From: "CougarFan.com" Subject: News Recap (8/9/2000) Date: 09 Aug 2000 12:12:13 -0600 CougarFan Insider http://cougarfan.com News Recap (8/9/2000) Selected articles included here. See all the latest news at: http://CougarFan.com =================================== Sign Up for a BYUFans Email Account! (CougarFan.com) =================================== See: http://www.byufans.com As part of our efforts to serve you, we at CougarFan.com have introduced a free, permanent web-based email service for anybody who wants to show their loyalty to BYU. Take a minute to sign up for this service at the above address and you can show off your true blue colors. Your address will be easy to remember (username@byufans.com), easy to access (right on the main CougarFan.com page), and easy to use. Sign up today! =================================== New BYU Guys Backed into a Corner (Deseret News) =================================== See: http://www.desnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,185008479,00.html? "Danny Phillips, who arrived at BYU just last week, couldn't have hand-picked a tougher opponent for his first NCAA football game. Come to think of it, he couldn't have selected a bigger stage on which to play his first NCAA football game. Ready or not, the 6-foot-1, 190-pound transfer from Cerritos Junior College in California will start at cornerback for the Cougars against No. 2-ranked, defending national champion Florida State in the 2000 Pigskin Classic, to be seen on national television." =================================== Turn Up the Heat: Cougars Try to Work Out Cramps (Provo Daily Herald) =================================== See: http://www.daily-herald.com/dh/dhtoday.nsf/AllStories/C38E13FF275948B6872569360020063A As hot as temperatures have soared during the BYU football team's first practices, it's nothing compared to the humidity and heat the Cougars are in for in Jacksonville, FL, for their opener against Florida State. So, Cougar support personnel are already preparing for heat-related disasters with players. However, like the Cougars found out at Alabama two seasons ago, heat can cause all kinds of problems, even if precautionary steps are taken. Thus, in addition to taking on two physicians well-practiced in the art of giving IVs, BYU's training staff has purchased eight Cool Zone units. These are giant fans hooked to a water pump that can shoot air and mist as far as 30 feet. They will be used on the Cougar sidelines in the Gator Bowl for the Pigskin Classic on August 26. The Cougars have also made arrangements for evaporative swamp coolers, rented from the Jacksonville Jaguars of the NFL. =================================== BYU's Winning Margin (Deseret News) =================================== See: http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,185007338,00.html? Two of BYU wide receiver Margin Hooks' favorite pastimes are (a) catching the football and (b) talking. Not necessarily in that order. During Mountain West Conference media day in Las Vegas last week, Hooks was in rare form, freely voicing his opinions and thoughts on a host of subjects, ranging from misperceptions about his hometown of Waco, Texas; to how journalists should do their jobs (he plans to graduate in broadcast journalism in December); to how he calls his coach, the legendary LaVell Edwards, "L-dog." Through it all, Hooks has quietly proven to be one of the best pass-catchers in school history. Only 943 yards stand between him and the all-time BYU receiving record. Question is, can the Cougars' inexperienced quarterbacks get the ball to him and the other talented wideouts? "All they have to do is throw the ball up there," he said, "and give us a chance. We'll catch it." =================================== Staley Shows Off His Speed (Provo Daily Herald) =================================== See: http://www.daily-herald.com/Dh/dhtoday.nsf/Sports/033ABCD3D7D79F7D87256934001B5C2A Luke Staley says he's 100 percent. Ready as a spanking new battery. And to prove it, one week before BYU's football team kicked off fall camp the sophomore running back ripped off a 4.4 time in the 40-yard dash. "He was explosive," strength and conditioning coach Chuck Stiggins said. "It was like he was shot out of a cannon." Stiggins is definitely impressed with the conditioning efforts the team members put in during the summer. "We've had guys work their tails off in the weight room and it shows," Stiggins said. "Our offensive linemen look like tight ends. We've had some guys post some outstanding marks." The article lists some of the high marks posted by players in the weight room. =================================== Rigell Happy to Be Back in the Fold (Deseret News) =================================== See: http://www.desnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,185008224,00.html? When BYU opened the 1999 season at home on ESPN against Washington, Mike Rigell sat in front of a television and agonized. "It was hard to watch," Rigell remembered. "I wanted to be out there." Rigell scored five touchdowns for the Cougars