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I’ve been visiting Sedona since about 2003, have been there at least 20 times, staying anywhere from 4-7 days at a time. When I first stated going there the community felt different. Of course there were us tourists, but it didn’t seem overrun. As the years went on it definitely moved in a direction that to me, as an outsider, would raise the ire of locals. Housing prices seemingly out of control, people buying properties only to cash in on the rental and vacation market, traffic and development claiming and destroying the beautiful landscape, poor behavior on the part of visitors, etc…. In the last 10 years, I myself feel that I can understand the sentiment of locals I’ve spoke to who seem to have a very different opinion from us outsiders. I thought at one time that perhaps I’d want to move there, but the vibe just seems very different now, and it’s sort of lost its appeal to me. When I go, I simply love the beauty of the land. I hike mostly, enjoy the town’s restaurants, try to patronize the local shop owners and just try to respect it for what it is. I know that business has to thrive for many reasons, but do locals feel it’s reached the tipping point? What do you still love about it? What would you change or even regulate? Where do you see things going? I know a lot of the people who work in the area do not live in Sedona proper, but you are obviously part of the community. I’ve been apprehensive about returning, because of the changes. I guess I’m just interested in hearing how you all feel, toward the “progress”, visitors, etc…. I’m thinking of maybe staying in Flagstaff or OCC next time I’m out there. Anyhow, that’s all.

I organized/combined the sub's timeline posts. I was trying to figure out when Kody melted the ring in relation to other events, then this happened. Most of this information is from other posts on this sub. Thanks OPs! I have so many better things to do, but it's raining and I don't feel well. :)
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Sister Wives Timeline
1968 January 17 - Kody’s birthdate 1969 May 6 - Janelle’sbirthdate 1971 January 16 - Meri’s birthdate 1972 April 18 - Christine’s birthdate 1978 October 9 - Robyn’s birthdate 1987 - Kody leaves for mission 1988 - Kody’s father converts to Mormon fundamentalism 1988 December - Janelle (19) and Meri’s brother (~19) legally marry 1989 - Kody returns from mission 1989 October - Kody and Meri meet 1989 Fall - Kody and Janelle meet 1990 - Janelle and Meri’s brother legally divorce (2 years) 1990 - Christine and Kody meet 1990 April 21 - Meri (19) and Kody (21) legally marry 1992 - Kody courts girl (<18) 1992 October 24 - Janelle’s mother and Kody’s father marry 1993 January 20 - Janelle (23) and Kody (24) spiritually marry 1994 March 25 - Christine (21) and Kody (24) spiritually marry 1994 May 14 - Logan’s birthdate 1995 March 14 - Aspyn’s birthdate 1995 July 29 - Leon’s birthdate 1995 November 3 - Madison’s birthdate 1996 June 9 - Mykelti’s birthdate 1997 February 9 - Hunter’s birthdate 1998 August 7 - Paedon’s birthdate 1998 October 31 - Garrison’s birthdate 1999 June - Robyn (20) and her first husband marry 2000 January 16 - Dayton’s birthdate 2001 - Janelle leaves Kody with her children 2001 October 11 - Gabe’s birthdate 2001 October 15 - Gwen’s birthdate 2002 April 13 - Aurora’s birthdate 2003 - Janelle and her children move back in with Kody 2003 June 13 - Ysabel’s birthdate 2004 April 10 - Breanna’s birthdate 2004 December 7 - Savanah’s birthdate 2006 March - Lehi house is purchased by Janelle 2007 - Christine appears on 48 Hours 2007 - Christine appears in HBO documentary 2007 April - Robyn’s first husband files for divorce (8 years) 2008 April - Kody is added to Lehi house deed with Janelle 2008 June - Meri is added to Lehi house deed with Janelle and Kody 2009 - Producer starts looking for a family to cast on show 2009 - Christine lectures at University of Utah 2009 - Robyn and her first husband’s divorce is finalized 2009 Summer - Robyn and Kody meet 2009 September - Robyn and Kody are engaged 2009 October - Christine finds out Kody and Robyn kissed after proposal 2010 Early - Kody melts his wedding ring 2010 April - Meri and Kody’s 20th anniversary trip 2010 April 13 - Truely is born 2010 May 22 - Robyn (31) and Kody (41) spiritually marry 2010 May 22 - Robyn and Kody’s wedding 2010 May/June - Robyn and Kody’s honeymoon 2010 July - Ysabel and Breanna move in with Meri (approximate) 2010 Fall - Brown family appears on Good Morning America 2010 September 26 - Sister Wives premieres on TLC [Season 1] 2010 September 27 - Lehi police announce investigation 2010 October 10 - Brown family appears on The Oprah Winfrey Show 2010 November 22 - S1E9, "Sister Wives Honeymoon Special" airs 2011 January - Brown family moves into rental home in Las Vegas 2011 February - Wives move in separate Las Vegas rental homes 2011 March 13 - Season 2 Premiere [Season 2] 2011 July 13 - Brown family files complaint in US District Court 2011 September 25 - Season 3 Premiere [Season 3] 2011 October 26 - Solomon is born 2012 March - My Sisterwife’s Closet, LLC is formed in Nevada 2012 May 13 - Season 4 Premiere [Season 4] 2012 June - Brown family travel to Navoo, IL 2012 June 1 - Criminal case against brown family is dropped 2012 November - Dayton’s ATV accident 2012 November 18 - Season 5 Premiere [Season 5] 2012 November 25 - S5E2 “Kody Begs for an Answer” airs 2012 NovembeDecember - Las Vegas homes are purchased 2013 March - Brown family travels to Missouri for spring break 2013 March - Christine and Kody’s argue about visiting Kody’s friend 2013 June - Madison (17) and Caleb (26) meet 2013 June 17 - Kody’s brother dies 2013 July 21 - Season 6 Premiere [Season 6] 2013 August - Leon leaves for college 2013 August - Wives travel to San Francisco 2013 August - Truely is hospitalized for kidney failure 2013 August 24 - Kody’s father dies 2013 September 8 - S6E8 “A Wife Decides” airs 2013 September 15 - S6E10 “Polygamist Marriage Therapy” airs 2013 December 13 - Brown family’s US District Court case is decided 2014 May - Dayton’s surgery 2014 June 8 - Season 7 Premiere [Season 7] 2014 June 8 - S7E1, “Meri Drops a Bomb” airs 2014 September - Meri and Kody legally divorce 2014 December 11 - Robyn and Kody legally marry 2014 December - DABSARK travel to Hawaii 2015 January 4 - Season 8 Premiere [Season 8] 2015 February 8 - S8E5, “Anthropologists Move In” airs 2015 March - Christine and Kody travel to Texas 2015 March - Meri’s catfish begins 2015 March 1 - S8E9, “Divorce” airs 2015 June 17 - Kody adopts Dayton, Aurora, and Breanna 2015 July - Family handprints Christine’s patio 2015 August - Brown family travels to Alaska 2015 August - Mykelti is working at Family Pawn 2015 September - Meri’s catfish ends 2015 September - Madison and Caleb announce engagement 2015 September 13 - Season 9 Premieres [Season 9] 2015 November 15 - S9E12, “Meri Catfished” airs 2016 January 10 - Ariella’s birthday 2016 March 13 - Season 10 Premiere [Season 10] 2016 April 11 - Brown v. Buhman (10th Cir. 2016) is decided 2016 June 4 - Madison and Caleb’s wedding 2016 Late - Kody talks about moving back to Utah 2016 August 3 - Lehi house sells 2016 November 27 - Season 11 Premiere [Season 11] 2016 December 17 - Mykelti and Tony’s wedding 2017 - Contract with TLC is renegotiated prior to S12 2017 January - Leon and Audrey start dating 2017 May - Leon graduates college 2017 May 20 - Axel is born (first grandchild) 2017 October - Paedon’s MVA in Kody’s car 2017 October - Meri purchases Bed & Breakfast 2017 October 1 - Las Vegas shooting 2017 December 13 - Meri opens Bed & Breakfast 2018 January 17 - Season 12 Premiere [Season 12] 2018 March Early - Kody presents plan to move to Flagstaff 2018 March Early - Dayton announces acceptance to NAU 2018 April - Dayton graduates high school 2018 April - Kody takes Christine to Flagstaff 2018 April 13- DABSARK travel to Flagstaff for A and B’s birthday 2018 April 18 - Kody and Christine travel to Flagstaff for her birthday 2018 June - Brown family publicly announces move to Flagstaff 2018 June - Coyote Pass is purchased ($820k) 2018 June 17 - Aspyn and Mitch marry 2018 August - Family moves to Flagstaff 2018 August - Dayton starts college at NAU 2018 August 22 - My Sisterwife’s Closet registers in Arizona 2018 September 1 - Kody and Christine purchase Flagstaff house 2018 November 30 - Dissolution of My Sisterwife’s Closet, LLC in Nevada 2018 December - Kody and Paedon are sued for MVA 2018 December 24 - Kody presents plans for one large home 2019 January 20 - Season 13 Premiere [Season 13] 2019 April 30 - Janelle’s Las Vegas house sells ($131k profit) 2019 June 10 - Robyn’s Las Vegas house sells ($158k profit) 2019 June 10 - Meri’s Las Vegas house sells ($127k profit) 2019 June 19 - Leon and Audrey are engaged 2019 August 20 - Evie is born (second grandchild) 2019 August 30 - Kody and Robyn purchase Flagstaff house ($890k) 2019 September 27 - Christine’s Las Vegas house sells ($92k profit) 2020 January 5 - Season 14 Premiere [Season 14] 2020 March - COVID lockdown begins 2020 March 20 - Kody and Robyn apply for line of credit ($150k) 2020 April 21 - Meri and Kody’s 30th anniversary 2020 May - Bigamy is no longer a felony in Utah 2020 May 27 - Kody and Paedon lose MVA case in arbitration ($30k) 2020 August - Paperwork filed to remove Kody from deed of Christine’s house 2020 September - Ysabel’s surgery 2020 November - Kody signs over Christine’s Flagstaff house 2020 December 7 - Janelle’s mother dies 2020 December 12 - Janelle’s mother’s funeral 2021 January - Mykelti’s baby shower 2021 January - Nanny has COVID 2021 January - Christine packs Kody’s belongings 2021 March 13 - Season 15 Premiere [Season 15] 2021 March 26 - Meri’s mother dies 2021 April 5 - Avalon is born (third grandchild) 2021 June - Janelle buys RV 2021 June - Kody travels to officiate wedding 2021 Summer - Janelle lives in RV on Coyote Pass 2021 August - Christine lists Flagstaff house for sale 2021 September - Christine and Truely move to Utah 2021 October - DaBSARK have COVID 2021 October 8 - Christine’s Flagstaff house sells 2021 October 11 - Kody calls Gabe on his birthday 2021 November 21 - Season 16 Premiere [Season 16] 2021 November - Janelle moves out of RV into apartment 2021 November - Kody visits Janelle’s apartment 2021 November 2 - Christine and Kody announce end of relationship (27 years) 2021 December - Kody and Robyn are photographed at mall 2021 December 14 - Janelle and Kody’s fight 2022 January 19 - Kody and Robyn are photographed at restaurant 2022 February - Christine meets with matchmaker 2022 February 22 - Robyn’s step-father dies 2022 April - Meri moves clothing business to Utah 2022 May 6 - Janelle’s birthday date with Kody 2022 May 11 - Meri Brown Communications, LLC created 2022 May 17 - Dabsark Entertainment, LLC created 2022 June 28 - Leon announces being transgender 2022 July - Christine sells her portion of Coyote Pass 2022 September 11 - Season 17 Premiere [Season 17] 2022 October - Christine meets David online 2022 October 22 - Logan and Michelle marry 2022 October 29 - Leon and Audrey marry 2022 November 17 - Ace and Archer are born (fourth and fifth grandchildren) 2022 December - Janelle and Kody announce end of relationship (29 years) 2022 December 18 - S18 Tell All Part 1 Airs 2023 January - Christine announces she is dating 2023 January 10 - Meri and Kody announce end of relationship (30 years) 2023 February - Christine announces she is in a relationship 2023 February 14 - Christine and David announce relationship 2023 February 10 - Josephine is born (sixth grandchild) 2023 February 25 - Kody, Robyn and Robyn’s sister are photographed in Las Vegas 2023 April 13 - Christine announces engagement to David 2023 June 2 - Coyote pass is paid off 2023 July 10 - Gwen and Beatriz marry 2023 July 23 - S17 Tell All filmed 2023 August 20 - Season 18 Premiere [Season 18] 2023 October 7 - Christine and David marry 2023 November 7 - My Sisterwife’s Closet, LLC is terminated in Arizona 2023 November 26 - S18 Tell All Part 1 Airs
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The SW time line is making me bonkers. Please feel free to add if I forgot something. Thank you in advance for adding and correcting the timeline.
Timeline of Sister Wives shenanigans:
December 1963 David Woolley birth
January 1968 Kody birth
January 1971 Meri birth
May 1969 Janelle birth
April 1972 Christine birth
October 1978 Robyn birth
1988 Winn converts when Kody is 19 away on a 2 yr LDS mission
(1988 Janelle marries Adam, Meri’s brother)
1989 Meri introduced to Kody
February 1990 Meri 2 mo courtship
April 1990 Meri & Kody legally marry
(1990 Janelle divorces Adam)
October 1992 Winn & Sheryl spirit marry
January 1993 Janelle 2 week courtship
January 1993 Janelle & Kody spirit marry
January/February Christine 6 week courtship
March 1994 Christine & Kody spirit marry May 1994 Logan birth
March 1995 Aspyn birth
July 1995 Leon birth
November 1995 Maddie birth
June 1996 Mykelti birth
February 1997 Hunter birth
April 1998 Garison birth
May 1998 Robyn “break”dancing video
August 1998 Paedon birth
(June 1999 Robyn marries David)
(January 2000 Dayton birth)
October 2001 Gabriel birth
October 2001 Gwen birth
2001 Janelle separates from Kody and takes kids to live with her mom
(April 2002 Aurora birth)
2003/2004 Janelle comes back to the family. Moved into Lehi,UT house
June 2003 Ysabel birth
(April 2004 Brenna birth)
December 2004 Savannah birth
(April 2007 David filed for divorce from Robyn)
(2009 Robyn & David finalized divorce)
NovembeDecember 2009 Robyn 6 mo courtship
April 2010 Robyn & Kody kiss before he leaves to attend Truly’s (AKA: “that baby”) birth
April 2010 Truly birth
May 2010 Robyn & Kody spirit marry and go on an 11 day honeymoon
??? 2010 sometime after spirit marrying Robyn, Kody melts down his and Meri’s wedding ring without telling her. Rumor is he forged it into 2 rings for the Elder Tender girls.
September 2010 Sister Wives begins airing
September 2010 kids start first day of public school
September 28, 2010 Meredith interviews Kody and the wives on the Today Show
October 2010 Utah opens investigation
2010 Kody takes Christine & kids to Vegas for a “vacation” (I’m so sur,Jane)
December 2010 Last Christmas in Utah
Dec/Jan 2011 three days before leaving Lehi, UT they tell kids they are moving to Vegas
January 2011 Moved to Las Vegas (near Dayton’s bday and unpacked in new LV rental on Kody’s bday)
Feb 2011 Robyn announced she’s preggers with Solomon
??? 2011 Meri, Janelle, Christine, & Robyn bought a colada ring with 4 diamonds for Kody to wear as the one wedding ring to rule them all
October 2011 Solomon birth
May 2012 Logan graduates high school and Robyn is late because she was getting her nails done
2012 Dayton’s ATV accident with Kody
December 2012 family moves into the cul-duh-sack on Xmas
??? 2013 Robyn gives the OG13 and The Tenders her purity speech where she tries to assuage her guilt of having sex before marriage (& getting knocked up) with a bad man. She weaves a tale as old as time. Girl leave good man, girl says he’s bad so another man will trust her, because if he knew she left a good man, most guys are gonna go “this is too risky”
??? 2013 Wives & Kody on polygamy panel where Robyn says she’s not a victim but manages to play one (always)
??? 2013 Robyn manipulates Kody and Meri. Meri out of going back to college. And tells Kody she can’t have another baby since she doesn’t have help with her trash joolry shop
May/June 2013 Wives go to San Francisco to buy commitment ceremony dresses dresses. Kids are left with Kody (except Tender Sol) and Truly falls ill
May/June 2013 Truly hospitalized and almost dies from kidney failure
June 2013 Curtis died (Kody brother)
August 2013 Maddie torments Roblem during ceremony rehearsal. Roblem says anyone who doesn’t sign the Famuly Mission Statement is outta the family
August 2013 Winn died (Kody dad)
July 2013 Launched My Sister Wives Closet
September 2013 Kody acts like an insane clown during commitment ceremony photo shoot. Family tree planting, time capsule.
September 2014 Meri & Kody divorce
December 2014 Robyn & Kody legally marry and Robyn is trying to make it an event
December 2014 two weeks later DABS RK go to Hawaii on grocery money (cause Robyn and Brianna don’t rilly eat much)
March 2015 Robyn tells The Tenders first that’s she is preggers because she still holds a grudge the OG13 reaction to her first pregnancy. (Completely tone deaf the OG teens were just ripped from their home in UT a few weeks before)
March 2015 Robyn makes Meri announce her 2nd pregnancy to the OG13 because, again, Robyn is holding a grudge and tone deaf as to the many reasons why the OG teens had a bad reaction last time.
March 2015 Meri cat fished for 6 months and emotionally cheats on the famuly
June 2015 Kody adopts DAB
July 2015 Family hand prints on Christine’s patio
Summer 2015 Robyn used Christine’s family photo to commission a creepy drawing of Kody and The 3 Elder Tenders. Most of the OG fam stifles laughter.
January 2016 Ariella birth
2016/2017 Leon comes out as gay
June 2016 Maddie marries
December 2016 Mykelti marries
2017 Meri buys Lizzy’s Heritage Inn
April 2018 Kody takes Christine on a birthday trip to AZ to butter her up
April 2018 Dayton graduates high school
April 2018 Meri says this is the anniversary Kody said he wants to try reconciliation with her
June 2018 Aspen marries
Summer 2018 AZ move
August 2018 Dayton starts NAU
September 2018 Christine buys Flagstaff, AZ house
November 2018 My Sister Wives Closet officially dissolved
January 2019 Meri and Robyn puts LV houses on the market
February 2019 Robyn’s LV house sells 1st
April 2019 Janelle’s LV house sells 2nd
June 2019 Meri’s LV house sells 3rd
September 2019 Christine’s LV house sells 4th
August/September 2019 Robyn’s McMansion purchased with Janelle and Meri’s money from their LV home sales
August/September 2019 Robyn’s McMansion purchased with Janelle and Meri’s money
March 2020 Nationwide COVID lockdown
April 2020 Meri said on their Anniversary drive, Kody said he didn’t want a relationship with her
September 2020 Ysabel’s surgery
December 2020 Sheryl died (Janelle mom)
January 2021 Nanny gets COVID (What did the nanny NOT do)
February 2021 Janelle got Covid and Kody doesn’t take care of her
March 2021 Bonnie died (Meri mom)
2021 Christine announces dumping his ass
Summer 2021 Janelle buys trailer and lives on CP
June 2021 Kody officiates Brian Coalwell wedding and Elaine Benes’s his way across the dance floor
August 2021 Ysabel road trip to move in with Maddie and Caleb to attend East Carolina University
Fall 2011 Janelle moves to a tiny apt
September 2021 Christine & Truly move to Utah
October 2021 Christine’s house sells
October 2021 Kody and Robyn “literally die” from COVID
October 2021 Janelle and Christine on vacation. Kody calls Janelle wanting her to come back even tho she won’t see him and he didn’t do anything when she got covid
October 11, 2021 Gab’s birthday & Kody calls him to talk about himself and his 99 degree deathbed temperature, no birthday wishes given
October 11, 2021 Robyn is pulled over for texting while driving, 2 Jr Tenders in the backseat
October 2021 hideous costumes/near death Halloween
NovembeDecember 2021 Logan’s Christmas sibling gift exchange text
December 2021 Janelle/ Kody big fight
December 2021 Meri tries to offer a neutral ground for Xmas, Robyn is to “scared”. Kody lies about talking to the kids.
December 2021 Xmas Kody ghosts Savannah. Dirtbag, I mean dirt bike, Christmas at McMansion and C&J AirBnB funtime.
February 2022 Robyn stepdad dies
February 2022 Christine went to a matchmaker
February/March 2022 Janelle said in Tell All episode 1 of 4 that it was 2 months after the fight that she spoke to Kody (Salsa Brava)
March 2022 Christine’s very merry unanniversary ladies lunch
March/April 2022 Meri moves LLR biz to Utah and rents a small place in AZ. She said she was there before her & Kody’s April anniversary.
Spring 2022 Aurora dating a guy from college. Meri’s signed rental AZ.
April 2022 Kody said it’s over and tells Meri to keep faking relationship during Anniversary dinner
May 2022 Janelle bday dinner w/ Kody at Mariposa
May 2022 Janelle said it was 2 weeks after bday dinner and she hasn’t heard from K when she was in UT with her adult kids
June 2022 Leon came out as trans
September 2022 S17 Tell All filmed. Kody acting like a petty betch and Janelle announces dumping his ass
October 2022 Logan gets marries
October 2022 Leon marries
October 2022 Christine meets David on Stir.com
November 2022 Mykelti twins born
November 2022 Meri tells Kody and Robyn on Coyote Pass that she’s leaving
December 2022 Christine meets David’s family at his birthday party
January 2023 Meri announcing dumping his ass
January 2023 Gab donates hair (but not to Kody)
February 2023 Christine announced dating David
March 2023 David & Christine signed the deed and acquired property they built their house on
March 2023 Kody, Robyn, lil tenders, and WDTND Nanny spotted at the zoo
March 2023 IMDB article said Mykelti saying the My Sister Wives Closet website was removed because it was hacked
April 2023 Christine announced engaged to David
April 2023 Christine and David move into the house they built on the property he bought in March
May 2023 Dayton graduates NAU
May 2023 Savannah graduate
May 2023 Christine IG shows David being incredibly supportive of Truly when she climbs a hill and gets scared
June 2023 Coyote pass (& poop pond) paid off
July 2023 Gwen marries
July 23, 2023 season 18 Tell All with Suki filmed. Possible order of being interviewed - TBD after last one airs
September 2023 Kody spotted with Ysabel and Truly at a restaurant
October 2023 Meri started dating Amos
October 2023 Christine legally marries David
Nov 2023 Look Back episodes recorded. OG3 watching and responding like adults to the hard stuff. Emotionally dysfunctional Kody & Robyn refusing to watch the same clips.
December 2023 Kody & Robyn spotted at a Dominick's Steakhouse in Scottsdale Quarter celebrating their legal wedding anniversary, oops guess it wasn’t just a “paperwork shuffle” in their eyes
*Edits: updating post as new info come in. Thanks everyone for contributing - team work makes the Sista Wives timeline dream work!

