Greg Wrubell
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Voice of the Cougars (FTB, MBB, WSOC, BSB). All BYU, all the time. Native Canadian, naturalized American. Jinxes are not a thing.
Utah, USA
Joined July 2010
Pau Gasol: "Becky Hammon can coach. I’m not saying she can coach pretty well. not saying she can coach enough to get by. not saying she can coach almost at the level of the NBA’s male coaches. I’m saying: Becky Hammon can coach NBA basketball. Period."
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After a Utah holding penalty erased a would-be game-ending sack and allowed BYU to continue its final offensive possession, BYU faced the following situation:. Trailing 21-19.No timeouts.Ball at the BYU 19-yard line.1:29 on the clock.Starting right tackle out of the game. Over
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Last night's attendance of 64,201 was BYU's largest home crowd in 15 years. Unforgettable evening.
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Went nearly four hours of game time without a goal, while leaving at home one of the country’s best goal scorers. Took a 38-year old forward who didn’t play well, and an 18-year old forward who hardly played, while leaving at home a 28-year old forward in her prime and in form.
By a millimeter, #USWNT is heading home from the #FIFAWWC after losing to Sweden in the Round of 16 on penalties. It's the 1st time they are eliminated before the Semifinals. They ended the tournament on a 238-minute scoring drought, their longest in Women’s World Cup history.
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I left the stadium last night with a beat writer from Oklahoma who told me he didn't expect to come to BYU and leave thinking that he can't wait to come back. I think his comment is happily typical for our @Big12Conference visitors--whether they be media members, fans or
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Visiting AD booth at McLane Stadium. I like how these folks operate.
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AJ Dybantsa's business advisor quoted in this @MattNorlander piece on Dybantsa signing with BYU: "The money for every [school] was the same. The decision wasn't a money decision as much as it was a culture fit, a decision for the family, basketball, all those things that should.
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Two P5 programs met before an announced crowd of 26,000 fans tonight. Tomorrow, BYU is expected to sell out its 63,000-seat venue for a game against an FCS opponent. The support of Cougar Nation has been outstanding this season—home and away!.
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BYU says today that after last night’s normal CT scans and additional testing/observation during an overnight hospital stay, DB Keenan Ellis is out of bed, walking and reports no neck or back pain.
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Kyle Whittingham, postgame: "I would have bet my house that we would not lose the line of scrimmage. they deserved the win, we've got to regroup.".
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On BYU: "How many people predicted BYU would be the lead dog (in the Big 12)? It's a complete fever dream, this offense led by a Jewish quarterback at a Mormon school bouncing from rollicking come-from-behind wins to defiant dominance.". "In an era when the best teams have the.
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I'm glad the CFP committee corrected on BYU and appeared to give credit for the rivalry win at Utah, while some national observers note BYU's narrow victory margin and end-of-game dramatics required. So let's see what BYU did on Saturday. Won arguably the biggest game on its.
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Desmond Howard on College Gameday, re: committee chair on BYU: "For him to tell you, 'we watched the film, we were impressed with BYU'. which film did you watch? How could you be impressed and mark them at 14 below 3 teams w/ 2 losses? It just doesn't jive well with me at all.".
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K-State head coach Chris Klieman, postgame, with kind words for his counterpart: "There may not be a better man in the business than Kalani. I love the guy. he's one of the good ones in the profession.".
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Chase Roberts, man. v. Oklahoma State, he makes the tough 4th-down catch to keep BYU alive in its game-winning drive. at Utah, he makes the falling, sliding, tumbling grab (pictured) for a 30-yard gain that sets BYU up at midfield and draw BYU closer to field goal range. Chase
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To travel across the country and see so much BYU blue amid a sea of orange in one of the biggest and best venues in the game. To see the Cougs rally from down double digits, then perform last-minute magic. And to share it on the air with Cougar Nation. It's been a great night.
