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I don't think Tautau commitment and Fred Warner visit to LES is coincidence.

MajorZeus

6:24am

Any chance gameday comes to BYU-Utah?

Cooouuugs

6:21am

No. They’ll be at Georgia-Ole Miss or Bama-LSU.

rainorsnow

6:24am

“BYU needs to do whatever it takes to keep this entire coaching staff in place“

Abe Froman

6:20am

BYU is #7 in Massey Composite rankings. Many have us top 5 but some are 20+.

dYrtbYkerYder

6:13am

As lame as it is, these rankings are doing us a favor….

Pretorian

6:00am

We’re closer to #8 then #14. Even though we only moved up one spot, we are

brazilcoug

6:12am

SEC Effect...

lbmango

5:55am

I agree bias exists, but part of it is because these teams are in fact really

cougarfan84

6:03am

<< Deleted >>

dYrtbYkerYder

6:05am

Georgia clowned Clemson - who are undefeated after that

novacoug1

6:10am

So my wife dropped and broke her IPhone 14 Pro Max this morning and it’s not

BigD Coug

5:49am

Take it to ubreakifix

RexIdaCoug

6:00am

Is the screen broken? It can be replaced and should work fine after.

PhilPete

6:13am

Which team shows up tonight?

wilsdad

5:17am

POLL: When ByU eventually loses a game who will be the whipping boy?

Durden

3:46am

Sark for being the one to coach the other team instead of BYU

fbguru

3:51am

I'm fine with this

Bandersnatch

3:53am

RE: Sark for being the one to coach the other team instead of BYU

Mister P

5:15am

In 2026??? I don't know, ask me then

BYULAWGUY

5:51am

Got to give it to Tom Holmoe. He is

Cougar4life123

2:29am

But what about tailgating? Isn't it all about tailgating?

Mark

6:16am

Long Term BB Stability

Pickleball Bill

1:42am

I’d guess their decision would depend less on this year and more on anticipated contribution in 25.

hamaca

2:18am

Crawford & Baker will most likely be in the rotation this season, imo.

SinkingQuffa

2:31am

A real issue. If KY lands Dybantsa or other NBA 1&dones those guys are back on

Forzaitalia

3:07am

We may end up similar to the blue bloods if that happens, but that is the kind of problems success breeds, so

BeyondTheMark

5:46am

Good article from Heartland sports on B12, “BYU Football is for real”.

Veracruz

Oct 13, 11:49pm

how is ASU a bigger surprise than BYU?

TheRowdy

Oct 13, 11:58pm

Because they were a worse team than BYU last year

LakeshowCougs

12:08am

In part because our surprising has been a month-old conversation. We didn't drop an early game like ASU, & beat

SinkingQuffa

12:41am

I love how you just skip over the Cam Rising feature in that article

WVU_Prof

4:04am

Trouble at Rice Eccles. Ute season up in flames.

Ungoy

Oct 13, 11:49pm

That rpogram seems to be turning into a dumpster fire.

niqmadu

5:52am

Blog: BYU Basketball Inside Top 25 of Preseason KenPom Projections View

[Vanquish the Foe] Robby McCombs

Oct 13, 11:45pm

Interesting that BYU is #21 overall which puts them 8th in the Big 12.

cougarfan84

5:51am

Anyone have a link to the Batty hit on Fifita?

Rhubarb

Oct 13, 11:43pm

RE: Anyone have a link to the Batty hit on Fifita?

Your Royal Blueness

Oct 13, 11:51pm

Fifita was doing an inventory of body parts after that hit.

osbooks

Oct 13, 11:59pm

RE: Anyone have a link to the Batty hit on Fifita?

Cosmo Kramer

Oct 13, 11:55pm

RE: Anyone have a link to the Batty hit on Fifita?

Hawk Talons

12:09am

There is a great AP photo of the hit. Trying to find it.

rivercitycoug

12:16am

RE: Anyone have a link to the Batty hit on Fifita?

WVU_Prof

3:57am

“UMass 2017” is the Godwin’s Law of BYU Football and I am fed up with it

andrewg3

Oct 13, 11:36pm

Oh yeah! I forgot about that game. That was a bad one.

stenso

Oct 13, 11:37pm

Good on you for forgetting it. Some on this board are clinging to it.

andrewg3

Oct 13, 11:38pm

Dude, if you can't bring up a loss from 7 years ago on a random message board to

Ode to Hoy

Oct 13, 11:48pm

This might be most valid point I’ve read on here in a long time.

andrewg3

Oct 13, 11:59pm

Question is, will you hold true to that promise like Beefy 5 Layer guy?