Hello CFB! Welcome to the 2023 Big XII Uniform Tracker in Week 1! Ladies and gentlemen, FOOTBALL IS FINALLY HERE! I am just ECSTATIC. In case you are unfamiliar with how my tracker works, I catalog every Big 12 team’s uniform combination week-to-week, and also look at the opposition’s threads. I also compile our future institutions in Arizona, Colorado, Arizona State, and Utah. I provide a few of my thoughts on the game, the uniforms, and a brief history of the rivalry and/or fun facts. (Sorry if the tracker feels so long, I didn’t anticipate covering 18 teams come September!) This week our teams start a long season, dueling against some exciting teams. And WOW were there some terrific games. Let's see how they fared, what they wore, and discuss how they looked as well! Thank goodness it is college football once again!
I’m u/matte_purple, and lets 3,2,1 go!
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University of Central Florida Knights vs Kent State Golden Flashes (UCF Wins, 56-6)
UCF: Gold/Black/Black (Link: https://imgur.com/a/Dic1H9H )
Kent: Yellow/White/Blue (Link: https://imgur.com/a/64iS7zK )
The very first Big 12 game of the season came from a school in Central Florida, of all places. Strange times we live in. But I sure am glad to see John Rhys Plumlee and the Knights whip up on the Golden Flashes, racking up 723 yards of total offense. Nothing else to say, except for a hearty congratulations to the Orlando boys on their Big 12 debut! UCF wore these same suits twice last year, against Louisville in a loss and Georgia Tech in a win. These are in the upper tier of UCF’s regular uniforms, for sure. While I’m not a huge fan of the pegasus logo, I love the front-facing knight that's all grayed-out. The back lettering on the names is also a little hard to read for a night game. I’m also a big fan of the unique stars on the pants in lieu of a stripe. Great look for UCF!
I have covered Kent State’s uniforms before, in their loss to OU last year in Week 2. And similar to that game, these uniforms are simply too busy. The weird “harness stripes(?)” with the school name on it, the Kent State logo on the center collar with the supplementary logos scrunched close to it, theres a lot going on. On the bright side, I like the helmets. Very stylish, and far better than the helmet worn last year. Fun fact, did you know Nick Saban graduated from Kent State? Saban played DB under coach Don James from ‘70-’72. Another interesting aside, Kent State was known as the “Silver Foxes” from 1920-26, but began calling themselves “Golden Flashes” after the president of the university (and founder of the Silver Fox epithet) was fired after moving to no longer accept any transfer credits from other universities.
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University of Kansas Jayhawks vs Missouri State University Bears (KU Wins, 48-17)
KU: Blue/Blue/Blue (Link: https://imgur.com/a/nAZFREU )
Missouri: Gray/White/White (Link: https://imgur.com/a/bTPU2ZE )
This time last year, KU was playing against Tennessee Tech in what would end up becoming a pretty great season for the Jayhawks. The ceiling is significantly higher for KU this year. Just like last season - smoking the Golden Eagles 56-10 - this game showed a high power offense, KU running over the Bears 48-17. Preseason Big 12 OPOY Jalon Daniels was not under center for the game due to back tightness, but his backup QB Jason Bean still did a great job. The Jayhawks and Bears were neck-and-neck in the first half, but KU ran away with the game in the second half, scoring 31 points to the Bear’s 7.
Onto the uniforms, the Bears wore a very classy look. What can I say, I like the gray. The only strange detail were the maroon shoulder lines flanking the collar. While those were a little odd, they are unique and don’t detract from the uniform too much. The rest of the uniform is fairly standard, but I sure do like the maroon abstract logo with the gray backing.
New Uniform Alert! KU refreshed their look in July, releasing their uniforms to wide acclaim. They look clean and modern, perfect for a team that has some high expectations this year. While the new Adidas template as a whole has lots of teams looking similar, you really can’t go wrong with the classic meets modern uniform they’ve been putting out. I’m not quite sure I’m a fan of the all blue everything, but I love the block text, the bold Kansas on the front, and a noticeable lack of Trajan Font! Please, KU Athletics, don’t use that on a football helmet ever again. I hear we may see a special uniform next week for the Jayhawks, so stay tuned!
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TCU Horned Frogs vs University of Colorado Buffaloes (CU Wins, 45-42)
TCU: White/Purple/White (Link: https://imgur.com/a/tUZlrza )
CU: White/White/White (Link: https://imgur.com/a/sdcaWRQ )
Wow. I don’t even need to tell you how this game went. It’s been posted everywhere. This one was circled on the calendar for a long time, even BEFORE the great realignment scourge. A classic Big 12 story, am I right? I know this game will get lots of discussion here, so I wont beat a dead horse and we’ll just move onto the uniforms.
Last year, Colorado wore a traditional helmet with a “semi-throwback” that honored 1970-1972 WR and NFL Hall of Fame inductee Cliff Branch. This year, they switched it up (obviously, as last year was a home game in Boulder). They wore their all white stunner, which is the first time a white helmet has been worn since 2019! I personally love this look. It’s such a role reversal. You think of CU and you think of the iconic black and gold. The gold numbers outlined in black made the look. These are excellent. Very excited to track them this year.
TCU wore more white than I had expected, but I’m pretty sure every TCU home opener for the past few season has opened with this combo. Must be a little tradition. The TCU v CU matchup last year landed on my Season Awards list - nabbing 3rd best OOC uniform matchup. There definitely wasn’t as much contrast in the matchup this year, but both teams looked very clean. I especially liked the shiny silver and purple chrome on TCU paired with that sweet, sweet CU gold. No noticeable changes from last year, except for the Horned Frog on TCU’s lids having a red eye. Nice touch!
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University of Oklahoma Sooners vs Arkansas State Red Wolves (OU Wins,73-0)
OU: Red/Red/White (Link:https://imgur.com/a/45AZx0Q )
ASU: White/White/White (Link: https://imgur.com/a/O1U5b9t )
Arkansas State has played Big 12 teams off and on for quite some time, most recently inflicting blows to K-State (2020) and UCF (2016). This week, the Red Wolves had a chance to bid farewell to a team exiting the Big 12 before they play their Sun Belt schedule. Sadly, OU was ready to avenge last year’s season. The Sooners trounced the Red Wolves 73-0, QB Dillon Gabriel putting on a show. In fact, it was OU's largest margin of victory in a season opener since 1917. Maybe the rest of the Big 12 should watch out for the big bad Sooners.
The classic OU crimson can’t be criticized. Just an all-time look, and it sure does work. Arkansas State, on the other hand, looked… off. I think the three things that weirds me out are the black stripe across the center of the helmet and the small and skinny font of “Arkansas State” on the chest. The crying wolf logo always weirds me out. It looks like it was released in 2008 after rebranding from the Indians. I like the “Patriot Stripes” on the shoulders. Otherwise, a very, very simple and clean look. Not the worst I’ve ever seen.
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Iowa State Cyclones vs University of Northern Iowa Panthers (ISU Wins, 30-9)
ISU: Red/Red/White (Link: https://imgur.com/a/I7kvMH9 )
UNI: Purple/White/White (Link: https://imgur.com/a/Ybj3SN0 )
The Panthers of Northern Iowa made the trek 100 miles southwest to Jack Trice Stadium in this home state classic. UNI has never played a home game versus the Cyclones, but have won in Ames before, with a total record of 5-16 against the Loyal Sons of ISU. Make that record 5-17
If you can’t tell by my flair, I happen to love purple uniforms. These are no different. The Panthers had different uniforms the last time they beat ISU, in 2013, but I can’t tell you when they were refreshed. These are pretty basic by most standards, except the striping on the pants, which seems a tad out of place. They are reminiscent of the 2012-ish tapered strip worn by loads of teams, but the Arizona Cardinals come to mind first. While I’m not a fan of that, I do like the helmet. UNI has experimented with multiple helmets, but I most prefer the one released in 2022, which they are wearing here. It looks like other purple renditions but has a lighter outline around the whole logo. It’s a look that pops, and I’ve definitely seen uglier helmets. Good work to the Panthers!
I dog on Iowa State’s uniforms, but a lot of that is the rivalry talking. They wore a similar White/Red/White combo versus SEMO in their home opener last year, and I have the same thoughts. The font is different for sure, but it represents the wind current of a Cyclone, and adds the right amount of uniqueness. I think the front is a little busy, especially with the Captains patch. I think it would be a neat touch to move the Jack Trice logo where the Block I logo is. Otherwise, great execution for both teams.
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University of Texas Longhorns vs Rice University Owls (Texas Wins, 37-10)
UT: White/Orange/White (Link: https://imgur.com/a/i9lPRx7 )
Rice: Blue/White/White (Link: https://imgur.com/a/1yDN3kX )
Texas, like every year, has some big shoes to fill. The bar is high for the Longhorns this year with Quinn Ewers at the helm. Those expectations did not slow down the Burnt Orange Faithful. While the Horns were a little slow in the first half, they worked out the kinks and grabbed 21 points in the third quarter alone. WR Xavier Worthy led all receivers with 7 receptions for 90 yards. Ewers finished the game with 3 TDs and 260 yards on 30 attempts. Nothing feels better than 1-0.
Rice wore a mostly white look, tacking on a blue helmet with the gothic “R” logo and a gray facemask. But I’ll be honest, have some of the most bare-bones jerseys I’ve ever seen. Aside from the logo on the helmet, which is fine, there’s nothing else on these uniforms. No stripes, logos, or fun aside from “RICE” on the front. Stormtrooper uniforms only work if you add a little extra flair. Texas has burnt orange, just splash a tiny bit of blue in there somewhere, ya know? Speaking of Texas, they had some minor changes to the look last year, namely they got rid of the TV numbers on their shoulders and removed the ‘Horns logo in the center. Texas hasn’t changed anything since. Still the gorgeous burnt orange we see each season!
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Kansas State Wildcats vs Southeast Missouri Redhawks (K-State Wins 45-0)
K-State: SilvePurple/Silver (Link:https://imgur.com/a/jP8AbjS )
SEMO: Black/White/White (Link: https://imgur.com/a/NkHQ5aH )
The reigning Big 12 Champions had a day against the Redhawks. QB Will Howard joined a list of only 5 other Big 12 QBs who have a rushing, passing, and receiving quarterback in a single game. Howard did it in one quarter. The last QB to do it was Jalen Hurts in 2019. There is still plenty for K-State to work on. Will Howard had one pretty egregious interception, and some starters were out due to injury in camp. But the Wildcats looked good. Of course, their suits looked good, too! K-State is not known for their alternates, and this game was no different. Silver sandwiching purple is a good look, if a little traditional. Maybe we’ll see some fun helmet alternates, but EQ manager Al Cerbe has gone on record saying he likes what Bill Snyder started. Oh well, the ol’ reliable does it again.
SEMO wore a new uniform than what I saw last season! I liked the upgrade! They improved their shoulder striping to something more classic, but also added a slightly vintage “faux-collar” stripe. Different, but not in a bad way, and one of the better Under Armour templates out there. I think the black helmets really sealed the combo. A nice logo accented in red, encased by that sharp black against the silver K-State wears. SEMO has a bright future ahead of them, as defending Ohio Valley champions, who are ranked as high as No. 9 in some FCS polls, the “Brick by Brick” on the back helmet bumpers (the unofficial mantra of SEMO HC Tom Matukewicz) really holds true. Let's see how they play against Lindenwood next week.
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Baylor University Bears vs Texas State University Bobcats (Texas State Wins, 42-31)
TSU: White/White/Maroon (Link: https://imgur.com/a/KLnFiKO )
BU: Yellow/Yellow/Green (Link: https://imgur.com/a/CAJbGWJ )
Baylor had a disappointing season last year. After winning the conference title in 2021, they faced a challenging road schedule, injuries, and a gauntlet at the end of the 2022 season. And then this game happened. Texas State was a 27.5 underdog to the Bears. Last year, Baylor beat Texas State 42-7 in Week 3, but this year the Bobcats struck back and clawed their way to a 42-31 victory in GJ Kinne’s FBS debut. Kinne brought in 71 new transfers and notched Texas State’s first ever win against a P5 opponent. But well wishes go out to Baylor QB Blake Shapen, who will have an MRI for a knee injury soon. A tough loss for Baylor, but good motivation for next week’s home game against the Utah Utes.
Last year the Bobcats wore an all-white look that was incredible. Maroon and gold are a great complement to one another. This year, they rocked some maroon pants which were okay. To make up for the whelming pants, Texas State put some gold chrome on both their helmet logo and helmet stripe, which they’ve added off and on since the logo was revamped on helmets in 2003. I really, really like this addition. Looks like we know who claims the real gold color! My favorite little detail is the traditional helmet warning sticker filling in an outline of Texas on the back of the helmet. It’s just neat! Baylor did not disappoint and went with a never before worn combo since the 2019 refresh. Damn, it looked nice. Baylor really messed up last year, wearing far too many all green uniforms. It’s nice to see some variety.
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Oklahoma State Cowboys vs University of Central Arkansas Bears (OSU Wins, 27-13)
OSU: White/Orange/White (Link: https://imgur.com/a/icF0b59 )
UCA: WhiteWhite/White (Link: https://imgur.com/a/vA9usFT )
Okay, I was hyped to see this matchup. Not just because of OK-State’s new and improved uniform look (which was already one of the best in the Big 12), but also because I love the UCA Bears. Conway is home to three institutions of higher learning, earning it the nickname City of Colleges. UCA, Hendrix College, and Central Baptist College are all fantastic universities in a fantastic town. But I digress, OK-State has a lot to prove this year, and they did okay against ASUN’s middle-of-the-pack Bears. The game was a little closer than I expected, likely owing to a three QB shuffle from OK-State, but they found steady success.
The Cowboys wore their brand new refreshed uniforms in the home opener classic, Orange and White. The Pokes have worn a white helmet to start since 2016. These things are beautiful. Essentially the modern version of the 1980s style, with OK-State on chest in “barbed wire” font, numbers on shoulders for the first time since 2005, and those clean retro stripes, wow. While I am sad the Phantom Pete logo is gone from the pants, you can't beat the classic brand. I am also glad they removed the gray cowboys stripe from last year and kept the pants clean. Absolutely incredible. All while paired with the classic OK-State brand logo helmet. These won’t be my favorite look, but they are very, very nice. My one complaint is the new Nike template pushes the chest text down a little further than it should be.
Onto the Bears, I really love the striping on the helmet paired with the purple logo, but I wish there was more of that striping incorporated throughout. These uniforms are really pretty plain otherwise. Fun Fact: UCA’s women sports teams are called the “Sugar Bears.” I love it.
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West Virginia Mountaineers at Penn State University Nittany Lions (PSU Wins, 38-15)
WVU: Blue/White/Gold (Link: https://imgur.com/a/mYipbxZ )
PSU: White/Blue/White (Link:https://imgur.com/a/HS95olX )
This was the first time these two regional rivals played since meeting every year from 1947 until 1992. Penn State’s deep, experienced roster is expected to contend for the Big Ten championship, which left the Mountaineers very little wiggle room. Penn State outpaced WVU 405-198 yards through three quarters and a stalwart Penn State defense forced four punts and three turnovers on downs. WVU QB Greene played relatively mistake free but didn’t get a lot of help from his skill players, who went 10 of 18 on attempts. The Mountaineers will have to do something quick, but hopefully they can wrap it all together before playing Duquesne and Pitt at home.
WVU wore their classic blue helmet and tossed in a little bit of color with their yellow (gold) pants. This combo was worn once successfully since their refresh, and the record for it is now 1-5. I like this look. WVU tends to have some pretty tame combinations, but they really know how to spread around the different combinations to good effect.
Penn State has some divisive helmets. It seems to be a 50/50 split on the plain white helmets. They have done a good job of basing their brand off of it, similar to an Alabama-type. Penn State has not had a logo on their helmets since the university’s football program was born. I like the history, and I like the commitment. It takes a special team to become iconic for simplicity.
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University of Houston Cougars vs UTSA Roadrunners (UH Wins, 17-14)
Houston: White/Blue/White (Link:https://imgur.com/a/72iNnZh )
UTSA: White/White/White (Link: https://imgur.com/a/ULyU1is )
Drip alert! I knew Houston would be hot this weekend, but I didn’t know that applied to the uniforms! Let’s not get ahead of ourselves. In this battle of new conference members, the Big 12 won out, with ex-TTU QB Donovan Smith completed 22 of 34 attempts for 233 yds without a turnover. Pretty dang good for such a low scoring game. Houston also had three picks, and while Houston’s kicker Jack Martin missed one FG, he redeemed himself with one that ended up putting the Coogs over the top.
Obviously, the Cougars uniforms are an homage to the hometown football team, the Houston Oilers. These are incredible. I love the special emphasis placed on the striping. For one thing, it’s consistent through the entire uniform. I also love the sharp “Houston” font used here, also used in Week 1 against UTSA last year. I really can’t say anything more about them. They are excellent. The look is a tribute to the rich history of a football-mad city, not a reminder of a franchise leaving a fan base behind. Perfect for a Big 12 opener!
The Roadrunners wore icy whites for their trip to Houston. While the numbers and “UTSA” on the front aren't my favorite style, I just get a kick out of the shoulders. The Roadrunner logo in blue differentiates the uniform from every other “stormtrooper” uniform out there, while making the school the focus. It's whimsical and menacing at the same time. *Chef’s kiss*
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University of Cincinnati Bearcats vs Eastern Kentucky Colonels (Cincy Wins, 66-13)
CINCY: White/Black/White (Link: https://imgur.com/a/NFUEFDF )
EKU: Red/White/Red (Link: https://imgur.com/a/1rDf4F2 )
Admittedly, I didn’t get to watch this game, so I’m flying by the seat of my pants on this one. Cincy had this one pretty well in the bag right off the bat, scoring 21 in the first quarter to EKU’s zero. It was downhill from there. In less than three quarters, QB Emory Jones hit five different receivers going 19 of 23 for 345 yds. While he was at it, he ran for two TDs, accounting for seven total in Nippert Stadium. Fun fact, The Bearcats have won 22 consecutive home openers. Three of those opening victories have been against EKU's Colonels. Tough luck for the Colonels!
Cincinnati donned new uniforms in their Big 12 debut, and I really like them. They look very modern. My favorite touch is the bright red outline that really pops against the simple black jersey. ANd I know it's a controversial helmet choice, the supposed white lid curse and all, but this looked very, VERY good. Nice font, I think that the C-Paw being on both the “Cincinnati'' wordmark and the collar AND the pants is a little overkill, but it's a small gripe. This is one of my favorite “normal” looks in the new Big 12.
EKU had a pretty standard set, seems like a pretty plain Nike template. I like the color! I did some sleuthing on the mascot and found some fun tidbits. Eastern athletes went by the moniker “The Maroons.” until 1963. They tried to switch to “The Leopards,” in an attempted mascot change during the 1920s. However, a plan to buy a leopard from a zoo in Memphis fell through, and we remained The Maroons. In 1963, President Robert Martin altered the mascot to The Colonel, in an attempt to tie the university to the 1812 based Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels, the philanthropic brotherhood closely tied to Kentucky’s governorship. Neat!
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Texas Tech University Red Raiders at University of Wyoming Cowboys (WYO Wins, 35-33 2OT)
Tech: Black/White/White (Link: https://imgur.com/a/aZI8NYF )
WYO: White/Yellow/White (Link: https://imgur.com/a/MzYjZkY )
Two rough-riding, stubborn horsemen draw their pistols on a windswept prairie. One donning a neckerchief of yellow, the other a bandana of red. I am a sucker for quintessential western schools duking it out on the gridiron. And my goodness, did this deliver. An absolute barnburner that went to 2 OT, Wyoming’s QB Andrew Peasley completed an 11-yard touchdown pass to TE Gyllenborg on a fourth-and-7, and RB Sam Scott found the 2-point conversion as Wyoming smoked Texas Tech 35-33. HC Craig Bohl said it best: “Peasley is tough as boot leather.”
Wyoming is always trashed as having horrible colors. But I actually like the color scheme. Especially this combo. Paired with gold and accented with beautiful white helmets, not fancy, but classy with an element of toughness that embodies their home. I’ve always liked the Bucking Bronco logo, it’s identifiable and proud. The font is also old-timey and fun. In fact, the entire population of the state identifies with it, making these uniforms are about as close to perfect as you can get for a football team in Wyoming.
TTU wore a fine combo. I think that Texas Tech’s throwbacks are so damn good that every other combo they put together is just okay. I think black pants might have made this look a little more finished, but the weird split color shoulder and leg stripe turns me off of these.
Lots of people said Texas Tech was going to be special this year, and boy I am starting to see it manifest. Even with the hard loss and some tough mistakes, this was a tough environment against a pretty rough and tumble team. Maybe I’m being easy on them, but it could well light a fire under them when they play Oregon next week.
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Brigham Young University Cougars vs Sam Houston Bearkats (BYU Wins, 14-0)
BYU: Blue/Blue/White (Link:https://imgur.com/a/85SZSwm )
SHSU: Orange/White/Orange (Link: https://imgur.com/a/yGDchGr )
Saturday’s game was the fewest points scored by BYU in a victory since a 6-3 win over Utah State in 2012. There were worse performances by Big 12 teams, but this game was a little bit of a slog. But let’s keep things positive: this was the Cougars’ first shutout since they beat Savannah State by 64 points in 2014 and first over an FCS opponent since they blanked Hawaii in 2012. 1-0 is not a bad spot to be. Next week vs Southern Utah (who we just saw) will be another litmus test for this squad.
The Sam Houston Bearkats are a new addition to the FCS, and I really am quite smitten with their style. It seems like they managed to find an orange that has not been used in college football yet, which I am very happy about. Other than that sweet color, this seems like a pretty bare-bones combo. SImple logo, but my favorite bit was the (936) on the front helmet bumper, which is of course the area code for Huntsville, Texas. Did you know the Bearkats play for the third oldest institute of higher education in Texas? Pretty neat. BYU wore arguably my favorite look of theirs that I’ve covered. I mean DAMN. Those white pants really accentuate the color so well. Maybe not the most traditional look BYU has in its arsenal, but still very nice.
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BONUS UNIFORMS! Let’s have a look at our future four-corners Big XII teams as well!
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University of Utah Utes vs University of Florida Gators (Utah Wins, 24-11)
UTAH: Red/Red/Red (Link: https://imgur.com/a/XMMgFwm )
GATORS: Orange/White/Blue (Link: https://imgur.com/a/Mkw4sh9 )
Thursday night football, baby! This game has already been talked about to death, o I’ll go ahead and move onto the uniforms.
Red is such a tricky color to pull off as a block. Meaning, all-red uniforms are either really good or really bad. I don’t like Iowa State’s look, but I think Utah tends to add enough black to their suits to break up the aggressive color scheme. The unique striping is also a welcome change. I will say, I think I prefer a white helmet for the Utes, but I’m also not privy to the traditions as much. Hopefully I can learn more about them before their official entry next year.
Florida released a uniform schedule before the season, so if they ever show up again, I’ll know exactly what they are wearing. This suit seems to be their most common away uniform, and its a classic! I love the cursive Gators logo, outlined in blue. While I’m not normally a fan of tri-tone outfits, I think I can make an exception on this one. Also, I like that the color scheme speaks for itself. No “Florida” or “Gators” on the chest speaks to how recognizable the brand is. Also, Jordan school. Cool.
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Arizona State Sun Devils vs Southern Utah University Thunderbirds (ASU wins, 24-21)
SUU: White/White/Red (Link: https://imgur.com/a/HeBsWzK )
ASU: Yellow/Maroon/Yellow (Link: https://imgur.com/a/nVQ8xZl )
While this isn’t the first time we’ve seen ASU on the tracker, I couldn’t be happier to cover them as Big 12 members. I have some family in the Southwest that roots for the Sun Devils, and I’ve always had a soft spot for the maroon and gold clad. ASU won against the Thunderbirds, but it was not a pounding like the fans might have hoped for. The sandstorm and rain delay did not do the Sun Devils any favors either. But a 1-0 start means Dillingham has some good material to start with in Tempe. Dillingham was a terrific recruiter and offensive coordinator at a high level for several years at Memphis, Auburn, Florida State, and Oregon, but now he really gets to grow into his own program. He’s also a Valley native and an ASU graduate, so here’s hoping for a good tenure.
ASU released new uniforms under the new regime! They wore what I consider to be their standard look, but with a twist! Since the 2011 rebrand, the Sun Devils have always worn their traditional gold/maroon/gold combo for the first home game of the season. The old uniforms had a sublimated Arizona flag on their front that was removed in favor of a simpler design. But don’t worry, the flag still makes an appearance on the sides of the uniforms. I also love the Pat Tillman shield on the collar. A departure from the chrome maroon and gold scheme from last season, the helmet features standard matte maroon decals with gold trim and a thin maroon border. The main issues I have with the new look are as follows: the flag, the pants logo and the shades of gold. The sublimated flag on the front of the jersey was excellent, and moving it feels a little odd. The large pitchfork on the pants is another strange addition. I think a smaller, more traditional logo on the pants would have fit better and helped tie in the different combos ASU uses. The Adidas/Pac-12 logos are a pale gold, the helmet being brighter, and numbers on the chest and back have a flame pattern that intentionally has varying shades in it, ending with the pants, which are pretty close to matching the helmet’s shade. This is really only noticeable in the close shots, though, so I’m not horribly peeved. Other than those few small gripes, what’s not to love? Arizona State has always been a strong uniform contender, and we will have lots to talk about throughout the season.
SUU had some pretty simple but clean uniforms. I won’t talk about them too much since I gushed over ASU, but the no frills red pants, professional looking white helmet with a good clean logo, and plenty of red sprinkled throughout. The “Southern Utah” on the chest is a little low because of the template, but we’ve seen that with a few teams already. A great fight from the Thunderbirds!
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University of Arizona Wildcats vs Northern Arizona University Lumberjacks (Arizona Wins, 38-3)
U of A: White/Blue/Blue (Link: https://imgur.com/a/om5nxAD )
NAU: White/White/White (Link: https://imgur.com/a/EeDHTpj )
Well, well… another Wildcat fan base joins the Big 12 fray. The Tuscon boys met up with the Flagstaff crew for a late game by Big 12 standards, and the result was a drubbing. Arizona limited NAU to 264 yards while forcing a turnover, recording eight tackles for loss, making three 4th-down stops—one on the goal line—and blocking a field goal attempt that was returned for a touchdown. QB Jayden de Laura accounted for 4 scores, three passes and a long TD run, finishing with 332 yards of total yards that included 255 on 18 of 24 pass attempts.They wore their revamped “Desert Swarm” look brought back in 2021, and they look great. There’s a reason that they returned, it’s because they are iconic.
The Lumberjacks have a LOT going on in their suits. Let me get to the good first: That throwback logo is BEAUTIFUL. Based on the 1968 primary logo, these look so good. Their helmet was one of my favorites from the whole week’s tracker. Now the bad (and maybe the ugly). The weird mountains (maybe?) on the side of the pants, the collar has a black and yellow braided cord design, and there’s a random blue spot on the shoulders. Now I get it, maybe it sounds like I’m picking on the little guy. That couldn’t be further from the truth. I think NAU and Flagstaff are awesome places to visit. Fun Fact: The elevation at street level is 6,880 ft. above sea level, the highest among NCAA Division I FCS football stadiums. The Lumberjacks is also a fantastic team name, with tons of options for iconography. But they aren't exempt from uniform scrutiny! Simple is sometimes better.
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Aaaaand that’s all folks! Week 1 is all wrapped up. The first week in what is going to be, I’m sure, the best season of football yet. I apologize for the length of the tracker, but hopefully it was a fun read! Please let me know if you find any mistakes, and they will be remedied quickly. What did you think about the uniforms from this go-around? Let me know in the comments! What is your team going to wear next week? As always, thank you for your support, can’t wait to see you next week in the Big 12!

