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What Sanderson book had a chapter about a young girl dragon?

Ted Lasso

7:23am

Lots of 49er fans on my flight to SF from SLC this morning. As a cowboys fan

kansascougar

7:17am

Get Up crew going off on OCs in the NFL that think they can run the shotgun.

blackandblue

7:10am

Agreed. It shouldn't be too difficult to insert an under center package on those short yardage situations.

Chemish

7:13am

I would do the opposite. Base offense should be under center. If you want a

blackandblue

7:15am

Sir, it's 2024

shimmy

7:23am

Our fumble was because of a mistake made while under center

rcbyufan

7:22am

Is Bohanon just a freak athlete who freelances too much? Is that his deal?

DirtyWater

7:09am

Tebow didn't last because he wasn't good.

Corn Pop

7:20am

I remember hearing about RJ Maryland all week. He ended up with one catch for two yards. Nicely done defense!

Chemish All-American

7:08am

Yes. That was huge. My guess is that he fits more in stones offense?

Idacoug

7:12am

Remind me—do projected start times usually come out today? Tomorrow?

cajuncoug

6:57am

By around noon today.

Skeeziks

6:58am

Puka…dude just can’t stay healthy. Hope it’s nothing too serious

Squirt

6:56am

He did pretty well last year

Incentivize

7:01am

Gameday headed to South Carolina

Conan Best Poster on CB -JD Power

6:53am

The amount of rooster jokes by McAfee will be over 200

1984coug

6:57am

Just doing your job won’t get you promoted. Had someone work for us the last 3

MormonThug

6:40am

Yeah people assume time in role and doing their job warrants a promotion…

CountryBumpkin

6:46am

Reliable, conscientious, hard worker…sounds like perfect mid manager material.

valleus

6:52am

I don’t think it sounds like a mid manager level in today’s world. Todays world

Pobs

7:01am

This is more my thought… can you afford to lose the guy and pay what it costs

1984coug

7:03am

He’s mad because you didn’t ask him to apply? Was the job a secret?

DirtyWater

7:00am

Coming at this from the other side-

Courtimedes

7:08am

Hopefully you’ve at least given him some decent raises. Reward behavior you want to encourage

Mike Honcho

7:10am

I see where you're coming from, but that is an odd take.

Benfica1

7:15am

Two upsets this week… UNLV beats Kansas and Texas St beats ASU. Calling it.

CountryBumpkin

6:29am

RE: Two upsets this week… UNLV beats Kansas and Texas St beats ASU.

bruincoug

6:31am

Yes on UNLV, nope on Texas State

LV Mike

6:36am

I'm taking the opposite.

Methusaleh22

6:47am

UNLV so far looks very good on offense. ASU can’t pass. But has a good run game

Idacoug

7:03am

Grimes isn't a good OC. Great OL coach, but not a good play caller

RockyBalboa

7:07am

He and Arod seemed good together at byu.

Idacoug

7:13am

This is my thought.

Benfica1

7:23am

Shohei Ohtani is in the top 2 in baseball in HRs and SBs. Only 2 guys have ever

Methusaleh22

6:13am

But Wagner and Cobb weren’t Yankees so they don’t count either.

ecp

6:26am

And he is the only guy to have also bet on that at the same time.

Baron

6:36am

If you can back it up, it isn’t gambling.

DirtyWater

6:39am

That could have been funnier. I think you've got something there, but that

Methusaleh22

6:45am

Interestingly, Wagner had a career high 10 that year. Cobb had 9, just short of

Methusaleh22

6:41am

The Yankees should hate the Astros more. They would have won it that year.

Mr. Belding

7:04am

They are fully invited and near as I can tell participating in justifiable

Methusaleh22

7:23am

Wait, there's a Yankee-centric CBer besides jake?? When'd we get another one??

LeftOfNormal

7:08am

RE: Wait, there's a Yankee-centric CBer besides jake?? When'd we get another

Methusaleh22

7:18am

I mean If you look at WAR he isn't. There is a different between elite and

spidercoug

7:17am

More often than not, BYU's realistic ceiling as a P4 will be about 8 wins. That

shoganai

5:35am

I'm fine with that

Bandersnatch

7:06am

Probably reasonable

cajuncoug

7:07am

I agree with that for the program but not Sitake. His P4 ceiling is probably closer to 5-6 wins

byuTX

7:22am

POLL: Has CB dramatically changed when it comes to reactions to the football team performance in the last 10 years?

