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Aug 20, 2018
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pegushin
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How many of us thought we’d even stay close with OU in 2009, especially after
Losing Collie and losing the way we did to the Yewts that precious year?
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This bears repeating...Arizona and Cal should both be winnable games for a normal BYU football team.
Adrielle
Stable Genius
8/20/18 3:01pm
Counterpoint for Tate: Sumlin has a much better passing scheme than RichRod
Coop
8/20/18 3:03pm
Probably true, but I'm not sure Tate has the arm to consistently complete passes
Adrielle
8/20/18 3:05pm
True, but Mazzone is his OC, so who knows what the scheme will be really. Definitely not RichRod read-option.
Turnpike Lane
8/20/18 3:05pm
The question is whether you believe this is a normal BYU team
BYU Fan
8/20/18 3:12pm
We lost to UMass and Utah State
Huge Manatee
8/20/18 3:14pm
It depends upon whether last year was an anomaly or not
2FarGone
8/20/18 3:18pm
I expect them to be improved, but it's pretty rare that a team makes a massive
CougarBacker
8/20/18 3:20pm
It's also rare for a team to do what they did in 2016 and then drop to what they did in 2017
Adrielle
8/20/18 4:04pm
Not really. But even so, being talented helps. I'm not sure that we are
CougarBacker
8/20/18 5:30pm
but it does happen...Notre Dame
BYURider
8/20/18 5:26pm
ND also has a lot more talent than we do
CougarBacker
8/20/18 5:30pm
I'm hoping injuries are the major reason for sucking last year...
Hill4Heisman
8/20/18 6:22pm
Me too. That and improved coaching especially on offense
CougarBacker
8/20/18 11:20pm
An anomaly would be due to something like injuries or bad luck
Huge Manatee
8/20/18 3:22pm
Injuries and bad luck played far more of a role than you seem to be willing to
basman
8/20/18 3:23pm
5 different QBs should let anyone see how much injuries played a role.
crack
8/20/18 3:25pm
We lost bad games even when our best QB played
Huge Manatee
8/20/18 3:25pm
Tell me how injuries and bad luck cost us the UMass game
Huge Manatee
8/20/18 3:25pm
I just don't see us as untalented as you do
2FarGone
8/20/18 3:29pm
Well, we lost our best o lineman and our best defender from last year
Huge Manatee
8/20/18 3:33pm
The worst is still our best unless you see something different? Injuries,
basman
8/20/18 3:22pm
Not sure if you watched BYU football in 2017, but yeah....
CougarBacker
8/20/18 3:15pm
I worry about our corners locking down man to man receivers
ExpectoCougarus
8/20/18 3:16pm
Tate is a legit Heisman candidate. He is an absolute beast and will be tough.
Iron Coug
8/20/18 3:22pm
Lots of Heisman candidates lose games.
boscatar
8/20/18 3:38pm
Not these ones.
BrotherBrighamsBeard
8/20/18 4:47pm
ESPN gives BYU a 15% chance Arizona and 20% vs Cal. That's why people are so fearful
Indy Coug
8/20/18 3:25pm
Honest question - upon which factors/data is ESPN's 2018 FPI for BYU based?
boscatar
8/20/18 3:38pm
He's been on BYUSN before explaining what they do. He's a BYU grad
Indy Coug
8/20/18 3:52pm
I am not sure some of you are grasping what is going on with BYU football.
Goatnapper'96
8/20/18 3:38pm
Arizona could be a really good team, even our best team of the last 17 years
Windward_Coug
8/20/18 3:56pm
There aren't many years where we would be favored vs a borderline top 25 p5 team
Josef K
8/20/18 3:59pm
He didn't say being favored. He said they're plenty winnable.
Lip Gallagher
8/20/18 4:54pm
I haven't seen many say that those games are unwinnable
Josef K
8/20/18 5:11pm
Neither have I (well, from reasonable people who haven't let the sky smash them
Lip Gallagher
8/20/18 6:01pm
I agree
Josef K
8/20/18 8:11pm
They're both winnable for this BYU team.
RedSox
8/20/18 4:00pm
"Winnable" is such a nebulous term. BYU has well below a 50% chance of winning either game.
Indy Coug
8/20/18 4:20pm
Cal
RedSox
8/20/18 6:35pm
I think cal is a toss up. UofA is not a great team.
RedSox
8/20/18 6:35pm
I am with the man who knows numbers “unlikely” is a better term than “winnable”
Bonoman
8/20/18 6:46pm
Every game is winnable if you show up, but you are delusional if you think
BrotherBrighamsBeard
8/20/18 4:50pm
Not taking about every game.
Adrielle
8/20/18 5:04pm
Should be, but we're not the same BYU we used to be
CougarBacker
8/20/18 5:33pm
I don’t like it, but normal has changed.
byujdmba
8/20/18 4:40pm
Not should be. They are. There are basically two unwinnable games. That's it.
Lip Gallagher
8/20/18 4:53pm
How many of us thought we’d even stay close with OU in 2009, especially after
pegushin
8/20/18 4:59pm
Yep. There's really no such thing as unwinnable.
Lip Gallagher
8/20/18 5:03pm
I did. We started the season ranked #19. We were exponentially more talented
CougarBacker
8/20/18 5:34pm
Arizona ain’t world beaters like OU was going to be until we destroyed their
pegushin
8/20/18 5:41pm
All the teams you're talking about were much more talented teams than this one
CougarBacker
8/20/18 11:21pm
The only thing that makes them tough is that we're not very good
CougarBacker
8/20/18 5:34pm
That form requires Taysom Hill and Jamaal Williams.
CougLuv1
8/20/18 5:33pm
This is worth repeating, this is a Kalani coached team not a normal BYU team.
Bullrider
8/20/18 6:00pm
it’s eeally fear of the unknown at this point...none of us has a clue how this season will play out
Bonoman
8/20/18 6:43pm
Cal’s defense will be pretty good this year
Josef K
8/20/18 11:28pm
If there's a weakness, I think it will still be run D.
Lip Gallagher
8/21/18 5:14pm
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