The fact remains, Tanner does great against terrible teams.

Aug 9, 2017
11:45:05am

displacedute All-American

And terrible against good ones. Troy is a mixed bag, but was clearly on par with Tanner. Let's compare AQBR against P5 teams only, shall we?

Tanner:
Nebraska (94.1)
UCLA (60.4)
Michigan (28.5)
Missouri (68.0)
Utah (38.1)

Again, Nebraska isn't a reasonable data point, so without Nebraska (where he threw only 11 passes) his AQBR is 48.8. Then Troy:

USC (93.2)
Cal (65.9)
Arizona (44.1)
OSU (15.6)
UCLA 50.3)
UW (68.9)
ASU (75.3)
Oregon (30.9)
Colorado (43.5)
Indiana (12.6)

Average? 50.3. Tanner padded his stats against the Weak Sisters of the Poor and he's been average against P5. Troy's been average against P5 too, but there is clearly a reasonable basis to believe that it's a toss-up between the two of them.

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Big Mo Langi

Hans Olsen

8/8/17 8:53pm

Can you still balance a table on your chin?

BIG XII Coug

8/8/17 8:54pm

He should be at Ricks developing his game

BlueFrog

8/8/17 8:55pm

would possibly have been better for him academically, too

fattycoug

8/8/17 9:16pm

And the chicks! Heard he loves the closed toe shoes look

BlueFrog

8/8/17 9:25pm

Why do you say that?

CosmoK

8/9/17 8:39am

I second this question.

Delicate Genius

8/10/17 6:44pm

Third.

Roko's Basilisk

8/10/17 6:52pm

If we want to listen to your show on demand, how do we do that?

CrimWalCoug

8/8/17 9:00pm

1280thezone.com

Hans Olsen

8/8/17 9:19pm

Hans, keep doing you. Totally understand your reasoning and would love too

Vedo

8/9/17 7:53pm

ESPN 960 with Ben Criddle

HeismanTy

8/8/17 9:23pm

Very good post! Any realistic fan knows he's a year, probably 2 a way from

Cnation

8/8/17 9:02pm

Well said. Couldn't agree more.

The Dude Abides

8/8/17 9:03pm

Can't imagine who wouldn't agree with this post. But here's why it's a

blackandblue

8/8/17 9:06pm

As soon as somebody makes a first down running up the middle they will start

Bill

8/9/17 12:15pm

I think most rational fans understand that he's a project.

Rise Against

8/8/17 9:06pm

Agree wholeheartedly Hans. Why are we spending so much time discussing somebody

Quacker

8/8/17 9:08pm

RE: Agree wholeheartedly Hans. Why are we spending so much time discussing

cougfromcali

8/8/17 9:25pm

RE: Agree wholeheartedly Hans. Why are we spending so much time discussing

Quacker

8/8/17 10:54pm

Hi Hans!

LaVellIfIKnow

8/8/17 9:08pm

Well, not a whole lot to argue against there. Solid post.

SingleStrapBackpack

8/8/17 9:09pm

Does any part of you seem him as a potential Offensive Tackle? Or best suited DT

Turbine

8/8/17 9:10pm

Right now, he doesn't have the quickness to handle an edge rusher.

TriggerWarning

8/8/17 9:11pm

NO, OT is trying to prevent havoc, DT is causing it. Fewer big mistakes will be

Hans Olsen

8/8/17 9:13pm

Mo' Mo, mo' problems, amiright?

TriggerWarning

8/8/17 9:10pm

Any person that understands football agrees with this.

slowhiteguy

8/8/17 9:10pm

Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Although I have enjoyed the Mo stories, I also

bob falfa

8/8/17 9:10pm

I feel like this is what most people believe.

jensen46

8/8/17 9:11pm

Agreed, Since ALL camp talk is purely to bide our time until the season,

Fallball

8/8/17 10:00pm

Good post. I wish they would rs him.

Y'zFan

8/8/17 9:11pm

Redshirts are a pretty big committment for someone this raw.

Deadpool

8/8/17 9:31pm

Don't redshirt him. Get him through the program.

BYUALWAYSNUM1

8/8/17 10:06pm

Until they prove otherwise, I trust the staff on decisions like this

cajuncoug

8/8/17 10:17pm

Remember when you posted under the boardname "quest"? Good times.

byubyu

8/8/17 9:12pm

I really hope you will be doing more film breakdown this year. Those are fantastic

YIsForBrigham

8/8/17 9:18pm

Amen, really liked those

BYUfan92

8/8/17 9:24pm

YES

TN_Coug

8/8/17 9:33pm

AGREED!

theozfam

8/8/17 9:41pm

+1, just get a tripod or other recording software

cougarnerd

8/8/17 9:50pm

Yes, this.

Bob Vance

8/9/17 9:52am

This is 100% accurate

permiso

8/8/17 9:18pm

Seems like a fair assessment Hans, thanks for your thoughts

CougarsFanSince80s

8/8/17 9:19pm

Good post. If you and Gerrard actually talked like this on 1280, I'd listen.

sakar12

8/8/17 9:21pm

He does. Give them a shot.

