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Dick Harmon: Momentum is vital for Cougs this week
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monsen | 8:27 p.m. Nov. 6, 2009
byu by 21.
Howard S. | 8:48 p.m. Nov. 6, 2009
In a funk... In a funk?
How could you possibly be in a funk in the biggest MWC game of the year?
The Cowboy fans will welcome the Cougars with a hostile environment. The Cougars will characteristically fold under the pressure.
Stick a fork in 'em, the Cougars are done.
How could you possibly be in a funk in the biggest MWC game of the year?
The Cowboy fans will welcome the Cougars with a hostile environment. The Cougars will characteristically fold under the pressure.
Stick a fork in 'em, the Cougars are done.
moose on the loose | 11:06 p.m. Nov. 6, 2009
oh Howard S you and the rest of the ute nation would love to truly believe that
BYU is done. You really know that BYU wins out and you end up in San Diego bowl
again. Yes Vegas will take BYU again, simply because they put fans in the seats.
Probably will be a few ute "fans" in the vegas bowl watching too. See
BYU travels well and they even drag along a few BYU "haters" such as
yourself.
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Cougar Power | 11:40 p.m. Nov. 6, 2009
Until some changes are made, this team is just not showing chemistry. It may be
a few coaches need to go and bring some different attitude or charisma, but
beating the lower to middle of the pack in or conference is just not fun to
watch when you come out flat against TCU and Utah. I'm tired of it.
Note to Tom Holmoe & Coach M: My $800 ticket money is going into food storage next year and the year after..etc. if no changes are made somewhere. I won't sit through any more home blowouts! I don't mind a loss...but at least play the whole game and make it a GAME.
Note to Tom Holmoe & Coach M: My $800 ticket money is going into food storage next year and the year after..etc. if no changes are made somewhere. I won't sit through any more home blowouts! I don't mind a loss...but at least play the whole game and make it a GAME.
Re: moose on the loose | 11:06 p | 12:03 a.m. Nov. 7, 2009
Hey, Moose...BYU may not be putting fans in the seats as you predict in your
usual arrogant tone. Please see: Cougar Power | 11:40 p.m.
re:moose on the loose | 1:38 a.m. Nov. 7, 2009
utah fans travel very well also.... just to New Orleans, Tempe AZ etc.
South Bend Cougar | 4:44 a.m. Nov. 7, 2009
Too many people take sports way too seriously. Its just a game and the players
are just kids. Go Cougars & do your very best today.
Re: Cougar Power | 7:03 a.m. Nov. 7, 2009
...Note to Tom Holmoe & Coach M: My $800 ticket money is going into food
storage next year and the year after..etc. if no changes are made
somewhere...
what's with the "if"? Bronco already said...stay the course. What do you think will happen when they "stay the course"? BYU will lose to powers like TCU, Utah and will win against the likes of UNLV, UNM, etc
Take your $800 and donate to charities.
Or occasionally, drive up north and watch how a real football team should play --join us at Ute Nation!
what's with the "if"? Bronco already said...stay the course. What do you think will happen when they "stay the course"? BYU will lose to powers like TCU, Utah and will win against the likes of UNLV, UNM, etc
Take your $800 and donate to charities.
Or occasionally, drive up north and watch how a real football team should play --join us at Ute Nation!
Clawson not brutal | 7:21 a.m. Nov. 7, 2009
I don't know how you can claim that Clawson's hit on Bradford was
brutal. I've seen it dozens of times and there was nothing violent about
it. The fact that Bradford was hurt seemed to be a pure fluke, until it happened
again against another team.
No, it can't be characterized as a brutal hit.
No, it can't be characterized as a brutal hit.
Ernest T. Bass | 7:57 a.m. Nov. 7, 2009
Dick,
You know what is even more vital than momentum? Winning.
You know what is even more vital than momentum? Winning.
BYU by 30 | 7:57 a.m. Nov. 7, 2009
BYU will win this one by 30. I don't see a let down.
Bear Laker | 7:57 a.m. Nov. 7, 2009
It isn't arrogant to say BYU travels well, because there are BYU fans
everywhere they go because of their church affiliation plus all those who do
travel with the team. Cougar Power, I think you are a pathetic, spoiled,
boorish fan. Good bye fair weather fan. Enjoy your food storage.
moose @11:06 p.m. | 8:02 a.m. Nov. 7, 2009
moose says... "See BYU travels well and they even drag along a few BYU
"haters" such as yourself."
Intersting, you'd think with all that support the Cougars could get themselves invited to a BCS game like Utah, Hawaii,and BSU.
But I guess not....
Intersting, you'd think with all that support the Cougars could get themselves invited to a BCS game like Utah, Hawaii,and BSU.
But I guess not....