History
The Big Sky was founded in 1963 as a basketball conference to represent Rocky Mountain schools in the western states of Idaho, Montana, Utah, and Washington. The name originated in a novel written by A.B. Guthrie of Great Falls, MT, entitled “The Big Sky”. There were six founding members: Gonzaga, Idaho, Idaho State, Montana, Montana State, and Weber State. Four of these (Idaho State, Weber State, and the two Montana schools) have been continuous members of the conference, and have sponsored football every year since 1963.
Gonzaga as we all know doesn’t have football, and given they haven’t since 1941, they were never a Big Sky football member. Then we have Idaho. Idaho didn’t play football in the Big Sky until 1965, after being ordered by the conference to start playing the conference schedule. The reason for this initial difference in Idaho’s case was because of their long-time history as a member of the PCC and the “University” division of football (essentially Division I), while the other schools had played in the “College” Division (the non-Division I schools). Idaho remained playing the highest level as an independent until 1977, although they did play a full conference schedule against Big Sky members.
In 1978, when division I football was split into I-A and I-AA, the Big Sky Conference jumped from Division II up to I-AA. Since then, it’s been a stable member of the subdivision and a consistent participant in the FCS playoffs.
The Big Sky Conference was a landing spot for many schools up and down the Rocky Mountain region and indeed most of the Mountain West region. The first conference expansion happened in 1970 when the conference added Boise State and Northern Arizona. Gonzaga would leave the conference in 1979, but was replaced by Nevada. In 1987, Eastern Washington joined the conference, re-adding Washington to the list of states covered.
1992 would see the beginning of the most tumultuous realignment period in the Big Sky’s 60 year history as Nevada made the jump to I-A football and left for the Great West. Idaho and Boise State would make the same decision four years later in 1996. In response, the Big Sky added three new members: Portland State, Sacramento State, and Cal State Northridge. This was the first time the conference’s regional footprint had been dramatically expanded. PSU and Sac State are still members, but Northridge was a mediocre fit at best, and left the conference again in 2000, dropping football a year later.
Since that odd footnote of Northridge’s Big Sky existence that ended in 2000, the Big Sky has added six football members. In 2006, Northern Colorado came into the Big Sky only shortly after a jump from Division II. In 2012, a large swath of four new members arrived; Southern Utah and North Dakota as full members, UC Davis and Cal Poly as football-only members. In 2014, Idaho rejoined the Big Sky for all sports except football, but in 2018 the Vandals became the first football team to drop out of FBS for FCS football and rejoined the Big Sky as well, replacing a leaving North Dakota program. Southern Utah also played their last season as a Big Sky member in 2021, leaving for the WAC. This means the conference now sits at 12 teams.
Membership
Current Members

Current Member Schools	Location	Year Joined	Mascot	Membership
Cal Poly	San Luis Obispo, CA	2012	Mustangs	Football Only, Primary Conference: Big West
Eastern Washington	Cheney, WA	1987	Eagles	Full Member
Idaho	Moscow, ID	1963	Vandals	Full Member
Idaho State	Pocatello, ID	1963	Bengals	Full Member
Montana	Missoula, MT	1963	Grizzlies	Full Member
Montana State	Bozeman, MT	1963	Bobcats	Full Member
Northern Arizona	Flagstaff, AZ	1970	Lumberjacks	Full Member
Northern Colorado	Greeley, CO	2006	Bears	Full Member
Portland State	Portland, OR	1996	Vikings	Full Member
Sacramento State	Sacramento, CA	1996	Hornets	Full Member
UC Davis	Davis, CA	2012	Aggies	Football Only, Primary Conference: Big West
Weber State	Ogden, UT	1963	Wildcats	Full Member

Former Members

Former Member Schools	Location	Years of Membership	Mascot	Current Conference
Boise State	Boise, ID	1970-1996	Broncos	Mountain West (FBS)
Cal State, Northridge	Northridge, CA	1996-2001	Matadors	Dropped Football, Big West for all other sports
Nevada	Reno, NV	1979-1992	Wolf Pack	Mountain West (FBS)
North Dakota	Grand Forks, ND	2012-2018	Fighting Hawks	MVFC for football, Summit League all other sports
Southern Utah	Cedar City, UT	2012-2021	Thunderbirds	UAC

Conference Success and Strength
Conference Championships

School	Member Years	Total Conference Championships	Last won
Montana	1963–present	18	2009
Montana State	1963–present	16	2022
Eastern Washington	1987–present	10	2018
Idaho	1965–1995, 2018-present	8	1992
Boise State	1970–1995	6	1994
Weber State	1963–present	5	2020
Nevada	1979–1992	4	1991
Sacramento State	1996–present	3	2022
Idaho State	1963–present	3	2002
Northern Arizona	1970–present	2	2003
Southern Utah	2012–2021	2	2017
Cal Poly	2012–present	1	2012
North Dakota	2012–2017	1	2016
UC Davis	2012–present	1	2018
Cal State, Northridge	1996–2001	0	N/A
Portland State	1996–present	0	N/A
Northern Colorado	2006–present	0	N/A

FCS National Championships
Big Sky teams hold claim to a total of 6 national championships at the FCS/Division IAA level. Of those, 5 were earned by teams that are still Big Sky members.

