Chris Hogstad

ELCA Pastor, husband, father, golf official, WSU and sports fan. That’s not all, but says enough for now!

[Chris Hogstad @pchogs]

@GatoradeGuru420 @TobaccoRoadGolf Sounds very similar to when I played it last year. Trust numbers and line and you will do well. One of the favorites I’ve played.

[Chris Hogstad @pchogs]

@BandonDunesGolf 364 days until I get to play it!

[Chris Hogstad @pchogs]

@WCCSG_ I had the opportunity before NDSU won their first FCS national title and it was as loud as advertised then. Must be more so now

[General Kirby Moore @Genmoorecougs]

Cougar Nation,

Tonight, the war changes.

But before our men take the field, I ask every Cougar to look around Martin Stadium and understand what this night means.

The Pac-12 lives.

There were days when many believed those words would never be written again.

They told us the conference was finished.

They watched armies depart for richer lands and larger paydays.

They divided the spoils.

They wrote the obituary.

And they expected Washington State to quietly accept its fate.

They did not know Washington State.

When others abandoned the ground beneath our feet, we stayed.

When others said there was nothing left to save, we fought.

When they told us the flag should come down, Washington State grabbed hold of it with both hands.

We fought to preserve this conference.

We fought to rebuild it.

We fought because generations of Cougars poured their blood, sweat, voices and memories into Saturdays beneath that banner.

And tonight, after everything—

a Pac-12 conference game will be played in Pullman, Washington.

Do not take that sentence lightly.

Tonight is proof that they could leave us behind—

but they could not bury us.

For four weeks, our men have fought mostly armies with advantages on paper.

Larger budgets.

More resources.

More depth.

And still, we feared no one.

We are 1–3.

I will not hide from that record.

A General does not erase the battles that did not go his way. He studies them. He remembers them. He makes certain his army carries every lesson forward.

Those battles hardened us.

They exposed our weaknesses.

They revealed our strength.

And through every one of them, these Cougars proved something:

They will fight anybody.

But tonight is different.

Tonight we turn the page.

Tonight we face men operating on ground much closer to our own.

Tonight there are no conversations about what Washington State does not have.

Tonight we begin answering a different question:

What can Washington State become?

Because this is not merely the beginning of conference play.

This is the beginning of the new Pac-12.

And its first chapter will be written on the Palouse.

Think about that, Cougar Nation.

After everything that happened.

After every departure.

After every television executive.

After every closed-door meeting.

After every headline wondering whether Washington State even had a place left in major college football—

we are still here.

Not asking permission.

Not begging for a seat.

Building our own damn table.

Tonight, Martin Stadium becomes our fortress.

The lights will burn over the Palouse.

The students will take their positions behind the enemy bench.

The CrimZone will awaken.

And when our opponent looks across that field, I want them to understand exactly where they have marched.

Pullman.

A place that knows something about surviving.

A place that knows something about being underestimated.

A place where generations of Cougars learned that Washington State has never needed the advantages of others to stand toe-to-toe with them.

And tonight, we carry it for every Cougar who refused to believe that the final chapter of the Pac-12 had already been written.

Because it wasn’t. Washington State made damn sure.

Tonight, something new begins in its place.

And Washington State will not merely participate in what comes next.

We intend to help define it.

Forget 1–3.

Those battles prepared us for this campaign.

Someday when they tell the story of how the Pac-12 survived, how it rebuilt, and how it rose again, there will be no telling that story without Washington State University.

We stayed.

We fought.

We rebuilt.

And tonight—

WE PLAY.

Cougar Nation, take your positions.

Fill Martin Stadium.

Raise the Crimson flag.

Make the ground shake beneath their feet.

The first four battles are history.

The new Pac-12 begins tonight.

And how fitting that its first shots will be fired from the Palouse.

Go Cougs.

— General Kirby Moore

[Chris Hogstad @pchogs]

@acaseofthegolf1 @LPGA Don’t be sorry. Be glad it happened 😉

[Zach Dooley @DooleyLAK]

7 Days until the @LAKings home opener!

ICYMI - The NHL changed the start time for the home opener on 10/6 to 7 PM! Please share to spread the word!

I’ll pick a random person who reposts this for 2⃣free tickets to Opening Night 👑

[Chris Hogstad @pchogs]

@AndyTFE Or family remembrances at a funeral service. Same result.

[Chris Hogstad @pchogs]

@acaseofthegolf1 This is crazy! Seen some disagreements between player and caddie or grounds crew before but nothing like this.

[lauren thomas @itsme_LT]

CALLING ALL COUGS 📣

Fall has officially landed on the Palouse & so has layering from the @badbirdiegolf Tailgate Edit: a men's hoodie and a women's quarter-zip to keep you warm at the RV lots to the final seconds of the game 🏈

🚨 ALSO HOT OFF THE PRESS🚨 The custom WAZZU polo, honoring our favorite icons that are the heartbeat of our school is FINALLY HERE. 🔥🚩🐾🚍 Please wear responsibly 🙃♥️ #GoCougs

https://t.co/HmHVZr8DEE

[Chris Hogstad @pchogs]

@Swestfall Donnie Shell

[Chris Hogstad @pchogs]

@acaseofthegolf1 No good timing for anything like that. Feel better soon!

[Chris Hogstad @pchogs]

@olcrimson @TheHerdBros This is the only reason I watch now. See the flag then turn it off.

[Chris Hogstad @pchogs]

@itsme_LT 🙌

[Monday Q Info @acaseofthegolf1]

Non golf tweet. But one of my most important tweets I’ve put out.

A follower who has become a good friend has a son who has gone thru a shit storm over the last month. And he needs our help.

Kettler is a Navy Officer and in mid August he had an allergic reaction to something. At first the doctors thought it was something minor and sent him home with Antibiotics.

Just a few days later he woke up in severe pain, and was sent to the ER, they realized he was in great danger and sent immediately in an ambulance to the burn unit at Loyola. His skin was literally burning off his body from the allergenic reaction.

He was admitted to ICU and diagnosed with Steven Johnson Syndrome. His case was so severe that it was nearly fatal. All of which came from the Antibiotics prescribed in the first visit.

Kettles dad Skip has left his job to come care for him and the family is renting an Airbnb.

Kettler is out of the hospital but can barely open his eyes and his recovery will be a long term process. Skip is staying in Chicago area to transfer him back and forth to rehab and help with every day activities. Kettler is not allowed back on base per doctors orders.

On top of that there is a dispute about who is responsible for the medical bills and as of right now the family might be on the hook for them.

Kettler is devastated that his Navy career could possible be over. He wanted so badly to follow in his grandfathers footsteps who was in the navy for 32 years.

Help if you can.

[Chris Hogstad @pchogs]

@itsme_LT @PapaThrow @badbirdiegolf @wsubookie Great to see you both today!

[Chris Hogstad @pchogs]

@itsme_LT Agreed! Thanks for chatting this morning!

[Chris Hogstad @pchogs]

@CougCollective @BarstoolWazzu @CougsMobile @CougsFirst @WSUCougarFB @WSUCougars @wsucougarbsb @NathanChoate22 @nicklewis2023 Looking forward to it!

[Chris Hogstad @pchogs]

@Buccigross first round since Barry passed. As longtime @LAKings fan appropriate for a cigar while at @PalouseRidge @itsme_LT bad birdie hat a must have!

[Chris Hogstad @pchogs]

@Swestfall Peace and clarity in the midst of all the upheaval and unknowns

[Chris Hogstad @pchogs]

@itsme_LT @badbirdiegolf @wsubookie Hope you are setting up on Thursday when I’m playing Palouse ridge!