The USU of today is not the USU of the '80s and '90s. Why do people ignore this

Nov 25, 2015
12:22:49pm

BeardedSpock Walk-on

The argument wasn't that Bronco hasn't beaten USU all the time, it's that he hasn't beaten them consistently. 6-2 is pretty consistent, if you ask me.

Incidentally, Lavell Edwards was only 6-5 after his first 11 seasons vs. USU.

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Bronco being Bronco. Grab your pitchforks and torches

DrKennethNoisewater

11/25/15 11:49am

Good thing he's learning from his mistakes.

flyusaf

11/25/15 11:52am

No argument to this quote....

Bluedomination

11/25/15 11:53am

"Being consistent" in losing to Utah and other big opponents. But that's cool

DrKennethNoisewater

11/25/15 11:55am

Heck yes, Thurday's Heros and firesides are worth a couple extra losses a year.

Bluedomination

11/25/15 11:56am

A perfect example of non sequitur

dratax

11/25/15 3:48pm

This quote really sums Bronco up.....

Bluedomination

11/25/15 11:55am

Bronco has close to an overall 90% win rate against G-5 teams.

BeardedSpock

11/25/15 12:20pm

Exactly.

Eddie

11/25/15 12:59pm

Bronco wins more games he that he's expected to lose than any coach in BYU

Random Walk

11/25/15 1:03pm

consistent=8 wins?

icecougar

11/25/15 2:11pm

Don't over think things Bronco...it's football.

icecougar

11/25/15 2:15pm

He's wrong though he is producing very low lows yearly.

CarolinaCoug

11/25/15 2:22pm

I've given up on complaining about Bronco. Ok, one more.

RunningQB

11/25/15 9:58pm

I miss the pitchfork and torches days. My interest was sky high then.

RunningQB

11/25/15 11:54am

seems as though you have adopted the Bronco fandom approach

11/25/15 12:49pm

I honestly think Bronco loves to troll the media and fans

mudpupper

11/25/15 11:56am

meh

SCcoug

11/25/15 11:58am

Such an asinine philosophy.

coug203

11/25/15 11:59am

I don't care about philosophy as long as it results in a win. If not, hot seat.

Station42

11/25/15 12:36pm

"you run the risk of the real highs" - Bronco. Yep, no highs is our mantra.

PharmCoug

11/25/15 12:03pm

Hooray! We're slightly above average!

VACOUGFAN

11/25/15 12:04pm

He might be trying to avoid the "Whittingham Effect", where you focus so much

BeardedSpock

11/25/15 12:12pm

Other teams manage it. I don't see why it's hard to beat your rival

SandYFan

11/25/15 12:18pm

PK being PK

Random Walk

11/25/15 12:03pm

You mean, Bronco being Bronco?

coug203

11/25/15 12:05pm

Coachspeak is coachspeak.

Random Walk

11/25/15 12:10pm

Everything in that article is 100% accurate and correct.

coug203

11/25/15 12:11pm

100% accruate and correct?

Random Walk

11/25/15 12:20pm

Read it. Then come back to the board and state your opinion. It's correct.

coug203

11/25/15 12:23pm

It's a snoozer. Definitely mild on the PK scale.

Random Walk

11/25/15 12:26pm

lol "I didnt read it, but I know it is false because it criticizes bronco"

Deleted

11/25/15 1:09pm

Nice. Par for the course. Jump in after the fact and post something non

Random Walk

11/25/15 4:14pm

With all due respect, BYU's inability to have a great season and/or even win the emotional games under Bronco is proof

slowhiteguy

11/25/15 12:26pm

I don't know how you got much of anything from that article.

Random Walk

11/25/15 12:28pm

His quotes just confirm what we see from his teams on the field.

slowhiteguy

11/25/15 12:31pm

I think that you're seeing what you want to see.

Random Walk

11/25/15 12:36pm

I've seen consistent mediocrity for the last five seasons once we got

notsofast

11/25/15 2:31pm

Ever since the 80s, BYU has been a

Random Walk

11/25/15 4:02pm

Patrick Kinahan article.

whirl

11/25/15 12:06pm

I wish I had known that before I clicked.

John Doe

11/25/15 4:08pm

Another successful PK troll. He doesn't even have to try anymore.

