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Game wasn't a total loss — at least we sent a positive message to viewers:

Gustav

8:13am

Y'all need to stop looking 4 scapegoats. ARod isn't the problem. He's a good OC

runnincoug

8:12am

He's not a good OC. FIFY.

foofcoug

8:13am

ARod is the biggest thing holding the team back.

88Coug

8:14am

Who has he recruited himself? He doesn’t.

Magneto

8:14am

POLL: It’s your call

UnoDoctor

8:12am

That punt though…

IGlowInTheDark

8:12am

1st and goal from the 5, 1 minute to play in the first half, 2 timeouts left.

AeroCoug

8:11am

We have a great season and this board goes “see ARod is great” no he ain’t

CycloneCoug

8:13am

Jake has never thrown a good fade ball

checoug

8:13am

LOL. I watched probably 7 games on Saturday. You need to get out more.

rcbyufan

8:13am

The call and execution is just inexcusable. Threw a pick on it just last week.

Mr. Scoobs

8:14am

I think we all have a little PTSD from independence era. 1 loss and we're out.

BYURider

8:11am

Anyone ever wonder what would've happened if that one person let Arod take the Washington job he accepted?

foofcoug Wonder what the character limi

8:11am

The fade and clock management were issues last week. To make those mistakes

Mr. Scoobs

8:11am

Or smart enough to recognize that they were issues...

foofcoug

8:12am

They overcorrected with the clock management. There is no reason to spike it

cougaman

8:14am

I know I should be happy about being 9-1 and if you had told me before the season we'd be 9-1 I would have called you a

Nuke All-American

8:10am

The hard thing is that completely crapped the bed in every way

Zerigke Ally Zerigke

8:10am

Losing sucks, especially winnable games.

IronPotato

8:09am

This is how it will be in the Big12. Get used to it. In years where BYU is

Squirt

8:07am

More than ever, just win!!! Urgency was needed with this team. Now we see what

Stucoug83

8:07am

Article: 'Too many mistakes' doom BYU to 1st loss vs. KU View

[ESPN]

8:07am

I like the time consuming offense only if we had scored a TD before half. When

Magneto

8:06am

POLL: What stage of grief are you at?

immacougar

8:05am

Anger. And I plan to stay there a while. How do we not play with fire, at home

ballen

8:07am

I've accepted that Arod is a below average OC & QB coach for a long time now. I've also accepted that BYU will need much

foofcoug

8:07am

I can celebrate the wins without feeling the need to grieve the losses.

OverratedHumor

8:08am

Last three games byu is 131’st in redzone offensive grade per PFF. ARod and

idcougarfan

8:05am

I choose to believe that is more fixable than other probs we could be having

Rexy Coug

8:07am

Yeah, fire the OC

88Coug

8:10am

Whole season rating?

puntersarepeople

8:11am

It seems the O got a little dependent on the D to get them turnovers and short

jigidajrit

8:04am

No, we just had poor plays and execution in the Redzone.

cougaman

8:04am

The D did its job. The QB and OC didn't do theirs.

88Coug

8:05am

Oh I agree. Just wonder if gifting the O so many short fields in games past

jigidajrit

8:08am

We had lots of long drives vs Baylor and OSU but scored TD on them

puntersarepeople

8:12am

If we win out, this loss doesn’t even matter. We will still get a first round

allaboutthegainz

8:03am

Yup. Beating ASU and Colorado would put us over Boise for sure.

IronPotato

8:04am

100%. This simply removes margin for error in the next 3

krindorr

8:07am

Yes. But beating a losing team at home is much easier than beating an hot 8-2

ballen

8:08am

Not sure how you can say that with a straight face or any degree of confidence

ldssdl

8:10am

Folks, we have an offense ranked in or near the top 25% in all the advanced

shoganai

8:03am

This is true. I’m critical of some play calls but there were a lot of good olay

LosAlcoug

8:07am

Around 47th in OFEI, before this game.

cougXor

8:07am

Kind of agree but can we just run more tempo please!!!!

