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SAMPSON SUSPENDED... HOW WILL
THE LOSS OF THE SENIOR SAFETY
AFFECT THE COUGARS DOWN THE
STRETCH?
TOURNEY TIME... THE WOMEN'S
SOCCER TEAM STARTS THEIR
POST-SEASON RUN TONIGHT IN
SOUTH FIELD AGAINST AN IN-
STATE RIVAL....
AND... DOUBLE HEADER... THE
MEN'S AND WOMEN'S
BASKETBALL TEAMS TIP-OFF
TONIGHT IN THE MARRIOTT
CENTER. FIND OUT HOW YOU CAN
GET THE BEST SEAT IN THE
HOUSE.
I'M SHAUN GORDON
AND I'M TAYLOR LANSFORD
BABY IT'S COLD OUTSIDE...
WARM UP WITH THE TUBE..
B-Y-U'S NATIONALLY RANKED
DEFENSE HAS LOST ONE OF IT'S
PLAYMAKERS. HEAD COACH BRONCO
MENDENHALL RELEASED A
STATEMENT SAYING STARTING
SENIOR SAFETY
JOE SAMPSON AND SOPHOMORE
LINEBACKER ZAC STOUT WERE
SUSPENDED FOR AN UNDISCLOSED
VIOLATION OF TEAM RULES AND
BOTH HAVE WITHDRAWN FROM
SCHOOL. SAMPSON WAS AN
INTRIGAL PART OF THE SECONDARY
AND HAS RECORED 33 TACKLES
THIS SEASON. STOUT HAS BEEN
BATTLING INJURIES FOR THE PAST
YEAR...HAVING PLAYED IN JUST
ONE GAME THIS SEASON. ###
I'M JOINED HERE WITH B-Y-U
TV SPORTS REPORTER KORY
ALDOUS...KORY...CAN YOU TELL
US
EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED?
TAYLOR...THERE'S NOT
INFORMATION AVAILABLE BECAUSE
B-Y-U KEEPS THE DETAILS
CONFIDENTIAL...
BUT FORMER B-Y-U DEFENSIVE
BACK BRIAN LOGAN SPOKE WITH
KSL SAYING HIS COUSIN JOE
SAMPSON WAS JUST IN A NEGATIVE
SITUATION THAT WAS OUT OF HIS
CONTROL. REALLY UNFORTUNATE
FOR SAMPSON SINCE HE WAS JUST
MONTHS AWAY FROM GRADUATING.
SO WITHOUT OUR STARTING
SAFETY...WHAT IMPACT DOES THIS
HAVE ON OUR DEFENSE?
WELL AS FAR AS STOUT GOES...
NOT MUCH OF AN IMPACT SINCE
HE'S BEEN HAMPERED WITH
INJURIES FOR THE PAST TWO
SEASONS.
BUT FOR SAMPSON...WE DO LOSE A
STARTER WHO'S COME UP WITH
33 TACKLES THIS SEASON...AND
WITH BACKUP SAFETY MIKE HAGUE
ALREADY OUT FOR THE
SEASON...IT REALLY HURTS OUR
DEPTH.
OK KORY SO WITH NO SAMPSON AND
NO HAGUE...WHO IS GOING TO BE
PLAYING SAFETY FOR US THE REST
OF THE SEASON?
WELL IT'LL BE SOPHOMORE
CRAIG BILLS WHO WILL BE
PLAYING SAFETY FOR THE
REMAINDER OF THE SEASON. HE'
)S MORE THAN CAPABLE TO STEP
IN AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE. HE'
)S PLAYED IN ALL 9 GAMES SO
FAR...MOSTLY IN NICKEL
SITUATIONS...BUT NOW HAS A
GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO GAIN
STARTING EXPERIENCE AS HE'LL
BE THE LIKELY STARTER HEADIN
G
INTO NEXT SEASON.
ALRIGHT THANKS KORY. ###
TOMORROW NIGHT'S THE LAST
HOME GAME FOR B-Y-U FOOTBALL
AND IDAHO COMES INTO TOWN WITH
A 1-8 RECORD. A WIN OVER THE
VANDALS WOULD MAKE THE COUGARS
BOWL ELIGBLE FOR THE EIGHTH
STRAIGHT YEAR.
