Golfing, Boating, Burgers with fried eggs: BYU @ Texas

[oxcoug]

And if anyone wants to relive the exuberant and profane hilarity of last year's shaggybevo meltdown, here are it is in its entirety.

http://www.shaggybevo.com/board/show...YU-Game-Thread

[Moliere]

That 3.3 ypc against UConn has me worried. Texas has better runners and blockers and 3.3 ypc is nearly good enough for a first down every 3 plays. I wasn't impressed with our D in the second half, I hope that was the typical Bronco opening game struggles and not something more systemic that we'll be struggling with all year. That and the penalties. We won't beat Texas with 15 penalties.

We were in full on "bend but don't break" mode in the second half. They had a 5 yard out every down if they wanted it. No need to give up a big play when you are up at least 3 scores....well that and we were missing some depth on the DL. Either way, I think we'll do okay against the Texas OL but Texas will definitely put up a better run average and more yards as well as more points than Uconn.

[Uncle Ted]

After beating the huskies, "...BYU is now in a better chance to make a national championship run at anytime since it went independent."

[TripletDaddy]

After beating the huskies, "...BYU is now in a better chance to make a national championship run at anytime since it went independent."

Probably because we are 1-0, unlike most other years of independence.

[YOhio]

Probably because we are 1-0, unlike most other years of independence.

Sorry, dumdum. We've been 1-0 three times in four years of independence.

[Surfah]

We were in full on "bend but don't break" mode in the second half. They had a 5 yard out every down if they wanted it. No need to give up a big play when you are up at least 3 scores....well that and we were missing some depth on the DL. Either way, I think we'll do okay against the Texas OL but Texas will definitely put up a better run average and more yards as well as more points than Uconn.

This. UConn had 5 trips into the redzone and came away with 10 points.

I agree that Texas will be much more difficult. But their OL still isn't great. They lost their 5th year senior and play caller in Espinosa at Center. His replacement was not good in the game. They're fortunate they get Desmond Harrison back this week but he hasn't had first team reps. We're adding depth on the DL (Kesni and Marques), LB (Langi) and secondary (JJ and Rob) and we'll be stacking the box daring Swoopes to throw.

[TripletDaddy]

Move over, OU, Texas has a new obsession

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/8...s-insider.html

1. How motivated is Texas for this game in light of last year's game in Provo? How is this Texas team different than the team BYU faced a year ago?
Well, considering that it’s the only game they’ve talked about all offseason long, I would say it’s fairly important. First-year coach Charlie Strong made cutups for every player on the roster this spring and had one-on-one meetings in his office. Most clips were 10-15 plays long and, unfortunately for the players, there were a lot of clips from the BYU game. “Is this who you really are?” as a player, Strong asked them. Needless to say, it stung.

5. How does Texas regard BYU as an opponent? What are the keys to overturning last year's result?
From Texas’ perspective, this is something akin to a mini-Super Bowl just because of what happened last season. That BYU loss changed the whole program. Many here believe that game was the one that got former coach Mack Brown fired. Defensive coordinator Manny Diaz was indeed fired the next morning. Veteran players were embarrassed in a way they haven’t been in years. That’s why I believe this game is all about pride, from Texas’ point of view.

Mini Super Bowl? You would think Texas was playing in the Sugar Bowl.

[TripletDaddy]

Charlie Strong is a dunce

http://www.big12sports.com/ViewArtic...CLID=209621362

ESPN recently asked the 65 coaches in the "power five" (plus Notre Dame) conferences to describe their teams in one word....Here's how the Big 12's coaches answered:
Baylor's Art Briles: Mad
Iowa State's Paul Rhoads: Hungry
Kansas' Charlie Weis: Quiet confidence
Kansas State's Bill Snyder: Valued
Oklahoma's Bob Stoops: Hard working
Oklahoma State's Mike Gundy: Youthful
TCU's Gary Patterson: Unknown
Texas' Charlie Strong: Hard work
Texas Tech's Kliff Kingsbury: Improved

West Virginia's Dana Holgorsen: Experienced

[MarkGrace]

Looks like there are a few dunces in there.

[YOhio]

Charlie Strong is a dunce

http://www.big12sports.com/ViewArtic...CLID=209621362

That's a great list. I've noticed that Baptists seem angry.

[YOhio]

Looks like there are a few dunces in there.

What can you expect from coaches in the 10 team Big 12?

[Jeff Lebowski]

Charlie should have hyphenated.

[Green Monstah]

This. UConn had 5 trips into the redzone and came away with 10 points.

I agree that Texas will be much more difficult. But their OL still isn't great. They lost their 5th year senior and play caller in Espinosa at Center. His replacement was not good in the game. They're fortunate they get Desmond Harrison back this week but he hasn't had first team reps. We're adding depth on the DL (Kesni and Marques), LB (Langi) and secondary (JJ and Rob) and we'll be stacking the box daring Swoopes to throw.

Did Kesni create a lot of buzz during camp? I know he's a big body, but I've heard a lot of hype for an unknown (to me, at least) D-Lineman.

[old_gregg]

Did Kesni create a lot of buzz during camp? I know he's a big body, but I've heard a lot of hype for an unknown (to me, at least) D-Lineman.

he's good. if he would have dragged the recruiting process out there would have been a lot of hype.

[MarkGrace]

he's good. if he would have dragged the recruiting process out there would have been a lot of hype.

Loves burritos
Played the violin and viola for five years
Sports hero is Haloti Ngata

I see a lot to like about the kid.