'Watch the drawwwww': Jim Walden recalls Oregon fans groaning as Rueben Mayes ran into WSU football lore

4 hours ago - Oct 27, 2024, 2:04 AM

Oct. 26—The scene: Second half of a drizzly, offensive shootout football game at Autzen Stadium between Washington State and Oregon. Oct. 27, 1984. Early in the fourth quarter of the Cougars' win, WSU coach Jim Walden began hearing what he later described as "this moaning sound" every time his Cougars' offense broke the huddle. Moaning? Like, what, pain, mournful? "Yeah, 'Watch the drawwwww,' ...

Read Full Article at Yahoo