Wyoming May Win | 8:05 a.m. Nov. 7, 2009
I am a BYU fan that has been to several games in Laramie. Wyoming always plays
BYU tough there. If BYU comes in without a game plan to address Wyoming's
weaknesses, they will lose. BYU is too inward focused on execution without
focusing on an opponent's points of weakness.
re: re: moose on the loose | 8:15 a.m. Nov. 7, 2009
No, no, no, Nannette, the arrogant tone started with Howard S. Play nice,
children!
Whether it's Max, or just coincidence, the past two years the cougars have been a head case. With the exception of the OU game, and try all you want, OU is a GOOD team, if not the giant they have been in the past.
But Moose, I don't think, and I don't want to be picked by Vegas again. I'll settle for winning out, including a whupping of Utah, and an invite to San Diego or some bowl statistically better than Vegas.
The Vegas - BYU connection is like a teacher's pet. It's getting old.
Whether it's Max, or just coincidence, the past two years the cougars have been a head case. With the exception of the OU game, and try all you want, OU is a GOOD team, if not the giant they have been in the past.
But Moose, I don't think, and I don't want to be picked by Vegas again. I'll settle for winning out, including a whupping of Utah, and an invite to San Diego or some bowl statistically better than Vegas.
The Vegas - BYU connection is like a teacher's pet. It's getting old.
TrueRed | 8:33 a.m. Nov. 7, 2009
"a few coaches need to go"...why not start with the head
coach"/...listen to the guy on 1280 the zone interview.."all is
well"; "do not need to give pep talk";
Man, is this guy up in the night!
Man, is this guy up in the night!
TED | 8:59 a.m. Nov. 7, 2009
I've been a BYU fan all my life. To have a player say "we've got
our swagger back" is an all tell comment about what is wrong with BYU
football! How about saying "we've got fire back in our guts"
instead? SWAGGER? You have got to be kidding me!
Anonymous | 9:05 a.m. Nov. 7, 2009
If a team is favored to win by two touchdowns, that doesn't mean the line
makers predict that's what will happen. All it means is that they had to
spot BYU two touchdowns in order to balance out the number of people betting for
each team.
Cougar Blue | 9:25 a.m. Nov. 7, 2009
Can somebody please explain to me how you can be in a funk on the sideline and
have no energy against TCU.Our cougars were playing a team that had crushed them
a year earlier and ended their big conference winning streak.It should have been
easy for them to be super exited to play that game.If you can't get up to
play in a game like that then you don't deserve a scholarship.I believe the
real root of the problem was that the cougs had no real belief or confidence
that they could win the game. They were beaten before they ever took the field.
Let's see | 9:30 a.m. Nov. 7, 2009
If BYU can dominate Wyoming as badly as Utah did...
Dick Right On | 9:44 a.m. Nov. 7, 2009
This game is a huge measuring stick. We can't do anything now about the
heartless showing against FSU and TCU. But the Cougs admit it themselves. No
excuses - they know they played poorly and without emotion. Today is the day to
change it and make the end of this season very different than last season ended.
How today goes will be the key to whether we repeat 08' or write a
different ending. A few deep Jacobson bombs may provide that fire that has been
missing. I think Hall will go deep to him very early. I'm extremely
interested and excited to see if the Cougs come out with fire and intensity just
like Harmon indicated. Go Cougs!!
And Cougar Power - you have every right to spend your $800 on something else. But food storage? Come on, Mormons get mocked enough. The most exciting you can get is wheat and bottled fruit? Can you say stereotype reinforcement?
And Cougar Power - you have every right to spend your $800 on something else. But food storage? Come on, Mormons get mocked enough. The most exciting you can get is wheat and bottled fruit? Can you say stereotype reinforcement?
?????? | 9:48 a.m. Nov. 7, 2009
How can BYU win on the road, but choke so badly at home?
re: Let's see | 9:49 a.m. Nov. 7, 2009
Seriously. The Utes just CRUSHED Wyoming....oh wait, no. No they didn't.
Ernest T. Bass | 10:12 a.m. Nov. 7, 2009
Ute fans need to realize that they will never have a football team as awesome as
BYU. The Utes will never have super awesome recruits like BYU gets every single
year. The Utes will never have a coach as special, awesome, righteous and
awesome as Coach Bornco. The Utes will never have such a gifted and natural
leader as Maxine Hall. I for one, don't know why we just don't
forfeit our football team to BYU. It makes perfect sense. BYU is so humble,
yet so awesome.
Don't worry about the funk.... | 10:24 a.m. Nov. 7, 2009
Bronco and his team spent a lot of time this week "TALKING about the
importance of momentum." AND, "they are getting their swagger
back."
Therefore, things will be fine.
Therefore, things will be fine.
c'mon Dick | 10:38 a.m. Nov. 7, 2009
If you are going to list your win loss % like you are some sage of college
football, make your picks against the spread. It is easy to sit back and call
games like Utah vs Nm or BYU vs. Wyo. My little sister could get those picks
right. Stop patting yourself on the back.
