Tour of the new Student Athlete Building

One of the first things we saw, as we started our tour of the football facilities, was a large board with pictures of each returned missionary on the team with an arrow pointing to the area on the map where they served. Very cool to see!














The team meeting room is a large auditorium. The seats were wide with lots of leg room for those big guys. We got to watch an awesome highlights video that you can't see anywhere else. It was really inspiring! The walls are covered with cardboard "war shields" designed by each player. Before each game, two or three players are chosen to explain the significance of the words and symbols on their particular shield. (As you can see in the back of the auditorium, we brought our own supply of wild-warriors, Lindsay and her best buddy, Lisa Cannon.)













At the front of the team meeting room, there is a large granite rock. After every game, the team members who made big plays get to chisel away some of the rock in the oval area around the 'Y'. Eventually the 'Y' will be raised. Each player has their own personally decorated chisel.



























Evan was drawn to the New England Patriots helmet on the wall where all the BYU players who have gone on to play for the NFL are listed. I gravitated more towards the 49'ers helmet myself.















Steve Young's BYU Jersey.

















Ty Detmer's BYU Jersey.