He should be at Ricks developing his game

Can you still balance a table on your chin?

BIG XII Coug

8/8/17 8:54pm

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.

RockyBalboa

8/11/17 7:08am

The number of comments and clicks this has received disagrees.

Ryan M

8/11/17 9:12pm

Posting on CougarBoard