You don't risk your starting QB's health in the middle of the season like that

Oct 13, 2024
11:14:50pm

slatecoug All-American

After the hit Fifita took from Batty, the AZ HC should have pulled the plug.

Without Fifita AZ would have an uphill battle to make a bowl game. There's not enough learning opportunities in the world to risk your season over that.

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Glasker is a revelation. He single-handedly kept Kalani from running out the

Shinshin

Oct 13, 2:57pm

I thought the same thing.

Florwood

Oct 13, 2:58pm

Kalani would have ran out the clock

TLCougar

Oct 13, 3:00pm

Everyone said the same in our section - not that Kalani is wrong but “looks” for

truecougster

Oct 13, 4:39pm

I'm glad he did. Arizona refused to admit the game was over, calling timeouts, etc. That pick 6 finally got them to stop

byuluvr

Oct 13, 3:01pm

I don’t fault az either. Put his players under pressure and

niqmadu

Oct 13, 3:14pm

Except Batty almost broke Fifita in half.

TunaNoCrust

Oct 13, 6:26pm

Yep. That’s got to be fun film study

niqmadu

Oct 13, 8:50pm

Glad somebody held them accountable.

DirtyWater

Oct 13, 7:02pm

AZ was playing for scoreboard cosmetics. Served them right.

cajuncoug

Oct 13, 7:38pm

I knew Kalani wouldn't embarrass his good friend (or anyone else)

kccougar

Oct 13, 3:01pm

I appreciate Kalani's approach on this topic, and I'm glad he takes the high

RebelScum

Oct 13, 3:39pm

Honestly, I don't appreciate kalani in this regard

Loyal2Royal

7:27am

Agreed. If AZ was going to play to the very end (as if it was a close game) then we should punch it in from the 1 too.

TheLoneCougar

Oct 13, 4:12pm

It was a good lesson for Arizona and future opponents. Know when you're beat and don't keep throwing

CLCougar

Oct 13, 3:05pm

I would have done the same thing. Those are great real threats to practice

sah22

Oct 13, 3:09pm

Explain what you mean, keep throwing the ball in that situation? Your wording is confusing

CLCougar

Oct 13, 3:13pm

You may know you have lost. However, take advantage of time to improve. Run your

sah22

Oct 13, 3:23pm

Agree with the concept in principle, but don't know how much is learned with no timeouts on your own half-yard line

CLCougar

Oct 13, 3:29pm

You don't risk your starting QB's health in the middle of the season like that

slatecoug

Oct 13, 11:14pm

I don't think that was point in this response. I read the point as it's time to

sah22

5:28am

Yeah, BYU should have given up in 1980 against SMU. ...

cruoti

Oct 13, 3:19pm

Agree totally in principle, but circumstances weren't comparable imo.

CLCougar

Oct 13, 3:32pm

Appears the AZ coaches disagree with your expert opinion

NYC and Japan

Oct 13, 8:57pm

That's how coaches lose jobs risking their star QB when a game is out of reach. I never claimed to be an expert, but

CLCougar

Oct 13, 9:37pm

With several minutes left, as much chance as BYU in the Holiday bowl

NYC and Japan

8:23am

I don't see how AZ was playing to win, honestly. There wasn't enough time on the clock, and they were on the .5 yd line

CLCougar

8:39am

Last game of the year is completely different than a midseason game

slatecoug

Oct 13, 11:07pm

And a bowl game to boot. Back when bowl games meant something and BYU

thirdgencoug

Oct 13, 11:23pm

How about the boneheaded decisions by Arizona coaches to keep their starters in a game they won’t win risking injury.

Rhino84

Oct 13, 4:44pm

I do agree they should have put in back ups but then let them go for it 100%

Blue chunks

Oct 13, 10:46pm

I did love that Kalani seemed to hold them accountable for that. He didn’t just sit back and prevent. We lit up Fifita

YIsForBrigham

Oct 13, 6:12pm

Disagree that their coach was wrong. I want to see football played!

