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Thoughts about scheduling/arranging a family trip to Europe (Spain). Thoughts about travel agents?

Zenoch All-American

1:05pm

ESPN has a list of 8 'blue blood' schools. BYU made the list just outside the

Benfica1

1:01pm

Just an FYI in case you didn't notice, but that article is 8+ years old.

JJCoug

1:03pm

Yeah. The term "blue blood" has been around a long time.

Benfica1

1:06pm

This was in 2016. I bet Oregon is higher and Stanford lower now.

Still Questing

1:03pm

yeah, how Mich St, Arkansas, or Stanford rank as blue bloods is anyone's guess, BYUs track record in the WAC, MWC, Indie

ChinaFan

1:05pm

This article is 8+ years old. I wonder what the rankings would be today.

Conan

1:06pm

Probably still close to accurate, but I'd guess Nebraska would miss the cut if

Ghost of Peanut

1:07pm

That is a pretty old article, a few things have changed since 2016

clouddatageek

1:07pm

Tons of ASU fans on my flight

2FarGone No One of Consequence

1:00pm

Going from picked last to playoff appearance would be exciting.

CougieMcCougFace

1:01pm

Good for them. Sports should bring us joy, not dismay.

Salami Karate

1:06pm

POLL: If BYU ever hypothetically stopped sponsoring D 1 sports, would you enjoy college sports or pick another school?

Archaea

12:59pm

Reminder - you might have free money, search the state unclaimed property

Rhubarb

12:58pm

I have a common name. Lots of tiny amounts listed. I should probably just claim

Cougarclaw

1:01pm

you have to validate with an SSN or similar usually

LeonMarek

1:05pm

Do you remember a certain prolific poster last year saying that statistically

MHallDidNothingWr0ng

12:56pm

The defense the back half of last season was really bad.

JuicyJam

12:58pm

"there are 3 kinds of lies: Lies, 🤢 lies, and statistics"--My old man

JimmyZ

1:02pm

Your old man is Mark Twain?

Ozymandias

1:06pm

Mark Twain wasn't even Mark Twain

JimmyZ

1:07pm

So that’s a no?

Ozymandias

1:08pm

Sounds like the morons that don’t like Arod

775coug

1:06pm

Blog: BYU Schedule Lookahead: Houston Game Presents Big Opportunity for BYU View

[Vanquish the Foe] Robby McCombs

12:55pm

Coke with lime is coming back!!! 2025 = winning. If anyone finds it, report back

Magneto

12:55pm

I want orange vanilla back or just vanilla coke

Longseason

1:01pm

As long as you have a couple of limes in your refrigerator, it has always

kmcougar

1:02pm

"Gentlemen, this is democracy manifest!"

Abe Froman

12:53pm

Wow that is a crazy story!

SnickSnack

12:58pm

Do we know if this guy got saved? Or is he still stranded in the salt flats?

wannnacruise

12:51pm

All set 👍🏽

Durden

12:54pm

Glad to hear! How'd you get out?

wannnacruise

12:55pm

Glasker has the highest ceiling right now, but I think Kelly and Taggart are all going to be drafted as well...

Coug Texan

12:51pm

Does Taggart have the size?

TarCoug

12:52pm

I don't see Taggart being drafted

checoug

12:53pm

100% he does...

Coug

12:54pm

Matt Milano looks like he wants to murder the world.

byujacob

1:00pm

Maybe, Kelly I believe will be a long time LBer in the NFL. One play where it was so obvious to me was

kimdaddy35

12:54pm

For me it was the final drive of SMU, 3rd down, Jennings went to his right...

Coug

1:05pm

I'd LOVE to see Glasker's 100 time (and his 40 time, but I'm more interested in his 100 time). When Parker ran that

HarlemCoug

12:57pm

Hmmmm, maybe, but...

ChinaFan

1:00pm

AP National Champions since 1980

Indy Coug Loquacious Lummox

12:46pm

Pretty cool. 1 of 19 programs to win a title for last 45 years

DanSmith

12:50pm

yawn, now do Rose bowl losses to show which teams really belong

JackStack

12:52pm

If ESPN did a list like this, it would be championships since 1985.