I'mBatman

8:09am

ASU 3.5 favorites. I’m surprised the line is so close. Nobody watched the game

Magneto

8:02am

Vegas is totally disrespecting ASU...

foofcoug

8:03am

Thought for sure it would be 7 or more

Coug

8:04am

I’d expect it to be close. Chance to win is in 40-60% range

Rexy Coug

8:04am

This is where the blame lies.

Mostlyaccurate

8:00am

Forget ARod, it was indocoug that lost us the game

BYU Sportz Fan

8:05am

I blame the sister in law for scheduling a concert during the game

HandwovenBox

8:07am

That better have been the most epic concert in all the history of concerts

BYU Sportz Fan

8:09am

Article: ‘Overrated and exposed’: BYU fans and others react to the Cougars’ first loss of the season View

[Deseret News] https://www.deseret.com/authors/ryan-mcdonald/

8:00am

Good news — Scalley's plans leaked — we need to steal this and implement now

Gustav

7:59am

Silver lining? We can get rid of people calling us a “Team of Destiny”

BYU Sportz Fan

7:58am

I feel like the team was expecting a miracle to happen all game.

Corn

7:59am

I like rooting for a team of destiny

Gustav

8:00am

I thought you were high on Ty Detmer?

SinkingQuffa

8:04am

No.

Gustav

8:10am

Well that's good. Jake reminds me more of Bosco, anyway.

SinkingQuffa

8:13am

Are we ready, though, for them to replace it with "We knew they were fake!"?

SinkingQuffa

8:03am

Based on yesterday’s game, I kinda think that’s deserved. Our offense got very

BYU Sportz Fan

8:06am

If it works for you, swing with it. I think it's silly talk. Did ANYONE ever claim we were a national juggernaut??

SinkingQuffa

8:08am

Trevor Matich's message came at a very bad time

HandwovenBox

8:10am

Despite our loss, we're still #1 in the Big12 with a chance to go to the CCG and

IronPotato

7:58am

We’ve been playing with house money since 9/28/2024

UnoDoctor

7:56am

The problem is we were good enough to get to 10-0 and poor coaching and

88Coug

8:04am

Last time Kalani was talking about offense not scoring to the media… Ty got axed

Briguy

7:55am

So you’re saying there is hope?

Coug98

7:56am

And we were on our way to 3 total wins. Slight difference.

The Y's Insider

7:56am

Arod has been really good at coaching up special teams to get 3 return TDs. He's also been great with the D to not only

foofcoug

7:58am

There is enough collection of data that it's time to cut bait

Coug

8:05am

We need a change. Too mediocre for far too long

rad dawg

8:03am

Yeah… Ty struggled every game. Arod hasnt. But his seat might be getting warm

Briguy

8:04am

Just went to look back over stats… we’re averaging 31 points per game. That’s

Briguy

8:10am

We don’t need to worry about some team stealing ARod away.

TeeKaa

7:55am

Better extend him! -TH, probably

byuTX

7:55am

We're 9-1 and #1 in the Big12. Over the last 15 years you'd never have thought

IronPotato

8:03am

My hope is that the lackluster play on O is because of the pressure that

LifeLongLakerFan

7:54am

It’s not. It’s because our O lacks luster at the QB and OC spot. Less pressure may help though

byuTX

7:55am

I disagree. We moved ball well enough to win by 2 scores

Rexy Coug

7:58am

I get it. But 100% guarantee most of us feared if even making a bowl game…

IGlowInTheDark

7:53am

Expectations aside, there's no denying the offense played like Mike Tyson's cheeks last night.

foofcoug

7:56am

RE: Expectations aside, there's no denying the offense played like Mike Tyson's

Coop

7:58am

Swollen, leathered, and still questioning if a face tattoo was a good decision?

IGlowInTheDark

8:00am

BYU is 9-1, tied for first place in a 16 team conference with two games to go. They can still win the conference and

Busting Coveys Truly Addicted User

7:53am

This loss shows one thing

TheHop

7:56am

I would be more than a little surprised if BYU beats ASU this Saturday

ldssdl

7:59am

Stranger things have happened. And if they don’t, they come back the next week and beat Houston. It’s a long season.

