Chuck Long was just on the radio about the fires in San Diego...

[Aztec4Life]

He said that he felt the game should be postponed. At this point, I would have to say that this will probably be the case, as SD is in chaos right now. Some of my relatives have already arrived at my house, as the fire storms are approaching their home. My thoughts are with all those evacuating, and the firefighters (true heroes) who are putting their lives on the line.

On a side note, there are fires everywhere, all up and down Southern California. I have lived here just about my entire life, and I've never seen anything like this.

 

[Joe Public]

On a side note, there are fires everywhere, all up and down Southern California. I have lived here just about my entire life, and I've never seen anything like this.

Apparently it's gotten a little better up around Malibu, but I think down south by SD and in OC is where it's the worst.

I'm with you, hopefully they can get this under control sooner than later.

 

[Aztec4Life]

On a side note, there are fires everywhere, all up and down Southern California. I have lived here just about my entire life, and I've never seen anything like this.

Apparently it's gotten a little better up around Malibu, but I think down south by SD and in OC is where it's the worst.

I'm with you, hopefully they can get this under control sooner than later.

I actually live in OC, so I have to concur with you there. There are just huge clouds of smoke all over the place. If you stand outside too long, you have ash all in your hair. People are walking around with masks on.

 

[JPicks]

Thanks for the update. Only Craig Thompson (MWC Commishoner) could mess this one up. Just postpone the game already so people can deal with real life issues.

Stay safe and best of luck to your relatives. I was in San Diego during the '03 fires and I was blown away then. Can't imagine what you guys are dealing with now.

 

[Joe Public]

There are just huge clouds of smoke all over the place. If you stand outside too long, you have ash all in your hair. People are walking around with masks on.

Yikes, I didn't know it was that bad in the cities.

With Malibu not being bad and there being nothing (thankfully) right now in the Hollywood Hills, we almost don't know it's going on at all here in L.A.

 

[Aztec4Life]

Thanks for the update. Only Craig Thompson (MWC Commishoner) could mess this one up. Just postpone the game already so people can deal with real life issues.

Stay safe and best of luck to your relatives. I was in San Diego during the '03 fires and I was blown away then. Can't imagine what you guys are dealing with now.

Thanks for the well wishes bro...much appreciated. I was in SD in '03, and this really is much worse. 300,000+ evacuated thus far, and you can bet there are more coming. They say there could be a chance that the winds let up tomorrow. I've got my fingers crossed...

 

[The Gambler]

It's pretty bad east of San Diego. I actually just got off of my roof where I was watching the mountainside in flames. It is quite a few miles away, but scare nonetheless.

 

[JPicks]

For what it's worth. The game has been postponed.

Saturday's BYU-SDSU game postponed

Qualcomm Stadium in use as disaster site; game rescheduled to Dec. 1

[FONT=Verdana,Helvetica,Arial]By Jeff Call[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana,Helvetica,Arial]Deseret Morning News[/FONT]
Published: Oct. 23, 2007 6:06 p.m. MDT

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BYU's game at San Diego State Saturday has been postponed due to the wildfires raging in the San Diego area, officials said Tuesday afternoon.
The game has been rescheduled for Dec. 1 at San Diego's Qualcomm Stadium.
About 250,000 residents in San Diego County have been evacuated due to the fires. More than 10,000 evacuees are currently seeking refuge at Qualcomm.
"Some are sleeping in tents or open-air cots and the elderly are staying in the luxury boxes," Mountain West Conference commissioner Craig Thompson said Tuesday. If the game were held, "Where would they go?" he asked.
Aztec coach Chuck Long earlier had canceled practice and encouraged his players to help in the community.
"It's been a tough situation in San Diego right now," said Long. "We're not even talking football right now. We're in a disaster zone."
Thompson said that moving the game to BYU was "not really a consideration." BYU coach Bronco Mendenhall said football is secondary compared to what's going on in San Diego. Before Tuesday afternoon's decision to cancel the game, Mendenhall said he would support that decision.

 

[cogenman]

they should postpone the game, but i wonder if they did, when would they make the game up? it would make a mess of the timetable of when games are in the playoffs, including the super bowl date if they extend the season 1 more week. Or maybe they'll have to play a midweek game say a tuesday, then play the weekend game? who knows.

 

[RJ Esq]

Yeah guys, if anyone remembers the 2003 fires, this is at least twice as bad. The 2003 fires burned west with Santa Anas for about a day or so and then headed east into unpopulated areas.

These fires started at about the same place and went due west about 25 miles almost all the way to the coast.

2003 fires were pretty much contained to areas east of I-15 and the fires started there before jumping the freeway and marching to the west and affecting a ton of areas.

 

[Aztec4Life]

I totally forgot to mention that, JPicks. Thanks bro. Qualcomm is being used as a site for those fleeing the path of the fire. Would'nt be very logical to make all those people leave simply for a few football games, no?

