Garden Girl 5,388 Posted September 7 Share Posted September 7 (edited) Those who know me know what a BYU sports fan I am... so imagine my surprise and delight to find that this evening at 5:00 PM PDT the BYU Cougars will face off against Navy in our first football game of the season... Zack Wilson will be our quarterback, and the game will be broadcast nationally on ESPN... seems strange not to see any fans in the stands... Go Cougs!! from the beach on a lovely fall evening... GG Edited September 8 by Garden Girl 1 Link to post
strappinglad 3,403 Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 Are they doing " touch " football ? 😄 Link to post
Garden Girl 5,388 Posted September 8 Author Share Posted September 8 (edited) 2 hours ago, strappinglad said: Are they doing " touch " football ? 😄 It's 2nd quarter and BYU leads 21 - 0!! I hope they can hold on and win this opener... We look pretty good so far... most sideline people are wearing masks. GG edit to add: It's the 3rd quarter and BYU leads 45 - 0... Edited September 8 by Garden Girl 1 Link to post
bluebell 26,515 Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 I’m glad they are still doing it! 1 Link to post
Garden Girl 5,388 Posted September 8 Author Share Posted September 8 (edited) 4th Quarter.... BYU leads 55 - 3... GG Edited September 8 by Garden Girl Link to post
InCognitus 1,026 Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 6 minutes ago, Garden Girl said: 4th Quarter.... BYU leads 55 - 3... GG Is Navy practicing social distancing? They do know that they need to make contact to tackle a player from the opposing team, right? 1 Link to post
Calm 38,950 Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 (edited) 18 minutes ago, InCognitus said: Is Navy practicing social distancing? They do know that they need to make contact to tackle a player from the opposing team, right? They apparently didn’t get a chance to practice with all the equipment on, so weren’t really prepared. Not their fault. (I walked through the room just as the commentators were talking about Navy bring demoralized and my husband explained why). Edited September 8 by Calm Link to post
rodheadlee 2,635 Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 Were there spectators at the game? Link to post
Calm 38,950 Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 Nope. My husband described it as the seats were full of nothing. 2 Link to post
JamesBYoung 151 Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 Boring game. But a Utah team won, so OK. Link to post
Kenngo1969 7,232 Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 1 hour ago, JamesBYoung said: Boring game. But a Utah team won, so OK. So, with a full slate of college football on the schedule, what game did you watch? Oh. Wait. Sorry. My bad! Link to post
JamesBYoung 151 Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 SMU, HBU, and SFA, the best I could with internet. And Army, of course. Link to post
Kenngo1969 7,232 Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 1 hour ago, JamesBYoung said: SMU, HBU, and SFA, the best I could with internet. And Army, of course. Huh. That's interesting. I suppose I didn't realize how "full" the schedule actually was last night. More power to you. 1 Link to post
let’s roll 673 Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 Well that result is likely to make Tom Holmoe’s job to fill out the schedule more difficult. Well done Cougars. 🏈 Beat Army and make your claim on the Commander-in-Chief trophy. 😀 2 Link to post
Kenngo1969 7,232 Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 27 minutes ago, let’s roll said: Well that result is likely to make Tom Holmoe’s job to fill out the schedule more difficult. Well done Cougars. 🏈 Beat Army and make your claim on the Commander-in-Chief trophy. 😀 In order to do that, they'd have to beat Air Force, too, wouldn't they? Not on the schedule! 1 Link to post
Bill “Papa” Lee 3,749 Posted September 9 Share Posted September 9 On 9/7/2020 at 7:51 PM, Garden Girl said: Those who know me know what a BYU sports fan I am... so imagine my surprise and delight to find that this evening at 5:00 PM PDT the BYU Cougars will face off against Navy in our first football game of the season... Zack Wilson will be our quarterback, and the game will be broadcast nationally on ESPN... seems strange not to see any fans in the stands... Go Cougs!! from the beach on a lovely fall evening... GG Will BYU be having school, and will students be able to attend the games? Link to post
Garden Girl 5,388 Posted September 9 Author Share Posted September 9 2 hours ago, Bill “Papa” Lee said: Will BYU be having school, and will students be able to attend the games? I don't know.... GG Link to post
Calm 38,950 Posted September 9 Share Posted September 9 (edited) Having in person classes; https://www.byu.edu/coronavirus/ Events and Activities depend on Utah’s guidelines. So probably no spectators at this time as participants likely max out gathering numbers https://www.byu.edu/coronavirus/activities-and-events Edited September 9 by Calm 2 Link to post
Calm 38,950 Posted September 9 Share Posted September 9 An article that critiques some of the Covid impact: https://kentuckysportsradio.com/football-2/four-things-we-learned-about-covid-college-football-from-byu-navy/ Link to post
Calm 38,950 Posted September 9 Share Posted September 9 https://www.deseret.com/sports/2020/9/7/21426848/byu-football-wears-t-shirts-with-love-one-another-we-are-one-slogans-to-season-opener-against-navy Link to post
InCognitus 1,026 Posted September 9 Share Posted September 9 The face mask penalty could take on quite a different meaning in this era of football. 4 Link to post
Bill “Papa” Lee 3,749 Posted September 9 Share Posted September 9 14 hours ago, Garden Girl said: I don't know.... GG Although not college, I ask because my grandchildren started back to school, only for it to stop within a couple of weeks. Now they attend school two days a week only. Even the two days a week is now in jeopardy, for a number of reasons. I am wondering if the same thing might happen with sports, start up and then shut down after only a game or two. We are living in a very odd year, something I fear (I say “I fear” as a turn of phrase, as I do not) that this year, may continue on into the next. If school is in constant fear of closing down due to “social distancing”, and the spread of COVID-19, sports (well most) have no ability to conform to “social distancing”. I wonder for the sake of the “student athlete”, those who depend on their scholarships, and what might happen with, start up’s and then sudden closures? This is a truly perplexing year, which I thing will soon come to be known as “The Lost Year”. Link to post
Kenngo1969 7,232 Posted September 27 Share Posted September 27 No update, Garden Girl? BYU Cougars 48, Troy Trojans 7! I dunno, though! The Cougs are slippin'! They beat the Midshipmen 55-3! 1 Link to post
Kenngo1969 7,232 Posted October 3 Share Posted October 3 (edited) BYU v. Louisiana Tech is on SPIN-2 (aka ESPN-2; sorry! I can't help myself ...) BYU started off well offensively, but just gave up a touchdown defensively! Grrr! C'mon, Cougs!!! Uhh, that means it's 7-7. Edited October 3 by Kenngo1969 Link to post
Kenngo1969 7,232 Posted October 3 Share Posted October 3 (edited) Zac Wilson to Tight End Carter Wheat for the touchdown! 14-7, Cougs!!! The Cougs' defense held, and they've got the ball back! Louisiana Tech had the Cougs where they wanted 'em, but Carter Wheat with the 2nd effort got the 1st down! 23 yards to Gunnar Romney for the TD!!!!! (They reviewed it and nullified the touchdown! ) Edited October 3 by Kenngo1969 1 Link to post
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