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Dec 9, 3:31pm

Maybe I'm crazy

The 435 All-American

12:52pm

BYU recruiting is only going to be disappointing for this signing class after AJ

SBB

12:51pm

POLL: Would you rather?

ChubbyMoose

12:50pm

Dan Mullen to UNLV

RC Vikings

12:50pm

Tiny dog yapping non stop my entire flight. Everyone on plane could hear it

Warner

12:44pm

2 solutions

JAGA97

12:44pm

RE: 2 solutions

goidcougs

12:48pm

Wrong category warning! The should be under “Ute Smack.”

BluesBrother

12:45pm

RE: Tiny dog yapping non stop my entire flight. Everyone on plane could hear it

Jericho

12:47pm

RE: Tiny dog yapping non stop my entire flight. Everyone on plane could hear it

Team Chaos

12:47pm

People with noise canceling headphones probably couldn't, which this day and age, kind of mandatory travel equipment.

BIG XII Coug

12:47pm

That dog should be put down.

fredetteaboutit13

12:48pm

Or you could invert those two... either way works.

BoiseBlueCoug

12:49pm

Biggest issue I see is countering CU's pass rush. They led the BIG 12 with 37 sacks. We don't seem to have much of a

BIG XII Coug Unemployed BIG XII advisor

12:42pm

18 of their sacks came from DEs. Love the drag route idea. You are right,

Captain Stubing

12:47pm

We aren't going to be ready for their speed on both sides of the ball. Going to need to play our best game of the year

byuTX

12:49pm

Devon Dampier’s stats in LES in 2026

Icelandic Cougar

12:40pm

does Utah comes to LES in 2026?

It's A Bowling Ball

12:47pm

Whitt just printed this post out and hung it in Dampier’s locker.

Yucatan

12:50pm

I thought they were coming in 25

CougarLucas

12:51pm

My division just spent money on a 1 min personalized shout out from Kenny G

compcoug

12:40pm

Probably spent $100 on Cameo to get it. Surprising how cheap some of those are

Disco Lemonade

12:43pm

meh. Peanuts. They very well might have spent more on employee time spent

SalmonOfCapistrano

12:46pm

Calm down. These cost almost nothing now days. Probably just did it for the

CougaRR4L

12:51pm

40% seems low.

fredetteaboutit13

12:38pm

Utah hasn't won a bowl game since 2017.

Dangerous

12:35pm

yeah, well Utah sucks.

It's A Bowling Ball

12:39pm

That can’t be right. I’ve seen them bragging about all their Rose Bowl games.

Disco Lemonade

12:39pm

Utah hasn't beaten BYU for over 1,932 days. That's over 5 years 🤣😂

BYU Grounds

12:45pm

Will BYU go after the Boise St. transfer QB?

WJCougar

12:32pm

No, we're going after Wilson

2FarGone

12:32pm

I don't think we have to go after Wilson. I think he's knocking on Sitake's door

Schultz is back

12:35pm

Let’s get him

Borg

12:36pm

Nah, there's a reason he keeps bouncing around

darkcoug

12:37pm

Jeffacka

12:37pm

crazy to think he was rated that high in high school, but might just suck

CougarLucas

12:48pm

Steve Bartle School of Journalism: A QB is an important part of football team

Longseason

12:32pm

They are getting way hyped over an MWC QB.

WJCougar

12:33pm

That can’t throw the ball. You can’t survive in the big12

BYU '80

12:33pm

a 5'10" run first QB. I'm not seeing a bright future.

Longseason

12:36pm

When he is the only QB on the roster, it is a big deal.

Longseason

12:35pm

I think BYU would be happy to land him as well, if he were a target.

Captain Stubing

12:38pm

Here is the problem with their QB. He's literally the ONLY guy in their QB room

CougarCanuck76

12:41pm

Dampier arriving to the QB room

Disco Lemonade

12:45pm

Dampier isn't very big. Electric but he's going to get beat up in the Big 12.

pinolero

12:45pm

Wow. Just seeing that Baylor gets LSU in the Texas bowl on New Years Eve

MaxxPower All-American

12:22pm

It's pretty dumb to play a conference opponent in a bowl game. Will still be fun

JAGA97

12:25pm

Exactly. Give your best teams a chance to make a statement for the conference.

