I’m not sure why, but I got tears in my eyes from reading that article. And I

Oct 18, 2024
4:48:33pm

TriForce Redshirt Freshman

wasn’t even alive then to experience all the emotions. I was born three days after the 1984 holiday bowl.

I’ll say this though, can you feel the magic in the air? Something special is happening. And I’m here for it this time!!

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TriForce

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Extremely well-written ESPN article comparing 1984 and 2024 BYU

Trackster

Oct 18, 6:54am

Fantastic article.

kccougar

Oct 18, 7:28am

Finally… I’ve been waiting for that article for 40 years

PortlandCoug

Oct 18, 7:38am

great article! Hard to imagine how incredible it would be to repeat the feat, 40

BlueTooth

Oct 18, 7:50am

Connelly is probably the best guy ESPN has now

Gustav

Oct 18, 8:07am

Brought back so many memories. It was so fun listening every Sunday morning to

SJBLUE

Oct 18, 8:19am

The Barry Switzer sewage treatment plant in Midvale😅.

Trackster

Oct 18, 8:23am

I did a little googling to confirm. See here...

kccougar

Oct 18, 8:27am

All of Salt Lake County's mayors voted for that? I'm not sure you'd even get all

Schultz is back

Oct 18, 8:37am

The years between 1978 and 1992 are why ute fans hate BYU so much to this day

Knight-who-says-ni

Oct 18, 8:55am

That's even better. Not the sewage treatment plant, but the sewage lagoon...

Hoosier Cougar

Oct 18, 9:03am

The mayor who proposed it, Dennis Randall, taught gov classes at Alta

Stan Podolak

Oct 18, 1:15pm

where is it??? i hope theres still signage up

CrashMcLarson

Oct 18, 9:44am

Very good article.

Benfica1

Oct 18, 9:01am

Enjoyed it very much. Thank you

Cougarpride

Oct 18, 9:35am

I'm tearing up here! Best read in 40 years!

KikmCougs

Oct 18, 10:38am

Every 40 years. Can't wait til 2064!

Eggguy

Oct 18, 10:58am

I was at Officer Basic Course Lawton Oklahoma in 1984 I put a huge sign in my

Huck

Oct 18, 10:59am

This might be the best ESPN article ever written.

ninja math

Oct 18, 11:26am

That’s honestly one of the best sports pieces I’ve ever read.

NonmormonYfan89

Oct 18, 12:03pm

I was a missionary in the south in 1984. Got a lot of discussions as a result of BYU football.

Knight-who-says-ni

Oct 18, 12:11pm

Moses wandered in the desert for 40 years. This could mean something...

JupiterJones

Oct 18, 12:23pm

Last line of the article, 1984, last time Vanderbilt beat Alabama, until 2024.

rmsenior

Oct 18, 12:29pm

Still waiting for the 30 for 30 on 1984 team

zerome4sooners

Oct 18, 1:35pm

The night before that Holiday Bowl with Michigan I was sitting in my Campus Plaza apartment

Mozey

Oct 18, 2:02pm

I was 9 years old and my Dad purchased season tickets for the first time in 1984

Trackster

Oct 18, 2:32pm

oh wow, that's a fantastic story! I was only 14 but I wanted to go so bad...

BlueTooth

Oct 18, 3:17pm

I’m not sure why, but I got tears in my eyes from reading that article. And I

TriForce

Oct 18, 4:48pm

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