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"The biggest thing anyone has seen Bielema eat alive is a pygmy hippopotamus"

oxcoug

8:06am

Leaving England. Such a fun place

JamieTartt All-American

8:04am

I want to go someday

eysikal

8:05am

POLL: Where does the 2024 football season rank?

Hambone

7:55am

In terms of results or talent?

cougarfann888

7:58am

Stanford has the most billionaire alumni in FBS. If they started caring about

maYbe

7:52am

Divine justice that the anti-mormon bigots at Stanford get to watch their

gopman

7:55am

Yet most are nerds.

Archaea

7:55am

RE: Stanford has the most billionaire alumni in FBS. If they started caring

C-dubb

7:55am

would they pay fans to attend the games? because supporting the two big sports

cwilke1

7:56am

They got rich by being smart. These aren’t idiot SEC Bubbas we are talking about. They aren’t going to shell out

byuTX

7:57am

Don't they win the President's Cup a lot? Meaning they're dumping money into...

jrifkin48

7:59am

Their endowment is what helps them in Olympic sports. Endowment helps those

BYUheaven

8:04am

You think their alumni care about football? Their students don't even care.

NGB

8:05am

Happy U Year

44C

7:49am

I want every big10 and sec team to lose

Count Cougar

7:41am

Boise losing was a good thing.

WJCougar

7:44am

Boise actually has reason to talk. It’s kind of amazing how many big time bowls

rainorsnow

8:01am

I pray the SEC & Big10 will continue to dominate & get even stronger just

gopman

7:50am

Almost 9 Years Later

jvr7 All-American

7:35am

That is a beautiful update, beautifully conveyed. Thank you for sharing this

Forest Green

8:05am

Go Big 12. More money and respect for the conference. And it's not like Texas is

fbguru

7:29am

Hook em! Let's go Texas!

creameryon9th

7:31am

I really don't want to give the committee another reason to make it harder on us

thewaterboy

7:33am

ASU could beat Texas 77-0, and the committee would still continue to favor the

Polecat

7:59am

I’m cheering for the Big XII over the Pac 12 in this one. Go Horns!

JohnnyComeLately

7:46am

Hear, hear!!

MoodyBlueCoug

7:57am

I’m treating ASU just like Utah. I hope they get their doors blown off.

BulldogCoug79

8:02am

Longhorn up!!!

WDaddy Truly Addicted User

7:25am

RE: Longhorn up!!!

Charles Darwin

7:25am

Cosmo > Bevo

thewaterboy

7:26am

And you sir would be absolutely

WDaddy

7:26am

No thanks

zerome4sooners

7:26am

I recorded with Sling the replay on ESPN. It's only 2 hours with commercials

Genghis Spreads

7:24am

ESPN replays are about 40% of the game with the same amount of commercials.

Six Foot Seven

7:28am

Maybe just maybe it'll replay the whole game on youtube.

Schrodizzy

7:51am

Will Ferrin

BlueFever

7:12am

Such a great kicker who will play in NFL.

Soupie

7:13am

Niners could use him.

RootieBoy

7:16am

Boise wishes they still had him last night

Sea Chicken

7:31am

84>24>96 top 3 seasons in order IMO

SBB

7:08am

I still need to give the head nod to 96 over this team. Though if you say the

AFewThoughts

7:10am

I was there in 96 (as a fan) amazing season. The SOS/SOR is superior to 96. Just

SBB

7:13am

I can see the sos aspect but gotta go ‘96 then ‘24 too.

Soupie

7:14am

96 team played more games though and only lost once

JoeExotic

7:28am

Look it up - the 24 team lost to Montana State and Utah Agricultural and got

oxcoug

7:14am

The 06 team was better than the 24 team

NorthBayCoug

7:19am

Remarkably similar resumes, but I have to give the nod to the power conference

NGB

7:28am

I think it’s close, and I think 96 was much better than 24. 25 will be better

cougaman

7:29am

RE: The 06 team was better than the 24 team

Bossk82

7:50am

I agree with this. 2024 may have had a better season because they were in the

porl thompson

8:05am

Nah - 96 team >>>>> 2024

JoeExotic

7:25am

96 was better than 24. Same with many other early 80’s byu teams

Idacoug

7:42am

I hate the late substitutions but this made me laugh

Conan Best Poster on CB -JD Power

7:07am

More context here for those who missed the game

Conan

7:10am

Any video of the post game handshake?