Six Foot Seven

12:30pm

Alamo Bowl History: The2019 Alamo Bowl featured the 11th ranked Utah Utes

momowagon

12:16pm

That was a great game. Texas was plagued with injuries much of that year but

BlueFever

12:20pm

"the schools that are the angriest, are the ones that used to cheat"

Count Cougar

12:15pm

No lies detected in this statement

RenoCoug

12:20pm

"Oh shoot...now the schools who actually followed the rules can let their

Manti

12:21pm

I can't wait for the follow up to the Bagmen article Sports Illustrated

byusage

12:26pm

I remember reading that. That was a fascinating article.

dilbert

12:40pm

The next one should be on shady NIL 'agents' - this seedy underbelly of the NCAA

Captain Stubing

12:40pm

Where did you get that quote?

Archaea

12:30pm

read the original post

Count Cougar

12:42pm

Same dynamic is in evidence w/ Utefans who know they have blown a 12-year lead

Abe Froman

12:30pm

#truth

BluesBrother

12:35pm

Of course they're angry, because they took advantage when everybody else was

Schrodizzy

12:37pm

And now fans of those schools want more limits/caps imposed. (of course, that's so they can go back to cheating)

BackPacker

12:44pm

Which movie wins?

arizonacougarfan

12:12pm

No Die Hard?

BYUheaven

12:13pm

Not a Christmas movie. Sorry.

Jay_L

12:22pm

How is it not? It's basically a Hallmark Christmas movie.

BYUtka

12:25pm

It's got Santa, Christmas music, presents, work Christmas party

RenoCoug

12:39pm

Probably Home Alone or Elf

Borg

12:14pm

These are the two movies I need to watch every Christmas.

Russell Feathers

12:19pm

My favorite is Mr Krueger's Christmas. Short, sweet, and with the right message

homegrown

12:14pm

Also love The Man Who Invented Christmas

homegrown

12:15pm

Christmas Vacation. Also, Spirited and Klaus should've made the tournament.

cougfanblue

12:14pm

Klaus is high in my rotation.

benny1982

12:16pm

1. Die Hard 2. Scrooged 3. It's a Wonderful Life (mostly for Donna Reed)

2FarGone

12:15pm

Mary Bailey is such a great character.

Manti

12:16pm

RE: 1. Die Hard 2. Scrooged 3. It's a Wonderful Life (mostly for Donna Reed)

Russell Feathers

12:19pm

Oh that is a difficult decision

BYU Grounds

12:16pm

Christmas Vacation

kimdaddy35

12:17pm

Wow. There's some bad movies on that list.

Niiineteeen84

12:18pm

If you don’t vote for It’s a Wonderful Life, you are a commie that tortures

UNLVcougar

12:21pm

It's a wonderful life is only good with the altnerate ending

BYUheaven

12:28pm

Ted needs to be on the Christmas list movies

RC Vikings

12:23pm

8 bit christmas!

diluigifan

12:25pm

Gremlins.

BYUtka

12:26pm

I can only conclude that this is the Christmas movie NIT and The Muppet

DieHarder

12:29pm

Home Alone, ELF, and Christmas Vacation win in Round 1 in absolute blow outs.

Doogal McCougar

12:31pm

Muppet Christmas carol is a top 5 and should be on the list.

CougarGeorge

12:32pm

No George C Scott Christmas Carol on this list is a crime.

UNLVcougar

12:34pm

These seedings are terrible. Bad Santa gets a 4 seed?!?

BluesBrother

12:38pm

Home Alone, because it has the easiest bracket. Other favorites might get upset.

fbguru

12:39pm

This guy would be a great fit at Utah....

BYU Grounds Intervention Needed

12:12pm

Wandered over to UteHub. Interesting that the consensus is they lost interest in

Methusaleh22

12:10pm

They'll never lose interest in hating BYU or the Church. That always burns

DirtyWater

12:12pm

I'd lose interest too. Whitt won't retire, so a repeat of 2024

BlueFever

12:23pm

Fair weather fans that is what they are.

Jay_L

12:24pm

Video: MIC'D UP: with AJ DYBANTSA | Welcome home, AJ! | BYU Basketball View

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12:04pm

Cooper Kupp or Davante Adams? I'm in the playoffs this week.

CougaRR4L

12:03pm

Ugh. Cooper Kupp. His targets are dwindling. he'd be a great sell high guy

Belboz

12:06pm

He's asking who to play, not who to trade.

OPINIONS

12:10pm

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BlueFever

12:14pm

I think you missed the context.

