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Hey. Why does Lavell not have a statue yet?!

Cougs4Lfe

12:09am

He didn’t want one

KingDave

12:10am

Isn't there some quote from him saying he didn't want one?

cougarfann888

12:10am

Has there ever been a day when 2 teams celebrated clinching the postseason

Methusaleh22

12:07am

I like being in a league that there aren't games you know are losses. Like vs

Undefeated

12:00am

RE: I like being in a league that there aren't games you know are losses. Like

crack

12:08am

Was for Arizona game time announced? I’m seeing 6 pm MDT on CB but I don’t know

Japan Coug

12:00am

(I guess it actually says 6 pm MST, so I guess that would be 7 pm MDT)

Japan Coug

12:03am

So does vegas make BYU the underdog on the by week?

travelcoug

Sep 29, 11:48pm

I hope so... seems to be working 🙂

HarlemCoug

Sep 29, 11:50pm

POLL: ACC teams, particularly Clemson & Miami, have more clout than any B12 team, so ACC is more likely to get a 2nd team in the playoff than B12.

AZcougLawyer

Sep 29, 11:47pm

Conference perception will play a smaller role than actual game results

BYUCLA

Sep 29, 11:53pm

Depends on how many losses the Big 12 runner up has. If just 1, they are in.

Shinshin

Sep 29, 11:54pm

Looking at last year, every 2-loss P5 team was in the top 12

BYUCLA

Sep 29, 11:58pm

Unless the G5 bid is in the top 12.

AZcougLawyer

12:03am

Boise is going to be in the playoff. And their RB is the real deal.

It's A Bowling Ball

Sep 29, 11:47pm

RB Jeanty is like Reggie Bush. Boise State is lucky to have him.

temosabe

Sep 29, 11:55pm

Is Prassas a mission bound kid? True FR, right?

Mitty

Sep 29, 11:44pm

Negative. Our young secondary guys (Prassas, Kabeya, Alexander) are here straight through

WP17

Sep 29, 11:49pm

Not sure. For some reason I'm thinking 4* Faletau Satuala was expected to go, though.

SinkingQuffa

Sep 29, 11:50pm

Iirc he isn’t even a member of the church

puntersarepeople

Sep 29, 11:51pm

He does touch on that in a recent interview, I think.

SinkingQuffa

Sep 29, 11:55pm

22jrob22 brought up Derrick Henry's high school stats. They are crazy. In the game where he had 58 carries, he had 482

HarlemCoug Intervention Needed

Sep 29, 11:41pm

There's a current '26 RB that's ave 202ypg 7.8 ypc, 283ypg 10.9ypc & 251ypg 10.5

wickedgame71

12:09am

Had a Utah fan ask me why BYU fans take so much pleasure in their losing

Mr. Rumsfield

Sep 29, 11:34pm

Short answer: Yewt fans.

BigHouse Coug

Sep 29, 11:39pm

Hopefully once butthead Whit retires the UM mentality curse will slowly lift.

Pro Logic

Sep 29, 11:40pm

Because they have an inflated sense of superiority in many ways. They act like

dYrtbYkerYder

Sep 29, 11:42pm

That’s just it. Look at their conference records by season. Sure, it’s

Mr. Rumsfield

Sep 29, 11:47pm

This is such an odd question by him. Ute fans take the same pleasure

LifeLongLakerFan

Sep 29, 11:44pm

Utah fans are the modern riffraff that comprised Johnson's Army.

Brisco

Sep 29, 11:50pm

RE: Had a Utah fan ask me why BYU fans take so much pleasure in their losing

yorksama

Sep 29, 11:54pm

agree with your whole post. I'd say the #1 reason I love when they lose is

4mack

Sep 29, 11:57pm

Did you ask him the same question? #SelfAwareness

mulletino

12:02am

Most students there are BYU rejects.

GoodGuyGary1

12:09am

Explain this to me re: Cam Rising

basc-coug

Sep 29, 11:33pm

a bluff - at least that's my perception

It's A Bowling Ball

Sep 29, 11:34pm

TNT working for the census bureau many years ago.

Choke

Sep 29, 11:32pm

The B12 is gonna be pretty fun to watch play out as the season progresses. At

jaba166

Sep 29, 11:27pm

Weren’t people on here posting there was no way they would play the double

Blue for Life

Sep 29, 11:20pm

An argument as old as time

TNT

Sep 29, 11:15pm

Sounds like a song from Beauty and the Beast

Florwood

Sep 29, 11:20pm

Which version?

