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Nov 18, 2019
11:37:41am

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Tanking Has Come to College Football. Is That a Problem?

From the Astros to the 76ers to the Dolphins, teams across sports tank with future success in mind. The Houston Cougars now seem to be following suit—and raising a host of concerns in the process.

https://www.theringer.com/2019/10/17/20918416/houston-cougars-deriq-king-tanking-experiment-dana-holgorsen

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Next year's "toughest schedule ever" isn't looking so tough

BYUMizzou

11/18/19 11:33am

Why would a college team "intentionally tank"?

Thrill

11/18/19 11:34am

By delaying to put talent on the field in order to redshirt them for later? Seems like a huge gamble in

Bert609

11/18/19 11:35am

Here's an article that explains it

BYUMizzou

11/18/19 11:37am

I hope BYU looks at doing some version of this

cougarmeister

11/18/19 12:11pm

Kinda what we have now

puntersarepeople

11/18/19 12:17pm

I don't like the idea of winning 3-4 games one year, then 10, then 3-4 again.

Lance71

11/18/19 1:01pm

Yeah, I like the 10-2 part the most

Borg

11/18/19 3:58pm

UH's 4-star QB announced that he will redshirt, after Houston lost a close one

Doogal McCougar

11/18/19 11:38am

Thought it was reported he's planning on leaving. He's a dynamic player.

pinolero

11/18/19 12:01pm

Yep most likely transferring

stansburycoug

11/18/19 1:06pm

I thought he's said he's staying.

displacedute

11/18/19 4:43pm

It's basically to save the elite players from a rebuilding year

donnerstag

11/18/19 2:41pm

Every year is the “toughest schedule ever” in the offseason.

DieHarder

11/18/19 11:35am

People see P5 teams and automatically get scared. Need to change that mindset

LiveCoug

11/18/19 11:35am

RE: People see P5 teams and automatically get scared. Need to change that

Forzaitalia

11/18/19 1:11pm

I don't think people get scared. I think it's reasonable to expect P5 teams to

BYUMizzou

11/18/19 1:19pm

look at BYU ‘s historical record against p5. Probably below 50%.

idcougarfan

11/18/19 4:10pm

A lot of these will be beatable P5s though

puntersarepeople

11/18/19 4:35pm

Mizzou will be tough but in Provo and Stanford will probably be bad

puntersarepeople

11/18/19 4:45pm

It’s about what on paper- if the go bowling or better to special it will be

SouthernBlueBlood

11/18/19 11:35am

UH is likely going to lose some of those redshirt players. Their QB is going

wabluecoug

11/18/19 11:37am

The qb's (King) father has already said he plans on transferring

Greg Kite's 'stache

11/18/19 11:46am

We won't know how tough the schedule really is until this time next year

cougaman

11/18/19 11:37am

Utah and Houston will be the 'most different' next season I think.

Klompus

11/18/19 11:37am

It's very possible Utah is the best team we play next year (again)

jhingman

11/18/19 11:39am

I just looked at UMN's depth chart. They basically bring back their entire

BYUMizzou

11/18/19 11:53am

The scary thing is, they're a full year ahead of schedule. Next year was their

mncougar

11/18/19 12:17pm

Utah will be a very tough game until proven otherwise.

blackandblue

11/18/19 11:42am

The thing that makes it really tough...

The Y's Insider

11/18/19 11:44am

Actually, '20 BYU could earn bowl eligibility without a single P5 win.

Doogal McCougar

11/18/19 11:51am

I see a lot of teams poised to make a move up next year

Indy Coug

11/18/19 11:45am

Including BYU. I'm optimistic.

Y-Zag

11/18/19 11:55am

Utah loses the Hallandale 3. The rest of the Offensive playmakers return

RockyBalboa

11/18/19 12:09pm

Spot on!

Football Fan Dad

11/18/19 12:14pm

They lose 2 ol as well

BYU '80

11/18/19 1:33pm

Only one starting OL (Paulo)

displacedute

11/18/19 4:48pm

Thx for the snap counts

BYU '80

11/18/19 5:59pm

RE: Thx for the snap counts

displacedute

11/18/19 6:13pm

Looks like a PAC12 south schedule

puntersarepeople

11/18/19 12:10pm

RE: Next year's "toughest schedule ever" isn't looking so tough

Football Fan Dad

11/18/19 12:12pm

Isn't the big thing being that so many of the tougher games are on the road?

Cougar8Duck

11/18/19 12:28pm

Has Hall redshirted? If not, he has only played in 4 games this year, right?

oldrugger

11/18/19 12:39pm

redshirted last year

Schultz is back

11/18/19 12:55pm

He RS last year iirc

cougaman

11/18/19 12:55pm

Minnesota is a really young team.

whirl

11/18/19 12:49pm

They have some juniors I bet though

puntersarepeople

11/18/19 12:50pm

According to this they only have 3 returning starters on defense next year

BYUMizzou

11/18/19 12:52pm

Utah also loses most of their defense

BYU '80

11/18/19 1:21pm

Until BYU beats Utah, it's an all-but-guaranteed loss.

D.T. Survivor

11/18/19 1:24pm

RE: Next year's "toughest schedule ever" isn't looking so tough

berwen

11/18/19 1:31pm

So like every year?

andrewg3

11/18/19 1:39pm

We will defeat Utah? Nope. We gotta have a real team first.

Stev_ie

11/18/19 1:56pm

Reading comprehension. Nowhere do I say we will beat Utah. At most I

BYUMizzou

11/18/19 2:00pm

That is an insanely tough schedule because of the depth of the majority of those

grosven

11/18/19 2:09pm

It's "toughest" as there's only 1 cupcake on the schedule compared to 2019 AND

kapcreations

11/18/19 2:10pm

Poor take - good programs like this always bounce back

Bleeding Blue

11/18/19 2:22pm

The point is that we're catching most of the teams on the schedule, with the

BYUMizzou

11/18/19 2:32pm

I find it funny how you present simple observations and people think it’s some

Coug Man in Florida

11/18/19 4:05pm

Win out and we could end up in the 5.

Dolph

11/18/19 2:52pm

So you're saying BYU will improve over the offseason,

semolinaPilchard

11/18/19 3:20pm

As Yoda would say: "Working on mastering the strawman you are."

BYUMizzou

11/18/19 3:37pm

Good assessment.

Instagrammarian

11/18/19 3:46pm

My real concern is Northern Alabama.

BringYourUltimate

11/18/19 4:06pm

We only lose 3 offensive starters.

displacedute

11/18/19 4:55pm

Your QB transfer from UT has a great arm. Should be interesting.

BringYourUltimate

11/18/19 5:52pm

Who says Huntley is garbage? Up until this year largely

BYU '80

11/18/19 6:01pm

You claim he's not the greatest thing ever, its claiming he's garbage. There is

cougaman

11/18/19 6:06pm

This board has said it over and over for a while.

displacedute

11/18/19 6:14pm

I think the words they’ve used are “so poo poo”

D.T. Survivor

11/18/19 7:48pm

CoachSpeak says it every chance he gets. But he’s not very bright, so...

UNHuskerCoug

11/18/19 7:03pm

Just win baby

CBaass

11/18/19 4:58pm

RE: Next year's "toughest schedule ever" isn't looking so tough

gww687

11/18/19 7:42pm

Serious road warriors next year...ugh. Brutal

Borg

11/18/19 7:52pm

Agree with most except for Stanford

stansburycoug

11/18/19 7:56pm

I think it’s winnable, I just think on paper they will still have more talent

gww687

11/19/19 8:22am

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