Summarized by Kent Larsen
BYU is as obnoxious as they come
Seattle WA Post-Intelligencer 7Sep99 L3
By Ted Miller: Seattle Post-Intelligencer Reporter
Yes, BYU has a squeaky-clean image and a strict honor code, but
University of Washington football players say that BYU's team needles
and riles opponents as much as any other team. Huskies wide receiver
Dane Looker says, "They're not very reserved. They talk as much as
anybody." Tailback Willie Hurst agrees, "I was thinking, 'These guys
aren't supposed to be like this.' They surprised me. They talk a lot."
Post-Intelligencer reporter Ted Miller polled many Huskies players ahead
of BYU's game against the Huskies this week, and nearly every player he
talked to said that BYU trash-talked as much as any team, and sometimes
went beyond trash-talking. Linebacker Lester Towns says they got
personal and offensive. "They called us a lot of names. It got pretty
bad, especially if you were a black player."But Towns doesn't think that
BYU players were necessarily racist, "I think it was a mind game," he
said. "I don't know if they really feel that way or if they were trying
to get us out of our game. Some guys came back to the huddle pretty
upset."
Through a BYU Spokesperson, BYU coach LaVell Edwards called the
accusations ridiculous and refused further comment.
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