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College GameDay’s 15-year journey to Pullman was worth the wait

The sound is the first thing that gets you. It carried across campus, starting from the RV lots and floating into the air across College Hill. A dull roar of excitement and energy, punctured by loud bass, that built as you walked through campus, smacking you in the face as you reach a sea of crimson flags and thousands of your closest friends, many of which you probably didn’t even know.

It was 4:45 a.m. in Pullman, and a TV show had come to town. It only took 15 years for it to get here.

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There were quiet worries in the week between College GameDay announcing it was finally coming to Pullman and the show itself on Saturday.