Had we started the season ranked and lost early, we would have still been ranked

Dec 30, 2024
6:11:42am

jtm0001 All-American

jiffy enough in the polls. You're right that we got to number 5, but the fact that it was back to back L's and they happened at the end of the season had a huge impact. That's why SMU was able to get in.

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Many fans need to accept a new paradigm of being in the “big leagues” now &…

BamaCoug

12/29/24 11:47am

Well said. Let AJ pushing back against SAS on national TV be the start of us

Kolipoki

12/29/24 11:50am

Factors that mattered.

VenomFarmer

12/29/24 11:52am

Not sure that mattered. Weren't we #5 in polls at one point?

Hill4Heisman

12/29/24 3:56pm

Had we started the season ranked and lost early, we would have still been ranked

jtm0001

12/30/24 6:11am

It comes with years of success in big boy football. We string

Swishfromdeep3

12/29/24 11:57am

So, like

warp

12/29/24 12:24pm

Yeah I get tired of seeing BYU “fans” on X always downplaying BYU just like

WY_CougFan

12/29/24 12:14pm

Big jar of weak sauce?

TNT

12/29/24 12:18pm

It tastes like piss in a Gatorade bottle

Saxa

12/29/24 12:23pm

Social media doesn’t move the needle.

shimmy

12/29/24 12:23pm

Social media effects everything eventually…

Refugee

12/29/24 12:39pm

No one’s denying the system is biased. Plus the tiebreaker and missing out on

Jstak17

12/29/24 12:37pm

I agree that we should have been at least considered. Don’t think we should’ve

NorthernCougifornia

12/29/24 12:51pm

Battered dog syndrome

NonmormonYfan89

12/29/24 1:22pm

Exactly! That’s the best TL/DR summary of my post

BamaCoug

12/29/24 4:47pm

The last thing we want is byu fans on Twitter trying to defend byu.

Deleted

12/29/24 2:04pm

"If I am not for myself, who will be?”

NonmormonYfan89

12/29/24 2:07pm

Let’s leave that nonsense to Utah fans. No need to become a hated fanbase full of whiny babies. BYU lost its shot losing

byuTX

12/29/24 2:17pm

You're doing the thing the thread said not to do. Stop.

Iki_Balam

12/29/24 8:25pm

No thanks, I’ll leave Ute whining behavior to Utes and will hope online whining like the OP doesn’t spread among Y fans

byuTX

12/29/24 9:41pm

Respect is earned not forced

eyebleedblu

12/29/24 2:20pm

💪🏼🤙🏼 Terrific year for BYU football.

APowerfulY

12/29/24 2:37pm

While I agree, this is also the old G5 thinking. Cincy CFP required essentiall…

BamaCoug

12/29/24 2:58pm

💪🏼🤙🏼 I like it BamaCoug. In your view, how does one accomplish what you’re

APowerfulY

12/29/24 5:25pm

Pump up the Cougs and don't be afraid to point out the other team's warts! It's

BamaCoug

12/29/24 8:37pm

@BamaCoug - You know how to tactfully diagree for sure. You may be the best of

APowerfulY

12/29/24 11:10pm

Good points friend. Just responding (late) to them and grateful dor the respons

BamaCoug

Jan 1, 5:26am

Agree with your point. Bigger tent the better.

APowerfulY

Jan 1, 9:53pm

Fans "fighting" for respect by whining about getting shafted does absolutely

russkiejedi

12/29/24 2:43pm

And what does saying nothing do? Difference bt standing up & whining.

Soupie

12/29/24 2:50pm

Is there a difference? A half-dozen schools all had reasons they could point to

russkiejedi

12/29/24 3:27pm

I also go to games & donate & interact on social media and raise BYU fan kids…

BamaCoug

12/29/24 3:06pm

Be a fan. Do all of those things. Just don't pretend that it will do anything to

russkiejedi

12/29/24 3:23pm

Amen, brother

MaxxPower

12/29/24 2:58pm

No one cares what we tweet. Worst case is we come across as whiny. Best case:

Martin Van Nostrand

12/29/24 3:05pm

BYU was as good or better than any B12 team but they controlled their own fate

Forzaitalia

12/29/24 3:28pm

I couldn’t agree more. The number of people who I’ve heard saying this phrase:

andrewg3

12/29/24 3:28pm

Oh come on, who eye-rolled this…WHO?!

andrewg3

12/29/24 3:32pm

Who said we didn't deserve to be in in the conversation?

russkiejedi

12/29/24 4:24pm

We weren’t in the conversation. And I’ve seen a lot of BYU fans saying

andrewg3

12/29/24 7:13pm

We were in the conversation the entire month of October and November. . .

Zoobieman

12/30/24 7:31am

I’m talking about the convo at the end of November. We were written off

andrewg3

12/30/24 9:07am

Would you have voted to put us in?

Odysseus

12/29/24 3:52pm

Not to put us in. I’m just saying we should have been in the convo along with

andrewg3

12/29/24 7:30pm

I accept the new paradigm. Let’s Go! Excited for next year.

Transferportal

12/29/24 3:37pm

I don’t get what you’re saying. How did Bama & Ole Miss fans whining on Twitter

Odysseus

12/29/24 3:48pm

Barking and Whining

Homo Erectus

12/29/24 4:00pm

I see the evil overlords of college sports have you well trained already...

BamaCoug

12/29/24 8:50pm

Our own “fans” actively fight against this team, our players, and our coaches. How are we supposed to demand respect

TheLoneCougar

12/29/24 4:30pm

"Actively fight against this team?" What are you talking about?

russkiejedi

12/29/24 4:33pm

Oh boy here we go…do you have to take everything so literally?

TheLoneCougar

12/29/24 4:35pm

I don't know what you mean, that's why I asked the question, and why I gave

russkiejedi

12/29/24 4:39pm

I never said we were disrespectful nor unique.

TheLoneCougar

12/29/24 7:13pm

You said we "actively fight against the team." By that you meant we don't stick

russkiejedi

12/29/24 9:56pm

We lost two of our last three games of the season. Was there any schools that lost 2 of three and made it in?

KYU

12/29/24 5:24pm

Some of us understand not getting in CFP but being #17 & not even discussed w/ 3 loss teams ahead of us is insulting.

Soupie

12/29/24 7:07pm

It was a rough 3 game stretch. Didn't look like we belonged but I agree our resume put us in the discussion of last

KYU

12/29/24 7:17pm

Should have but didn’t. Utterly forgotten & dismissed w/o a thought.

Soupie

12/29/24 8:10pm

RE: Many fans need to accept a new paradigm of being in the “big leagues” now &…

spinner

12/29/24 8:44pm

Also, no offense Bamma, but you might need to accept the paradigm shift that we are not in the power 2. It sucks to

KYU

12/29/24 8:56pm

Fight for the truth

MyTwoCents

12/29/24 10:33pm

I really Enjoy Bamacoug posts, but I disagree here

Zoobieman

12/30/24 7:28am

Very well said and reasonable post

KYU

12/30/24 8:37am

Think the issue was that the one loss dropped byu like a hot rock when others stayed in the convo after worse losses

Soupie

12/30/24 8:42am

I personally believe if BYU finished the season 11-2, we would have been the #10

Zoobieman

12/30/24 9:34am

I agree with you...but, what do we, as fans, do about it? As Kalani said:

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