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Sep 6, 11:44am

This is my biggest worry with Retzlaff

Julius Pepperwood

1:16am

I give Retzlaff 2 more games to figure it out. The reason

KYU Intervention Needed

1:04am

He might be the best we have but he’s not gonna learn accuracy on easy passes in 2 games.

shimmy

1:09am

I'm beginning to think we were mislead with regard to how close the race was.

BigHouse Coug

1:11am

If Gerry can just average less than 1.5 fumbles a game, the jobs his

JosephAllenMaldonado

1:12am

BuT hE wAs So grEaT in prActIce.

BigHouse Coug

1:21am

Some guys just aren't great when the lights are on

Beggar

1:30am

Any word yet on running back injuries?

Bald Eagle

1:01am

On one side of the ball there was a ton to be excited about. Those linebackers are so solid.

KYU Intervention Needed

1:00am

Retzlaff stats in 6 games:

Cougulator

12:58am

Had me until "We are going to give Gerry a shot next game." They aren't going to play Gerry, and that's frustrating.

AltTabbins

1:01am

It’s not a good sign, and it sucks that we are thin at RB to boot

Jericho

1:02am

People were all about his PFF rating against an FCS team. Wonder what it’ll be

JosephAllenMaldonado

1:15am

Sure seemed early that Retzlaff would keep rolling.

mulletino El Jefe is a Junky

12:54am

The TD pass looked a little overthrown tbh

jigidajrit

12:55am

Losing the run game with lj hurt the whole offense

cougarfann888

12:56am

Highly underutilizing his best WR (Chase).

ugo1st

1:08am

Maybe we were expecting too much of the offense after SIU. We were given no

BigHouse Coug

12:47am

SP+ had SMU's defense ranked #42 before the game. Top third in FBS. Wyoming's is ranked #99.

ManicBlue

12:57am

We will certainly face defenses ranked higher than that later on though.

BigHouse Coug

1:00am

Future opponent's current defensive rankings

ManicBlue

1:14am

4 clutch tackles tonight (not on D): 1.Tanner Wall on punt coverage in 2nd Q

rcbyufan

12:44am

Very good points!

MadHawaiian

12:50am

Before the season, ESPN FPI had SMU as our toughest game of the year with a win probability of 17%

2FarGone No One of Consequence

12:43am

RE: Before the season, ESPN FPI had SMU as our toughest game of the year with a

paulb

1:00am

Some people enjoy things by complaining?

Future_Tacos

1:10am

Without fail one of those dudes always sits behind me and to the left by 2 rows.

cougarmikey

1:28am

We have 5 sacks on the season after just two games. Last year we had 11 total for the season. Thank you Jay Hill!

Brisket Contributor

12:40am

Along with rest of D staff. Hill is a great DC for sure.

Soupie

1:05am

I think the 2024 version of Retzlaff will be

Bald Eagle

12:38am

They just beat one of their toughest road tests

2FarGone

12:41am

Kind of makes sense, but when your QB is 15/28 with 1 TD and 2 INTs with a QBR of 29.9 that means something was wrong.

Brisket

12:44am

Pretty sure OP knows that there were significant QB issues. We saw 3 QBs

Cougarbib

1:06am

Agreed. And you are right most of the tough games are home games. I see

Bald Eagle

12:44am

Boney does it again, roasts SMU!

Gustav

12:38am

That’s never been proven

Dryfire

12:58am

What is this about?

JosephAllenMaldonado

1:16am

I've heard that Las Vegas used to have good, cheap buffets. Is that still true?

TheNerd

12:38am

Yes. It is still true that Las Vegas used to have good, cheap buffets.

LeftOfNormal

12:53am

RE: Yes. It is still true that Las Vegas used to have good, cheap buffets.

TheNerd

1:06am

Wonder why we suck on 3rd down? Here’s why

Garn

12:34am

Just need 1-2 more yards on the other downs.

Updating...

12:44am

ARod loves to run shorter and expect YAC.

2FarGone

12:45am

Easy to game plan against when that is what you always do. Numbers show always

Garn

12:48am

Throw to the Dern sticks ARod. He tired hard to have a worse game than jake

JosephAllenMaldonado

1:01am

Most of the time there were people open downfield. This wasn't ARod.

Celeritas

1:19am

Because we suck on 1st & 2nd downs. Look at how many of those are 5+ yards to go

foofcoug

1:23am

The receivers are the strength of the offense.

Future_Tacos

12:34am

Our defense was great. Lucky for SMU that their special teams

Cheesy Gordita

12:32am

Booming 50 yarders was the only thing keeping them close

Goliath

12:37am

Were those birds flying through the air all night during the game or big moths?

