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El Jefe Evil Genius

Dec 1, 8:33pm

If I splurge on over the ear headphones like Bose QC, when would I actually wear them?

Joe Banks All-American

10:25am

Kalani and my nephew.

BlueNtheFace

10:25am

new TC Christensen film - Raising the Bar: The Alma Richards Story

It's A Bowling Ball

10:25am

Not really religious/morality. I need some good Book of Mormon dad jokes for a

Trent

10:23am

Charting at work, turned on SportsNation and Spencer/Jarom are happy and sad.

Zoobieman

10:22am

POLL: Between Black Friday week and Cyber Monday, how much have you and your wife spent on "stuff"?

byujacob INSUFFERABLE KNOW IT ALL

10:22am

I bought something 4 weeks ago for a black friday sale. . .

Zoobieman

10:24am

I think the defense covered a lot of the problems with the offense the first

mudpupper

10:22am

It seems the difference this year between a good season and an amazing season

UNLVcougar

10:20am

Law job, six figures, genuine 40/hours week, easy commute, great boss

CougarMandias

10:19am

Question: How many of the 40hrs are permitted for reading Cougarboard?

DirtyWater

10:22am

It seems like we stayed healthier than most seasons. Good job S&C coaches

Windward_Coug

10:18am

Priority #1 for our offense this off-season is still the OL rebuild, IMO.

shoganai

10:13am

Agreed. The immediate improvement this season was a nice surprise but the rebuild is still a work in progress.

kccougar

10:14am

Spot on. Especially the comments about the power run game and red zone.

IdahoCoug

10:16am

Definitely nice to see 4-5 OL and 4 DL recruits in this next class. Adding some transfers to the mix would be awesome.

ManicBlue

10:16am

How many of our blue-chipper OL recruits are mission first?

BeyondTheMark

10:17am

No idea but it's still nice to have recruits coming in. IIRC, past classes have been light on linemen on both sides.

ManicBlue

10:21am

1A is gonna be all the holes on the D-line with folks leaving and increasing

theonick

10:16am

D-line may need even more long-term work than our O-line. That's definitely top

shoganai

10:18am

We have some nice OL commits. But they will be young. May need a vet transfer

Reasonable1

10:19am

When will the bowl invites go out, after the last CCG is played?

germ1

10:13am

Typically announced early afternoon on Sunday

El Paso Coug

10:14am

When is the playoff bracket announced?

Sea Chicken

10:17am

Selection Sunday 12-4

BYUFootballisBack

10:23am

BYU is #48 in the 1st NET rankings. They were #2 last season in the 1st rankings

Mr. Scoobs

10:12am

I’m hopeful. We killed the same NC State team we struggled with last year. We

UNLVcougar

10:16am

Except it wasn't the same NC State team.

byubyu

10:19am

I thought they all returned?

UNLVcougar

10:20am

No burns morsell Taylor and horn are all gone. Very different team

Cougz19

10:25am

Yep- our floor is lower due to youth/inexperience as a team, but the ceiling is *much* higher

BeyondTheMark

10:20am

Why do some of you nellies (or yewts) predict an offensive meltdown?

Brandoblueblood

10:10am

Offense will be fine, its just Jake's ceiling is limited and his turnovers are chaotic inducing and never really fixed,

BeyondTheMark

10:22am

How did we make it through the season without any major injuries? Is is the new

Magneto

10:08am

This is another reason we really missed a great opportunity

2FarGone

10:09am

We fared better than average, but I wouldn't say we made it through without

gwalker

10:09am

Wasn't Pay back for the Kansas and ASU loss?

Magneto

10:10am

Yes, but Keim was out. That probably hurt the OL more.

valcorger

10:11am

I'm still mad that Pay didn't snap the ball on 3rd and 3 and took the penalty

Magneto

10:14am

You mean 4th and 6 and cost us the game?

Huge Manatee

10:17am

Sorry the plays are melting together. That's the one.