in 1998, but after the season, he transferred to Montana, along with quarterback Drew Miller. In the summer, he changed addresses again, departing Missoula, Mont., for Foothill Junior College, where he played last season. He declines to discuss why he left BYU in the first place. "It's all in the past," he said. "It's over with. I'm ready to play." Rigell's return to the team was made easier by the acceptance of his coaches. "There was no question in our mind we wanted him back," said coach LaVell Edwards. "He's an exciting player and will help us on special teams and with his receiving abilities. He's fit right in." =================================== A Bite, A Bike Crash, and a QB Hunt (Standard-Examiner) =================================== See: http://www1.standard.net/stories/byu/08-2000/FTP0114@byu@06byu@Ogden.asp Robbie Bosco had a horrible run of bad luck this summer. First, the BYU quarterbacks coach was hospitalized for two days in June after being bitten by a black widow spider. Then last month, he dislocated a shoulder in a mountain bike crash. "It can't get worse," he said Saturday at BYU's media day. Don't look now, but Bosco still needs to groom a quarterback in time for BYU's Aug. 26 opener against No. 2 Florida State in the Pigskin Classic. Bosco is considering rotating quarterbacks, which would be a departure from tradition at BYU. Before this year, I was always against it," Bosco said. "Now, I've got different thoughts. I think we can find two guys who together could get the job done, but nothing's been decided." =================================== Edwards, Bowden Trade Jabs (Provo Daily Herald) =================================== See: http://www.daily-herald.com/dh/Dhtoday.nsf/Sports/7D9FBCEA0726018887256930001EAF13 Speaking during a teleconference Wednesday to discuss the 11th annual Pigskin Classic, Florida State's Bobby Bowden said BYU coach LaVell Edwards originally wanted to play the game in Provo. "I said that was too big of an advantage," said Bowden, entering his 25th year at Florida State and 35th overall. "So I said, 'I'll meet you halfway.' I proposed Jacksonville, and he fell for it." "I'd like to propose to Bobby that we go and play an 18-hole golf match and count that as the game," Edwards said. "After looking at film of his team and watching his swing, I think I'd have a better chance at (golf)." The two legendary coaches did get more serious as the press conference went on. "It's a heckuva matchup," Bowden said. "Anytime you put BYU and Florida State together, it's almost like Florida State and Florida. "You've got wide-open offenses that people like to watch. I'll tell you what, we'll open the pro season a week early." =================================== Other Articles featured at CougarFan.com =================================== See: http://CougarFan.com * BYU Football Practice Report: Aug. 8 (BYUCougars.com) * Utah College Coaches Agree It's Time for Football (Deseret News) * Edwards Hypes Seminoles; No Word on Cougar QBs (Salt Lake Tribune) * 2 of 3 JC Newcomers Join Cougar Practice Sessions (Provo Daily Herald) * UW Linebacker Transferring to BYU (Seattle Post-Intelligencer) ==================================================================== Copyright 1999, CougarFan.com *** Tell your friends to sign up! *** To subscribe to or unsubscribe from CougarFan Insider, go to http://www.CougarFan.com/insider or send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "subscribe byuinsider-text" OR "unsubscribe byuinsider-text" in the body of the message. ==================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: CougarFan Insider Subject: Get Interactive! 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Go to: http://www.ldsteach.com/r/jumpto.cgi?books ======================================= Lavell Announces Retirement at Season's End ======================================= LaVell Edwards, the seventh-winningest coach in the history of college football and the man many consider to be the father of the modern-day passing game, announced Thursday that he will retire as Brigham Young University's head coach at the conclusion of the 2000 season. Below are just a sampling of the numerous articles being written about Coach Edwards. * Video of Retirement Press Conference (BYU NewsNet) http://newsnet.byu.edu/noframes/audiovideo.cfm * Next Cougar Coach Likely to Have BYU Ties (ESPN.com) http://espn.go.com/ncf/s/2000/0817/690285.html * Some Coaches Just Win; LaVell Changed the Game. (CBS Sportsline) http://cbs.sportsline.com/u/ce/multi/0,1329,2675807_56,00.html * Farewell Surprises Players (Provo Daily Herald) http://www.daily-herald.com/Dh/dhtoday.nsf/Sports/047DA5EE2498AAAB8725693F001CFAEE * Peers Rank Edwards Among Best (Provo Daily Herald) http://www.daily-herald.com/Dh/dhtoday.nsf/Sports/A0584BE9DB964CB88725693F001CF91C * 'LaVell Edwards Stadium' Has a Nice Ring to It (Salt Lake Tribune) http://www.sltrib.com/2000/aug/08182000/sports/13623.htm * McBride: Rivalry 'Won't Be the Same' (Salt Lake Tribune) http://www.sltrib.com/2000/aug/08182000/sports/13622.htm ======================================= Offense, Defense Break Even at Scrimmage (Orem Daily Journal) ======================================= See: http://www.ucjournal.com/StoryLink.php3?id=1494630&c=1130302&s=8 "One question was answered at Thursday's scrimmage at Cougar Stadium, and for once it didn't have to do with the quarterback controversy. "Running back Luke Staley is ready to go." ======================================= Pick BYU Football Scores and Win FREE Stuff! (CougarFan.com) ======================================= See: http://cougarfan.com/interactive/ CougarFan.com presents the Fanzz Football Challenge Pick'em game where you can predict BYU football games, show your friends you know more than they do, and win new BYU gear! Thanks to FANZZ for sponsoring the Football Challenge. Click on the above link to play the game. ======================================= The Worst Yet To Come for Detmer (Akron Beacon Journal) ======================================= See: http://www.ohio.com/bj/sports/browns/docs/021546.htm A writer in Cleveland explains in this article about how painful an injury to the Achilles tendon is and how difficult the recovery process is. "Detmer will be in shock after surgery, which the Browns backup quarterback had yesterday at Cleveland Clinic. He won't really understand until today, when the painkillers start to wear off and the reality of the next three months starts to sink in. It means pain, your leg feeling as if it's about to explode when you keep it lowered and the blood flow is messed up." ======================================= Former Coug Dabney May Start at Sam Houston State (CougarFan.com) ======================================= See: http://cougarfan.com/teams/football/news/2000/08-17.html What ever happened to Jaron Dabney, the 1997 WAC Freshman of the Year, that was expelled from BYU because of Honor Code violations? He has transferred closer to his Sealy, Texas home to a small school in Huntsville, Texas called Sam Houston State University. On Sunday, Dabney all off a sudden became the starting tailback for the Sam Houston State Bearkats. Joe Rauls, the first team running back, tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee and may have ended his season. The Huntsville Item reports that the starting job "will likely fall to junior Jaron Dabney, a transfer from Brigham Young." ======================================= Men's Basketball Announces 2000-2001 Schedule (BYUCougars.com) ======================================= See: http://cougarfan.com/teams/basketball_m/ After its most successful season in five years, BYU’s men’s basketball program returns to the national spotlight with a schedule that includes five ESPN national or regional telecasts and an appearance in the Pearl Harbor Invitational. Click on the above link for the full schedule. ======================================= Other Articles featured at CougarFan.com ======================================= See: http://CougarFan.com * Flashback: Detmer Wins the Heisman (Sports Illustrated) * Fans Must Ante Up for Top-flight Teams (Provo Daily Herald) * Staley Brothers Build Bond At BYU (Salt Lake Tribune) * Women Favored to Repeat As MWC Champion in Soccer (Mountain West Conference) * Reviving the Hawaiian Pipeline (Provo Daily Herald) ==================================================================== Copyright 1999, CougarFan.com *** Tell your friends to sign up! *** To subscribe to or unsubscribe from CougarFan Insider, go to http://www.CougarFan.com/insider or send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "subscribe byuinsider-text" OR "unsubscribe byuinsider-text" in the body of the message. ==================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: CougarFan Insider Subject: Post-game: FSU 29, BYU 3 Date: 28 Aug 2000 12:57:22 -0600 CougarFan Insider http://cougarfan.com Florida State 29, BYU 3 =============================== Game Recap =============================== Florida State scored 15 points in the first 12 1/2 minutes, held BYU without a touchdown and cruised to its 13th straight victory, the longest current winning streak in Division I-A. However, the Seminoles also went scoreless for nearly the entire second half, showed flaws in their kicking game and looked very little like the explosive squad that roared to the 1999 title. Atrews Bell, one of five FSU players from Jacksonville, caught a three-yard touchdown pass from Chris Weinke to make it 13-0 late in the first quarter. He added a six-yard TD run on an end around early in the second period to give the Seminoles total control. A junior who caught just 14 passes for 202 yards last season, Bell is being counted on to pick up the slack for the departed Peter Warrick, who was among college football's best players last year. Bell caught four passes for 37 yards and was one of eight receivers used by Weinke, who threw for 318 yards with career highs of 32 completions and 50 attempts. The 28-year-old improved to 22-1 as a starter. With a new quarterback in redshirt freshman Bret Engemann, the Cougars