SBB

5:22am

It’s easy to overreact to anything and everything when you’re online.

Genghis Spreads

5:25am

NO IT ISN'T!!!

LeftOfNormal

5:40am

Well said!

Zoobieman

6:27am

The football overreactions are a lot more similar to 10 years ago than political overreactions now vs then.

unctoothman

6:32am

The thing that gets me. . . The fans who are not happy after an upset win

Zoobieman

6:35am

I’d say we give less credit to our opponents and have bought into g5 losses bein

cougarmikey

6:48am

CB has a tendency to fan boy

canuckchuck

7:00am

Utah defense watching Retzlaff film (in gif form)

icecougar

2:06am

We are playing Wyoming Saturday not any team from utah...

TANK

2:10am

Good point, Retzlaff likely isn’t QB1 by the Utah game

Das_Countach

6:05am

<< Deleted >>

TANK

2:13am

RE: Utah defense watching Retzlaff film (in gif form)

Preppy

5:02am

Utah was too busy watching their own terrible offense

lilpenny

5:29am

RE: Utah defense watching Retzlaff film (in gif form)

kahuna

6:43am

Viola Davis is really good at crying

gurt

1:05am

Especially from her nose

machete

1:36am

3rd &4th and short

Politicallyincorrect

1:04am

Pioneer heritage is in his blood. He likes going east to west

Garn

4:01am

I will use this 50 times this year while watching TV games w my friends.

CoogsWin

7:08am

And sneak or handoff up the middle would have been stuffed on the last one

The Toolman

4:52am

This is no joke. Appears we have never practiced short yardage downs

MajorZeus

6:23am

Must not be confident we have enough strength to move the line

The Dark Knight

6:46am

Agree, but I noticed several teams this weekend doing the same thing. Seems strange to run a

Skeptical Optimist

6:47am

Excuse me, you noticed several what doing the same thing?

WDaddy

7:08am

RE: Excuse me, you noticed several what doing the same thing?

Skeptical Optimist

7:15am

The offensive line is STILL a problem. There probably isn't enough confidence

byusage

7:00am

THIS. They are much improved, but they still aren't good. Especially in the

Lifer

7:17am

Women's Volleyball Taking a Different Tack Early This Season

MadHawaiian

12:47am

Is she “resting” Prior and Lee or just moving on? A ton of hitting errors out of

Iman23

5:09am

Defense pretty much without a doubt looks significantly improved, and may end up

jaba166

12:33am

Van Halen - 1984

TNT

Sep 8, 11:56pm

RE: Van Halen - 1984

KYU

12:06am

RE: Van Halen - 1984

Undefeated

1:10am

With a hampered running back room this week, Arod needs to commit to the pass.

IdahoCoug Truly Addicted User

Sep 8, 11:54pm

Who are you the OC for?

ManicBlue

Sep 8, 11:59pm

Nobody.

IdahoCoug

12:04am

I think people confuse you with Idacoug. Not your fault.

Kevin Arnold

12:19am

Your OP was stated as fact not opinion, so I assumed you were some accomplished OC. Just saying.

ManicBlue

12:59am

That resume. I see you Tim Walz.

Longseason

4:56am

I've always thought somebody should pick me as their VP running mate.

IdahoCoug

6:27am

RE: I've always thought somebody should pick me as their VP running mate.

sah22

6:33am

He’s not wrong, the strength of the offense clearly isn’t the rb’s or run game.

Blew

1:08am

Why is everyone assuming I'm saying he's wrong? Comprehension issues? Defensive?

ManicBlue

1:16am

Your tone was clearly hostile

byujacob

6:56am

WOW

Lifer

7:09am

So any time anyone makes a suggestion or gives criticism you can just pull out "who are you the x coach for?"?

No touching

4:13am

So if CB needs credentials to opine, the board will cease to exist. The

WallaX2

5:45am

Talkin College Football Interviewed Jake Retzlaff

Thunderdome

Sep 8, 11:27pm

The good thing is that he's very confident and seems hungry to fix things

SUAVO

Sep 8, 11:37pm

Hes always been like that. I love the dude. Just not super confident in his play

MaximusMeridius

Sep 8, 11:51pm

…Jake’s body of evidence to date is not good… he’s not the guy, unfortunately

Das_Countach

Sep 8, 11:52pm

And I would say...you're not "the guy" to make that decision or conclusion.

jaba166

Sep 8, 11:59pm

Lol, except that mine’s not a hard fast conclusion— it’s 10 months in the making

Das_Countach

12:04am

It’s 6 games in the making

canuckchuck

6:47am

I have to think SMU’s O line is just terrible

stoils

Sep 8, 11:20pm

Enjoy something positive without trying to justify it

macdizzle

Sep 8, 11:27pm

Our defensive front 7 is good.

