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📌 Episode 01 of the Loyal Cougars Podcast is live - Remembering the Alamo Bowl.

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11:13am

I'm looking for a new comforter for our bed and discovered this: eiderdown. Who knew?

dryflyelk All-American

2:08pm

Is Keanu Tanuvasa related to (grand)maa Tanuvasa?

kimdaddy35 Former Fly Half

2:08pm

POLL: Who you got? Nixon, Jensen, Kehl. Or Kelly, Taggert, Glaskar?

Undefeated

2:08pm

With the league opener tomorrow...anyone care to speculate on how BYU will fair against ASU?

Cthack1 All-American

2:07pm

Sorry to say for Utah, any pre-NIL-era success you had is irrelevant now.

DirtyWater

2:05pm

That ship is sinking

44C

2:08pm

It's not just NIL. They are truly on an even playing field with BYU

Jericho

2:08pm

Would you ever rather be up in Salt Lake or would you rather be down there with

44C

2:08pm

When the Big Ten and the SEC play, it's hard to find someone to root for.

Archaea

2:03pm

I just don’t watch

Cougforgood

2:04pm

RE: I just don’t watch

kimdaddy35

2:05pm

But whose voodoo doll do you burn at the stake?

Archaea

2:09pm

POLL: BYU TV: Blaine Fowler

Borg

2:02pm

Utah has some up-and-comers that will replace Tanuvasa

CougarCanuck76

2:02pm

I hope the lesson learned from BYU fans is to be classy when players go

Big Tuna

1:59pm

Signed, Jeffery R. Holland

Choke

2:02pm

I looked at it when Fano was leaving and we were much, much better than the Utes.

kimdaddy35

2:02pm

There are always bad eggs, but those voices can be drowned out or called out. Not good that a player had to call em out

Preppy

2:02pm

Name checks out

OU Cougar

2:04pm

Yep. Look at what happened with BYU fans' treatment of Dallin Leavitt. It caused him to hate which BYU, which led to his

RdF3

2:06pm

LOL, Leavitt's hate for BYU didn't come from the fans. But nice try.

kimdaddy35

2:09pm

He should have just left it at "My suggestion to Utah fans, take the L" and hit

westsidecoug

1:58pm

Except with Pouha and Poppinga we are definitely seeing

jre85

2:09pm

Props to Thanksgiving Point. Museum of Natural Curiosity has tons of bathrooms

HouseDeeking

1:57pm

Power college program…usually basketball or football… currently BYU is powerful

44C

1:56pm

We have a ways to go in both to be considered "power" programs, but we

LifeLongLakerFan

2:00pm

It’s safe to say that BYU is currently powerful in basketball and football.

44C

2:03pm

ASU is the most talented of the non P2 teams in the playoff, but I think they got a bad matchup and lose by 20 points.

kimdaddy35 Former Fly Half

1:55pm

Non-p4?

Benfica1

1:57pm

Typo, my bad.

kimdaddy35

1:57pm

ASU isn't P4?

JAGA97

1:57pm

RE: ASU isn't P4?

kimdaddy35

1:59pm

they are P4?

Cougs2012

1:57pm

RE: they are P4?

kimdaddy35

2:00pm

RE: ASU is the most talented of the non P4 teams in the playoff, but I think

BenTheBoss

1:57pm

RE: ASU is the most talented of the non P4 teams in the playoff, but I think

kimdaddy35

1:58pm

ASU isn't a P4 school? Big12 champs not in the Big12 P4 conference.

Wife_Apologist

1:57pm

RE: ASU isn't a P4 school? Big12 champs not in the Big12 P4 conference.

kimdaddy35

1:59pm

Forget about Clemson? Notre Dame? If we are going off recruiting, those are

Wife_Apologist

2:01pm

Notre Dame is a P2 team in my eyes. Clemson had no business being in the playoff this year

kimdaddy35

2:03pm

ASU Beats Texas. Book it.

Cougs2012

2:04pm

I hope you are right, I don't see it. I think Texas might win the whole thing.

kimdaddy35

2:05pm

What’s Texas’s best win? Clemson?

Cougs2012

2:07pm

Gonzaga plane avoided catastrophe. FAA is investigating.