• 1980 - Boise State (10-3, 6-1 in conference)
• 1981 - Idaho State (12-1, 6-1 in conference)
• 1984 - Montana State (12-2, 6-1 in conference)
• 1995 - Montana (13-2, 6-1 in conference)
• 2001 - Montana (15-1, 7-0 in conference)
• 2010 - Eastern Washington (13-2, 7-1 in conference)

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I'LL BE YOUR TOUR GUIDE THROUGH THE COSMOS TONIGHT,
sorry
Show time: ~7:30PM EST , 6:30PM CT, 5:30PM MT, 4:30PM PDT
Set 1 (8:05-9:16): Tweezer (13) > Halley’s Comet (6) -> Set Your Soul Free (11) > Rift (6), Cavern (5) > Tweezer¹ (6), Shade(5), Mike’s Song (8) > I Am Hydrogen (3) > Weekapaug Groove (8)
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Set 2 (9:49-10:59): Say It To Me Say It To Me S.A.N.T.O.S. (6), 2001 (10) > Kill Devil Falls² (11), Mercury (8) > Light (11) > Waste (5) > Drift While You're Sleeping (11) > Backwards Down The Number Line (7)
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Set 3 (11:43-12:57): Singing Telegram³ > Ghost⁴ (4) > Meatstick (2) > Bohemian Rhapsody⁵* (3) > Jungle Boogie⁶*^ (3) > Wilson⁷*^ (3) > Auld Lang Syne*^ (3), Carini⁸ (9) > New York, New York⁹ (1) > Tweezer (4) > Prince Caspian (8) > Crosseyed and Painless (10) > Piper (8), A Life Beyond The Dream (8), First Tube (9)
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Encore (1:00-1:09): Show of Life (4) > Tweezer Reprise (3)
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Notes:
(approximate minutes)
The gag was during the third set and consisted of callouts to all previous NYE gags via a Time Machine.
¹Mind Left Body Jam Damnit
²Mike on Drill
³Barber shop quintet > stop in 83 > stop in 93> stop in 03> stop in13 then the time machine malfunctioned
⁴Kasvot Vox, Sci Fi Soldier, Father Time, Meatsticks, and other ghost gags for NYE past
⁵849 show gap, last time played:1996-12-31
⁶544 show gap last time played:2003-12-31
⁷Trey introduces "Tom Hanks" who comes down from the platform he has been stuck on
⁸Streakers and security guards frolic on stage
⁹772 show gap LTP:1997-12-31
*with Choir
^with Marching Band
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Hello CFB! Welcome to the 2022 Big XII Uniform Tracker in Week 11! Wow, I had a good week. But I am terribly late to the tracker! So, I apologize for my delay. But man, the Big XII is primed for an intense finish! TCU looks even more impressive, the Cowboys are turning it around, WVU is dashing hopes, and Tech is regaining steam. With such high stakes, we’ll have a look at the suits our teams wore in Week 11! Time to put on some music for the occasion.
Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oi3QmAmrG6M
I’m u/matte_purple, and lets 3,2,1 go!
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Oklahoma State University Cowboys vs Iowa State Cyclones (OK-State Wins, 20-14)
ISU: Red/White/White (Link: https://imgur.com/a/loFhC3R )
OSU: Black/Black/Black (Link: https://imgur.com/a/AN6aTUK )
The Cowboys notched their 14th consecutive victory in Boone Pickens Stadium while simultaneously breaking their losing streak against the teams from Kansas. This is despite the Cowboys being 1/14 on 3rd down against ISU. The Cyclones turned the ball over 5 times, crippling an already demoralized offense. Quarterback Hunter Dekkers threw three interceptions, RBs Shaw and Silas each fumbled once. Add that to Spencer Sander’s miraculous return in the 3rd quarter (9/13 for 84 yards and a 14-yard go ahead TD pass) and ISU slinks to 1-6 in the conference. It kind of seems like I’ve watched the same ISU game every single week. Hopefully we see a spark in the next few games.
This was an eye bleach kind of game, but you know what wasn’t eye bleach? The uniform matchup! The Pokes wore all-black, the first time they have gone all-black this season. OSU is 9-4 all-time when wearing all-black duds. I personally love these. OK-State is best when they wear mostly orange, but damn, these are just so nice paired with the bold orange. And an important caveat, black is an official color for the Cowboys! The selection of orange and black by the university in the late 1890s was a tribute to a popular faculty member whose father was a Princeton graduate (they were even known as the Tigers for a few years). I am interested to see what the Cowboys will wear for Bedlam in Week 12.
The ‘Clones have worn this combination before, but not this season. This is probably my favorite away combo from them, with that nice cardinal helmet popping against the all-white. In my humble opinion, ISU should wear these more often down the road. The contrast for this game was downright immaculate!
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University of Oklahoma Sooners at West Virginia University Mountaineers (WVU Wins, 23-20)
OU: Red/Cream/Red (Link: https://imgur.com/a/yZpIUvM )
WVU: Blue/Blue/Blue (Link: https://imgur.com/a/BGA2uiI )
12-6 at half and rain bringing the atmosphere and playability down gave the second half a bleak outlook, but WVU rose to the task and beat OU in Morgantown for the first time since they entered the conference. OU has had back-to-back 10-win seasons since 1998, when they went 5-6. This is the first time OU has been in such a slump since then. WVU has proven that they can still compete, but Neal Brown’s future is still uncertain despite the win. The Mountaineers will need to stay sharp this week, as they face the Wildcats from Kansas in WV on Saturday.
The Sooners wore alternates again! I was a tad surprised to see them trot out in the Rough Rider alternates after we saw the “Unity” uniforms earlier this season, but it is tradition, as OU has worn one of these Rough Rider suits once a year since 2014. “Rough Rider” is a reference not to Theodore Roosevelt’s badass crew, but rather the nickname of Oklahoma squads in the 1890s. The Sooners actually introduced them back when they were a Nike school, and I guess they liked it enough to keep it with Jordan. The helmet and shoulder pads feature a wood grain pattern, the helmet has a cream stripe, gray facemask, and cream accents throughout. I personally love the crimson and cream color scheme. It’s just different enough from the traditional white that gets worn, but I really don’t vibe with the wood grain. I know it honors the era of Bud Wilkinson, the legendary OU coach who won national championships in 1950, ‘55 and ‘56, but I just really don’t like it. Oregon State can rock it because of their ties to the lumber industry and Beaver mascot, but I just don’t see it for OU. Fun fact: the uniform also features "47 Straight" stitched onto the inner neckline, in recognition of Wilkinson's record college football winning streak. They end up becoming fairly meh uniforms for me.
WVU broke out a new all blue combo this season, and also tossed in some extra flair with the star-spangled West Virginia state outline on the hat. While not my favorite overall color scheme from the Mountaineers - I like a bit of gold thrown in – the military appreciation logo would clash with it. I’ve constantly stated my love for American flag logos, and this one is no exception. I doubly love the look in the rain. Cheers to the ‘Eers.
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#4 Texas Christian University Horned Frogs at #18 University of Texas Longhorns (TCU Wins, 17-10)
UT: White/Orange/White (Link: https://imgur.com/a/mAEz6CE )
TCU: Black/White/Purple (Link: https://imgur.com/a/1LXdV0y )
Texas was heralded “back” by national media after a one game sample size, but they were no match for TCU. This was a defensive game, something not expected from two of the Big XII’s offensive leaders, but still proved to be a good one. The Horned Frogs held Texas running back Bijan Robinson to 29 yards, gave up just 199 total yards, and forced Quinn Ewers into a miserable passing night. The Frogs allowed Texas a single field goal on consecutive drives inside the TCU 10 in the second half, with the remainder of the points coming from a 48-yard scoop and score. Quinn Ewers is a good QB, but he is still a year one QB in Sarkisian’s first year at UT, and TCU’s defensive unit didn’t help either. The Frogs have clinched a spot at Arlington after beating the Longhorns, who go on the road to visit their archrival KU.
I am very appreciative that TCU has continued to wear these helmets. Their game against Texas marked the fourth time the “Bane of the Big XII” helmets have been worn this season. They have slowly grown on me as the season has gone by, and TCU has the one uniform color scheme that may actually be better as a tricolor. This is the third time TCU has worn purple pants though, if you are tracking that sort of thing.
Texas has had no discernable change in their home uniforms this season, and that is still for the best. Somebody has to have the two-uniform rule in the conference, and Texas makes classic look good.
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Texas Tech University Red Raiders vs University of Kansas Jayhawks (TTU Wins, 43-28)
KU: White/White/White (Link: https://imgur.com/a/him4GBr )
TTU: Red/Black/Black (Link: https://imgur.com/a/u5H6zmM )
Did you guys know Tech is 5-1 at home this year? Lubbock’s tortilla tossing crowd has cultivated one of the more competitive environments in the Big XII this year. The Jayhawks managed to claw back to trail 27-21 at halftime and 33-28 with eight minutes left, but a strip sack deep in their own half doomed the Lawrence crew. KU technically remains in the Big 12 championship hunt. The Jayhawks beat both Texas and K-State, KU would finish 5-4 and could win a tiebreaker with some help, but all things considered, KU has had an INCREDIBLE season.
What did I say? Way back in Week 5 I said, quote: “I am ECSTATIC I haven't seen the ‘KU’ wordmark logo on a helmet this season. Please keep it that way! Seems like when you take that logo off the helmet, you start winning.”
Is it a coincidence that KU lost while wearing the KU Trajan on their helmets? Maybe. Maybe not. If it was a Jayhawk, not only would it have looked cooler, but it would also have satisfied the uniform gods. Other than the helmet, the all-white looks absolutely dashing. I especially dig the white facemask. KU has still been a dark horse in the Big XII style world, at least they can lose looking classy. Speaking of class, Tech wore a very clean look. Much like KU’s look, I only have one complaint: The red double T clashes with the red helmet. I personally think Tech should not even have a red helmet, but the colors do look good regardless. This is the second time we’ve seen a red helmet for the Red Raiders, the last time coming in Week 3. Texas Tech faces ISU in Ames next week and hopes to get bowl eligible.
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#19 Kansas State University Wildcats at Baylor University Bears (KSU Wins, 31-3)
KSU: SilveWhite/Silver (Link: https://imgur.com/a/SyUjZm9 )
BU: Green/Green/Green (Link: https://imgur.com/a/LlWGuCb )
K-State's 31-3 rout of Baylor on Saturday night was not as impressive as the Wildcats’ 48-0 victory a few weeks ago, but both thrashings were led by one man: Will Howard. After Adrian Martinez went down with an unspecified injury in the 1st quarter, the backup QB Howard came in and butchered the Bear’s secondary, throwing 19/27 for 196 yards and three TDs. Deuce Vaughn had a 20-yard TD catch and 106 rushing yards, making him the 3rd KSU RB with consecutive 1,000-yard seasons. Baylor’s three points mark the fewest K-State has allowed a Big XII opponent on the road since Iowa State in 2003. Even if Adrian Martinez is out for multiple games, the Wildcats are prepared to defend their spot as second place in the Big XII. This must have been OC Collin Klein’s retribution for 2012.
K-State has now had SIX night games, with one more on the schedule against KU at the end of the regular season. The uniforms haven’t changed a bit, but that gleam from the stadium lights never gets old.
Baylor fans are getting restless. The fans were expecting a surprise blackout uniform reveal and were instead greeted by another all-green uniform. While it again looks good, this is the fourth time all green has been worn this season. It is by far the most worn uniform the Bears have. Even though I’m not a huge fan of blackout uniforms just for the sake of having them, Baylor simply won’t promote something that engages the entire fan base. The athletic department really needs to step up their game on fan engagement. Here’s hoping Y/W/Y makes an appearance at some point.
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BONUS UNIFORMS! Time to have a look at our future Big XII teams!
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#22 University of Central Florida Knights at #17 Tulane University Green Wave (UCF Wins, 38-31)
UCF: Black/White/White (Link: https://imgur.com/a/XEkUPyP )
Tulane: Blue/Green/Blue (Link: https://imgur.com/a/l80LSHc )
Tulane came into the game boasting the third fewest rushing touchdowns allowed in the nation at four. QB John Rhys Plumlee ran around, through or away from the stingiest run defense in the American Athletic Conference again and again. Plumlee accounted for 308 yards and three touchdowns, rushing for 176 yards and two TDs, highlighted by a 67-yard scoring run and UCF took over first place in the AAC. UCF (8-2, 5-1) surpassed 400 yards of offense for the eighth time this season. Much like the Big XII, this has been a fun conference to watch.
Tulane has not had a bad uniform this season. Let the picture speak for itself, absolutely beautiful uniform from the Green Wave.
UCF provided great contrast against the color forward Tulane uniform, going with a black and white uniform that omitted gold entirely. This was the perfect game to bring these out. I will say, I hope these are a one off, because the Knight’s shade of gold is one of my favorites in college football. One gripe that I hadn’t noticed until now: those are some awfully thin numbers.
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University of Cincinnati Bearcats vs East Carolina University Pirates (Cincy Wins, 27-25)
CIN: Black/Black/Black (Link: https://imgur.com/a/9ijOZ96 )
ECU: Black/White/White (Link: https://imgur.com/a/2fDujNV )
Cincinnati led 24-12 at halftime, helped by an awesome kickoff return TD, but a 13-point 3rd quarter gave East Carolina a 25-24 lead heading to the fourth. The Bearcats drove to the ECU 3-yard line on their first possession of the fourth quarter and Coe's 21-yard field goal gave them a 27-25 lead. That score held up as East Carolina failed to mount a scoring threat over the final minutes. Cincy is now first in their conference, and looks great at 8-2.
Fun fact: 4 of the final 5 matchups between ECU and UC will have been played on a Friday. In their last five weeknight games at Nippert Stadium, they also wore all black. Again, last week I was a little concerned with the number of blackout uniforms for teams that don’t have a black color scheme. This week has been much better, with all black uniforms being worn by Cincy and OK-State. These look fresh and were the first blackout duds worn by the Bearcats this season. Great work from the Cincy boys!
Pirates lost a close one, and they did it in a uniform that I’m honestly not a fan of. I think a white helmet would have really been awesome here, even though there is a supposed curse on the white helmets. But of course, they did just lose in a black helmet. The American Conference is still in hot contention!
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University of Houston Cougars vs Temple University Owls (UH Wins, 43-36)
UH: Red/Red/White (Link: https://imgur.com/a/XEEGJ6c )
Temple: White/White/White (Link: https://imgur.com/a/6wNmGbH )
Houston RB Stacy Sneed scored two rushing touchdowns and set a career high with 143 yards on the ground. It was most for a Cougar since Duke Catalon ran for 177 yards at SMU in 2017. Temple’s QB E.J Warner threw for a single-game program-record 486 yards on 42/59 passing for 3 TDs and had a great game, but Houston’s quick scoring drive late in the 4th quarter sealed it for the Cougars.
This is the second time we’ve talked about Temple, what really seals the deal are the diamonds. More subtle than a checkerboard, but just as unique. In Week 7 I stated I wasn't a fan of their tricolor look, and they luckily wore a suit I much rather fancy. The stormtrooper suit is accentuated by those crazy cool diamond patterns, and I can’t complain one bit.
Houston’s Red/Red/White combo was actually a new look this season, which very much surprised me. This is a simple, no-nonsense look without any garnish or flair. It is surprisingly one of my favorites! I would love to know what others think about it. I think a script Cougar’s logo would have paired nicely, or an homage the 1951 logo, but that’s not a huge gripe.
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Let’s check out two more uniforms in your random uniforms of the week!
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Western Kentucky University Hilltoppers vs Rice University Owls (WKU Wins 45-10)
WKU: Black/Red/Red (Link: https://imgur.com/a/RgALIqA )
Rice: Gray/White/Blue (Link: https://imgur.com/a/yIpOw3X )
The Owls had 326 total yards, 24 first downs and converted 7/11 third downs but threw four interceptions and lost two fumbles. It sure is hard to win a game when you give the ball away six times!
Everybody knows why I picked this uniform matchup. Big Red has now graced a helmet. What is Big Red? Big Red, Western Kentucky University's athletic mascot, was born in the fall of 1979, and is not animal, nor human, but simply Big Red. Big Red can be best described as the Spirit of Western! He is undoubtedly one of the favorite mascots in college football. Literally everyone loves this uniform! The red is a great color, there’s enough red on the black helmet to give that edge of menace, while still having the lovable Big Red on the side. I even kind of dig the off-color “Hilltoppers” script on the side of the pants. On absolute principle, these win uniform of the week.
I won’t speak much on Rice, but I did like their helmets as well. The gray is very Cowboy adjacent, and the Rice “R” monogram looks great with the thin Texas outline around it. The numbers on the other side are also a simple touch and help simplify the helmet.
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Northern Arizona University Lumberjacks at University of Northern Colorado Bears (UNC Wins, 21-20)
NAU: Blue/White/Blue (Link: https://imgur.com/a/uuAvU4c )
UNC: Blue/ Blue/Blue (Link: https://imgur.com/a/gG3QzrQ )
Driving 96 yards for the go-ahead score and 2-pt conversion taking up more than seven minutes of game time, Northern Colorado captured a 21-20 win over Northern Arizona on Saturday afternoon at Nottingham Field. A few of my friends in the region actually went to this game and were VERY glad they did. This was a nail-bitter, and the Bears came out on top. The Bears had a strong outing against the Lumberjacks, recording 335 yards and 22 first downs. All three phases of UNC’s game were played beautifully.
It was a tad difficult getting clean images of the games, but from what I saw, UNC wore an all-blue look with gold accents, which have been the school colors since 1976. The original colors were actually purple and gold, and the name has gone through some changes as well. Until 1925, the official name of the athletic teams was the Teachers. In that year, UNC adopted the name Bears, due to the bear carving atop an Alaskan Tlingit Indian totem pole that came to the school in 1914. It served as a school symbol until 2003, when it was properly returned to the Tlingits under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. There is some awesome history to this university, and you should look it up if you're bored! Anyway, these uniforms are fairly mediocre to me. The font is bold and uninspired, the UNC logo on the helmet is just okay. The Bear head logo is so cool, it's almost a crime to not include it! There isn’t much substance to these, and they could probably use an overhaul.
The Lumberjacks were on the other end of the spectrum. They have a LOT going on in their suits. The blue pants are a different shade than the helmet, there are gold mountains (maybe?) on the side of the pants, the collar has a black and yellow braided cord design, and there’s a random blue spot on the shoulders. Now I get it, maybe it sounds like I’m picking on the little guy. That couldn’t be further from the truth. I think NAU and Flagstaff are awesome places to visit. Fun Fact: The elevation at street level is 6,880 ft. above sea level, the highest among NCAA Division I FCS football stadiums. The Lumberjacks is also a fantastic team name, with tons of options for iconography. The logo itself, NAU enclosed in an axe head outline, is sweet. But maybe we can touch up those uniforms sometime.
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Aaaaand that’s all folks! Week 11 is history! I hope you enjoy yourselves this week, can’t wait to see you next time! If you liked this post, have anything additional to add/suggest, leave an upvote, comment, or message me! See you next week in football’s greatest conference!