Your Royal Blueness

Oct 13, 11:55pm

If CB can go 1 month without bringing up UMass 2017, I will shove a Crunchwrap

andrewg3

Oct 13, 11:57pm

RE: If CB can go 1 month without bringing up UMass 2017, I will shove a

sah22

5:45am

IYKYK--funny tweet and kudos to the Ute fan that posted it

Carnac

Oct 13, 11:17pm

RE: IYKYK--funny tweet and kudos to the Ute fan that posted it

Sandstone Cougar

Oct 13, 11:24pm

IDK

ochobeeguy

Oct 13, 11:50pm

IYDKYDK

machete

12:15am

IDNK

Bandersnatch

3:35am

Kalani seems to have a good balance - while staying hungry

Choke

Oct 13, 11:17pm

I've noticed that from him a little more this year.

yorksama

Oct 13, 11:20pm

A lot more this season. Hill, new Oline coach, that attitude & many returnees

Forzaitalia

2:43am

The fact that he didn't give the players the week off during the bye week was a

AZ Coug

Oct 13, 11:28pm

Nice guy KS learned his lesson. No more Cancun sunburns during bye week. Huge.

Forzaitalia

2:45am

I wonder if some of his other coaches have influenced him a bit.

ryebrye

4:50am

Some of his other coaches meaning Jay Hill.

WillsPitStop

5:10am

No good. Oa h would be there is plenty to work on

CarolinaCoug

Oct 13, 11:41pm

RE: No good. Oa h would be there is plenty to work on

yorksama

Oct 13, 11:51pm

Maybe basketball lit a bit of a fire under him.

Coach's Dad

Oct 13, 11:56pm

Spencer needs to get off this "Statement" trip - every interview

OC Coug

12:22am

That’s actually something Kalani is pushing.

dwhitebud

12:34am

Well every time it’s asked after 4 games ago

OC Coug

1:06am

I don’t know if this was said or not previously, but I was thinking

BYUZ

Oct 13, 11:16pm

The NFC North is on pace to be the best division of all time. It’s a combined 16-4 against nondivision teams with a +211

RdF3 Inactive user

Oct 13, 11:10pm

By my unscientific count, we've played at least 38 different dudes on the

Mitty

Oct 13, 11:00pm

Strength and conditioning, nutrition, etc. are all much improved as well, which

osbooks

Oct 13, 11:04pm

Amazing how many have played and important times of games. Offense

ybecausethatswhy

Oct 13, 11:30pm

The depth of spreading plays to more, is smart & helping future BYU teams

Mabuhay Coug

2:25am

Best case scenario: the conference goes into the weekend of Nov 30 with K State,

UNLVcougar

Oct 13, 10:59pm

Yep, as long as BYU keeps winning, I’d like to see KSU & ISU to do the same…

Refugee

3:48am

Utah fan claiming BYU’s success is due to us taking their coaches

BYU-Laie

Oct 13, 10:56pm

He has a valid point. But it all stems from whit, so your point is valid as well

Idacoug

Oct 13, 10:58pm

Yewts are not the brightest bulbs……

JohnnyC

Oct 13, 10:59pm

Whoa whoa whoa, Kalani did NOT play at Utah!

Bossk82

Oct 13, 10:59pm

Sorry, copied and pasted one too many times

BYU-Laie

2:23am

Kalani did not play at Utah!

SeattleBYUfan

Oct 13, 11:00pm

Also, Kalani coached at BYU before he coached at Utah

CougarVeteran

Oct 13, 11:01pm

Isn't that also true for kwhit?

Schultz is back

Oct 13, 11:07pm

Yes

CougarVeteran

Oct 13, 11:14pm

Oh, he played at Utah. And spanked them.

Shihan

Oct 13, 11:20pm

My bad. Fixed now

BYU-Laie

2:23am

BYU is executing. Playing at a high-level. It’s great to see. Nothing to take away.

TFL

Oct 13, 11:15pm

And who’s at the top of that tree? Lavell Edwards.

Dr MoBYU

Oct 13, 11:17pm

Who is a Utah State alum 🤫

Walter Sobchak

5:01am

😱 Thank you USU. In all seriousness, seems like a dumb argument to make. Not

sah22

5:38am

....and half of yewtahs staff was BYU guys at one point, if not still.

Ironhide

Oct 13, 11:24pm

Whit fired ARod. Chris Hill ran off Kalani. Po'uha preferred not coaching to

rcbyufan

Oct 13, 11:47pm

This needs way more thumbs ups

andrewg3

12:45am

He’s not wrong. But it’s come full circle.