Magneto

10:19am

Make that play and we are in the CCG and likely have a CFP spot win or lose

Huge Manatee

10:22am

We had some significant ones. Especially on the OL. The coaches would probably

shoganai

10:15am

POLL: How many wins do you predict, right now, BYU will have next year?

runnincoug

10:04am

Single best predictor of success is returning starts on the o-line. We lose

Bartimaeus

10:06am

I would lean towards 8-4 at this point

BYU Fan

10:13am

POLL: What is the worst part about your job/work?

maYbe

10:02am

By far it's the commute.

Vincent's Picks

10:02am

Dealing with a slow and inefficient government. Can’t wait until everyone is

carlstud

10:04am

We can only hope.

UNLVcougar

10:13am

Having to work at all

TCuz

10:07am

paperwork

SJS

10:07am

I selected “What I actually do” but I love the main purpose of my job. I hate the documentation/paperwork side of it.

RootieBoy

10:08am

This. My job is 20% my actual job, 80% jumping through hoops

LeonMarek

10:09am

I don't mind what I do, but wish my boss would just leave me alone to do it.

creameryon9th

10:08am

Waking up for it. Or showing up everyday to it.

Magneto

10:09am

Having someone else "own" most of my waking time

Doctor Rosenrosen

10:09am

Working nights, weekends, holidays

Reasonable1

10:12am

Hearing people complain that they have to work to get paid. Completely ridiculous…

SolidBlue

10:13am

All of those things are pretty great for me tbh.

CougarMandias

10:16am

The fact that I can never turn it off--running my own business

El Paso Coug

10:16am

I mean, if you're going to wear rival gear to a game, this is the way 😂

CPAcoug87

10:01am

I'm curious why attending a BYU game is in Ute gear is legendary status

WJCougar

10:03am

He's not even old enough to have seen Utah beat BYU

Huge Manatee

10:03am

True, he was a wee lad in 2019 😂

CPAcoug87

10:04am

I have a soft spot for these kind of hijinks. At Texas last year the stadium

RoboKayne

10:13am

He probably had an uncle on the both teams.

Magneto

10:17am

The kid wanted to see what it was like to watch a team with a winning record

Ungoy

10:17am

POLL: What record do you believe BYU fans would be more satisfied with?

SBB

9:57am

Pleased now, happier with CCG. Swapping a loss is irrelevant except as it

Plato

9:59am

Did I say anything about CFP?

SBB

10:00am

You did

Plato

10:02am

Yep

SBB

10:14am

The one that got them in the CCG.

valcorger

9:59am

It doesn't really matter anymore.

BlueFever

10:00am

Kingston sure had a rough day as punt returner on Saturday

Huge Manatee

9:57am

I think the fair catch was on the 4. Stop exaggerating to make a point.

BYUheaven

10:01am

I don't understand how any returner makes that fair catch mistake. It really

Duke Silver

10:11am

Last game of the season. Unbelievable.

Hobo

10:17am

What good is a conf commissioner tied (by marriage) to the mob, if the B12 isnt going to benefit from some corruption?

Crazy Joe Davola Truly Addicted User

9:55am

How many piercings for the Elphaba actress?

OU Cougar

9:54am

How does she text on her phone?

Cougar-Duck

9:58am

She probably has an assistant who does it for her . . .

El Paso Coug

10:04am

I don't really like her extreme style, but she hit a home run as Elphaba

El Paso Coug

10:02am

Sussing?

socorny

10:22am

I'd never seen an onsides kick returned for a touchdown. We had some good

O Gaucho

9:54am

I’d never seen a QB punt the ball into a DB’s helmet before either.

DirtyWater

9:56am

Yep. We’ve had pretty much every cool play imaginable. Only missing a safety.