IDAHO IS A PROGRAM IN
TRANSITION. THE VANDALS FIRED
HEAD COACH ROBB AKEY IN
OCTOBER...REPLACING HIM WITH
OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR JASON
GESSER. THE COACHING CHANGE
DIDN'T SEEM TO HAVE MUCH
EFFECT LAST WEEKEND AS THE
VANDALS WERE ROLLED BY SAN
JOSE STATE 42-13. TO MAKE
MATTERS WORSE... STARTING
QUARTERBACK DOMINQUE BLACKMAN
WAS KICKED OFF THE TEAM LAST
WEEK AFTER FAILING A DRUG
TEST. IDAHO RANKS IN THE
BOTTOM FIVE IN THE NATION ON +
(BOTH SIDES OF THE BALL. THE
VANDALS ARE ONE DIMENSIONAL ON
OFFENSE... AVERAGING JUST 82
YARDS PER GAME ON THE GROUND.
THEY ALSO STRUGGLE TO CONTAIN
AN AIR ATTACK... GIVING UP
NEARLY 300 PASSING YARDS. LOOK
FOR B-Y-U TO MOVE THE BALL
EFFECTIVELY AND MAKE IT A LONG
NIGHT FOR THE VANDALS ON
OFFENSE.- ###
SCHEDULING OPPONENTS FOR
FOOTBALL ISN'T AS EASY AS
WHAT MOST FANS MIGHT THINK.
COOGTUBE REP
ORTER ROYCE HINTON
GIVES US THE INSIDE SCOOP ON
JUST WHAT IT TAKES TO CREATE
THE PERFECT INDY SCHEDULE.
WITH B-Y-U HAVING ALREADY
PLAYED WHAT MANY WOULD SAY ARE
THEIR MOST CHALLENGING
OPPONENTS SOME FANS ARE
STORE FOR THE COUGARS'
FUTURE.###
AFTER PLAYING SEVERAL TOUGH
ROAD GAMES THIS YEAR COUGAR
FANS AND PLAYERS ALIKE LEARNED
JUST HOW DIFFICULT CREATING A
DIVERSE AND COMPLETE SCHEDULE
CAN BE.
"Scheduling in and of itself
when you're trying to do
twelve games is pretty
challenging from the
standpoint of how all the
pieces fit together. The
opportunities for games isn'
)t as challenging as it is
just trying to fit it all
together."
WITH B-Y-U MAKING
ANNOUNCEMENTS OVER THE PAST
WEEK FOR FUTURE GAMES WITH
CINCINNATI MICHIGAN AND
VIRGINIA IT WOULD SEEM AT
LEAST SOME OF THOSE PUZZLE
PIECES ARE FINALLY BEING PUT
TOGETHER.
"Really my philosophy once we'
)ve hit independence has
changed. I'm pretty much
willing to
go anywhere and
play anybody in front of the
biggest crowds to improve our
program."
AND IMPROVING AGAINST TOUGH
TEAMS ON THE ROAD ISN'T THE
ONLY REASON INDEPENDENCE WORKS
FOR BRONCO'S COUGARS.
"I think it's a unique thing
having ESPN as a partner
because they are always
brokering games and putting
teams together, looking for
matchups, so, having them as a
partner really gives us some
unique opportunities that we
wouldn't have otherwise."
B-Y-U IS PLAYING IN HAWAII
NEXT YEAR...GIVING THE COUGARS
A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY
THIRTEEN GAMES IF THEY SO
CHOOSE. WI
TH JUST FIVE OF NEXT
YEAR'S CONTESTS SCHEDULED AT
LAVELL EDWARDS STADIUM SO FAR
PLAN FOR B-Y-U TO MAKE AT
LEAST ONE MORE STOP AT HOME
BEFORE NEXT YEAR'S LINEUP IS
FINALIZED.###
BE SURE TO KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR
EVEN MORE FUTURE SCHEDULING
ANNOUNCEMENTS TO SEE IF THE
COUGARS WILL COME ROARING TO
YOUR HOMETOWN. SHAUN?###
THE WEST COAST CONFERENCE
CHAMPION B-Y-U WOMEN'S
SOCCER FINISHED OFF THE
REGULAR SEASON IN STYLE.
