Hi Brock, Hi Salk, Just listened to your two podcasts about rushing the field, was linked to it through Bob's Husky blog, my Millennial generation doesn't listen to the radio anymore, only Pandora or Spotify. I'm 23, graduated 2010, so I can give a different Millennial perspective you guys have been craving. You're right about us being informed. My tailgate crew, we visit Bob's blog almost everyday, without him, we'd die. Thanks Bob. With that said, we are DIEHARD fans. How many fans can be called diehard fans? Very few. As pointed out, who knows if these college kids know how good we were back in the day? I know OF IT, I never experienced it though. I really do respect the history, I know our history inside out and hold UW as an elite program, not at the Alabama, SC, tOSU level, but certainly better than OSU/ASU. I expect UW to win, and I get mad as hell when we don't, but the past 10 years, we've been so bad I expect us to lose, that's the core point. In 08 in the student section, I got mad as hell when people cheered when we stopped a run... for a FOUR YARD GAIN. That's the average millennial fan for you, we expect to lose, thus rushing the field is what happens when we beat an OSU. These rankings are ridiculous, especially this year, I agree cut it off at 10/15. But that #7 is all that matters for the students, not the OSU. When millennial fans think OSU, they think, oh I applied there, but I came to UW instead, not how bad their football history is; which is what I, you, and other college football diehards think about. I admit, now in grad school in Boston, when someone brings up their undergrad the first thing I think about is how good their football team is/tends to be. The two BC games I've been to I've run into UW fans tailgating in purple gear. We are everywhere, that's how proud we are. You are right, image is everything in college football. As a traditionalist, I expect UW to be good again. I love throwing out the phrase, "We are Washington", because we are supposed to be good, Washington is SUPPOSED to be good. "Do it the Washington way" "Go Purple, Be Gold". Our image is not a winning program right now, I think both millennial fans and the older crowd can realize that. Right now, in football terms, those translate to "We are losers" and "Lose by getting blown out". Second core point: We are NOT the average college football fan. We are the extremists. Me definitely so since I am very traditionalist, in sports and life. I possibly wouldn't even take Chip Kelly if offered because 1) He's Oregon, 2) He's offensive oriented. I want the black and blue defense and traditional run game that definED Washington. None of this spread crap. I am very resistant to change and will probably get drilled in life because of it. I know the history, you know the history, season ticket holders know the history. Students do NOT know, do not CARE, want to be on TV, want to have FUN. When I rushed the field in 09, I wasn't thinking oh this might affect UW's football report, I'm doing what all my friends are doing, rushing the field. It's part MOB MENTALITY, part we just won a game in a year (Idaho does not count, they are a nobody mid-major). I wasn't as drunk as I was at the beginning of the game, but still want to have just as much fun with my friends. That hot coed I kissed after Mason's miracle TD return? Jake Locker was the extent of her football knowledge. That doesn't matter, it was a helluva game and we got drunk as hell that night. Translation: Average college fans want FUN, sometimes that means rushing the field given the opportunity, more often then not it just means drinking after. Having been born and raised in WA, I am COMPLETELY biased. I've been called a snob, and that's with me going to UW. Academically, we're ranked 40-ish, not bad, but not that good. That doesn't stop me from telling every person that'll listen that's we're a "Public Ivy" school. I desperately want UW to go back to winning. I wanted to punch every Ty apologist in the face back then. College football is about reputation, ours is permanently marked by 0-12 now. I watched a little embarrassed while the students rushed against OSU. No matter the record, I didn't feel they were all that good anyway, beating a now 3 loss Wisconsin is all they've got. I also watched with a little bit of envy, I'm guessing since I'm still young and miss that. My friends with season tickets in the upper tier went down to get on that field, who am I to say I wouldn't have joined?

Who cares? The students have been waiting for something to be excited about other than just beating the Cougars, it was a good win, the students got excited, just shows how little we have had to cheer about these days, past is the past, lets move on and have some fun you uptight talking heads.

our sports products continue to get disrespected on a national level.