys clean up through the early slate, but let's be honest, Seattle U and Long Beach State aren't exactly the gauntlet. That loss to the Beach stung, and you could feel the absence of any home-court voodoo that afternoon. Now, with real fans in the stands and the familiar chill of a Pullman evening, we get to see what this team is made of. Duquesne plays tough, they're disciplined, and they won't fold if the Cougs get hot early. This is the kind of test that tells you if the nonconference record is real or just a padded stat sheet. For a deeper look at how the Cougs got here, check out our piece on how they finished nonconference clean against Seattle U. That one showed the grit. This one shows the ceiling. Go Cougs.
Free tickets for students? Coug fans, get to Gesa
Free tickets for students. That's the headline, and it's a good one. Gesa Field is already the best place to be on a fall Saturday in Pullman, and now they're making it easier for the people who actually live there, the students, to fill the seats. No more scraping together cash for a ticket when you've already spent your last dime on a case of Busch Light and a Cougar Cheese order. This is the kind of move that keeps the student section loud and the energy high. You don't need to be an athletic department insider to see the logic: get more kids in the stands, get more noise, get more wins. It's simple math, and it's smart. Pullman isn't Seattle. We don't have a million distractions. We have the Cougs, and now we have a better chance of having a full student section that actually cares. If you're a student and you haven't been to a game yet, this is your sign. Walk your tail over to Gesa. Bring your lungs. The team hears you when you're loud, and this year, they might need you more than ever. Go Cougs.