2024 BYU Football - Year 2 in the Big 12

[Pelado]

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Cool.

[YOhio]

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[Bo Diddley]

The best thing about being in a conference and the 12-team playoff is that these rankings really are just performative. There will be controversy and a team or two will be unfairly excluded, but for the most part the teams that genuinely deserve to be in the playoffs will make it. This is the first time BYU has ever controlled its own destiny, regardless of what some random sportswriter AP voter thinks.

Yes. And if BYU can win the conference, that will give them a first round bye. Still a lot of a football to be played. I'm looking forward to it.

[All-American]

The best thing about being in a conference and the 12-team playoff is that these rankings really are just performative. There will be controversy and a team or two will be unfairly excluded, but for the most part the teams that genuinely deserve to be in the playoffs will make it. This is the first time BYU has ever controlled its own destiny, regardless of what some random sportswriter AP voter thinks.

Agreed 100%. I've been surprised by how much less I am interested in the rankings this year, now that there is something more worthwhile to play for beyond winning the MWC.

[YOhio]

The best thing about being in a conference and the 12-team playoff is that these rankings really are just performative. There will be controversy and a team or two will be unfairly excluded, but for the most part the teams that genuinely deserve to be in the playoffs will make it. This is the first time BYU has ever controlled its own destiny, regardless of what some random sportswriter AP voter thinks.

[Omaha 680]

BYU up to 14 in the AP poll (from 17 last week) and 15 in the Coach's poll (from 19).

Super annoying that they just HAD to keep 5 SEC teams in the top 10.

[BlueK]

BYU favored by 3 vs Arizona.

Great! That means we win by at least 14.

[Bo Diddley]

BYU favored by 3 vs Arizona.

Arizona must really be ranked high.

[Pelado]

BYU favored by 3 vs Arizona.

[Pelado]

BYU up to 14 in the AP poll (from 17 last week) and 15 in the Coach's poll (from 19).

[Pelado]

https://www.reddit.com/r/CFB/comment...prising_teams/

There was a list on reddit a few days ago discussing the ten most surprising teams. BYU was #2 on the list. Someone made a comment that most of the teams on the list did not hit the transfer portal very hard, instead opting to hold onto existing recruits and return with a lot of known talent. I thought that was interesting. BYU hit the portal real hard last season and it showed that the team had a hard time gelling. Obviously, the portal is here to stay, and I'm not advocating ignoring it completely, but look at FSU. There has to be a balance, but I tend to like the idea of using the portal to grab a few impact players at key positions, and try to retain our guys year over year (assuming that we have the right guys) over getting a mass influx of new players each season.

I'm all for acquiring talent, but the talent must also assimilate, so that everyone understands and properly performs his own role, which often takes time.

Couple that assimilation time with the substantial number of injuries last year, and I think it's somewhat understandable that we're seeing the team play so much better thus far this season (as compared to last season).

[byufan4ever]

https://www.reddit.com/r/CFB/comment...prising_teams/

There was a list on reddit a few days ago discussing the ten most surprising teams. BYU was #2 on the list. Someone made a comment that most of the teams on the list did not hit the transfer portal very hard, instead opting to hold onto existing recruits and return with a lot of known talent. I thought that was interesting. BYU hit the portal real hard last season and it showed that the team had a hard time gelling. Obviously, the portal is here to stay, and I'm not advocating ignoring it completely, but look at FSU. There has to be a balance, but I tend to like the idea of using the portal to grab a few impact players at key positions, and try to retain our guys year over year (assuming that we have the right guys) over getting a mass influx of new players each season.

[Joe Public]

Jones fracture. I had one of those, but let it heal without surgery. Took a long time. Hopefully with surgery it is faster for him.

I hadn’t heard of that until now, so I looked it up, and that’s exactly where my break was on the fifth metatarsal of my left foot years ago. I wouldn’t be surprised if that’s what I had as well.

I had a cast for a couple of months, and it got wobbly up top because of the atrophy of my calf muscle. Maybe D1 athletes have access to equipment and methods to keep the muscles in better shape during recovery nowadays.

[Uncle Ted]

If we got one thing from the VP debate last night it was this great meme picture...

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[BigPiney]

Jones fracture. I had one of those, but let it heal without surgery. Took a long time. Hopefully with surgery it is faster for him.