BeardedSpock

11/25/15 12:07pm

I think Bronco underestimates how different fans would view him if we did

cheezedawg

11/25/15 12:08pm

Well, considering that you and much of Cougarboard refuse to give him credit

BeardedSpock

11/25/15 12:10pm

Look at what you just said there....6-2...against USU...as if it's a good thing

SouthernAZcoug

11/25/15 12:15pm

The USU of today is not the USU of the '80s and '90s. Why do people ignore this

BeardedSpock

11/25/15 12:22pm

Are you really questioning why people don't like going from dominating a team

cheezedawg

11/25/15 12:26pm

And are you truly refusing to acknowledge that the past 5 years of USU football

BeardedSpock

11/25/15 12:28pm

all the more reason to step up your game focus and prep for this one...

icecougar

11/25/15 2:27pm

I'm confused- are you trying to make me accept us losing to the Dairy Yewts?

cheezedawg

11/25/15 4:34pm

Yeah, USU today is on the level of Utah in the 90s

SCcoug

11/25/15 12:29pm

Um, BYU went 5-5 vs. the Utes during the 1990s. So BYU should only beat them

BeardedSpock

11/25/15 12:30pm

I'm agreeing with your point the USU is improved.

SCcoug

11/25/15 12:35pm

Correct, I misread your post.

BeardedSpock

11/25/15 5:14pm

like you said, the USU of the 2010's is not the USU of the 2000's and prior...

icecougar

11/25/15 2:25pm

2 out of the 3 losses to Utah State in over 30 years have been under Bronco

cheezedawg

11/25/15 12:23pm

USU is not a patsy anymore. They're better now than at any time since the 1970s

BeardedSpock

11/25/15 12:25pm

Don't care. I still want to beat them 100% of the time.

cheezedawg

11/25/15 12:26pm

That's fine; so do I. I also want a 100% raise at my job. Ain't gonna happen.

BeardedSpock

11/25/15 12:29pm

That 4-8 team that blew BYU out was just too tough

concolor couguar

11/25/15 2:52pm

Two words: Jake Heaps. Two more words: Jamie Hill

BeardedSpock

11/25/15 5:15pm

but usu is new an improved which is why it is tougher to beat them

concolor couguar

11/25/15 5:23pm

I 100% agree with part but question a part.

Turnpike Lane

11/25/15 12:17pm

So, what do you want Bronco to do?

Random Walk

11/25/15 12:23pm

BYU has a team sports psychologist

Turnpike Lane

11/25/15 12:27pm

Isn't emotion best when it comes organically (i.e., through the players)?

Random Walk

11/25/15 12:29pm

No, not for most people. Players (especially young players) will get more

Broda

11/25/15 12:33pm

Why are you even trolling this topic?

Turnpike Lane

11/25/15 12:34pm

Mostly because the article doesn't say that Bronco expects his team to be devoid

Random Walk

11/25/15 12:40pm

Emotion is never what you want. Enthusiasm and passion are what you need. If you

unctoothman

11/25/15 1:13pm

So, the way that he should show enthusiasm and passion is through his interviews

Random Walk

11/25/15 1:15pm

He probably holds his players back from playing with the natural emotion they would have for these games because he

slowhiteguy

11/25/15 12:29pm

This is not something that you can conclude from that article.

Random Walk

11/25/15 12:31pm

it would help explain the glacially slow starts to games

icecougar

11/25/15 2:17pm

Let them know that this was the team that ended their undefeated season last

Broda

11/25/15 12:31pm

You think that the players don't know this?

Random Walk

11/25/15 12:31pm

Sure, but having a coach rub it in EVERY DAY in practice can be great motivation

Broda

11/25/15 12:37pm

Bronco said that he doesn't do it...but that doesn't mean that Kelly Poppinga,

Random Walk

11/25/15 12:39pm

But last year he said this game was for state championship

John Bender

11/25/15 1:17pm

Couldn't care less. Just win and I'm happy.

Walter Bellhaven

11/25/15 2:04pm

From a related article.. Mitch Matthews provides a different view

Bergloewe

11/25/15 2:23pm

Yes they are very consistent... consistent in inconsistency

shatter2

11/25/15 2:26pm

Is this the way he felt......

bluegato

11/25/15 2:41pm

I get a kick out of Bronco

chestercougar

11/25/15 4:09pm

For those to young to remember, Edwards used the exact same philosophy

Cougarpride

11/25/15 8:54pm

The way many of you people hang on Bronco's every word is pathetic

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