Crowgar All-American

12:30am

Moths

Goliath

12:38am

I have to give kudos to the officials

temosabe

12:30am

Jake has fumbled on the opening drive in both games. We recovered it against SIU

rcbyufan

12:30am

Had to work this evening. Just finished the game. GO COUGARS!!!!!!!

BYUforlife

12:29am

This guy is not too high on AROD

FT487

12:29am

Wow. Just eviscerated Aaron

KYU

12:52am

Rightfully so. Give Jay Hill the reigns and don’t look back. Do it sooner than

JosephAllenMaldonado

1:11am

For all of the garbage mistakes Retzlaff made today, that pitch to Miles Davis

Manti

12:21am

He is a gamer... Needs to find a way to not get too lost mentally. Game seems

Cougar TD

12:23am

Glad that pitch worked out the way it did. But in reality an option play on 4th

StraightOuttaOrem

12:25am

RE: Glad that pitch worked out the way it did. But in reality an option play on 4th

Sandstone Cougar

12:30am

It was the perfect call against the defensive set SMU ran. Not sure if they were

Bald Eagle

12:30am

It works for AF and Navy with less speed.

Shawarma

1:33am

If you look at it. It was close to targeting. I couldnt tell if he hit him with

rha1211

12:34am

He’s inconsistent. Some good, some bad

2FarGone

12:34am

Cam Rising against BYU defense

OU Cougar

12:21am

Rewatched the YTTV key plays and my word, Jake’s TOs were careless. Those alone

JosephAllenMaldonado

12:20am

Genuinely curious how short/ long the leash is for Jake. Hoping short, worried

StraightOuttaOrem

12:23am

I kept telling me dad Jake is almost single handedly losing this game.

NonmormonYfan89

12:25am

Rewatching them in close succession it really seems like her tried his best

StraightOuttaOrem

12:26am

Yes, he's got issues, but the WRs were dropping balls too.

Iki_Balam

12:28am

Where you think it was more their problem and less Jake’s? Idk about that

JosephAllenMaldonado

12:30am

That deep throw to Marion should have also been a walk-in touchdown

MwangoleCoug9

12:32am

Yupppppp

JosephAllenMaldonado

1:02am

Tyler Batty's hit. Wow!

IdahoCoug Truly Addicted User

12:20am

Was watching it in a hotel room with my kids asleep... Woke my little girl up

Cougar TD

12:22am

It changed the game. Jennings ran very little after that hit.

ByTheirFruits

12:40am

Finished the game way late... A win is a win. Plenty of things to be upset

Cougar TD

12:19am

I thought we weren't allowed to be upset about anything after a win without

BigHouse Coug

1:06am

Jack Kelly is savage. What a beast.

Samsonite Truly Addicted User

12:15am

Love the Weber State to Provo pipeline Heckard last year & Kelly this year

Kolipoki

12:19am

Dont forget Marque Collins! Made a big play today.

rha1211

12:20am

Forgot about him! That pick was SC Top 10 worthy!

Kolipoki

12:21am

Also Kamden Garrett last year. It's crazy how many weber guys we had. I dont

rha1211

12:41am

* As a pass rusher...

cougXor

12:21am

Speaking of beasts. Taggart

JosephAllenMaldonado

12:31am

5 things superlative and 5 things subpar about tonight’s win

Lombardi

12:12am

On #5, why play Jake over GBo of you have to go conservative with Jake?

puntersarepeople

12:15am

Yep. Makes sense. At least give the defense another look and make them question

Lombardi

12:21am

Number 3 is frustrating. 3/4 and short has been terrible. Allgeire and playing

CougGolf

12:19am

RE: Number 3 is frustrating. 3/4 and short has been terrible. Allgeire and

Lombardi

12:23am

Thank goodness for early season non league games, always good for a few Ws.

BigHouse Coug

12:11am

That’s the point

Carnac

12:18am

KSU is knocking on the top ten and may be overlooking BYU

OU Cougar

12:10am

ARod’s secret plan is go 3-0 with JR but look really bad so they don’t gameplan

puntersarepeople

12:12am

RE: ARod’s secret plan is go 3-0 with JR but look really bad so they

LeftOfNormal

12:15am

RE: KSU is knocking on the top ten and may be overlooking BYU

byuTX

12:29am

BYU plays Wyoming next week.

kccougar

1:10am

We generally start seasons strong through 5-6 games. I really felt Vegas didn't

Goliath

12:09am

This is true especially on defense, but it seems recruiting has made a little

Reasonable1

12:15am

Yeah our D will get worse bc of injuries and bc our offense sucks.