..TAKING DOWN PEPPERDINE 2-0
IN MALIBU. EARLY IN THE
SECOND HALF CLOEE COLOHAN GAVE
THE COUGARS THE LEAD...AND
B-Y-U SEALED THE DEAL WITH SIX
MINUTES LEFT ON A SCORE
FROM
CARLEE PAYNE HOLMOE. IT'S
B-Y-U'S 10TH SHUTOUT...AND
EXTENDS THEIR UNBEATEN STREAK
TO 17 GAMES. ###
TONIGHT THE WOMEN'S SOCCER
TEAM WILL PLAY IN THE FIRST
ROUND OF THE N -C -DOUBLE- A
TOURNAMENT.
COOG TUBE REPORTER SARAH
BURCHETT IS AT SOUTH FIELD.
SARAH, CAN YOU DESCRIBE THE
FEELING IN THE LOCKER-ROOM
RIGHT NOW?
EVERYONE'S EXCITED AND
ANXIOUS FOR THE GAME TO START
AS FINAL PREPARATIONS ARE
UNDERWAY A VERY
DIFFERENT FEELING FROM LAST
YEAR WHEN THE NCAA PASSED OVER
THE COUGARS FOR TOURNAMENT
PLAY. ###
ON MONDAY...THE B-Y-U WOMEN'
)S SOCCER TEAM MET AT B-Y-U
BROADCASTING TO WATCH THE NCAA
TOURNAMENT SELECTION SHOW.
"We kind of felt like we
deserved to have a number one
seed but I mean in the past it
hasn't gone our way and so
we just were expecting the
worst."
INSTEAD THE TEAM GOT THE
BEST...A NUMBER ONE SEED IN
THE NCAA TOURNAMENT.
"What an honor it is to get a
first seed in the first place
but we worked so hard I think
we've earned it and it's
just exciting."
THE PLAYERS COULD TELL EARLY
ON THAT THEIR TEAM HAD
SOMETHING SPECIAL SOMETHING
DRIVING THEM TO MORE SUCCESS
THAN IN PAST SEASONS.
"That Penn state game it was a
special game for us and we
realized you know we can if we
can beat them we can beat
anyone and we didn't just
beat them, I mean we killed
them so it's exciting."
THE COUGARS ONLY SAW DEFEAT
ONCE THIS SEASON AND IT WAS A
CRUSHING BLOW LOSING TO
IN-STATE RIVAL UNIVERSITY OF
UTAH BY ONE GOAL. IN THE FIRST
ROUND OF THE TOURNAMENT THE
COUGARS WILL TAKE ON ANOTHER
IN STATE RIVAL UTAH STATE
UNIVERSITY
. THE COUGARS BEAT
THE AGGIES ONCE ALREADY THIS
SEASON BUT IT WAS ONLY BY ONE
GOAL... AND ONE VICTORY DOESN'
)T GUARANTEE ANOTHER.
"It'll be a tough game but I
think we all want this so bad,
we're gonna go out there and
give it our all and play our
best."
B-Y-U WILL KICKOFF AT SOUTH
FIELD AGAINST UTAH STATE AT 6
TONIGHT. THE COUGARS HOPE
HOME-FIELD ADVANTAGE WILL
MAXIMIZE THEIR CONFIDENCE AND
PROPEL THEM TO THE NEXT ROUND
OF THE TOURNAMENT.
"We're excited to be home
and have that energy and
hopefully a lot of fans will
come out and support us and I
know the girls will be real
excited to play."###
THE TEAM SAYS THEY WOULDN'T
HAVE GOTTEN THIS FAR WITHOUT
THEIR FANS SO AS A SPECIAL
THANK YOU AL
L SPORTS PASS
HOLDERS CAN PURCHASE
DISCOUNTED TICKETS FOR TWO
DOLLARS
AND SINCE IT'S GOING TO BE A
CHILLY NIGHT BYU ATHLETICS IS
GIVING AWAY FREE HOT
CHOCOLATE. TAYLOR?
GREAT GAME...FREE HOT
CHOCOLATE...I'M IN! THANKS
SARAH.###
THE SOCCER TEAM SURE DIDN'T
END CONFERENCE PLAY EMPTY-
HANDED. IN ADDITION TO
BRINGING HOME THE W-C-C
CHAMPIONSHIP...B-Y-U HEAD
COACH JENNIFER ROCKWOOD GETS
THE W-C-C COACH OF THE YEAR
AWARD. LINDSI LISONBEE-
CUTSHALL ALSO GRABBED W-C-C
PLAYER OF THE YEAR HONORS...
