Fans Want Price Gone for Rose Bowl

The decision to allow Mike Price to coach No. 7 Washington State in the Rose Bowl after he bolted for Alabama doesn’t sit well with some Cougar supporters.

Athletic Director Jim Sterk has received scores of angry telephone calls and e-mails from boosters calling for Price to step aside and allow his successor, Bill Doba, to take the team to Pasadena.

Kelly Lindemann of East Wenatchee summed it up in a letter to the Spokesman-Review on Friday: “Rose Bowl ticket: $125. Round-trip air fare to California: $400. Washington State victory over Oklahoma: Price-Less.”

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