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Blog: BYU QB Jake Retzlaff Lands Faith-Based NIL Deal View

[KSL Sports]

6:08pm

Good for him. But man wish he didn’t have to wear that color of jersey

JohnnyComeLately

6:12pm

Arod - "One quarterback, athlete type"

Blueto

6:08pm

It’s crazy that we had one of our best seasons ever and Utah had one of its

Magneto

6:06pm

Article: Top college basketball prospect AJ Dybantsa has narrowed his school list to 4. Did BYU make it? View

[Deseret News]

6:01pm

Anyone know how I can get a #72 Sione Veikoso jersey?

SV72 Sale

5:58pm

How quick are you?

DirtyWater

6:05pm

Just wait until you see 2 teams play each other 3 times. Regular season, CC game

Magneto

5:54pm

POLL: Regardless of how the regular season goes, All will be forgiven is we make the tournament and win a couple games

Durden

5:53pm

I think we are setting ourselves up for disappointment if we expect tourney wins

BYUCLA

6:06pm

No room for just achieving?

Plato

6:13pm

Do all CFP committee members have an equal vote, other than recusal situations?

Chick Bowdrie

5:51pm

Yes

Everyman

5:53pm

I suspect it's a little debate and then most fall in line with the alphas

Crazy Joe Davola

6:02pm

Video: Kalani Sitake bing inducted into the Polynesian HOF and is hyped for the new recruit on BYUSN - BYU Football head coach Kalani Sitaje joins the show to talk about being inducted into the... View

[BYUtv Sports] BYUtv Sports Nation

5:50pm

Needle head Ned? BING!

foofcoug

5:58pm

College Football is a TV show and BYU is wearing a red shirt on Star Trek

DodgerCoug

5:49pm

My Heels are going to struggle this year. BYU is likely in a development year.

TarCoug

5:42pm

RE: My Heels are going to struggle this year. BYU is likely in a development

UNLVcougar

5:44pm

I think what we saw in the game against Providence was the "snowball effect."

BigHouse Coug

5:39pm

It used to happen a lot against Utah…

Ron Mexico

5:40pm

It is an issue when twice you get within single digits and then let them...

WJCougar

5:40pm

Those 3 3s in a row are what triggered it.

BigHouse Coug

5:47pm

This is what happened against Kansas State for us too (in our favor)

AfterShocks

5:42pm

Also, last year in basketball against Iowa State.

BigHouse Coug

5:44pm

W/ Hall still transitioning from the injury, when Providence got Egor in a funk early our offensive leadership was shot

SinkingQuffa

5:51pm

I think it's just a chemistry issue. It will right itself with more playing time

the_byu_flash

5:53pm

That could’ve been part of it

cajuncoug

6:00pm

A lot of it also is the fact that no one expected them

BigHouse Coug

6:11pm

If our D got a chance of working splendidly, I can't believe we're all that close w it yet. Some of our guys

SinkingQuffa

6:12pm

Looks Like SEC schedules are going to get easier

DataMouth

5:34pm

How could they play easier ones? Look at the win %

BYU '80

5:38pm

Are they going to 9 home games each?

cougarmeister

5:41pm

Haha!! What an idiot

LongtimeLurker

6:13pm

Love Drake Tolls Passion for the BIG12 and his disdain for the CFP structure

Ode to Hoy

5:33pm

At this point we need to cheer for ASU and hope they get into the semifinals.

blackandblue

5:51pm

I'm fine just being apathetic to ASU. I'll keep rooting that BYU can get into

JAGA97

5:59pm

This has to be one of the quietest early signing days I can remember. Jumping on

Magneto

5:31pm

Hey remember Victory Vaka? He's in the portal.

Thrill

5:30pm

He’s got to be at least 35 by now

Magneto

5:30pm

BYU >>> College of the Canyons >>> NAU >>> ????

reagan21

5:33pm

<< Deleted >>

SinkingQuffa

5:38pm

His film is from drills in practice? Yikes.

Duke Silver

5:44pm

Did BYU have good viewership numbers this year? It seems low. With the B10/SEC

Magneto

5:29pm

The reason they are the big boys is because they get more eyeballs. Obviously, they also get the best tv slots. But

HarlemCoug

5:36pm

BYU is consistent. They know what BYU will bring in for TV ratings.

crimedog

5:42pm

We are the 10:15 pm cash cow.

Y05

5:59pm

Video: NATIONAL SIGNING DAY - Aaron Roderick #byufootball #gocougs View

[BYU Cougars Video] BYU Cougars

5:24pm

Not before we get a Bigfoot category!

