I don't think they hate BYU. Apathy can be worse than hate at times.

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Nov 13, 2024
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Here we go again...ESPN doubtful we beat Kansas

vabeachcoug

Nov 12, 10:48pm

It's really difficult to overcome low preseason expectations. If BYU started the year ranked as high as Utah did, BYU

BYUnerd

Nov 12, 10:50pm

they assume you have to have a roster full of 5 star players to win

jegaman

Nov 12, 10:57pm

Perfectly illustrates preseason based on brand shaping the whole process with nothing but smoke & mirrors.

Soupie

Nov 12, 11:08pm

At this point it’s different. 3 reasons:

xgbs

Nov 13, 4:39am

My point isn’t abt Kansas being a tough game but abt the perpetual doubting of

Soupie

Nov 13, 7:24am

Don’t worry, just win and it works out.

Love Cougs

Nov 13, 8:58am

There is brand bias for sure. But it's more than that. Team talent based

Doogal McCougar

Nov 13, 8:40am

Nice to see that somebody gets it.

Love Cougs

Nov 13, 8:59am

Or when you don't blow anyone out and have a sense of a "lucky" team.

TheLoneCougar

Nov 13, 4:45am

This is wrong - Look at Indiana vs BYU

Zoobieman

Nov 13, 5:13am

That's part of the difficulty. You have to blow lots of teams out. I didn't say it was impossible.

BYUnerd

Nov 13, 6:11am

BYU is doing fine. The #3 spot is ours if we win out, and there's no reason to

BlueFever

Nov 13, 8:02am

At this point they figure they'll look like geniuses if it ever happens.

zonacougar

Nov 12, 10:50pm

Haha, say it every week and it just might happen

vabeachcoug

Nov 12, 10:52pm

They hate BYU

TNT

Nov 12, 10:54pm

You are simply wrong.

Love Cougs

Nov 13, 9:00am

I don't think they hate BYU. Apathy can be worse than hate at times.

Soupie

Nov 13, 10:00am

BYU is only a few spots ahead of Kansas in the analytics ratings

Indy Coug

Nov 12, 10:56pm

⭐⭐⭐

spidercoug

Nov 13, 12:13am

Yes, but FPI carries previous year(s) success at all points.. never goes away

BamaCoug

Nov 13, 2:50am

And my contention is it has so little impact that it isn’t the difference between being 6th and 28th

Indy Coug

Nov 13, 5:15am

You’re probably right. But I still hate any metric that rewards historical…

BamaCoug

Nov 13, 6:18am

They do this because it works

bythenumbers

Nov 13, 6:23am

The reason it’s in there is because it’s been empirically found to provide more accurate forecasts

Indy Coug

Nov 13, 6:38am

There is still some weight on the prior season, who knows how much

bythenumbers

Nov 13, 6:18am

Sagarin has BYU at 19 and Kansas at 28, a difference of 4 points. In Sagarin

NYC and Japan

Nov 13, 9:51am

This is amazing. We are 9-0 and still disrespected. The team thrives off that.

Idacoug

Nov 12, 11:12pm

Money!

Dr MoBYU

Nov 13, 12:26am

Bring it on! Let the chip stay firmly fixed on the Royal Blue 3 stripe shoulders

jaba166

Nov 13, 12:54am

At this point I’m kind of numb to it—just win, go 12-0, and take on whoever in

BYUHgrad

Nov 13, 2:31am

It is hard to go undefeated. They feel it is like flipping coins. Hit 9 heads in

Fdnman

Nov 13, 3:47am

Maybe they aren't being against the BYU players. Maybe they are being against

sah22

Nov 13, 5:00am

Kansas will be hungry, fighting to get to 500 and bowl eligible, also they…

legiaourbana

Nov 13, 5:09am

If our defense plays like they did against SMU, K-State & UCF

gopman

Nov 13, 10:18am

Funny how the top team has only one player in Big 12 top 25 players. Of course

GMGlenn

Nov 13, 5:40am

Not surprising. We gotta admit we been lucky. And looked bad against utah

chismoso

Nov 13, 6:59am

The BYU offense is on the verge of a breakout game. We need another 500 yard

CT98

Nov 13, 7:50am

Kansas could very well be that game. Their defense is "meh".

gopman

Nov 13, 10:19am

I actually like it. Keep doubting.

Thrill

Nov 13, 8:28am

If they keep saying that, they’ll eventually be right at some point

Pretorian

Nov 13, 8:36am

LOVE TO SEE IT!💪🏼🤙🏼 Just what we need.

APowerfulY

Nov 13, 9:11am

Good

Clark Addison

Nov 13, 9:32am

We need to start pummeling opponents. RUTS!

Burton162

Nov 13, 10:03am

Hard to RUTS on an elite defense (Utah) or a team with an elite offense (Kansas)

ldssdl

Nov 13, 10:04am

I meant on previous RUTS-type games

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