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I would just like to wish the Utes a Happy New year. May 2025 go as well as 2024

MHallDidNothingWr0ng

9:13am

My favorite part of The Cut is that they highlighted Connor Pay obliterating the

Brogowski

9:09am

He will give it a shot at the League. But I think his true role is gonna be coaching. Bring him back to BYU once he

JohnnyComeLately

9:13am

Have you noticed how much random BYU content is being created

Future_Tacos

9:06am

John Kurtz is highlighting us a lot too, both due to how we've performed, but also because of the clicks, views,

CLCougar

9:14am

Why don’t sports message boards like Cougarboard appeal to Gen Z and younger?

Hambone

9:04am

That age is far too occupied with other things to worry about BYU sports.

Mufasa

9:14am

Seeing Ute fans on Twitter say they are mad about "the way he handled it."

whirl

9:02am

Narrator: “He chose BYU.”

Six Foot Seven

9:04am

Exactly. They wouldn't have cared how he handled it if he was staying

volleyjiver

9:05am

I don't think they would have cared if he picked Alabama. Him picking BYU is the

Blueto

9:14am

As far as I understand it: their claim is that he was publicly critical of other

oxcoug

9:05am

Cope. They don't want to admit they just lost their most impactful d player.

rad dawg

9:10am

Remember, utes are "disgusted" by professionalism.

Mister P

9:13am

CFB actually has four seasons: The pre-season poll, the first 3/4 of the regular

tevye

9:00am

When you get to the age where you sleep wrong and it feels like you sprained

BYUHawk

8:59am

Anyone else think BSU could have had a shot if they weren't so stubborn about

Shinshin

8:54am

They should have known that would be PSUs game plan and come prepared to throw

Y05

8:59am

I was thinking the same. Right before the first play I was thinking “I’d probably take a shot right off the bat like BYU

mvtoro

9:12am

I thought the play calling was really good

dk4

9:00am

Anyone notice 3-4 times now KY has said playing on the road is a little

brazilcoug

8:54am

It’s a mental exercise to realize it’s all in one’s head.

kapcreations

8:58am

Didn't seem overblown at Providence.

byubyu

9:00am

I can see why an NBA guy would say that. In the NBA home court is pretty

OKchief

9:01am

Providence game should have woke up up on that issue. It’s a big deal.

Idacoug

9:02am

I wonder if there is any long term data on the subject.

Goatnapper'96

9:03am

Someone posted last week about the difference between home field advantage in

Powerbait DPM

9:11am

POLL: Of the 7 remaining teams, which one do you want to win the CFP championship

Skeptical Optimist Truly Addicted User

8:52am

Anyone but Georgia

NGB

8:53am

Somehow Georgia is the least objectionable to me

SWKTNative

8:53am

RE: POLL: Of the 7 remaining teams, which one do you want to win the CFP

Blue chunks

9:12am

Houston will show if BYu learned anything from Providence

Archaea

8:49am

ASU was a pretty huge test, too. But, yeah, @Houston is a HUGE redemption

SinkingQuffa

8:54am

PSA: all 11 episodes of "The Cut" total 2 hours 36 minutes. Movie night?

NGB

8:48am

We need a good highlight video of this season a la 2006-2009

Y05

9:01am

And if you watch all 61 game Cuts going back to 2018, its 6 hours and 38 minutes

robin

9:07am

Conspiracy theory about BSU and the first-round bye: the BIG and the SEC hate

Shinshin

8:47am

4 tix available for Texas Tech. Upper Bench Sec 136 row 15. $40 each

Captain Rex

8:46am

Today's OFFICIAL rooting guide for college football playoff games

NGB

8:41am

I wish Dillingham & ASU made it easier to cheer for them. I will but reluctantly

brazilcoug

8:43am

Agreed. I would've loved for ISU to be in ASU's shoes

NGB

8:44am

Don’t forget it was ISU students who really worked to keep us out of the B12

Blue chunks

8:46am

<< Deleted >>

Revolution

8:46am

Cheer for ASU but realize that it’ll be in vain cuz they’re going to get dominated today. Go Horns.

WDaddy

8:46am

Hook 'em!

SlyCoug

8:59am

Go Texas (Asu=Yewt), Go Buckeyes ( Oregon recruits against BYU), Go ND

FT487

9:00am

Easier to cheer for Sark than ASU

SCougarfan

9:05am

POLL: What 3 teams win today?