The Y's Insider

12:00am

Wait, I thought we were copying Oregon State…

Veep

12:57am

Gary Anderson and Jay Hill played at BYU ID before playing at Utah

jetycns

1:58am

<< Deleted >>

Mabuhay Coug

2:13am

Or Whit and Sitake stem from LaVell Edwards.

Forzaitalia

2:39am

And Texas is only good because Sark played at BYU.

squidmark

5:32am

RE: And Texas is only good because Sark played at BYU.

sah22

5:40am

So what? BYU is smart to hire the best coaches available. The question they

GMGlenn

6:17am

I’m not going to argue with KOC

fredetteaboutit13

Oct 13, 10:52pm

Yikes. For some folks, Covid is so nasty.

CascadeBYUFan

Oct 13, 10:52pm

This is why it’s so important to get your 7th booster. If you’re not keeping up on those you’re being reckless.

The 435

Oct 13, 10:56pm

Especially with the surge and spike coming

ochobeeguy

Oct 13, 11:53pm

For these studies to have any meaning, they need to compare to the negative effects of other viruses or disease. For

cheezedawg

12:56am

Kalani and team proving my weekly doubts wrong all year

djbryant79

Oct 13, 10:52pm

Good points except Bronco lost plenty of games he “shouldn’t” have lost.

Polecat

Oct 13, 11:08pm

They had me at SMU. just needed to stop giveaways. Prayer answered.

Weagle Coug

4:17am

The amazing Lavell coaching tree commentary by Johnson & Klatt in the 2nd half

osbooks

Oct 13, 10:50pm

Awesome post. Thank you for this.

yorksama

Oct 13, 11:33pm

They had done their homework and were well prepared for the discussion.

thirdgencoug

Oct 13, 11:34pm

I really like Joel Klatt. Intelligent, articulate and a student of the game. I

osbooks

Oct 13, 11:35pm

I'd bet money that Duff Tittle was consulted or helped put together that package

BYUFBDAD

Oct 13, 11:50pm

Stellar timeline reconstruction. Love it.

Pro Logic

1:49am

LaVell was amazing. Truly a pioneer and a top notch professional.

Rules For Thee

2:42am

I know ESPN is the big dog everyone wants to be on, but

Mister P

4:50am

I promise you… BYU is going to win the Big 12.

Icelandic Cougar

Oct 13, 10:49pm

Just win

Carnac

Oct 13, 10:53pm

I think you’re underestimating the complexity of installing new schemes on

ldssdl

Oct 13, 10:53pm

He's also overestimating the impact of freshmen. While they look good and could

OKchief

Oct 13, 10:57pm

The ip? The Instant Pudding?

Shihan

Oct 13, 11:00pm

Mmmmmmmm.......pudding

TNT

Oct 13, 11:10pm

Turns out "the ip" became "the impact".

Shihan

Oct 13, 11:27pm

I think I agree with you the regular season, but post season should be different

WVU_Prof

3:35am

Are there teams in our conference that were relatively unaffected by portal jumpers?

Brisco

Oct 13, 11:02pm

Good chance we will have a worse resume this year.

BYUCLA

Oct 13, 10:57pm

Last year we had little depth at PG and C. This year our depth will be huge

marinact

Oct 13, 11:03pm

This is a key point. PG & C are still highly position based roles while the 2,3, & 4 are more interchangeable. Also,

roseyscenario

4:05am

RE: Good chance we will have a worse resume this year.

SportsLover

Oct 13, 11:46pm

talent isn't all there is to win. Teamwork, scheme, and more will be required.

TheRowdy

Oct 13, 10:59pm

This team may lack the chemistry it had last year. I think your expectations

Idacoug

Oct 13, 11:01pm

RE: I promise you… BYU is going to win the Big 12.

Endocoug

Oct 13, 11:23pm

Good luck managing that load, wow.

Mitty

Oct 13, 11:27pm

KU, AZ, & Baylor have these kinds of classes every year. These guys will have

Thrill

Oct 13, 11:46pm

Yeah, I'm not seeing a marquee scorer for Big12-level play. Catchings might have that in him, but not this year.

SinkingQuffa

2:40am

I hope you are right but I highly doubt it. A top 5 finish is my prediction.

JWin

12:29am

Wrong Icon, maybe?

SinkingQuffa

2:37am

So it isn't just a good bet that BYU wins the B12, it's a guarantee?

WVU_Prof

3:42am

We’re all hoping for that, and see a path, but without an Alabama type

Refugee

3:42am

Promising a B12 title in FB wouldn't be crazy at this point. This is a BB post.

