The 1984 Holiday Bowl victory was the biggest win in school history

Sep 22, 2021
12:59:28pm

Peter Venkman All-American

No win = no NC. This shouldn't even be debatable.

As to your point about Michigan, you are spot on. LaVell and Paul James have said as much.

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Jarom Jordan and others devalue the '84 Holiday Bowl win much more than they

gwalker

9/22/21 10:45am

JJ needs to move full time to the production booth. He seems good at that.

SouthernBlueBlood

9/22/21 10:47am

Or spend a little more time with a data geek. He doesn’t dig deep enough. GW or

Q-grr

9/23/21 12:01pm

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SouthernBlueBlood

9/23/21 12:24pm

interesting I did not know this.

Mayor of Cougartown

9/22/21 10:49am

Jarom Jordan is a clown

travelcoug

9/22/21 10:51am

That seems like a mean thing to call someone you don’t know

A Drew Aitch

9/22/21 11:09am

How do you know that I don’t know him. That sounds like a uninformed thing to

travelcoug

9/22/21 11:16am

This is true. It’s a pretty mean thing to say about someone you know as well. 😆

A Drew Aitch

9/22/21 4:11pm

BYUSN is simply two guys from Elders Quorum talking sports in front of cameras.

shoganai

9/22/21 10:52am

and one of them is the one that nobody would want to hang out with

Pangare

9/22/21 12:53pm

I only watch the youtube clips from the guests. I recommend that approach

Mayor of Cougartown

9/22/21 1:04pm

They're the sister show to 3 Utes in a basement.

MrClark

9/22/21 3:35pm

CB loves ripping their own and its sad.

Machiavelli

9/23/21 12:25am

Just for the record, I'm not anti Jarom or Spencer Linton. I haven't agreed

gwalker

9/22/21 10:53am

When you say dislike are you referring to them personally or on air performance?

SouthernBlueBlood

9/22/21 11:05am

Both. I have spoken to them a couple of times (I'm sure they have no idea who

gwalker

9/22/21 11:09am

They generally do a good job. BYU has awesome production values for a university.

Bert609

9/22/21 11:20am

Thank you! That is a point I have been trying to make for 35 years - Michigan

NewMexiCoug

9/22/21 11:00am

And Bosco was injured too

SoBlueitHurts

9/22/21 1:45pm

@CougarBoard

9/22/21 11:00am

JJ should not comment on the '84 team

Sale

9/22/21 11:01am

In '84, as in most years, BYU was the best of all options. Every team had...

RealityCheck

9/22/21 11:35am

That is some good info right there!

Dan

9/22/21 11:47am

The 1984 Holiday Bowl victory was the biggest win in school history

Peter Venkman

9/22/21 12:59pm

Most important yes. Greatest win would be Miami.

Dan

9/22/21 1:32pm

Biggest, greatest, best, 100% no question our top win until our next NC game win

nybyblue

9/22/21 3:54pm

The most frustrating aspect is this view discounts

Refugee

9/22/21 2:04pm

Odds are 50/50 we go undefeated.

DirtyWater

9/23/21 3:28am

You are correct. I should have stated as probability rather than odds.

Refugee

9/23/21 5:00am

I would be interested in a breakdown of the key injuries, what games they

Scooter

9/22/21 2:08pm

Boardmail me in early 1985. I don't have any idea how to find that info now

gwalker

9/22/21 2:25pm

Ok, as soon as I find the crystals for my time machine.

Scooter

9/22/21 2:33pm

Great team. True. One Worthy of playing in the NC game? No.

canofpicante

9/22/21 6:14pm

That's the thing, there was no NC game. No one won it by playing in an NC game. Everyone won it just like BYU did. Teams

jaromp

9/22/21 6:56pm

Right. And everybody gets their opinion on the AP ruling. That’s life.

canofpicante

9/22/21 7:05pm

The best team available (Washington) was

gwalker

9/22/21 7:08pm

And BYU beat Washington 30-3 early the next year.

gwalker

9/22/21 7:09pm

What’s more is the PAC 10 wasn’t so far superior to give Washington a great

gwalker

9/22/21 7:16pm

@ZacSeljaasStache

jcougars7

9/22/21 7:08pm

From 1983-85, BYU won 25 straight games.

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