AND THE CONFERENCE GOALKEEPER
OF THE YEAR GOES TO B-Y-U'S
FIRST YEAR STARTER ERICA
OWENS.###
WHEN COOGTUBE RETURNS...
WARM WELCOME...FIND OUT WHAT
YOU CAN DO TO HELP THE NATION'
)S TOP BASKETBALL RECRUIT MAKE
UP HIS MIND
AND SHIVERING STUDENTS...WHAT
THE INCOMING COLD
THE FINAL EXHIBITION GAME
AGAINST D-2 POWERHOUSE FINDLAY
GAVE B-Y-U BASKETBALL ONE
FINAL TUNE-UP BEFORE THE
SEASON TIPS OFF TONIGHT...
IT WAS ALL BUSINESS FROM THE
GET GO FOR THE COUGARS...AND
BRANDON DAVIES STARTED THINGS
OFF IN STYLE...WITH THE
FLUSH...HE'D FINISH WITH
FOURTEEN...BUT SOPHOMORE
SENSATION TYLER HAWS LED ALL
SCORERS WITH 19...INCLUDING
THIS BODY FAKE FOR THE
MID-RANGE JUMPER...THE DEFENSE
GOT IN ON THE ACT TOO...LIKE
THIS SWAT FROM DAVIES...AND
THE OUTSIDE ARSENAL CAME
COURTESY OF CRAIG CUSICK...WHO
HIT FOUR OF B-Y-U'S NINE
BUCKETS FROM BEYOND THE ARC.
..ELEVEN COUGARS SAW PLAYING
TIME...AND ALL ELEVEN
SCORED...
AS THE B-Y-U FINISHED THE
PRESEASON STRONG WITH A 90-61
WIN. ###
THE MEN'S AND WOMEN'S
COUGAR BASKETBALL TEAMS ARE
ANXIOUSLY AWAITING THEIR
REGULAR SEASON OPENERS. THE
WOMEN ARE SHOOTING AROUND +
(NOW PREPARING FOR THEIR 3:00
TIP. IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING
THEIR GAME...
THE MEN WILL JUMP AT
7...
COOGTUBE REPORTER...SKYLER
HARDMAN IS IN THE MARRIOTT
CENTER. SKYLER, HOW ARE THE
BASKETBALL TEAMS FEELING ABOUT
TONIGHT'S GAMES?
SHAUN... BOTH B-Y-U TEAMS ARE
CONFIDENT HEADING INTO THEIR
GAMES TONIGHT... BUT FOR
DIFFERENT REASONS.
THE MEN ARE EXPECTING SOME
SUPERIOR PLAY OUT OF THEIR
GUARDS WHILE THE WOMEN EXPECT
TO POUND THE BALL INSIDE.
DURING THE PRE-SEAON AGAINST
DIXIE STATE... THE LADY
COUGARS DID THE OPPOSITE AND
THEIR THREE LEADING SCORERS
WERE GUARDS. TONIGHT AGAINST
THE QUICK GUARD-PLAY OF WEBER
STATE HEAD COACH JEFF JUDKINS
IS LOOKING TO HIS FRONTCOURT.
"We should have an advantage
with our height and with our
inside presence so that will
probably be the key to the
game."
THE GUARDS ARE HAPPY TO HAVE
THE BIGS WORK INSIDE ALL NIGHT
WHILE THEY LAY WAIT HOPING FOR
OPEN JUMPERS.
THE WOMEN'S BACKCOURT MAY BE
EXPECTING RELIEF BECAUSE OF
THE TEAM'S ADVANTAGE
INSIDE... BUT THE MEN ARE
FACING
ONE OF THE BEST BIGS IN
THE COUNTRY AS THEY HOST
TENNESSEE STATE. ROBERT
COVINGTON AVERAGES 18 POINTS
AND 8 REBOUNDS.
"He's a great player... He'
)s going to be hard to get
stopped but we're confident
in our team defense."
WHILE DAVIES DEALS WITH
COVINGTON INSIDE... TYLER HAWS
AND THE REST OF THE GAURDS
WILL WORRY A
BOUT THE GAME'S
TEMPO.
"We're going to run and we'
)re going to try to play at
our pace. i like our chances
when we play that way"
COACH ROSE AND HIS MEN BELIEVE
IF THEY CAN DO THAT... THEY'
)LL BE 1 AND 0 AT THE END OF
THE NIGHT.
