WSU reassigns football sidelines for home-field advantage

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  Washington State University announced it is reassigning its football sidelines“COUGAR NOTES The Washington State football team is moving its home sideline from the north side of the stadium to the south side, beneath the press box and adjacent to the team’s locker room, while visiting teams will use the south sideline, directly in front of the student section, the school announced this week.”
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  Washington State University is moving the home team's sideline to the south side of the stadium“COUGAR NOTES The Washington State football team is moving its home sideline from the north side of the stadium to the south side, beneath the press box and adjacent to the team’s locker room, while visiting teams will use the south sideline, directly in front of the student section, the school announced this week.”
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  Washington State University is moving the home team's sideline beneath the press box“COUGAR NOTES The Washington State football team is moving its home sideline from the north side of the stadium to the south side, beneath the press box and adjacent to the team’s locker room, while visiting teams will use the south sideline, directly in front of the student section, the school announced this week.”
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  Washington State University is moving the home team's sideline adjacent to the team’s locker room“COUGAR NOTES The Washington State football team is moving its home sideline from the north side of the stadium to the south side, beneath the press box and adjacent to the team’s locker room, while visiting teams will use the south sideline, directly in front of the student section, the school announced this week.”
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  Visiting teams will now use the south sideline directly in front of the student section“visiting teams will use the south sideline, directly in front of the student section, the school announced this week.”
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  WSU head coach Kirby Moore stated, 'This is about creating the best home-field advantage'“"This is about creating the best home-field advantage," first-year WSU coach Kirby Moore said in a statement.”
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  The student section will be behind the visiting team to create a more energetic atmosphere“Our student section is now behind the visiting team. An electric student body that energizes the whole stadium. That’s college football.”
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  The Pac-12 Conference compliance manual warns against disruptive behavior like throwing objects at opposing players“"The Pac-12 Conference strongly discourages abusive or unreasonably disruptive behavior, including but not limited to throwing objects, using abusive, hostile or threatening language, or making obscene gestures. Pac-12 Conference institutions are expected, at a minimum, to establish frameworks and operations for Pac-12 events that uphold and achieve the Pac-12’s value-based goals in accordance with their own institutional policies as well as all relevant laws and regulatio”
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  The change will take effect for the upcoming season“null”
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  The change is intended to enhance the game-day experience for fans and players“null”
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  WSU will be expected to maintain crowd control to prevent disruptive behavior“Of course, schools are generally expected to control their crowds, and acts such as throwing Fireball shooters at opposing players are generally not tolerated in most live sporting venues.”
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  WSU will be expected to maintain crowd control as outlined in Pac-12 policies“The 2022-23 edition of the Pac-12 Conference compliance manual details as much. “The Pac-12 Conference strongly discourages abusive or unreasonably disruptive behavior, including but not limited to throwing objects, using abusive, hostile or threatening language, or making obscene gestures. Pac-12 Conference institutions are expected, at a minimum, to establish frameworks and operations for Pac-12 events that uphold and achieve the Pac-12’s value-based goals in accordance with their own institutional policies as well as all relevant laws and regulatio”