** Fri 11/11 ** -- Veteran's Day
9 AM - 4 PM Annual Veterans Day Ceremony New Mexico Veterans Memorial, 1100 Louisiana Blvd. SE Please join us in celebrating and honoring our nation's heroes. The parade starts at 0900; Bullhead Base members will gather at the USS Bullhead Memorial Park at 0800. The parade will proceed down Gibson Blvd to the NM Veterans Memorial Park. We will be displaying the models at the Memorial Park during the Veterans Day events, viably until 1400. Annual Veterans Day Ceremony takes place from 10:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. followed by Veterans Celebration events from 12:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. We greatly appreciate your participation in supporting our Veteran community. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Dan Rose at [ss332commander@gmail.com](mailto:ss332commander@gmail.com) or (505) 480-4926.
6 - 9 PM Ready, Steady, Go! DJ Caterwaul spins out Tractor Brewing Company, 118 Tulane Dr. SE Now a monthly event on 2nd Tuesdays, each night will focus on different themes close to Caterwaul's heart. This one is for the punks.
6 - 9 PM Gilbert Uribe LIVE Albuquerque Distilling, 5001 Central Ave NE Award winning singer-songwriter Gilbert Uribe performs a vibrant blend of Acoustic Latin & Soul Music he calls “Sabrosoul”. Hailing from New Mexico, Gilbert combines elements of Reggae/Rocksteady, the feel-good vibes of Classic Soul and R&B, and the rhythms of Cumbia and Salsa to create a unique musical experience.
6 - 11 PM I love the 90s Video Dance Party Effex, 420 Central Ave WE HAVE ALL YOUR FAVORITE 90s VIDEOS playng on 7 big screens. Come prepared to sing your heart out! Expect to hear a little of everything... POP, Alternative, Hip Hop. With the best from artists like Britney Spears, TLC, Spice Girls, Backstreet boys, Biggie, Ace of Bass, Ice Cube, Daft Punk, Montel Jordan, Nsync, Mariah Carey, Sir Mix A lot, Marky Mark, Vanilla Ice and many more. You Do Not Want To Miss This!!! Doors open at 9PM, 21+w/ID, 90's attire encouraged
6:30 PM Zumba MC with ZJ Jamie Ortiz Sabrina's Z CREW Fitness, 4619 Lomas Blvd. NE Join us as we welcome my good friend ZJ Jaime Ortiz! He has given us some great choreo over the years and we love having him in the studio. This event is open to everyone! It is a 90 min MC and you can join in person or online!
7 PM Alice In Wonderland Costume Party featuring AL1CE / Diseased Entity / DJ Ren + DJ Moonside Moonlight Lounge, 122 Central Ave Moonlight Lounge With Special Guests: Diseased Entity, DJ Ren + DJ Moonside. Dark Alice in Wonderland Costume Party: 7pm Doors, $8 w/costume, $10 without, 21+. AL1CE blends elements of electronic, dark wave, and progressive rock (think Daft Punk, the Cure, and Pink Floyd), with surrealistic and fantastic imagery, to create a dreamy, intimate, dark yet cathartic experience for fans. Inspired by Alice in Wonderland’s concept of embarking on a journey “through the looking glass”, AL1CE’s music explores universal themes of the sacred feminine and masculine, yin and yang, challenges and transcendence... the Unity of Opposites.
7 - 10 PM Live & Local: Bobcats Swing Holiday Dance Studio, Inc., 5200 Eubank Blvd. NE, Ste D Please join us in celebrating 6 years in business with live band Bobcats Swing! A dance lesson in swing will begin at 7pm followed by the crooning sounds of Bobcats Swing for a night of revelry and dancing! Swing/Pin-up attire encouraged. $30 for non-members/$15 for members. Hors d'oeuvres and refreshments will be served.
7:30 - 9 PM An Evening with David Sedaris Popejoy Hall, 203 Cornell Dr. NE One of America’s preeminent humor writers, David Sedaris returns to Popejoy to read new and unpublished works. Known as a master of satire, Sedaris is witty, clever, sardonic, and one of today’s most observant writers addressing the human condition. Over 16 million copies of his books have been printed in 32 languages. Sedaris’s short stories and essays have appeared in The New Yorker and The Best American Essays. His book, A Carnival of Snackery: Diaries (2003-2020), was published last year, and his most recent book, Happy-Go-Lucky, was just released. For mature audiences. (click for tickets)
8 PM Comedy Night B2B Garden Brewery, 8338 Comanche Rd. NE Chuck Parker and Crosslines Media present another edition of B2B Comedy Night!!…a spectacular comedy showcase featuring some of the funniest comics in the 505!! Headlining: Josh Fournier, Featuring: Caleb Mulkey & Sam Alvarado, With your host Chuck Parker. Tickets $10
8 PM Emo Nite Launchpad, 618 Central Ave SW EMO KIDS, SCENE KIDS, GOTH FRIENDS, CHECK THIS OUT! Emo Nite LA is coming to Albuquerque! This is a HUGE deal for our emo scene, so let's give them a warm welcome on Friday, November 11th at Launchpad! Get your tickets NOW at launchpadrocks.com. $1 from every ticket sold will be donated to Living The Dream Foundation! Doors at 9, 21+ https://launchpadrocks.com/event/401138/emo-nite // (click for tickets)
8 PM Celebrating David Bowie feat Todd Rundgren, Adrian Belew, Scrote, Royston Langdon, & Angelo Moore Kiva Auditorium, 401 2nd St. NW After performing rapturously received and critically lauded shows worldwide pre-pandemic, the original Celebrating David Bowie shows return in 2022 answering the question, “What makes Bowie different?”. Rock’n’Roll Hall Of Famer Todd Rundgren, Adrian Belew (Bowie, NIN, King Crimson, Frank Zappa, Talking Heads), and CdB creator, producer, and featured artist Scrote bring Spacehog’s Royston Langdon, and Fishbone’s Angelo Moore with saxophone great Ron Dziubla (Jon Batiste, Joe Bonamassa), Narada Michael Walden bassist Angeline Saris, and popular session & touring drummer Travis McNabb (Sugarland, Better Than Ezra) to interpret Bowie’s greatest hits. The rotating ensemble of world class multi-instrumentalists will perform a show highlighting elements that influenced Bowie and celebrate the spirit of Bowie in the live performance. Celebrating David Bowie has performed to devoted Bowie fans in 17 countries on 5 continents with superstar guest appearances along the way. (click for tickets)
8 - 11 PM Goth Night & Dark Market Tractor Brewing - Wells Park, 1800 4th St. NW It's time to break out your Doc Martins, black nail polish, and eyeliner, because we're hosting a night of beautiful music and goods for you dark hearts. Spectral Youth will be featuring some fantastic vendors for your local shopping needs. DJ Riff Ratt and DJ K.Oss will be spinning on the ones and twos with sound support from Pepe El Monstrito!
8 PM - 1 AM Option4 Effex, 420 Central Ave HotBoi Records boss Option4 returns to Albuquerque to take over Effex Rooftop for his We House Fridays Debut. Support By: u/Her + L-Fo, 21+ with Valid ID, Cover Charge at Door. Option4 is a house music warrior out of Denver, Colorado. Boss man of the HotBoi Records. His music packs a significantly bigger punch than your average house cut, incorporating tribal rhythms, intricate melodies and fierce low-end to produce a style that is never short of mesmerizing.
8:30 PM - 12 AM OCDC Pre-Thanksgiving Party Dragon Horn Tavern, 2906 Juan Tabo Blvd. NE, Ste A Hey Kids - Fall has fell and it's time to start getting ready for all the fun cool weather activities like overeating, napping, football, and of course, partying with OCDC! Come join us for a few hours of great music and dancing. We'll be bringing our unique mix of classic rock and other fun stuff, and the Dragonhorn will be providing all the tasty refreshments. Music starts at 8:30 and goes until midnight. Don't be a turkey and miss this event! OCDC is: Jeff Donohoe - Bass and vocals, Lloyd Romero - Guitars and vocals, Donnie Frank - Drums and vocals, Vaughn McMillan - Guitars and other odd noises
** Sat 11/12 *\*
8 AM Los Ranchos Grower's Market 6718 Rio Grande Blvd. NW Always a fun and interesting morning of music, vegetables, crafts, etc at the Grower's Market!!
8 AM - 12 PM Scrap Busting Mystery The Sewing Place ABQ, 8252 Menaul Blvd. NE Bring your scraps and we are going to start a Mystery Quilt. It will be a 60x 60 throw or a 80x80 twin size quilt. This is a three color quilt. I am doing mine in red,green and gold. throw size uses about the equivalent of 2 yards of fabric for each color. The Twin size uses about 3.5 yards of each color.
9 AM - 2 PM Craft Fair New Mexico International School, 7215 Montgomery Blvd. NE Come see what our talented, local vendors have to offer and get your holiday shopping done early! Come, bring a friend (or 5!) and do some early holiday shopping all while supporting local vendors and NMIS. We will have kids crafts, a hot cocoa bar, gift wrapping, a photobooth and THIRTY local vendors! You won't want to miss this!
9 AM - 3 PM Fall Craft and Vendor Fair Explore Academy, 6600 Gulton Ct. NE Start your holiday shopping with us! 40+ vendors, food truck and COFFEE! Shop local artists while supporting the students and staff at Explore Academy Charter School
9 AM - 4 PM Fall Craft Fair Sandia High School, 7801 Candelaria Rd. NE Sandia Bands craft fair is a holiday tradition that dates back more than 20 years! Join us for an indoooutdoor fair with more than 200 local crafters and artisans. There will be food trucks and entertainment by the Matador Bands! This event supports music education in the community so please support the vendors that support the band! If you are looking for your favorite crafter you can find them using our online interactive vendor directory
9:30 AM Cafè con Poetry ft. Rowie Shebala Canvas Artistry - Kitchen Bar Art Music, 1 Central Ave NW Introducing our second Saturday series brought to you by Warehouse 508 and made possible by the Witter Bynner Foundation! Come join us for a writing workshop, featured performance and open mic led by one of many poetic voices in Albuquerque! November is National Native American Heritage month and for our feature we invited Roanna "Rowie" Shebala to share her powerful poetry with us! Roanna “Rowie” Shebala is a Native American of the Dine (Navajo Tribe) and Shiwi (Zuni Tribe). Shebala is Tsenjikini (Cliff Dweller clan), Born for Deeshchii’nii (Start of the Red Streak clan), her maternal grandparents are the Tótsohnii (Big Water Clan), and her paternal grandparents are the Naasht’ezhi Dine’e’- Dakkya:kwe (Zuni-Frog Clan). She is from Fort Defiance, AZ of the Navajo Nation. Shebala earned her B.S. in Theater at Northern Arizona University and an M.F.A. in Creative Writing at the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, NM. Shebala consistently brings the voice of her heritage into her performance, as well as written work, often treading into spaces where hearing native voices is unlikely. In doing so, she hopes to reframe what it means to be a Native person for the masses, point out the appropriation of her people's culture, and reclaim an identity that has been distorted by heavily edited versions of history. Spoken Word Artist who has been featured on four National Poetry Slam teams, a five-time representative on the Women of the World Poetry Slam, and a two-time representative for the Individual World Poetry Slam. Representing the following cities: Phoenix, AZ; Sedona AZ; Flagstaff, AZ; and Albuquerque, NM. Her work has been featured in Button Poetry, Indian Country Today, in various zines, and magazines such as Annick Press, Red Ink, Wicked Banshee Press, and Suspect Press. Shebala has performed her spoken word poetry at the Lincoln Center for the Out of Doors Project and nationally. She credits her father for gifting her with storytelling; her works combine story, poetry, and performance. She is also a member of Saad Bee Hozho: Dine Writers' Collective. IT'S GOING TO BE AN AMAZING WORKSHOP! Youth and adults are free to join!! Our first coffee shop that will be hosting us is @ chakracoffeeabq located in the new Canvas @ canvasartistry! Suite 3A! (You can pay for parking in the parking structure of the building. There is a stairwell as well as an elevator, its entrance located facing west on the corner of Central and 2nd street diagonal from the old Century Movie theatre and Tucanos. We will be located on the third floor)
10 - 11 AM Mural Loop Guided Walk Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge, 7851 2nd St. SW Meet at the visitor center amphitheater with Park Ranger Dakota for an easy one mile guided walk along the refuge's Mural Loop Trail and learn about Valle de Oro's history and its future. Program will end back at the visitor center by 11 AM. This event happens every Saturday.
10 AM - 3 PM Albuquerque Doll & Toy Sale Grace Church Gym, 6901 San Antonio Dr. NE Admission at the door: Adults: $5.00; Children 12 and under: FREE. New Mexico's Largest Doll and Teddy Bear Show! Featuring Antique, Vintage, Modern, Reproduction & Art Dolls, Bears, Toys, Miniatures, Accessories, Parts & Supplies, Books, Furnishings, Door Prizes, Identification/Valuation, Restringing, Handicap Accessible, Food for Purchase On Site. Contact Anita Husby (505) 508-0351 [nitak2@hotmail.com](mailto:nitak2@hotmail.com) for more info // (click for tickets) // (click for flyer)
10 AM - 4 PM Bandelier Bazaar Holiday Craft Fair Bandelier Elementary, 3309 Pershing Ave SE Bandelier Elementary School Campus, Cafeteria, & Gym. FREE ADMISSION! Arts & Crafts from more than 40 local vendors! Student‐made art for sale! Bandelier Jump Rope Team will perform at 12pm! Delicious offerings from neighborhood food trucks! Support your local community and get your holiday shopping done!
12 - 5 PM Shampooch Dog Wash Boofy's Best for Pets, 4610 Cutler Ave NE, Ste A Join us and give your pets their pre-holiday spiff-up! A dog wash to benefit the cats and kittens of FAT Katz. $10 suggested donation. Cat adoptions are also this weekend!
12 - 6 PM Anniversary Party New Mexico Ferments, 2506 Washington St. NE Since 2017, NMF has been a leading producer of non-alcoholic kombucha in the Land of Enchantment. Our midtown Albuquerque location is home to both our production facility and our Kombucha Tap Room. Please join us for our Anniversary Party, celebrating our community and 5 years of FRESH LOCAL PROBIOTIC Kombucha. Featuring:, Live DJs, Live painting, Food + Fun, Raffle, KOMBUCHA!
1 PM Enchantment Beer, Wine, & Spirits Festival Balloon Fiesta Park, Let's get lost in delicious beer, wine, and spirits at the Enchantment Fest! The LARGEST event in NM to deliver ALL the adult beverages at one festival! With over 55 beverage vendors and more added everyday! This is an event you won't want to miss! Last call is at 4:30pm - NO EXCEPTIONS! MUST be 21+ to attend! (click link to see FULL list of all participating breweries, wineries, distilleries, food vendors, and market vendors)
4 - 7 PM Funky Family Birthday Bash The Inside Out Experience, 1111 Carlisle Blvd. SE You’re invited! Potluck Birthday Bash for November Birthdays. Parking on the street or in the church parking lot (across Carlisle) permitted. Event located behind Michael Thomas Coffee across from the deck. Band: Keeping Up With The Joneses. Regular entrance fee: $5.00. Birthday month fee: $3.00. Birthday DAY fee: Free! Kids under 18 fee: Free! Live music. Kids activities. Potluck meal. Tours of the Source Community Healing Oasis campus and more!
4 - 8 PM Adoption event & FUNdraiser Boxing Bear Brewing Co. Firestone Taproom and Brewery, 8420 Firestone Ln. NE Come join your favorite rescue for fun and fundraising! Boxing Bear will donate $1 per pint to Pawsitive Life Rescue and there will be raffles, games and food!
5 - 9 PM Candidate for Miss NMGRA Aurora Gayheart hosts dinner&bingo Sidewinders Bar and Grill, 4200 Central Ave SE Join Aurora Gayheart candidate for Miss NMGRA as she host a wonderful dinner and bingo for you! Drink specials, no cover, bingo at 6 PM, free parking, indoor and outdoor seating
6 - 7:15 PM ABQ Ski Movie & #THINKSNOW Party Sport Systems, 6915 Montgomery Blvd. NE Come check out ANYWHERE FROM HERE, Matchstick Productions' epic 2022 ski film. ANYWHERE FROM HERE explores the world of skiing through the eyes of 12-year-old freestyle phenomenon. Through his voice, the audience hears the skiing aspirations of a kid who just wants to play and doesn’t have to ponder real life quite yet. Tickets are $10. All sales benefit the Adaptive Sports Program New Mexico, a nonprofit dedicated to enhancing the lives of kids & adults with disabilities through adaptive sports including skiing, snowboarding, rock climbing, water sports and more! Come on out to the OUTDOOR theater at Sport Systems. Bundle up and get ready to get psyched for winter!
6 - 9 PM Dance Party feat. Robb Janov! Buds & Beans ABQ, 119 Gold Ave SW A benefit for the Rock & Rhythm Foundation! This location allows for dancing both inside and out, depending on your preference! We have been loving to throw dance parties at Buds & Beans! It's a beautiful space with lovely staff, a great coffee and drink menu (my fave is the lavender lemonade) and food selection! They now have their liquor license and are serving beer and wine! The kitchen won't be open but they will have some pastry items. An added bonus is there are lots of areas outside to dance around if you are avoiding inside spaces. https://www.bnbabq.com/ Robb Janov will be using a channel of the headphones to create live-looping electric violin grooves! Besides being a great musician, he is the creator of the national award-winning Rock & Rhythm program at Jefferson Mid School as well as the nonprofit 501(c)(3) Rock and Rhythm Foundation. For more info on these programs and Robb's music: www.robbjanov.com This is a free event but we will gladly accept any donations you feel like throwing in! Any money we collect will be split between Robb and The Rock & Rhythm Foundation.
7 PM Goth Night Juno, 1501 1st St. NW Goth Night hosted by DJ Ren and DJ Moonside. Tasty grooves, cool crowd, cool vibe. Expect a tasty selection of goth, industrial, darkwave, synthwave, horror punk, 90s, etc. Cocktail specials. Food available for purchase. 21+ please. $5
7 - 9 PM New Mexico Pride Pageant African American Performing Arts Center and Exhibit Hall, 310 San Pedro Dr. SE Albuquerque Pride Presents the 2023 New Mexico Pride Pageant at the African American Performance Art Center at Expo New Mexico. This event has been condensed into one night only. Join us on Saturday, November 12th as we honor our 2022 Titleholders, Lola La Bruja and Tomahawk Martini, present a Lifetime of Excellence Award to Mama Gwen, and crown the 2023 Titleholders. You won't want to miss this evening of LGBTQ+ excellence. Help us cheer on all of the contestants and enjoy their exciting performances! (click for tickets)
7 - 9:15 PM Mike Weaver's Live Jukebox The Kosmos Restaurant, 1715 5th St. NW Come on down early and grab a seat, as it's been filling up pretty quickly the last few shows. The food, while always impressive, has been getting extra-rave reviews lately, but you can also stop by for a beer, wine, cocktail and just groove to your favorite tunes. And 40% of my tips are still going to Doctors Without Borders.
7 PM - 12 AM Adobe Disco Sister, 407 Central Ave. NW One night - three boy bands! Numbtron is D Numbers reconfigured as a DJ trio. Paul Feathericci, Brian Mayhall, and Ben Wright live in Santa Fe, but their home is on the dance floor. Spoolius is the most handsome DJ duo north of La Bajada, known for their superior DJ selections and their inimitable dance moves behind the booth, not to mention outfits. Adobe Disco holds down Albuquerque dance floors better than nails. The quartet of groove heavies are thrilled to welcome these boy bands from the north to join them for one night of b2b2b delights. $5 at the door.
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9 AM - 1 PM Community Vaccine Clinic Simply Diego's, We are excited to offer 300 FREE vaccinations for your dogs and cats (DAPP/FVRCP) thanks to a generous grant from PetCo! Please be sure to sign up. https://plrsignup.as.me/schedule.php Combo vaccines (DAPP/FVRCP): FREE!! Microchip (comes with lifetime registration): $25. Bordetella (to board your pets): $20. Rabies 1 year: $20. Rabies 3 year (must have had rabies before): $30. Important notes: Please note the scheduling only allows one appt per booking. We have tried to modify it but unable to. Please go back through and book however many appts you need. If your pet is anxious or has potential to bite, please ensure they are muzzled for their safety and the safety of our volunteers and volunteer vet. This is an outdoor location with dogs and cats. Cats remain in their carriers and generally not taken out unless it’s necessary
10 AM ABQ Roller Derby Recruiting Event Johnny Tapia Community Center, 500 Mountain Rd. NW Albuquerque Roller Derby will be putting on a mini scrimmage. This is a free recruiting event, but will be accepting donations. All ages, all genders.
11 AM - 2 PM Santa Paws Photos Woof Gang Bakery & Grooming, 9780 Coors Blvd. NW, Ste F Ms. Sadie says, "Come get your Photos with Santa Paws!" $10 digital prints to be emailed. Proceeds benefit Pet-A-Bulls. PLEASE share AND come out for the BEST Santa Paws pics in NM! ALL dogs are welcome and we especially hope to see our Pet-A-Bulls ALUMNI kiddos there for the JOY those visits bring! (This event is happening again Sunday, 12/4)
11 AM - 3 PM The Masked Singer Brunch Sidewinders Bar and Grill, 4200 Central Ave SE Join Jen Trif-I, Michael Lynn Hertz, and Smashley as the host a morning full of singing, masked Singer style. Doors 11am - show 12pm - No cover
11 AM - 4 PM 2nd Annual Holiday Stroll Craft Fair Jade's Sassy Boutique, 9577 Osuna Rd. NE Join us and over 50 vendors as we enter our holiday craft season! Start your shopping early with us! (click on link to see full list of participating vendors)
12:29 - 8:25 PM Write In on the Rail Runner Hosted by the Women's Thriller Writers Association Join me on the Rail Runner and in Santa Fe for writing time! I'll be hopping on the 1:29 PM Rail Runner from Albuquerque, writing in Santa Fe (walking to a coffee shop probably in the plaza - so that's a 30 minute walk); then taking the 8:10PM Train out of Santa Fe. HOWEVER - you don't have to hang in SF - you could stay on the train and head back to Albuquerque at 3:05PM. Tickets are $2.50 for a day pass.
1 - 3 PM Gratitude Mandalas & Watercolor Exploration Desert Lotus Yoga Abq, 11200 Montgomery Blvd. NE, Ste 7 In this 2-hour course, you will meet local artist Sarah McCord for instruction on meditation and creative play with watercolors for relaxation, inspiration, and creativity centered around gratitude. A brief meditation will be followed by creative exploration. Artists and non-artists (including children 8 & up) are welcome. All materials included. Cost: $35. Space is limited to 12 attendees
2 - 6 PM Second Sunday Spin Bosque Brewing Co - Nob Hill Tap Room, 106 Girard Blvd. SE Every 2nd Sunday join us for an all vinyl DJ set by SloLow Vinyl Records! Featuring a SloLow's pop-up record shop which includes several obscure rarities and essential classics. Happy Hour is 3-6 PM: $1 off all 16oz & 20oz pours
2 - 6 PM Corn Hole Fundraiser Tournament The Local Brewhouse, 300 Unser Blvd. SE, Rio Rancho Come on out and help support Pop Warner Rio Rancho Warriors blue 10U team! REGISTRATION IS OPEN for our Corn Hole Fundraiser Tournament . Get your teams registered for a chance to win prizes and an afternoon full of a friendly competition, laughs, memories and much more! 😜 just scan the code to sign up! All money raised is going toward travel expenses to get our boys to Dallas and then Florida! Please share and spread the word!! We need your help! LAST week left to get those teams registered! Tournament details: Adult teams of 2: $50, Youth teams of 2: $40
5 - 8 PM Pedal & Swing Fundraising Dance for ALS & MS CSP Dance Studios, 1624 Eubank Blvd. NE We are Rosi Rodriguez and Perry Pedersen, wife-and-husband, who know firsthand how dancing and bicycling make the world a happier, healthier place. We also know firsthand about two dance-hindering, bike-hindering diseases – MS (multiple sclerosis) and ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or “Lou Gehrig’s disease”). The Pedal & Swing mission is to facilitate donations to the MS Society and to the ALS Association, to support those affected by these diseases, and to support research for finding cures, by bicycling and dancing. 5:00-6:30pm Variety Dance (ballroom, latin, country, etc) 6:30-8:00pm West Coast Swing Dance. $10 Suggested Donation. For more info, see www.gottacurethatthing.org or call CSP Dance Studios at 505-883-9521. Thank you to CSP Dance Studios, SouthWesties, USA Dance of North Central New Mexico, ALS Association New Mexico Chapter, and Multiple Sclerosis society for your support in making this fundraiser possible!