Rules For Thee But not for me

1:55pm

I've watched a lot of episodes of "Air Disasters." LAX has long been known as an

Pantera Azul

2:01pm

Looks closer than it was, but can't see the hold short line on the taxi way

HouseDeeking

2:05pm

Horrific call against Missouri

Goliath

1:52pm

Glad they overturned it. Would have been such crap

VirginiaPeanut

1:52pm

This one against Iowa too…

NarfUte

2:03pm

My dream scenario…Prime goes to the Cowboys and CU goes after, and gets,

AlternateShot

1:51pm

Yewts would put a bag on the table for Hill. Might be hard to keep him

kotacoug

1:53pm

I don't think we want lds coaches in our conference recruiting lds players

cougarfann888

1:53pm

I'll allow it for something like this 🙂

BYU Fan

1:57pm

B12 needs Deion. Dude is $$. And love his philosophy. Hard work or go home.

Dr MoBYU

1:55pm

LOL, Colorado wouldn't even consider Scalley.

Tare

1:58pm

ARod should've drawn up a couple of plays for Jakob Robinson at WR for the bowl.

BlueKarma

1:51pm

What comes to mind seeing UU fans bashing current & transferring players...

cougarmeister

1:51pm

Snowden - I just don't see the advantages of the Ute program any more

HurrahforIsrael

1:50pm

RE: Snowden - I just don't see the advantages of the Ute program any more

icecougar

1:52pm

He grew up a u fan. As a long time Coug who graduated from U, I get it. I was

fulano

1:59pm

Isn't a legacy type recruit? How did he grow up a Ute fan?

Archaea

2:00pm

Wow. He was a Utah fan? How did his dad fail that one?

Belboz

2:01pm

Where has this been said or known? Other than right now

chitownboy

2:05pm

POLL: Would you welcome the BCS computers back now that we have a (mostly) proper playoff?

BlueVU

1:49pm

Turns out the two are very similar every year, so it doesn’t make much of a

Nikomedes

1:52pm

Somewhat colinear because the AP poll tends to fall in line with CFP quickly.

molodyets

1:57pm

The computers just allow the committee to hide their bias in the algorithms. I

BlueKarma

1:55pm

and this goes to my primary issue. Why can't computers schedule? the same algorithm and derivatives they use to build

ChinaFan

2:07pm

there needs to be a better algorithm, the polls are biased so the poll would be biased, IMHO, if you want to go

ChinaFan

2:04pm

I can’t imagine being Morgan Scalley right now. The heir apparent watching the

blackandblue

1:49pm

Seems easier to follow the legend if he’s not very legend on his way out

BaseCoug

1:51pm

I mean they are not in a good place, but they also have a decent team coming back if they can find

kimdaddy35

1:51pm

That on top of the fact that Whitt 100% sabotaged his chance to get the

CycloneCoug

1:54pm

Scalley might've wanted it that way.

Eddie

2:07pm

Scalley is just going to strengthen his argument for more power and money when

1984coug

2:05pm

I hope Whittingham, Randall and Harlan all stick around for long time

44C

2:06pm

Just found out about Tanuvasa. Great pickup. Much needed considering how short

Schrodizzy

1:48pm

I cannot root for the donkey utes. We do compete for recruits to a degree. Plus

Dr MoBYU

1:44pm

They are going to be out of it by halftime.

bluecougar1985

1:50pm

I always go for group of 5 teams in bowls like this

CaliforniaCougar22

1:52pm

It is without question in BYU’s best interest for BSU to get blown out and for

Westwood

2:03pm

More Ute on Ute violence

CougarCanuck76

1:44pm

RE: More Ute on Ute violence

sethj250

1:46pm

RE: More Ute on Ute violence

JackStack

1:49pm

RE: More Ute on Ute violence

TheHop

1:49pm

Whatever happens, I hope Smith Snowden doesn't come to BYU. Stay strong!

crazY

1:50pm

RE: More Ute on Ute violence

BlueFever

1:52pm

The best possible thing for yewt players to experience in their lives is

Mitty

1:56pm

Man Ute fans are professional bridge burners

Cougz19

1:43pm

RE: Man Ute fans are professional bridge burners

Still Open

1:46pm

Yikes. Deleted now, but that’s a horrible tweet.

SpecialT

1:55pm

He is like a 16-year-old kid

BYUCougarsFan

1:58pm

Who is that?

