Cougar Corner Blog: August 2009

Cougar Corner Blog

Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Big Blue Bash

This post is all about BYU Football and Cougar greats, past and present. If you’re not a Cougar fan, there is no need to read any further! But if you are, you are in store for a great treat.

Every year (for the past 4 years) 2 weeks before the season begins the SLC chapter of the Cougar Club puts on a big event called the Big Blue Bash. It is an awesome event. They have light refreshments and invite past and current Cougars to sign autographs and speak. Sara and I have gone for the last 3 years and talked to such greats as: Bryan Kehl, Eric Drage, Coach Lamb, Max Hall, Austin Collie, Reno Mahe, and many more. This year they had Scott Johnson, Andrew George, Coach Anae, and Ty Detmer.

For those of you who have read my personal history, you know that my surgeries and difficulties were during the days that Ty Detmer played, and the team made such a fantastic effort to reach out to me and make me feel a part of them. I will never forget it. As such, Ty Detmer has become something of a hero/icon to me, and it was a special treat to meet him again and talk to him, even just a little bit, about those days.

The guys had some great thing to talk about this time, and we really enjoyed our time there. Without further ado then, here is the media…

The Big Blue Bash, put on by the SLC Cougar Club

Andrew George #88 signing autographs, he was tied for 2nd on the team in touchdowns last year with 6

Ty Detmer signing autographs

Me, Sara, Ty

Me, Scott Johnson, Sara

Sara gets scolded by Coach Anae for audibling out of a running play

This is the new shirt I got for the event, I think it’s wicked awesome!

They usually have items that you can bid on while you’re there, for example this poster was autographed by Michael Reed, Bryan Kehl, David Nixon, and Sete Aulai. Sara had to have it, and we got it really cheap!

If you’ve never gone before, I urge you to go! To give you a little taste of what it’s like I have a few video clips from the speakers…