Table of Contents
Foreword Ty Detmer xi
Introduction xv
1 LaVell Edwards 1
2 1984 National Championship 6
3 Ty Detmer Wins the Heisman Trophy 10
4 Kalani Sitake 13
5 The Miracle Bowl 16
6 Steve Young 19
7 The Feel of Cotton 21
8 Danny Ainge 25
9 Jim McMahon 28
10 Dethroning No. 1 Miami 31
11 Beating Michigan for the National Championship 35
12 Jimmer Fredette 39
13 Answered Prayer 42
14 BYU's Declaration of Independence 46
15 The Hawaiian Leap 49
16 Tom Holmoe 52
17 Stan Watts 54
18 Ty Detmer 57
19 La Vell's Quips 60
20 Missionary Program 63
21 Ezekiel "Ziggy" Ansah 66
22 Shawn Bradley 69
23 Attend a BYU-Utah Football Came 73
24 Polynesian Pipeline 76
25 Jamaal Williams 80
26 Watch a Game at La Veil Edwards Stadium 83
27 1981: Elite Eight 87
28 Upset at Jerry World 90
29 Eat a Cougar Tail 93
30 The Start of a Perfect Season 95
31 LaVell's Last Miracle 98
32 Gordon Hudson 100
33 Hike Y Mountain 102
34 Missouri's Misery 105
35 Jimmer Breaks Scoring Record 107
36 John Beck 110
37 Watch a Game at the Marriott Center 112
38 The Pitch 115
39 1965: Triumph Amid Tragedy 117
40 The Quarterback Factory 119
41 Kresimir Cosic 123
42 Gifford Nielsen 125
43 Sit with the ROC 128
44 Messin' with Texas 130
45 Sunday Play and "the BYU Rule" 132
46 1996 WAC Championship 135
47 Attend a Fireside 137
48 Shaking Down the Thunder at Notre Dame 140
49 Robbie Bosco 142
50 1951 and 1966 NIT Championships 145
51 Wrecking Texas A&M 148
52 Dennis Pitta 150
53 Visit Legacy Hall 155
54 Rob Morris 157
55 Eldon Fortie 159
56 1974: A Season on the Brink 161
57 Paddling the Ducks 163
58 Dave Rose 165
59 Steve Sarkisian 169
60 BYU and Conference Expansion 172
61 Kyle Van Noy 175
62 Austin Collie 178
63 Tyler Haws 181
64 Mangum-Mathews Miracle at Memorial 185
65 Luke Staley 187
66 Hang Out with Cosmo the Cougar 191
67 Honor Before Championships 194
68 Marc Wilson 196
69 The Protest Years 201
70 Foutth-and-18 203
71 Listen to Tom Holmoe at Education Week 206
72 Cody Hoffman 207
73 Homes Away from Home: Las Vegas and San Diego 211
74 Chad Lewis 214
75 2001: A BYU Space Odd-yssey 218
76 Glen Tuckett 220
77 Max Hall 224
78 The NFL Hall of Fame Sculptor 227
79 Quarterback Pioneers: Virgil Carter and Gary Sheide 229
80 Married with Children, at Bowl Games 232
81 The Block(s) 233
82 Learn and Sing the Cougars Fight Song 236
83 A 54-Foot Buzzer-Beater to Win a Championship 237
84 Taysom Hill 240
85 Bands of Brothers 242
87 Derwin Gray 244
87 LaVell's 200th Victory 247
88 Shades of Blue and Uniform Changes 249
89 BYU and ESPN 251
90 Football in the 1890s and the Birth of a Rivalry 256
91 Edwards' NFL Influence: Mike Holmgren, Andy Reid, and Brian Billick 257
92 Big Signing Day Surprise 259
93 Brandon Doman 260
94 BYU in the Movies 263
95 The BCS Creators 265
96 BYU's Influence on the Passing Game 268
97 Bronco Mendenhall 271
98 Winning at the Rose Bowl 274
99 The End of the Edwards Era 275
100 Grab a Bite in Provo 279
Acknowledgments 283
Sources 285
