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I just realized something important

Crowd Factor

3:29pm

Jazz tried to get Ingram but he wouldn't resign in Utah. How does that fit a plan?

Deleted True Conservative

3:28pm

Last year we complained about not making a bowl game, this year about only

SausageKing

3:28pm

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Zenoch All-American

3:28pm

The best bowl match-up's to help B12's reputation would be to match up against bowl eligible B10 teams. With the B10..

greatbam 1% better everyday

3:25pm

Only one of the Big 12’s bowls has an agreement with the Big 10, the Rate Bowl

TCuz

3:30pm

Besides the 3 obvious ones, who else is in the running for Heisman this year?

Crowd Factor

3:20pm

Bernard

CopperLix

3:26pm

This next week will be exhausting. It would be smart to stay off social media

AustinCougar

3:19pm

What are our bowl tie-ins? Why on earth are we projected to face an in-conferenc

ColonelMustard

3:14pm

Actually playing in conference teams is good because it doesn't count against redshirt years

shimmy

3:15pm

It's fine. We didn't play them yet. They are ranked and hyped. Let's do this.

Blueto

3:15pm

And, even though we play them next year, Sanders and Hunter won’t be there

Crowd Factor

3:24pm

Please go read about bowl tie-ins

LakeshowCougs

3:18pm

It’s because they were in the Pac12 and the former Pac12 teams have to fulfill their bowl tie ins and the Alamo Bowl was

Nuke

3:18pm

RE: What are our bowl tie-ins? Why on earth are we projected to face an in-conferenc

mulletino

3:18pm

Former pac-12 teams are tied into their bowl games through next year.

cougarfann888

3:25pm

Can someone please explain the Big 12 tie breaker?

ILoveTheCougs84

3:13pm

We didn’t play Iowa St so it comes down to they beat better conference teams

NWCoug

3:15pm

Easy. Football gods hate BYU football

DodgerCoug

3:16pm

BYU's record the last 5 years: 11-1, 10-3, 8-5, 5-7, 10-2. Offense really

byusage

3:12pm

11-1, 10-3, & 8-5 and you get rid of your DC. Weird.

foofcoug

3:14pm

Because the defensive philosophy was wrong. ARod has the correct offensive

byusage

3:19pm

RE: Because the defensive philosophy was wrong. ARod has the correct offensive

foofcoug

3:21pm

Tuiaki is the reason ARod sucks.

bluecougar1985

3:21pm

Do we have a coordinator who has put together multiple units that are the

chilawcoug

3:21pm

CB told me you'd be crazy to fire a coordinator after successful seasons.

foofcoug

3:22pm

As someone who wanted Tuiaki gone in 2017, that was the minority by mid-2022,

chilawcoug

3:28pm

Remember when ESPN was at commercial break when we ran the kickoff back for a TD?

Skeptical Optimist Truly Addicted User

3:11pm

Technically it was a studio break, wasn't it?

fattycoug

3:12pm

RE: Remember when ESPN was at commercial break when we ran the kickoff back for a TD?

LaserCoug

3:15pm

I was in the stadium and looked down at my phone for CB

Belboz

3:23pm

Alamo Bowl is the Big 12 version of NFL Playoff Bowl this is why it was canceled

DodgerCoug

3:08pm

All bowls are loser bowls and need to go away

Remigius

3:10pm

43% of nfl teams make their playoff. If 50 college teams made the playoffs

Florwood

3:18pm

??? I’m upset that we could potentially play a conference member in a bowl game

DodgerCoug

3:29pm

We cant talk out of both sides of our mouth regarding power conferences

chismoso

3:08pm

ANY team that wins 10 in a P4 conference is doing pretty great. So it's fine to

runnincoug

3:11pm

Iowa State literally just had their very first 10 win season ever

BYUFootballisBack

3:13pm

Ya that is not what I said. Yes it is a good season

chismoso

3:13pm

There is still a massive difference in resources.

spidercoug

3:12pm

Have you seen ath. dept. balance sheets? BYU was doing very well before the b12

chismoso

3:14pm

10 wins in a power conference is an excellent accomplishment for virtually any

shoganai

3:14pm

Maybe its my English or I just didnt communicate it well

chismoso

3:18pm

I picked the 1st one that came to mind, and they just finished their first non

bluecougar1985

3:19pm

Another Christmas classic now that we’re past Thanksgiving…

XORCoug

3:08pm

BYU only played 2 of the top 6 teams (by record) in the conference. They won one

momowagon

3:08pm

Happy Stormlight 5 week to my fellow dorks.

Hypnotoad

3:04pm

I’m behind on my reread of the first 4. Not gonna be able to read 5 right away.

cruiserhead

3:05pm

That's nothing, I'm still on Warbreaker.

