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Dec 5, 5:24pm

Just discovered the Outdoor Boys YouTube channel. BYU alum. He’s inspiring me

babycarrot

1:15pm

Lawyers break down John Wick

RSL This is my dupe account

1:14pm

I had a law professor give us a midterm by giving us some scenes in Gran Torino

reagan21

1:16pm

What if Bronco introduces royal blue as a new color scheme for USU?

Hyrum in Houston

1:13pm

he may go burn a navy helmet up in the mountains.

It's A Bowling Ball

1:15pm

This is crazy. If Iowa St beats ASU, Alamo Bowl could be BYU vs ASU

Coug Dude

1:06pm

I think the Alamo bowl really wants Colorado

HouseDeeking

1:07pm

Yup. Alamo Bowl takes CU vs. either BYU or ISU

CommodoreCoug

1:07pm

Any chance he comes to BYU? I know nothing of his relationship or feelings

ballen

1:01pm

Everybody loves Po'uha. Would be a great get. I'm not holding my breath.

rcbyufan

1:07pm

I believe Po'uha was Pepa's primary recruiter-BYU would be a logical choice

ElkhunterUT

1:15pm

....sooooo, OK St trying to force Mike Gundy into a pay cut?? Don't they know

Das_Countach

12:56pm

Big 12 attendance, through Week 14, by team.

Everyman

12:53pm

That's some solid strength... but I know for a fact Arizona's numbers aren't

RyneK

12:55pm

Great numbers outside of Houston. Arizona State fans suck!

JAGA97

12:56pm

Sort that list by something else! % or total. Its gross As iZ.

Wife_Apologist

12:57pm

Houston is the outlier there.

LifeLongLakerFan

12:59pm

BYU, as well.

Yukon

1:10pm

Here's the list by total

Doogal McCougar

1:03pm

Jeez Houston. Get it together

NGB

1:12pm

Terrible add to the league

Mitty

1:13pm

Two more years like this last one, and real pressure to expand les

bald man

1:04pm

Expand, but place more seats instead of bleachers.

HouseDeeking

1:09pm

Wow. OSU at 100% capacity despite going winless in conf.

squidmark

1:06pm

tickets sold vs attended. Tickets were probably sold out before season started

Blue Ridge

1:13pm

I'd like to see total fan attendance for the year by team.

Cougarclaw

1:08pm

Me too let's see real butts numbers, these fake numbers mean nothing

Mitty

1:14pm

Many of those numbers are so fake

Mitty

1:12pm

Gosh, I really dislike that Houston addition…

NorCal_Coug

1:17pm

B12 championship tix down to $14 on seatgeek

CHUNKman

12:51pm

Would be $1,000 if BYU was playing Colorado.

JAGA97

12:53pm

When it was looking like BYu was going to be in it

CHUNKman

12:55pm

I made the mistake of buying tickets after the Utah game $180 ea 4 nose bleeds.

lucky1

1:12pm

I really like the idea to replace CCGs with a flexible "Conference Playoff" game

Doogal McCougar

12:50pm

Yep, if you’re in the Big10 or SEC, it’s better to get an at-large while

Duke Silver

12:53pm

This of course applies to the ACC and Big12 too, but that is much less likely to

Duke Silver

12:54pm

Comparing Bronco and Kalani

Blueto

12:50pm

If you are comparing apples to apples at BYU Bronco did a lot more winning than Kalani. But I'm

kimdaddy35

12:54pm

RE: If you are comparing apples to apples at BYU Bronco did a lot more winning

Charles Darwin

1:01pm

lol you don’t even know what you’re saying…

Jericho

12:55pm

I've decided that cheer for whoever wins the B12 conference championship to win the NC. I'm not sure there's a better

unctoothman To extract or not to extract..

12:48pm

This is the way. A 2-loss B12 team going all the way would be hilarious.

