Better Know a Conference Foe: Washington State University

At last, the Buffs officially begin Pac12 play!  Following a lifetime in the Big8/12 it's time to meet our new mates to the West.  

First up - Washington State Cougars!

Scary!

So what do we know about this school?  

Well, I'll be honest with you.  Before today I only knew this about Washington State:

1) They are a university, presumably located within the State of Washington.  Somewhere in the east, I suppose.

2) They've been known to occasionally have giant, frankenstein looking quarterbacks (Bledsoe, Leaf).

Future pro-bowler

Future douchebag

* Their logo bears an eery resemblance to Kansas State's.

Swooshy cat

Swooshy cat with more pronounced whiskers

* The greatest college football announcer of all times, Keith Jackson, is a WSU alum.  The honorable Mr. Jackson called this memorable moment:

* Their football team is historically bad with occasional moments of unsustained competence.  Like the 1997 season in which they ascended to the Rose Bowl (and were summarily defeated by Michigan - high five!).

* Their flag has appeared in the background of every ESPN Gameday broadcast since October of 2003.

Chris, you were so young...

And that's about all I knew.  But knowledge is power, and I need power!  So off I went to Wikipedia to seek enlightenment (and power!).

Wikipedia facts:

* Famous-est alumni (aside from the aforementioned Jackson):  Edward R Murrow (no shit).

The dean of broadcast journalists

* Number of astronauts: (1  John M. Fabian)

CU has 18

* Number of Nobel Prize winners:  0

7.  CU has 7.

* Number of Heisman Trophy Winners: 0 

CU has 1

* National Championships in Football: 0

We have 1

* National Championships in Skiing: 0

17, son

So there you have it.  I dropped some serious WSU knowledge on your asses.  You're welcome.

Go Buffs!