LevZloi

3:29pm

Excellent book!

cruiserhead

3:30pm

RE: Happy Stormlight 5 week to my fellow dorks.

crimedog

3:08pm

RE: Happy Stormlight 5 week to my fellow dorks.

Ted Lasso

3:10pm

The series after Words of Radiance:

momowagon

3:18pm

I'm not pleased Hill might go to USU, but surprised at the thought he's jumping so easily because it feels he could do

CLCougar Intervention Needed

3:04pm

Could be as simple as money, in which case I hope BYU ponies up

cruiserhead

3:06pm

I think he just wants a head gig.

All-American

3:07pm

It sounds from post below he's taking job as long as their administration meets his demands regarding NIL

CLCougar

3:08pm

I cant see it being $$ at this point, when BYU NIL is paying players millions

Das_Countach

3:10pm

Well, previous poster said he can't coach a team w/ Arod as OC

Zip

3:08pm

Yeah we know the track record of random cb posters

chitownboy

3:13pm

First 10 win season in a power conference and we could end up playing

DodgerCoug

3:03pm

Say I told you before the season that BYU would finish 10-2, tied for the top of the league and 5.5 games higher than

kimdaddy35 Former Fly Half

3:02pm

Why ask about before the season instead of 9-0 after Utah?

MarylandFan

3:03pm

A, but once you are about to bite the fruit everything changes

TarCoug

3:04pm

RE: A, but once you are about to bite the fruit everything changes

MarylandFan

3:07pm

If you were to say we would in the drivers seat with 3 games left and blew it, I’d be sad.

cruiserhead

3:08pm

Posters that live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones

Zip

3:10pm

What is baffling to me is you thinking that is what people are upset about.

westsidecoug

3:13pm

Please let WV hire Rich Rod

Knee Brace .5 Deviation Thunder

3:02pm

Did I miss something? Did WV fire their coach?

Cougar TD

3:03pm

Yes.

DeepCCoug

3:04pm

Yes

Charles Darwin

3:04pm

RE: Did I miss something? Did WV fire their coach?

CLCougar

3:05pm

Do we have a decent estimate on what Hill is being paid at BYU?

Cougar TD

3:01pm

600k. BYU lags the market a bit and Okie State’s DC Nardo makes 700k

OU Cougar

3:07pm

TLDR: OU Cougar assumption, not a source

Greg Kite's 'stache

3:09pm

True, except Holmoe said they were bumping up salaries to be big12 competitive

OU Cougar

3:10pm

Or you could have done a quick search and found this as a reasonable source instead making something up

Greg Kite's 'stache

3:13pm

I bet it’s about 1 million

cougaman

3:15pm

He makes just over 1 million.

specsauce

3:18pm

It was rumored when he was hired that he’s getting paid just north of 1 mill.

allaboutthegainz

3:22pm

Stickreviews on Instagram really needs to release a rules book explaining what a

carlstud

2:58pm

I need suggestions. The Bishopric asked me to buy camping gear.

mapl3Coug

2:56pm

Don’t buy cheap pop-up tents. They will last one camp.

The Y's Insider

2:59pm

So don't worry about tents except pop-up tents.

YSMACK

2:59pm

Take the $1200 out to Wendover and see if you can quadruple it.

foofcoug

3:00pm

Those 5 gallon orange water jugs always seem to be a good idea

OU Cougar

3:00pm

Get a griddle to go over the stove too so you can cook a bunch of breakfast fast

OU Cougar

3:01pm

I would call camp chef and tell them it’s for a church group for better pricing.

bbhammer

3:01pm

I would recommend looking at Amazon warehouse

troutmaster13

3:02pm

In the spring Costco will have a nice 3 burner propane stove. I think it's a camp chef brand. I have the two burner

Adrielle

3:02pm

Also get a scout trailer going so it doesn’t end up in your garage

OU Cougar

3:02pm

These are the best/most sturdy pop-up canopies I have used

ElkhunterUT

3:04pm

Where are you at? Something like Recreation Outlet in AF is great for good stuff

runnincoug

3:12pm

POLL: At 17

It's A Bowling Ball

2:56pm

Anyone saying we are properly rated hasnt looked at the other teams ahead of us

here's to hoping

3:13pm

Our resume is 12th best in the country.

here's to hoping

3:15pm

This is apparently how we lost the tiebreaker to Iowa State

I'mBatman

2:55pm

RE: This is apparently how we lost the tiebreaker to Iowa State

cougarfanatic

3:03pm

Freaking Oklahoma State.

westsidecoug

3:04pm

ISU didn’t play Oklahoma St or Arizona.