The 435

2:02pm

He deleted his apology tweet now 🤣

BYUCougarsFan

2:04pm

Cool article from the Athletic on Keanu and his family from years ago

CSoul Hardcore Democrat

1:41pm

247 proves it’s a joke again - Tanuvasa transfer grade

mjmill All-American

1:40pm

I’m not sure why people care. Stars don’t make anyone better or worse

JoeExotic

1:41pm

“Team talent” ratings matter

mjmill

1:41pm

How so?

cambo

1:43pm

Most computer rankings include some component of recruiting rank

Kajdin

1:43pm

Unfortunately they do. Recruiting rankings play a part in the real rankings

Kajdin

1:43pm

“Real rankings” are only the committee rankings. To the extent it plays a part in ESPN FPI and SOR, we don’t know

TCuz

1:50pm

They make our starting ranking worse though, perception matters in rankings

hardcorecoug

1:43pm

There are several ranking systems that take recruit rankings into consideration

BYUMizzou

1:43pm

ESPN's FPI does indeed include recruiting rankings as a variable in their model

Greg Kite's 'stache

1:51pm

Is there an updated website? That explicitly says it doesn’t even use 247 data, but it’s also 8 years old

TCuz

1:56pm

I’d take a whole lot of 3 stars if they play like that dude!

fulano

1:44pm

It is a moronic ranking and clear proof they either don't watch or they don't have any

kimdaddy35

1:53pm

I wonder if 1280's top 60 players in the state is going to have a different

StantonMac

1:38pm

That will be the sign to tell us if the tide has truly changed

Beggar

1:39pm

If the Ozempic has spared any part of his brain he will change it up

shimmy

1:40pm

Yes, only 6 of the top ten will be from utah. 3 from usu, and 1 from BYU

HouseDeeking

1:50pm

It will mostly be former UNM players is what I heard

Mitty

1:58pm

Never stop recruiting

CougarCanuck76

1:37pm

That is one thing that Kalani is so great at, always a great guy

Jericho

1:39pm

He seems to be good at keeping the door open and doesn't burn a bridge.

Archaea

1:40pm

Evidence his congratulating and hugging Snowden after he balled out against us

fulano

1:46pm

Some Men’s XC signings.

TripleCrownCoug

1:36pm

Looks like some solid signings. All LDS or not?

Archaea

1:39pm

<< Deleted >>

Joe Banks

1:50pm

I'm not a hater, but...

byujdmba

1:36pm

BYU is 2 - 3 pieces away from an elite offense

Beggar

1:42pm

LJ is that running back and Chase is that WR

docrick

1:49pm

I really like LJ and he is definitely a starter quality RB, but he isn't going to bust one off to the house. Would be

shimmy

1:51pm

Very good OL and TE transfers in. WR room is pretty stacked

LifeLongLakerFan

1:45pm

Very glad about Gentry. I'm a believer in the line of scrimmage.

byujdmba

1:48pm

Tuiaki's big issue is he never learned how to run a 3-4 defense.

Ghost of Peanut

1:36pm

Please don’t say that name right now you are ruining the vibe

Jimmertime

1:38pm

If you looked at Tuiaki's schemes, it went a whole lot farther than learning the 3-4 defense.

kimdaddy35

1:38pm

I've never seen a defensive philosophy that embraced not attempting to make

mudpupper

1:41pm

You mean having LBs at 7 yards off the ball and fewer defenders than offensive

chilawcoug

1:41pm

It was absolutely ridiculous scheme. Like grade school level crap.

kotacoug

1:43pm

Yup. Told it was about an 8th grade defensive scheme. At least less complex

cougfanz

2:05pm

It wasn't really a 3-4 defense. It was a 3-0-8. The LBs were always put into

mudpupper

1:44pm

And because the LBs were so far back, so were the DL.

chilawcoug

1:46pm

He just never was truly qualified

cougfanz

1:45pm

This was his biggest issue

whoneedscorners?

1:46pm

I like the spirit of this Utah fan

Gustav

1:35pm

Although he is a liar

Gustav

1:36pm

But, in his mind, Utah did not really lose. The game was stolen from them!

Pantera Azul

1:42pm

RE: But, in his mind, Utah did not really lose. The game was stolen from them!

