In a year where too many are making excuses to not rise to the occasion, BYU football made the best of it. Didn't hide behind supposed science and got it done, and led the way in some regards. The 2020 team deserves huge respect for this.
So a President of a University based in Logan, Utah has stated concerns of a head coach being Poly and LDS? Am I understanding this right? Welcome to the year 2020, folks. This is...something.
Hall and Robinson. Awesome. Absolutely. Fouss? Tremendous, but my thoughts are on how big Waterman was down the stretch in the toughest of road environments. Just an enormous effort from him.
Yoeli stays after interviews to sincerely thank all of us media goons for the coverage. Said he considers all of us as his friends. Guy is too good to be real
Absolute dream fulfilled, considering where I started. To think of the amazing opportunities I've had makes me proud, but very melancholy. I consider my journey from message board jockey to Desnews reporter unique and something I'll always be proud of. Yes, I was laid off today
A BYU vs Utah football game would have been outstanding this year. It's completely ridiculous that the Ute admin schedules out of this game, like ever. Stop it. For the love of what made college football great in the first place. That's all.
I've been covering BYU athletics for a very long time, and this is completely outside of the box of how the program operates, and in a very good way. The amount of time it took to bring it together is very impressive, as much as anything else
hard to overstate how much more fun BYU basketball is in the Big12 is compared with the WCC. Sure, a somewhat surprisingly competitive team helps a lot, but still..
Mountain West “aggressively exploring” options to play 8-game fall season, culminating w/Dec. 19 MW title game, sources told
@Stadium
. This would allow league to be eligible for NY6 bowls. Not all schools might play w/Hawaii, Fresno & Air Force biggest unknowns for full season
I've been covering BYU recruiting for a long time, and BYU fans have always wanted to believe their team can consistently recruit against the big boys. While there's certain exceptions, the answer has largely been 'no.' There's credible indication that may be changing, though
Kevin Young is doing things. This one feels at least as big as Ben Bywater returning to the football team. Saunders was already a fan favorite. This move should make him insanely popular.
Just a reminder that after a shaky start the defense held SDSU scoreless for the final 3 quarters. Great job at adjustment and Tuiaki deserves a lot more credit than he's probably getting.
My favorite stat of the night=Fouss with 5 assists. Do not underrate this stat. I feel him passing out of the double-team down low changed the game and helped fuel the comeback effort. MVP was Dallin Hall, but what Fouss did out there was huge
I'm prepared to duck after tweeting this: But I still believe Grimes is the right guy moving forward and BYU's very young offensive players and staff will ultimately prove effective in most situations in the near future.
Rose on Gonzaga's win over Duke earlier today, "That's good for the league...I'm glad to see the Zags finally get to beat a No. 1 team. We were able to do that a couple of years ago so I'm glad they were able to beat one."
Been covering BYU recruiting for a while now, and honestly can't think of many in-state recruiting wins more significant than re-landing Fano, for several reasons. Speaks well to the work put in by all involved. Fano is a legit 4-star prospect.
Can someone explain to me why BYU is slipping all over the place on its home field while I can't recall even one Iowa State slip? I mean, it's one of many, many issues, but honestly...
just spoke with a cousin in California who was pretty incredulous that Utah is playing HS football, and that it's working. Props to
@UHSAAinfo
for making it happen.
Big night for BYU athletic. DHC announces he's coming to Provo, men's volleyball team takes a thrilling 5-set match vs. UCSB and TJ Haws saves the season for BYU basketball, to top all of it off
How Kevin Young and associates are constructing next year's roster is thoroughly impressive. Saying this is the most fascinating offseason of BYU basketball feels like a gross understatement
NEWS: Rutgers transfer forward Mawot Mag has committed to BYU, he tells
@On3sports
.
The 6-7 senior averaged 9.1 points and 3.8 rebounds per game this season.
One guy who certainly deserves credit for these high-end transfers is Kalani Sitake. His warm and forgiving demeanor making BYU an attractive landing spot.
To me, the true 🐐 doesn't quit on his team, exhibit embarrassing flops most games nor shop around for ideal landing spots every 3-4 years, or so. Maybe it's just me...
BYU has proven it's very serious about taking basketball to the next tier by hiring Kevin Young. It's an un-BYU-like move, if that makes sense. But Big12 affiliation necessarily changes things, and it's looking like BYU is serious about said affiliation
every time Zach Wilson makes what I believe to be his best pass of the season, he manages to outdo himself. That final TD pass to Milne on 3rd-and-long was perfection. His accuracy is absolutely elite
Big bounce back win for BYU. I think a lot were questioning if this team has been losing some juice. Feel the Cougars made a statement tonight vs a very good Baylor team
But seriously Cougar fans, how much better is it to be preparing for a finishing slate of WVU, ISU, OU and OSU with an unknown bowl invite in the balance rather than a bowl locked in with games versus a bunch of New Mexico State-types?
