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BYU benefited greatly from the scheduling quirk in the rankings this week....

Adrielle Board Misanthrope

12:22pm

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BYUnerd All-American

12:22pm

B12 has a way to go to get respect.

Boring

12:22pm

BSU ranking is a little scary, hope Big12 stays ahead of them

cypresstx

12:21pm

I want BYU to play Miami so bad.

stenso

12:21pm

9th! Hello top 10!

CougarGuy84

12:21pm

#9 😎

rivercitycoug

12:19pm

Watching the Lions and their trick play just now, I feel like Kalani could coach

Japan Coug

12:19pm

Article: Where is BYU ranked after beating UCF to move to 8-0? View

[Deseret News] https://www.deseret.com/authors/brandon-judd/

12:19pm

Bengals offside on a Hurts QB sneak and not called. It's almost never called

Belboz

12:19pm

Ruled TD on replay anyway

Belboz

12:21pm

Lions have the best offense in the NFL. 35 points in first half

El Paso Coug

12:19pm

Indiana is dealing with the same preseason expectation problem we are.

Art Director

12:18pm

Yep. Noticed that. I will say though that we are getting a bit more love because we have two

Adrielle

12:20pm

Utah Football decorating for Halloween this season

MarylandFan

12:18pm

Crazy that the Big 12 schedule was one of the hardest with KSU, OK St, Utah...

WJCougar

12:16pm

When does the first CFP rankings come out?

Cougar TD

12:16pm

I don't think anyone knows

Nikomedes

12:17pm

November 5

kC Cougar

12:17pm

When they're all able to meet & come to a consensus where to put BYU that will create maximum whining from CB.

foofcoug

12:18pm

#7-#13 in the AP poll are all closer to each other than #13 is to #14

BYUCLA

12:16pm

I would LOVE to play ND in the playoff and send them packing

Mr. Rumsfield

12:16pm

That would honestly be so sweet esp since they never paid back the game in Provo

Walter Sobchak

12:22pm

McMurphy with byu at #8. Which means we will be #9

Longseason

12:15pm

#9 BYU going for 9th straight win to be 9-0 on Nov 9th.

BluePostum

12:14pm

RE: #9 BYU going for 9th win to be 9-0 on Nov 9th.

JC6

12:15pm

As a 9 point underdog, probably.

WaffleCheese

12:15pm

Time to fire up the old #9iscoming hashtag

Oscar Bluth

12:17pm

Against a team to whom we've lost 9 of the last ten.

foofcoug

12:17pm

Video: 𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒕𝒈𝒂𝒎𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒇𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆: vs UCF | LJ Martin | #byufootball #gocougs #collegefootball View

[BYU Cougars Video] BYU Cougars

12:12pm

Clearly our ranked wins are helping us out. Could matter if we lose CCG

Warner

12:12pm

I put the odds of the Big12 getting two team in the CFP at about 30%

UVCoug

12:14pm

If Iowa State and BYU are undefeated in the conference championship both…

AZPTCOUG

12:14pm

Right…so both teams have to go undefeated first…which is a tall task

UVCoug

12:21pm

I’m just surprised BYU didn’t jump higher after we had a huge upset beating 3-4 UCF

JohnnyComeLately Token Native

12:12pm

McMurphy has his ranking head on straight

CougarLegend

12:11pm

Switch BYU and Iowa State

WJCougar

12:13pm

Meh. We're in the top 10. I'm taking the W.

CougarLegend

12:14pm

That's the only change I would make if I had a vote

WJCougar

12:15pm

Those wondering why ND is ahead of us. You see, they have a quality loss and we

cougarbob137

12:11pm

rule 1: SEC leader has to be high

jegaman

12:14pm

It's such a busy time of year for Utah fans

kccougar VABL

12:11pm

Prestige… Ha! Instead we’re dealing with the stench of a rotting corpse.

Ungoy

12:13pm

“Prestige”…the lack of self-awareness of idiot Ute fans never ceases to amaze. They lose a couple Rose Bowl games and

Texas Hammer

12:18pm

POLL: Offensive MVP through 8 games

Adrielle Board Misanthrope

12:10pm

The offensive line unit as a whole

Lord Jim

12:12pm

Love this TEAM - they play with a lot of contributors

RWaters

12:17pm

Someone was prescient:

russkiejedi

12:10pm

If I remember correctly the 2020 team never cracked the top 10

Beggar

12:10pm

The 2020 team got up to #8 or #9 before the CC loss

bad84cougar

12:15pm

Yep #8 in AP Poll for four weeks. Only got up to #13 in the CFP rankings though

STL

12:21pm

POLL: More likely outcome: BYU 13-0 or Utah 4-8?