THE MARRIOTT CENTER'S SIXTH
MAN MIGHT BE A FACTOR AS WELL.
FOR THIS UNIQUE DOUBLE HEADER
ANY FANS WHO GET HERE EARLY
WILL GET TO CHOOSE THEIR SEATS
FOR THE WOMEN'S GAME, AND
THEN HANG ON TO THAT PRIME
REAL ESTATE FOR THE MEN'S.
FORWARD KEILANI UNGA REMEMBERS
THE LAST TIME SHE PLAYED AS
PART OF A DOUBLE HEADER VERY
FONDLY.
"... You just feel so pumped
to be there - I just want
everyone to experience how fun
our games are."
BOTH TEAMS AND THE FANS LOVE
THE EXPERIENCE BUT IT
STRETCHES THE MARRIOTT CENTER
RESOURCES THIN. JUSTIN
DURFEY... SAYS THAT ONE OF THE
VISITING TEAMS HAS EVEN MOVED
INTO A MAKESHIFT LOCKER ROOM.
"It puts kind of a premium on
space in the marriott center
and a premium on time on game
day cause there are 4 teams
instead of 2 teams."
THE WOMEN ARE EXCITED TO SHOW
A LARGER FAN BASE THAN NORMAL
WHAT THEY CAN DO.
"Anytime we can piggy back off
that get more fans in the
stadium to see us play we're
confident that a lot of those
people will like what they
see."
AND IF ALL OF THAT ISN'T
ENTICING ENOUGH... UNGA AND
STEED MAY HAVE SPECIAL PLANS
FOR TONIGHT.
"I'm thinking about dunking
it - yeah throw it down and
haley said she's going to do
something really crazy."
THE MARIOTT CENTER AND BYU
ATHLETIC MARKETING HAVE HAVE
BEEN PREPARING FOR THIS DOUBLE
HEADER FOR WEEKS AND
ARE EXPECTING A STELLAR
TURNOUT. IN THE MARIOTT
CENTER... SKYLER HARDMAN...
COOGTUBE.
SO SKYLER, I CAN'T IMAGINE
ANYONE IS THERE YET BUT WHAT
TIME DO YOU EXPECT FANS TO
START PILING INTO THE MARRIOTT
CENTER?
THE DOORS OPEN AROUND TWO O'
)CLOCK SO EXPECT FANS TO START
POURING IN AT THAT POINT...
BUT IT'S GOING TO BE A VERY
BUSY NIGHT FOR COUGAR FANS AS
THE NCAA SOCCER TOURNAMENT
KICKS OFF ON SOUTH FIELD AS
WELL...
THANKS SKYLER ###
IT MAY NOT BE JIMMER-MANIA BUT
THE NATIONAL MEDIA ARE BULLISH
ON BRANDON ...THEY'VE NAMED
SENIOR FORWARD BRANDON DAVIES
TO THE PRESEASON TOP-50 LIST
FOR THE JOHN R. WOODEN
AWARD... THE ANNUAL AWARD GOES
TO THE MOST OUTSTANDING MEN'
)S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
PLAYER... FORMER COUGARS
JIMMER FREDETTE AND DANNY
AINGE WON THE WOODEN AS
SENIORS.###
BUCKLE UP COUGAR FANS. JABARI
PARKER IS COMING TO TOWN AND
AS COOGTUBE'S
JAKE EDMONDS TELLS US... YOU
CAN HELP HIM ENJOY HIS STAY.
JAKE... WHAT CAN WE DO TO MAKE
SURE THIS GUY REMEMBERS THE
COUGARS?
EVERYONE IN THE COUNTRY IS
RAVING OVER THIS CHICAGO
NATIVE...
AND NOW THAT HE'S MAKING HIS
WAY TO PROVO... COUGAR FANS
CAN DO TWO THINGS... DONATE
AND SHOW UP.###
THIS WAS THE SCENE AT DUKE
UNIVERSITY WHEN JABARI
PARKER... THE NUMBER ONE
BASKETBALL RECRUIT IN THE
COUNTRY... CAME TO TOWN. B-Y-U
MAJOR UNIVERSITIES ALL
TUSSLING FOR THE TOP SPOT ON
THE SUPERSTAR'S SHORTLIST.
TONY BROWN... A B-Y-U FAN FROM
AMERICAN FORK IS HELPING TO
UNITE COUGAR FANS BY GIVING
OUT T-SHIRTS ON GAMEDAY WHEN
PARKER VISITS THE MARRIOTT
CENTER.