YOHONOMOTO

12:33am

Well, 4 out of 5 KSL prognosticators got it wrong so that’s nice;) Good job

CougGolf

12:09am

All these throw away inside runs and jet sweeps on 2nd and long looked a lot

whoneedscorners?

12:08am

When Ropati is our primary back, our running game is pitiful. He gives it his

Hinta

12:12am

That 4th and 1 run by Davis on the last drive was a thing of

Dangerous

12:08am

Did anyone have Nawahine getting the critical touchdown on their scorecard?

puntersarepeople

12:10am

Updated list: tonight was 4th biggest "upset" against the line since 2006

rcbyufan

12:01am

Terrible line. SMU's record last year was fraudulent

Huge Manatee

12:06am

That's why I always put upset in quotations.

rcbyufan

12:08am

In hindsight the line tonight may have been a bigger joke than Zona in 2018

BYU '80

12:10am

Wyoming fan base is mired in some serious pathology

OU Cougar

Sep 6, 11:57pm

While accurate, it won't make getting hit by urine-balloons any less disgusting.

LeftOfNormal

12:19am

Ugh. TNT logs onto Hulu

TNT

Sep 6, 11:57pm

Go to YouTube tv. They let you choose your preferences.

Muscle IQ

12:03am

The show in a nutshell

Ted Lasso

12:04am

Wait. Homer is in it? Maybe TNT will watch

TNT

12:07am

Blog: Instant Takeaways From BYU’s 18-15 Win At SMU View

[KSL Sports]

Sep 6, 11:56pm

For those that attended, what percent of the stadium was BYU fans?

SnickSnack

Sep 6, 11:55pm

I’d guess 40%, we packed that one corner and sprinkled the rest

GlutealGuy

Sep 6, 11:56pm

I'd agree. At the start of the game, I honestly thought there were more BYU fans

westsidecoug

Sep 6, 11:58pm

The end zone was 80% or more BYU

Goliath

12:04am

Corner/end zone I should say

GlutealGuy

12:05am

30%, maybe more. It was awesome to see

Coug

12:01am

I'd say 35%

Goliath

12:04am

My snap judgment on rewatch: SMU DLine = legit. SMU OLine=not legit. That

rcbyufan

Sep 6, 11:54pm

They got much better in second half on ol. Stunts not nearly as effective

BYU '80

12:01am

Announcer said several on D-Line were transfers from Miami. Top level recruits.

ByTheirFruits

12:44am

BYU beat a team on the road, who was favored by 11. Great to win!

refunder

Sep 6, 11:54pm

12.5 actually 🙂

ManicBlue

Sep 6, 11:56pm

Great accomplishment no matter how it got done.

BigHouse Coug

12:01am

Top 5 day in CB history for number of posts??

Richardo

Sep 6, 11:54pm

Only need 300 more posts in six minutes to move into #4 spot

STL

Sep 6, 11:55pm

Where is Indy/Sea Chicken when you need him?

TNT

Sep 6, 11:57pm

That guy really should get a life. Way too many posts for one person

STL

12:00am

Beat a bad Wyoming team in Laramie and LES is gonna be rocking for an undefeated

RGGeemer

Sep 6, 11:52pm

Wyoming is so bad, I think BYU wins that one easier than the SMU game.

westsidecoug

12:03am

SMU was favored to win by 13.5 points

jvr7 All-American

Sep 6, 11:51pm

RE: SMU was favored to win by 13.5 points

ManicBlue

Sep 6, 11:57pm

I am calling my shot now

Carnac

Sep 6, 11:51pm

Baylor will also be undefeated at that time

LaVellIfIKnow

Sep 6, 11:52pm

RE: Baylor will also be undefeated at that time

Carnac

Sep 6, 11:53pm

I’ll go even crazier, byu starts 5-0

GlutealGuy

Sep 6, 11:53pm

If we are 5-0, we'll beat Arizona at home in a night game to go 6-0

RGGeemer

Sep 6, 11:53pm

We could, that also could be our head scratching 40 point loss

GlutealGuy

Sep 6, 11:54pm

RE: I’ll go even crazier, byu starts 5-0

westsidecoug

12:04am

Wyoming lost 48-7 to a lightly-regarded ASU team last week in a game where

BoiseBlue

Sep 6, 11:53pm

is kansas state a night game? if so I think we'll have a chance.

franklyvulgar

12:00am

Not announced yet. But I bet so

RGGeemer

12:13am

If LJ is healthy and QB plays decent I agree.

puntersarepeople

12:19am

I don't understand technology.