WVU_Prof

3:47am

Haha!!! Just noticed that!! Football on the brain…

Refugee

3:49am

It's not just a good bet, it's a guarantee, right?

fbguru

3:54am

Is this a 🌯 promise?

sah22

5:49am

Have you considered an owner/GM change?

TNT

Oct 13, 10:48pm

I and 99% of cowboy fans have considered it endlessly

jxncoog

Oct 13, 10:53pm

Everyone except the owner/GM seems to have considered it

TNT

Oct 13, 10:54pm

TNT watched football all day and the wife didn't complain. #Winning

TNT

Oct 13, 10:46pm

My wife is the best. Saturdays and

NYCougz

Oct 13, 10:48pm

Yep. He passed with flying colors yesterday too

TNT

Oct 13, 10:49pm

My wife is BETTER! She watched BYU game & pregame, TWO Dodger games & more recap

grandpacoug

3:29am

I didn’t know TNT was married

Icelandic Cougar

Oct 13, 10:51pm

Do you guys always have to spin a negative on everything?

TNT

Oct 13, 10:52pm

He comes to this board for positivity and upliftment. But no....

TNT

Oct 13, 10:53pm

We are here for you man.

Coach's Dad

12:09am

He didn’t say it was his wife. “The wife”

BW84

Oct 13, 10:56pm

Thank you!

TNT

Oct 13, 11:09pm

My wife loves the NFL. Doesn't watch college football.

Born2Fish

2:50am

KenPom has BYU ranked 21st. 8th in Big12

marinact

Oct 13, 10:41pm

Well since we’ve yet to play a game, everything is based off of 2023, right?

Blue Print

Oct 13, 10:43pm

He takes transfers and other factors into account. So not all last year.

marinact

Oct 13, 10:45pm

Basically same as AP pre season poll, just swap with k state.

Idacoug

Oct 13, 11:02pm

So about the same team quality as he projected last year, but farther down

Mitty

Oct 13, 11:30pm

Realistic view for a roster full of newbies & a rookie college HC in toughest

Forzaitalia

3:13am

If these projections held, BYU would probably be around a 5 or 6 seed, which

cougarfan84

5:55am

Some fans are still in the denial stage apparently...

westsidecoug

Oct 13, 10:31pm

RE: Some fans are still in the denial stage apparently...

deejo

Oct 13, 10:34pm

It’s certainly possible. I would not call it likely lol

macdizzle

Oct 13, 10:34pm

Any prognostication that fails to put a beefy 5 layer burrito in play is meaningless.

Probable Sacko

Oct 13, 10:36pm

Glad he at least gave us two more wins.

CougarBreath

Oct 13, 10:38pm

Nothing discredits this more than BYU winning 2 more games

CycloneCoug

Oct 13, 10:41pm

It’s not impossible, but utah would have to start playing much better than they

Japan Coug

Oct 13, 10:42pm

I understand some crazed Utah fan putting his team up there at 10-2, but who

Polecat

Oct 13, 10:42pm

I’d be troubled if I were an Utah fan. They didn’t correct anything with a BYE

rivercitycoug

Oct 13, 10:46pm

He represents yewt fans well by showing that they sell their tickets if they

Your Royal Blueness

Oct 13, 10:47pm

Whitt is to Majerus as U football fans are to basketball. They’re a sensitive

Big Daddy D

Oct 13, 10:53pm

He probably felt generous giving BYU two more wins.

WizeGuise

Oct 13, 10:51pm

These guys need to take it one game at time like us.

NYCougz

Oct 13, 10:53pm

Utah has won double digit games in the regular season ONCE since they left MW

molodyets

1:06am

Utah making it to the Pac12 championship last year was very improbable

BYU-Laie

2:27am

And didn't happen.

Byron McNertney

5:19am

RE: Some fans are still in the denial stage apparently...

BYULAWGUY

5:45am

ESPN
BYU Radio

BYU Radio

Top 10 recent

Utah fan claiming BYU’s success is due to us taking their coaches

Got to give it to Tom Holmoe. He is

I promise you… BYU is going to win the Big 12.

Anyone have a link to the Batty hit on Fifita?

“UMass 2017” is the Godwin’s Law of BYU Football and I am fed up with it

Kalani seems to have a good balance - while staying hungry

Good article from Heartland sports on B12, “BYU Football is for real”.

By my unscientific count, we've played at least 38 different dudes on the

I absolutely love this comment From Gus Johnson who called the BYU Arizona game

Some fans are still in the denial stage apparently...

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