On October 24, 2003, deer hunters were searching for prey in the forest outside of Williams, Arizona, when they stumbled on the body of a woman. The body was located on Devil Dog Road, one mile south of interstate 40, and six miles to the west of William’s town limits. The woman was lying face down, naked, and had been killed with a single blow to the head, which cracked her skull. It is believed that the woman had been killed elsewhere, and she had been left at this location sometime within the prior ten days. It also appeared that the woman had been dragged roughly 60-70 feet, to where she laid underneath a canopy of trees.
The woman was estimated to be between the ages of 55-65, standing at approximately 5’4” and weighing 150 pounds. She had short grey hair, with blonde scattered throughout, and she had brown or hazel eyes. She had no piercing or tattoos, but had an estimated $20,000 worth of dental work done to her teeth. Her nails were described as being beautifully manicured. Results of isotope testing indicated the victim could have spent her formative years in Central Europe possibly Vienna, Austria and spent the last decade of her life in Western France, possibly near Paris.
An X-ray revealed that the woman was a heavy smoker at one point, based on the arteries in her legs. Jane Doe also had diabetes, as well as senile ecchymosis (a condition that looks like bruising) along the backside of her right arm. It was concluded that she also had pneumonia at one point, and they uncovered evidence of heart disease.
Investigators believe that the victim and her killer were not familiar with the area. Though the land was heavily forested, the place that she was left was often frequented by hunters. They also theorized that she was killed by someone she knew and was comfortable with, as she had no defensive wounds on her body. They determined that if they could find out her identity and who her family was, they wouldn’t be far off from determining who her killer was.
Authorities worked diligently, for years, to determine who Devil Dog Jane Doe could be. They extracted DNA and submitted it to the appropriate databases- both within America and internationally, a composite sketch was made up of her face, and her dental information was passed to dentists within Arizona and around surrounding areas. Unfortunately, no fingerprints could be taken, due to the state of decomposition. A costly magazine article was put out of her dental work to see if any dentists would recognize their own work, and isotope testing was performed on her bones.
Authorities poured over missing person’s files to see if they could make a match, and checked with Immigration in Washington D.C, to see if any women matching DDJD’s description might have overstayed their visas. They also would comb through death certificates that were issued sans a body, which is rare, but happens when a family wants to declare a family member dead, despite not having a body to conclude the death.
Here are a few possible (but unlikely) missing women who could potentially fit the description of Jane Doe (please keep in mind that these women were linked to possibly being Jane Doe through amateur sleuthing, rather than the proper authorities, but I feel like the potential matches should be noted):
June Goodman- June Goodman was the subject of my write up last night, so you may already be familiar with her story. But if not, June vanished from her home in Snowflake, Arizona, in March of 2003, after having dinner with her sister and heading back to her own home. Not a single footprint would be recovered to determine where June might have gone to after she left her home, and her body has never been discovered. Due to the timing, location, and physical similarities between the women, it seems like it could be a potential match. However, June did not spend any time living in Europe, and grew up in her hometown of Snowflake, Arizona.
Marie Agne Bisch Petithory- the information I can read on Marie is slim, as I don’t speak French, and all of her information is in French, but this is what I could gather: Marie left her home in November 6, 2002, and was last seen walking the streets of Saint Louis around 8:30am that same day. She had never been seen again since. While it seems improbable that Marie would wind up in Arizona, the physical similarities between Marie and DDJD are striking, and with DDJD having isotope testing that proved she spent time in France, I thought the comparison should be made and more heavily looked into. (If any French speakers would like to dive into this more, please let us know any additional information you may find, in the comments)
Annelise Schweickardt- Annelise was a German woman who was living in Sarasota, Florida, before she disappeared on April 9, 2003. She was staying in Florida on a tourist visa. It is believed that Annelise’s tenant had murdered her, and blood was found in her apartment when a welfare check was performed. She has never been found. While it seems unlikely that Annelise was killed in Florida and disposed of across the country in Arizona, the physical similarities are once again striking. However, the timing of her possible death compared to when the body was discovered in Arizona doesn’t seem to match up.
Rule Outs
Tina D'Ambrosio 1961 Arizona
Janet Fairhurst 1944 Arizona
Catherine Nelson 1959 Arizona
Elizabeth Rogers 1931 North Carolina
Patricia Schmidt 1964 Virginia
Dianna Vicari 1973 Arizona
Vernette Wester 1947 Arizona
Billie Willard 1941 North Carolina
Lisa Zochowski 1967 Arizona
Personal Theory
I never like to add my own personal thoughts into my write ups, but with this case, and how very little there is to go on, I didn’t think it would hurt to add.
I believe that Devil Dog Jane Doe was visiting Arizona on vacation from Europe, and was in the process of traveling with a companion to see the Grand Canyon. The area which she was discovered is considered to be a popular gateway to the national park. I believe pair were driving a rented car, and something occurred that had caused Jane Doe’s death, where her companion hit her over the head out of the blue. I believe the companion, possibly her husband, pulled the car over at the nearest exit, and disposed of her body. I wonder if authorities could ever trace a couple who had entered the United States, and only the husband returned back to Europe. Or, as they’ve already attempted, finding a woman who fit the description of Jane Doe, who had overstayed their visa.
Closing
Without a doubt, someone is missing this woman, and longs to know where she is. Whether that be in Arizona or overseas, it is unclear, but someone out there has to be wondering about their missing loved one who had visited the state of Arizona in 2003, and never returned. I truly hope that one day Jane Doe gets her name back, and she is put to rest in her hometown, near her friends and family. As of right now, Jane Doe is resting at Citizen’s Cemetery in Flagstaff, Arizona. She was placed in the potter’s field, alongside other unidentified deceased persons, and she doesn’t even have a grave marker to mark where she was laid to rest. If anything, Citizen’s Cemetery is an absolutely beautiful place to be buried- full of lush green trees in the summertime, and a blanket of powdery snow in the winter. But, it’s not where Jane Doe belongs… she belongs near those who loved and cared for her, those who are longing for her return. I visit the cemetery every time that I visit Flagstaff, and next time I’m there, I’ll lie a flower in the potter’s field in remembrance of her, from all of us here in this subreddit who took the time to learn of her story. Thank you for reading!
I want to give a very special thank you to u/Nearby-Complaint for bringing this case to my attention, as I had never heard of it before they told me about it. I appreciate them, and everyone who has sent me unsolved Arizona cases to cover here.
Links
FBI
Arizona Daily Sun
Unidentified Wiki

June Goodman was a 66 year old woman living in Snowflake, Arizona, before she suddenly disappeared one spring evening, in 2003. She had been born and raised in the quaint town, located southwest of the Petrified National Forest, and she raised her children there, as well. June was incredibly excited about the next phase of her life, as she was just about to retire from her long standing job at the US Postal Service, and had begun to make plans on what came next for her life.
June’s daughter, Donette, had described her mother as someone who was always cheerful and saw the positive in everyone and everything, and people were drawn in by her warm and endearing personality. She was well respected in her community, and was well known by the residents of Snowflake. June was not only the mother to four children, but she was also the grandmother to 19 grandchildren, and great-grandmother to 25 great-grandchildren, some of which were born after her disappearance. Donette had spoken of her mother to local media, saying:

”The most important things to mom were her faith, her family and her friends. She was a solid citizen and a warm person who everyone liked.”

