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Staying Positive: BYU Second Half Thread

All righty then.

Everyone needs to step back, relax and take a deep breath.

Things couldn't go worse in a game in which we were huge underdogs.

It's only the second game of the season. The season is not lost.

Just think back to Howland's first season ... and see if you can remember that game against St. Johns on National TV at MSG.

Also might not be a bad idea to look up all of our off season posts tagged with "dose of reality."

The only thing our players and all of us can do is to stick with it, stay positve, chip away, and stay positive:

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Photo Credit: uclafan11

Hopefully the offense can finish this game with some decent drives. The defense ...  what else can we stay ... hopefully Walker will fire them up to go for broke, take some chances, and show lot more aggression in the second half.

The best thing we can do as a team is to set the tempo and build some momentum, heading into next Saturday.

Now time for the second half thread.

GO BRUINS.

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GO BRUINS!!

Game Of TWO HALVES men!

by BruinWannabe on Sep 13, 2008 2:07 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Go Bruins!

Time for the greatest comeback ever.

by SuperBruinMan on Sep 13, 2008 2:07 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

This is a pretty darn good BYU team though as well

I’d like to at least see some positive things this next half

O.A.

by Ollie on Sep 13, 2008 2:08 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yeap

BYU is one of the best coached teams in the country. No doubt.

by Nestor on Sep 13, 2008 2:09 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yes!

ATV!!!!! And Norris needs to play.

Did our O-line make the trip to Provo?

by impaulv on Sep 13, 2008 2:13 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Wonder If Things Might Have Been A Little Different

Had ATV picked off that one pass.

Los Angeles Rams and the UCLA Bruins!!!!!

by Minnesota Bruinfan on Sep 13, 2008 2:14 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

i just hope the defense

can stop BYU from scoring first
then we’ll worry about defensive scores

by bucknellbruin on Sep 13, 2008 2:13 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

tough situation

important to get freshman in the game and gain experience, but rough time to do it.

by Bruins095 on Sep 13, 2008 2:12 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yes

No INTs is a good thing… We just need to play our game, let the big plays happen and your D needs to do something out there…

by impaulv on Sep 13, 2008 2:16 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

If Carter is a no go in the 2nd half

I want to see Dean. Let’s see if the hype is true.

by TheStick on Sep 13, 2008 2:15 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Dean

Deserves better than to be thrown into a vat of hot grease. You still need blocking. We have none.

by logan_5 on Sep 13, 2008 3:11 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I feel like...

watching this game under a blanket with a flashlight.

Pac-10 is getting roughed up too…..

Hopefully we can see some of our freshman RBs

by dproduct on Sep 13, 2008 2:15 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Go Buckeyes

trying to cling to that

by Bruins095 on Sep 13, 2008 2:18 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

WOOHOO!!! Go OSU

I don’t like OSU, but my hate for USC knows no bounds…

But USC is probably still gonna win…

by impaulv on Sep 13, 2008 2:20 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

This is beyond tough to watch

Is it just me, or does it seem like we always come off the big surprise win with a huge letdown like this? we were underdogs, but c’mon…. here’s the only brightside I can see… a chance for Rick and his team to show some character and try to at least save face in the second half. Have to believe a win is out of reach…

by mwright84 on Sep 13, 2008 2:20 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

whoa

we suck today, and the staff and the team have, bluntly, crapped the bed, but I’m not quite ready to write them all off based on this one half? no excuses, but this is not exactly a five star roster… let’s see what happens in the second half…. THEN we can write them off…

by mwright84 on Sep 13, 2008 2:23 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Well Ladies and Gents...

I’m headed to Palau and it’s my turn to watch the engineering plant for a couple hours.

Maybe my leaving will change the chi?

GO BRUINS!

by impaulv on Sep 13, 2008 2:24 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I'm Proud of Craft

Despite this horror of a game, he’s pretty composed, and no INT’s.