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Kirk Herbstreit on College Gameday today, re: evaluation of BYU as a potential CFP candidate: "They're winning games by an average of 45-13. What else can you ask them to do? I don't care what the schedule says. It's about what you're doing on the field, and they do everything.".
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Senior Night. Sold out. Streak-buster. Coach Pope. gets his 100th win. Court. gets stormed. Cougs. get locked. Marriott Center magic cast a spell. Now we’ll all have a tale to tell. In the meantime and in-between time, Cougar Nation, rest well.
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TV guys are calling the ASU comeback "shocking.". ASU is a power-conference team that has dominated in every meaningful metric today. Sun Devils needed to be more efficient in finishing drives, but there's no doubt who the better team has been today.
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What the committee should have said: “BYU’s strength of schedule is primarily a by-product of COVID cancellations by six P5 programs. BYU still scheduled 10 games and has so far won every one, by an average of 34 points per game. When we watch BYU, we see a Top 10 football team.”.
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Just got handed the crowd count for today; kudos, Cougar fans!
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USF head coach Jeff Scott says in postgame that having visited practically every ACC and SEC venue in the past, "this was one of the best I've ever been in--absolutely incredible.".
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Win over Arizona in Vegas. P5 conference invite. Win over Utah in Provo. It has been a Big week.
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Fact check: . BYU and Cincinnati are both 5-0 against teams with records of .500 or better. BYU ranks ahead of Cincy in scoring offense/defense and total offense/defense. Perhaps the committee should look more closely at "some of the differences.".
CFP committee chair: "BYU has played 3 games against .500 or better opponents, but when you move over to Cincinnati, they're 4-0 against .500 teams. and Cincinnati is top 20 in both scoring offense and scoring defense. Those are some of the differences as we took a look at it.".
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Drew Brees on T. Hill: “I can’t say enough about him—just his contributions to the team, his mindset and his work ethic, his unselfishness. there is a lot on that guy’s plate, and he has handled it as well as anybody could handle it. I love being in the same room with the guy.”.
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The way ASU is going top-rope on Iowa State might actually shake CFP committee members to their senses and force them to acknowledge that going 11-2 against a P4 schedule is better than going 12-1 against a G5 slate.
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ESPN's Rece Davis today on College Gameday, re: BYU: "I don't believe that their schedule is enough--their challenge is enough--to put them in the playoff. I also believe it would be a complete injustice if they finish undefeated and they don't go to a New Year's Six bowl.".
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Arkansas head coach Sam Pittman on BYU tonight: "They proved that they were longer and stronger than we anticipated.".
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It's that time again!. Simply like or retweet this post for your chance to be drawn as a winner of dinner for two at @RuthsChrisPC inside beautiful Hotel Park City. We'll announce three winners on August 14; we'll get together for a great meal and BYU sports talk on August 21.
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Ty’Son’s mom, MAJ Natoshia Williams, is currently on her 17th year of service in United States Army.
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Former @BYUTFXC runner Kenneth Rooks had a previous personal best of 8:15.08 in the 3000M Steeplechase. Moments ago in Paris, he smashed his PB with an 8:06.41 to take silver. Congrats and Go Cougs!!
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More comprehensive quote from Colorado head coach Deion Sanders in last night’s postgame press conference:. “Wonderful job by BYU. They're well-coached. They did a phenomenal job of running the football. Special teams kicked our butts. We couldn't do nothing offensively much at.
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BYU is the only 3-0 FBS team with all three wins v. P5 opponents.
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From the @Big12Conference:. In accordance with the Big 12 Conference sportsmanship policies, the Conference has issued a public reprimand of University of Utah's Director of Athletics Mark Harlan for his actions at the conclusion of the game against BYU and his comments following.
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Sitake-era BYU is now 27-7 when playing as a ranked team.
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Jim Rome after his Jaren Hall interview: "BYU is really good to this show. I like talking BYU sports.".
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Love that crowd shot in an away venue.
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Will power: all-time, BYU has recorded five field goals of 54+ yards; Will Ferrin kicked two of them this season. He is the first BYU kicker with two 54-yarders in the same season. His 16 consecutive field goals made are a BYU record, as are his 24 FGs in a single season.
