Cougar Tailgate

Temperatures below freezing, Christmas Carols in the air, kids getting out of school it all means Bowl Season is upon the world of college football. Today to get ready Cole Wissinger and Sydney Carlson talk about the Cougars opponents next week the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors. Also senior safety Austin Lee shares his holiday plans in The Aloha State (they include laser focused preparations for the Hawaii Bowl). But before football takes over again, there's a basketball game to be played today and Paul Grua of the Weber State Athletics Communications Staff educates on the traditions and history of Wildcat sports. Go Cougs!

Football season is over, but the tailgate rolls on. Basketball got going without us, so we'll recap the ups and downs of Cougar hoops so far including, sadly, the most recent game against Utah. Jon Sandler the play-by-play guy for the Runnin' Rebels explains how the Rebs got their nickname, how they shoot off fireworks indoors before basketball games, oh and some game analysis for today as well. Sydney Carlson a newcomer for our show sits down with Alex Barcello a newcomer to BYU Basketball this year to talk about his decision to transfer and other important topics like his favorite Christmas movie and go to pump up jam. Go Cougs!

Football season is over, but the tailgate rolls on. Basketball got going without us, so we'll recap the ups and downs of Cougar hoops so far including, sadly, the most recent game against Utah. Jon Sandler the play-by-play guy for the Runnin' Rebels explains how the Rebs got their nickname, how they shoot off fireworks indoors before basketball games, oh and some game analysis for today as well. Sydney Carlson a newcomer for our show sits down with Alex Barcello a newcomer to BYU Basketball this year to talk about his decision to transfer and other important topics like his favorite Christmas movie and go to pump up jam. Go Cougs!

The Cougars and Aztecs have met a few times over the years of WAC and Mountain West conference play. Jon Schaeffer of AM1360 in San Diego comes on the show to tell us a little about San Diego State football over the years. We also have a conversation about the great future pros that have been Aztecs over the years. The college football regular season is over today, but don't worry Cougar fans. BYU has a bowl game ahead. And an entire basketball season to talk about too. Go Cougs!

The Cougars and Aztecs have met a few times over the years of WAC and Mountain West conference play. Jon Schaeffer of AM1360 in San Diego comes on the show to tell us a little about San Diego State football over the years. We also have a conversation about the great future pros that have been Aztecs over the years. The college football regular season is over today, but don't worry Cougar fans. BYU has a bowl game ahead. And an entire basketball season to talk about too. Go Cougs!

The UMass Minutemen have had a rough year so far, but did you know they are one of the oldest teams in Division 1 FBS College Football? Matt Vautour of masslive.com stops by the Cougar Tail Gate today to tell us about the team he's covered for 20 years, from their FCS Championship years to their recent struggles in Independence. BYU is traveling from Provo to Amherst today which is quite the plane ride especially considering flights to Tampa, Toledo, and Tennessee earlier this year. But that's not the farthest a team has traveled in college football. And we also celebrate our bowl selection to the Hawai'i Bowl with a look back at bowl game history and BYU. Go Cougs!

The UMass Minutemen have had a rough year so far, but did you know they are one of the oldest teams in Division 1 FBS College Football? Matt Vautour of masslive.com stops by the Cougar Tail Gate today to tell us about the team he's covered for 20 years, from their FCS Championship years to their recent struggles in Independence. BYU is traveling from Provo to Amherst today which is quite the plane ride especially considering flights to Tampa, Toledo, and Tennessee earlier this year. But that's not the farthest a team has traveled in college football. And we also celebrate our bowl selection to the Hawai'i Bowl with a look back at bowl game history and BYU. Go Cougs!

Idaho State University is in Pocatello, Idaho and their mascot is the Bengals. Ta da, you've learned something today. We'll get some more details about the squad coming into Provo from a former wide receiver at ISU, Madison Mangum. We'll also learn a little more about one of the longest traditions at BYU, an integral part of the gameday experience, Cosmo the Cougar. Charlie Bird was the man behind the mask for three years and during the time when the nation found out about what a great dancer Cosmo is. Cole chats with Charlie about the secrecy of Cosmo's identity and how often he has to wash the suit. It's after every game. It can smell. Get ready for the game with us. Go Cougs!

Idaho State University is in Pocatello, Idaho and their mascot is the Bengals. Ta da, you've learned something today. We'll get some more details about the squad coming into Provo from a former wide receiver at ISU, Madison Mangum. We'll also learn a little more about one of the longest traditions at BYU, an integral part of the gameday experience, Cosmo the Cougar. Charlie Bird was the man behind the mask for three years and during the time when the nation found out about what a great dancer Cosmo is. Cole chats with Charlie about the secrecy of Cosmo's identity and how often he has to wash the suit. It's after every game. It can smell. Get ready for the game with us. Go Cougs!

BYU football, basketball, soccer, and more are all in action today. Football is riding high after a big rivalry win to take control of the Old Wagon Wheel last week against Utah St. Now the focus is on the Liberty Flames, and their play-by-play man Alan York is here to tell us all about what the university is about and how their football team came to play BYU today. It has been a long journey for the youngest FBS team in the nation. Liberty is a fellow Independent opponent on the schedule and producer Terry comes on the show to chat about our not-really-a-conference conference. And we Talk to the ROC with the current president and vice president of the BYU Student Section. Go Cougs, to all the Cougars in action today.