Mister P

7:54am

In the postgame Bielema said the gesture wasn’t related to the substitutions,

rainorsnow

7:57am

Can’t stand Bielema, and hopefully this attention will be the final straw for

Disco Lemonade

7:52am

That meme always makes me laugh.

MoodyBlueCoug

8:06am

You see, Michigan beat Bama, but don’t get caught up in that. Because if they

Warner

7:02am

Happy new year!🎈🎆🎊

44C

6:59am

Oh man. Markham was right.

Niiineteeen84 Blowhard

6:59am

Tanuvasu walking into the Marriott Center..

JohnnyComeLately

7:09am

Happy New Years

crimedog Insensitive ....

6:45am

PRO TIP: toss the word “omen” out liberally today, err negative, broad strokes

Kevin Arnold

6:44am

Okay it's 2k years from now. What does " college football " even mean?

C-dubb

6:28am

They play three dimensional on a 100 x 100 yard field

Archaea

6:30am

X 100 ?

C-dubb

6:32am

Yes

Archaea

6:55am

Avatar v Avatar

BlueFever

6:53am

Sorry, but I want Texas to crush ASU. As hard as I try to get on board w the

oxcoug

6:24am

I can feel good about either result

Archaea

6:27am

Same. Don’t care but hope ASU doesn’t lay an egg or act like jerkwads for sake of B12.

Soupie

7:12am

Yes I want ASU to be competitive

Archaea

7:52am

Outside of Utah I'd probably cheer for every other Big XII team in the same

oxcoug

6:27am

RE: Sorry, but I want Texas to crush ASU. As hard as I try to get on board w the

BringYourUltimate

7:42am

honest question: How long before we steal gymnastics from utah as well?

HouseDeeking

6:13am

They can have it. #bringbackhockey

C-dubb

6:13am

They’re in top 10 regularly but have not won an NC since ‘95.

Soupie

6:18am

Why would we want that? Give us hockey and soccer

Archaea

6:19am

Gymnastics is their solace. I want them to suffer!

HouseDeeking

6:22am

Meh. Gymnastics is not fun to watch.

Archaea

6:24am

BART Connors is that you?

Archaea

7:55am

Skiing. Are they better at skiing?

RoboKayne

7:34am

They win D1 championships and I like skiing

Archaea

7:55am

Wrestling too.

Shore10

8:00am

Nah, don’t waste any NIL money on gymnastics. Who cares

Mike Honcho

8:04am

They can have it, don't care.

IGlowInTheDark

8:05am

P2 fans will say they are right when the semifinals have 2-B1G & 2-SEC teams.

DirtyWater

6:12am

2-Bigten, 1-SEC, 1-independent

Xenon

6:47am

February 18th, 2025

MojosDojo

5:57am

that would be D2K, but I'd love to get to the point where it's

squidmark

6:25am

A #10 or higher ranking will give us our best finish since 1996. OOH that's

oxcoug

5:50am

The further ASU can go the better we look, and hopefully poll voters take that

Y05

6:27am

Need Duke to do the craziest thing and beat Ole Miss

BigTex

7:26am

Catchings may be our most valuable player by year’s end

Archaea

5:40am

I posted this before the year: someone who had seen multiple practices said that

macdizzle

5:41am

The game is slowing down and he is driving more

Archaea

6:17am

I don't even care that much if Demin scores, but

YSMACK

5:47am

One handed sloppy passes need to stop.

Archaea

6:16am

Catchings blocks were stunning. Igor is far from NBA ready.

Cswilliam01

6:51am

Igor will figure things out. He just needs experience playing against good teams

GMGlenn

7:20am

Agreed. He's got a lot of upside and is showing improvement.

NorthBayCoug

7:21am

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VinnyBYU

7:48am

Catchings?

