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Originally Posted by PeppyGPhiB
Hey, hey, didn't you get the memo? You can't call it Wazzu anymore!
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Oh, I don't think ASWSU got the memo either
http://www.aswsu.wsu.edu/events_wazzu_wednesday.aspx
Nor did part of athletics with the ZZU Crew
http://www.wsucougars.com/ot/wast-cru-home.html
Can't forget about their new information portal, named zzusis
https://siscontest.wsu.edu/
Rebranding & name change, not that successful I guess.
I think the saddest thing I've seen related to WAZZU recently is the feel good campaign about the football team losing. As a Vandal hey, I've been there, I understand what it is like to have a season where there are only two wins (05, 08) or one win (07), and they don't even have to deal with Bluorange people being butthurt and creating conspiracies about the NCAA keeping them down, while losing! But the
http://undefeatedfans.com/ website and campaign on the radio is just well, kind of pathetic. The one ad with the guy talking about seeing the flag and people texting each other, then citing it is everything good about WSU football is not inspiring. They should take a cue from us and promote all the great things that go on when not winning and not dwell on it, nor draw attention to it!
So Cougs, dry yours tears with
Put on a new hat
And order every single cheese from the Cougar Creamery, that's nine in total, to go with your whine. Also make sure to use this before bed.
If the fact that Nike owns Oregon's soul and they always have the fugliest uniforms can't get you through these unfortunate times, nothing will and I suggest eating a lot of Ferdinand's while waving a flag to burn off the calories.
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Originally Posted by AXOmom
^^^LOL. My daughter went to WSU her freshman year. The only time she ever heard it called Wazzu was by people who didn't go there. WSU students and alums always said WSU. I asked and she has no idea why they refuse to call it Wazzu. She just says they never did. I could hazard a guess, but I doubt WSU students and alums would appreciate it, and she still has friends there, so I'll keep it to myself.
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I'm not sure when she attended, but I'm sure it was post "Don't call it Wazzu!" campaign because I know plenty (not all though) of people who call it Wazzu and bleed Crimson & Gray. Granted this spans faculty, staff, and alumni, no current students, so perhaps her attendance was later and explains her experience. The real problem is their mascot being Cougars as there's this school in Utah who also has that mascot, and people around here have attended that school, or have family/religious ties to it, are covered band wagon fans of it so I'm sometimes not sure which school is being referenced until colors or locations come into play.
Of course we don't have that problem as there are no other VANDALS, and if people say IDAHO instead of UI we're fine. Can't really get us confused with Boizzze or Idaho State, thankfully.
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