LegitCoug

12:49pm

No doubt that's the best thing for BYU

JuicyJam

12:57pm

Jay Hill will now be predicting the result before every play ARod wants to call:

Cougulator

12:48pm

I wonder what A-Rod was saying to Jay Hill in the Arizona St game.

kimdaddy35

12:51pm

So that explains why Arod kept getting the plays in late

Hup

1:16pm

Greetings from Cologne

Archaea

12:47pm

RE: Greetings from Cologne

CougarTwins

12:48pm

RE: Greetings from Cologne

franklyvulgar

12:49pm

Been to like twenty German cities, never been there. What do you like abt it?

oxcoug

12:52pm

It was my first mission city and the Dom looms prominently

Archaea

12:55pm

Kölnisch is awful, lol

NGB

1:13pm

Greetings from aftershave

BandW

12:52pm

Amazing cathedral there

It's A Bowling Ball

12:59pm

RE: Greetings from Cologne

RalphWiggam

1:12pm

An underrated gem

Odysseus

1:16pm

Greetings from colon

byujag

1:17pm

BM: "My passion is developing young people and transforming football programs"

cougargollum

12:47pm

I don’t blame Bronco for leaving but am genuinely curious as to what he is

Ozymandias

12:54pm

Pretty simple. He wants to be in Utah around his elderly mom and all his kids.

FrankenCoug

12:57pm

I'm sure the PAC-MWC realignment influenced his decision.

Doogal McCougar

1:13pm

Honestly, this is right. Top to bottom, the current Big 12 is as strong or

Gentleman Stan

12:45pm

The other big difference is that the ACC had all those teams ranked at the

JAGA97

12:47pm

Yes, but so is not choking late. BYU would be 5 or better if they beat KU & ASU

reddead

1:09pm

So those 3 should make the move to the Big 12. It would make a ton more money

nephicoug

1:12pm

I like this in theory, but they wouldn't stay

reddead

1:17pm

POLL: Hypothetical: would you exchange the Utah win if it meant we beat Kansas and ASU?

JohnnyComeLately Token Native

12:45pm

No way.

TCuz

12:45pm

This better be 99% yes. It's yewtish thinking to want an instate win over chance at championship and sure CFP

Crazy Joe Davola

12:48pm

Would it really make any difference?

Pretorian

1:14pm

Congratulations to Utah and UCF for having the lowest rated college football

thewaterboy

12:44pm

Maybe there was a gymnastics meet at the same time?

LV Coug

12:49pm

Audio: Brian Billick: The Architect of Ravens Glory - From BYU Tight End to Super Bowl Champion Head Coach View

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12:40pm

It is literally impossible to come up short any closer to the CCG.

DirtyWater

12:38pm

Last year SJSU was left out even though they won a head to head against UNLV

reagan21

12:41pm

I can name you tons of plays (in our games and others) that if 1 went an opposite direction, I'd be in Arlington rn

Crazy Joe Davola

12:42pm

national cemetery?

reagan21

12:43pm

I think it is even luckier that we don't have 4 losses. The Utah and OK State

JAGA97

12:45pm

That's fair

Crazy Joe Davola

12:46pm

Yep. Stings so bad. Even that Utah-Iowa State just needed a play or two

westsidecoug

12:51pm

and for all we know, it could be 10 years before we're in this position again.

CougarTwins

12:45pm

Feel the same way. That is why it hurt so bad seeing it slip through our fingers

westsidecoug

12:52pm

We were also very close to being middle of the pack in the B12. As much as I hate to say it, we ended up about where we

SingleStrapBackpack

12:46pm

We were literally one play (out of many, many) away from the CCG. We weren't one

DirtyWater

12:49pm

two 4th downs (and long) away from being a 4 loss team

franklyvulgar

12:50pm

Frustrating to miss out when we needed one break to go our way.

dfudge

1:01pm

I love the articles by Casey Lundquist on the BYU SI page. I choose to believe

Yevin Koung

1:16pm

POLL: You are condemned to hell, but when you get there the devil is in a pretty good mood all things considered. He gives you the choice of one of two songs to listen to on repeat for eternity. Which do you choose?

elderyoda

12:37pm

Pretty weird

The 435 All-American

12:32pm

BYU would have Kalani, Aaron Roderick, and Gary Andersen

elderyoda

12:33pm

Not to mention USU would be in the PAC 12 and BYU and Utah in the Big 12

Cosmodiar

12:34pm

Likely speaks to how small the coaching circles of the local coaches are...

