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Good with this one by Pat Forde too.

Soupie Grandma Sycamore

12:38am

So Ryan Smith makes a few donations and BYU gets in over SMU & Bama tomorrow

OU Cougar

12:37am

It's apparent from watching Narcos drug lords get a lot of attractive women

TNT

12:27am

Having money doesn’t hurt.

NYCougz

12:36am

Now it’s up to the non SEC and Big 10 schools to make some noise in the

Coach's Dad

12:21am

RE: Now it’s up to the non SEC and Big 10 schools to make some noise in

garyfan

12:23am

This is my annual get rid of bowl games post. I'll probably watch the Alamo Bowl

Methusaleh22

12:14am

McMurphy's bracket is better than some I've seen. Not looking at predicted wins, just initial placements.

Soupie Grandma Sycamore

12:09am

I don’t like Georgia’s offense. It’s not good.

BYU '80

12:11am

Georgias not winning this year. Eventually OT won’t work in their favor

Rexy Coug

12:13am

Just need to switch Boise and ASU

Lcoug

12:12am

Either Penn St or Texas will destroy Bsu. Texas moreso

BYU '80

12:13am

I could see that but at least both get byes.

Soupie

12:13am

I think ASU beats Clemson or Penn St but would lose to Texas

Rexy Coug

12:15am

Penn St looked very good tonight. Surprised me

BYU '80

12:20am

Played Oregon almost as close as Boise did. Difference is one was in Eugene and

johnnybyu

12:28am

I just hate that a 2-loss team that BYU beat gets in over a 2 loss BYU

HouseDeeking

12:21am

Just don’t lose to KU at home, and smu lost in the acc title game so their 2nd L

Sircumference

12:33am

I'm fine with SMU in over us. They had no unranked losses. Happy he has AL out.

Soupie

12:34am

I just don't see them vaulting Clemson and ASU to be in the top 10, so SMU could

BYUFootballisBack

12:34am

I won’t mind if the committee keeps an eye on matchups when setting up the

garyfan

12:08am

Website explicitly states rematches are not a consideration when ranking

BYUFootballisBack

12:35am

If I’ve learned anything in all my years of watching college football, then SMU

Mr. Rumsfield

12:06am

Probably true. How unfortunate we try to use "logic"; we should know better.

ray ray

12:18am

you sir, are probably correct

HouseDeeking

12:23am

ASU-BSU and Alabama-SMU will be a good test of the committee's consistency.

Methusaleh22

12:01am

Smu has better wins than Bsu. Four against teams with eight or more wins. Bsu

BYU '80

12:04am

Yes, but Alabama had better wins than Arizona St. Same analysis. Different scale

Methusaleh22

12:06am

Smu is in by the same logic as Indiana. Big mov

BYU '80

12:10am

Indiana is in because they have 1 loss.

Methusaleh22

12:17am

And smu had one before the ccg. Indiana didn’t make theirs

BYU '80

12:19am

Tough to see the difference between Indiana and SMUs schedule. The wins and

Methusaleh22

12:35am

It’s almost impossible to not be inconsistent on some dimension, especially when

garyfan

12:10am

Sure, but these particular comparisons are strikingly similar.

Methusaleh22

12:19am

My fix to the college football playoffs

ray ray

Dec 7, 11:59pm

No CCP?

Powerbait DPM

12:08am

I'm indifferent. They could keep them (would affect seeding) or get rid of

ray ray

12:09am

This is a good proposal. But, when you, me, or most

Crowd Factor

12:10am

I know this is true, but I think it is both sad and short-sided. The money and

ray ray

12:16am

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spoxjox

12:12am

POLL: Kalani is a top __ coach in college football?

