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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

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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

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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”.

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

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

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

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