You've made the same suggestion regarding BYU football:
http://www.cougarboard.com/board/message.html?id=12410107
You don't want to follow the Y? No one here could care less. But for the love of the "Dawgfather" (which is a ridiculous nickname), quit pimping UW. No self-respecting BYU fan would ever pull for the suck-dogs up in Seattle - regardless of team performance at a given point in time.
Is it all just TIC? Sure doesn't seem like it.