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Oct 16, 2019
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BSUconvert
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Can confirm. Video evidence shows a shot of Coach Hawkins
fieldside with a look of disbelief on his face as he’s bundled up and the sprinklers are going. ESPN ran a segment on it during the broadcast.
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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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