Archaea

7:56am

His D, for sure. It was clear the staff told him to continue to be aggressive

SinkingQuffa

8:00am

Could be. There are 8 candidates for MVP by year end, IMO.

roseyscenario

8:02am

Watched all the opening B12 games, hadn't watched any of the teams play much. Thoughts/rankings based on one game

keithcoug All-American

4:37am

Sorting this way intentional?

Hammurabi

4:43am

They seem to be by game (i.e. WV vs Kansas, BYU vs ASU)

orrin7

6:10am

Nah the rankings were an afterthought , grouped together by opponents.

keithcoug

4:59am

One correction

Archaea

5:34am

How far will Boise fall in rankings?

Archaea

4:29am

Carsen Kaufusi, did we recruit him?

Archaea

4:11am

There have been several kaufusis at Utah.

Jimo Dashen

5:48am

I know that but it is criminal.

Archaea

6:17am

I just completed the longest year of my life.

Allstate

2:45am

Hold my Dr. Pepper—I moved 16 time zones West, but flew the shorter distance

BringYourUltimate

6:32am

Kenpom 34 net 37

gmoney7 All-American

1:46am

And awaaaay we go! Tourney situation will be played out in conference play. Plenty of opportunity to rocket up the

CalGTR

4:28am

Late at night, to ring in the new year a some of my kids and I decided to watch

Russell Feathers

1:43am

If I take one more step… it’ll be the furthest away from home I’ve ever been…

Jericho

1:42am

If you want the same idea as Martinelli’s but a superior product, try Sparkling

UNLVcougar

1:35am

We bought some from Trader Joe’s. It is fantastic!

Coug98

4:28am

When we lived in Arabia, we made Saudi Champagne by mixing Perrier and apple

Florwood

6:26am

What were the numbers for the NFL Rams v Cardinals & Broncos v Bengals that day/

Undefeated

1:04am

8,000,001 sadly

Cougs4Lfe

1:05am

Rams Cardinals 8.8 million

azcougar30

1:24am

Broncos Bengals 11.3 million.

azcougar30

1:25am

The NFL needs to just play only on Thursday, Sunday and Monday

RenoCoug

1:30am

Why I believe the 1953 game drew a really big number of viewers: Someone in the

gwalker

12:50am

Thanks for the laugh.

fbguru

1:30am

Really? TVs were the new thing everyone wanted to show off. I’m betting a high

gwalker

1:41am

I think they did make that number up. That is higher than any of the top 30

fbguru

1:55am

Interesting. They may be wrong, but I’m still thinking they at least had a

gwalker

2:04am

A Google search shows about 50 million in 1960, so I think my number is more

fbguru

2:09am

I'm sure everyone changed channel back to haircutting by halftime with BYU playn

sah22

5:45am

There's baseball next month.

ponys

12:41am

Happy New Year

Indy Coug Loquacious Lummox

12:36am

Sir this is supposed to be a family board

holipuluki

12:57am

Sir this is a Wendy's restaurant

creameryon9th

5:49am

Is that where Indy filmed this?

scottpete

7:45am

RE: Happy New Year

CougarGuy84

1:14am

RE: Happy New Year

Oompabluepaw

1:54am

I really hope there isn’t a blooper reel.

XORCoug

6:27am

Woah. Nice icon up there Jefe

TNT

12:28am

Idk those look like they were made in China

machete

12:49am

Could he be a cheap knock-off?

TNT

12:50am

Unfortunately yes. And also directly supporting communism

machete

12:52am

Cougarboard, sponsored by Temu?

squidmark

6:30am

At the end of the day those of us who thought BSU getting a bye was ridiculous

Methusaleh22

12:25am

I'm fine with them in the CFP. Their seeding was unfair

Bob Vance

12:31am

I don’t think a G5 conference champ should earn a spot. Autobids only to P4

CougFan4EverEver

12:32am

I'm good with a token 12 seed. Everyone should have a path. Giving them a bye

Methusaleh22

12:35am

I’m actually ok with the bye, but they should’ve been re-seeded. They should’ve played Oregon

KingDave

12:49am

I like that idea but creates a lot of uncertainty for fans who want to travel.

garyfan

12:59am

It also makes bracket contests hard to do.