"OUR GOAL IS FIVE THOUSAND
SHIRTS."
THE PLAN IS TO RAISE ENOUGH
MONEY TO PURCHASE T-SHIRTS FOR
THE FIRST SEVERAL THOUSAND
FANS WHO COME TO THE COUGARS'
) NOVEMBER 24TH GAME TO
SUPPORT BOTH B-Y-U AND PARKER.
"IT'S BEEN OVERWHELMING,
ACTUALLY. I THINK IN ABOUT 36
HOURS WE RAISED OVER FOUR
THOUSAND DOLLARS... AND THESE
PEOPLE AREN'T PEOPLE WE
KNOW. IT'S JUST LITERALLY A
FAN WEBSITE WERE WE'VE
POINTED PEOPLE TO A DONATION
PAGE AND IT'S BEEN REALLY
EXCITING."
"I THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA.
I THINK THAT'S AWESOME. HE'
)LL BE GOING TO THE GAME...
AND I REALLY LIKE THAT HAVING
THE FANS COME OUT AND SUPPORT
HIM LIKE THAT."
PARKER IS A CHICAGO NATIVE AND
ALTHOUGH THE SHIRTS DON'T
MENTION HIS NAME OR B-Y-U'S
FOR THAT MATTER... THE MESSAGE
IS CLEAR. SO IF YOU WANT TO
SEE JABARI-MANIA AT B-Y-U...
COME EARLY TO THE NOVERMBER
24TH MATCHUP AND SUPPORT ONE
OF THE MOST POPULAR POTENTIAL
COUGARS OF ALL TIME.###
THE ORIGINAL GOAL WAS FIVE
THOUSAND DOLLARS... BUT WHEN
THE DONATION LINE STARTED
BLOWING UP THEY CHANGED THEIR
GOAL TO FIVE THOUSAND SHIRTS.
NOT EVERONE IS GUARANTEED A
SHIRT SO...
MAKE S
URE TO BE AT THE
MARRIOTT CENTER EARLY WHEN THE
COUGARS TAKE ON CAL STATE
NORTHRIDGE.
JAKE... WHERE ARE THESE SHIRTS
COMING FROM?
IT ALWAYS HELPS TO HAVE
FRIENDS IN HIGH PLACES. SUN
SPORTS APPAREL... WHOSE OWNER
IS A B-Y-U ALUMN... IS
COVERING THE THE COST OF
PRINTING. THAT MEANS THE PRICE
WILL EQUAL LESS THAN TWO
DOLLARS PER SHIRT.
SOUNDS LIKE A STEAL OF A DEAL.
.. THANKS JAKE.###
WHEN COOGTUBE COMES BACK...
COLD WEATHER COUGARS... FIND
OUT HOW YOU CAN FIGHT THE
FROSTY TEMPERATURES ON GAME
DAY.
AND...
WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL WILL TRY
TO AVENGE ONE OF ITS 2 LOSSES
THIS SEASON WHEN THEY TAKE ON
SANTA CLARA TOMORROW... BUT
B-Y-U PROVED THEY ARE ARE A
FORCE AT HOME AGAINST LOYOLA
MARYMOUNT LAST WEEK
B-Y-U LEADS THE NATION IN
HITTING PERCENTAGE... BUT THE
LIONS ELIMINATED THAT
ADVANATGE AND KEPT THE CONTEST
CLOSE... ALEXA GRAY HAD 9
KILLS IN THE FIRST SET ALONE
TO GIVE THE COUGARS AN EDGE...
AND 8 BLOCKS FROM JENNIFER
HAMSON MADE POINTS HARD TO
COME BY FOR L-M-U...AN ACE
FROM HEATHER HANNEMAN
CONCLUDED A SET TWO THRILLER
28-26
AND THE COUGARS POUNCED IN THE
THIRD RUNNING AWAY 25-13 AND
EARNING THE 3-0 SWEEP OVER
L-M-U.###
TODAY OUR COUGAR TRACK STARS
WILL LACE UP THEIR SHOES AND
RACE TOWARDS THE N-C-DOUBLE-A
MOUNTAIN REGION CHAMPIONSHIP
HOSTED BY NUMBER 2 COLORADO.