Lcoug

Dec 7, 11:48pm

Notch

Cru Jones

Dec 7, 11:55pm

For those who answered 1-10…

bluesloth

Dec 7, 11:55pm

How many coaches in the world can do EVERYTHING Kalani is currently doing at ByU

Durden

Dec 7, 11:56pm

The fact BYU requires its coach to be LDS doesn’t make Kalani a top 10 coach

bluesloth

12:00am

No. Rather, the fact that he has the success he does despite the inherent

spoxjox

12:14am

I didn’t say he’s the best in CFB. It’s the idea that he

Durden

12:14am

Yeah, that was the poll question, though. And what my post was about. Didn’t

bluesloth

12:26am

For what he accomplishes at BYU he is probably #1 meaning it’s unlikely an other

Durden

Dec 7, 11:56pm

LDS

garyfan

Dec 7, 11:59pm

Tongan

Mr. Belding

12:13am

Alamo going to be the real big 12 champ game. (Or at least the one that should

johnnybyu

Dec 7, 11:37pm

Somehow ASU doesn't exist in this fun hypothetical I guess.

Duke Silver

Dec 7, 11:42pm

Well Kansas happened to both cu and BYU

johnnybyu

Dec 7, 11:49pm

I think the winner of the game is the second best team in the big12

NYCougz

Dec 7, 11:51pm

True they would also likely beat asu at home. Neutral field would be close

johnnybyu

Dec 7, 11:54pm

I think an asu byu round 2 would have been a competitive game we could have won.

NYCougz

Dec 7, 11:55pm

The first game was a competitive game we could have won.

Mr. Belding

12:18am

Yep. Which is why I think we could beat them if we played again.

NYCougz

12:24am

No, this hypothetical used 8 conference games instead of 9.

dYrtbYkerYder

12:32am

Ive had a certain fondness for the Alamo bowl since 2019.

UnoDoctor

Dec 7, 11:35pm

When I was a kid in the 90s I thought Washington DC and Chicago were really important cities.

The 435 All-American

Dec 7, 11:32pm

I love Chicago. DC sucks but Chicago is great.

Cougar Jazz Fan

Dec 7, 11:35pm

I put it far behind Dallas, San Francisco, Nashville, and Austin.

The 435

Dec 7, 11:41pm

Dallas is the most boring big city in the US. SF used to be great. Now it’s flat out scary in places.

Cougar Jazz Fan

Dec 7, 11:46pm

I find DFW to be similar to the Phoenix metro area. Massive suburban sprawl, not much history or interesting things to

Zach Morris

12:07am

Chicago is not a craphole

Cougs'16

Dec 7, 11:41pm

Uh, what? Chicago is an awesome city.

durandal

Dec 7, 11:59pm

When I was a kid in the early 80s I lived in the St Louis suburbs...

Mississippi

12:15am

Saw Wicked tonight

UNLVcougar

Dec 7, 11:26pm

Man card revoked. CCG were tonight. It was painful. Liked the play but didn’t

johnnybyu

Dec 7, 11:29pm

I at least watched until halftime and figured SMU and Penn St were done for.

UNLVcougar

Dec 7, 11:34pm

I was dragged to it also. Painfully long

bad84cougar

12:11am

Got a tour of the BYU locker room and weight room today.

Hawk Talons

Dec 7, 11:25pm

That’s awesome! Did you put some plates on and show your boy how much you bench!

GoodBetterBestBYU

Dec 7, 11:28pm

No. I would have embarrassed myself

Hawk Talons

Dec 7, 11:28pm

Were you impressed, or is BYU behind?

Zip

Dec 7, 11:39pm

I’ve never been in other locker rooms. It was pretty cool, but not like photos

Hawk Talons

Dec 7, 11:42pm

Nah, BYU’s locker room is every bit as good as the top dogs. Oregon is in a

andrewg3

Dec 7, 11:47pm

So Oregon, UGA, BSU & ASU should all get byes now right?

Kolipoki

Dec 7, 11:24pm

Essentially every bowl projection is now the same. BYU vs Colorado in the Alamo Bowl.

mulletino Truly Addicted User

Dec 7, 11:23pm

Why? I thought Pop tarts was more likely with an ASU win?

CrashMcLarson

Dec 7, 11:24pm

The Alamo Bowl does not want Iowa State fans in Texas again in 3 weeks after a lackluster attendance figure today.

mulletino

Dec 7, 11:24pm

They have first pick?

