Wait, how does Riley not beating USU avoid a letdown season?

Aug 17, 2022
2:20:55pm

Zoobieman All-American

If anything we would have done better in 2012 if Taysom would have knelt the ball, or Riley didn't get injured against Weber State of all people!

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You can change the outcome for a single play in any BYU football game. What play do you change and why?

durandal Rampant AI

8/17/22 1:57pm

Dax Milne scores against CC on the last play of the game.

Ozymandias

8/17/22 1:59pm

This is a better option than mine posted below. I just hate Utah that much.

Manti

8/17/22 2:00pm

Algier scores on that last play. He was wide open down the sideline.

Squirt

8/17/22 2:03pm

An alternative to this one-

Kdubb

8/17/22 2:34pm

I think you're right

RUNBYU1

8/17/22 5:45pm

His knee was down.....

TheHop

8/17/22 1:59pm

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Cougarpride

8/17/22 3:38pm

We make the FG against Utah and their jackwagon fans on the field.

Manti

8/17/22 1:59pm

Dax Milne getting that extra yard for the TD at CC

letthewookieewin

8/17/22 1:59pm

Make the FG when utah rushed the field 3 times.

Ragnar Danneskjold

8/17/22 1:59pm

Or Taysom makes the 2 point conversion. That one is even better.

Manti

8/17/22 2:01pm

This. Because Utah would have a loss that was directly on the fans. That's rare

Bainge

8/17/22 2:03pm

It only would've sent the game to OT though. Not guaranteed that we win.

Manti

8/17/22 2:04pm

Well, if we can change it however we want: we throw a TD after the penalty.

mvtoro

8/17/22 3:07pm

I like this.

Manti

8/17/22 3:49pm

That was the play before. Riley was trying to hit a wide open Hoffman

Y05

8/17/22 3:50pm

True, but a TD on that play doesn’t make it the directly the Ute fans’ fault they lost. Has to be after the penalty or

mvtoro

8/17/22 4:25pm

Pk, so let's just say JD Falslev finds a way to run the blocked FGA in for a TD

Y05

8/17/22 6:08pm

Only if the fans somehow throw a block that springs JD for the TD. Needs to be their fault.

mvtoro

8/17/22 7:00pm

THE BAND IS ON THE FIELD!

RGGeemer

8/17/22 7:29pm

And suspenders boy is the trombone player.

mvtoro

8/17/22 8:31pm

Would have been soooo sweet.

DiamondMo

8/17/22 2:33pm

This times a hundred.

mobomanjoe

8/17/22 2:12pm

As an added bonus, a loss to BYU that season would have dropped Utah to a 4-8

Corn Pop

8/17/22 2:33pm

Taysom throw the ball for the two point conversion against utah

travelcoug

8/17/22 1:59pm

Or the freaking WR is actually on the dang field like he should be.

Dark Forest Green

8/17/22 2:13pm

I went back and watched the play. I'm not sure why I was mad at Pearson, for not being on the field. He had 0 effect

Dark Forest Green

8/17/22 4:18pm

This was the exact play that came to mind. He should have given it to Jamaal.

Big McLargeHuge

8/18/22 12:53am

Jamaal was injured. Could not return to the game

MaxxPower

8/18/22 4:33am

some candidates.

Cougarclaw

8/17/22 2:00pm

Staley's injury was against Miss St.

Manti

8/17/22 2:02pm

Staley got hurt at Miss. St and missed the game against Hawaii.

Ozymandias

8/17/22 2:02pm

Take a game that BYU won and change it to a loss?

viper

8/17/22 2:13pm

It is better that one game should perish than that an entire era dwindle and perish in mediocrity.

Big Red Thunder

8/17/22 2:15pm

Yep I was gonna thumbs down it just for that one

RGGeemer

8/17/22 2:17pm

Wait, how does Riley not beating USU avoid a letdown season?

Zoobieman

8/17/22 2:20pm

Yeah, because I personally LOVE losing at home to USU.

Bossk82

8/17/22 2:23pm

I did enjoy that scoring streak...

Hill4Heisman

8/17/22 9:46pm

Yes to avoiding all those injuries…I was thinking the same thing, effects more

Blue chunks

8/17/22 11:29pm

Taysom Hill senior year 2pt attempt

MarylandFan

8/17/22 2:00pm

1979 Holiday Bowl versus Indiana. That blocked field goal ruined a perfect

FrankenCoug

8/17/22 2:02pm

I thought it was just shanked. And I didn't think it was Johnson.

AzCugrFan

8/17/22 2:05pm

I didn't see it. I have just read about it and it makes me sad.

FrankenCoug

8/17/22 2:07pm

I was there, 15 years old. 1st bowl game I ever attended. I was so

AzCugrFan

8/17/22 2:17pm

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Y05

8/17/22 2:50pm

You're right, it was shanked not blocked. But it was indeed Brent Johnson.

Loon to the Moon

8/17/22 3:37pm

It seemed to head towards the left sideline bleachers instead of the endzone!

farsurfer

8/17/22 7:05pm

That left me w/PTSD. BYU outplayed Lee Corso's Hoosiers. I'm still in therapy.