Busting Coveys

8:06am

BYU will drop below BSU losing to such a bad Kansas team. That means BSU will

Magneto

7:50am

Not necessarily. CFP loves just adjusting the final week rankings to what they

Warner

7:51am

What signature win does Boise have? The team that just lost to New Mexico?

coug719

7:51am

They have a signature loss. That’s even more important.

Magneto

7:52am

If BYU won out, they’d eventually jump Boise again. Too many good wins

VirginiaPeanut

7:52am

If is doing a lot of lifting in that sentence

byuTX

7:53am

Agree. Even CU might pass Boise St at end if they win B12 Champ game

Rexy Coug

7:54am

I would be $100 right now that if either Colorado or BYU wins out

CycloneCoug

7:53am

The Chase Roberts catch in the 4th was awesome. Not sure how the ball got there

IronPotato

7:49am

The analytics may say something different

JoeExotic

7:48am

We seemed to lose momentum on some of those games stoppages.

IronPotato

7:50am

Their philosophy is to run slow tempo and play good defense

I'mBatman

7:54am

Boring football

JoeExotic

7:55am

It felt like the game was ours as we were poised to strike...then 4th down came

jrifkin48

7:54am

We struggled in the red zone all night

JoeExotic

7:55am

I can tell you what the analytics said:

rad dawg

8:00am

The analytics say to run the ball at 1st and goal from the 6 with seconds left in the 1st half. If we just get a field

SaturdaySpecialDay

8:06am

It would be the most BYU thing ever to lose to Kansas and beat ASU.

flahargalingarg

7:47am

More like start 9-0 and then lose 4 straight to end the year.

idcougarfan

7:48am

I don’t see that as the most BYU thing ever

Carnac

7:54am

That would be so 2023

jrifkin48

7:55am

Unless something miraculous happens this week in practice, it ain't gonna happen

Don_Juan_El_Guapo

7:49am

Miraculous?

Carnac

7:56am

Yes, the evidence is right in front of you..the last few weeks has shown

Don_Juan_El_Guapo

8:01am

Or let a win over Utah cause a 3 game losing streak.

foofcoug

7:49am

The most BYU thing ever would be to lose to Kansas and Arizona St and Houston some how

Coug

7:50am

And then lose to Houston.

tevye

7:54am

What if we made a deal with the guy upstairs (we don’t make deals with the guy

NOCAL_YFAN

7:55am

The most BYU thing ever is giving away the opportunity that was in front of them

YbeatsU

8:11am

Update on BYU Men’s Cross-Country recruiting.

CrimWalCoug All-American in practice

7:47am

How is Ed doing on recruiting? He seems spread thin these days.

BostonCougar

8:03am

3 offensive touchdowns over the last 5 halves of football. Team has been living on borrowed time……

Bonoman All-American

7:47am

That is a play calling issue mot

airbug

7:58am

Poor pitching. Defense in the infield and outfield are stellar

WallaX2

8:02am

Pick any one of these and the game outcome changes into our favor.

Magneto

7:46am

1. Int before half. 2. Pooch punt

ballen

7:50am

Alright, who didn't wear their lucky shirts? SHOW YOURSELVES. cowards.

WaffleCheese

7:45am

I spilled fry sauce on mine and had to put it in the washing machine

McMax

7:47am

I wore mine, but covered it with a navy sweatshirt, which i plan to promptly burn

Crazy Joe Davola

7:48am

On the pooch kick, isn’t there a rule that during a punt, if the punter

ChiCityCoug

7:44am

We still had an easy opportunity to secure the football

Mr. Scoobs

7:46am

Agreed. But was frustrating to see. Batty even said he didn’t see the guy kick

ChiCityCoug

7:47am

Yes. We need to forget about the ball going of our guys head and focus on why we

Bluforever

7:50am

Looks like we need "Fall on the Ball" drills this week in practice....