An update on the Orange County Fire - It has now reached Foothill Ranch and Lake Forest. The flames are on the hills about 1.4 miles from our house, very close to Saddleback Church. I wasn't worried before, but I am now. Still no word from the OCFD

 

[RJ Esq]

Just to give you an idea of the damage in San Diego, here are a list of destroyed homes in Rancho Bernardo--just one section of San Diego hit by the fires:

Aceituna Street:
18494
18525
18607
18647
18667
18687
18707
18736
18787
Agreste:
11691
Aguacate Way:
17867
17887
Aguamiel:
18028
17998
17988
17978
17967
17968
17961
17960
17952
17955
17946
17947
17942
17938
17941
17913
17905
17881
17873
17865
Address not visible house across from 17850 & next to 17849
17841
17838
17825
17814
Address not visible across from 17808 & next to 17803
17794
17786
17778
Aguamarina Pt.
13033
Angusto Way
12929
12938
12949
12958
Between 12938 & 12958
12968
12969
12988
Alcade:
11476
11460
Aliento:
11486
11463
11462
11454
11457
11512
11513
11523
11533
11552
Almendro:
18078 (significant damage)
18068 (significant damage)
Andanza:
11656
11666
11676
Augustus Place
Address not visible btwn 12714 & 12723
Ave. Cordilla
18675
Azofar
18425
18435
Azucar:
17808
17816
17824
17849
Address not visible house btwn 17849 & 17865
17865
17885
17864 (Extensive Damage)
Bedfordshire Court:
12613
Bellechase Circle:
17776
17782
17788
17792
17796
Bernardo Trails Court
18375
18455
18490
Bernardo Trails Drive:
18684
18735
18808
18829
18839
Bravata Court
18829
18828
18808
12888 (Partial)
Cabela Place
11449
Cabela Drive:
18013
No address visible btwn 18013 & 17995
17995
17987
17961
17943
Calle Estapona
18064
18054
Caminito Ramillette
13145
13140
13130
12899
Canfield Place:
18278
18298
18295
18275
Capilla:
11279 (partial)
Chetenham Lane:
12580
12532
Chieftan:
18185
Chretian:
18161
18169
18189
18197
Cloudsly Drive:
12464
12515
12523
12524
12535 (partial)
12546
12554
12566
12571
12572
12579
12595 (partial)
Cmto Pasadero:
18791 #73
18721 #150 & 148
Collonades:
18167
18175
18183
Corazon:
17947
17948
17927
17898
17897
17877
17878
17858
17857
17837
17838
17818
17808
Corte de Aceitunos
18175
18181
18187
Creciente Way:
17716
17777
17787
Creciente Court:
11323
Danza Circle:
11517
No address visible btwn 11527 & 11534
11534
11524
Duenda:
11419
11448 (partial)
11458
Address not visible next to 11449 & across from 11458
11464
11468
11469
11478
11479
11510
Escoba:
11479
11534
Haden Hall Court:
18255
Hampshire Lane:
18379
Ipai Court:
11072
Jocatel:
11686
11666
Lancashire:
18520
18539
18551
18545
18560
18576
Address not visible btwn 18560 & 18576
18584
18587 (partial)
18617
18635
18641
18647
18653
18673
18683
Address not visible btwn 18673 & 18683
18690
18682
Address not visible btwn 18682 & 18666
18658
18650
18642
18634
18626
Address not visible btwn 18618 & 18602
18564
18576
Address not visible btwn 18576 & 18560
18560
Address not visible btwn 18275 & 18258
Lincolnshire Street:
18344
18336
18328
Locksley Street:
18588
18580
Address not visible btwn 18627 & 18611
18643
18642
18667
18683
18689
18697
18682
18666
18658
Lunada Place
12898
12850
12841
12808
Lunada Point
18718
Luz Place:
11373
11363
11353
Address not visible to left of 11372
Luz Road:
11430
11420
Matinal Drive:
17616
17608
Moon Song:
18285
Olmeda Court
Between 13014 & 13023
Olmeda Place
18708
18707
Pajaro:
11389
Palito Court:
11536
11485(partial)
11539
11529
11519
Address not visible to the right of 11534
Address not visible across from 11479
Poblado Road:
*Some units burned in La Terraza – unable to confirm units.
Polvera Ave
12929
12939
Between 12930 & 12958
12958
13164
12986
13084
13103
13104
13113
13123
13013
13023
13034
13044
13054
13053
Polvera Court
12913
12923
12943
12942
12922 (Partial)
Polvera Drive
18670
18790
18705
Polvera Way
18025
18055
Pueblo Vista:
17893
Robleda Court:
18608
18687
Robleda Cove:
12958 (partial)
Sencillo:
18121
18111
Shopshire Lane:
Address not visible between 12587 &12559
Sun Maiden:
18187
18181
Tetagnier:
12095
Valladares:
17616
17605
17635
17788
17848
18188
18198
18187
18177
18167
18157
18147
Address not visible to left of 18107
Via Terifa
18034
Voisin Court:
11964
Weaving Lane:
17783
Wessex Street:
18666
18674
18515
18523

 

[pags11]

aztec,

hang in there bro...hope everything turns out alright...

 

[Aztec4Life]

Thanks pags...appreciate it bro.

Update - The winds have finally let up in OC, and the firefighters are starting to contain some of the blaze. The fire hasn't moved much from the Foothill Ranch mountains, but it's still burning strong.