TNT

Sep 29, 11:20pm

The one with Angela Lansbury

PortlandCoug

Sep 29, 11:24pm

Never heard of it

TNT

Sep 29, 11:53pm

Yea that is a big lie about yourself.

Blue for Life

Sep 29, 11:20pm

Oh cmon!

TNT

Sep 29, 11:21pm

TNT said he would remain positive, and he has kept his word.

MarylandFan

Sep 29, 11:31pm

Positivity Test

Charles Darwin

Sep 29, 11:34pm

Well normally

TNT

Sep 29, 11:35pm

The 12-Team Playoff + P4 inclusion makes being 5-0 so much sweeter

Cougs4Lfe

Sep 29, 11:15pm

It's particularly important because NIL has become such a bigger deal. We know that BYU fans have the cash and are

HarlemCoug

Sep 29, 11:33pm

Goodness!

Abe Froman

Sep 29, 11:11pm

10+ yards per carry average 🤯

BYUFootballisBack

Sep 29, 11:13pm

Incredible

TNT

Sep 29, 11:21pm

RE: Goodness!

MarylandFan

Sep 29, 11:28pm

Boise State's OC:

vagabonder

Sep 29, 11:32pm

Those are Heisman #'s right there.

Ode to Hoy

Sep 29, 11:32pm

BYU needs to recruit better RBs. Our RBs shouldn't get worse after we stop being

dYrtbYkerYder

Sep 29, 11:36pm

Nah so what!

FT487

Sep 29, 11:38pm

Florida, The U, FSU coaches and scouting/recruiting departments:

Undefeated

Sep 29, 11:38pm

His offer list was terrible out of HS. Now, he could transfer anywhere for big $

BoiseBlueCoug

Sep 29, 11:41pm

Didn't realize that he had 1900 yards last season. Crazy.

dYrtbYkerYder

Sep 29, 11:48pm

Love that. A young man with high character. Hope it really pays off for him

palangi

12:11am

Do you think this is true about Rising?

UNLVcougar

Sep 29, 11:09pm

Kick him off the team then and move on to Wilson permanently

2FarGone

Sep 29, 11:10pm

RE: Do you think this is true about Rising?

Tesla Coug

Sep 29, 11:11pm

No way. Think he wants to play. Word was he had nerve damage & can't grip the ball. Maybe he could fake

Soupie

Sep 29, 11:16pm

I don’t think it’s true

Blue Heart

Sep 29, 11:20pm

IIRC, she was one of the first to report that his knee wasn't as ready as people

dYrtbYkerYder

Sep 29, 11:33pm

That didn't require inside info, just common sense. No way do you return that quick when he blew out everything.

Soupie

Sep 29, 11:38pm

No. My son saw him throw in warmups and said it was a floating duck. No zip

wisconsincougs

Sep 29, 11:35pm

I don’t believe this.

Japan Coug

12:09am

At the beginning of the season I was irritated that we didn’t bring on more

Blue chunks

Sep 29, 11:03pm

We're not even halfway through the season though and already having to rely...

icecougar

Sep 29, 11:22pm

True, it seems with all of the running back injuries, we need 10 deep!

Blue chunks

Sep 29, 11:26pm

It was a surprise to you and other fans. Not the coaches.

LifeLongLakerFan

Sep 29, 11:25pm

30 year old 6’3” 250 lb., 9th year RB pulling away from 3 Buffalo DBs,

Rhubarb

Sep 29, 11:00pm

You could just said Derrick Henry.. it's what he does

Yes

Sep 29, 11:01pm

I saw a funny clip with Derrick Henry. He was laughing that one time in high school he carried the ball 58 times. His

HarlemCoug

Sep 29, 11:18pm

His high school stats are hilariously impressive. I literally chuckle every time I see them

22jrob22

Sep 29, 11:30pm

Derrick Henry running in the open field is one of the best things in all sports

JuicyJam

Sep 29, 11:19pm

NFL. Speed. More speed. Ludicrous speed

TNT

Sep 29, 11:22pm

He’s a man amongst boys

Vert der Frick

Sep 29, 11:58pm

The scrolling background board on KSL sports can’t show the cougars

First-n-10

Sep 29, 10:57pm

RE: The scrolling background board on KSL sports can’t show the cougars

HandwovenBox

Sep 29, 11:16pm

That’s what happens when you let the Yewts take over. Changed color scheme to

CougGolf

Sep 29, 11:30pm

Look at the breakdown.

