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Show Orem-Geneva Times Wednesday October,?, 1987, Page IT uougar Lommentary MIKE O'BRIEN It's BYU Homecoming Saturday. And the Cougars are playing the traditionally tough Wyoming Cowboys in what Coach La Veil Edwards Ed-wards is calling the "biggest game of the year." No doubt about it. When the Cowboys whipped Air Force 27-13 in the opener at Laramie, heads snapped in that mild upset, causing some prognosticated to take a closer look at the legitimacy of the Cowboys and their chase for the WAC crown. After drubbing happless and defending WAC champ San Diego State, 52-10, last Saturday at Laramie, the Cougars MUST be ready for a wild bunch of Cowboys to come into Provo to prove themselves. This will be only the second road game for the Cowboys while playing four games at home and sporting a 3-2 record - the same as BYU. The Cowboys have scored a total of 170 points, beating AFA 27-13, Iowa State 34-17 and SDSU 52-10, while losing los-ing at Washington State 43-28 and to Oklahoma State 35-29. On the other hand, the Cougars will be happy to return to their home field to fulfUl the Homecoming theme "There's No Place Like Home." After clobbering Utah State 45-24 MIKE SALIDO last Friday night, the Cougars will play their first "day" game of the season-something Edwards has said is the time when college football should be played. A new attendance record was set at 65,729 against USU, but it could be shattered Saturday when BYU alumni alum-ni and a host of Cowboy fans jam into in-to the stadium. This will be the Cougars first game NOT televised live to fans this season. It will, however, be carried on a delayed basis on KBYU-TV, Channel Chan-nel 11, that evening at 9 p.m. and again on Monday same time. KSL radio will carry the game live. This will be the only time this season that the kickoff will be at 1 : 30 because the remaining home games will be at noon except for the ESPN 5:30 p.m. game against Air Force on Oct. 31. ; The BYU-Wyoming series started in 1922, the first year the Cougars fielded a team. BYU holds a 28-26-2 edge, including five consecutive victories. vic-tories. The Cougars have lost to Wyoming only three times since 1970, the last being 33-20 in 1981. The Cougars have a good tradition tradi-tion going-playing the Cowboys tough under all kinds of conditions. It's likely the Cougars will not be allowed the pleasure of sloppiness and mistakes that have plagued them the: past game or two. You can bet that the Cowboys will be fired up to win the j game. j The Cougars can take the com-; ments of USU players-that BYU is as j tough as Nebraska physically-as' compliments, but that should make the Cougs work all the harder to prove pro-ve themselves against the Cowboys. Against USU, the Cougars had nearly 500 yards total offense (312 passing) with QB Bob Jensen rushing for two IDs and sophomore fullback Mike Salido rushing for 67 yards and two TDs. Fred Whittingham still had painful ribs, so Salido of Union City, ' Calif., stepped in. Junior halfback Mike O'Brien had his best overall game, racking up 150 total yards: 45 on kick returns, 44 on three pass receptions and 51 on 10 carries. The Cowboys may have some worries in their fine passing attack as both injured cornerbacks-Rod Thomas and Rod Rice-are ready to play. However, Kirk Davis, who substituted for Rice for two games, may play his last one Saturday because he has been diagnosed as having Hodgkins disease. Bone marrow mar-row tests have proven negative and he will undergo exploratory surgery next Monday to check the cancer condition. "Kirk is one of the most remarkable persons I have ever met," La Veil said. "His courage, his attitude in the face of adversity, is truly amazing." . The junior from San Jose could well be the catalyst for inspiring the Cougars to "win this one" for Kirk. It's obvious that the Cowboys' offense of-fense is in high gear and their passing pass-ing game is hard to stop. Intensity and the desire to win will make a key difference in this big game. Hopefully, the crowd will help the team fire up and brand the Cowboys with a heavy scratch to win this WAC title game. It's showdown time in Provo. Grand Marshall named for BYU Homecoming Barbara W. Winder, general Relief Society president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, will be the grand marshall leading a contingent of floats, bands, clowns and special groups in the Brigham Young University Homecoming parade this Saturday. Parade cochairman Cecilee Price, a sophomore in physics from Provo, said the parade will begin at 9 a.m. at 700 East Center Street, then go west to University Avenue and north to the Smith Fieldhouse parking park-ing lot. Star basketball player Jeff Chatman will emcee the parade as it passes the reviewing stand. Twenty floats, seven bands, drill teams and clowns from Utah and Wyoming will entertain viewers along the route. Trophies and cash awards will be given to the top bands, while cash awards will be presented to the winning floats competing in three categories. Elder L. Tom Perry, a member of the IDS Church's Council of the Twelve and the executive committee of the BYU Board of Trustees, will also be featured in the parade, along with Elder Russell C. Taylor of the First Quorum of the Seventy and Young Women's President Ardeth C. Kapp. State and local politicians will be special guests in the parade, along with honored BYU alumni and student stu-dent award winners. 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Larsen Gallery, HFAC. Open daily 7 a.m.-10 a.m.-10 p.m. Free. All month: Avard Fairbanks sculpture exhibit, Gallery 303, HFAC. Open weekdays, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., with extended hours Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays, 5-9 p.m. Free. MUSIC Homecoming Choral Concert, Oct. 9-10, 7:30 p.m., de Jong Concert Hall, Harris Fine Arts Center (HFAC). Features top choirs at BYU. Tickets: 378-4777. Homecoming Spectacular, a traditional showcase of campus talent, 8 p.m., Marriott Center, Oct. 9-10. Tickets: 378-5666. Opera, Madame Butterfly, Oct. 30, 31, Nov. 4, 6, 7, 7:30 p.m., de Jong Concert Hall, HFAC. Tickets: 378-7444. University Singers, directed 'by Ron Staheli, Oct. 29, 8 p.m., Coray Auditorium, Maeser Building. Free. Nova Sax Quartet, part of Performing Arts Series, Oct. 30, 7:30 p.m., Madsen Recital Hall, HFAC. Tickets: 378-7444. THEATER Uniforms, an original play directed by Traci Hainsworth, Oct. 8-10 at 7:30 p.m., Margetts Arena Theatre, HFAC. Tickets: 378-7447. Wait Until Dark, directed by Jean Jenkins, Oct. 15-17, 20-24 and 27-31 at 7:30 p.m. with matinee Oct. 26 at 4 p.m., Pardoe Drama Theatre, HFC. Tickets: 378-7447. Outrun the Night, original play directed by Ivan Crosland, Oct. 29-31, 7:30 p.m., Margetts Arena Theatre, HFAC. Tickets: 378-7447. lLJy L |