If you’re a republican like me, and your take away from Oaks was that he condemned rioting, then you failed to ask “Lord, is it I?” Conference is a time to ask how we can improve, not how everyone else can.
The craziest part of this is that some are so desperate for proof that BYU is a racist hellscape that they think it’s more likely that 5,000 fans, coaches, and players were involved in a massive cover up rather than one player mishearing something in a crowd of screaming people
Idk how to word this, but thank you to the
@BYUfootball
athletes who gave us something to celebrate in a very difficult time. Your sacrifices and success will be cherished by Cougar Nation for years to come. Thank you for one heck of a ride. GO FREAKING COUGS.
I love that we celebrate the little things in this fanbase. I love that we rally around twitter polls. I love that we are tracking a semi truck. I love that we are just as excited to play UTSA as Bama because we are just so gosh darn excited for BYU football. This is just so fun.
Like this if you want to see me debate BYUs ranking with Gary Barta on live TV. I never say stuff like this but I legitimately think I know more about football than him.
An old friend from high school just called me saying, “Hey Joe! So last night I had a dream that Moses gave me a Book of Mormon. I then read a page and felt something say it was truth. Who can I talk to about this?” I CANT BREATHE😭😭
There have been a couple times today where Zach Wilson’s pocket presence just hasn’t that great.
He’s vacated good ones. He’s held ball too long in bad ones. Right there an example of the latter.
He had no feel for the guys closing in around him.
PLEASE post this picture and tag
@matthaarms
on your instastory! He’s a 7’3 grad transfer from Purdue who is being chased by schools like Kentucky and BYUs got a shot. We NEED this dude in a BYU uniform. POST AND RETWEET. Let’s show this dude what cougar nation is about.
There’s a lot of things I want to say, but this is all I will:
BYU deserved so much better than this. It sucks but it is what it is. If you offered me 10 wins, including a dominant win over Utah, I would have taken that no matter the bowl destination.
I love BYU. I love the honor code. Perhaps no one more than me. But the Honor Code office and the way it is carried about should be done away with altogether. Honor code issues should be handled by a bishop or ecclesiastical leaders, and that is all.
Dating me has similar symptoms to COVID-19:
- I’ll make you feel like you’re hot
- Chills
- Shortness of Breath
- You’ll probably get over me in 14 days
Message to Mormons regarding tithing
The church doesn’t need your tithing. They earn 3 times as much on investments & businesses. Your tithing goes into the Peak Investment Account and not a penny is used for charity. Your family needs that money, not god or the church.
One year ago this second, BYU had just lost the Hawaii bowl and left us all wondering if BYU had a future. Today, BYU is 11-1, ranked 13th, and had a quarterback who is considered the 8th best player in all of football. Merry Christmas Cougar fans.
PSA to any folks wearing BYU gear at the airport:
If someone says “Go Cougs” to you, please just say “Go Cougs” instead of giving an annoyed blank stare😂
If we celebrate BYUs statement by dancing on the ashes of the dreams of our LGBTQ brothers and sisters, then we totally missed the point of Pres Ballards talk and we need to repent. They need our empathy, not our scorn.
Unpopular take: I think we are making this Oregon student section chant way bigger than it needs to be. It was wrong, Oregon apologized. That should be the end. I didn’t see hate in their chant. I saw ignorance. I saw 5 or 6 frat boys trying to get a rise out of people
That was the best college football game I’ve ever seen. Shout out to Utah man. They showed they belonged, and matched one of the best offenses in college football history blow for blow. Tough loss but keep those heads up. They will be back
In honor of week 2:
BYU down by a field goal with under a minute to go. Facing 80 yards, a historically great SEC team, and an iconic stadium, BYU gets the job done.
Knocking Zach for no other reason than the schedule and then turning around to praise Trey Lance makes so sense. No disrespect to Trey Lance, but it makes no sense.
I am gutted for Zach. He outplayed the best QB we’ve ever seen on national TV and walked away from the game saying “this was my fault.”
Regardless, the kid balled out and earned the starting job the rest of the way. This was the Zach we always knew was there
Utah fans, good game. I know how this feels and there will be no gloating from me tonight. You have a heck of a football team, especially on defense. I hope y’all go 11-1 and Consider me your biggest fan the rest of the way.
A message to BYU players:
As weird as it’s going to be to run out into an empty LES tomorrow night, just know that there will be hundreds of thousands of us behind you cheering you on to victory from home. Thank you for your sacrifices and bringing us all so much joy!
#GoCougs
Kinda crazy that BYU just beat a top 11 team at home and it was a “wow good win” win and not a “this changes the trajectory of the program forever” win.
BYUs current Top 25 rankings:
Football: 11
M Basketball: 23
M T&F: 16
W T&F: 7
Gymnastics: 12
W Soccer: 14
M Volleyball: 2
W Volleyball: 15
M XC: 1
W XC: 1
Elite athletics department
The 4 trucks in the end zone represent every offensive TD in the last 11 quarters.
It’s that kind of attention to detail that makes Kyle Whittingham great
If any of y’all wonder why I’m so aggressively positive after losses, it’s because players see this stuff and they don’t deserve to see us trash on them or their coaches when we largely have no idea what we are talking about. Their job is to compete. Ours is to support and cheer.
BYU is going to be the most annoying team in the Big12. You out-gain them 2-1 and look up and somehow you are down 2 touchdowns. Love this team and they are just getting started
Before Kevin Young ever coaches a game, I am prepared to say he is the second most significant hire in BYU athletics history. The man has undone 50 years of recruiting limitations in 50 days. What a time to be alive😭
BYU and Utah in the same P5 conf instantly makes it a top 10 rivalry in the sport. Adding Utah improves the profile of the conference. It’s a no brainer add. I happily extend you the saving olive branch you did not extend to us. It’s what the Lords university would do😏
An old friend from high school just called me saying, “Hey Joe! So last night I had a dream that Moses gave me a Book of Mormon. I then read a page and felt something say it was truth. Who can I talk to about this?” I CANT BREATHE😭😭
Walked on campus one last time and just cried. The friendships, the laughs, the sports, the adventures, and classes somewhere in there too. So much of who I am is tied to this university and I am overwhelmed with gratitude that I got to be a student at BYU
#GoCougs
2016 Arizona
2019 Tennessee
2019 USC
13/13 on field goals in 2020
Longest field goal in almost 15 years (54 yards)
@JakeOldroyd39
is a downright BYU legend who has won a lot of games for BYU. They don’t win yesterday without him either.
I’ve been trying to process why this statue stuff bothers me. Here’s why: I can’t imagine anything more hopeless living in a world devoid of forgiveness. The idea that possessing one fatal flaw renders you unworthy of being remembered is alarming to me, because I have so many...
Teams that haven’t trailed: Alabama, Georgia, Ole Miss, Michigan, Rutgers, Boston College, UTSA, Liberty, Army, BYU
Teams that have two ranked wins: Bama, Iowa, Penn State, BYU
Teams with 3 P5 wins: BYU
What do these groups have in common? BYU
BYU has better metrics than SDSU, more Q1 wins, the same Q1&2 record, and a head to head win, and somehow ended up seeded behind SDSU in the same region. I’m gonna need someone to explain that one to me.