Forzaitalia

8/17/22 2:12pm

We drove 50 miles and rented a hotel room to watch it. Worst fb ending ever!!!

farsurfer

8/17/22 7:07pm

Found an article about the kicker

FrankenCoug

8/17/22 2:12pm

I know a guy that played on that Indiana team...

lbmango

8/17/22 2:13pm

This is the only correct answer

Indy Coug

8/17/22 2:28pm

NO OTHER BYU ENDING COMES CLOSE= anything else means you don't know BYU history

farsurfer

8/17/22 7:11pm

Bronco, kick the dang PAT against Boise. What was he thinking

travelcoug

8/17/22 2:07pm

You mean Taysom's 2 pt play in 2012? How about we just convert to take lead?

Y05

8/17/22 6:11pm

No. We finally benched Riley and put in a new QB named Taysom Hill and he

RGGeemer

8/17/22 7:30pm

But if we change the play to a successful 2 point conversion we win 8-7. No OT.

Y05

8/17/22 8:02pm

Fair. Still dumb

RGGeemer

8/17/22 8:15pm

especially since BSU had no field goal kicker! Never tried a FG just went for it

Wear Blue

8/18/22 2:00am

Ex-friggin-actly! They have no kicker to speak of. Their O has not scored. Kick

ratherberoping

8/17/22 10:55pm

If RNelson hadn’t completely overthrown an open Hoffman in South Bend, the

d-coug

8/17/22 2:11pm

This one was a killer!

lbmango

8/17/22 2:15pm

That play hurt but was in the middle of the 4th quarter, so I think ND still

thewaterboy

8/17/22 2:24pm

Just one??? All of these already suggested come to mind!

TRUE_BLUE_COUGY

8/17/22 2:11pm

2018 pick six vs Utah in 3rd quarter falls harmlessly incomplete - BYU wins by

RGGeemer

8/17/22 2:14pm

2015 Vegas Bowl BYU wins the toss and elects to defer. BYU wins by double digits

RGGeemer

8/17/22 2:15pm

Or if we just punted on 1st down the whole 1st qtr. Such a surreal game.

d-coug

8/17/22 2:32pm

Or if we just stopped the fake punt!

ratherberoping

8/17/22 10:55pm

2019 Hawaii Bowl ESPN actually has a decent goal line camera angle. BYU wins

RGGeemer

8/17/22 2:16pm

Riley Nelson's overthrow of a WIDE OPEN Cody Hoffman at ND in 2012. Still hurts.

Pollster

8/17/22 2:18pm

That is a good one. Dang thst would have been awesome.

Idacoug

8/17/22 2:52pm

Milne gets one more yard against Coastal.

Blue Cat

8/17/22 2:26pm

Unfortunately it was more than one play but the UW game in '96. That team was so good.

Soupie

8/17/22 2:34pm

Turn their one passing TD into a pick 6. Boom. 14 point swing, BYU wins

Magathis

8/17/22 2:36pm

Refs correctly call Bradley’s knee down

DavisCoCoug

8/17/22 2:38pm

Lies.

CrimsonCardinal

8/17/22 9:02pm

BYU stopping a long pass play from UCLA in a close loss in 1985

WJCougar

8/17/22 2:48pm

Matt payne makes fg against BSU on Smurf turf 2004 or taysom converting the

Idacoug

8/17/22 2:51pm

2004*

Magathis

8/17/22 2:52pm

Yes. Thank you.

Idacoug

8/17/22 2:54pm

Correcting IdaCoug on Idaho history. . . Nicely played! 😉

Zoobieman

8/17/22 3:22pm

Made PAT @Boise 2004 would have meant another year of Crowton, so not that one

cougarmeister

8/17/22 10:27pm

RE: Matt payne makes fg against BSU on Smurf turf 2004 or taysom converting the

dingus79

8/17/22 10:30pm

Bronco actually does ice the Memphis PAT

zerome4sooners

8/17/22 3:18pm

BYU vs. #6 Georgia with Hershel Walker - INT to Sanchez…

Cougarpride

8/17/22 3:41pm

I didn't read all the responses

schofim

8/17/22 3:51pm

Yeah but we were banged up, Jamaal was out injured, struggled against their D

RGGeemer

8/17/22 3:54pm

Man reading this thread isn't fun....

IceCreamButt

8/17/22 4:25pm

Utah specific options:

Six Foot Seven

8/17/22 6:15pm

First one is 1993. 1994 was Cal Beck's 70 yard KO return and/or John Walsh's

Y05

8/17/22 7:16pm

That is a list of good memories

CrimsonCardinal

8/17/22 9:05pm

RE: That is a list of good memories

Six Foot Seven

8/17/22 9:33pm

2003 Utah change any offensive play to a TD, beat Utah 7-3, keeps scoring streak

Florwood

8/17/22 11:23pm

Until 2015

Magathis

8/17/22 11:27pm

That Michigan game was brutal.

Six Foot Seven

8/18/22 6:19am

And then 2017

RGGeemer

8/18/22 6:22am

Something from 1980 UNM or 1983 Baylor.

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