Regal Ute

8/8/17 9:36pm

Exactly.

TriggerWarning

8/8/17 9:41pm

Meh, not often. Their show particularly is a lot of storytelling and joking.

runnincoug

8/8/17 10:20pm

I don't really blame them, during the offseason the shows on 1280 get pretty

here's to hoping

8/8/17 10:53pm

Hans, everybody loves the guy & his story -- but does anybody actually believe

cougfromcali

8/8/17 9:21pm

You ignored Ziggy's story for a long time with that same mentality.

TriggerWarning

8/8/17 9:24pm

lol

The Dude Abides

8/8/17 9:28pm

And Ansah was mostly a special teams player for most of his career.

Belboz

8/8/17 9:30pm

Mo very well could take that long to contribute. Doesn't mean he should be

TriggerWarning

8/8/17 9:32pm

But focusing on guys in the two deep makes more sense.

Belboz

8/8/17 9:33pm

False dichotomy.

TriggerWarning

8/8/17 9:33pm

Frankly, I'd rather listen to you talk about Mo than gush about the Utes.

Pimpin4Paradise

8/8/17 9:25pm

Or claim it's a toss up on which team has the best QB.

The Board Genius

8/8/17 9:28pm

Did he seriously say this? Lol

TriggerWarning

8/8/17 9:32pm

Yep.

The Board Genius

8/8/17 9:34pm

That's about as homerish as it gets right there.

TriggerWarning

8/8/17 9:35pm

Sometimes it's hard to recognize if it's Gunther or Hans speaking.

Pimpin4Paradise

8/8/17 9:37pm

Ute egos must be stroked. Keep printing dem checks.

Bostonblue

8/8/17 9:37pm

I don't know about you guys, but I'm definitely going to choose to be offended.

here's to hoping

8/8/17 11:10pm

Tanner's QBR from his freshman year was against the following schools:

displacedute

8/9/17 10:59am

Do you know what "adjusted" means?

Coop

8/9/17 11:29am

The fact remains, Tanner does great against terrible teams.

displacedute

8/9/17 11:45am

You're cherry-picking

Coop

8/9/17 11:59am

Cincy's and ECU's pass defenses were good because they faced terrible offenses

displacedute

8/9/17 12:04pm

Wrong again - that comment was based on S&P+, which, guess what, is SOS-adjusted

Coop

8/9/17 12:11pm

You're telling me ECU and Cincy are better than ASU and Arizona.

displacedute

8/9/17 12:39pm

C'mon, man. The stats say it about their pass defenses. Where'd you go to school

cougfromcali

8/9/17 1:13pm

You just put the nail in your own coffin.

Blue Golfer

8/9/17 2:10pm

How many of ECU and Cincy's games did you watch in 2015?

here's to hoping

8/9/17 2:16pm

They didn't play the same UCLA team.

displacedute

8/9/17 2:37pm

good point about UCLA, but you keep ignoring the glaring fact that AQBR takes

here's to hoping

8/9/17 4:22pm

As for your side note, absolutely.

displacedute

8/9/17 2:40pm

fair analysis as far as I know. I don't really follow Utah, but based on

here's to hoping

8/9/17 4:26pm

Also, if you want to look at just the QB's themselves, Utes OL was awesome

here's to hoping

8/9/17 2:23pm

Tanner's freshman OL was just fine.

displacedute

8/9/17 2:44pm

how many OL did Utah have drafted last year?

here's to hoping

8/9/17 4:02pm

I think most of us agree

Belboz

8/8/17 9:25pm

An opinion from someone who played on the D line is more valuable AND credible

SoValleyCOUG

8/8/17 9:29pm

Couldn't agree with this post more. Hans, I disagree a ton

Bostonblue

8/8/17 9:33pm

Hey Hans...I once sat next to you at a sushi bar named Red Ginger and talked

Cougarfan777

8/8/17 9:36pm

Love this post Hans.

billyrust

8/8/17 9:37pm

Thanks for the take Hans. Don't let the haters get you down.

theozfam

8/8/17 9:39pm

Ignore the nancyboys on here Hans

shakarocks

8/8/17 9:44pm

I think BYU fans just love an underdog.

cougarmeister

8/8/17 9:54pm

Nice post

cajuncoug

8/8/17 10:04pm

Us Weiser-ites gotta stick together!!

Wear Blue

8/8/17 10:15pm

LOL - Hans realizing that BYU football is back and trying to play nice now.... he doesn't fool me....

HarlemCoug

8/8/17 10:15pm

CB gets way too defensive about stuff

TNT

8/8/17 10:21pm

NO WE DON'T!!!

Rise Against

8/8/17 10:23pm

Understood. Criticism retracted

TNT

8/8/17 10:27pm

"I know I take a beating on this board, so I stay away when I can"

Blue Golfer

8/8/17 10:29pm

You want Hans unbiased? Read what Sandstone Cougar has to say about what Hans says when BYU fans aren't listening.

