2020 BYU Cougars Football Thread

[Applejack]

If there is no way ASU plays this weekend, why not get a game against the Utes scheduled? Doesn't require a chartered flight or even a hotel stay. It's up the road and should be able to be put together pretty quickly. Why? Because Utah knows it would get its ass kicked this year and there is no way KW jeopardizes his streak. But let's not confuse who is scared to play in all this chatter.

It's all about Utah!

[HBCoug]

If there is no way ASU plays this weekend, why not get a game against the Utes scheduled? Doesn't require a chartered flight or even a hotel stay. It's up the road and should be able to be put together pretty quickly. Why? Because Utah knows it would get its ass kicked this year and there is no way KW jeopardizes his streak. But let's not confuse who is scared to play in all this chatter.

[falafel]

The Pac 12 does not want to play us. They are posturing. We should call their bluff if it comes up again.

But in the strongest way possible. We will play you. No backing out for other available teams. The end.

[Pelado]

This is almost a non-statement, which might have been better under the circumstances. But I'm okay with it. It would be easy in the heat of the moment to try to match UW's bush-league move by calling them out. What this says to other ADs is that this is not how BYU will operate.

Right. It avoids burning any bridges. But because of its diplomacy, it doesn't call Washington and/or the reports/reporters on their BS. The playoff committee is meeting today in person for the first time. The perception of BYU being unwilling to commit to a game (that Washington was not committed to playing) may color what the committee thinks about BYU's schedule and where they end up ranking BYU. It's not a great time for diplomacy. It's a time to say something like this:

"Washington is well aware that we are willing to play the game so long as it is guaranteed not to be pulled out from under us later in the week."

It can also work in the reasoning behind needing the guarantee - avoiding an unnecessary expenditure of funds (after just having requested donations because of a $20 million deficit), many of the players having already left town for the Thanksgiving holiday, etc.

[Flystripper]

The Pac 12 does not want to play us. They are posturing. We should call their bluff if it comes up again.

[Flystripper]

Yeah, that is what I am hearing. If they can't practice until Friday, how on earth are they going to play two days later?

I hope thay is how it plays out...less blowback

[Flystripper]

why not take the offer? It only costs money if they forfeit. Say UW arranges to play Utah at the last minute— BYU will still be considered as willing to play any team, any where, any place. Thay will get a bounce for being unafraid to do it. Pac12 will look like jackasses for scheduling, then cancelling, their 4th game against BYU this season.

they should

[Jeff Lebowski]

And add to the fact that sources in the UW program already have UW prepping for a weekend game against Utah. ASU can't even hold a practice until Friday. They haven't practiced in 10 days or so. There is less than a zero chance that the Utah/ASU game is happening.

Yeah, that is what I am hearing. If they can't practice until Friday, how on earth are they going to play two days later?

[YOhio]

This sucks. I would love to see the fellas kick the shit out of Washington.

[All-American]

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This is too bland and requires reading between the lines. Tom needs to come right out and say it "we weren't going to agree to a game on Thanksgiving weekend that has a high probability of being cancelled last minute because of the unreasonable demands of the PAC12."

This is almost a non-statement, which might have been better under the circumstances. But I'm okay with it. It would be easy in the heat of the moment to try to match UW's bush-league move by calling them out. What this says to other ADs is that this is not how BYU will operate.

[The_Tick]

And add to the fact that sources in the UW program already have UW prepping for a weekend game against Utah. ASU can't even hold a practice until Friday. They haven't practiced in 10 days or so. There is less than a zero chance that the Utah/ASU game is happening.

[Pelado]

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This is too bland and requires reading between the lines. Tom needs to come right out and say it "we weren't going to agree to a game on Thanksgiving weekend that has a high probability of being cancelled last minute because of the unreasonable demands of the PAC12."

Agreed.

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[Omaha 680]

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This is too bland and requires reading between the lines. Tom needs to come right out and say it "we weren't going to agree to a game on Thanksgiving weekend that has a high probability of being cancelled last minute because of the unreasonable demands of the PAC12."

[Art Vandelay]

With all this bad press about BYU not wanting to play UW, I'm not sure how they can survive this from a public perception perspective.

I mean Utah knows the importance of winning the perception battle.....

Wait their Defensive Coordinator said WHAT?!?
Um, hold on Scalley actually typed that out, and sent it???
Thank goodness they cut bait....your saying he is still on the team?
Oh, he told Rod Gilmore, he was sorry and nothing else was mentioned on national TV


I just hope BYU can survive the fallout.

[Jeff Lebowski]

This whole UW thing is a godsend to ute fans. Takes attention away from the fact that it is the week of thanksgiving and they are 0-1.