Odysseus

8:40am

Forks Up

Revolution

8:43am

The best teams

Y05

8:48am

Inside rumors are

Archaea

8:39am

Late shenanigans by who?

Zip

8:45am

RE: Late shenanigans by who?

Archaea

8:47am

The Utes were tampering with their players trying to keep them there. There are receipts.

zonacougar

8:50am

I'm sure Snowden thought about it. Now the Utes are scrambling to bring in

pinolero

8:52am

Spring transfer portal

IceCreamButt

9:00am

This. I think we’ll see more Utes in the transfer portal in the spring.

Short_Changed

9:03am

What could stop players from transferring

airbug

9:09am

The common negative theme of Egor since yesterday’s game goes to show that

brazilcoug

8:39am

Truth.

crimedog Insensitive ....

8:37am

I'm amazed the best bowl matchup they could get was Duke

Indy Coug

8:40am

Sadly, Kansas stole the scythe for three games.

Q-grr

8:55am

BYU's defensive ranking has shot up from the 90s after Providence to 58th now.

Indy Coug Loquacious Lummox

8:27am

Defense is harder to fix. Everyone has to buy in to play quality defense.

44C

8:29am

D looked good against ASU, very encouraging

Projectoor

8:36am

The best part is KY keeps referring to the Providence game. This is a similar

brazilcoug

8:37am

Yesterday was the first time I saw something that causes me to believe

Goatnapper'96

8:39am

Seems like they have potential to be quite good defensively. Egor and Kanon's

pinolero

8:47am

Also Mag was a defensive specialist in the Big 10

osbooks

8:55am

I think the decision to sit Boscovic and play Mag more is the biggest

Goatnapper'96

8:57am

I agree. More Mag. Boskovic is fun but kind of all over the place.

pinolero

9:01am

There was a difference yesterday. And not just in effort. We were less spread

RobDog

8:49am

If ASU doesn't win then the committee got the rankings fairly close. The one

maYbe

8:26am

The issue was we dipped at the end of the season...but Alamo Bowl BYU was legit

jrifkin48

8:32am

We were banged up

Archaea

8:36am

Everyone is come year's end. Unfortunately we aren't Bama

jrifkin48

8:48am

Absolutely. But we are fans. Hard to be objective. And we really elevated

RobDog

8:53am

PSA to Utah Fans: The only way for Utah to start winning again, both on the field and in perception, is by quitting.

Vanilla Contributor

8:21am

Karma for over a decade of arrogance. Let’s not fall into the same trap.

Disco Lemonade

8:24am

There’s a Utah fan named Karma

44C

8:28am

Also, just quit entirely because they are the worst.

maxpowers

8:41am

Basically, quit being yewts.

Penske Material

9:12am

Saw that Tanuvasa’s last played game was vs BYU, did he get hurt last year?

Kolipoki

8:20am

Only played 7 games due to injury

CocaColaRecovery

8:21am

It will be great when Vakalahi transfers next year

Archaea

8:26am

Hand specialist recommendations?

Projectoor

8:20am

Mark Sanderson in Provo is a great hand surgeon

Jersey hunter

8:57am

I’m a fan of Shane Frazier. I gave him three cut off fingers and lots of soft tissue injury. He saved all three fingers

WDaddy

8:57am

Rothstein on Kevin Young

Indy Coug Loquacious Lummox

8:16am

HUGE

44C

8:19am

RE: Rothstein on Kevin Young

C-dubb

9:06am

Kelly Poppinga left Boise to, in part, be BYU's special teams coordinator

Indy Coug Loquacious Lummox

8:14am

Keep BYU special!

Archaea

8:17am

G5 to P4...that's progress

Heinz57

8:21am

Listen to Tech fan’s review of BYU

Archaea

8:14am

Let's play...show me what you got Tech fans

Heinz57

8:15am

Will be tough to win now that Dave Rose is in Kentucky. Couldn’t even beat NC St

Rexy Coug

8:22am

He really did poor research on BYU

Archaea

8:24am

More like no research on BYU

Heinz57

8:26am

Providence loss was the result of BYU’s soft schedule

Archaea

8:29am

It was funny. He said our best win was against NC State, then right after says we lost to them and Providence.

