WSU is one of four schools featured on the HBO series 24/7. The show, I guess, is based on Hard Knocks, which is an in depth look at NFL teams.
The WSU episode features Coach Mike Leach who is shown walking from his house to his office on the campus. It shows the day by day practices, the coaches philosophy and sits in on the players goofing around. Specifically, starting quarterback Anthony Gordon.
Miked up (no pun intended) football practices are not new to TV, but this show does a sequential day by day look at each practice, making it indeed unique.
Leach is a natural for this type of program because of his successful but quirky nature.
Also featured is Glenn Johnson, who is the football stadium announcer as well as Pullman's mayor. He is no doubt, the most visible Pullman resident. He could be called the "face of the city", however, "voice of the city" would be more accurate. Johnson says that he has been mayor since 2004 and has not had opposition, quite remarkable when you consider the myriad of different ideas and viewpoints which come together on a college campus. It is safe to say that Johnson, my old communications professor, known to Glenn by his students can be called a WSU legend.
More info on the program can be found here.
Great post Mike. This sounds like a great show on our team.
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