Lots to like about this game, but, to me at least, the defensive pass rush stands out. It wasn't there for much of the first two games, but absolutely shined tonight. Sacks, forced holding penalties, forced incompletions. Very, very stellar effort.
I know people are emotional right now, but I'm having a hard time hearing complaints about Pope's system. This team massively overachieved this year, despite the first round bounce.
I thought Puka working his way into the rotation was an easy prediction, and thought he'd begin to emerge as a top option for the Rams. But 10 catches on 15 targets for 119 yards in his NFL debut? Yes, I know Cooper Kupp is hurt, but are you serious?
With 120 receiving yards in today’s game, Puka Nacua recorded the most receiving yards in a rookie debut in Rams history. He is the 2nd player drafted in the 5th round or later with 100+ receiving yards in his NFL debut.
Big12 invite is what most would argue is the biggest momentum builder for BYU, with regards to recruiting, and I wouldn't argue otherwise. But don't underestimate the importance of beating Utah in a very non-flukey manner.
I feel like giving hot soccer takes, but really unqualified. Felt the offsides call early that nullified a BYU goal was very questionable. Felt a second yellow card should have been issued to that FSU player, but, oh well, what can you do? Tough way to end an amazing season
I think most assumed Oregon would make a run, and perhaps cut the lead to single digits. Not even close to happening. Most impressive part of the game, in my opinion
A lot of thoughts going through my head. Both negative and positive, but one thing I want to do is heartily thank every single person who subscribed to TBS. A lot of people to thank, sure, but special thanks to all of you. Much love and forever grateful.
I've stated this many times on
@espn960sports
, but BYU's incoherent and ineffective run-blocking system should be viewed as completely unacceptable for a program like BYU, considering its natural recruiting base, if that makes sense...
For all those unwilling to heap praise on the CB play because Sam Houston: Stop it, and then recall all the soft coverages vs similar opponents in the past while making said opponents look relatively prolific in the throw game. You didn't see that last night, at all
Not sure I've ever seen film of a BYU TE recruit that impressed me more than Ryder Swanson's. Dude looks like a 28-year old grown man. His prospects are extremely high
Khalifa credited with 5 basketball assists, but pretty sure he logged at least twice as many hockey-type assists. The Egyptian Jokic is real, and he's spectacular
introduced to BYU by his junior high school teacher, Tim McTyer. Forged a very strong relationship with
@fsitake
and has known Noah Lugo for a long time. Great get by the Cougars
Grimes was and still is underrated by too many BYU fans. He did a great job revitalizing what was a dumpster fire of an offense, and he's proving how high-quality of a coach he is today
BYU defense deserves a lot of props for how it handled UCF's prolific offense last night. Scheme was solid and effective, relative to what the Knights typically do offensively.
Concern escalator:
Feb. 10 — Chick Fil A or Popeyes?
Feb. 20 — How am I going to beat jet-lag when my family trips to Italy?
March 1 — Is my family going to trip to Italy?
March 5 — 401k???
March 10 — Am I going to lose my job?
March 17 — Am I going to die?
Landing Egor Demin follows the Post-Pope process for BYU men's basketball of, "No, we didn't get that, but we got something better that you probably weren't expecting." Truly exciting times for the program
An OL at BYU good enough to leave for the NFL early. This is a good thing. Best of luck to Brady Christensen, who was as dominant as any LT as I've covered at BYU.
"Kanon’s goal when he committed to Purdue was just to play college 🏀. His goal now is to play in the NBA. Purdue has been more of a traditional program, which I like... But I think Kanon was probably looking for a program that can support his timeline.”
ESPN Sources with
@Draftexpress
: Real Madrid’s Egor Demin — a projected 2025 NBA Draft lottery pick — has committed to BYU and coach Kevin Young for the 2024-‘25 season. Demin’s a highly skilled 6-9 Russian guard who’ll arrive as one of most talented recruits in program history.
you'd think a dude like Kevin Young, with his considerable nba experience, could make a good pitch to a guy like Jaxson Robinson to stick around another year and develop
Been watching a good share of Big12 football and I've arrived at the conclusion that BYU could lose every single game remaining on its schedule. Also, it could win every game on its schedule, except for two games, probably. This conference is nuts.
Fantastic week at the Euroleague ANGT for 6'9 Russian guard Egor Demin capped off with Real Madrid's overtime win in the championship game. 26 points, 11 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals, 2 blocks for the projected 2025 top-10 pick.
it's quite bizarre seeing BYU's OL five yards downfield with the RB encountering 2-3 defenders at or behind the line of scrimmage on too many occasions. Something is seriously wrong.