Yiowa

10:03am

I’m hoping for a 2pt conversion pick-2

CasualFan

10:05am

Fortunately, KSU manages that fateful feat for us to behold.

seacougar

10:09am

It literally happened like a week ago in the NFL

Duke Silver

10:12am

Footballscoop has Bronco as "a central focus" for Utah State's along with Hill

Art Director

9:54am

I have a hard time seeing Bronco in Utah, my buddy is close friends with Bronc…

kotacoug

9:58am

Yeah that’ll likely never happen again. Holly has made it very clear she prefers

BlackBart

10:11am

Oooh boy - sign me up for Bronco vs Whit part 2

Huge Manatee

9:58am

I would be shocked if Bronco comes back to Utah. The football culture mixed

kansascougar

10:19am

Is Keim out until post-season?

Projectoor

9:52am

Take a look at a calendar and read your question back slowly.

rad dawg

9:55am

Is he going to be back for the bowl game?

Projectoor

9:56am

Kalani said they hope he might be able to play in the bowl game.

kccougar

9:59am

Aladome had a hard time, built in 1993 to attract the NFL but that didn’t work

OU Cougar

9:50am

Publicly funded stadium projects for teams bug me, but at least they have a team

reddead

9:56am

The Alamodome is a cool venue and there is always something going on there.

rad dawg

10:04am

When I visited I liked it there don’t get me wrong

OU Cougar

10:13am

No arguments there. The area East of the stadium is rough.

rad dawg

10:22am

An amazing display of piano playing talent. 2 guys concurrently playing boogie-woogie

Zenoch All-American

9:49am

Junyor Hi speling iz atroshus

Hoopster

9:48am

Wut du yu meen?

BYU I Bleed Blue

10:26am

Just do away with the 3 point shot.

reagan21

9:43am

And add a 4-point shot at half court

Nikomedes

9:45am

The NBA is already a slog. Why make it even worse?

Future_Tacos

9:45am

The NBA is a slog? Every game is like 115+ points

reagan21

9:47am

113 is the scoring average which would be 94 pts in a college game. Just saying. 🙂

ManicBlue

10:25am

Then what would they do all game? That's the only shot players take now

WJCougar

9:46am

You get 2 points

reagan21

9:46am

I'd first try making the 3 pointer extend beyond the sideline so you don't have the corner 3.

OPINIONS

9:48am

It would be wild with all the out of bounds calls.

ochobeeguy

9:50am

I think they should make the court bigger and push the line back.

BlueKoolaid13

9:49am

Making the court bigger would only make the game less physical. Already too

spidercoug

9:51am

NBA is just 3 pointers. CBB is just scrappy guys trying to take charges.

ochobeeguy

9:51am

And refs giving charge calls when it’s an obvious block

reagan21

9:52am

I do actually think they should move the line back

HRCougar

9:50am

Don't even move it back, just make it all the same distance so corner 3 is gone

ochobeeguy

9:52am

Just run the line into the sidelines so corner 3s are eliminated. That would be enough to change the game up.

GfB

10:07am

Kirk Goldsberry had some ideas in 2019

fan_byu

10:12am

Aces. This guy is such a crazy follow.

Borg

9:42am

I actually agree with Rex Ryan. Sliding seems to expose yourself to harm way more than alternatives.

P-Boy Squad All-American

9:39am

I hate the slide rules. This game happens so fast. As a defender, you now have

mudpupper

9:42am

And then you have guys like Mahomes who either pretends to slide or run out of bounds and then keeps going

P-Boy Squad

9:43am

Yep, the offense has a serious advantage here and the defender has to play it

mudpupper

9:44am

Since they want to protect the QBs, just make it touch only for QB…

ochobeeguy

9:56am

Basically what I said yesterday. Either slide way earlier, or know that you're

byubyu

9:44am

If you're going to slide it has to be earlier.

JuicyJam

9:47am

And give them a bear horn and before they slide they have to fire that baby off/

reagan21

9:48am

The late hit penalty on sliding QB's needs to be softened a lot so that QB's only get the penalty if they slide

darkcoug

9:57am

Reasons why I am okay playing against Colorado

arizonacougarfan

9:38am

Reasons why we shouldn't.