Gustav

1:44pm

Oooh, should have just stuck with the classic burrito approach instead

Mitty

2:00pm

My oh my they are going to run Smith Snowden out of town

Ol Big Bear

1:40pm

LOL

Gustav

1:45pm

Deleting in 3, 2, 1 …

Dr MoBYU

1:48pm

lol. I was right. He just deleted it

Dr MoBYU

1:54pm

Isn’t it too late for SmithSnowden to transfer?

Dr MoBYU

1:47pm

Portal opens again in April

TheHop

1:51pm

Ahhhh….biding his time. Might as well. He will start no matter where he goes.

Dr MoBYU

1:53pm

I find myself playing English teacher with his tweet

Carnac

2:08pm

Any suggestions for a good piano teacher in Las Vegas?

DB Cooper

1:33pm

Snowden telling fans to essentially calm down

1984coug

1:33pm

That's right Utes, show Snowden your true colors...

Jericho

1:36pm

DB ute being ratio'd by an active player hits like crack.

Nosebleed Coug

1:40pm

Crimson Karen Club is gonna run Snowden and others out of town too lol

deliciousmocha

1:41pm

Just pee in the lake!

Choke

1:33pm

Kimdaddy's Coaching Grades for 2024

kimdaddy35 Former Fly Half

1:32pm

Fire Kevin McBride!!!

jvr7

1:35pm

LOL. I told you Tom that you can't do that!

kimdaddy35

1:36pm

I was just poking fun at you calling him the wrong name.

jvr7

1:43pm

Dang it! I didn't even notice.

kimdaddy35

1:48pm

The TEs were by far the worst performing unit on the team. PFF grades for their pass catching and run blocking

TheLoneCougar

1:40pm

Harvey’s recruiting has turned a corner

puntersarepeople

1:45pm

Hopefully it just keeps getting better!

kimdaddy35

1:49pm

Is Harvey actually recruiting them? I thought each coach has a geographic area regardless of position

LaserCoug

2:05pm

Some will disagree, but we never should have gone conservative on our last drive once we were in FG range, we should

ChinaFan All-American

1:32pm

The committee is getting widely panned for drooling over Indiana's margin of

Kajdin

1:42pm

#Truth

Don_Juan_El_Guapo

1:32pm

Full of repurposed Ute Rose Bowl champs gear?

Pantera Azul

1:36pm

Um, wow. Been lazy all day, finally rolled into the office, checked interwebs.

ratherberoping

1:30pm

Dang buddy. Times are tough

Deleted True Conservative

1:28pm

I liked him better in the movie.

BlueFever

1:30pm

Dude is nails with the FGs though

Moab Rising

1:31pm

The Inside Scoop on Sitake Is This...

ghettomagic

1:28pm

Culture (Lavell Edwards style)

MajorZeus

1:29pm

And relationships

JC6

1:30pm

RE: The Inside Scoop on Sitake Is This...

Cougz19

1:29pm

Living, laughing, and loving?

Jimmertime

1:29pm

RE: The Inside Scoop on Sitake Is This...

DirtyWater

1:29pm

building a fun, winning culture

Moab Rising

1:29pm

Being a relatable guy that people really like

Huge Manatee

1:30pm

Biceps? Forearms? Glutes?

Crowd Factor

1:30pm

Dancing?

GideonsTrumpet

1:31pm

Telling really suspenseful stories?

Ray Shoesmith

1:31pm

Wise guys on CB hate the "love and learn" culture. It's weird.

Belboz

1:32pm

I think you're right. The team seems to have bought in. But like Connor Pay

BlueFever

1:33pm

And culture may be the most important part of a program in todays world

whoneedscorners?

1:38pm

Yeah, and he's not exactly hiding the ball on that

cajuncoug

1:49pm

I think if you build a strong enough culture, the rest will follow.

BigHouse Coug

1:55pm

Yewts rn:

Jimmertime

1:27pm

RE: Yewts rn:

Mister P

1:29pm

RE: Yewts rn:

Cougz19

1:32pm

Can someone teach JR how to throw a fade? Otherwise, can the fade be completely

Chucky Nuggies

1:25pm

Kill the Fade. Look at NFL stats, its the worst goaline play, even a broken play

wildwilderness

1:39pm

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