NYCougz

Dec 7, 11:29pm

Yes. And Colorado is locked into the Alamo Bowl from its prior affiliation with the PAC-12.

mulletino

Dec 7, 11:30pm

Got it ..thanks … the Colorado part I knew about.

NYCougz

Dec 7, 11:32pm

Agreed. I'd prefer Miami too just so the Big 12 can get more wins and avoid an additional guaranteed loss.

mulletino

Dec 7, 11:33pm

9 game conf s schedule and bowl games against each other nice job yormark

johnnybyu

Dec 7, 11:36pm

Contracts are pesky things. Too bad USC, UCLA, and Washington sucked this year. Those were options too.

mulletino

Dec 7, 11:37pm

BYU brings more fans and eyeballs than ISU.

BoiseBlueCoug

Dec 7, 11:25pm

It was an asu loss meant asu to holiday bowl and byu would have still gone to

johnnybyu

Dec 7, 11:25pm

It was never that way people saw their "options" tweet and thought it meant they

BYUFootballisBack

Dec 7, 11:30pm

Flawed assumptions with no basis in reality

rad dawg

12:04am

All of the upheaval in college athletics is really wild. Strange seeing Oregon V PSU, UT v Georgia, Smu v Clemson

GoodBetterBestBYU

Dec 7, 11:26pm

I wonder if Iowa St's attendance today hurt their chances for the Alamo Bowl game

Coug

Dec 7, 11:34pm

I doubt that Miami will do what Florida St fans did in 2022...

Coug

Dec 7, 11:41pm

What does your playoff field look like?

311polo

Dec 7, 11:22pm

POLL: SMU is ....

Xenon

Dec 7, 11:22pm

Committee would be stupid not to put them in.

CougarGuy84

Dec 7, 11:23pm

Bamas in 😔

y2kougar

Dec 7, 11:30pm

Blog: BYU Announces 'Long-Term' Extension of Kalani Sitake View

[Cougs Daily]

Dec 7, 11:20pm

UO, UGa, Boise, ASU, UT, ND, Ohio, PSU, TN, IU, Clemson, ?

jvquarterback

Dec 7, 11:16pm

If’s

airbug

Dec 7, 11:18pm

Clemson would be 12 SMU 11, unless you think Clemson moves all the way up to 11

BYUFootballisBack

Dec 7, 11:23pm

Clemson just beat smu so they get the 11 seed.

jvquarterback

Dec 7, 11:24pm

Thats not how it works... They do the rankings, then based on the rankings the

BYUFootballisBack

Dec 7, 11:27pm

So you either think that ASU and Clemson are jumping waaay up or you think SMU

BYUFootballisBack

Dec 7, 11:28pm

It's either SMU or Bama. There is zero possibility of any other team

311polo

Dec 7, 11:25pm

They also said losing the CCG won't kick you out if you were already in. That should mean SMU in.

Soupie

Dec 7, 11:28pm

They literally never said that, always been you could or you might not

BYUFootballisBack

Dec 7, 11:31pm

Nor is that even possible. They can’t say 16 ISU and 17 Clemson will be in

garyfan

Dec 7, 11:34pm

Nope, they left open the possibility of SMU dropping below Bama of they lost

311polo

Dec 7, 11:37pm

I swear if they put Bama in over SMU…

CougarScrub

Dec 7, 11:42pm

They said that the teams not playing this weekend wouldn't be hurt by it

HouseDeeking

Dec 7, 11:43pm

How has this not happened already?

Tysman Rap

Dec 7, 11:15pm

“Two things can be true” is now my most hated phrase I see. You don’t look

Nakedbootleg

Dec 7, 11:12pm

Also, you’re not erudite for using the word erudite.

Future_Tacos

Dec 7, 11:14pm

Two things can be true.

TwinsRight

Dec 7, 11:16pm

I don't think people use it to "sound clever or erudite," they use it to push

russkiejedi

Dec 7, 11:17pm

For those who are fans of the Mark Rober squirrel series:

spidercoug

Dec 7, 11:11pm

Boy have I never been more ready to watch the NFL and forget about CFB for a bit

Cougs4Lfe

Dec 7, 11:09pm

College football is great. A good college football weekend is better than any

DieHarder

Dec 7, 11:11pm

Ok. Who kidnapped DieHarder?

