SPOKANE, Wash. — At his home south of Spokane, Bruce Folsom's property has some pretty incredible views. But on Monday his eyes will stay glued to his TV. "I expect another close game and I just hope we can pull it out in the end," Folsom said.
Folsom's a 1979 graduate of the University of Washington. In an area bleeding crimson and grey, he reps the purple and gold. "I care so much about them. Sometimes, it's really hard to watch," Folsom said.
For big games, Folsom occasionally watches with other Husky fans. Yet for the team's biggest game in more than three decades, he's staying in familiar territory. "I'll be watching this at home for a reason rather than go into a watch party because my emotions are going to be off the chart," Folsom said.
Other Spokane Husky fans took a different approach. "We've been scrambling a little bit to get down here," Mark Ostersmith said.
Ostersmith didn't think twice about getting tickets to the national championship. He added, "I'm 56 now I was 23 when it happened. So I don't know if I'll make it to 89 so I better get on it now."
Ostersmith is the President of the Spokane UW Alumni Association. He said, "We have lots of Huskies in Spokane, we have a very active alumni community, obviously passionate about football."
Back in the Inland Northwest, if the Huskies win the national championship, it'll be a dream come true for Folsom. "I'm gonna get emotional. Wow. It'll be hard to process."
So this Monday, Folsom will be where he always is on a Husky gameday. Which is glued to a TV, watching his Dawgs go for the win.
The Huskies play the University of Michigan in the national championship Monday at 4:30 PM.
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