AltTabbins

9:41am

^^^ This

Borg

9:43am

Agree, I would much prefer a BIG or SEC team.

Hawk in the 303

9:52am

We won't play Shedeur and Hunter next year. And Prime might be gone too.

Ham

10:11am

Who do we play if Colorado beats the desert rats

chismoso

9:51am

Huh? They aren't in the CCG

Huge Manatee

9:51am

I forgot that

chismoso

9:56am

4 teams for 2 spots

Huge Manatee

9:57am

Bowl games now are less important than ever anyway.

ochobeeguy

9:58am

I believe Bowl records matter for conferences. Having two teams from the same

Revolution

10:02am

It also ensures the entire payout is kept within the Big XII. I still would

kansascougar

10:08am

I was at the game so not sure if it was mentioned on the broadcast, but I'm

Duke Silver

9:37am

There is a 99.9999% chance that Jake is our starter next season

mudpupper

9:34am

It's sad, really. An average QB will receive no competition for starter.

wildeone

9:40am

I think Jake will win the QB competition, but don’t you think that

gaffer

9:42am

Say what you will, at the end of the day he's 10-2 as a starter this season

Brandoblueblood

9:47am

Without Jake this year we go 7-5 at best.

BondWeaver

10:18am

I bet the best thing for Jake Retzlaff right now

Corn

9:44am

I'm fine with it, and I think the fans should be too. The only problem is...

LegitCoug

9:44am

Honestly, the QB position is down on my list of worries for next year.

mudpupper

9:47am

I think Hagen is going to be really good

Beggar

9:47am

Marion, Phillips, Kingston, and Hagen are a very solid starting line for WRs if

Kajdin

9:50am

We still have plenty of weapons on Offence at especially at WR:

Brandoblueblood

10:06am

I think we could use 1 WR, but not a major concern in my mind

Projectoor

10:25am

It's too bad

Beggar

9:45am

No reason to think he won't get better in the off-season considering his

thewaterboy

9:49am

Why can’t Arod recruit upper level QBs. I don’t think he is responsible for

kotacoug

9:51am

Based on his improvement from 2023 to 2024, I see no reason to doubt further development will happen.

kccougar

10:00am

After looking at historical end-of-season CFP rankings over their history, I

cougarfan84

9:30am

That 12th spot will 100% without any doubt at all be a 3 loss SEC team

CycloneCoug

9:33am

I think you are right. I don't think it SHOULD be, but I would bet large sums of

cougarfan84

9:33am

Couldn’t agree more it shouldn’t be but it will without any doubt at all

CycloneCoug

9:34am

Miami has a shot

JuicyJam

9:54am

It depends on how much they drop. I think they will end up below Alabama and/or

cougarfan84

9:55am

I think they'll stay above them. The committee has liked Miami more

JuicyJam

9:59am

Outside of getting their 3rd loss in CCG, I don't like any 3 loss teams in CFP

Iman23

9:33am

BYU just needs

TigerTrack

9:35am

Really what they needed was a close loss to a top SEC or Big Ten team. Since

cougarfan84

9:39am

It’ll be South Carolina, especially if Clemson wins the Acc

jigidajrit

9:35am

If it has to be SEC, that's who I think should be in.

NumbersGuy

9:45am

Need SMU to win by 30

RGGeemer

9:38am

Alabama, South Carolina, Miami, and Clemson are the only options for the 12th

jreid191

9:39am

True. Where the committee ranks Miami in relation to the SEC teams will be a big

cougarfan84

9:42am

The joke store called and said they ran out of CFP committee members

Heath Squashwell

9:39am

SEC teams aside, I think everyone would pick Miami ahead of BYU.

LegitCoug

9:40am

We all know that this committee values quality of losses more than quality of

cougarfan84

9:43am

Miami also has a future NFL quarterback and a statistically high-powered offense

Doogal McCougar

10:05am

RE: After looking at historical end-of-season CFP rankings over their history, I

ABCoug

9:40am

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