Belboz

12:16pm

Adams

I'mBatman

12:10pm

I hate that Kupp is Thursday this week. I have to decide on him for my flex

PHXSUNS31

12:42pm

with White, you don't need to worry so much about Irving

Belboz

12:48pm

Get rid of CCG games and just do this:

nephicoug

11:59am

That takes away the fun of crowing a true conference champion

mudpupper

12:00pm

* One True Champion

DirtyWater

12:13pm

Once conferences are so big that you don’t play everyone, they become less

Rexy Coug

12:28pm

No. Each conference should have a 4 team conf playoff.

Icelandic Cougar

12:01pm

5 extra games for the champion is like an extra half-season.

OPINIONS

12:02pm

shorten the regular season to 11. 16 games max.

Schultz is back

12:08pm

We're already there. If a Round 1 team plays in the CCG and then plays for natty

Doogal McCougar

12:13pm

1 CCG and 4 (max) CFP games currently. So no different if you eliminate the CCG

thewaterboy

12:48pm

I'd say do both. Make the final weekend conference championship weekend. Have

thewaterboy

12:05pm

Money

Charles Darwin

12:12pm

Careful. People love first round byes for undeserving teams around here.

Methusaleh22

12:12pm

I like this concept....

BYU Grounds

12:13pm

This looks great BUT... Making the postseason better at the expense of the regular season isn't appealing to me. I enjoy

HarlemCoug

12:13pm

That’s not true re cutting regular season unless you count CCGs as regular seaso

chilawcoug

12:25pm

There is no reason to include teams like Ohio, Marshall, and Jacksonville State

RealTaysomHill

12:15pm

If they play in the same FBS level, they absolutely should be included.

Doogal McCougar

12:21pm

Auto bids to all conf champs ranked 20 or higher

byuTX

12:25pm

No, they shouldn’t. We don’t have to pretend like a 9-4 Jacksonville State might be the best team in the country

RealTaysomHill

12:29pm

We all know UMBC sucks. No way they are as good as Virginia. UVA is the number 1

chilawcoug

12:31pm

Stop pretending like basketball and football are the same

RealTaysomHill

12:38pm

Stop pretending that they aren’t similar

chilawcoug

12:41pm

It took a long time for a 16 to upset a 1, but those games are getting more and

CameronG

12:45pm

The increase in 15 seeds and 16 seeds winning also coincides decently well with

chilawcoug

12:48pm

Let's also get rid of the 13-16 seeds in the NCAA bball tournament. No reason to include teams like them.

SierraCoug

12:22pm

In a 68 team playoff in football, we can include them. But not now. Especially when basketball and football are so

RealTaysomHill

12:25pm

It’s actually about the same ratio because there are fewer FBS conferences

chilawcoug

12:27pm

You misunderstand what I’m saying

RealTaysomHill

12:38pm

But there are fewer BS teams than D1 basketball teams, so that negates the

chilawcoug

12:40pm

Everyone needs to remember these clever ideas when we roll out the new national championship playoff

Underhill

12:19pm

Replace undeserving teams like Ohio, Marshall, Jacksonville to get it down to 16. No byes, 4 weeks. 1st 2 home sites

byuTX

12:22pm

Or let them in so it’s a playoff where every team 100% controls their own

chilawcoug

12:28pm

No thanks. Let them earn a spot rather than give it to them

byuTX

12:34pm

Hahahaha earning a spot is exactly what I’m advocating. If an invitational is so

chilawcoug

12:35pm

Quite the opposite. Let them in if they can make it ~top 20

byuTX

12:36pm

“We’ll let the NCF West champion in if a committee with unlimited discretion

chilawcoug

12:39pm

The "NCF West champion" made its team up of drafted players, trades and FA's with a salary cap, collective bargaining,

byuTX

12:42pm

Okay substitute any sport or any league you want.

chilawcoug

12:43pm

Find me a sport where the resources are so different within the same division, whose teams aren't acquired through draft

byuTX

12:46pm

Every other college sport and division?

chilawcoug

12:49pm

there isn't a sport close to as different from biggest spender to lowest as FBS FB. The real solution is G5/P4 split

byuTX

12:51pm

You don’t think that D1 basketball is similar or even close? lol

chilawcoug

12:52pm

And who decides if they're Top 20? How do they "prove it" if the big boys

CameronG

12:51pm

Please tell me how BYU will beat Colorado.

DizzyDean

11:58am

Hold Colorado to less points than BYU.

Rusty Crab Daddy

11:58am

Pox upon thee.

DizzyDean

12:09pm

CU gives up 3.25 sacks a game (39 in 2024) More of this and BYU has a shot

BruceBruce

12:00pm

Here is why BYU will win

LeonMarek

12:02pm

I agree with you. If BYU tackles well they will win. If BYU doesn't tackle well

JAGA97

12:12pm

We will find ways to NOT score on CU, just as we did with ASU, KU, etc.