TNT

Dec 7, 11:35pm

The key term there is a 'good' college football weekend. Not sure this week was.

Cougs4Lfe

Dec 7, 11:41pm

Do head coaches get credit for recruiting good assistants to coach with them?

Reasonable1

Dec 7, 11:09pm

Yes I think so. One of Kalani"s strengths imo.

pinolero

Dec 7, 11:20pm

After watching the ACC championship, I really have to hand it to our defense for

CougarScrub

Dec 7, 11:07pm

Agreed. Jennings is far better now though.

IronPotato

Dec 7, 11:08pm

I keep reading on here that so much of the team selections is effected by

Lolo

Dec 7, 11:03pm

Somewhat. But not compared to the big boys

Blueto

Dec 7, 11:05pm

More than many teams, less than the average SEC team.

CougPrime

Dec 7, 11:05pm

No. We're not nearly as big as you'd think. Colorado brings the most eyes

IronPotato

Dec 7, 11:08pm

Colorado's current popularity is a bit of an aberration, but it's probably good for the Big12 for it to last for a bit

CougPrime

Dec 7, 11:10pm

Agreed. But their game vs Kansas was like 6 million views, while ours vs ASU was

IronPotato

Dec 7, 11:11pm

We used to be when we had a record setting offense. Now we're just another midwestern slog-it-out team.

Underhill

Dec 7, 11:10pm

Yes, that’s why the Alamo bowl will pick BYU over ISU

Tare

Dec 7, 11:17pm

Not really. Maybe compared to the MWC or most of current Big12

Mr. Belding

Dec 7, 11:54pm

Dang paul, accurate

Deleted True Conservative

Dec 7, 11:01pm

He did his research before coming on the show, he actually had great insight

Jimmersphere

Dec 7, 11:17pm

I'd love to see him winning games as our coach for the foreseeable future

MaxxPower All-American

Dec 7, 11:01pm

Was part of extension firing ARod? Please tell me it was.

88Coug

Dec 7, 11:15pm

This sounds... amazing

BYUtiful All-American

Dec 7, 11:00pm

Don't think teams have the option to decline conf championship games

Underhill All-American

Dec 7, 10:59pm

Maybe CCG are out of date. I think they're awesome, but are they needed with

IronPotato

Dec 7, 11:12pm

The new format was an attempt to make them even more important and necessary

BaseCoug

Dec 7, 11:15pm

CCG with no divisions are dumb. Dumping divisions was the problem not CCG

Kajdin

Dec 7, 11:27pm

But conferences can get rid of them. Which is what will happen if conferences

ray ray

Dec 7, 11:36pm

Let me get this straight. Boise played 7 conference games with an SOS over 80. 1 P4 game that it lost. Near losses to

mulletino Truly Addicted User

Dec 7, 10:59pm

Wow. It didn’t take BYU fans long to become big conference snobs.

lilpenny

Dec 7, 11:03pm

Some posts can sound like conf snobs but if we're weighing SOS w/ similar records, that's not it.

Soupie

Dec 7, 11:05pm

Exactly right. So many on here fail to realize that.

westsidecoug

Dec 7, 11:13pm

I don't think a Ute fan has any ground to stand on

Ungoy

Dec 7, 11:10pm

Rich, no doubt.

mulletino

Dec 7, 11:24pm

Not at all. I assume they scheduled the way they did because this was their strategy year 1 with a 12 team playoff.

mulletino

Dec 7, 11:13pm

Non conference games are scheduled years in advance. Some up to 10yrs in advance

citron

Dec 7, 11:25pm

That makes it even more pathetic. Boise has had better OOC schedules in the past.

mulletino

Dec 7, 11:28pm

They’re more of a one man team than asu even.

