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Jul 7, 2020
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run26
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I think BYU did run up the score because...
Washington Huskie fans were among the loudest complaining that BYU didn't deserve the NC 9 months earlier
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Interesting, I've never seen this quote re: 1984 team
Six Foot Seven
7/7/20 1:13pm
Yep, it was circulated widely at the time. BYU thumped Baylor 47-13.
Indy Coug
7/7/20 1:13pm
IIRC, the audio was even played during a BYU highlight film of the season
Belboz
7/7/20 1:15pm
i went to that game. it was a lot of fun. everyone was doing the wave, reverse wave, double waves, wave using keysetc.
zephyr
7/7/20 1:39pm
That’s because the wave sucks
SJS
7/7/20 1:45pm
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dryflyelk
7/7/20 2:02pm
Having a sponsored "wave" killed it.
Xylene
7/8/20 10:28am
I remember him being interviewed on pregame show he asked "which one of those
relic
7/7/20 3:45pm
Must have been amazing to be alive back then
Backcountry
7/7/20 1:30pm
Teaff and Edwards were very good friends.
KikmCougs
7/7/20 1:56pm
OU /Switzer declined to play BYU in kickoff classic the following season.
towerman
7/7/20 1:59pm
BYU would have crushed OU in 1985 due to OUs defensive issues as you mentioned
1984coug
7/7/20 2:07pm
A few years later, in the early 90's, we did play OK. Everyone said they were
oldrugger
7/7/20 3:45pm
I’m talking specifically 1985
1984coug
7/7/20 5:02pm
Hmmm, OU won national championship that year
zerome4sooners
7/7/20 5:23pm
Had BYU play them first off BYU would win- fully healthy BYU would outscore OU
1984coug
7/7/20 5:27pm
possible, but you’re essentially saying BYU should’ve been nat champs in 1985?
zerome4sooners
7/7/20 7:26pm
I’m not saying BYU would have won, but OU lost by 2 touchdowns at home to Miami.
Cougar Jazz Fan
7/7/20 10:58pm
I was at that game...only game they lost that year
zerome4sooners
7/8/20 4:34am
Umm. We lost to UTEP in '85. 😉
Greg4BYU
7/8/20 11:20am
Kind of irrelevant since Washington beat Oklahoma
Gibbcoug
7/7/20 1:59pm
Never know...Washington gave the hard pass as well...
TrueBlue67
7/7/20 2:24pm
And Washington got thumped by BYU the next year.... neither team was the same
Pretorian
7/7/20 2:35pm
Apologies Pretorian... too busy composing to see that you beat me to it.
Cully
7/7/20 2:44pm
Doesn't mean much - 2 totally different teams
Gibbcoug
7/7/20 5:22pm
Don James ("the Dogfather") and his Washington Huskies visited Provo in 1985
Cully
7/7/20 2:42pm
I think BYU did run up the score because...
run26
7/7/20 4:38pm
My first game in Cougar Stadium, freshman year.
Hank Rearden
7/7/20 7:29pm
Also, the only other ranked PAC10 team was USC, and UW, lost that game.
oldrugger
7/7/20 3:47pm
I remember the quote
Archaea
7/7/20 7:55pm
there was a paper back published by the daily herald on the BYU 84 team
BigYfan
7/7/20 9:31pm
I remember that quote well. It was also the first BYU game I ever attended.
idacoug
7/7/20 10:20pm
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