Heinz57

Sep 29, 10:54pm

Or

Blueto

Sep 29, 10:59pm

Any OC

Heinz57

Sep 29, 11:01pm

Maybe Sitake wants Arod to be conservative at that point in the game

Rhubarb

Sep 29, 11:04pm

I think Wrubell shared some stats In the postgame that shows Kalani's approach..

icecougar

Sep 29, 11:28pm

I remember him talking about BYU's win/loss record under Kalani is 34-2...

icecougar

Sep 29, 11:44pm

That is some shallow analysis

JuicyJam

Sep 29, 11:25pm

This was kind of a 15 minute guilty pleasure. 🤣🤣

GangstaLean Truly Addicted User

Sep 29, 10:54pm

Will they release a post mortem? Pun intended.

Great38

Sep 29, 10:56pm

So uncomfortabley embarrassing

Carnac

Sep 29, 11:05pm

They were absolutely correct… it was a one score game at half

PortlandCoug

Sep 29, 11:12pm

These guys are still kickin huh? I bet all their views are just amused BYU fans🤣

Your Royal Blueness

Sep 29, 11:15pm

What's with the hats? Is that podcast recorded in the Dutton bunkhouse?

Brisco

Sep 29, 11:20pm

Cougs on Cougs

Abe Froman

Sep 29, 10:45pm

Both played unreal today. Love being an NFL linebacker-producing school

Cougs4Lfe

Sep 29, 10:57pm

It's like the days of Leon White and Kurt Goveia

TNT

Sep 29, 11:16pm

Let's see if I have this right. Winless UNM hangs 39 points on UA at their

Mitty

Sep 29, 10:39pm

Yeah I understand transitive property doesn't always work. But no way should Utah be ranked above AZ right now

Mr. Belding

Sep 29, 10:45pm

It’s odd to beat a team in their house and have the same record and ranked

NYCougz

Sep 29, 10:48pm

Any news about other injuries? (Besides Pay)

HandwovenBox

Sep 29, 10:38pm

Lapuaho was back in the next series. Seems like Taggart had some wrist issue

WP17

Sep 29, 10:41pm

Kalani said Johnson would be back for AZ

AZPTCOUG

Sep 29, 10:51pm

That's great news

HandwovenBox

Sep 29, 10:54pm

Didn’t catch that. Big news for us if true.

Haysom Till

Sep 29, 11:00pm

Love Drake, hate Drake...

SinkingQuffa Intervention Needed

Sep 29, 10:36pm

I listen to him pretty regularly and enjoy his honest takes on all BIG12 teams.

Ode to Hoy

Sep 29, 10:40pm

He's entertaining to listen to even if he's not talking BYU.

SausageKing

Sep 29, 10:41pm

He's got me interested in following the rest of the conf more than any other source.

SinkingQuffa

Sep 29, 10:46pm

Drake is good at what he does. He’s committed, entertaining, and knowledgeable.

rivercitycoug

Sep 29, 11:09pm

He's very sharp, but as a Fan's Fan. Not to say that he's not up w the the basic grind & science of D1 FB.

SinkingQuffa

Sep 29, 11:16pm

Gotta love him:

Brisco

Sep 29, 11:26pm

Once I started hearing the similarities in his voice to Cowherd I couldn't

BigHouse Coug

Sep 29, 11:44pm

I don't think he forces the contrary entirely against reason like Cowherd often purposely does.

SinkingQuffa

Sep 29, 11:54pm

Yeah, I think he is better than Cowherd although he does say some wacky things.

BigHouse Coug

Sep 29, 11:57pm

Dude definitely drinks caffeine nonstop

Burton162

Sep 29, 11:47pm

yewtah may have lost but to the their credit, they chose not to run up the score

Choke

Sep 29, 10:35pm

Similar to how I choose not to date supermodels

The 435

Sep 29, 10:36pm

Thank you for leaving them for the rest of us.

Abe Froman

Sep 29, 10:40pm

As one currently in the dating pool, where might I find these supermodels you speak of?

BlueBlood94

Sep 29, 10:47pm

Women are a little nervous of your pool:

Brisco

Sep 29, 11:38pm

Georgia’s SOS is just ridiculous! Road games at UK, Bama, Texas, Ole Miss,

Reasonable1

Sep 29, 10:32pm

I thought before the season, they were more or less guaranteed to get into the playoffs because The SEC

TADOW

Sep 29, 10:37pm

They could literally play Bama or Texas 3 times this season. Unreal.

