The 2024 Apple Cup will be played in Seattle in September. Here's why
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Thanks Taft!
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They never actually said why it's in Seattle for a 2nd straight year. Lumen field it can be assumed was to at least make it a "neutral" game.
So basically Schultz is just a giant pussy for not admitting that Lumen (automatically higher ticket prices) and then Pullman was desperately begged for because they need the money.
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The main reason is that UW's AD budgets for 7 home games each season and because we had 5 away games in conference in 2023, UW bullied its way to get this game in Seattle. Otherwise, we'd have only 6 home games rather than 6.5
It's also on the UW TV network deal, so it's much better for our budget
If Wazzu didn't agree, we'd just cancel and schedule Fresno or SJSU or something for a body bag game
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That's true and makes sense, but for a school that has trouble getting their alums to travel from the west side to their games, plus the expensive ticket prices, WSU needed the Seattle+Pullman combo badly.
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I'm still holding out hope for the AC to get permanently cancelled.
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Same. It’s now a zero upside game for us, and it’s going to be their Super Bowel every fucking year.
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Forgot the Big 10 fucked us by giving us five road games coming off a five road game year. Doesn't seem putting us on the better side of the home/away lineup would have been too much too ask for.
I'm full on fucking off the Apple Cup. The Cougs would probably rather go 1-11 then 11-1 if it meant they win the Apple Cup now that they're not in a real conference.
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If UW loses the AC it's more about UW not being good than anything else. Bama plays the citadel and pulls starters in the 1st half. Small pp energy to be afraid of playing a scrappy underdog rival
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this
rivalry is dead. There is absolutely no reason to play this game.
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There's reason this year and this year only yo walk around with B1G patches. After that we can schedule beavlet/Cal/ASU instead.
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I guess we'll see if UW hired a sentimental sap for AD or a guy who can be cutthroat when necessary.
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Correct, truly a lose-lose proposition. I got the sense Dannen wanted no part of this game, but AMC thought otherwise (See Dannen intro. presser). Chun better nut up and get the remaining Cuog games off future schedules.
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The only way I see the AC going away is if both parties want to exit the agreement.
As boring as Wazzu is as an opponent, they'll sell the most visitor tickets of any OOC opponent (save a few SEC schools) and they'd likely be a bigger TV audience draw unless we know we're getting a ranked P4 opponent.
Keeping the AC isn't sexy, but from a dollar perspective, it's the best ROI for UW
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Sad, but true. I guess more than anything I'd rather not have to deal w/ their moronic fans anymore.
Also, there's the Pullman problem. What Husky fan is now going to travel to fucking Pullman for an OOC game w/ a non P4 program? Not me. -
At this point we? should probably take that 4 conference road game rotation and just keep those years at 4 road games. That's not going to work playing the AC and CW every year.
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God what a load of snobbery.
Anyway it is no longer the apple cup but a sham summer game made to seem like the real game.
