Playing Hawaii with a Japanese flag helmet less than 50 years later. Too soon?

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Dec 25, 2024
10:30:39am

dave All-American

Playing Hawaii with a Japanese flag helmet less than 50 years later. Too soon?

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dave

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Messages

Author

Time

Helmet Identification (Mystery)

shawnfro DutyNow4Future

Dec 25, 10:11am

I believe we played a game in Japan, and that was a nod to their flag, 1978

Cougblau

Dec 25, 10:15am

You need a superfan badge for that id

JupiterJones

Dec 25, 11:24am

We chose to play in Japan instead of a bowl game that was scheduled on a sunday.

indocoug

Dec 25, 11:46am

Maybe from the time they played in Japan

Ojiisan

Dec 25, 10:16am

RE: Maybe from the time they played in Japan

shawnfro

Dec 25, 11:57am

Pretty sure they played a team from Japan and then UNLV

NorthernCougifornia

Dec 25, 12:25pm

I don't think its a thing. Probably a generic placeholder?

AltTabbins

Dec 25, 10:17am

1989 Hawaii game

STL

Dec 25, 10:20am

Playing Hawaii with a Japanese flag helmet less than 50 years later. Too soon?

dave

Dec 25, 10:30am

Geez. There is trash all over the field.

Dec 25, 11:15am

Typical for a game at Aloha stadium. Seems like there was always blowing trash

STL

Dec 25, 11:32am

Wow… no wonder we never wore those again… we got trashed (besides the actual

TheAirForceCoug

Dec 25, 11:45am

Hawaii always gave us fits in that trash bin.

lightmann

Dec 25, 8:46pm

Detmer just won the Heisman and nobody showed up to play?

Plantagenet

Dec 25, 1:48pm

Some sort of voodoo.

Dec 25, 10:43pm

This was the year before. Hawaii demolished us two years in a row

STL

Dec 25, 11:11pm

So weird. Mostly Ys. Some red dots. So bad. — Horrible game.

Dec 25, 10:43pm

Every helmet had a Y on one side a red dot on the other side

STL

Dec 25, 11:11pm

Link:

Manti

Dec 25, 10:22am

RE: Link:

foofcoug

Dec 25, 10:26am

say no to drugs helmet

JOPE

Dec 25, 10:32am

I wonder if they thought those would be more effective wearing them in Hawaii

thewaterboy

Dec 25, 10:34am

Many BYU fans in Provo had experience with the rising sun in the Pacific...

Plantagenet

Dec 25, 1:53pm

that's not what it said though. Interesting article!

runnincoug

Dec 25, 1:51pm

Belini would probably know.

Plantagenet

Dec 25, 1:54pm

So should the athletic department.

runnincoug

Dec 25, 7:53pm

Player quote within two days of the game >> Athletic department 29 years later

cruoti

7:13am

Cool shirt

Tuskaloosa Cougar

Dec 25, 10:36am

ChatGPT’s answer: In 1989, BYU’s football team wore a red dot sticker on their…

BYU-Laie

Dec 25, 2:56pm

Isn’t he the one that gave up a NFL career to teach seminary?

Dec 25, 8:17pm

No. That was Eli Herring. Not sure Mo was even LDS (no knock on him if he wasn’t

gwalker

Dec 25, 10:35pm

Eli Herring teaches Math, not seminary, though I'm sure he's provided many a

Dec 25, 10:58pm

RE: Isn’t he the one that gave up a NFL career to teach seminary?

shawnfro

Dec 25, 10:36pm

BYU used to have orange in their uniform. I don't remember when or why but it

crack

Dec 25, 9:50pm

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