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BYU head coach Kalani Sitake is one win away from his 70th career victory. If it comes at Utah, Kalani will earn win number 70 in the 9th game of his 9th season as head coach. LaVell Edwards won his 70th game in the 8th game of his 9th season as BYU head coach.
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Jake Retzlaff has thrown for exactly 218 yards in three consecutive games. If he does it again this week, I'll shave my head.
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Of 14 teams which will compete in the @Big12Conference next season, 12 are going bowling this season. Baylor.BYU.Cincinnati.Houston.Kansas.Kansas State.Oklahoma.Oklahoma State.TCU.Texas.Texas Tech.UCF.
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Final in Lawrence:. BYU 76.Kansas 68. BYU outshoots KU from the field, the arc and the stripe in handing the Jayhawks their first home loss of the season, ending their 19-game home win streak. It's BYU's first-ever win in Lawrence. BYU improves to 20-8, 8-7 in the Big 12.
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When you play great and win, of course that's terrific. When you don't perform as optimally and still find a way to win, that's equally if not more important. BYU last night won a high-stakes rivalry road game with:. season-high penalty number.season-low 3rd down conversion
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Four FBS teams have yet to trail at any point this season:. Alabama.BYU.Georgia.Michigan.
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"HE GOT IT! HE GOT IT! HE GOT IT!". @IMGAudio of @BYUfootball's last-second Hail Mary win over Nebraska ---> http://t.co/wAbuwoIUyp!.
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Bronco Mendenhall postgame, on BYU: "In my opinion, it's the most physical team we've played all year.".
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Extra special: before this season, it had been 10 years since a BYU kickoff return touchdown and 11 years since a BYU punt return touchdown—and 13 years since a KOR TD and PR TD in the same season. In 2024:. 3 KOR TDs.2 PR TDs. Special teams had some (K-) Pop this year.
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Standing pat: ESPN’s Pat McAfee picks BYU on College GameDay.
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Saturday's game v. Boise State will be Kalani Sitake's 70th as BYU head coach. A BYU victory would give him 44 wins in 70 games. After LaVell Edwards' 70th game, he had 44 wins.
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CFP committee chair: "BYU's best win is over Boise State, and in that game I think they got down to their 3rd-string QB.". And in that game I think BYU got out to a 45-3 lead, on the blue turf. It was a woodshedding that merits far more credit than the committee gave the Cougars.
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Pay it forward.
It’s official! @AustinPay74 is going carry his family legacy at #BYU! . #BYUfootball #GoCougs #Big12
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It appears to be an almost universal opinion among college football observers and commentators that the CFP selection committee blew the BYU ranking last week. Will the committee take a mulligan on Tuesday?.
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SMU (8-1) point totals this season:. 29.59.15 (BYU).66.42.34.40.28.48.
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Bowlsby on BYU’s no-Sunday play policy: “We have events that are contested on Sunday that will have to be modified to accommodate BYU…and I consider that a very small consolation in having them be a part of your organization.”.
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In the 2nd half of last night's game, Utah snapped only five offensive plays on BYU's side of the 50-yard line, and did not have an offensive play from inside the BYU 40.
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In-state football is all over the place. BYU: hasn't lost (8-0).Utah State: hasn't won (0-4).Utah: hasn't played (0-0).
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Oh yeah, forgot to post this for some reason. Final from LaVell Edwards Stadium:. BYU 38.Oklahoma State 35. BYU goes 75 yards in 1:03 for the game-winning TD (Retzlaff to Lassister, 35 yards) with :11 to play. BYU is 7-0 for a fifth time all-time. Cougs are 4-0 in the Big 12.
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STREAK BUSTERS!!! Wisconsin’s 41-game non-conference home win streak and 20-game regular-season win streak are both ended today by the visiting Cougars at Camp Randall!! . BYU 24 Wisconsin 21 (F).
