I'm not really "shifting" expectations per se. I'm just enjoying the ride

Sep 30, 2024
7:26:12am

RockyBalboa All-American

I'm not looking ahead. Week by week. This season has been an unexpected and fun ride. When we inevitably lose some games I'm not gonna lose my mind. One more win and we're already bowl eligible. I'm not shifting any expectations.

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RockyBalboa

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McMurphy projects BYU to the Pop Tarts bowl

CopaCoug

Sep 30, 7:18am

I'd be pretty happy with a post-Christmas bowl against Notre Dame. But still...

inertiaman

Sep 30, 7:20am

My expectations are NC.

JohnnyC

Sep 30, 7:22am

Every year, NC or bust

stan

Sep 30, 9:23am

RE: Every year, NC or bust

JohnnyC

Sep 30, 10:00am

Kinda weird your guys' obsession with playing the Tarheels 😉

Cougs4Lfe

Sep 30, 11:28am

Little too much busting for that to be any expectation

SoBlueitHurts

Sep 30, 12:07pm

The Duke's Mayo Bowl isn't really that big of a game, but at least Charlotte is a cool town.

unctoothman

Sep 30, 12:24pm

When it comes to playoff? I don’t think we’re close to shifting that to an

gwalker

Sep 30, 7:22am

I’m thrilled with any BigXII bowl!!!

Xenon

Sep 30, 7:23am

I'm not really "shifting" expectations per se. I'm just enjoying the ride

RockyBalboa

Sep 30, 7:26am

I just hope a loss doesn’t drop us disproportionately like in the past during Indy. That should be a perk of being P4.

Soupie

Sep 30, 7:31am

I hope so....but we're BYU.

Ted Lasso

Sep 30, 7:33am

Sometimes teams get better when they drop in the rankings.

Plantagenet

Sep 30, 9:24am

I feel like we are playing with house money right now.

BigHouse Coug

Sep 30, 8:35pm

It's true. They're already almost certain to hit most pre-season expectation as

seacougar

Sep 30, 9:13pm

This. I'm in the same boat. Enjoy each game as it comes, no expectations.

P-Widdy

Sep 30, 7:37am

RE: I'm not really "shifting" expectations per se. I'm just enjoying the ride

Royal_Minister

Sep 30, 8:39am

^This^

jcase16byu

Sep 30, 9:08am

Same. All I can think right now is "Beat AZ".

Penske Material

Sep 30, 9:27am

After last year's collapse I still have a hard time recalibrating. If we get to

SoBlueitHurts

Sep 30, 12:12pm

Last year, the winning team got to eat a giant pop tart … just sayin’.

BluesBrother

Sep 30, 7:27am

That is the dream

SoBlueitHurts

Sep 30, 12:12pm

RE: Last year, the winning team got to eat a giant pop tart … just

HandwovenBox

Sep 30, 10:11pm

Any bowl would be great

Belboz

Sep 30, 7:28am

I think at this point for "this" season we can do better. Some low-life pre-

BleedCougarBlue2

Sep 30, 8:12am

Not getting to a bowl would be extremely disappointing at this point

BYU Sportz Fan

Sep 30, 7:31am

I don't plan on shifting my expectations at all. I'll just be happy to see us

shoganai

Sep 30, 7:37am

Would the $6 mil payout be the biggest bowl payout ever for BYU?

Vert der Frick

Sep 30, 7:41am

Yes, and the biggest we’ve ever thrown into honeypot for a conference.

Q-grr

Sep 30, 10:48am

If BYU is still undefeated after the Utah game, then I'll start thinking playoff

a priori

Sep 30, 7:52am

This

Cosmokid

Sep 30, 8:18am

I would be psyched to get to 8 games this year.

RealTaysomHill

Sep 30, 7:57am

One goal at a time 1) make a bowl game 2) make a good bowl game 3) win a bowl

refunder

Sep 30, 7:58am

Yes, a win at the Pop Tart bowl would definitely be tempered by the thought

Hawk in the 303

Sep 30, 8:40am

My aspirations at this point are to stay undefeated at home and to beat Utah.

Westwood

Sep 30, 9:07am

I won't shift my hopes to playoffs unless still undefeated after Utah game

BackPacker

Sep 30, 9:10am

If we are undefeated and defeat Utah I shift my expectations then

Archaea

Sep 30, 9:25am

RE: McMurphy projects BYU to the Pop Tarts bowl

porl thompson

Sep 30, 9:25am

Let's be real.

Loyal2Royal

Sep 30, 9:47am

I think fans should fan how fans want. Probably unreasonable to expect CCG or

NYC and Japan

Sep 30, 10:32am

Of course fan how you want.

Loyal2Royal

Sep 30, 10:44am

DONT TAKE THE BAIT!!! We only care about a bowl game, verythi9ng else is gravy

Brighams

Sep 30, 10:12am

Expectations do change as the season goes on. But in the end we always have to

HonestTakes

Sep 30, 10:16am

Sounds tasty!

DazeofBlue

Sep 30, 10:29am

Jerry Seinfeld approves. “What’s — the deal — with the Pop Tarts Bowl?”

AZcougLawyer

Sep 30, 10:40am

Playing Notre Dame in a Bowl means Notre Dame has 4 or 5 losses.

AZcougLawyer

Sep 30, 10:56am

This thread is what makes me nervous about b-ball. Expectations are high.

HeyU

Sep 30, 11:20am

Pop Tarts? I was hoping for something more substantial like the Cheerios Bowl.

Plantagenet

Sep 30, 11:31am

you need to settle down these expectations.

dixieutahbyuzag

Sep 30, 11:40am

I think we win out at home

davidsonlaw

Sep 30, 11:58am

Maybe I missed 1, but that looks like far and away best bowl. Only 2 ranked opps

NYC and Japan

Sep 30, 12:09pm

Just like basketball, I'm going to enjoy the ride wherever it takes me

RenoCoug

Sep 30, 12:32pm

But hope it is the longest ride possible. I think TCU 2022 has me daring to hope

SoBlueitHurts

Sep 30, 12:46pm

My expectations are still relatively low - depth will likely become an issue.

runningfoo

Sep 30, 12:47pm

Sometimes the stars unexpectedly align and you have a shot at something special

GMGlenn

Sep 30, 1:06pm

Amazing how SEC and Big 10 have multiple teams in the playoffs...

CoolB

Sep 30, 1:24pm

The P4 Conference Champ games are the de facto first round of the playoffs.

seacougar

Sep 30, 1:41pm

Not really. Some of them will get back in the bracket and some might not.

SoBlueitHurts

Sep 30, 1:58pm

Doesn't the P4 champion get an auto-bid to the quarter finals?

seacougar

Sep 30, 5:06pm

I am merely saying that it is not playoffs because a loss will not eliminate a

SoBlueitHurts

Sep 30, 5:50pm

Yes, you're right. I was looking at it from the other perspective of a team that

seacougar

Sep 30, 9:15pm

I want to clarify something. I am not saying that I'd be disappointed

CopaCoug

Sep 30, 2:40pm

When BYU wins game #6 then look for next goal.

refunder

Sep 30, 2:53pm

Kansas and Houston are the only two remaining games I expect us to win

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