Big Frank | 10:42 a.m. Nov. 7, 2009
I like BYU in this game. However Cougar player/coaches desire/intensity to play
is suspect. How they ever were as highly ranked as they were shows the utter
biaseness in the polls. MWC conference teams, including TCU are not BCS bowl
candidates. Just enjoy the games and do as they do in New York.....FORGET ABOUT
IT.
Mizzou Blue | 11:04 a.m. Nov. 7, 2009
I'm with South Bend Cougar. Best wishes to our Cougars today for a great
game in Laramie.
Digbads | 11:13 a.m. Nov. 7, 2009
Why are ute fans always trolling on here for BYU articles? There should be some
articles about them somewhere, now that the utes are actually somewhat
interesting now that they have become "BYU North" with Whittingham.
As far as season tickets at BYU... I'd be quite happy if a few people gave up their season tickets so we could have ours move a bit closer to the field. I'm not going to hold my breath waiting for that to happen.
As far as season tickets at BYU... I'd be quite happy if a few people gave up their season tickets so we could have ours move a bit closer to the field. I'm not going to hold my breath waiting for that to happen.
Anonymous | 11:44 a.m. Nov. 7, 2009
byu stinks
THEeyepatch | 12:56 p.m. Nov. 7, 2009
Momentum for what, beating a bad team. TCU showed us the true BYU team. I was
hoping that Wyoming would make a game of it, BUT as of now BYU is up 24-0 with 9
minutes in the second. Momentum would have been a win against TCU.
HAHAHAHA | 1:10 p.m. Nov. 7, 2009
How many were there that predicted a Wyoming win? This is TOO good 31-0
Re: Anonymous @ 11:44 a.m. | 1:13 p.m. Nov. 7, 2009
if BYU stinks, then what is Wyoming or how about Utah that had troubles with
Wyoming @ HOME? BYU IS HANDLING WYOMING in front of all those cowboy fans.
LOL!!!
Play calling | 1:19 p.m. Nov. 7, 2009
It is very apparent by the play calling, that the coaches are not holding the
BYU players back. I believe the cougars have talent and should be able to
compete better against good teams like TCU. It just seems that the coaches are
very conservative and hold back the talent they have when playing good teams!
Don't worry about Momentum... | 1:24 p.m. Nov. 7, 2009
... BYU will get enough of it back to keep winning and then destroy Utah on
November 24th. It will then continue into their bowl game and next season as
the cougars bring in the best recruiting class ever! So don't worry about
momentum, BYU's getting back starting today as they blowout Wyoming!
LItt brothers | 1:25 p.m. Nov. 7, 2009
Hey little cewgies, last I checked we are 14 in BCS and you are not in the
picture. It's funny how you look down on us all the time but the facts will
say otherwise.
Play calling? | 5:51 p.m. Nov. 7, 2009
Really? You believe TCU won in Provo because of conservative play calling by
the BYU coaching staff?
Or maybe, TCU is just flat out better than you. I know, it is hard to believe, but everyone who isn't a BYU homer knows it.
And Mr. "Don't worry about Momentum," do you really want to use blowing out Wyoming as a yardstick for the re-resurrection of BYU football? I mean, the Cougs blew them out last year, yet finished with three embarrassing losses in last year's Quest for Perfection season.
Let's just play them one game at a time, and concentrate on winning some of the big ones.
Or maybe, TCU is just flat out better than you. I know, it is hard to believe, but everyone who isn't a BYU homer knows it.
And Mr. "Don't worry about Momentum," do you really want to use blowing out Wyoming as a yardstick for the re-resurrection of BYU football? I mean, the Cougs blew them out last year, yet finished with three embarrassing losses in last year's Quest for Perfection season.
Let's just play them one game at a time, and concentrate on winning some of the big ones.
yup | 5:52 p.m. Nov. 7, 2009
What do you think Dick? Did it show? Was a 7 touchdown win plus good enough for
you.
re" Litt brothers. The last time I checked you haven't beat anyone with a winning record. After next week you'll be eating some huge crow.
re" Litt brothers. The last time I checked you haven't beat anyone with a winning record. After next week you'll be eating some huge crow.
Observer | 4:44 a.m. Nov. 8, 2009
No, 'yup', when Utah loses to TCU, they will not be eating huge crow.
They will just say with arrogance, "We knew we were going to lose because
we are in a building year. Unlike the Cougar fans, we have perspective."
This is what they said when they lost to Oregon. But when they win, well...they
are the best in the world. They will always have an excuse when they lose that
makes them look superior. And then they will troll and make people think they
are Y fans that say incredibly stupid things. Any thinking person can tell the
difference between a Y fan and a Ute troll. When a supposed Y fan says things
like,"We are back on track for a BCS bowl game" or other such idiotic
comments, you know they are trolls. No BYU fan says that. We knew when we lost
to TCU, it was over. There's a Ute fan that is totally obnoxious about
their wins until they lose and then he says with all the apathy he can muster,
"I only care about basketball, not football"....until basketball
season comes. Nice try, Utes, but we're on to you.
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