The Disappearance
On the evening of March 28, 2003 June Goodman met up with her sister, Pat Fawcett, to have dinner. During this dinner, June excitedly told Pat about how she was looking forward to her upcoming retirement, and the plans she began to make for her free time. The pair spent time in each other’s company until about 8:00pm, when June decided it was time to leave, and head home. However, June had fancied something sweet to end off the evening, and made a stop into Ed’s Market for some candy. She browsed the aisles for a bit, before settling on four chocolate bars and bringing them to the register. Once purchased, June left the store, around 8:25pm.
It’s unclear where June might have gone next, but it is suspected that after leaving Ed’s market, she made her way directly back to her home. Her ranch style home was located at the end of a quarter mile dirt road, and she had lived there for years. June had become a widow several years earlier, and now lived at the residence by herself after the death of her husband. Despite living alone, June always felt very safe within her community, and didn’t feel as if she had anything to fear, for the most part.
Once June got into her house, she settled in to watch some tv and eat her chocolate bars, before heading to sleep. She was scheduled to work the next morning, but when her shift rolled around, she never showed up. This deeply concerned June’s coworkers, as she was a very reliable employee, who often arrived early to work to prepare for her deliveries. June’s coworkers called her home to check on her, but when they failed to reach her, they phoned June’s sister, Pat. Once Pat learned about her sister’s unusual absence, she immediately got in her car and drove to June’s home.
Once Pat arrived at the house, she was quite alarmed right off the bat. The sliding glass door which lead to the backyard had been left half open, and June’s work van was still parked in it’s normal spot. The outside lights also had been left on overnight, which Pat found unusual as he sister would typically turn them off before turning in for bed. Once she entered the home, she found the television had been left on, but there was no sign of anyone home. This was enough for Pat to contact the Snowflake Police Department, who immediately arrived on scene.
Both the Snowflake Police Department and Navajo County Sheriff’s office became involved from the start- June wasn’t just a beloved member of the community, she was also related to US Representative Jeff Flake and state House Speaker Jake Flake, two prominent members of the GOP in Arizona. Police were feeling the pressure to solve this case in a timely manner, though they quickly concluded that her relations to these politicians was in no way related to her disappearance. Robbery was also ruled out as a motive, as nothing had appeared to be missing from the home. All of her jewelry, her purse and wallet, and other valuable items were all accounted for. All of June’s shoes had also appeared to have been accounted for as well, meaning that she had left her home barefoot, or at the very least wearing socks.
Police looked at the scene closely to piece together what may have happened that evening. They noted that it appeared June has been sitting in her recliner, and was watching tv directly before she vanished. They also noted that where this recliner was positioned lent a great view of the long dirt road leading up to her home. They theorized that perhaps June had seen headlights approaching, and had opened the back sliding glass door in order to greet someone. They suspected that since the back door was left half open until morning, that June never went back into her house, once she stepped out.
There were no signs of struggle either inside the home or outside of it. This lead authorities to believe that June may have gotten into a vehicle willingly, either to have a conversation or to go to another location. They also noticed that there were no footprints in the dirt outside her home, making it impossible to determine which direction June may have walked after she left the back door. A search was quickly put on for the missing woman, which included dogs, searchers on foot, and helicopters. The search spanned miles in either direction, yet no sign of June was uncovered. A spokesperson for the Sheriff’s office made a statement saying that it almost appeared as if June stepped foot outside her back door, and vanished into thin air. They were at a loss.
The Investigation
Within days of June’s disappearance, authorities announced that they believe this was a case of abduction. However, they did not state what led them to believe this. Within the first month of the investigation, over 300 people had been interviewed by police, some of these interviews being with coworkers of June. This is when they learned of an angry postal customer by the name of Patrick Michael Conn, who had made threats against June the year prior.
Forty three year old Patrick had been a regular customer of June’s for years, on her rural postal route, and he lived to the east of Snowflake. At the time, the US Postal Service had begun to refuse delivery of mail to customers if they did not use the designated address assigned to their home, and this angered a lot of customers, Patrick included. Patrick continuously refused to use his designated home address for his mail, and June continuously refused to deliver his mail. This led to an angry, heated confrontation between the two, which scared June enough to speak to her supervisor and put in a formal, written complaint about Patrick, so his name would remain on file.
When Patrick realized that his outburst wasn’t enough to fix the situation, he decided to go a step further. He drove to the post office and let a handful of June’s coworkers know that he was going to kill her. Naturally this frightened June immensely, telling her sister that she was deathly afraid of the man, and for very good reason: Patrick had recently been the prime suspect in another murder.
Shortly after Patrick threatened June, in February of 2002, Patrick had become the prime suspect in the murder of Donald Sewell. Donald had been shot with a Russian made semi-automatic rifle, and left to die, slumped over his vehicle, off of Highway 77. He had been shot 13 times. The murder of Donald was the first homicide the town of Snowflake had seen in decades. Patrick came under the radar as a suspect when it was discovered he was trying to sell a similar gun shortly after the homicide. Patrick had fled Arizona after the shooting, but authorities assumed that he had returned to his hometown in Ohio. However, they did not discount the possibility that Patrick actually remained in the state, never having left, and was possibly responsible for the abduction and murder of June, as well.
Then in September of 2003, they located Patrick hiding out in Columbus, Ohio. They extradited him back to Arizona, to face earlier charges of child molestation. He never faced charges in the death of Donald Sewell, and it is unclear if that murder has ever had a resolution. They also determined that Patrick was in Columbus at the time of June’s disappearance- with this, and no evidence linking him, he was never charged for the abduction of June, but police did keep him listed as a person of interest in the case. Patrick was charged in the child molestation case, and sentenced to serve 21 years in prison.
Another potential suspect came on the radar of investigators, an unnamed tv repairman who had worked on June’s television about a month prior to her disappearance. Her sister stated that after the repairs, June continued to have issues with her tv, and expressed that she had been unhappy with the repairs. Pat had suggested that June call the repairman back in order to complete the job, but June refused, telling her sister that the man gave her an uneasy feeling and she did not want to be around him again. They had interviewed this man while he was in jail for unrelated drug charges, but they were unable to uncover anything that would lead them to believe he had been involved in June’s disappearance.
The family didn’t want June’s name and story to fade from the memory of town residents, and they put up a $100,000 reward for any information that would lead to a resolution in her case. They also placed a handful of billboards around the town to continue to keep her memory alive and her disappearance as a priority. Despite this, the case went cold, and by 2003, it had faded from headlines completely. The family held a memorial service for June in 2008, coming to terms that she was most likely no longer alive, but wanting to celebrate her life. This brought little closure to the family, however, as they still don’t have answers as to what happened to their loved one.
Closing
June Goodman’s case is still open, but detectives have admitted that it is no longer an active investigation. They stated that the lack of witnesses to what happened that night severely hindered the investigation, and they have no idea of June left voluntarily, or if she had been abducted and killed, but they lean towards the latter.
When last seen, June was described as standing at 5’2” and weighing 130 pounds. She had brown/grey hair, and green eyes. She was last seen wearing a light purple sweatsuit, but she may have changed her clothes once she got home. She was believed to have been barefoot or wearing socks when she disappeared. If alive today, June would be 86 years old.
Links
June’s Charley Project Page
White Mountain Independent Article
Desert News Article
NAMUS
June’s Find A Grave Memorial Page

New Jersey - 1/50, New York - 2/50, Connecticut - 3/50, Illinois - 4/50, Maryland - 5/50, Pennsylvania - 6/50 Michigan - 7/50 Alabama - 8/50 Arkansas - 9/50
The State Championship Buckles are a style of championship similar to the CFB Belt. The CFB Belt concept led to the idea of a Lone Star Belt Buckle where the winner of the first college football game in Texas became the champion and holder of the Buckle for Texas. The champion could only lose it to another Texas university. A few other people have researched their respective state's Buckles so I thought, "Why not do all 50?"
I've linked the first 9 states I completed. (Still haven't update the older states' lists to present day. I'll do it eventually...)
I have now arranged the source data in a way that should capture all of the times a school has defended their state buckle (in addition to the games where they lost it). It makes the tables a bit bigger so I'll try it out this time and see what y'all think
This Buckle begins with what appears to have been the first collegiate* football game in the State Territory of Arizona.
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Team A	Team A Result	Team A Score	Team B	Team B Score	Location	Date
Arizona State	W	11	Arizona	2	Tucson, AZ	11-30-1899
Arizona State	L	0	Arizona	12	Tucson, AZ	11-22-1902
Arizona	W	12	Arizona State	0	Tucson, AZ	11-22-1902
Arizona	W	34	Arizona State	0	Tucson, AZ	10-31-1914
Arizona	W	7	Arizona State	0	Tucson, AZ	10-9-1915
Arizona	W	59	Arizona State	0	Tucson, AZ	10-11-1919
Arizona	W	19	Phoenix College (AZ)	13	Tucson, AZ	10-13-1923
Arizona	W	27	Arizona Freshmen	0	Tucson, AZ	10-3-1925
Arizona	W	13	Arizona State	3	Tucson, AZ	10-10-1925
Arizona	W	54	Phoenix College (AZ)	0	Tucson, AZ	10-9-1926
Arizona	W	35	Arizona State	0	Tucson, AZ	10-16-1926
Arizona	W	65	Eastern Arizona JC (AZ)	0	Tucson, AZ	10-22-1927
Arizona	W	39	Arizona State	0	Tucson, AZ	10-20-1928
Arizona	W	26	Arizona State	0	Tucson, AZ	11-2-1929
Arizona	W	6	Arizona State	0	Tucson, AZ	10-18-1930
Arizona	L	6	Arizona State	19	Tempe, AZ	10-31-1931
Arizona State	W	19	Arizona	6	Tempe, AZ	10-31-1931
Arizona State	L	7	Northern Arizona	13	Tempe, AZ	11-14-1931
Northern Arizona	W	13	Arizona State	7	Tempe, AZ	11-14-1931
Northern Arizona	T	6	Arizona State	6	Flagstaff, AZ	10-15-1932
Northern Arizona	W	7	Arizona	6	Phoenix, AZ	10-29-1932
Northern Arizona	W	20	Arizona State	6	Tempe, AZ	11-19-1932
Northern Arizona	W	7	Phoenix All-Stars (AZ)	0	Phoenix, AZ	11-26-1932
Northern Arizona	W	13	Arizona State	0	Flagstaff, AZ	10-28-1933
Northern Arizona	L	0	Arizona	24	Tucson, AZ	11-4-1933
Arizona	W	24	Northern Arizona	0	Tucson, AZ	11-4-1933
Arizona	W	26	Arizona State	7	Tempe, AZ	11-18-1933
Arizona	W	32	Arizona State	6	Tucson, AZ	11-17-1934
Arizona	W	26	Arizona State	0	Tucson, AZ	9-28-1935
Arizona	W	18	Arizona State	0	Tempe, AZ	10-10-1936
Arizona	W	20	Arizona State	6	Tucson, AZ	10-2-1937
Arizona	W	41	Northern Arizona	0	Tucson, AZ	9-28-1940
Arizona	W	20	Arizona State	7	Tempe, AZ	10-25-1941
Arizona	W	41	Northern Arizona	0	Tucson, AZ	11-8-1941
Arizona	W	23	Arizona State	0	Tempe, AZ	10-10-1942
Arizona	W	52	Northern Arizona	6	Tucson, AZ	10-13-1945
Arizona	W	30	Williams AAB (AZ)	0	Tucson, AZ	10-27-1945
Arizona	W	67	Arizona State	0	Tucson, AZ	9-28-1946
Arizona	W	26	Arizona State	13	Tempe, AZ	11-15-1947
Arizona	W	33	Arizona State	21	Tucson, AZ	10-30-1948
Arizona	L	7	Arizona State	34	Tempe, AZ	11-12-1949
Arizona State	W	34	Arizona	7	Tempe, AZ	11-12-1949
Arizona State	W	63	Northern Arizona	0	Tempe, AZ	10-7-1950
Arizona State	W	47	Arizona	13	Tucson, AZ	11-11-1950
Arizona State	W	61	Arizona	14	Tempe, AZ	11-10-1951
Arizona State	W	20	Arizona	18	Tucson, AZ	11-8-1952
Arizona State	L	0	Arizona	35	Tempe, AZ	11-28-1953
Arizona	W	35	Arizona State	0	Tempe, AZ	11-28-1953
Arizona	W	54	Arizona State	14	Tucson, AZ	11-20-1954
Arizona	W	7	Arizona State	6	Tempe, AZ	11-26-1955
Arizona	L	0	Arizona State	20	Tucson, AZ	11-17-1956
Arizona State	W	20	Arizona	0	Tucson, AZ	11-17-1956
Arizona State	W	47	Arizona	7	Tempe, AZ	11-30-1957
Arizona State	W	47	Arizona	0	Tucson, AZ	11-22-1958
Arizona State	W	15	Arizona	9	Tempe, AZ	11-28-1959
Arizona State	L	7	Arizona	35	Tucson, AZ	11-26-1960
Arizona	W	35	Arizona State	7	Tucson, AZ	11-26-1960
Arizona	W	22	Arizona State	13	Tempe, AZ	11-25-1961
Arizona	W	20	Arizona State	17	Tucson, AZ	11-24-1962
Arizona	L	6	Arizona State	35	Tempe, AZ	11-30-1963
Arizona State	W	35	Arizona	6	Tempe, AZ	11-30-1963
Arizona State	L	6	Arizona	30	Tucson, AZ	11-28-1964
Arizona	W	30	Arizona State	6	Tucson, AZ	11-28-1964
Arizona	L	6	Arizona State	14	Tempe, AZ	11-27-1965
Arizona State	W	14	Arizona	6	Tempe, AZ	11-27-1965
Arizona State	W	20	Arizona	17	Tucson, AZ	11-26-1966
Arizona State	W	47	Arizona	7	Tempe, AZ	11-25-1967
Arizona State	W	30	Arizona	7	Tucson, AZ	11-30-1968
Arizona State	W	38	Arizona	24	Tempe, AZ	11-29-1969
Arizona State	W	10	Arizona	6	Tucson, AZ	12-5-1970
Arizona State	W	31	Arizona	0	Tempe, AZ	11-27-1971
Arizona State	W	38	Arizona	21	Tucson, AZ	11-25-1972
Arizona State	W	55	Arizona	19	Tempe, AZ	11-25-1973
Arizona State	L	0	Arizona	10	Tucson, AZ	11-30-1974
Arizona	W	10	Arizona State	0	Tucson, AZ	11-30-1974
Arizona	L	21	Arizona State	24	Tempe, AZ	11-29-1975
Arizona State	W	24	Arizona	21	Tempe, AZ	11-29-1975
Arizona State	W	27	Arizona	10	Tucson, AZ	11-27-1976
Arizona State	W	23	Arizona	7	Tempe, AZ	11-26-1977
Arizona State	W	18	Arizona	17	Tucson, AZ	11-25-1978
Arizona State	L	24	Arizona	27	Tempe, AZ	11-24-1979
Arizona	W	27	Arizona State	24	Tempe, AZ	11-24-1979
Arizona	L	7	Arizona State	44	Tucson, AZ	11-29-1980
Arizona State	W	44	Arizona	7	Tucson, AZ	11-29-1980
Arizona State	W	24	Arizona	13	Tempe, AZ	11-28-1981
Arizona State	L	18	Arizona	28	Tucson, AZ	11-27-1982
Arizona	W	28	Arizona State	18	Tucson, AZ	11-27-1982
Arizona	W	17	Arizona State	15	Tempe, AZ	11-26-1983
Arizona	W	16	Arizona State	10	Tucson, AZ	11-24-1984
Arizona	W	16	Arizona State	13	Tempe, AZ	11-23-1985
Arizona	W	34	Arizona State	17	Tucson, AZ	11-22-1986
Arizona	T	24	Arizona State	24	Tempe, AZ	11-28-1987
Arizona	W	28	Arizona State	18	Tucson, AZ	11-26-1988
Arizona	W	28	Arizona State	10	Tempe, AZ	11-25-1989
Arizona	W	21	Arizona State	17	Tucson, AZ	11-24-1990
Arizona	L	14	Arizona State	37	Tempe, AZ	11-23-1991
Arizona State	W	37	Arizona	14	Tempe, AZ	11-23-1991
Arizona State	W	7	Arizona	6	Tucson, AZ	11-21-1992
Arizona State	L	20	Arizona	34	Tempe, AZ	11-26-1993
Arizona	W	34	Arizona State	20	Tempe, AZ	11-26-1993
Arizona	W	28	Arizona State	27	Tucson, AZ	11-25-1994
Arizona	W	31	Arizona State	28	Tempe, AZ	11-24-1995
Arizona	L	14	Arizona State	56	Tucson, AZ	11-23-1996
Arizona State	W	56	Arizona	14	Tucson, AZ	11-23-1996
Arizona State	L	16	Arizona	28	Tempe, AZ	11-28-1997
Arizona	W	28	Arizona State	16	Tempe, AZ	11-28-1997
Arizona	W	50	Arizona State	42	Tucson, AZ	11-27-1998
Arizona	L	27	Arizona State	42	Tempe, AZ	11-27-1999
Arizona State	W	42	Arizona	27	Tempe, AZ	11-27-1999
Arizona State	W	30	Arizona	17	Tucson, AZ	11-24-2000
Arizona State	L	21	Arizona	34	Tempe, AZ	11-23-2001
Arizona	W	34	Arizona State	21	Tempe, AZ	11-23-2001
Arizona	W	37	Northern Arizona	3	Tucson, AZ	8-31-2002
Arizona	L	20	Arizona State	34	Tucson, AZ	11-29-2002
Arizona State	W	34	Arizona	20	Tucson, AZ	11-29-2002
Arizona State	W	34	Northern Arizona	14	Tempe, AZ	9-6-2003
Arizona State	W	28	Arizona	7	Tempe, AZ	11-28-2003
Arizona State	L	27	Arizona	34	Tucson, AZ	11-26-2004
Arizona	W	34	Arizona State	27	Tucson, AZ	11-26-2004
Arizona	W	31	Northern Arizona	12	Tucson, AZ	9-10-2005
Arizona	L	20	Arizona State	23	Tempe, AZ	11-25-2005
Arizona State	W	23	Arizona	20	Tempe, AZ	11-25-2005
Arizona State	W	35	Northern Arizona	14	Tempe, AZ	8-31-2006
Arizona State	W	28	Arizona	14	Tucson, AZ	11-25-2006
Arizona State	W	20	Arizona	17	Tempe, AZ	12-1-2007
Arizona State	W	30	Northern Arizona	13	Tempe, AZ	8-30-2008
Arizona State	L	10	Arizona	31	Tucson, AZ	12-6-2008
Arizona	W	31	Arizona State	10	Tucson, AZ	12-6-2008
Arizona	W	34	Northern Arizona	17	Tucson, AZ	9-12-2009
Arizona	W	20	Arizona State	17	Tempe, AZ	11-28-2009
Arizona	L	29	Arizona State	30	Tucson, AZ	12-2-2010
Arizona State	W	30	Arizona	29	Tucson, AZ	12-2-2010
Arizona State	L	27	Arizona	31	Tempe, AZ	11-19-2011
Arizona	W	31	Arizona State	27	Tempe, AZ	11-19-2011
Arizona	L	34	Arizona State	41	Tucson, AZ	11-23-2012
Arizona State	W	41	Arizona	34	Tucson, AZ	11-23-2012
Arizona State	W	58	Arizona	21	Tempe, AZ	11-30-2013
Arizona State	L	35	Arizona	42	Tucson, AZ	11-28-2014
Arizona	W	42	Arizona State	35	Tucson, AZ	11-28-2014
Arizona	W	77	Northern Arizona	13	Tucson, AZ	9-19-2015
Arizona	L	37	Arizona State	52	Tempe, AZ	11-21-2015
Arizona State	W	52	Arizona	37	Tempe, AZ	11-21-2015
Arizona State	W	44	Northern Arizona	13	Tempe, AZ	09-03-2016
Arizona State	L	35	Arizona	56	Tucson, AZ	11-25-2016
Arizona	W	62	Northern Arizona	24	Tucson, AZ	09-02-2017
Arizona	L	30	Arizona State	42	Tempe, AZ	11-25-2017
Arizona State	W	41	Arizona	40	Tucson, AZ	11-24-2018
Arizona State	W	24	Arizona	14	Tempe, AZ	11-30-2019
Arizona State	W	70	Arizona	7	Tucson, AZ	12-11-2020
Arizona State	W	38	Arizona	15	Tempe, AZ	11-27-2021

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Notes:

• *An earlier game between Arizona State and "Phoenix Indian School" in 1897 was excluded. The Indian schools in AZ do not appear to have conferred degrees (unlike Carlisle Indian School in the Pennsylvannia Buckle's lineage) and may have been more akin to a K-12 school. Arizona State lost that game 20-38.
• Arizona and Arizona State appear to have been willing to play just about anybody they could back in the early 20th century. They routinely played Indian schools as well as high schools, athletic clubs, groups of soldiers, etc. As a consequence of that practice though, there were several games exlcuded from this Buckle's history, including Arizona's losses to Phoenix High School, T Phoenix Union High School, and soldiers from Camp Harry Jones. Also excluded were Arizona's tie with Tucson Indian High School, tie with Tombstone High School, and a 0-0 tie with Tucson High School.
• Arizona State's nickname used to be the Bulldogs. Before that they were the Owls.

