Pac-12: Let’s play the Apple Cup this weekend – Here’s how to do it
Ed Stein
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COVID-19 has forced the PAC-12 to cancel football games every week. The Apple Cup scheduled for the day after Thanksgiving was one of the casualties. The conference has a rare opportunity to make things right.
Much to the chagrin of football fans in the Evergreen State, last week’s Apple Cup game was canceled. The Washington Huskies and Washington State Cougars couldn’t play the 113th annual clash because of COVID-19 concerns at Wazzu. Now the schools have a chance for a do-over, but they need some help.
2020 has been an awful year for everyone. Maybe more so for the Pac-12 Conference. Aside from facing the same coronavirus problems as the rest of the sports world, the Pac-12, in particular, handled the situation worse than most.
The Pac-12 and Commissioner Larry Scott could use a public relations win or two. Playing the Apple Cup game would be a good start to building up goodwill among the fans.
It won’t be easy, and frankly, to make it happen will take some hard work. As much as Scott might not like it, he may have to swallow his pride to make sure as many games as possible happen this weekend.
So how do they do it?