looked disoriented and were held scoreless late into the third quarter, putting their streak of 313 games with points in jeopardy. Owen Pochman's 42-yard field goal with 2:19 left in the period kept alive the streak but BYU has been held without a touchdown in its last two games. The Cougars suffered a 21-3 loss to Marshall in the 1999 Motor City Bowl. The game featured a matchup of long-time coaches Bobby Bowden of Florida State and LaVell Edwards of BYU. Bowden improved to 305-85-4, nine behind Amos Alonzo Stagg for fourth on the all-time list. Edwards, who announced last week that his 29th season would be his last, fell to 251-96-3. Engemann was 12-of-28 for 139 yards, two interceptions and three sacks. He split time with junior Charlie Peterson was 6-of-18 for 88 yards, one interception and two sacks. The Cougars also were held to minus-2 yards rushing. BYU went three-and-out after the opening kickoff and Weinke engineered a seven-play, 46-yard drive that he capped with a 19-yard TD pass to Jevon Walker, who caught eight passes for 70 yards. Weinke scrambled right and off his back foot flung a pass to the back of the end zone to a wide-open Walker. =============================== Box Score =============================== 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total BYU 0 0 3 0 3 FSU 15 7 0 7 29 1st Quarter: FSU - TD, Walker 19 yd pass from Weinke (PAT failed), 2:47 FSU - TD, Bell 3 yd pass from Weinke (Munyon kick), 11:59 FSU - Safety, 12:18 2nd Quarter: FSU - TD, Bell 6 yd run (Munyon kick), 2:34 3rd Quarter: BYU - FG, Pochman 42 yd, 12:41 4th Quarter: FSU - TD, Minor 5 yd run (Munyon kick), 13:49 =============================== Statistics =============================== BYU FSU First downs 18 25 Rushes-yards 24-(-2) 36-57 Passing yards 227 318 Passes 18-46-3 32-51-0 Punts 8-33.6 8-38.8 Fumbles-lost 3-1 0-0 Penalties-yards 10-90 11-93 Time of Possession 28:54 31:06 -- PASSING -- Note: An online pass efficiency calculator can be found at: http://www.CougarFan.com/teams/football/ BYU - Engemann 12-28, 139 yds, 2 int, 0 TDs = 70.3 pass efficiency Peterson 6-18, 88 yds, 1 int, 0 TDs = 63.3 pass efficiency FSU - Weinke 32-50, 318 yds, 0 int, 2 TDs = 130.6 pass efficiency -- RUSHING -- BYU - K Sitake 5-20, Mcdonald 3-16, Whalen 3-10, N Stearns 2-minus 1, Lee 1-minus 1, L Staley 1-minus 1, Team 1-minus 6, C Peterson 4-minus 9, Engemann 4-minus 30 FSU - T Minor 16-37, Mccray 5-25, Chaney 5-12, Bell 1-6, Ford 1-minus 3, Gardner 1-minus 5, Weinke 7-minus 15. -- RECEIVING -- BYU - Hooks 4-66, Ofahengaue 3-75, Pittman 3-37, N Stearns 2-24, L Staley 2-6, Horton 1-11, K Sitake 1-5, Mcdonald 1-3, Rigell 1-0. FSU - M Minnis 9-137, J Walker 8-70, Bell 4-37, A Boldin 4-32, Morgan 3-28, T Minor 2-minus 15, Sprague 1-17, Gardner 1-12 =============================== Other Scores of Interest =============================== Texas Tech 24, New Mexico 3 =============================== Mountain West Conference Standings =============================== Conference Overall W L W L San Diego State 0 0 0 0 Colorado State 0 0 0 0 Utah 0 0 0 0 Wyoming 0 0 0 0 UNLV 0 0 0 0 Air Force 0 0 0 0 New Mexico 0 0 0 1 Brigham Young 0 0 0 1 =============================== Looking Ahead =============================== Next Game: @ Virginia, Saturday, Sep 2, 1:30p MDT ==================================================================== Copyright 1999, CougarFan.com *** Tell your friends to sign up! *** To subscribe to or unsubscribe from CougarFan Insider, go to http://www.CougarFan.com/insider or send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "subscribe byuinsider-text" OR "unsubscribe byuinsider-text" in the body of the message. ==================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: CougarFan Insider Subject: Listen to/Participate in Virginia Radio Date: 29 Aug 2000 09:26:22 -0600 CougarFan Insider http://cougarfan.com ======================== Listen to/Participate in Virginia Radio (CougarFan.com) ======================== See: http://cougarfan.com/interactive/board/b.asp?m=216 Today at 4:05-5:00pm MDT, Chris Kelly, co-owner of CougarFan.com, will be the guest on CavTalk, a radio show about Virginia football. You can also participate! Call 1-877-994-4950 to comment about the BYU-Virginia game on the radio. The radio show will air on WXGI Radio in Virginia. You can listen via the Internet at: http://www.inter-tainment.com/radio/asx/wxgi.asx You will need Windows Media Player to listen. You can download the software at: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/en/download/default.asp We hope to hear from you! John Ahlander Co-owner, CougarFan.com ==================================================================== Copyright 1999, CougarFan.com *** Tell your friends to sign up! *** To subscribe to or unsubscribe from CougarFan Insider, go to http://www.CougarFan.com/insider or send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "subscribe byuinsider-text" OR "unsubscribe byuinsider-text" in the body of the message. ====================================================================