Florwood

12:53pm

Most of the time people do 1978 as the recognized start year for "modern" CFB

Kajdin

12:56pm

Just joking around, ESPN selecting a start year that would exclude the Cougars

Florwood

1:01pm

Sorry, I meant it as an agreement. ESPN would pick 1985 to exclude a non-SEC or

Kajdin

1:04pm

1978 is when 1-AA/FCS became a thing

Indy Coug

1:05pm

Going back 60 years only adds Pittsburgh and Michigan St. Winning a natty is an amazing accomplishment.

Spiff

12:55pm

Kyle failed to realize this type of stuff could backfire

kansascougar

12:46pm

Do you have more info on how this solidified people leaving? Your post was vague

D.T. Survivor

12:55pm

Maybe I missed it, but I don't see anything in there that wouldn't have been

Thrill

12:55pm

Doesn’t seem like a big deal to me. What am I missing?

Florwood

12:58pm

My question is after the L and the season continuing to flounder did he come

RalphWiggam

12:59pm

This was posted the day of the BYU/Utah football game? Great prediction in there

Bob Vance

1:01pm

I could throw the ball over them mountains.

DomCasual

1:08pm

Just heard Pastor Derwin Gray on KLOVE. That’s kind of a big deal. Good job D.

Dr MoBYU

12:46pm

Does anyone remember a University of Utah football team? Or am I misremembering?

Gustav

12:44pm

Does Roberts need surgery? Probably already discussed. Haven't been on much.

TRUE_BLUE_COUGY All-American

12:42pm

I heard it was a labrum tear. That would require surgery. Hopefully just a

Hambone

12:45pm

Why never 100%, my shoulders are great, and my last surgery was my worst last year at 63. I have my strength and

ChinaFan

12:47pm

I had my labrum repaired at 19. Lost some lateral mobility and I get

Hambone

12:52pm

Pretty sure, but with a shoulder, they like to have the inflamation down before surgery, so that's why you see the

ChinaFan

12:46pm

I tore my labrum and chose stem cell instead. This was a year ago. My shoulder

maxpowers

12:53pm

I have a partially torn labrum. Can you tell me more about the stem cell? I don'

Stucoug83

12:54pm

Brett Yomark's statement on the targeting call is okay, just wish it would've been a more aggressive

jvr7 All-American

12:42pm

Anyone been to Cooper Old Time BBQ in Austin? I have a work event- wanted Terry

SBB

12:39pm

Terry Blacks gets a huge double thumbs up from me

Indy Coug

12:41pm

I need to get down to Texas. That BBQ down there looks like food paradise.

BlueFever

12:44pm

RE: Anyone been to Cooper Old Time BBQ in Austin? I have a work event- wanted

BroDelusional

12:48pm

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P-Boy Squad

12:52pm

Switch Style is pretty good. I've done pretty much everything there.

P-Boy Squad

12:51pm

Sorry Stiles Switch

P-Boy Squad

12:52pm

Guys I just wiped out bad skiing and may have broken my leg

Big12Yfan

12:39pm

Meh, 3 out of 10

paulb

12:41pm

You broke your leg but posted here immediately after?

maxpowers

12:41pm

Oh. It’s one of those posts

maxpowers

12:42pm

It is, after all, 2025

Born2Fish

12:42pm

At least your little tiny leg can heal faster

CougarHut

12:46pm

Glasker was rated 3 stars, with a grade of only 82

Indy Coug Loquacious Lummox

12:38pm

Athleticism allows the coaches to coach a player up. Glasker is very

Archaea

12:42pm

That is the Ed Lamb strategy, and it is a good strategy as long as it isn't your only strategy.

Knee Brace

12:43pm

Explain:

Archaea

12:46pm

football is as much between the ears as in your athletic build.

runnincoug

12:48pm

So, recruit very smart athletes to coach up?

Archaea

12:51pm

Recruit good players---the ones already proving to have the athletics/smarts

runnincoug

12:58pm

Which do you take:

Archaea

1:02pm

Athleticism is an important aspect of being a good football player.