FrontLineFan

12:06pm

RE: POLL: More likely outcome: BYU 13-0 or Utah 4-8?

creameryon9th

12:07pm

Porque no los dos

All-American

12:07pm

Utah still has to play BYU, Colorado and Iowa St plus UCF on the road. With how

Lord Jim

12:08pm

RE: POLL: More likely outcome: BYU 13-0 or Utah 4-8?

Cougs4Lfe

12:09pm

RE: POLL: More likely outcome: BYU 13-0 or Utah 4-8?

Ungoy

12:11pm

Video: 𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒕𝒈𝒂𝒎𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒇𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆: vs UCF | Kalani Sitake | #byufootball #gocougs #collegefootball View

[BYU Cougars Video] BYU Cougars

12:04pm

How is Notre Dame (edit from Navy) over us? They lost to Northern Illinois.

AZPTCOUG

12:04pm

*ND

Mexicougazul

12:05pm

I think it’s because the voters think Notre Dame is good. #Analysis

TCuz

12:06pm

They beat Texas A&M on the road, and A&M had a big win over LSU yesterday. Poll

Japan Coug

12:09pm

College football is the greatest sport on earth. You should follow it more. It’s amazing.

byuTX

12:20pm

AP poll was much more kind than Coaches poll.

Schrodizzy

12:03pm

I'd say - much more rigorous, much more accurate. Coaches poll can die in a fire

oxcoug

12:05pm

It's been basically irrelevant since they tied it to the BCS 25 years ago

Lord Jim

12:09pm

Prior to that the Coaches Poll was basically held in the same regard as the AP

Lord Jim

12:20pm

Coaches poll is hot garbage. I'm glad AP came to their senses about us.

Schrodizzy

12:18pm

Every week the AP respects us more than yall think they will

Warner

12:03pm

It’s weird…

NorCal_Coug

12:13pm

Notre Dame beats an overrated Navy team and they jump four spots and LeapFrog BYU

Adrielle Board Misanthrope

12:03pm

ND is always overrated.

Ungoy

12:03pm

They are barely ahead, basically a tie

Warner

12:04pm

Yeah but you have to remember that quality loss to NIU

creameryon9th

12:04pm

We’re only 5 pts behind ND. That close to #8.

Japan Coug

12:05pm

Anger!

TCuz

12:05pm

I love a top 10 BYU team storming into the Rice Chex and demolishing Utah!

Ungoy

12:03pm

Nine!

WJCougar

12:03pm

5 votes from 8th

UnoDoctor

12:03pm

9 in AP

wannnacruise

12:01pm

NINTH in the AP poll

Icelandic Cougar

12:01pm

Iowa state tied for 11. Lame.

Skeeziks

12:04pm

Cougs ranked 9th AP!

Cougs4Lfe

12:01pm

6 points from 8th

cambo

12:03pm

Should be 8 over ND, but I'll take top 10.

creameryon9th

12:03pm

100%

Cougs4Lfe

12:04pm

Highest Utah ever was this year was 10.

WaffleCheese

12:12pm

Maybe I don’t appreciate the stats, but the ESPN SP+ rankings are dumb.

Boring

11:59am

That model is trying to predictive vs trying to rank what teas have already done

Art Director

12:08pm

Anyone who has watched football would realize Utah’s offense and special teams

Boring

12:13pm

It’s interesting how different the perception of BYU would have been coming into

Japan Coug

11:57am

but 2023 provided determination to improve

jegaman

12:17pm

That pick six sucked bad

Iman23

12:21pm

Video: 𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒕𝒈𝒂𝒎𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒇𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆: vs UCF | Jake Retzlaff | #byufootball #gocougs #collegefootball View

[BYU Cougars Video] BYU Cougars

11:57am

Listening to coach Justin Anderson teach EQ. Says plane delayed return until 2am

NYC and Japan

11:55am

This has become a great meme

maxpowers

11:52am

Pitts just pulled a Kaelin Clay

UnoDoctor

11:52am

He actually had it knocked out.

russkiejedi

11:53am

Yeah but show boating should have cost him. I'm surprised they called it TD

UnoDoctor

11:55am

I thought with ZW leaving New York, CB would stop watching/posting about the Jets

RealTaysomHill Truly Addicted User

11:52am

They're the car accident of the NFL...we try to look away, but we just can't

Texas Hammer

11:57am

Maybe the lines are old and not actually available to bet, but Utes strong faves

NYC and Japan

11:52am

What the heck? Am I reading that wrong?