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It’s back and better than ever—because now @975Hans is joining us for our annual preseason dinner at @RuthsChrisPC!. Simply like, retweet or reply to this post for your chance to be drawn as one of three winners of dinner for two with Hans and me on Monday, August 12th at Ruth’s
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Before tonight, @byusoccer_w had never defeated North Carolina. Before tonight, @BYUMBB had never defeated North Carolina State. Done and done.
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During the years of the WAC/MWC/Independence era, BYU and its fans pined for the kind of postseason access and privileges afforded the power conferences. Ironic that the power conference to which BYU now belongs is being given less respect and potentially less access than.
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ESPN College Gameday Crew picks for tonight--. Desmond Howard: ASU.Saquon Barkley (guest picker): BYU.Lee Corso: BYU.Kirk Herbstreit: BYU.
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Last year on a loud, late night at LaVell Edwards Stadium, Arizona State committed 16 penalties for 121 yards, including five false starts. Tonight, in a sold-out stadium, Baylor committed 14 penalties for 117 yards, including four false starts.
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Zach Wilson this season tied Steve Young and Taysom Hill most BYU QB rushing touchdowns in a single season (10).
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The hay is in the NY6 barn for BYU. Now comes the waiting, watching, rooting and hoping. Regardless of postseason destination, BYU’s 10-2 regular season will go down as one of the most outstanding campaigns in Cougar football history. BYU is picking up speed on the path to P5.
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Apologies to BYU listeners who had to deal with my throat issues during the game last night--I did my best to grind through. I know my calls lacked a little of their usual vigor, and it pained me to not have enough in the tank to match what the team was giving me on the field.
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Committee members are impressed by Cincinnati being in the top 20 in both scoring offense and scoring defense. BYU is the only FBS team in the top 10 in scoring offense, scoring defense, total offense and total defense. So maybe not that big a difference between the two teams.
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After review by the BSU crew, BYU's sixth TD has been changed from a 1-yard Neil Pau'u rush to a 1-yard Zach Wilson pass to Pau'u. Initial ruling was a backward pass, changed to a forward pass. Also, many thanks to everyone at BSU for the press box hospitality on Friday night.
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Saint Mary’s head coach Randy Bennett, as heard on our radio postgame show: “This is a tough place to play. It’s a great place to play. It’s a great atmosphere. I don’t know if there’s any college basketball atmosphere better than the one we played in tonight.”.
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Bronco Mendenhall, on walking into LaVell Edwards Stadium, and seeing "all the former players that I coached, and the reception from the fans, and neighbors and friends. and I'm coming down the ramp, leading our team, and I've got tears, and I'm happy and sad at the same time.".
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I don’t think I had ever asked for a pic with Dave Rose, but after tonight’s hoops banquet, it felt like the right time. I’m happy to have called his team’s games, and grateful for the many things learned over literally hundreds of on- and off-air conversations over the years:
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BYU product Taysom Hill is listed as the New Orleans Saints’ starting tight end; his backup is former Cougar Dallin Holker. Former BYU RB Jamaal Williams is No. 2 to Alvin Kamara.
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Sitake on Nacua ejection call: "To end his night on that, it was difficult for me to deal with. I will always have our guys' back--always.".
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Jaren Hall in postgame says he feels good and expects to be at practice on Monday and playing next week. "Got the wind knocked out of me. those are some big boys.".
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I’m an older guy with a job to do, but I felt like a member of the @byuROC during last night’s mosh pit at the scorer’s table. To all the students who gave me a high five, or hug, or took a pic/vid or just screamed at me/with me. you made for some indelible memories. Thanks!
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Coach Sloan was—. Successful without being arrogant. Single-minded without being aloof. Fiercely competitive without being unsportsmanlike. Demanding without being unfair. Intimidating without being mean. The best.
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BYU’s runaway home win over Evansville moved the Cougs up to No. 1 in NET.
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Only one FBS team has more than BYU's 16 interceptions this season (Cal, 17). BYU has at least one pick in all nine games this season.
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