Knee Brace

12:50pm

Because strength, skill and smarts matter as well. It works with a lot of guys

califcougar

12:52pm

He deserves a lot of credit for upgrading our DBs, he gets a lot of criticism

Rhubarb

1:06pm

Yes his only other offer was Weber St. He is certainly a success story for what was a failed recruiting

kimdaddy35

12:47pm

Reading through the 2021 commit list, it is surprising how few of theses names

pspcres

12:49pm

Glasker went from an OK receiver into a great Linebacker

JOPE

12:52pm

He was primarily a WR in High School

Coug

12:52pm

Google's AI has a ways to go

txblue All-American

12:37pm

LLMs fundamentally can't do math. What OpenAI has started to do is have the LLM write

CSoul

12:38pm

TIL that I am an LLM

JimmyZ

12:48pm

Here's what I would consider the past and current "blue blood" schools:

Hambone

12:37pm

Didn't Georgia come along about the same time as Clemson?

SageOwl

12:46pm

You've got many of the names listed but in the wrong spaces

gmj81

12:52pm

What is the stone cold sober county in the nation? (no surprise)

runnincoug

12:33pm

I am really surprised by New Mexico in that graphic.

diluigifan

12:36pm

yeah, me too.

runnincoug

12:37pm

hard to drink when you're on acid

LeonMarek

12:37pm

Reservation does not allow alcohol sales is my guess why?

Sam's Dad

12:42pm

Yeah, just like RES. They don't sell alcohol so it's not a problem

the rural juror

12:57pm

My guess is that they are not getting accurate info from the reservations

Thrill

12:52pm

Wisconsin has problems.

AggieWeekendCougar

12:37pm

its cold, need to warm up somehow

LeonMarek

12:38pm

I once read a police report for a Wisconsin home game. I thought the yewts...

UCLACoug

12:58pm

Time to have an intervention with Wisconsin.

shimmy

12:38pm

Calling Cap on Tennessee

CougieMcCougFace

12:46pm

Here's my current NCAA bracket projections as of 1/2/25

jreid191

12:33pm

NIT projections

jreid191

12:34pm

I don’t think my Cougs or Heels are going to make it

TarCoug

12:37pm

Arizona State, a team we easily beat by 20 is a 10 seed

UnoDoctor

12:38pm

2 weeks off to end 2024. No work. No gym, no self control. My morning weigh in

MormonThug

12:32pm

Most of that weight gain is going to be water weight from carbs.

CSoul

12:37pm

Here is a paper about how your liver shrinks about 15% when starting a low carb

AggieWeekendCougar

12:42pm

Absolutely, but it's also funny how worked up people get about weight gain or loss

CSoul

12:46pm

Why didn’t you go to the gym at all?

Superkid

12:37pm

Cheese and crackers

RealTaysomHill

12:37pm

Didn’t wanna

MormonThug

12:47pm

I tried to be very careful through the holidays. I'm down 25 with 16 to goal and

TheSpiker

12:41pm

Just witnessed someone break their leg at solitude. Be safe out there fellow skiers

CougarHut Alpha Male

12:30pm

Glasker

mjmill All-American

12:28pm

Declare and leave or play one more year?

Covid-19

12:30pm

Isn't he only a sophomore?

SUAVO

12:30pm

yes but he redshirted a year, so has met the NFL rule of being 3 years removed

cwilke1

12:31pm

He is also an RM.

Goatnapper'96

12:33pm

I don’t think he is an RM?

I'mBatman

12:43pm

his BYU bio says served mission in Uruguay.

cwilke1

12:49pm

graduated HS in 2021

shimmy

12:34pm

Yep, graduated in 2021, it looks like he went straight on a mission early that

ATLCoug2088

12:59pm

He will go pro, but I believe he's coming back next season...

Coug

12:31pm

Needs 20lbs

MormonThug

12:34pm

He is without question the next Fred Warner...

Coug

12:37pm

If he entered the draft this year

Hazzard

12:38pm

I suspect he goes pro after next year. His draft stock will rise now that

Archaea

12:31pm

Is he an RM?

Projectoor

12:32pm

TFL's is the number 1 stat you want in a LB.