WITH CO-CAPTAIN REX SHIELDS
POSSIBLY OUT FROM MINOR
INJURIES... OUR NUMBER 7 MEN'
)S CROSS COUNTRY TEAM WILL
COMPETE AGAINST TOP SCHOOLS
FOR ONE OF JUST
TWO BIDS FOR A SHOT TO WIN THE
N-C-DOUBLE-A CHAMPIONSHIP NEXT
SATURDAY IN KENTUCKY. ###
THERE YOU HAVE IT...SOUNDS
LIKE IT'S GONNA BE A SNOWY
SENIOR NIGHT AT LAVELL EDWARDS
STADIUM... COOG TUBE REPORTER
MARY BLANCHARD HAS SOME
SURVIVAL TIPS FOR FANS AND
PLAYERS ALIKE WHEN THE PIG
SKIN TURNS INTO A FROZEN
HAM.###
WHILE COLD WEATHER DOESN'T
CHANGE THE FUNDAMENTALS OF
FOOTBALL... THERE'S NO DOUBT
THAT IT DOES HAVE AN EFFECT ON
THE GAME.
"It hurts to hit. Any time
you'
re cold you're gonna
feel the hits a little bit
more it's just hard to stay
loose on the sidelines.. say
offense has a long drive you
just sit on the sidelines and
tighten right up."
THERE ARE PARKAS, HANDWARMERS,
AND HEATERS AVAILABLE FOR THE
PLAYERS TO USE TO KEEP WARM...
BUT THAT'S ONLY AN OPTION
WHEN THEY'RE ON THE
SIDELINES.
"We try our best to huddle by
the heater.. I don't know if
it's better or worse we
stand by the heater and we'
)re like ah.. good.. but then
we run away from the heater
and it's freezing again."
AND JUST LIKE A CAR...ATHLETES
NEED ANTIFREEZE TO KEEP
RUNNING IN THE COLD SO THE
TRAINERS SUPPLY THEM WITH A
WARM DRINK... AND IT ISN'T
HOT CHOCOLATE.
"We found the chicken broth
which has a lot of salt in it
gives them the warmth that
they need and replaces some
electrtolytes that they lose"
"I asked the athletic trainer
if he had any advice for those
that are going to brave the
cold and he said to make sure
that you wear a lot of layers
and bring a friend that you
don't mind sitting pretty
close to."
"I'll definitely wear my
under armour and I'll
definitely have this
sweatshirt on. I really enjoy
the football games and having
it really snowy adds an extra
level of excitement. "
EVEN FANS AT HOME ARE AFFECTED
BY THE FREEZING
TEMPERATURES.... ANNOUNCERS
AND CAMERA MEN HAVE TO FIND
WAYS TO KEEP WARM TOO...B-Y-U
ALUM AND CURRENT GREEN BAY
PACKERS ANNOUNCER DREW SMITH
KNOWS THIS ALL TOO WELL...
"In the breaks I'll take the
hand warmers and put em over
my face, breathe in and out of
em so I get warm air in... It'
)s really trying to be really
creative... Sometimes your
resort to running up and down
the sidelines on commercials,
just to keep the body heat
going."
EXACTLY HOW YOU KEEP WARM IS
UP TO YOU...BUT IT'S A COLD,
HARD FACT THAT YOU'LL HAVE
TO DO SOMETHING. IN PROVO,
MARY B
THERE MAY BE A NEW RECORD SET
TOMORROW... BUT IT WON'T
HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH
FOOTBALL. AT THE COLDEST GAME
LAST SEASON, B-Y-U FOOD
SERVICES SOLD ABOUT TWELVE
HUNDRED GALLONS OF HOT
CHOCOLATE.. AND TOMORROW'S
GAME IS EXPECTED TO BE AT
LEAST 10 DEGREES COLDER.###
WHEN COOGTUBE COMES BACK...
TAYLOR IS RIDING MY COATTAILS
INTO A TIE FOR FIRST IN
PREDICTIONS...LET'S SEE IF
SHE'LL STICK WITH MY PICKS
SHAUN (11-7) PICKS... B-Y-U...
OREGON STATE...
JAKE (11-7) PICKS... B-Y-U...
STANFORD...
MATT (10-8) PICKS... B-Y-U...
OREGON STATE...
TAYLOR (11-7)
PICKS...
B-Y-U... STANFORD...
THAT'S COOGTUBE FOR FRIDAY,
NOVEMBER 9, 2012
IF YOU