BYU '80

12:02am

And it wasn't too long ago that BCS snobs were saying the same about Utah. Now look where you are.

mulletino

Dec 7, 11:17pm

There’s a difference in believing they shouldn’t be in and they shouldn’t have a

BYU '80

12:00am

Meh. At this point they'll either get curbstomped and hopefully CFP learns from this nonsense, or they'll prove us wrong

Crazy Joe Davola

Dec 7, 11:03pm

Umm, even if they lose big, they will get millions and contractually the best g5

ray ray

Dec 7, 11:39pm

Which bowl does BYU most likely play in?

Chase

Dec 7, 10:56pm

as long as it's not against a conference foe or smu

crimedog

Dec 7, 10:57pm

RE: Which bowl does BYU most likely play in?

spidercoug

Dec 7, 10:57pm

I think Alamo is rumor...but pop tarts kind of makes sense...

Xenon

Dec 7, 10:57pm

Alamo is not going to invite Iowa State after today's blowout in Texas. Their fans won't come to another

mulletino

Dec 7, 11:00pm

It's the same "don't punish teams for playing in conference champ games"

Xenon

Dec 7, 11:03pm

That's fine and all but attendance will suffer. And the Alamo Bowl is not bound to choose ISU.

mulletino

Dec 7, 11:11pm

I'm just saying the conference (all conferences) have an incentive to get CCG lo

Xenon

Dec 7, 11:24pm

Definitely. It's just the not the right fit this time. BYU vs Colorado done deal.

mulletino

Dec 7, 11:48pm

The Alamo bowl is not owned by ESPN and controlled the same as many others

rad dawg

12:08am

Idaho Potato

Blueto

Dec 7, 10:59pm

Do Georgia and Texas play three times?

Xenon

Dec 7, 10:55pm

If BYU beat Kansas and lost today in the CCG, who would get the playoff spot out of SMU, BYU, and Alabama?

Mr. Belding All-American

Dec 7, 10:53pm

It would be between BYU & Bama

PortlandCoug

Dec 7, 10:54pm

And BYU would have the better resume.

westsidecoug

Dec 7, 11:16pm

BYU, depending on how the game went. If we got waxed, Bama.

ray ray

Dec 7, 11:40pm

3 West Coast teams will have the byes. I bet the committed didn’t anticipate that.

FromCAtoUT All-American

Dec 7, 10:51pm

CB posters and other P12 detractors certainly didn't anticipate that

Underhill

Dec 7, 11:01pm

Tv probably loves it!

Doogal McCougar

Dec 7, 11:35pm

Old news? Scott Frost back in at UCF

BlueVU

Dec 7, 10:51pm

Hopefully he sucks this time.

Dark Forest Green

Dec 7, 10:52pm

SMU was in the field before their CCG game. If they now drop out because they

dallasbyu

Dec 7, 10:48pm

So they have to stay in to save a flawed system?

Charles Darwin

Dec 7, 10:50pm

Yep cause $$$$

RGGeemer

Dec 7, 10:50pm

The committee doesn’t care about the ACC making money

Charles Darwin

Dec 7, 10:53pm

Exactly why you HAVE to include SMU over Alabama. Bastardizes the CCG’s if not

Big Daddy D

Dec 7, 10:50pm

SMU 0 top 25 wins losses to #19 and #12 but they are a top 12 team?

johnnybyu

Dec 7, 10:51pm

But all of the alternatives are even worse.

garyfan

Dec 7, 10:59pm

That could be a valid point.

johnnybyu

Dec 7, 11:08pm

Top 25 wins aren’t the only good ones. They have four over teams with 8+ wins

BYU '80

12:07am

This is an issue, on the other hand SMU has 0 top 25 wins and losses to 19 and

johnnybyu

Dec 7, 10:51pm

Because top 25 wins aren’t the only good ones. Smu is in with the sane logic as

BYU '80

12:08am

The committee would just punish teams for declining the game. And rightfully so.

garyfan

Dec 7, 10:53pm

None of them would actually refuse to play

Charles Darwin

Dec 7, 10:56pm

Teams shouldn’t be granted immunity from whatever might happen during a CCG.

garyfan

Dec 7, 10:55pm

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