AZPTCOUG

12:01pm

I’m guessing old. I do know that many books had a line on the Holy War before

BoiseBlue

12:16pm

Man, the Lions have too many weapons. Reduces the fantasy value of each skill

russkiejedi

11:51am

Video: 𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒕𝒈𝒂𝒎𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒇𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆: vs UCF | Blake Mangelson | #byufootball #gocougs #collegefootball View

[BYU Cougars Video] BYU Cougars

11:50am

Greenie embarrassed by the Jets:

oxcoug

11:49am

BYU Fans...

Clark Addison

11:55am

Lane Johnson may be injured. Why??? That would kill Philly's season

Belboz

11:49am

He's fine. I'm so dramatic sometimes

Belboz

11:51am

I like these kinds of RB highlights

CougarCanuck76

11:47am

Holy crap!

RexIdaCoug

11:48am

Boom!

Abe Froman

11:48am

RE: I like these kinds of RB highlights

Ungoy

11:49am

Wow. Looking through his Twitter he seems like a pretty impressive recruit.

greatbam

11:55am

Yikes!

byulover

12:00pm

Good physical play but the defender might weigh 130 pounds

chismoso

12:03pm

This is what I want Ropati to do to every DB he faces.

Reasonable1

12:03pm

The Bucs should go back to their old orange color scheme. It's so much more

russkiejedi

11:46am

The creamsicle look is pretty unique, seems like everyone wants the darker

BigHouse Coug

12:04pm

It was definitely out of style at one point, but it seems perfectly in style now

russkiejedi

12:14pm

RE: The creamsicle look is pretty unique, seems like everyone wants the darker

royalbluemenace

12:19pm

Preach Pastor Winston

Tonto

11:45am

I’m scared of the Utah game because

HimmerFredette

11:44am

O-Line play. That’s the key. Oh, and ball security. We win easily if win those.

Flippy

11:46am

I am scared our players will step on a used needle walking into the stadium

Ojiisan

11:47am

Do they really care though? In years past I would say you're right, but I wouldn't be surprised if KW has completely

Nuke

11:52am

For the first time that could be possible. Many will still care though due to

johnnybyu

11:57am

They need to win 2/4 to be bowl eligible. They're still motivated.

Happy As Larry

11:59am

Most of utahs team isn’t from the state and hasn’t played in the rivalry game.

Junior Deputy

11:56am

The Utah coaches view the game as their Super Bowl. Especially so now given the

Soy Celeste

12:06pm

One factor when considering this is Gary Anderson. Back in the early Whitt/Bron

Westwood

12:12pm

One bright thing is Kalani has been competitive in every Holy War game, even when we shouldn't have been.

byujacob INSUFFERABLE KNOW IT ALL

11:44am

If BYU gets in the CFP….can they please match up against Clemson, ND or TexAM?

Cthack1 Truly Addicted User

11:43am

I've hated the projections that pit us against tOSU. I don't want to see that.

EM_Puma

11:50am

Been enjoying Locked On Big XII's coverage this year

BigHouse Coug

11:42am

Do you all think the ASU will be a night game?

kirkko

11:41am

Thought it was already set for afternoon. My tickets say that…

iknownothing

11:46am

I wouldn't trust that. TV networks have the final say.

thewaterboy

11:51am

There are 3 games that could be the late game on ESPN that day: BYU at ASU,

thewaterboy

11:46am

Is Taysom playing today?

Courtimedes

11:39am

I hope so, I have him going in fantasy

EarlSpeak

11:40am

He is available to play

BYUFootballisBack

11:41am

Jets offense is a dysfunctional mess. More so than it ever was with Zach.

rtNelson

11:38am

The circumstances of this rivalry game remind me of 2005

Ron Mexico

11:38am

True. Some similarities. Hopefully outcomes are vastly different!

iknownothing

11:40am

If Curtis Brown catches the first pass of the game the 1st game probably would have gone a different direction

Littlerich

11:42am

And the Tahi fumble was a killer as well. That was the most upset I've ever

GSwarriorcoug

12:14pm

Been saying the same thing. Also, 2012 John Hays comes to mind. It will be a

kansascougar

11:46am

Exactly, and why records don't matter in this game. This is source of r PTSD

EM_Puma

11:54am

Yeah, not quite. You had a 6-4 team matching up with a 5-5 team. Neither team

Corn Pop

11:58am

Remember that well. It’s been 1996 since we dominated and with Utahs d don’t

johnnybyu

11:59am

It seems more like 2004 but with the roles reversed.