Schrodizzy

12:34pm

Was he the one who was a converted WR?

dut99002

12:47pm

WR/Safety

LeGrandBleu

12:52pm

Aaaah… Glasker… the unfairly called Facemasker…

King of Y

12:58pm

Jake must simulate being pressured:

Archaea

12:28pm

SJS, what's humorous about that? Isn't it the primary time he makes mistakes?

Archaea

12:31pm

RE: SJS, what's humorous about that? Isn't it the primary time he makes mistakes?

SJS

12:33pm

Have you sent this tip to the coaches?

shimmy

12:32pm

Of course, they know this but he didn't progress this year in that regard.

Archaea

12:33pm

No, I think you are onto something. They should practice this with simulated pressure.

shimmy

12:35pm

Maybe football drills have something similar to soccer:

Archaea

12:37pm

And you could mix it up:

Archaea

12:40pm

I'm gonna see if I can find ARod's email.

shimmy

12:45pm

They are probably already doing something like this, or maybe they aren't.

Archaea

12:47pm

I am sure he and the coaches are well aware of this deficiency.

Projectoor

12:33pm

So for those of you more knowledgeable, what simulations do coaches use

Archaea

12:35pm

That is what is frustrating for me.

BYU71

12:51pm

If he can just make better decisions, his batted balls and inaccurate throws

Archaea

12:54pm

What evidence is there that he's any different from other qbs in the red zone? CBers seem to have created this narrative

HarlemCoug

1:01pm

I haven't compiled data so I'm working from memory:

Archaea

1:05pm

So what should we have him do? Just never throw when he's being pressured?

RGGeemer

1:03pm

He needs to learn to recognize the correct throw to make.

Archaea

1:06pm

POLL: Who will win tonight

Allen_BYU

12:27pm

and by “tonight” you mean this afternoon?

BoiseBlueCoug

12:28pm

Anyone remember Sounds Easy Pizza? Or am I misremembering. Cheap pizza in Provo.

COUGALICIOUS

12:26pm

Loved it. We called it Sounds Sleazy. Two personal 4 toping pizzas with 2 larg

shaggy

12:28pm

Sounds Sleazy. Pizza and video rentals.

sethj250

12:28pm

Exactly

Born2Fish

12:30pm

Taco Amigo fries > McDonald's fries

Ted Lasso

12:24pm

RE: Taco Amigo fries > McDonald's fries

It's A Bowling Ball

12:25pm

Locally owned place in Pleasant Grove and North Orem

Ted Lasso

12:26pm

Taco amigo is the worst "Mexican" food I've had in my entire life. They're peach

fattycoug

12:27pm

Yeah, it's not good Mexican food.

Ted Lasso

12:28pm

Nothing at Taco Amigo is better than anything anywhere

LaVellIfIKnow

12:28pm

I go there for their fresh strawberry shake (in season). It's quite good.

GideonsTrumpet

12:29pm

They have really good fry sauce sometimes I stop there after going to

Big12Yfan

12:36pm

Their peach shakes and strawberry shakes are terrific. Everything else not great

Big Daddy D

1:03pm

Do some CBers not realize that there's a fair catch signal? Really?

Ghost of Peanut

12:23pm

It does too. It’s a kill signal. Literally happens every game, even BYU ones.

scootsy

12:32pm

Sure, to the KR man's own team. It doesn't mean anything to anybody else.

Ghost of Peanut

12:36pm

That’s nonsense. BYU does this all the time. A fair catch says “I’m going to

RalphWiggam

12:38pm

Sure, it's a very common signal to your own team. Most teams use it. But do you

Ghost of Peanut

12:50pm

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Shedeur mic caught something very cool.

Should ASU have been awarded the FG?

It’s funny to me when some here try to discredit/take shots at Drake Toll, John

I know most non-BYU fans would disagree, but I think BYU was the best team in

Glasker

The best defense in the Big 12:

I had defended our abysmally weak preconference schedule. I figured this team

Would love to have one more dynamic piece but Martin-Moa-Haunga-Nawahine feels

A day later and I still am trying to understand why Leavitt and Skattebo held hands during the postgame..

HUGE props to Tyler Batty for staying for 2024. Without his return

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