Reasonable1

Oct 13, 6:49pm

Fifita was a tough dude, taking brutal hits, and kept balling. Does it make sense getting him injured late in the

CLCougar

Oct 13, 7:17pm

It was the wrong thing for his team

YIsForBrigham

Oct 13, 7:21pm

Yes it was, but it was fun for me as a BYU fan.

Reasonable1

Oct 13, 8:17pm

I am impressed with Fifita though. The guy took that much pressure super well.

Jay_L

Oct 13, 7:09pm

I get we want to win without humiliating the opponent by scoring

bald man

Oct 13, 3:06pm

We want to humiliate every PAC team as much as possible though, they earned it

Mitty

Oct 13, 3:51pm

Don't tell the media that the game was still in doubt late in the fourth quarter

Plantagenet

Oct 13, 6:08pm

First thing I thought the second he caught the ball! 😂

TheAirForceCoug

Oct 13, 3:06pm

If I’m a coach who’s losing a game, I’m embarrassed if the opposing team dials it back or runs out the clock. The

hamaca

Oct 13, 3:06pm

Unless both coaches and the ref agree to shorten unplayed periods

TwinsRight

Oct 13, 3:32pm

Would you kick an on-side kick up 40?

thirdgencoug

Oct 13, 5:25pm

Nope, usually you do that when you’re behind.

hamaca

Oct 13, 5:29pm

Or did you mean as the losing team would I do an onside kick? Sure, good practice.

hamaca

Oct 13, 5:31pm

I was just curious. I’m not sure which side of the discussion I fall on.

thirdgencoug

Oct 13, 5:51pm

Agree, and I would have been disappointed if he would have chosen not to score when margin factors into rankings.

hamaca

Oct 13, 6:54pm

This 100%

RUNBYU1

Oct 13, 9:43pm

Yes, but like you said, do it with your second team.

Blue chunks

Oct 13, 10:47pm

In terms of final-score impact — it more or less reversed the Ropati cough-up.

SinkingQuffa

Oct 13, 3:07pm

Yeah I was kinda surprised he didn't have them kneel down on the PAT

willkie40

Oct 13, 3:36pm

Glasker is going to be the next Warner

Coug

Oct 13, 3:55pm

My seats are in the north end zone

Belboz

Oct 13, 4:05pm

TV replay was clear. He stayed in bounds. Was very close though

willkie40

Oct 13, 4:08pm

I prefer 7 points to 2

NYC and Japan

Oct 13, 8:59pm

Fake news…Kalani was going hard. They were sending blitzers right up to that last play. The fact that they were

KYU

Oct 13, 4:35pm

I was hoping for a safety, but the pick 6 was amazing...

Jericho

Oct 13, 5:42pm

I told my wife, "I think we're gonna see a safety!" RIGHT before the pick

Squeegee

7:34am

I absolutely loved that - it was the cherry on top

StoneyCurtis

Oct 13, 5:44pm

Can’t think of a more gratifying play all year. To emphatically snuff out all hope like that.

keithcoug

Oct 13, 6:19pm

Arizona was given the chance…

iknownothing

Oct 13, 6:42pm

I doubt Jay Hill was “pissed.” He’s a coach, not a fan. I’ve heard the

Polecat

Oct 13, 9:33pm

exactly, and for heaven sakes isn’t this a show for us fans give us a good show

Blue chunks

Oct 13, 10:50pm

I’m not criticizing you personally, but I do think a lot of CBers have an odd

Polecat

Oct 13, 9:27pm

I think its that style points matter to the committee. If you are blowing teams

here's to hoping

Oct 13, 10:42pm

Fair take on the style points for the committee . They shouldn’t matter but I’m

Polecat

Oct 13, 10:59pm

Does his TD make us the first team this year to get a Defensive TD off a fumble,

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