Lifi

5:23pm

I have been pushing for a cryptozoology category for YEARS!! There is room for

JimmyZ

5:50pm

I'm in! Here's the back of my car

paulb

5:55pm

The rumors are true. The obviously hate each other.

TADOW Truly Addicted User

5:20pm

Is this the latest CB thing? Believing these two hate each other?

Polecat

5:23pm

RE: Is this the latest CB thing? Believing these two hate each other?

reagan21

5:25pm

It’s natural for the offense to hate the D and vice versa. Read Bronco’s bio.

Genghis Spreads

5:59pm

Video: NATIONAL SIGNING DAY - Jay Hill #byufootball #gocougs View

[BYU Cougars Video] BYU Cougars

5:17pm

POLL: Would you rather

Icelandic Cougar

5:17pm

The impossible question.

reagan21

5:18pm

Is this an eating situation or a beefy 5-layer burrito situation?

Cooouuugs

5:59pm

It's an epic fail by the Big12 to not make "Strength of Record" be the tie breaker

MaxxPower All-American

5:17pm

The downside to that is teams don't control their conference schedule.

slappy

5:20pm

Yeah but it still ultimately came down to conference schedule this year

cougarfann888

5:20pm

Strength of record incorporates all games and how you did in every opportunity.

MaxxPower

5:40pm

Epic, eh?

Lifi

5:27pm

Not crazy abt having it go to record of opponents when you have zero control over who you play or how they perform

Soupie

6:03pm

Video: NATIONAL SIGNING DAY - Kalani Sitake #byufootball #gocougs View

[BYU Cougars Video] BYU Cougars

5:10pm

Anyone know the story behind the random Christmas tree on I-15 between Cedar and

UNLVcougar

5:09pm

My guess

Carnac

5:12pm

RE: My guess

UNLVcougar

5:14pm

Somebody probably died in that spot and the family puts a tree out to remember them. Likely using solar lights.

byuluvr

5:16pm

Maybe. It was only at Christmas time.

UNLVcougar

5:16pm

A girl was hit and killed on the freeway if I remember correctly. I grew up in St George and remember seeing it growing

Nuke

5:19pm

Maybe was discussed, but this quote from the N. Keeney article is concerning...

NOCAL_YFAN

5:08pm

You can see the QBs we offered here:

JuicyJam

5:13pm

Arod whiffed on Adamson, Reisig & Mialovski before offering Keeney…

Das_Countach

5:16pm

Explain this “whiff” to us. How die he “whiff” the recruiting of those players?

Polecat

5:21pm

Because any time a kid doesn’t want to go to BYU it’s ARod’s fault, duh.

Junior Deputy

5:23pm

Makes perfect sense. High school players across the country lose sleep at

Polecat

5:25pm

…listen to how awful a public speaker he is & then imagine him talking to 15-18

Das_Countach

5:25pm

So because you think he’s a boring speaker, you think high school recruits

Polecat

5:27pm

lol, no, I look at his terrible track record, his “stats” if you will, and that

Das_Countach

5:29pm

At least you were honest and put stats in quotes, indicating you know he

Polecat

5:39pm

lol, no, terrible stats, which is why he had to make due with a QB1 that was

Das_Countach

5:50pm

So essentially you’re saying BYU should be recruiting at a higher level for

Polecat

6:10pm

That’s all you got?

arcawley

5:28pm

Breaking news from sports illustrated: recruits across college football spurn

Polecat

5:34pm

This will be a problem. The amount these unproven kids are being offered is getting insane

Adrielle

5:14pm

It’s never a good day if you’re first time logging into CB is at 5:00pm…✊

LHA

5:08pm

ESPN+ article ranks BYU's class #41

RockyBalboa

5:06pm

41 is still pretty decent. If BYU can get consistently into the top 30, it will be good.

Adrielle

5:18pm

Rutgers and Maryland both with top 25 classes. B10 money must be nice.

Magneto

5:20pm

TCU has oil money

BYU Grounds

5:29pm

That SMU game was so odd how empty that game was this year. Both TCU/SMU seem

Magneto

5:32pm

What's Utah's

Undefeated

5:52pm

40

Team Chaos

5:59pm

That's ok if we can get top 20 transfer classes

SV72 Sale

5:55pm

POLL: Who would be the better QB for BYU in 2025?

BGRTHNUMEGO

5:04pm

Not sure it matters what we think. Fifita is staying at AZ.

Bald Eagle

5:08pm

Last I heard Fifita was in the portal. Has that changed already? I’m not saying BYU is on his list or that he’s a good

scall

5:13pm

The portal isn't open, and he's not said he's leaving Arizona.

