2020 BYU Cougars Football Thread

[Applejack]

There was a time when I paid close attention to BYU's recruiting fortunes, poring over HB Arnett's weekly updates in the 80s and 90s about who BYU was going after, commitments, signings, etc. Now, it's only of mild interest, in part because there have been several high profile recruits who were washouts, and so many very good players who had slipped under the radar. Plus, esp. in BYU's case, the quality of a class may not be known for at least 2-3 years or more.

That said, are today's signings thought to be roughly consistent with, or better or worse than, BYU's typical class? Okay, I guess I care a little....

I don't follow BYU recruiting that closely (obvs!), except when it overlaps with Utah's. The Cougars definitely signed some guys the Utes would have loved this year: Fano and Damuni come to mind. The best class I can remember for Kilani.

But the real interlopers to in-state recruiting recently have been the HuskyFreeNorthwest and the HuskyNorthwest teams: Oregon and Washington took four of the top 10 guys in Utah. It's a real bummer to play these teams every year and have local dudes (Sewell at Oregon, Jones at Washington) kill us.

[UVACoug]

https://twitter.com/JimMcMahon/statu...58603829899264

[PaloAltoCougar]

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That's very cool. Last night I re-watched the final minutes of that game at the same time in the evening I was watching the original 40 years ago. Unquestionably one of greatest comeback finishes of all time. It bugged me that Doug Flutie's Hail Mary against Miami has received more pub over the years. Flutie started more than 20 yards closer to the end zone than did Jimbo.

I wish Bill Schoepflin (one of the best DBs in BYU history) were in Cabo with them, as it was his punt block that set up the Hail Mary--a most fitting appellation, btw, since all three of those guys were raised Catholic.

[Now who’s the dean?]

That's very cool. Last night I re-watched the final minutes of that game at the same time in the evening I was watching the original 40 years ago. Unquestionably one of greatest comeback finishes of all time. It bugged me that Doug Flutie's Hail Mary against Miami has received more pub over the years. Flutie started more than 20 yards closer to the end zone than did Jimbo.

I wish Bill Schoepflin (one of the best DBs in BYU history) were in Cabo with them, as it was his punt block that set up the Hail Mary--a most fitting appellation, btw, since all three of those guys were raised Catholic.

But it was a Mormon who scored the winning point!!


**And I don’t agree with that in the workplace**

[All-American]

2020 BYU Cougars Football Thread

Missing Wilcox, Udo, Barrington, Empey, Grimes, Mateos...

Good grief.

[Jeff Lebowski]

Missing Wilcox, Udo, Barrington, Empey, Grimes, Mateos...

Good grief.

I think I might change my score prediction. Ugh...

[USUC]

Welp, this will make it easy for me to just excuse away a loss and sleep well tonight either way.

[Joe Public]

Grimes and Mateos? Yeesh.

Also, I must admit I would rather BYU were in Army’s position of sliding into the Liberty Bowl to play WVU. That said, I’m always up for a chance to watch Zach, Gunnar, Dax, Tyler, etc. Go, Cougars!

[All-American]

Grimes and Mateos? Yeesh.

Also, I must admit I would rather BYU were in Army’s position of sliding into the Liberty Bowl to play WVU. That said, I’m always up for a chance to watch Zach, Gunnar, Dax, Tyler, etc. Go, Cougars!

I suspect part of the appeal of the Boca Raton bowl was being done by Dec. 23.

[HBCoug]

Missing Wilcox, Udo, Barrington, Empey, Grimes, Mateos...

Good grief.

Vegas' line still says BYU -6.0. Hmm...

[Joe Public]

I suspect part of the appeal of the Boca Raton bowl was being done by Dec. 23.

For the team, I can certainly see that. As a fan, I am all for additional practices and a Big XII opponent.

[MartyFunkhouser]

https://twitter.com/JimMcMahon/statu...58603829899264

Hilarious that he is wearing a weed shirt in that photograph.

[BigFatMeanie]

Missing Wilcox, Udo, Barrington, Empey, Grimes, Mateos...

Good grief.

Covid?

[BigPiney]

Covid?

For all those except Wilcox, that I what I have heard.

Wilcox signed with an agent today or yesterday, so he is looking towards the draft. But that doesn't mean he doesn't have covid and decided to sign because he can't play.

Udo may also be a separate injury.

[Joe Public]

Per the pregame show, Barrington is injured.