Chemish

8:29am

I mean, his run-down interpretation of the stats was fine. But clearly the guy

SinkingQuffa

8:24am

The placement of his profile pic caused me some confusion for a second there…

Odysseus

8:25am

sorry this is trash, surface level analysis. If his YT channel puts out this

Covid-19

8:30am

Probably AI wrote it

scott715

8:40am

Dave Rose is in Kentucky? 😂😆

BYU Grounds

8:32am

This guy said Dave Rose now coaches at Kentucky and then mispronounced

brazilcoug

8:33am

People watched as BYU

Heinz57

8:13am

Better than getting blown out in the first round like the others

jrifkin48

8:34am

POLL: Pick a scenario

NGB

8:11am

Not to influence/bias your poll, but here’s my take on that scenario:

Lalau

8:20am

Whether finishing top 15 or top 10, AP voters won’t care next preseason

VirginiaPeanut

8:21am

If BYU finishes #9, we start next season in the top-15 guaranteed

NGB

8:36am

Loved how BYU introduced Tanuvasa at the BB game. Please tell me something

SV72 Sale

8:11am

I think Staton was good just being there. (Cool to see him there.)

SinkingQuffa

8:14am

OK, so they highlight a football player at the basketball game

SV72 Sale

8:19am

Honestly, I think it makes us look small-time if we over-extend on highlighting

SinkingQuffa

8:28am

I’m not worried about how we look, I’m worried about how the kid feels.

SV72 Sale

8:31am

Getting VIP treatment at one of the largest college venues in the West?

SinkingQuffa

8:36am

Who said anything about VIP treatment? And what does the size of the venue have

SV72 Sale

8:58am

Deserving? Yes. But was it really a miss in not doing it?

SinkingQuffa

9:03am

But not over the top for Tanuvasa?

SV72 Sale

9:06am

For a guy who signed DAYS AGO (versus 6 weeks ago)?

SinkingQuffa

9:11am

"The biggest thing anyone has seen Bielema eat alive is a pygmy hippopotamus"

oxcoug

8:06am

Can someone explain that situation to me?

XORCoug

8:11am

Beamer thought Bielma was taking advantage and overdoing it and was on the refs about it all game. (Which he definitely

byuTX

8:21am

Makes sense. Still seems like an overreaction, though.

XORCoug

8:26am

<< Deleted >>

byuTX

8:20am

Leaving England. Such a fun place

JamieTartt All-American

8:04am

I want to go someday

eysikal

8:05am

100%. Spent a good month there this summer. I love Europe. Christmas

Idacoug

8:09am

So much better. If I lived outside London I’d actually go into the city especially during holidays. Denver not so much.

JamieTartt

8:19am

Why? Just curious

BYURider

8:33am

Christmas markets. Local shops. Streets decorated with lights and ornaments.

JamieTartt

8:42am

A lot of the festive ways we celebrate Christmas like

The Pope

8:57am

It’s one of our favorite cities.

Everyman

8:31am

POLL: Where does the 2024 football season rank?

Hambone

7:55am

In terms of results or talent?

cougarfann888

7:58am

Results

Hambone

8:18am

Stanford has the most billionaire alumni in FBS. If they started caring about

maYbe

7:52am

Divine justice that the anti-mormon bigots at Stanford get to watch their

gopman

7:55am

I doubt many of them even care

thewaterboy

8:24am

They will when their endowment is seized to payoff the student loans.

gopman

8:44am

Yet most are nerds.

Archaea

7:55am

RE: Stanford has the most billionaire alumni in FBS. If they started caring

C-dubb

7:55am

would they pay fans to attend the games? because supporting the two big sports

cwilke1

7:56am

They got rich by being smart. These aren’t idiot SEC Bubbas we are talking about. They aren’t going to shell out

byuTX

7:57am

Don't they win the President's Cup a lot? Meaning they're dumping money into...

jrifkin48

7:59am

Their endowment is what helps them in Olympic sports. Endowment helps those

BYUheaven

8:04am

You think their alumni care about football? Their students don't even care.

NGB

8:05am

Even when Stanford was elite, they would play in a half-empty stadium

Jesse Pinkman

8:13am

<< Deleted >>

byuTX

8:15am

It's the transfer portal that has decimated Stanford. It's easy to leave and

BerkeleyCoug

8:17am

Stanford also have a hard time keeping players who redshirt. Guys who graduate

BYUheaven

8:21am

Happy U Year

44C

7:49am

I want every big10 and sec team to lose

Count Cougar

7:41am

Boise losing was a good thing.

