Monday, July 16, 2007

Welcome & FAQ

First and foremost, I want to thank you for stopping by the blog. The purpose of this site is to pull together all sorts of WSU, northwest, and other sports news and opinion stories into one location. There are a lot of sources for information about the Cougs: Cougfan.com, Cougzone.com, the Spokesman-Review, WSUCougars.com, the Daily Evergreen, etc., etc., etc. My goal is to condense all that information and put it into an easy to read format. I'll be adding in my own opinion pieces and analysis along the way, plus stories outside the world of Coug sports.

Q: What do you mean by "every other team worth talking about"
A: Outside the cougs, the two other teams you'll see a lot of stories about are the Seattle Mariners and Seattle Seahawks. The cougs, hawks, and M's are the only teams you'll see regularly in terms of scores and game information. I will also be mixing in some Trailblazers, Sonics, and other NW college news as I see fit. No topic is completely off limits though, as you'll see if you flip through the early posts. The main goal is to put up news and information that you the reader are interested in.

Q; Who are you anyway?
A: I post anonymously for a couple reasons. First, it's easier to speak my mind without fear of getting 10,000 hate mails over e-mail and Facebook. And while I'm proud of my writing, I'm not quite sure it's reached a level where I'd like to have my name attached to it. If the blog gains more popularity, I might give in. I'll suffice to say I'm a 22-year old student at WSU currently residing in Pullman. I'm a fan of all things coug - basketball, football, baseball, etc. I support the teams but I'm not afraid to criticize where I feel it's necessary. I'll also poke fun at the teams from time to time, but it's nothing to be taken personally (or seriously, for that matter).

Q: Your blog sucks. How can I tell you this?
A: Below every post is a comments section. I welcome all comments, from constructive criticism to story ideas to compliments and even the occasional "YOU'RE BLOG SUX AND SO DO THE COUGS OMG LOLZ!!!1!!". I'll be striving to make this better as it goes along, so if there's something you like or don't like about the blog don't hesitate to leave a comment. Oh, but no infighting in the comments (e.g. calling other people who comment idiots, fatties, etc.). And swearing won't be tolerated. Basically, you know your comment isn't good if it's deleted.

Q: Why does it seem like there's more opinion pieces than actual news?
A: Good question. It's summer, and no major Coug sports are in season right now, so to fill the boredom you'll see more speculation pieces like the "Optimistic, Pessimistic, Realistic" series. Once fall arrives you'll see a lot more game news and analysis, and less of my opinion (which may be a good thing in some cases).

Welcome to the site! I appreciate all my readers, whether there's 2 of you or 200,000. Go Cougs!

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