[Vision2020] Apple Cup May Call Seattle Home

Tom Hansen thansen at moscow.com
Thu Apr 16 08:06:37 PDT 2009


Not to mention the loss of some serious local revenue normally associated 
with the Apple Cup.

What's next?  Selling hosting rights to the Cougs' Homecoming Game?

I can just hear it now . . .

"Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to welcome you to the Pepsi.com 
Washington State Cougars 2010 Homecoming Game right here in beautiful 
downtown Phenix City, Alabama."

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho


> Tom, 
> 
> Does it really suprise you that the NFL farm team over in Pullman would 
sell out the local community? Could it be  punishment for the city not 
turn jurisdiction of college hill ?
> WSU will get it's $2 million, all the locals will get is the problems 
associated with
> Cougar 
> Athletics!
> 
> There is an old joke that Walla Walla got the Prison and Pullman got WSU 
because Walla
> Walla 
> had first choice! Not far from the reality.
> 
> Since this will put a real dent in the local business community, Moscow 
as well as
> Pullman, I 
> hope that the local community remembers this when WSU comes around with 
its hat in hand 
> looking for taxpayer handouts! 


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