Cougs4Lfe

Sep 29, 11:03pm

Good, they traveled like 900 total miles last season

rivercitycoug

Sep 29, 11:18pm

I would assume byu vs Utah is extremely tough ticket to get. How many byu fans

claw

Sep 29, 10:25pm

Depends on if utah loses more games before then.

ManicBlue

Sep 29, 10:28pm

This. Ute fans are band wagon. Another loss or two amd the secondary market

Blueto

Sep 29, 10:30pm

It will be full of Utes for the BYU game.

Plantagenet

Sep 29, 11:02pm

I guarantee you it’ll be less than 52,000 BYU fans because their stadium doesn’t

Crowd Factor

Sep 29, 10:31pm

And we can just watch them get loud when they shouldn’t.

NYCougz

Sep 29, 10:39pm

Board name checks out

Mr. Belding

Sep 29, 10:44pm

Son just got his mission call to Patagonia in Argentina anyone

mattybuggz

Sep 29, 10:21pm

Nice! They have a good line of outdoor equipment and clothing that he’ll

Crowd Factor

Sep 29, 10:24pm

Beautiful area. Very rural and the social demographic is more European than Latino.

WP17

Sep 29, 10:26pm

Lucky guy. Patagonia is beautiful. Is Bariloche in that mission?

Mitty

Sep 29, 10:30pm

Bariloche was in the Neuquen mission before it was split forming the Comodoro

Dryfire

Sep 29, 10:41pm

It’s still kind of hard to believe that there are missions in both Neuquén and

Japan Coug

Sep 29, 10:48pm

There are plenty of people to teach down there. I don't know how it is now, but

Dryfire

Sep 29, 10:59pm

Patagonia is mostly a cold desert, but it has some beautiful areas in the Andes

Japan Coug

Sep 29, 10:35pm

I would love to fish in the Patagonia. Sounds like a cool place to serve.

Busting Coveys

Sep 29, 10:41pm

I served there. He'll love it. Wonderful people there. What questions do you

Dryfire

Sep 29, 10:46pm

Served in the Neuquen mission before the split but also served in Comodoro for a

NWCoug

Sep 29, 10:58pm

Started my mission in Caleta Olivia just south of Comodoro. Finished my mission

BlueKarma

Sep 29, 11:14pm

I think the level of analysis you’ll get around here is

jvr7 All-American

Sep 29, 10:21pm

Ok but you can’t honestly say he called a good second half. He was great in the

Blew

Sep 29, 10:41pm

Luckily BYU is 5-0, luckily scored 34 or more in 4 of 5 games, luckily is ranked

NYC and Japan

Sep 29, 11:06pm

Well, your analysis sucks as well. Welcome to the club.

Helm Hammerhand

Sep 29, 10:49pm

Is this the first time in rankings history that a team has been ranked two times

Crowd Factor

Sep 29, 10:20pm

They are a divided team.

Shihan

Sep 29, 10:32pm

UNLV is ranked nothing.

Shihan

Sep 29, 10:34pm

Great chance Arizona will be ranked when we play. Favored by 5.5 against TTech

BYUCLA

Sep 29, 10:08pm

Agreed. Normally I'd like TTech to beat AZ but hopefully AZ wins this one.

pinolero

Sep 29, 10:15pm

I think an under-considered fact is that AZ had a bye week to be angered by the KSU loss and were motivated and prepared

CLCougar

Sep 29, 10:23pm

Their other performances have been full of mistakes. Maybe they “got up” for it

puntersarepeople

Sep 29, 10:30pm

They have just the one loss to KSU this year. you're saying they had a lot of mistakes in their other wins?

CLCougar

Sep 29, 10:41pm

Their defense was pretty sketchy vs New Mexico. UNM eventually ran out of gas.

pinolero

Sep 29, 11:03pm

They were down at half to NAU and won 22-10.

puntersarepeople

Sep 29, 11:32pm

Hoo to blaym for speling

Indy Coug Loquacious Lummox

Sep 29, 10:03pm

Carolina coug?

Durden

Sep 29, 10:14pm

RE: Hoo to blaym for speling

John Doe

Sep 29, 10:14pm

RE: Hoo to blaym for speling

John Doe

Sep 29, 10:16pm

Trying to understand the ARod hate. BYU scored more points than any opponent

NYC and Japan

Sep 29, 9:59pm

Bad play calling in the 2nd half against Baylor

WJCougar

Sep 29, 10:02pm

I went back and rewatched the game. His play calling was fine. Aggressive even.