Blueto

12:36pm

It’s hard to take off my blue goggles. When a former player or coach goes

TarCoug

12:26pm

Statistically isn’t it much more common for coaches to coach at other schools?

Polecat

12:30pm

Fire ARod and make room for him.

bluecougar1985

12:34pm

Arod has performed better than Beck as an OC at this point.

Polecat

12:36pm

Arguing to fire ARod to hire Beck just exposes an anti-ARod bias.

runnincoug

12:51pm

So true. I’m fine with well thought out Arod criticism, but once people want to

Polecat

12:59pm

He's too introverted and not a dynamic salesman is what I have hear as to why

dfudge

1:04pm

That would at least be an honest and self-aware, though really dumb, take.

runnincoug

1:15pm

Question about eSIMs on your phone. My carrier uses eSIM. I’m traveling to Europe tomorrow, and there are much cheaper

cheezedawg Properly rated

12:26pm

Yes. That's what I do when I travel

justAnotherCoug

12:27pm

Yes, it's just in the settings with a toggle

CSoul

12:27pm

I've used airalo it seems to be pretty good, yeah you just switch to what

franklyvulgar

12:28pm

So the new pac 12 is going to have 3 or 4 mediocre teams that will essentially

bluecougar1985

12:25pm

assuming they're the 5th highest rated champion

NGB

12:26pm

I’m counting those 5 out. The MWC was given major ranking advantages this

bluecougar1985

12:30pm

I think the main reason they’re getting that this year is Jeanty

freshcoug

12:34pm

The AAC might make a run at that spot every 4 or 5 years.

bluecougar1985

12:36pm

It's very unlikely that the Pac7 gets in the playoffs more than 1/3 the time

NGB

1:11pm

I would say the rules should change that they need to be undefeated to get in

Huge Manatee

12:26pm

I say leave them out entirely. We don't need that G6 stink in the CFP

letthewookieewin

12:42pm

Man, that sounds so similar to another couple of conferences I've heard about

reddead

12:34pm

You think the top to bottom talent of the Pac is comparable to either of those?

bluecougar1985

12:37pm

Just a few years ago, this board was convinced that ISU and Kansas should be G5

reddead

12:46pm

That’s ridiculous. The two aren’t even close to equal. However Boise State has

bluecougar1985

12:52pm

Of course you don't think so. You cheer for BYU

reddead

1:07pm

What would you consider to be the dimensions of a good-sized home gym?

SingleStrapBackpack All-American

12:25pm

Hard to say. Mine isn't very big. Only about 4000 sq ft, which is about half of my basement.

byujacob

12:26pm

I would consider fifteen acres to be a good-sized home gym.

spoxjox

12:28pm

Wow. That would really be a good sized gym

TNT

12:46pm

I have a 14x11 room. Squat rack, pull up bar, treadmill, 2 bike trainers, and

blackandblue

12:38pm

A bench, a rack of dumbbells, a pull-up bar and consistency.

Madam Pattirini

12:53pm

Really wish Kalani head gone unhired, jason back and got that quarterback

CarolinaCoug

12:23pm

What was the last year you enjoyed BYU football?

shimmy

12:24pm

How can you enjoy it when there's always one little flaw that keeps us from perfection?

John Doe

1:14pm

Lets not pretend Jason Beck will come in and fix everything.

WJCougar

12:24pm

That made my brain hurt

Sid Vicious

12:25pm

Such an ignorant post. If the defense had even played just OK vs Arizona St we are in the

kimdaddy35

12:26pm

Or if Connor Pay snaps the ball on time against KU

Huge Manatee

12:27pm

BYU offense against Kansas

foofcoug

12:33pm

And yet if Connor Pay snaps the ball at the right time I think we win.

kimdaddy35

12:58pm

RE: Really wish Kalani head gone unhired, jason back and got that quarterback

dYrtbYkerYder

12:27pm

I really want to know what this meant, but I can’t decipher it.

bluecougar1985

12:28pm

RE: I really want to know what this meant, but I can’t decipher it.

