It is a documented fact that BYU turned the sprinklers on before the game.

Oct 16, 2019
7:13:20am

Dread Pirate Westley All-American

The reasons for doing so can be debated, but ESPN showed video of it during the game. Go to the 10:35 point of the linked video below.

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NCAAF 2003 Week 09 Boise State at BYU

Oct. 30, 2003 The Broncos compensated for a slow start in heavy snow with early touchdowns on a blocked punt and interception return then turned the offense ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3NeCVG6ACA[https://youtu.be/G3NeCVG6ACA?t=635]

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Anyone heard the line that the first game BSU played in Provo, BYU turned the sprinklers on

Soupie Grandma Sycamore

10/15/19 11:22pm

Or apparently to slow them down. Still dumb cuz it would impact both teams equally.

Soupie

10/15/19 11:28pm

Unless one team didn't bring shoes fit for water.

crack

10/15/19 11:53pm

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jkccoug

10/16/19 1:02pm

exactly

Benfica1

10/16/19 11:00am

Well they had some return plays where a player ‘hid’ on the field by laying down

akmewg

10/15/19 11:33pm

Ever hear that BYU used sprinklers though?

Soupie

10/15/19 11:35pm

Nope, don’t know how that’d really be an advantage.

akmewg

10/16/19 12:24am

I don’t either.

Soupie

10/16/19 12:31am

Right. It is a camouflage tactic.

(Private)

10/16/19 7:24am

So, this is legal? Really? If so, that's kinda cool. I like trick plays.

BleedCougarBlue2

10/16/19 3:09pm

When it snowed with Urbans first game and BYU turned the sprinklers on for it

1984coug

10/15/19 11:36pm

You mean the game we lost something like 50-12? In 2003

jpal1397

10/15/19 11:51pm

50-12. Had to look it up. Was in ‘03.

Soupie

10/15/19 11:54pm

That was humiliating

MatthiasPhunkHausen

10/16/19 1:05am

So afraid this year's game will have a similar score,

CariocaCoug

10/16/19 4:21am

2003 Utah 3 BYU 0 LES Fierce snowstorm 2004 Utah 52 BYU 21 decent weather RES

LongtimeUtahfan

10/16/19 10:12am

Not BSU though. Link No one was talking about Utah.

Soupie

10/16/19 10:25am

That game was freezing cold

Oat'n'bow

10/16/19 10:32am

Right, cause it's always logical to increase leg injury risk for your team.

Jacare

10/16/19 5:43am

I don’t know how unusual it is. A lot of fields get watered down a little

BW84

10/16/19 6:24am

It snowed during the 50-12 game in '03.

SpiffCoug

10/16/19 6:24am

... and rained.

BoiseBlueCoug

10/16/19 6:54am

...and hailed

BoiseBlueCoug

10/16/19 6:55am

... and was sunny

BoiseBlueCoug

10/16/19 6:55am

Strange and depressing game

BoiseBlueCoug

10/16/19 6:56am

If that’s the game it snowed a lot, I was there. Some BSU fans

Soupie

10/16/19 7:18am

The game was like a Thursday night game...

Coug

10/16/19 9:17am

Ironic how insecure Boise fans still are

Gustav

10/16/19 6:58am

I reminded him of that.

Soupie

10/16/19 7:18am

I think it's funny that you'd mention lying down for the kickoff. Do a quick

Dread Pirate Westley

10/16/19 7:22am

TCU and KU don't wear green — and Jets only wear half green

Gustav

10/16/19 7:28am

What color do those teams wear? What color is their end zone?

Dread Pirate Westley

10/16/19 7:44am

Except they are actually correct in this instance, as shown in the video DPW posted.

AD4

10/16/19 8:34am

It is a documented fact that BYU turned the sprinklers on before the game.

Dread Pirate Westley

10/16/19 7:13am

Sprinklers? They showed one sprinkler watering the field 🙂

2FarGone

10/16/19 7:18am

The funny thing is that they talked about it after a bad snap led to a blocked

Dread Pirate Westley

10/16/19 7:23am

There were several sprinklers shown in the video.

Regal Ute

10/16/19 9:31am

I only saw one, but it was a joke

2FarGone

10/16/19 10:33am

apparently true. Watering the lawn after a snow storm? Interesting.

Benfica1

10/16/19 8:04am

Lee Corso doing color? Awesome!

kooogar

10/16/19 8:13am

I don't know much about lawn care - but don't most systems run on timers?

crack

10/16/19 11:14am

Not uncommon to have sprinklers run for a few minutes before a match.

Big Wally D

10/16/19 12:58pm

Yes it’s pretty common for the field to get cut higher and wetted down

USMCdad

10/16/19 7:18am

I remember this line — but it was either Oregon or UW vs BYU.

Benfica1

10/16/19 8:01am

Oregon did that against BYU in 1990.

Jeffacka

10/16/19 8:49am

RE: Oregon did that against BYU in 1990.

Fansince67

10/16/19 9:04am

I remember it being 12-10 in the third quarter. Then Oregon scored three TDs.

Jeffacka

10/16/19 9:12am

I've heard this claim made about different teams vs different opponents over many years

ColoSpgs

10/16/19 9:01am

Oregon's field was artificial.

Jeffacka

10/16/19 9:11am

If you watch the video I linked above you'll see the sprinklers were on at 3:51

Dread Pirate Westley

10/16/19 9:12am

2 hours before kickoff, no big deal.

EFM_Coug

10/16/19 10:44am

2003 was this century.

Dread Pirate Westley

10/16/19 12:07pm

The lore I have heard is that the grounds people would let the grass grow longer when we were playing extremely fast

Rhino84

10/16/19 9:07am

I remember ND making that claim years ago. Boise definitely isn't the 1st to

LEHI cougar

10/16/19 9:35am

It's based in nothing? That's an impressive Jedi hand wave...

Dread Pirate Westley

10/16/19 9:51am

so because you randomly said it's proven, that makes it proven?

LEHI cougar

10/16/19 11:06am

No, it's proven because it was shown in the broadcast, which I linked in my post

Dread Pirate Westley

10/16/19 12:09pm

RSL waters their field 5 minutes before each game — cheaters.

Benfica1

10/16/19 11:00am

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JimmyZ

10/16/19 10:56am

I don't know about any games specifically, but I remember Ben Criddle mentioning

cougarfan84

10/16/19 11:18am

Can confirm. Video evidence shows a shot of Coach Hawkins

BSUconvert

10/16/19 12:45pm

Watering the pitch is common practice in soccer.

Stev_ie

10/16/19 1:29pm

I believe it's actually required. They even water the surface on field turf before games in MLS.

SpiffCoug

10/16/19 3:04pm

Miami said we didn't cut the grass do it would slow them but not us I guess.

oldrugger

10/16/19 2:41pm

Proving that players from Miami aren't very bright.... 🙂

BleedCougarBlue2

10/16/19 3:10pm

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