Good afternoon, Coug fans!
Google defines friendship as “a relationship of mutual affection between people. It is a stronger form of interpersonal bond than an “acquaintance” or an “association”, such as a classmate, neighbor, coworker, or colleague.” I think there is no greater example of this concept than our Washington State Cougars and the Oregon State Beavers, our opponents for tomorrow.
The two schools share similar struggles in terms of perception, and despite any talent that their programs might possess, no one cares. Or so it feels. In terms of troupes, it’s not quite the ‘enemies to lovers’ arc we occasionally have with Oregon when they play UW, and it’s not really the ‘bitter academic rivals who shell out respect when they absolutely have to’ we have with the Arizona schools, in my opinion.