Methusaleh22

1:05am

Well, we can’t have that.

KingDave

1:08am

It’s exactly what the NFL does, no? Besides, with a playoff, there’s uncertainty for fan travel with every game

KingDave

1:08am

But they don't do neutral site games.

Methusaleh22

1:09am

I bet in the next ten years the FBS won’t either

KingDave

1:30am

Boise St. and ASU have known for almost a month where their next game is.

garyfan

1:11am

Not really. In the current NFL playoff format, only the top seed gets a bye, in

Japan Coug

5:02am

If we were in their shoes, we'd have said the opposite. Why not P4 conf champs?

cajuncoug

4:21am

Were they worse than Clemson? If not, they were going to get a bye.

Indy Coug

12:37am

I think he’s saying give the byes to the top 4 teams, not the top 4 conf champs.

garyfan

12:41am

Hate it. The Big XII champ would almost never get a bye.

gwalker

12:54am

That’s more a commentary on the Big 12 than on the system.

garyfan

12:58am

Anyone that doesn’t realize there’s bias in the system is asleep. Maybe that

gwalker

1:09am

Well this far they've been proven correct. No one outside of the P2/Notre Dame

Methusaleh22

1:12am

Which SEC/B1G team didn’t deserve their playoff spot, and which teams should

garyfan

1:12am

You can make a good case Tennessee and Indiana didn’t belong. And, while I’m not

gwalker

1:19am

What I think is bizarre is the argument that we should have gotten in over a

garyfan

1:35am

I didn’t say it could only be the result of bias. I didn’t even say it was the

gwalker

1:45am

You aren’t saying there was bias this year???

garyfan

1:53am

My first post in this thread was to say we shouldn’t change the byes because it

gwalker

1:59am

The last forty years have shown that the best teams are clustered in certain

garyfan

2:18am

They would when they deserved it.

Methusaleh22

1:08am

Bull. The best the Big XII champ would ever do is the 5 spot. Same for ACC

gwalker

1:11am

Here’s something people need to come to terms with.

garyfan

1:17am

How many times did Texas win the Big XII? Even over the last ten years? You

gwalker

1:22am

You can’t deny that Texas is now an elite program that would have been elite in

garyfan

1:37am

Which teams are elite ebbs and flows. USC had a run of being elite. They haven’t

gwalker

1:54am

I don’t even know what your point is.

garyfan

2:00am

Really? How did OU and Texas do over the last 10 years? How did OU do THIS year?

gwalker

2:08am

Since 2015, OU won the Big 12 six times. And while UT has been down (for them)

garyfan

2:24am

*BigXII replaced TX and OU with BYU, Hou, UCF, Cin- the PAC schools came later-

wildwilderness

2:02am

Yeah, I’m even ignoring some of the very weak adds the Big 12 has done.

garyfan

2:26am

Was with you till that last paragraph. ASU getting a new Coach & great RB was a bigger factor in turnaround than B12.

Soupie

7:00am

My argument is neither deserved a bye. But Clemson was a better team.

Methusaleh22

1:07am

Clemsons wins in the crappy ACC that has been exposed in the bowl games isnt

Goliath

5:36am

Is an ACC conference schedule more challenging than a MWC schedule? If so, Clemson should get the bye and not Boise.

TheLoneCougar

7:36am

It’s just how it all played out this year.. had the perfect storm of

1984coug

12:39am

I agree but more of this story will be written when we see ASU tomorrow.

garyfan

12:42am

How about no byes and add four more teams?

sah22

5:38am

Maybe even reseed after 1st round. Had 2 weeks since last played so fans can travel.

Soupie

7:04am

Yep. Autobids to top 5 conf champs and bye to top 4 ranked

SouthernCoug

6:10am

College football has changed. Conferences don’t mean much unless in P2.

zerome4sooners

7:02am

Boise absolutely deserved to be in the Playoff, but not one of the top 4 teams deserving a bye.

TheLoneCougar

7:38am

Boise State was in that game until the last few minutes. Had their field goal

Jarhead

7:46am

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