HarlemCoug

8/8/17 11:10pm

Why does that make this his unbiased opinion? You have already made it clear

here's to hoping

8/8/17 11:21pm

Had to reply to this

Hans Olsen

8/8/17 11:34pm

Thanks. To be fair, I bet the poster doesn't really remember exactly what you

here's to hoping

8/8/17 11:50pm

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Sandstone Cougar

8/9/17 12:26am

Fair enough. I certainly appreciate your opinion and desire to defend BYU.

here's to hoping

8/9/17 12:37am

To be fair Hans, you

IceBlue

8/9/17 12:42am

Or at least quit trying to play both sides. It's called integrity

soupie

8/9/17 12:48am

FTR I'm not calling out Hans at all. I'd just like to see

IceBlue

8/9/17 10:50pm

Thank you, Hans.

mindzeYe

8/9/17 1:09am

I think his post-game play breakdowns are really great

Bob Vance

8/9/17 10:49am

Cannibalism is the first rule of Cougarboard, self loathing number two,

Bonoman

8/9/17 8:28pm

Thank you! I appreciate what you said & the time you took to write & post!

DrTDR

8/8/17 11:12pm

I for one, really enjoy your show. Thanks

So it goes...

8/8/17 11:23pm

Excellent post, Hans. Tiff says hi.

LifeLongLakerFan

8/8/17 11:33pm

Ted also.

LifeLongLakerFan

8/8/17 11:37pm

That's terrific! Hurray for speech therapy.

Kugmo

8/9/17 8:12am

newsflash. we all get that. you aren't the only one who thinks big mo is a project lol.

indojoe

8/8/17 11:56pm

If you had a twin brother would you guys get mad when people called you the Olsen twins or would you be fine with it?

Roko's Basilisk

8/9/17 12:37am

If you have things you want to share about Tevita Mo'unga, Handsome Tanielu,

jensen46

8/9/17 5:57am

If people are constantly asking you for Mo updates, just ignore them

Coop

8/9/17 7:01am

RE: Big Mo Langi

Littlerich

8/9/17 7:14am

I'm sure your boss would rather y'all focus on the next make believe scandal

Unibro

8/9/17 7:24am

Hans, your film breakdown of specific plays last year was top notch. Hope you do

4mack

8/9/17 8:14am

Thanks Hans! Great insight!

cougar_chick1

8/9/17 8:15am

I honestly don't understand why some of you are hating on Hans

cougar_chick1

8/9/17 8:28am

#LeaveHansAlone

Random Walk

8/9/17 8:47am

he's a former BYU player who long ago forgot he was a Cougar. No loyalty. I don't welcome him back.

HarlemCoug

8/9/17 9:16am

Lol. He's done more for BYU than any cber could ever imagine. So dumb.

blackandblue

8/9/17 9:57am

he's a turncoat who knew what he was doing with sock gate. He's been no friend to BYU.

HarlemCoug

8/9/17 10:02am

Ah, you forget about sock gate I see.

The Board Genius

8/9/17 10:02am

"could ever imagine" . . . SMH

Coop

8/9/17 11:19am

An cber feeling like he has the loyalty and privilege of "welcoming back" a

blackandblue

8/9/17 11:44am

I have been saying a lot of the same, BUT one thing in Mo's favor not said here

CaughtForaTouchdown

8/9/17 8:50am

Yeah, but...

Pacino

8/9/17 9:10am

No biggie. I'm not worried about Mo. The only thing I have a hard time with

Bob Vance

8/9/17 9:54am

RE: Big Mo Langi

Conjugal Visit

8/9/17 10:51am

Tl;dr

22800

8/9/17 11:07am

What an awesome post! Thank you. "daily cup of Mo" loved it!!

Desert Rat

8/9/17 12:50pm

I agree w/ much of what you say about Mo. I've even been flamed on CB

soupie

8/9/17 1:39pm

This may be the most level headed post in the history of CB.

Blue Golfer

8/9/17 2:12pm

Actually it's this one ⬆️⬆️⬆️

Idahofallsblue

8/9/17 2:21pm

Actually it's this one.

Zooropa

8/9/17 4:59pm

This should have more th' up and POTD than the OP.

kalifi

8/9/17 2:59pm

Agreed

Accipiter

8/9/17 5:17pm

RE: I agree w/ much of what you say about Mo. I've even been flamed on CB

LaVellIfIKnow

8/9/17 5:30pm

Pretty well sums it up for me

Cougrrrs Roll

8/9/17 5:34pm

And....Soupie hits it out of the park!

Division Bell

8/10/17 10:19pm

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Abe Froman

8/10/17 11:11pm

Bingo!

Division Bell

8/10/17 11:15pm

Think that's what it boils down to all right.

soupie

8/10/17 11:33pm

Thanks for the comments.

Real Men Wear Blue

8/9/17 4:29pm

Funny, I've never listened to your show, but if it was like this post I can't

bald man

8/9/17 7:10pm

It's still summer. Soon we'll have more to talk about.

Dr MoBYU

8/9/17 9:48pm

My unpopular opinion is that he shouldn't be on scholarship

RockyBalboa

8/10/17 7:11am

Valid opinion, but "deserving" is a very relative concept, especially in CFB.

LeftOfNormal

8/10/17 7:44am

Very true. Thanks for the response.

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