BlackOut Rally. Wow.

Sam Millang

It was awesome to see so many passionate UW students show up to the Blackout Rally Tuesday night that the Husky Street Team worked so damn hard to promote! We had no idea THAT many students would show up and that 4,000 exclusive Black Out t-shirts would be gone with tons of fans still waiting in line.  T-shirts, glowsticks, food, drinks, and good times had by all!  To promote the event we speak hours on campus distributing 3,000 promotion stickers - we had a blast! 


Check out the video of Morgan below - she wouldn't take "no" for an answer from this guy!

3,000 promotional stickers went out that Wednesday & Thursday leading up to the event.

Speaking of the line, that thing extended all the way to the E1 parking lot and when people finally got into the building they were so overjoyed that there were still shirts, glow sticks and posters waiting for them that they could hardly breathe. I wish we had more giveaways because some people did not get anything. And for those of you who took more than your share...karma will get you!

The event was really exciting, and the buzz in the air about the looming Oct.12 clash with the Oregon Ducks and the other events in the next few days following the rally really made the event awesome - not to mention ESPN College Game Day was already on campus. Husky Football has been reviving; but to have a Husky team ranked among the Top-15 in the nation, combined with Husky Men's Soccer and Volleyball squads regarded as Top-5 teams, really added to the environment.

There was a buzz in the air that I haven't experienced as a Husky since the Brandon Roy days or the 2001 season. In those days I still rode the bus to school and could not truly appreciate Husky Athletics because I wasn't a student here. But this was different and seeing so many equally passionate fans was sick.

Full page flyers went out to all Greek Houses & we hit the Residence Halls