GRCoug

Sep 6, 11:50pm

Polar ions

TNT

Sep 6, 11:51pm

So what’s the word on LJ?

cmoney

Sep 6, 11:50pm

Lower ankle. They'll look at it tomorrow.

Carnac

Sep 6, 11:51pm

It will be good to get Miles Davis some more reps. But we’re getting thin at RB.

cmoney

Sep 6, 11:54pm

That's actually good news to hear it's not upper ankle. He'll be able to go as soon as they can keep the swelling at bay

CalGTR

1:14am

Best case scenario he plays vs KSU. Worst case he doesn’t play until AZ

puntersarepeople

Sep 6, 11:53pm

Just my guess

puntersarepeople

Sep 6, 11:54pm

Blog: Kinahan: Defense Fuels BYU’s Upset Win Over SMU View

[KSL Sports]

Sep 6, 11:48pm

IMHO Arod would rather run a complex play than a simple play. On 4th and 1, why

Hinta

Sep 6, 11:44pm

Ah, the ol' 4th and self-inflicted-7.

LeftOfNormal

Sep 6, 11:45pm

That sucked, but to be fair, the option to Davis was a thing of beauty

Carnac

Sep 6, 11:47pm

The fake reverse, fake flea flicker roll out was fun too

Trent

12:04am

I want ARod to explain to everyone why on 3rd and 1 he runs an option play...

Coug

Sep 6, 11:48pm

Worked great on 4th and 1

RGGeemer

Sep 6, 11:50pm

With our fastest back... ARod running it with Ropoti is ridiculous

Coug

12:05am

Interesting stat: Everyone has been touting SMU’s 53+ point average in home

Hambone

Sep 6, 11:42pm

We did way better than Houston Baptist

BYU Fan

Sep 6, 11:43pm

Well, we won. Both of those teams lost

Carnac

Sep 6, 11:44pm

Nevada was an away game.

Hambone

Sep 6, 11:45pm

I know but was too lazy to look up what powerhouses they beat last year.

BYU Fan

Sep 6, 11:49pm

it seemed they started from the 50 each drive and they never got in the Endzone,

franklyvulgar

Sep 6, 11:45pm

The defense was outstanding and won the game single handedly

BYU Fan

Sep 6, 11:50pm

Truth is we still don't know whether SMU is good or bad. This win might be

rcbyufan

Sep 6, 11:45pm

Those statistics are meaningless And can’t be extrapolated against a power four team. They were against weak teams.

KYU

Sep 6, 11:48pm

Article: Why BYU coaches stayed with quarterback Jake Retzlaff after some shaky moments in 18-15 win over SMU View

[Deseret News] https://www.deseret.com/authors/jay-drew/

Sep 6, 11:41pm

Jay Drew: byu is such a bad program they stunned a team they are 4-0 against

BYU '80

Sep 6, 11:41pm

Jay would fit right in with CB tonight

Carnac

Sep 6, 11:42pm

Sounds like he's telling the truth.

shakarocks

Sep 6, 11:42pm

The d is much maligned this year? Based on what? Again this is just an obvious

BYU '80

Sep 6, 11:47pm

Based on last year and the fact we played a cupcake in the first game.

shakarocks

Sep 6, 11:49pm

Where is the evidence this year that the d was maligned

BYU '80

Sep 6, 11:50pm

I didn’t read this whole article but everything that you wrote and was written in the heading is accurate

KYU

Sep 6, 11:49pm

The 2024 defense is much maligned? BYU shocked smu? In what sense?

BYU '80

Sep 6, 11:51pm

And using the word malaligned, he’s saying that there have been untrue slanderous things said about it.

KYU

Sep 6, 11:54pm

BYU wasn’t close to a 20 pt underdog. Also byu Beat them two years ago and 5-0

BYU '80

Sep 6, 11:57pm

Dude, go to bed. They were a two touchdown point underdog and won by 3.

KYU

Sep 6, 11:59pm

They were a 12 pt underdog. Wrong again. Based on your wildly inaccurate posts

BYU '80

12:05am

The big question is how much is this team lacking outside QB play? And if we get

puntersarepeople

Sep 6, 11:40pm

I think the lack of a RB is borderline criminal at this point.

BYU Fan

Sep 6, 11:46pm

Ropati is not fast enough to be RB1 in the Big 12. He can't get to the outside

Hinta

Sep 6, 11:50pm

It feels like handing the ball to Ropati is like taking a knee

BYU Fan

Sep 6, 11:53pm

I wish I could sticky this. We don’t have an RB or a QB.

YOHONOMOTO

Sep 6, 11:54pm

Run Miles Davis outside, so he can use his speed. Stupid to run up the middle.

happyhiker

12:32am

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