LakeshowCougs

3:06pm

Forgot about Arizona too. Man, it's insane that our schedule preseason was

westsidecoug

3:09pm

Well it’s due to Arizona, Okla St, and Utah completely sucking. Preseason we

LakeshowCougs

3:12pm

POLL: (Assuming there were a way) Would you let go of Kalani to keep Hill on staff (as HC or DC)?

SinkingQuffa Intervention Needed

2:55pm

Hill is the best coach in the State we can’t lose him!!

HeyU

2:54pm

Rams have the most expensive offense in the league and can’t score

DodgerCoug

2:54pm

Look, I hate the bias of the CFP and feel as shorted as the next guy but...

Cougs4Lfe

2:53pm

I now it’s the AP poll, but seeing UNLV at 19 makes me think they really are

bigbossbyu

2:53pm

I agree but I think having Jeanty is really helping their case this year too.

Cougs4Lfe

2:55pm

Definitely is. Outlier year, but still sets the tone for the 12 team playoff in

bigbossbyu

2:56pm

If Colorado or ISU and BYU had taken care of business we’d have two in.

Captain Rex

2:56pm

UNLV will win the rematch is Boise.

88Coug

2:59pm

Voting bias sucks

Tuskaloosa Cougar

3:00pm

Pre-season polls are trash. It's a joke they do them just to boost tv ratings of

westsidecoug

3:06pm

RE: Pre-season polls are trash. It's a joke they do them just to boost tv ratings of

greatbam

3:11pm

According to at least one Aggie Kalani is urging Hill to take the USU job

OU Cougar

2:52pm

Maybe Kalani has a succession plan for hill to boomerang back when he’s done

Das_Countach

3:00pm

Maybe he’s trying to eliminate completion from within his ranks. Maybe he doesn’t like all the

DrBYU

3:02pm

Soccer has it right IMHO and would take nonsense out of the equation.

Blued

2:49pm

I was thinking this exact same thing Use point differential

StlCoug17

2:56pm

The college football playoff is very similar to March madness!

SeattleBYUfan

2:49pm

BYU overperformed the first half of the season, underperformed last half

Projectoor

2:48pm

Great sequence for Taysom there

yahtzee

2:46pm

If we lose Jay Hill, please tell me that Arod doesn’t get poached. I hope BYU is doing all they can to keep him happy.

Zach Morris #NeverNavy

2:46pm

I’d be doing everything to keep Hill over ARod…

LOLzzz

2:49pm

No… ya don’t say? I had no idea fans would feel this way about those two

Polecat

3:11pm

lol, I can’t tell when people are joking or not when speaking well of Arod- this

Das_Countach

2:50pm

BYU and ASU both have losses to 5-7 and 8-4 teams

coug719

2:42pm

The analytics say this is probably one of the 10 best seasons in BYU history.

shoganai

2:41pm

A 10 win season only 2 years into a P4 conference is amazing

Skeptical Optimist

2:44pm

Amazing that 3 schools in the B12 did it in the 1st P4 year ever!

Plato

2:49pm

What?

chitownboy

2:51pm

ISU and ASU have been in power conferences for decades

Skeptical Optimist

2:58pm

Citation please

fattycoug

3:12pm

3rd in 5 years is being overlooked

1984coug

2:52pm

If Jay hill goes to USU…

Icelandic Cougar

2:40pm

RE: If Jay hill goes to USU…

TarCoug

2:42pm

1000%. If he leaves, I’m apathetic at best. If he goes in state, he’s dead to me

Icelandic Cougar

2:42pm

Kalani Sitake will still be the BYU coach in 3 or 4 years.

bigbyuufan

2:42pm

Unless he wants to walk away. He has a young family.

Icelandic Cougar

2:43pm

I don’t know things could get ugly w/o Hill. Easily our best coach!!

HeyU

2:50pm

I'm sure he'll be devastated and live in utter fear of your opposition

fattycoug

3:05pm

My sources tell me that Kalani is being poached by Andy Reid.

Ted Lasso

2:37pm

I heard Saban is getting baptized & should have his recommend within a month

Das_Countach

2:43pm

I wasn’t going to say anything, but since it’s out, I baptized him this morning.

Brisco

2:50pm

Lol, not a shocker negative Nadine board member Kimdaddy doesn’t want Saban 😂

Das_Countach

2:58pm

Boise State is living our dreams. Again

chismoso

2:37pm

Much easier path to the CFP in the new PAC 12

KYU

2:40pm

Is our dream trading 12 exciting games for 1 playoff game?

DiamondMo

3:00pm

That can be taken away from them if UNLV wins

zero84043

3:07pm

Now that we are officially listening to Christmas music, my MIL just released her newest Christmas song:

JimmerEatWorld Starter

2:37pm

Dear Jay Hill ... Whatever USU is saying... It isn't worth it. Don't trust them.