IdahoCoug

Sep 8, 11:32pm

Last year when they beat up on Arkansas, we thought they were amazing until we found out later how bad Arkansas’s

KYU

Sep 8, 11:49pm

I think they’re improving but they looked good

I'mBatman

5:41am

If lj is out for a few weeks hopefully the coaches

cougarfann888

Sep 8, 11:32pm

Except Whitt doesn’t tolerate turnovers like Kalani does

icecougar

12:10am

RE: I have to think SMU’s O line is just terrible

porl thompson

6:21am

Two things can be true at once

MaximusMeridius

Sep 8, 11:16pm

I think people take issue when the negative is the only thing posted. I'm sure

SUAVO

Sep 8, 11:19pm

Then make more positive posts.

IdahoCoug

Sep 8, 11:20pm

Trying to

SUAVO

Sep 8, 11:20pm

Keep it up and don't engage the negative Nancys and chicken littles.

IdahoCoug

Sep 8, 11:24pm

Sharing factual data on our offense/Retzlaffs inefficiencies is not being a

Das_Countach

12:37am

…because you think the “analysis” you post on CB will affect or change the program.

mvtoro

1:53am

Because this is a fan message board where fans discuss their team’s performance.

WillsPitStop

7:05am

RE: Sharing factual data on our offense/Retzlaffs inefficiencies is not being a

Methusaleh22

6:22am

Your assumptions are flawed

travelcoug

6:54am

Nothing about the OP was mean or bullying. It was 100% factual and a

WillsPitStop

7:11am

Overall tone of the board since Friday nigh. It has been a horrible place

travelcoug

7:21am

One more turnover by Jake is my tipping point.

IdahoCoug

Sep 8, 11:19pm

When's the last time he didn't turn the ball over in a game? I think the bigger

MaximusMeridius

Sep 8, 11:23pm

Just win, baby! With Jake, Gerry, or whoever.

IdahoCoug

Sep 8, 11:26pm

I have no doubt that Jake is going to look great against Wyoming

MaximusMeridius

Sep 8, 11:30pm

That's why I extended the short leash for 3 games.

IdahoCoug

Sep 8, 11:35pm

And then what? We go into the gauntlet of Big 12 play where the competition goes

WillsPitStop

7:19am

Well then, I guess you're going to get tipped.

DeepCCoug

6:19am

3 turnoverless games is your standard?

Methusaleh22

6:25am

And Arod and Kalani are at fault for being so short-sighted thinking we had

Forbidden Fruit

Sep 8, 11:25pm

Well said. Unfortunately much of CB doesn’t want to hear this.

Lifi

Sep 8, 11:32pm

I want to hear it, but we’ve heard it a hundred times in the last 2 days…

BYUCLA

12:28am

AND Sitake has a boring, terrible offensive style. He has abandoned BYU's roots.

bluefish

Sep 8, 11:52pm

I don’t think it’s true that who ever our QB is will be a game manager…

icecougar

12:24am

Yes. 1). Our defense is much improved. 2) Our QB1 isn't

icecougar

2:01am

They had an entire offseason and fall camp, yet he is still turnover prone.

bald man

4:59am

You are right. No other teams make turn overs. Just us. Bald man is wise

travelcoug

6:57am

Exactly how I feel. Well said.

bythenumbers

6:09am

I only see SEVEN "3 and outs"

cambo

6:55am

Amen. I seriously can’t stand the polyannas here that make sure we are joyful

Idacoug

7:09am

I was shocked at how often BYU kept trying to force the ball to the RB's

BYU Fan

7:21am

I had to laugh when Andre Ware was going on about how deep and experienced our D-line was on Friday night.

IdahoCoug All-American

Sep 8, 11:13pm

Yup. Hearing announcers talk about a team I follow very closely has made me

Powerbait DPM

Sep 8, 11:16pm

He desperately wanted us to do hard counts on 4th down

zero84043

Sep 8, 11:49pm

Batty hurt his ear?

