Winning Football Teams to Play Qwest Field Saturday
Central Washington plays Western at Qwest Field this Saturday, unremarkable for non-alumni except for the fact it marks the first time real teams with winning records from the state will play in Seattle this year.
In seasons past, the Cascade Cup has been of one the greatest under-the-radar tailgate parties in Seattle, since both schools draw big crowds to the neutral downtown location.
Recently Qwest Field’s north parking lot banned real tailgating, driving a stake through the heart of the Seahawks pregame atmosphere and neutering the festivities prior to the 99th meeting between the Wildcats and Vikings.
As some have mentioned here, real sports towns don’t condone this shit. Seattlest considers ourselves legit, but can’t deny the Puritanical state of downtown tailgating regulation.
The proximity of Pioneer Square provides some solace--it’s as easy a place to get drunk as any stadium neighborhood. The bars and the random vacant lots offset some of the hostility to football culture downtown, but it shouldn’t have to come to this. In a time of economic despair we need to find ways to make people happy--drunkenly embracing football and wielding an undercooked brat is the patriotic and communal thing to do.
CWU vs. WWU, Saturday at 6 p.m. Qwest Field
CWU leads the series 61-33-4 all time.
Photograph courtesy of Slightly North from the Seattlest Flickr Pool.