WJCougar

7:44am

Boise actually has reason to talk. It’s kind of amazing how many big time bowls

rainorsnow

8:01am

Correct. That's why it's so weird & cringe for (supposed) BYU fans

gopman

8:08am

So you don’t think Big10 schools need their own humble pie?

bluebrotha

8:45am

I pray the SEC & Big10 will continue to dominate & get even stronger just

gopman

7:50am

The “power” in power conferences has never referred to on-the-field results.

Everyman

8:47am

Almost 9 Years Later

jvr7 All-American

7:35am

That is a beautiful update, beautifully conveyed. Thank you for sharing this

Forest Green

8:05am

Thank you so much for sharing. I've got tears going through and reading this and the previous thread.

durandal

8:15am

Thank you for sharing on this new year. Beautifully written. What a tribute

MrSandman

8:24am

My son in law passed away in October, leaving my daughter with two young boys. I

TheSpiker

8:55am

From his post:

Forest Green

9:13am

RE: Almost 9 Years Later

Doogser

9:04am

Go Big 12. More money and respect for the conference. And it's not like Texas is

fbguru

7:29am

Hook em! Let's go Texas!

creameryon9th

7:31am

I really don't want to give the committee another reason to make it harder on us

thewaterboy

7:33am

ASU could beat Texas 77-0, and the committee would still continue to favor the

Polecat

7:59am

I’m cheering for the Big XII over the Pac 12 in this one. Go Horns!

JohnnyComeLately

7:46am

Hear, hear!!

MoodyBlueCoug

7:57am

I’m treating ASU just like Utah. I hope they get their doors blown off.

BulldogCoug79

8:02am

Longhorn up!!!

WDaddy Truly Addicted User

7:25am

RE: Longhorn up!!!

Charles Darwin

7:25am

Cosmo > Bevo

thewaterboy

7:26am

And you sir would be absolutely

WDaddy

7:26am

Until I see Bevo sky dive you are correct.

ATX

8:24am

No thanks

zerome4sooners

7:26am

RE: Longhorn up!!!

OrsoNero

8:28am

I recorded with Sling the replay on ESPN. It's only 2 hours with commercials

Genghis Spreads

7:24am

ESPN replays are about 40% of the game with the same amount of commercials.

Six Foot Seven

7:28am

Maybe just maybe it'll replay the whole game on youtube.

Schrodizzy

7:51am

Full game is still on ESPN (think it'll stay for 2 weeks)

Genghis Spreads

8:20am

Will Ferrin

BlueFever

7:12am

Such a great kicker who will play in NFL.

Soupie

7:13am

Niners could use him.

RootieBoy

7:16am

Boise wishes they still had him last night

Sea Chicken

7:31am

Yewt Slayer, Cougar Legend already!

robear16

8:49am

84>24>96 top 3 seasons in order IMO

SBB

7:08am

I still need to give the head nod to 96 over this team. Though if you say the

AFewThoughts

7:10am

I was there in 96 (as a fan) amazing season. The SOS/SOR is superior to 96. Just

SBB

7:13am

I can see the sos aspect but gotta go ‘96 then ‘24 too.

Soupie

7:14am

96 team played more games though and only lost once

JoeExotic

7:28am

Look it up - the 24 team lost to Montana State and Utah Agricultural and got

oxcoug

7:14am

The 06 team was better than the 24 team

NorthBayCoug

7:19am

Remarkably similar resumes, but I have to give the nod to the power conference

NGB

7:28am

I think it’s close, and I think 96 was much better than 24. 25 will be better

cougaman

7:29am

RE: The 06 team was better than the 24 team

Bossk82

7:50am

Only difference is when losses occurred.

NorthBayCoug

8:08am

I agree with this. 2024 may have had a better season because they were in the

porl thompson

8:05am

Nah - 96 team >>>>> 2024

JoeExotic

7:25am

96 was better than 24. Same with many other early 80’s byu teams

Idacoug

7:42am

Top 5 finish > not top 5 finish

Coop

8:08am

No way. '96 was better

Non-mo Coug

8:17am

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