BYU vs. Idaho: Does this even warrant a game thread?

[Omaha 680]

I can't find one. I can't ever remember being less inerested in a BYU football game. At least against San Jose State and Idaho State there was the novelty of Riley being new as a stater.

Yes, I'll still watch.

[Commando]

Yeaaaah it's gonna be an ass kicking. We'll probably benefit much from 2 weeks of learning how to [step 1] Execute a long snap and [step 2] execute a punt.

[myboynoah]

What's up with naming the town Moscow?

Bunch of Pinkos.

[jay santos]

The only drama is when Heaps gets to play, and whether he'll suck when he goes in again, and whether his guys keep blaming it on the coaches.

[TripletDaddy]

No.

[Pelado]

I can't find one. I can't ever remember being less inerested in a BYU football game. At least against San Jose State and Idaho State there was the novelty of Riley being new as a stater.

Yes, I'll still watch.

There's a great storyline here that most of you seem to be missing:

My alma mater vs. my dad's alma mater.

Fortunately for my dad, he never cheered for Idaho because he hated his time in Moscow (pinko bastards).

[YOhio]

BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Jeff Lebowski]

Another bye week for me as I have a meeting I can't miss (no, not a church meeting).

I gave my tickets to my boys but it was a hard sell.

Me: "Hey, do you want to use the tickets for the BYU football game?"
Son: "Who are they playing?"
Me: "Idaho"
Son: "I thought we already played them."
Me: "No, that was Idaho State."
Son: "What's the difference?"
Me: "Not much, really."
Son: "Are they any good?"
Me: "No, they are terrible."
Son: "OK. I guess I don't have anything else to do."

[Commando]

well... at least Idaho's Division I

[HuskyFreeNorthwest]

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[hostile]

BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[kccougar]

You guys are going about this all wrong. If the matchup on the field doesn't generate any excitement, you have to manufacture it. Pretend you are a sports radio jock.

Idaho Coach Akey insulted the Cougars at WAC media days purposefully refusing to acknowledge BYU as a difficult opponent. He would not consider them on the same tier as A&M or UVA, who they played earlier in the year, and said he doesn't consider them any different from the rest of the WAC teams they play. That's outrageous! Seriously, outrageous!!. If I add a couple more explanation points, I can work myself into quite a lather about this disgusting slight!!!

Anyway, if that isn't enough to pull you away from your nice dry couch to go sit in the rain and snow late at night, this one ought to really get your blood pumping:

Interesting subplot for the game on Saturday. Idaho was the only school (I think) that BYU wouldn't schedule a H-H with during the first 2 years of independence. We were willing to visit all the other WAC teams (even La Tech). But we were not willing to go to Idaho. The reason is simple: Their facility, the Kibbie Dome seats 16,000 people.

Anyway, a former colleague of mine in the local media up there was talking with Idaho Head Coach Robb Akey. Akey was going off about how he thought it was B.S. that BYU wouldn't do a return trip and then when this guy told him that he went to BYU Akey got very upset and said "F____ BYU" and then made an obscene gesture.

Idaho State Vandals

[HuskyFreeNorthwest]

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yeah YOhio really screwed me on that one after I try to be a pal.

It would be awesome to take potatoes to the game and chuck them at Idaho after each score.

[Commando]

Yeah YOhio really screwed me on that one after I try to be a pal.

It would be awesome to take potatoes to the game and chuck them at Idaho after each score.

maybe if it was ISU. Moscow has nothing to do with Idaho's robust potato market. Throw some blow up dolls or drunk WAZZU co-eds?

[lambdacoug]

Yeah YOhio really screwed me on that one after I try to be a pal.

It would be awesome to take potatoes to the game and chuck them at Idaho after each score.

Just make them into tortillas and throw potato tortillas. It's all fun and games until someone gets stitches from a tortilla...