The next Arizona Belt Buckle game will be the Sun Devil's season opener against Northern Arizona.
Next up in the series will probably be California.
Please let me know if you spot any errors! Also, if you have any feedback on whether or not to include the games where the Buckle was successfully defended, I'd be interested to hear it. I'm concerned that it might make the tables too large but if y'all are interested in those games, I can keep including them.

I believe this is the right sub to post this in, since Flagstaff is within AZ-1.
Now that the primary is over, and Ron is going to slink back into whatever weird porn dungeon he lives in, I need help with a project of mine.
One of my collections I’ve had since university in 2002 is obscure political and campaign merchandise. Recently, that has included a sizable amount of Melania Trump’s “Be Best” merchandise, which were as weird as you can imagine. Included in this are a mousepad and a backpack. I also have a lot of campaign merch from the insanity that was the 2003 California Recall Election, from multiple fringe candidates.
Since I first saw Ron giving out hats and shirts at his campaign events, I knew that I had to seek them out. However, not wanting to financial support to Ron or his campaign, I didn’t want to buy them from his store.
My hope is that someone in the area can help me out. If you have a line on a shirt or hat for Ron’s campaign, I will pay for shipping, and donate $50 to the charity of your choice. That charity can also be you, if you just want the cash.
Thank you in advance, and remember Where We Go One, We Go in 7th Place Out of 7 Candidates.

The Bumble Bee Road Murders
This week, the podcast Going West covered the case of Brandon Rumbaugh and Lisa Gurrieri, also know as the Bumble Bee Road Murders. Personally, I was happy to see this podcast episode released, as I remember when the murders happened, back in 2003. Every time I drive past the remote Bumble Road Exit, heading back to the valley from Flagstaff, I think about this case, and what happened there on that dark October night.
Bumble Bee Road is an exit off of the I-17 highway, which travels north to south, extending from the Phoenix valley to Flagstaff. You’ll be heading westward, once you get off the exit ramp. It’s a remote part of the desert, known to be an escape from the city where you can hike, dirt bike, and camp. It was also a known party spot, a place for people to gather and drink, and stay out of sight. It’s a barren place, once a stagecoach town, and now simply more or less, a ghost town.
The Crime
On the evening of October 17, 2003, Lisa, 19, and Brandon, 20, were heading to Bumble Bee Road, to celebrate their one year anniversary of dating with an overnight camping trip. The two had been happily together for a year, and they had wanted to celebrate by going to Disneyland, but their plans changed. They decided to instead go on an overnight camping trip, for one evening only, an hour away from their home in Scottsdale. Brandon, a personal trainer, had needed to meet a client at 9am the following morning, so the pair decided to make this a quick trip, and be back in their hometown by early morning on the 18th. Lisa, whose father had died the same year, had told almost everyone in her life of her plans that evening. Everyone except her uncle, who had become even closer with her since the death of her father- he knew of a Bumble Bee Road, and he knew it could be a dangerous place, as he used to party there, himself.
The pair set out in the afternoon, and Lisa’s mother Paula called Lisa not long after they left, to see if they’d made it there safely. Lisa told her mother that they were not there yet, and they had “many miles to go.” This was the last time Paula spoke to her daughter. The next morning, the families of the couple both had expected them back, and once a few hours past, they began to panic. The families began calling around, and decided that some family members, along with 3 of Brandon’s friends, would make the hour long trip to Bumble Bee to search for them.
At 3:30 in the afternoon on the 18th of October, the three of Brandon’s friends came upon Lisa’s mother’s white Ford F-150, which Lisa borrowed for the trip. Upon walking up to the truck, the trio found both Brandon and Lisa, still in their sleeping bags, in the bed of the truck. It didn’t take long for the friends to realize something was seriously wrong- both Brandon and Lisa were shot multiple times, and lie dead in the back of the vehicle.
Upon examination of the bodies, investigators discovered that the couple were shot with a .25 caliber handgun, which was an uncommon weapon for a crime such as this. While first initially assumed a murder-suicide, the police ruled this out when it was discovered the gun was no longer at the scene, and had been taken away by the perpetrator.
The Photos
One hundred feet away from the truck was a disposable camera that was broken in half. Police felt that the camera was broken and tossed in order to render it useless. Despite this attempt, investigators were able to develop several of the photos in the camera, and while almost all of them were not of interest, the last three photos on the camera roll were intriguing.
In one photo, Lisa is sat in the bed of the truck, on the night of the camping trip. Her legs are bent and open in front of her, she is wearing jeans, a belt, and a black camisole. She is smiling, and her eyes are not looking at the lense, but slightly to the side and above the camera. Behind her is pitch black darkness. While looking at the photo, Paula says she knows that something is not right. As a mother, she feels she can tell that her daughter is in distress- and while it may look like a happy photo to the rest of us, she feels certain she knows something is off.
The second photo is of Brandon, and he is sitting in the same spot as Lisa was in her photo. His legs are also bent, and open, in a similar fashion. Instead of smiling, Brandon has his arms crossed at the chest, and his face doesn’t hold much expression. He has a straight face, and is looking at the camera.
The third photo is the most interesting. It appears to be taken behind a doorframe, of some sort, and in the center of the photo you can see what appears to be a hanging light fixture, and possibly a plant underneath. When the family of the victims were questioned, and they all stated that they do not know the location that the photo was taken. It’s unclear whether this photo was taken before or after the photos of Brandon and Lisa in the truck, and if it was taken afterwards, how that happened. If the photo was taken after their deaths, that means the killer took the camera with them, took a photo whether on accident or on purpose, and then returned to the scene of the crime, broke it, and left it there.
Theories
One of the early theories was that one of Brandon’s friends committed the murders, specifically one of the friend who found the bodies. This friend had strong romantic feelings for Lisa, and the family and investigators determined this could be a motive. Shortly after the murders, the friend packed up his home, and left the state. His home was completely empty when investigators found it. Later this same man was given a polygraph test, and passed, and was cleared as a suspect. The detective on this case stated that he should not have been ruled out as a suspect based on the polygraph alone, and would like to reinterview this man.
The second theory is that someone happened upon the truck, and decided they wanted to steal it. When they realized two people were sleeping in the back of the truck, they shot and killed them. A similar crime happened in Yuma, Arizona six months later, where two men were shot and killed and their truck was stolen. In this case, the killer committed suicide, and was not able to be questioned on the deaths of Lisa and Brandon.
The families are offering a $10,000 reward on any information that might bring justice for Lisa and Brandon. The case is still open and unsolved, nearly 20 years later. If Lisa were still alive, she would be 38, and Brandon 39.
Links
Article 1
Article 2

Big Sky
Established: 1963
Headquarters: Farmington, Utah
Commissioner: Tom Wistrcill
Website
History
The Big Sky was founded in 1963, conceived as a basketball conference to represent schools in the western states of Idaho, Montana, Utah, and Washington. The name originated in a novel written by A.B. Guthrie of Great Falls, MT, entitled “The Big Sky”.
Of the original six charter members (Gonzaga, Idaho, Idaho State, Montana, Montana State, and Weber State), four have been continuous members who have sponsored football in the conference. Gonzaga had stopped fielding a football program in 1941, and thus was never a football member. And Idaho, well Idaho has a streak of wanted to do their own thing. Despite co-founding the conference, they didn’t participate in league play football until 1965, after the other conferences members demanded it of them. More on that in a second.
From its inception in 1963 until the division system was introduced in 1973, the Big Sky competed at the College Division of football, when the divisions were split as University (Div. I) and College (Div. II and III) levels. The lone exception to this, as I alluded to, was Idaho. The Vandals, despite competing in the conference otherwise, played within the University Division (and later Division I before the subdivision split) from 1969-1977.
In 1973, when the numeric Division system was introduced, Big Sky football played within Division II (minus Idaho). When Division I was further split to Division IA and Division IAA in 1978, the Big Sky made the jump to DI into the D-IAA subdivision. The conference has remained there sense, and upon the naming convention change in 2006, the Big Sky remains an FCS conference with an autobid playoff spot for the conference champion.
The Big Sky has a reputation of being fairly stable in it’s membership over the last (nearly) 60 years of existence. This stems in large part to its geographic positioning, serving as a good landing spot for western FCS schools. But interestingly, it’s not as clear cut as one would assume at first glance.
The Big Sky (as a football conference) saw its first expansion in 1970 when Northern Arizona and Boise State joined. It further expanded to eight teams when Nevada joined in 1979, and expanded further to nine in 1987 with the addition of Eastern Washington.
Nevada’s tenure would be short live, as the Wold Pack (on the winds of making it to the championship in Statesboro, GA two years prior) would jump up to IA and join the Great West in 1992. This was also a sign of things to come, as Boise State and Idaho would also both make the jump to the Big West four years later.
This was probably the time of the most change for the Big Sky, as the response to losing the two Idaho schools was to bring in three new teams, Sacramento State, Portland State, and Cal State Northridge. Of those, two would prove to be good additions, while the one name Cal State would only stick around until 2000, and would go on to disband their football program the following year.
But it’s been in just the last fifteen years that the Big Sky has perhaps seen the most change. With changing athletic landscapes, the conference has seen the addition of six new (or returning) football members (two of which are football affiliates only), and the loss of one (with another soon to be gone). This started with the addition of Northern Colorado in 2006, and then 2012’s addition of North Dakota and Southern Utah as full members and UC Davis and Cal Poly as associated football members.
Rounding things out, our dear friends in Moscow would become the first fully FBS program to transition back down to the FCS since the forced transitions that spawned the subdivision split. While rejoining the conference in 2014, they wouldn’t officially make the move back to FCS football in the conference until 2018. This corresponded pretty well with the loss of North Dakota, who played their last season as a Big Sky member in 2017 before transition over to the MVFC.
This will also be the last season we see Southern Utah play in the conference, as they’ve announced their plans to move to the newly-reestablished WAC come the 2022 season. This means this will be the last season (for now) that the Big Sky will have 13 teams, with 2022 becoming the first time that the conference will have had just 12 football members.
Membership
Current Members

Current Member Schools	Location	Year Joined	Mascot	Membership
Cal Poly	San Luis Obispo, California	2012	Mustangs	Football Only, Primary Conference: Big West
Eastern Washington	Cheney, Washington	1987	Eagles	Full Member
Idaho	Moscow, Idaho	1963	Vandals	Full Member
Idaho State	Pocatello, Idaho	1963	Bengals	Full Member
Montana	Missoula, Montana	1963	Grizzlies	Full Member
Montana State	Bozeman, Montana	1963	Bobcats	Full Member
Northern Arizona	Flagstaff, Arizona	1970	Lumberjacks	Full Member
Northern Colorado	Greeley, Colorado	2006	Bears	Full Member
Portland State	Portland, Oregon	1996	Vikings	Full Member
Sacramento State	Sacramento, California	1996	Hornets	Full Member
Southern Utah	Cedar City, Utah	2012	Thunderbirds	Full Member
UC Davis	Davis, California	2012	Aggies	Football Only, Primary Conference: Big West
Weber State	Ogden, Utah	1963	Wildcats	Full Member

Former Members

Former Member Schools	Location	Years of Membership	Mascot	Current Conference
Boise State	Boise, Idaho	1970-1996	Broncos	Mountain West (FBS)
Cal State, Northridge	Northridge, California	1996-2001	Matadors	Dropped Football, Big West for all other sports
\Nevada	Reno, Nevada	1979-1992	Wolf Pack	Mountain West (FBS)
North Dakota	Grand Forks, North Dakota	2012-2018	Fighting Hawks	MVFC for football, Summit League all other sports

Conference Success and Strength
Conference Championships

School	Member Years	Total Conference Championships	Last won
Montana	1963–present	18	2009
Montana State	1963–present	15	2012
Eastern Washington	1987–present	10	2018
Idaho	1965–1995, 2018-present	8	1992
Boise State	1970–1995	6	1994
Weber State	1963–present	5	2020
Nevada	1979–1992	4	1991
Idaho State	1963–present	3	2002
Northern Arizona	1970–present	2	2003
Southern Utah	2012–present	2	2017
Cal Poly	2012–present	1	2012
North Dakota	2012–2017	1	2016
Sacramento State	1996–present	1	2019
UC Davis	2012–present	1	2018
Cal State, Northridge	1996–2001	0	N/A
Portland State	1996–present	0	N/A
Northern Colorado	2006–present	0	N/A

FCS National Championships
Big Sky teams hold claim to a total of 6 national championships at the FCS/Division IAA level. Of those, 5 were earned by teams that are still Big Sky members.
Funny side note: the conference claims 7 FCS football titles here, but unless I really missed something I’ve got no idea who that 7th team is supposed to be.

• 1980 - Boise State (10-3, 6-1 in conference)
• 1981 - Idaho State (12-1, 6-1 in conference)
• 1984 - Montana State (12-2, 6-1 in conference)
• 1995 - Montana (13-2, 6-1 in conference)
• 2001 - Montana (15-1, 7-0 in conference)
• 2010 - Eastern Washington (13-2, 7-1 in conference)

Relevant Podcasts

Team/Conference Specific Podcasts	Teams/Conferences	/FCS connection
Big Sky Breakdown	Big Sky, Montana, Montana State
Big Sky Podcast	Big Sky
Bobcat Insider Podcast	Montana State
Eagles Power Hour	Eastern Washington
Fight on Montana	Montana
Inside the Den	Montana
KlawKast	Northern Colorado
Montana Mint Sports/Griz Fan Podcast/Big Sky, Big Takes	Montana, Big Sky	hellobarkness
NAU & Big Sky Sports Podcast	Northern Arizona, Big Sky
R&R Cat Cast	Montana State	celticmoose
Tootell & Nuanez, ESPN Missoula	Montana, Big Sky
Tubs At The Club	Idaho
Weber State Weekly	Weber State	ItsChappyUT

Note: I'm sure I'm missing some. So if you know of any others (that updated at least once since the 2019 season), comment below and I'll add them. I also didn't bother to include multiple links to the various podcasts, but most of them I'm sure can be found on your favorite podcast platform or site.
Also, podcasts in BOLD I know have at least some type of tie to /FCS (even if they post just once or twice a year here). If you know of one that does and we didn't highlight it, let me know and I'll be sure to note and emphasize them!
Individual school threads are posted below. Feel free to discuss individual teams and/or the conference as you see fit!
This is part of our Get to Know the FCS series highlighting each of the 15 FCS conferences competing in 2021. Previous conference write ups can be found at the following links:

• AQ7 (WAC/ASUN Challenge)

I am searching for a childhood toy that I’ve never been able to track down or track down anything else like it. I had the toy when I was 3 or 4 years old (2002-2003), and living in Flagstaff, Arizona. It was a clamshell micro-playset, similar to vintage Polly Pockets, however the unit was in the shape of a cheeseburger. The inside was a little house, and I can remember a living room type area. There was a small boy figure, with sandy blonde to brown hair, a blue shirt, and white shorts or pants. He had a small dog figure companion. I had the toy in the winter time of 2002, and it had been snowing. My family was moving south, and on our last day in Flagstaff, I lost the house and boy in the snow.
If you know of any thing similar to this toy, please, please, share that information with me. I have grieved the loss of this toy since I was a baby. I have looked for all kinds of knock offs and branded Polly Pocket toys, and have never even found another food shaped clamshell unit. Any insight is appreciated!!!!

I am searching for a childhood toy that I’ve never been able to track down or track down anything else like it. I had the toy when I was 3 or 4 years old (2002-2003), and living in Flagstaff, Arizona. It was a clamshell micro-playset, similar to vintage Polly Pockets, however the unit was in the shape of a cheeseburger. The inside was a little house, and I can remember a living room type area. There was a small boy figure, with sandy blonde to brown hair, a blue shirt, and white shorts or pants. He had a small dog figure companion. I had the toy in the winter time of 2002, and it had been snowing. My family was moving south, and on our last day in Flagstaff, I lost the house and boy in the snow.
If you know of any thing similar to this toy, please, please, share that information with me. I have grieved the loss of this toy since I was a baby. I have looked for all kinds of knock offs and branded Polly Pocket toys, and have never even found another food shaped clamshell unit. Any insight is appreciated!!!!