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Agreed, really good article.

Ouch. Just watch us end up in the top 4 again this year because the conference is so bad, then not get invited to the NIT (and rightfully so.)

I’d probably walk him on a 3-2 count.

I’m with you, on paper this current class plus next year’s class is very promising. Key to that is freaking holding on to players long enough for them to realize their potential. Hendrix appeared to have an attitude problem, as did Seeley last year, but at some point at least some of that has to fall on LK because he’s the common denominator in…[Read more]

Football Outsiders has a defensive havoc stat (combined tackles for loss, passes defended, and forced fumbles.) While not perfect, I think it does a fairly reasonable job of representing how disruptive a player is. Chase blows Burr-Kirven out of the water using that stat.

Hansen 28 havoc plays (22 TFL, 2 Int, 4 PBU)
Burr-Kirven 16 havoc plays…[Read more]

Noticed that as well. Couple of times had to be coaxed into joining the huddle during the timeout. Not a good look.

I like that. Once I got past the initial “why in the crap are they forcing us to play?” aspect of the Vegas Bowl, I actually didn’t mind the game and it does solve some scheduling problems. I’m firmly in the ‘play BYU every year’ camp and personally loved the traditional November game this year, while fully recognizing all the downside that came…[Read more]

I should never read these things at work. Great article.

Some of us live in a reality where we already have 3 losses, have secured a place in the Pac-12 Championship, and BYU really was the first game in a couple of months that did not have an impact on our season. Others live in a world where if we just believed more, we’d be undefeated.

You normally don’t expect a punt to be quite that short. That thing was seemingly 20 yards short of where Covey had set up.

34-31 wins again!

Nothing a little bribery couldn’t fix. How about the use of a Jetta?

Seems like a no-brainer to include it in the “light the U” tradition at the end of the game. Light the U AND light the cauldron.

Absolutely brutal time for a game. From a “comfort of the fans” standpoint, neither us nor Colorado should have any late night kickoffs at home in November. I know people like the night game atmosphere more, and when weather isn’t a factor I agree, but give me an old school, traditional noon kickoff with the Cougs when the game doesn’t have any…[Read more]

He looked solid. Apparently on TV they made a Jordan Loveridge comparison, right after my brother texted me with a similar comment. I can see it, sort of has his low post game, not quite as above the rim as some others but gets the job done.

Of course, another game, another game without a holding call on the opponent’s O-line. I think they did call one that we declined on one our sacks, but still, same ol’, same ol’.

That Huntley throw to Dixon might have been my favorite play of the game. In the past we probably stay conservative, try to run some clock and in the end most likely make the game even closer. Instead we immediately go back on the offensive and as you said, seize the momentum right back.

This got me curious so I went through the play by play for each game and figured it out. Through 6 games he’s averaging 44.5 yards per punt and on average he’s kicking from the Utah 36. Factor in the small amount of return yards against and his net punting efficiency, or whatever you want to call it, is 67.3%. For comparison’s sake, our…[Read more]

The play was featured on Sportscenter, wouldn’t surprise me if a lot of the people attacking him were lowlifes from throughout the country.