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Mar 27, 2017
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MajorZeus
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Ty freaking Detmer
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What specific reasons make you feel optimistic about BYU football in 2017?
Mathlete
3/27/17 5:12pm
Time has taken a toll on my memory of 2016. Optimism springs eternal.
Division Bell
3/27/17 5:14pm
Ty freaking Detmer
MajorZeus
3/27/17 5:18pm
I felt the same way until I saw our offense last year #trainwreck
Mathlete
3/27/17 5:19pm
Opportunities, yes. Train wreck, no. Swaggy was awesome and we had moments
MajorZeus
3/27/17 5:28pm
the passing offense was historically bad.
ag4cougs
3/27/17 6:04pm
It's true
Holy Driver
3/27/17 8:44pm
Mostly due to an average ol and a subpar qb imo. It's fixable.
Backcountry
3/27/17 8:51pm
Much worse teams with much worse OLs/QBs passed the ball better.
ag4cougs
3/27/17 10:21pm
So after just last year, you're willing to consider Detmer as OC a bust?
SoCalCoug
3/27/17 5:35pm
No, but I wouldn't say Detmer is a reason to be optimistic.
Mathlete
3/27/17 5:37pm
Sure he is. When he gets his personnel.
southernfriedcougar
3/27/17 5:56pm
Why didn't Brigham Young have the Salt Lake temple completed by 1850? These guys
Q-grr
3/27/17 7:32pm
That is the nature of the business. Do you want to wait 40 years?
joFan
3/27/17 10:15pm
Obviously not, but I don't want Urban Meyer either.
Q-grr
3/28/17 12:39pm
I would take Urban Meyer
joFan
3/28/17 12:46pm
Of course, he would not represent what BYU is about and that's ok for some, even
Q-grr
3/28/17 1:03pm
Offense that kept us in every single game was that disappointing huh?
(Private)
3/28/17 8:31am
extremely
ag4cougs
3/28/17 9:19am
You saw only part of the offensive package last year. Don't forget that.
RebelScum
3/28/17 8:37am
9ws=train wreck = exaggeration = unrealistic expectations = mathlete
Pretorian
3/28/17 11:00am
#Firstyearwithnewcoachandoffense
icecougar
3/28/17 3:35pm
What the!?
Gerald-DeGroot
3/27/17 6:38pm
looks like the defense is every bit as opportunistic now as last year. That doesn't appear to be a fluke
MaxxPower
3/27/17 5:26pm
And if the defense is as good as we think it is, the offense is getting some high level looks
MaxxPower
3/27/17 5:27pm
We are not installing new systems on both sides of the ball. Coaches and...
friscokid
3/27/17 5:27pm
I agree. Typically teams are better the year after the year they learned how to do something.
MaxxPower
3/27/17 5:28pm
This I can buy into
Mathlete
3/27/17 5:37pm
We are turning into a utah type team. Solid defense, and suspect offense....
idacoug
3/27/17 5:33pm
And that makes you optimistic? That's really strange.
Lance71
3/27/17 5:35pm
It's awesome
Backcountry
3/27/17 5:36pm
better than with bronco, thats for sure
idacoug
3/27/17 5:37pm
I think our offense will improve, but maybe not this year.
vagabonder
3/27/17 5:48pm
One of the reasons our defense did so well was ball cntrl offense.
keoki
3/27/17 5:54pm
It amazes me how many fail to recognize this
Bgash
3/27/17 10:51pm
We won't really see what this offense can be until Tanners SR year
friscokid
3/27/17 6:23pm
Guys with lower ceilings than him so there's no guarantee
southernfriedcougar
3/27/17 6:27pm
Never any guarantees but I think Wilstead has a high ceiling
friscokid
3/27/17 6:31pm
He does. And I actually think Dinkelmann does as well if he really puts in the
southernfriedcougar
3/27/17 6:37pm
Especially guys who spent a year not being interested in learning the offense
Mathlete
3/27/17 6:42pm
Sheesh. Give him time to 1) roll out the entire offense, and 2) give eventual
RebelScum
3/27/17 7:01pm
Line of scrimmage depth and coaching. And kalani
Backcountry
3/27/17 5:35pm
Better personnel. More likely make 4th & 19 from the goal line.
CougarThug
3/27/17 5:38pm
Kalani Sitake, because he says all the right things.
Brisco
3/27/17 5:48pm
Matt Bushman.
Crush4
3/27/17 5:51pm
It's a new season. 13 & oh! baby!
lightmann
3/27/17 6:20pm
You mean 15-0, right?
trom2foot3
3/27/17 6:40pm
our corners will be better experienced (and bigger/faster) and our LB's are as good as any set in the NCAA
HarlemCoug
3/27/17 6:21pm
Deliberately ignoring enough things to become optimistic
Indy Coug
3/27/17 6:28pm
We have an awesome D (especially LB), a stud QB, some actual talent at TE, and
cougaman
3/27/17 6:45pm
...........Fred Warner is really good I guess.
Gerald-DeGroot
3/27/17 7:53pm
Throwing the ball down field! Mangum may have tried to squeeze a few passes
Let's Go Bucs
3/27/17 9:07pm
The defense.
Byu_1988
3/27/17 10:28pm
Squally, Butch, Linehan,
conetah
3/27/17 11:24pm
I think the DL could be better
Jericho
3/27/17 11:26pm
DL depth looked pretty good in spring scrimage. Has me hopeful.
doctorthunderpants
3/28/17 11:27am
Specific reasons for me
Denesheo
3/28/17 4:39am
It's the offseason. It's what we do.
El Pasco
3/28/17 8:49am
As I am each and every year, I am cautiously optimistic
gww687
3/28/17 9:22am
All Time BYU Freshman Passing Yards Leader under the Tutelage of the All-Time
CougarTail
3/28/17 9:43am
So far we are undefeated...
Sem Vergonha
3/28/17 10:18am
A qb who can throw and emergence of a TE
BYU '80
3/28/17 12:42pm
Several things in fact...
icecougar
3/28/17 3:34pm
CB is not in control.
cdr88
3/28/17 9:25pm
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