kimdaddy35

12:29pm

He thinks Kalani should've fired A-Rod and brought in Beck with Dampier as QB.

dYrtbYkerYder

12:30pm

Because THAT is what big boy football would look like.

dYrtbYkerYder

12:30pm

Right- UNM coach and QB 😂

AZPTCOUG

12:47pm

RE: He thinks Kalani should've fired A-Rod and brought in Beck with Dampier as

bluecougar1985

12:32pm

RE: Really wish Kalani head gone unhired, jason back and got that quarterback

russkiejedi

12:28pm

I’d feel really awful for you if BYU ever actually did win a championship.

Ozymandias

12:30pm

It would depend on if the offense "looked" explosive enough.

dYrtbYkerYder

12:31pm

Really? Cause I thought the team was excellent this year, in all phases.

Polecat

12:32pm

Writing coherently is hard.

Benfica1

12:34pm

And it's even harder when you're making a dumb point.

dYrtbYkerYder

12:38pm

I cannot read a sealed post.

coug719

12:55pm

You hated Anae but you want his protege, lol

Jericho

12:57pm

Christmas decoration idea from one of the best movies ever

cruiserhead Intervention Needed

12:21pm

What're we looking at here?

DirtyWater

12:21pm

RE: What're we looking at here?

Gustav

12:27pm

RE: Christmas decoration idea from one of the best movies ever

Tesla Coug

12:29pm

Haha. Knew it instantly

Great38

12:45pm

Same. "Your best?! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and..."

HandwovenBox

12:53pm

Tragic: the worst person you know is right... Warning: A swear.

MHallDidNothingWr0ng Nice Leather Pants

12:18pm

Pretty fair points

Projectoor

12:20pm

It is well said although I am still hoping Iowa St pulls out the W

kimdaddy35

12:20pm

RE: Tragic: the worst person you know is right... Warning: A swear.

DirtyWater

12:23pm

That post will not age well if the wrong teams win the CCGs

JKLCoug

12:25pm

Why is everyone picking ASU to beat Iowa St?

WJCougar

12:27pm

Because we've watched them both play.

DirtyWater

12:30pm

Cameron Skattebo only plays for ASU

Revolution

12:34pm

Counterpoint from the B1G and SEC:

reddead

12:39pm

Since today is talk about corruption in American medicine day, I feel

EQD2

12:16pm

The real reason Bronco left New Mexico for Utah State:

Abe Froman

12:15pm

Val Hale was the instigator of navy blue (DSROB). Bronco got the old unis back

fulano

12:17pm

This — Bronco wanted royal blue but the university didn’t want to pivot back and

ataylor

1:05pm

Utah actually has a WR that used to play for Ja Beck at Syracuse

CougarCanuck76

12:15pm

Well he transferred away from him once already

BYU '80

12:21pm

The fact that the B12 has no bell cow is both damaging and helpful to BYU

Pretorian

12:15pm

RE: The fact that the B12 has no bell cow is both damaging and helpful to BYU

Sea Chicken

12:16pm

Any good color laser printer recommendations?

bluecheese

12:13pm

We've got an HP MFP M283 from Costco. Good price. Its fairly quiet, fairly fast, and has great print quality.

shokupanmanbo

1:06pm

I thought I was over it, but it's really stupid that we're not playing tomorrow.

momowagon

12:11pm

We're still watching though, amirite? ISU wins = San Antonio, ASU wins = Orlando

DirtyWater

12:13pm

That is correct.

Six Foot Seven

12:15pm

that's not a set thing, just a hypothesis trying to parse the language of the bowl people

byujag

12:21pm

I don't think that's necessarily true.

acadian8

12:43pm

It's going to be really, really hard to make the CCG in a 16 team conference and

dYrtbYkerYder

12:23pm

Switch that last "and" for "or" and you're right.

DirtyWater

12:24pm

Yeah there are 1000 things you could change that would've gotten us in.

dYrtbYkerYder

12:33pm

Like what if BYU had played Cincinnati instead of Ok State and ISU played OSU?

dYrtbYkerYder

12:37pm

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