BYU Sportz Fan

12:02pm

POLL: Most surprising BYU player/coach so far? IOW, who has exceeded your expectations the most?

thewaterboy

11:37am

Retzlaff. A lot of CB had me thinking we'd be in trouble at QB with Retzlaff. Honestly didn't think too much about..

greatbam

11:42am

Retzlaff. He was so bad last year…

iknownothing

11:43am

BYU was sooo bad in the four games he started. D gave up 146 pts in those four

oxcoug

11:55am

He was bad at WV. He was decent against OU and OSU.

johnnybyu

12:01pm

I think Iowa St was actually his worst game - but then you watch the video on

oxcoug

12:04pm

People giving me the thumbs down on this must have been the two fans last year who thought he was good.

iknownothing

12:15pm

You know, the press did get something right . . .

TLCougar

11:37am

The rest of Utes’ schedule is very tough.

GoodGuyGary1

11:54am

Switching seats to sit next to your spouse on a 1.5 hour plane ride

Chasicle

11:36am

Weird post

Longseason

11:38am

Totally understandable.

Rules For Thee

11:40am

It’s not a big deal. You help someone out because it’s the right thing to do

Longseason

11:42am

"Help" LOL!

Rules For Thee

11:48am

RE: "Help" LOL!

Longseason

11:56am

Asking someone to change their seat

TheHop

11:45am

Wait... So you are bugged because you were asked to move seats so a wife and

Cougar TD

11:40am

Be an adult, if you don’t want to do something say no.

HFF

11:41am

My wife would say “you’re a grown *** man, say no if you don’t want to”

maxpowers

11:42am

Yep, I've had people ask to move seats so they could sit next to their friend wh

Cougar TD

11:45am

This has to be a poorly worded reverse

TheHop

11:42am

1) you can say no 2) getting closer to the front is better for you and 3) why not wait until the loading is done first

Mike Honcho

11:46am

Why not just wait for the main aisle to clear - then take your superior seat on row 4 with a smile?

HarlemCoug

11:50am

Simple, if you won’t pay for a window or an aisle seat, do not ask someone to give up theirs.

spinner

11:52am

Or expecting you to move to their middle seat..

WJCougar

11:53am

The only person on CB who shouldn’t swap a seat is TNT…any opportunity is a good

ordinary tri guy

11:58am

Eh, if you have a better seat, I don't mind. Did you end up in a middle seat?

russkiejedi

12:03pm

Better question, why are you flying commercial

daJimmer

12:18pm

Now we see why margin of victory and style points matter. Also, we see

Rules For Thee But not for me

11:36am

We don’t need credits. Just wins.

All-American

11:37am

It is the networks. ESPN sold itself on the SEC. It has to pump the SEC just

88Coug

11:42am

Video: BYU crushes UCF and continues to prove they are much better than oddsmakers want to believe. View

[Give 'Em Hell, Brigham] Jeff Hansen

11:35am

Perfect headline - but why do the oddsmakers care how good we are? But

truecougster

11:44am

How fun is this?

Abe Froman

11:34am

Immensely.

iknownothing

11:47am

I found 2020 to be quite entertaining as well. But this is a whole different level.

Spiff

11:53am

2021 was fun, too.

Abe Froman

12:00pm

Saying that polls don’t matter is like saying grades don’t matter.

LSUcougar92

11:34am

No. The grade is the W-L record. The rest is just a glamor contest.

All-American

11:37am

No it isn’t. It matters for recruiting, sponsorship money, viewership interest,

LSUcougar92

11:39am

Otherwise, why haven’t you watched any Pittsburgh games?

LSUcougar92

11:39am

The CFP matters

canuckchuck

11:40am

They don't matter at this point

SayMyName

11:40am

AP poll definitely doesn't matter. CFP committee rankings matter a bit but in

RGGeemer

11:40am

I think people really mean "Whining on message boards about polls is stupid" they are just too polite to say it

Clark Addison

12:21pm

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