Cougar TD

2:37pm

Utah State has the lowest paid coaches in the MWC. Hill needs more to work with

OU Cougar

2:36pm

Kansas beat Iowa State, BYU and Colorado; ASU beat Kansas

2FarGone No One of Consequence

2:34pm

Inside of you there are two wolves:

DieHarder

2:33pm

Taysom Hill playing every snap this drive and doing well!

VirginiaPeanut

2:33pm

Just hurdled a guy!

jigidajrit

2:33pm

Taysom hurdling into the blue zone

AF Cougar

2:40pm

Many of you will bristle, but the Big 12 isn’t very strong. It just isn’t.

garyfan

2:31pm

Doesnt really matter. BYU had to win one of two winnable games and screwed it up

chismoso

2:33pm

It does matter because it means our only path to the playoff is either

garyfan

2:37pm

We can only control what we control. Win. Worrying about other teams and yelling

chismoso

2:38pm

RE: We can only control what we control. Win. Worrying about other teams and

garyfan

2:42pm

Not at all. Just not sure what your plan is to get the rest of conference better

chismoso

2:44pm

With repeated success it will. Winning fixes everything

molodyets

2:38pm

If BYU were 11-1 right now like SMU, I think we’re in even with CCG loss

RenoCoug

2:42pm

Quite possibly.

garyfan

2:43pm

Nobody is very strong as a conference this year. Parity is up because of free

Socrates Johnson

2:43pm

Spot on. Big 12 is half of what it used to be. All the best programs gone. Texas Oklahoma Texas A&M Nebraska Misou

KYU

2:44pm

2nd best conference per sagerin.

Niiineteeen84

2:46pm

But why would we look at stats when we can just say it isn't strong?

kimdaddy35

2:51pm

Yep. Which is consistent with the conference having many solid teams but no

garyfan

2:52pm

That doesn't mean the conference isn't strong.

mulletino

3:20pm

I explained in the body of the post what I meant by that, and now why the

garyfan

3:28pm

Which means what exactly?

KYU

2:54pm

It means it's a very difficult conference.

mulletino

3:21pm

Top teams that are top because they were voted that way?

Tuskaloosa Cougar

3:06pm

Yeah that’s it

garyfan

3:29pm

There isn’t any great team this year in college football

Remigius

3:09pm

Too early projections for next year - 2025

BYU I Bleed Blue

2:31pm

Haha “intended for koo-vay” Covey…

coug719

2:29pm

RE: Haha “intended for koo-vay” Covey…

byubyu

2:31pm

Hill is gone

Strikethesteel

2:25pm

RE: Hill is gone

momowagon

2:26pm

RE: Hill is gone

XORCoug

2:28pm

Ok

LakeshowCougs

2:27pm

So did Hill give KS an ultimatum? Me or ARod. If so, no-brainer.

88Coug

2:28pm

No because this didn’t happen

molodyets

2:39pm

RE: Hill is gone

stenso

2:28pm

So Hill is trying to coordinate the offense, too?

2FarGone

2:29pm

He may be but I doubt ARod has anything to do with it.

RobDog

2:31pm

ARod would thrive at Utah State, hope Jay can make up with him soon

RenoCoug

2:31pm

Source: Trust me bro

Jwine21

2:35pm

And poor defense hurt the offense too.

Belboz

2:40pm

#1 B12 scoring defense in conference play is not the reason BYU choked.

88Coug

3:00pm

I saw teams move against BYU with little resistance in some games

Belboz

3:03pm

21 first half points to ASU, barely held on to beat Baylor, 21 points in one quarter to a terrible Utah offense, etc.

TheLoneCougar

3:30pm

Sounds like a fake Reddit post lol

arcawley

2:41pm

Biggest loser if Hill goes, Y O and Arod. we will get seriously exposed next

HeyU

2:47pm

Your posting history suggests you are in the know…

rivercitycoug

2:47pm

All 25 posts in that history…

Ungoy

2:53pm

Chances that this “locker room talk” is real:

Skeptical Optimist

2:48pm

RE: Hill is gone

WillsPitStop

2:50pm

Good riddance

rcbyufan

2:50pm

Exact opposite of what I learned from about as reliable source as they come.

My2cents

2:55pm

Haha locker room talk

chitownboy

2:56pm

Dairy yewts are broke. Unless Hill wants to be paid in ice cream and butter, he's not going to Ogden

BIG XII Coug

3:02pm

Trolls gonna troll

greatbam

3:12pm

TNT’s burner account

Don Carlton

3:18pm

You big mad, bro?

DazeofBlue

3:19pm

Fiction writing is a fun hobby. Congrats.

WDaddy

3:25pm

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