lvcoug t1_j3k2lne wrote on January 9, 2023 at 2:41 AM

Reply to comment by CheckmateApostates in University Of Washington or Washington State Uni better for Electrical Engineering? by SwiftS021

That is absolutely false, a ton of Cougs call it Wazzu and we even had a football game this year where they put “Wazzu” in script on the side of our helmets. There was an attempt by administration a while back to shed the name but it’s been fully embraced at this point.

Designer_Hotel_5210 t1_j3k4cwh wrote on January 9, 2023 at 2:54 AM

Everyone calls it Wazzu. It's been that for as long as I can remember and I'm 63.

CheckmateApostates t1_j3kw10s wrote on January 9, 2023 at 6:50 AM

I lived in Pullman for 14 years up until 2020 and we stopped calling it that sometime around 2004. The latest thing on the helmets is just a nostalgia push.

Designer_Hotel_5210 t1_j3kzdpz wrote on January 9, 2023 at 7:29 AM

They may have in Pullman but everywhere else it's still Wazzu. As in Wazzu couged it again. ;)

CheckmateApostates t1_j43ckai wrote on January 12, 2023 at 9:57 PM

Haha, fair enough

CheckmateApostates t1_j3kxiyt wrote on January 9, 2023 at 7:07 AM

They did a pretty good job of shedding it because that was name was long gone by the time Elson Floyd showed up.

Lobster_fest t1_j480wxf wrote on January 13, 2023 at 8:23 PM

Sorry man, every current student I know of calls it wazzu.