PJMort

Sep 29, 10:09pm

The worst play call was the third and 2 that resulted in a pick. That should

RalphWiggam

Sep 29, 10:25pm

Uuuh, it wasnt just a single game— its been years of head scratching competence

Das_Countach

Sep 29, 10:35pm

The play calling was fine, it was the execution that was the problem.

TempeCoug

Sep 29, 10:38pm

Tuiaki and Funk are gone, there has to be a new CB whipping boy.

Pepe

Sep 29, 10:02pm

So they didn’t deserve criticism?

vegas guey

Sep 29, 10:08pm

Yeah I think CB criticism of those two coaches has held up extremely well

bythenumbers

Sep 29, 10:10pm

Yet there are dozens of Cougarboarders riding in like knights in shining armor

Helm Hammerhand

Sep 29, 10:25pm

Those guys are gone and, what do you know? Things got better

Beggar

Sep 29, 10:26pm

things like running 96% of the time on 2nd and long.

cruiserhead

Sep 29, 10:02pm

…and then throwing on 3rd and short when we need to run clock

cougarblue

Sep 29, 10:04pm

And I believe that ended in interception.

BigHouse Coug

Sep 29, 10:24pm

I mean 96% of OCs do this to get to more manageable 3rd downs

B Blue

Sep 29, 10:06pm

I agree. Coaches are avoiding 3rd and 10. I think this is common.

NYCougz

Sep 29, 10:07pm

Fair point.

cruiserhead

Sep 29, 10:11pm

Nice arbitrary number. He deserves criticism.

Helm Hammerhand

Sep 29, 10:21pm

You know the 96 percent was the from the poster that says we run on

NYCougz

Sep 29, 10:26pm

My bad, I’ll take the L on that one. You are right.

Helm Hammerhand

Sep 29, 10:30pm

What percentage is it really? I’m curious what the average rate is of running

NYCougz

Sep 29, 10:06pm

3 points in the 2nd half against Baylor - Complaints are about his tendencies after getting a nice lead.

cougXor

Sep 29, 10:06pm

Would have loved to have less injuries at lineman and RB.

NYCougz

Sep 29, 10:10pm

Yes…prevent offense. That could be as much Kalani tho too.

cruiserhead

Sep 29, 10:12pm

Two underthrown trick plays that could have been TDs and a dropped basically TD

Boring

Sep 29, 10:37pm

Because fans don’t know what each play should look like vs what happened. And

macdizzle

Sep 29, 10:09pm

Alabama would be saying the same thing about their coaches if it weren’t for

NYCougz

Sep 29, 10:12pm

They were saying the same thing, my in laws are from Alabama, their group text

Helm Hammerhand

Sep 29, 10:17pm

Stupid comment, a lot of fans know football.

Helm Hammerhand

Sep 29, 10:18pm

What OC in our history hasn't gotten flak? That's human nature.

Genghis Spreads

Sep 29, 10:12pm

I’m guessing most OCs get this treatment

NYCougz

Sep 29, 10:14pm

I'd says all that I can remember.

Genghis Spreads

Sep 29, 10:15pm

My dad yelled "C'mon NORM" at Norm Chow for 20 years whenever a play didn't get

Bald Eagle

Sep 29, 10:30pm

It’s not hate, it’s criticism. There is a difference. He doesn’t need CB’s

Helm Hammerhand

Sep 29, 10:20pm

Many are obsessed with twisting win after win with BYU scoring THIRTY FOUR or

NYC and Japan

Sep 29, 10:52pm

Let's not let data cloud the conversation here. Stick with the approved narratives please

Bob Vance

Sep 29, 10:24pm

What data, like 3 points in the 2nd half? Is that the kind of data you speak of?

Helm Hammerhand

Sep 29, 10:28pm

So does Arod get super duper lots of credit for 31 points in the first half?

NYCougz

Sep 29, 10:31pm

Sure, but you’ve got to finish the game. That’s the rub, the first half showed

Helm Hammerhand

Sep 29, 10:38pm

BYU is 74th in total offense and 119th in 3rd down conversion

Beggar

Sep 29, 10:31pm

Good data points but we showing progress on offense the last two weeks

NYCougz

Sep 29, 10:33pm

I’ll agree their is progress, but still room for criticism. Constructive

Helm Hammerhand

Sep 29, 10:40pm

No argument there. Everyone needs to step up play callers

NYCougz

Sep 29, 10:42pm

He really tends to panic, doing things in high pressure situations that don't

BigHouse Coug

Sep 29, 10:42pm

A team scored more points on SIU than we did?!! Fire A-Rod!

andrewg3

Sep 29, 11:17pm

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