Jeffacka

5:18pm

For 2025 probably Retzlaff because he knows the offense well. For 2026

BYUfannonLDS

5:20pm

My conspiratorial take: pharma spends so much money advertising as a part of a strategy to make the recipients of that

cheezedawg Properly rated

5:01pm

They're for-profit businesses trying to increase sales and profits.

OrsoNero

5:08pm

What happened to Sports Nation - no shows this week?

kccougar VABL

5:00pm

Jarom had a finger injury & wouldn't go on if he couldn't button his top button

reagan21

5:04pm

I always assumed his mom did that for him. Huh

JimmyZ

5:46pm

They’ve been in every day.

Rivers Cuomo

5:11pm

They haven't put any episodes on Spotify or byuradio since Sat.

kccougar

5:13pm

Yeah…what’s with that? There was supposed to be a Shawn Olmstead interview and I

Iman23

5:15pm

The feed is messed up it seems. Doesn’t show up on Overcast either.

Jay_L

5:16pm

They are on BYUtv but not BYU Radio. Likely has something to do with that

WolverineCougar20

5:23pm

It's nice to get a break from them actually

CLCougar

5:52pm

I just watched them today. They had Kalani on talking about the new recruits

thewaterboy

6:09pm

Well... I really like my suppressor

I'mYourHuckleberry

4:59pm

I've gotten to where I can hardly stand to shoot unsuppressed any more.

Bar7h

5:06pm

I'd prefer all of my firearms be suppressed.

Jericho

5:09pm

Man I'm way behind. I own zero suppressors....

Penske Material

5:14pm

Same. I have zero suppressors.

byuluvr

5:16pm

I’m in the same boat. I’ll be buying a Deadair Nomad for my 7 PRC in the spring.

letthewookieewin

5:17pm

I have one on my 300 PRC. It's great

Bar7h

5:18pm

Set up a gun trust, especially for tax stamp items like suppressors

NarfUte

5:57pm

Fifita is in the portal

Unibro Utah fans are sensitive

4:58pm

I thought his dad said that was false

the_byu_flash

4:58pm

It was a trick. He said "faltz," like when we used to say "doll hairs."

reagan21

4:59pm

Source?

Corn

5:00pm

With McMillan gone, he'll have no one to throw to.

DudeBro

5:03pm

Fifita when Whitt calls

Carnac

5:05pm

RE: Fifita when Whitt calls

BYU Grounds

5:08pm

His mom:

John Doe

5:59pm

I bet he goes to UW to follow his coach Jedd Fisch.

Schrodizzy

6:07pm

When Prime says Shadeur & Hunter will play in the bowl game do you believe him?

RockyBalboa

4:55pm

They could play for one drive or a snap and they'd have "played".

paulb

4:59pm

Nope. No chance. And that's too bad, because both are fun to watch.

JJCoug

4:59pm

No way Hunter suits up

acougfan

5:27pm

Will having a 10 win season trigger a big bonus in Dion's contract?

Y05

5:28pm

I think Prime is trying to get to the best bowl possible, so states his guys are all playing. Once bowl

CalGTR

6:07pm

I didn’t realize SMC Mahaney ended up at UCONN. Still haunted by his buzzer

LeslieKnope

4:53pm

That was the roughest two game stretch I’ve ever witnessed at BYU.

provoprodigy

4:56pm

Same. Just brutal

LeslieKnope

5:01pm

I'm shocked, shocked, I say that Sam would start backtracking on AI!

CSoul Hardcore Democrat

4:51pm

Just ran into Austin Leausa’s brother at the gym. He is going to try to walk on to BYU this fall

TADOW Truly Addicted User

4:49pm

Is walking on going to be possible with the 105 roster limit? Wish him the best but it seems like an uphill battle.

KingDave

4:53pm

The 105 man roster with all being scholly eligible might end walk ons.

IceCreamButt

4:54pm

I believe that’s assuming the school wants to fund those scholarships. I’m sure

Riseandshoutboys

4:58pm

I could imagine the USUs of the world not finding all but p4s will most likely

IceCreamButt

5:37pm

Here's his highlights....

mokelembembe

5:05pm

Do other countries market their prescription drugs via commercials

PortlandCoug

4:45pm

That Jardiance commercial won 11 Tony Awards in 2023.

reagan21

4:46pm

🎵Control means everything🎵

McMax

4:47pm

Drug commercials are allowed in USA and New Zealand and that's it.

Niiineteeen84

4:48pm

It’s weird to me that they do advertise. I can’t imagine it does them much good.

cheezedawg

4:50pm

They do it to pay the networks money so then they control the networks. It’s not

maxpowers

5:20pm

I wouldn’t doubt this, but do you know this for certain? Any hard proof to back

BYU Sportz Fan

5:26pm

It’s gross. Let’s market a sophisticated substance to a bunch of idiots.

