BYU Video Honoring Football Adversary Air Force

This video was played at the 7:00 minute mark before kick off on Saturday, November 21, 2009, at the Air Force-BYU football game at Lavell Edwards Stadium. It was shown right before the BYU football team intro video and on the BYU website the week leading up to the game. Pretty classy on the part of BYU. Let us know what you think.

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• Air Force
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[JeepMaker77]

Very classy. Maybe they got the idea from Ohio State. OSU played Navy the first game of the year in 09 and asked that the midshipmen run out of the tunnel alongside the buckeyes before the goame to the roar of 105,000.

[bchapmanbyu]

This game was actually played in 2007, so I'm not sure who started the tradition.

[stbeeman]

Outstanding sportsmanship by BYU. This AF vet thanks the University, it's staff, and those students who participates that day...

[BsblPlayr5]

I just became a BYU fan, Class act!

[LarryRickenbacker]

Big AFA football fan here. Since BYU's having difficulty moving the ball these days, it'd great to see them convert to the Triple Option. The old Houston Veer utilized two RBs, as opposed to three. During the Edwards era, BYU had split backs, just like Bill Yeoman employed at Houston back in the 70s. Just a thought..

[shoobdoob123]

as an air force academy cadet... thank you very much

its a shame we wont be playing you anymore

[c13seis]

@bchapmanbyu This video was shown at the 2009 football game late in the year between AF and BYU at BYU. The cadets were watching the game live in the fieldhouse and shown the video.

[FabulousKTK]

i think this is very honorable and classy. wonderful way to honor the people who serve our country and help maintain our freedom. im proud to be a cougar but even more proud to be an american.

[crappydentist]

@dough537

It happened...I was there.

[bajablastin]

My two absolute favorite teams! God Bless the US Air Force, as well as other branches of the Military! :) Go Falcons!!! Go Cougars!!!

[RBristolCO]

This is about the classiest thing I have EVER seen. Thank you BYU fans for supporting our cadets.

[phdweller]

This still makes me cry. I'm so proud of our military, and of the people that showed such great respect for them in this way.

[nagen38]

While it may have happened in 07, this video was indeed played last year when USAFA went to BYU in November (I was watching it on MWC's channel "The Mountain"). The Superintendant was so thrilled by the tribute, and the fans cheering response, that the following week he played it for the whole cadet wing (at Monday's noon meal if memory serves). My info is that Ohio state did this first when they played navy that year, and invited the other teams they to borrow the idea, but so far only BYU has.

[Eirik36]

very classy, go Falcons!