I know his son. He told me the story as well and is consistent with the OP

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Jul 16, 2019
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Anyone here remember the Junior Filiaga "incident" in Logan?

Michael McQuain

7/16/19 3:15pm

CB, we need to find a video of that

2FarGone

7/16/19 3:21pm

Can't find a clip...here's the UPI write-up

Michael McQuain

7/16/19 3:26pm

Game was never televised but I wouldn't be surprised if a coach still has a VHS tape of it.

Coug

7/16/19 4:13pm

I remember watching it on tv

HighHorse

7/16/19 8:01pm

Better to let that remain in the past. Video is not always your friend.

ArcticKat

7/16/19 5:46pm

I remember it very well, but was not at the game. I thought he never

mort

7/16/19 3:35pm

Somewhere around those years I was at a BYU/USU game in Logan. The ref

mort

7/16/19 3:37pm

He came back...but IIRC...was never quite the same defensive force

Michael McQuain

7/16/19 3:38pm

Yes, he played the next season.

ArcticKat

7/16/19 5:43pm

Didn't Detmer swing his helmet at a USU player in Logan? 1989 maybe?

ag4cougs

7/16/19 3:50pm

I was a student athletic trainer working the game.

SACDOC

7/16/19 4:25pm

Wow. It sounds like you and I remember it exactly the same way...

Michael McQuain

7/16/19 4:37pm

I was at the game and saw it. It looked like a clean hit, not a flagrant foul. I

ptcougr

7/16/19 6:55pm

Sounds like you’ve cleaned up your life since then...

Refugee

7/17/19 2:25am

Yeah 10 years of FB mediocrity has lowered my expectation & reduced my passion

ptcougr

7/17/19 4:04am

Question, I've always heard the ref said something

BYURider

7/16/19 8:37pm

The ref said something

DodgerBlue

7/17/19 7:45am

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Bill

7/16/19 11:54pm

That was a while ago, but So unforgettable!

OriginalBlue

7/16/19 4:51pm

It WAS crazy...I think we were WAY out in front on the scoreboard...and Mac

Michael McQuain

7/16/19 5:13pm

I wasn’t there but I remember it well...

CoachSpeak

7/16/19 5:01pm

I became friendly with Junior as I was still out of the country during the

Archaea

7/16/19 5:04pm

RE: Anyone here remember the Junior Filiaga "incident" in Logan?

85fan

7/16/19 6:21pm

I was there. About 15 rows up. Happened right in front of us.

SoFL Coug

7/16/19 6:58pm

I know his son. He told me the story as well and is consistent with the OP

PKCoug

7/16/19 7:37pm

He did the wrong thing but every player has wanted to do that before.

Archaea

7/16/19 10:26pm

I was also there. USU declared it "national tequila day."

Lynk

7/16/19 7:48pm

I thought every BYU/USU game in Logan was “National Tequila Day” back then.

Mot

7/16/19 11:28pm

Yes - I was there. What about the Junior's pro football fight incident?

pspcres

7/16/19 11:29pm

RE: Yes - I was there. What about the Junior's pro football fight incident?

SACDOC

7/17/19 9:12am

Must be the Brian Williams effect...

pspcres

7/17/19 9:39am

Yes, I was there. But couldn't get any relatives that remembered, or

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