Cannard bet his fifth-graders and their teachers the dogs would keep the cats out of the Rose Bowl. With his alma mater favored to win by 6.5 points, Cannard felt safe when he agreed to don a dress if the Huskies fell to the Cougars, which they did. If the game had gone the other way, the fifth-graders would have had to spend a recess picking up litter, and their teachers would have had to wear suits and ties to school. Even though he wasn't exactly comfortable roaming the school in a gauzy blue frock he bought at the Salvation Army, Cannard doesn't begrudge the Cougars their first trip to Pasadena in 67 years. I'm not really a sports fan, but I wanted to create a little excitement.
Excitement is an understatement.
Fifth-grader Tyson Kirkpatrick disagreed. Copyright 1997 Tri-City Herald. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.