Mitty

12:19pm

you could like, not be super pessimistic ya know

LeonMarek

12:25pm

We have a very good pass defense. If our O can have a couple long TD drives

puntersarepeople

12:03pm

COL defense gave up 37 points to Kansas and Kansas never punted. Every Kansas

Doogal McCougar

12:04pm

Score more points

2FarGone

12:04pm

OK, you bailed yourself out. (No lashings or curse)

DizzyDean

12:08pm

Same way Kansas beat them.

Lifer

12:07pm

And Kansas State and Nebraska

2FarGone

12:08pm

The Colorado Defense gave up 24+ points to the following unranked teams:

Skeptical Optimist

12:08pm

Hold them to fewer points.

Eddie

12:09pm

See comment to Rusty

DizzyDean

12:10pm

Ok, maybe BYU just scores more than Colorado

SJS

12:24pm

Shadeur isn't a running QB. He is mobile, but scrambles to buy time, which also

Captain Stubing

12:10pm

Sanders is not a runnner 😂 and their O-line is not great

arcawley

12:11pm

Huh. He’s not a runner at all.

Haysom Till

12:13pm

A look at common opponents:

ldssdl

12:17pm

Still laughing at the use of "slight advantage." Nice.

All-American

12:29pm

Colorado has the 70th ranked run defense

CBaass

12:20pm

Bad matchup for BYU for sure

Forzaitalia

12:35pm

Honestly, I think Colorado wins this game, but if we get October version of BYU,

Schrodizzy

12:39pm

28 Pages

jxncoog All-American

11:57am

RE: 28 Pages

mudpupper

11:59am

What genre of music is this poster advertising?

russkiejedi

11:56am

Love me some Toto

Underhill

12:04pm

EFY 1999/2000?

byuTX

12:09pm

🎶we put on the armor of Goooood!" 🎶

RSL

12:15pm

"Sting" singing Remember the Promise was a banger

byuTX

12:26pm

LOL What the heck? POTD to give it the recognition it deserves.

homegrown

12:13pm

Yacht Rock lineup, clearly headlined by Toto

deejo

12:21pm

Thus the gritty scene with a medieval sword buried in the ground... total yacht

russkiejedi

12:28pm

I purchased this cool jacket for my son yesterday for Christmas from Scheels

WhirleyPop

11:50am

Its not the same.. but Royal Army has this for about the same price.

TheLost

12:12pm

It also looks like GoCougs dot com has a few left of your scheels one.. but only in small.

TheLost

12:13pm

What size?

Pee Wee Reese

12:15pm

NBA viewership continues to slide. Do they need rule changes?

Gustav

11:49am

Cup was a bad idea regardless. It has no meaning/relevance and trying to force it won't

BeyondTheMark

11:55am

The cup floors are hard to watch also. Ugly!

xarope8

12:02pm

I think expanding the cup actually would help

Ghost Pirate LeChuck

12:39pm

I used to think they should add 3 in the corner just like in the paint.

Big Tuna

11:55am

That would result in even more 5-out- not sure if that is what we want.

BeyondTheMark

11:58am

How? It would make defending the perimeter easier and may require teams to

Plato

12:00pm

Maybe less games so "load management" isn't such a thing anymore. Maybe adjust rules back so a bit more defense

BackPacker

11:56am

Nobody will give up their "bag" so you can't reduce the number of games. Greed

Plato

12:01pm

Unfortunately, you're right, but also, if viewership declines enough, that would spell less money and they'd have to

BackPacker

12:39pm

I don't get what the NBA cup is trying to do. And the courts are atrocious.

Kdubb

12:01pm

Positionless basketball and the media is killing the NBA

SLC-Durham

12:03pm

I do have a suggested fix for the NBA though. They found it at the olympics.

Kdubb

12:05pm

What are some proposed rule changes?

Blusox

12:07pm

Bring back defense

RealSimsShadY

12:09pm

Biggest myth is that they don't play defense in NBA. They do.

Lifer

12:10pm

I will keep saying it. Need at least one more tier of value for buckets.

Lifer

12:12pm

I believe the NBA is just as popular as ever. It is just consumed in different

diluigifan

12:22pm

It’s a tough job, but the officiating is awful. No consistency at all.

Finestcitycoug

12:23pm

NBA ratings are obviously down. That isn't debatable. But I don't think

DieHarder

12:27pm

Players are more important than the team. The NFL is the opposite. Need to make

maYbe

12:32pm

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