Iman23

4:53pm

Drug companies sponsor many TV shows in Japan, though its usually without promoting the latest

shokupanmanbo

4:59pm

That last one sounds like a doozy.

realtall

5:07pm

Marketing 101. Get you emotionally involved and you'll likely want it.

SoValleyCOUG

5:03pm

Only in New Zealand

valleus

5:17pm

Do other countries value free speech as much as the USA does?

Kilgore Trout

6:13pm

You know what would be fun?

McMax

4:45pm

I would be ok with them capping it at 18 this year

NorthernCougifornia

5:00pm

16 team would be enough.

bluecougar1985

5:05pm

Position groups with biggest need for Portal Help

mjmill All-American

4:42pm

I would add QB there as well. The top 50 programs are adding quality QB every single class, in some cases signing 2

Zach Morris

4:46pm

no top school has more than 5 QB’s on scholarship, and many of the best programs limit it to 4

JOPE

4:57pm

With the natural forces of attrition, bringing in one QB per class shouldn’t be an issue.

Zach Morris

5:00pm

The DLine next season

RockyBalboa

4:47pm

I'd like to see a QB that can push or unseat Retzlaff.

LosAlcoug

4:47pm

Retzlaff is not going to be unseated. He’s going to be QB1 next year unless he

WillsPitStop

4:49pm

Yep. People can wish in one hand and fart in the other

RockyBalboa

4:58pm

Great line I’ve never heard that before lol

Polecat

6:12pm

It's Jake's job to lose IMO. I agree he needs competition to push him and I

BYUfannonLDS

5:44pm

More likely to get a young guy to take over after Retzlaff leaves

puntersarepeople

5:47pm

I have solved the playoffs. Where do I submit for a patent/IP?

BYUforlife

4:42pm

No special carve out for ND. They get in if they qualify.

Schultz is back

4:46pm

So 14 autobid and 10 At large for SEC/B1G/ND to split by the committee?

bluecougar1985

5:15pm

Can someone explain why Iowa State wouldn't be in Alamo Bowl if they lose in the

Cougs'16

4:41pm

Alamo Bowl picks first. They are not required to pick the CCG loser.

BYUforlife

4:44pm

And they know BYU sells tickets better than most in Texas.

sidsie716

4:45pm

They probably make as much on beer sales as they do on tickets.

DudeBro

4:56pm

If that's true, BYU is going to that bowl game.

SoValleyCOUG

4:46pm

If Iowa St wins, maybe they'll pick ASU instead.

ManicBlue

4:51pm

No way. BYU brings more fans and TV viewers.

SoValleyCOUG

4:59pm

Weren’t BYU tv views dismal this year.

Magneto

5:26pm

BYU also runner up, no? If was a four way tie

ABCoug

4:57pm

Byu was 4 way tie for the conf. champ not runner up

stansburycoug

5:10pm

We need to all buy a beer and pour it in the urinal. I have it on good authority

oilman

5:16pm

The loser of the CCG will probably be ranked lower than BYU at that point.

ecp

5:21pm

AJ Dybantsa's agent: The bidding will open at $5 million dollars

TNT

4:35pm

RE: AJ Dybantsa's agent: The bidding will open at $5 million dollars

reagan21

4:36pm

Unless his agent is Australian: The Fosters will open at $5M dolla-a-doos

TNT

4:39pm

8 years of eligibility…

AF Cougar

4:32pm

A lot of people go to school for 8 years.

Ode to Hoy

4:34pm

Yes they’re called doctors

ordinary tri guy

4:37pm

What number did you call on?

scall

4:40pm

Were you calling from a Walkie Talkie?

Ode to Hoy

4:45pm

Shut up, Richard.

TerpCoug

4:47pm

Do I have a mark on my face?

scall

4:48pm

Tommy Likey!!!

Ode to Hoy

5:05pm

Wowsers. He is almost as old as Covey. Well within a decade

TNT

4:35pm

Dude needs to move on with his life

WJCougar

4:36pm

Gundy said of BYU. “They’re very mature."

BYUheaven

4:38pm

RE: 8 years of eligibility…

It's A Bowling Ball

4:38pm

I'm sure OSU fans are thrilled about that

Adam_Pontipee

4:38pm

That's even longer than John "Bluto" Blutarsky was in college

refunder

4:38pm

Bohannon and Rising

cougaman

4:40pm

Parody account...

finnish_blue

4:47pm

Wow... he'll actually be able to finish his phd

CLCougar

5:03pm

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