MaximusMeridius

Sep 8, 11:52pm

RE: Batty hurt his ear?

IdahoCoug

Sep 8, 11:58pm

This line backer room is as good as we've seen.

IdahoCoug All-American

Sep 8, 11:05pm

DL getting good pressure and the LB's filling gaps really keeps the pressure

SUAVO

Sep 8, 11:09pm

What is really impressive to me is our depth. We have 2 4-star

GSwarriorcoug

Sep 8, 11:10pm

...and Esera and both Moa brothers. It is deep and young!

Das_Countach

Sep 8, 11:12pm

Can you imagine if a healthy Bywater was out there too??

RdF3

Sep 8, 11:16pm

Would've been nice, but it wasn't in the cards.

IdahoCoug

Sep 8, 11:21pm

I read an article about his injury, what a crazy sad thing to have happen.

NonmormonYfan89

7:15am

When is the last time we had a LB with Jack Kelly's speed? Love to see it

MaximusMeridius

Sep 8, 11:37pm

He's like a beefier version of Bryan Kehl.

IdahoCoug

Sep 8, 11:40pm

He isn't very fast, and he's stiff, no lateral quickness. He's a rush-end only.

bluefish

Sep 8, 11:53pm

Technically Taggart’s fastest— literally ran a 10.7 100m, which is a low 4.4 40

Das_Countach

Sep 8, 11:45pm

KVN or Fred

icecougar

2:02am

Leon White, Kurt Gouveia, Cary Whittingham, Marv Allen:1984 would like a word

osbooks

Sep 8, 11:51pm

83, 84, 85,96, 06, 2012, 2016 would like a word…

arizonacougarfan

5:59am

Definitely looking good through two games but that's hyperbole.

Lifer

7:05am

My son is playing NCAA 2025. Keeps throwing interceptions on varsity mode He is very frustrated…

Il Vescovo Contributor

Sep 8, 10:58pm

Put in the backup QB. Should fix it

SUAVO

Sep 8, 11:00pm

RE: Put in the backup QB. Should fix it

IAmSpartyCoug

Sep 8, 11:02pm

Has he tried not throwing interceptions? Other than that no ideas. He’s probably

Powerbait DPM

Sep 8, 11:00pm

Fire ARod.

John Doe

Sep 8, 11:03pm

How old is your son?

RealTaysomHill

Sep 8, 11:04pm

RE: How old is your son?

Il Vescovo

Sep 8, 11:06pm

He’s probably trying to throw it deeps every play. If he was older, I would say to go through progressions like a real

RealTaysomHill

Sep 8, 11:19pm

Time to play on freshman.

crazY

Sep 8, 11:04pm

RE: Time to play on freshman.

Il Vescovo

Sep 8, 11:08pm

Check the sliders in the settings. He might be able to reduce the INT frequency.

crazY

Sep 8, 11:15pm

Same here. I would win 124-0 on Freshman. Lose bad on Varsity. It is frustrating

dave

Sep 8, 11:23pm

RE: My son is playing NCAA 2025. Keeps throwing interceptions on varsity mode

BlueCoug

Sep 8, 11:10pm

Change the difficulty level. Practice then slowly move up.

spugeddy24

Sep 8, 11:10pm

Best thing in my opinion is to use plays like mesh, stick, drive

Sinbad the Sailor

Sep 8, 11:12pm

There are adjustable gameplay sliders for coverage, INTs, and DB reaction time.

vagabonder

Sep 8, 11:15pm

Sliders.The jump from Freshman to Varsity in that game is insane. I did the same

dave

Sep 8, 11:22pm

Can’t stare down the recievers

Garn

Sep 8, 11:34pm

Gotta watch the film after a loss. Or blame a coordinator or position coach.

here's to hoping

Sep 8, 11:47pm

CBSSN
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Two things can be true at once

Update/repost: Still too early take on the roster and who is going to play.

Kind of sad, right now. I love football season and hanging out on CB. Always

Utah defense watching Retzlaff film (in gif form)

With a hampered running back room this week, Arod needs to commit to the pass.

Talkin College Football Interviewed Jake Retzlaff

I will say this…even if we lose to WYO, get smoked by KSU, and don’t even bother

Caleb Etienne's turnaround so far is eye popping

This line backer room is as good as we've seen.

I have to think SMU’s O line is just terrible

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