Truck-N-Travis

8:04am

9-1 is not time to call for coaches jobs.

kosmokramer

7:43am

It's always fine to call out obvious deficiencies even if they were covered up by other areas throughout the win streak.

foofcoug

7:45am

No, just a reminder that we still have some MWC level staff members in a P4 league

Crazy Joe Davola

7:46am

How are we 9-1 then?

donnerstag

7:50am

Lots of things falling our way in an unlikely consistency.

foofcoug

7:51am

That doesn’t tell the whole story

donnerstag

8:01am

DEFENSE

Crazy Joe Davola

7:54am

Coupled with special teams and luck.

foofcoug

8:04am

2012 defense was bette

donnerstag

8:04am

It’s also not the time to pile on the QB

donnerstag

7:48am

Sucks to lose a very winnable game, but even good teams do that. Look at every

Shinshin

7:43am

Beat Kansas and BYU would likely be in even with a loss to ASU.

Mr. Scoobs

7:55am

When we beat ASU we’ll get in even with the loss to Kansas.

Carnac

7:58am

Regarding the pooch punt. What's the PRIMARY intention?

Crazy Joe Davola Intervention Needed

7:41am

Primary reason is to pin them deep.

foofcoug

7:43am

Pin them deep or hope someone makes a mistake.

Coug

7:43am

The intent was to pin BYU deep.. It was luck it hit our player

Don_Juan_El_Guapo

7:43am

With no return man, the hope is to just pin them deep. The deflection was

ChiCityCoug

7:51am

I think there’s a small hope that it hits the defense, that’s why the receiver

cougaman

8:02am

IMO, the truthful and practical takeaways from last night...

shoganai

7:41am

Is there evidence of rivalry hangover? It seems like a lame excuse

BaseCoug

7:44am

Forget #2, why do we have to play them every year?

Count Cougar

7:44am

What drives me nuts it BYU didn’t get beat by a better team last night.

ldssdl

7:45am

95% of college football will say basically the exact same thing about at least

shoganai

7:47am

We all knew this was coming. This is a good team, NOT

cougar95

7:45am

It really was a heartbreaker there at the end. How close was Chase to the 1st?

homegrown

7:40am

Yeah everyone was around me was cheering and I just shook my head, going, nope

BaseCoug

7:41am

Jake had a really bad game. End of story.

dtownCoug

7:41am

I understand that. Doesn’t help when Special Teams has come up big every game

homegrown

7:46am

What huge mistake did special teams make?

LifeLongLakerFan

8:00am

Sorry, you’re right. I should have said D.

homegrown

8:14am

Me, waiting for a holding call on that 4th down

McMax

7:40am

Did Holmoe go after the refs for the missed Offensive PI that led to a touchdown

Count Cougar

7:40am

That would’ve been hilarious if they called defensive holding on that last fourth down

Skeptical Optimist Intervention Needed

7:39am

Running the option on that 3rd and 6 to the short side of the field at the end

Chefcurry

7:38am

For what’s it worth, it’s the same play we ran against Utah last week to

ChiCityCoug

7:39am

On the 40 yd line, not where the field is so condensed and after 2 good pass

Bluforever

7:56am

True. But I think the right call was to keep running.

ChiCityCoug

7:57am

And therein lies the problem. Kansas was ready. Went to the well too often.

The Y's Insider

8:00am

We have done the same play in similar situations this year and it worked

JoeExotic

7:40am

And Kansas had defended it well all night.

idcougarfan

7:41am

Yep, that "well was dry."

BYUtka

7:50am

Would’ve been fine if we hadn’t just ran the ball twice before that….we again

Chefcurry

7:41am

We had a a couple decent runs on it

JoeExotic

7:42am

Kansas had it figured out. They stuffed it a couple times earlier in the game.

BYUtka

7:49am

Definitely too often which is why it was predictable

JoeExotic

7:54am

Every time the camera zoomed on Retzlaff last night.

Corn

7:35am

I didn’t notice that but he was clearly in a lot of pain.

Shawarma

7:39am

I can't wait for The Cut this week

jacare

7:34am

I know you’re probably joking but they don’t make them when we lose in case

BaseCoug

7:35am

Which is a chump way to go. Show the bad with the good.

foofcoug

7:36am

No, only propaganda

BaseCoug

7:37am

RE: I know you’re probably joking but they don’t make them when we

jacare

7:45am

The fade route int in the endzone, the punt, the one offensive touchdown… stoked

Das_Countach

7:36am

11 minute drive for a field goal. 🔥

foofcoug

7:37am

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