Love My Bruins

by Bruingirl83 on Sep 13, 2008 2:24 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

here we go

greatest comeback in bruin history

by Bruins095 on Sep 13, 2008 2:24 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

this sucks, but i want to see what happens next week

Our defense has another huge challenge next week against Tuitama. Hopefully we can rebound with a great effort and a win.
We knew we weren’t going to go undefeated this year. This loss hurts but it’s not the end of the world. HertzyM, you need to chill out. BYU is older, more experienced, and more talented, and we just didn’t have a good game. You can’t call out the coaches for one bad game against a far more talented team that was expected to win.
Let’s just do something positive this half and forget about the game. Losing 70-0 is the same as losing 28-27 guys.
We’ll be ok.

by bucknellbruin on Sep 13, 2008 2:26 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

they are just getting

run over. Power, size and elevation, ouch!!

by Bruins095 on Sep 13, 2008 2:28 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

This Game is Not Over.

If anything, we are playing for pride. This is the same group of young men who played TN.

Love My Bruins

by Bruingirl83 on Sep 13, 2008 2:29 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

wow

that’s quite a list of QBs

by Bruins095 on Sep 13, 2008 2:32 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

oh my god

font line is decimated

by Bruins095 on Sep 13, 2008 2:33 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Oh Boy

Another injury.

Los Angeles Rams and the UCLA Bruins!!!!!

by Minnesota Bruinfan on Sep 13, 2008 2:33 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

lose Reed

and no protection at all

by Bruins095 on Sep 13, 2008 2:33 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Oh, hey...

Re-checked the channels after my last sax student left, and found the game where I wasn’t expecting it.

Man, this is ugly…. Reed’s out now?

I am a Bruin and I will watch this game and cheer every good play, no matter how tough it is.
Argh.

by bruinchick on Sep 13, 2008 2:37 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

steamrolled

no chance on that play

by Bruins095 on Sep 13, 2008 2:40 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Ouch

He can just do pretty much anything he wants, can’t he?

by bruinchick on Sep 13, 2008 2:42 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Sigh......

So tough to watch.

Los Angeles Rams and the UCLA Bruins!!!!!

by Minnesota Bruinfan on Sep 13, 2008 2:43 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I know most aren't from Provo

just amazed at size of all position players

by Bruins095 on Sep 13, 2008 2:43 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Nice run

austin out to the 35

by bruinchick on Sep 13, 2008 2:44 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Too Damn Bad About Micah Reed

Los Angeles Rams and the UCLA Bruins!!!!!

by Minnesota Bruinfan on Sep 13, 2008 2:46 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Can I just say...

Versus’ coverage of this game is the worst in quality and in production, I have ever seen.

by dproduct on Sep 13, 2008 2:47 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yeah, that's about the third time today...

…that we didn’t see the play because they were showing a replay

by Tetelestai on Sep 13, 2008 2:48 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Hard to get a surge

Like pushing boulders up a cliff.

by bruinchick on Sep 13, 2008 2:48 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Ouch

Did not get the 1 yard :/

by dproduct on Sep 13, 2008 2:48 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

wow

Rick is going to have a very bad week

by Bruins095 on Sep 13, 2008 2:48 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

LAte hit?

On who… their coach?

by bruinchick on Sep 13, 2008 2:51 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yeap

Thought that was a good effort there.

by Nestor on Sep 13, 2008 2:55 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Craft

Looking good on this drive. Great… offensive pass interference.

by dproduct on Sep 13, 2008 2:59 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Eat my words.

Eat my words. I should just shut up.

by dproduct on Sep 13, 2008 3:00 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

was looking good

until the pick. Knew that wasn’t going to last

by bruinhoo on Sep 13, 2008 3:00 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

*%&#^!

Good tackle after your INT, but wish you didn’t have to make it

by bruinchick on Sep 13, 2008 3:00 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

someone

please wake me up from this nightmare

by Bruins095 on Sep 13, 2008 3:01 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Folks, I'm Tellin Ya'

Better days ARE ahead….

Los Angeles Rams and the UCLA Bruins!!!!!

by Minnesota Bruinfan on Sep 13, 2008 3:01 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

In other good news,

Oregon just got a TD and is in striking distance of Purdue. The PAC needs a victory here to make us not look like complete fools.

by dproduct on Sep 13, 2008 3:01 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Eh

If the Pac-10 goes winless today I won’t be too unhappy.

by SuperBruinMan on Sep 13, 2008 3:03 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

you and me both

I can even expect to see this one on sportscenter like I did for one of DLS’s asskickings of my team.

by bruinhoo on Sep 13, 2008 3:06 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I went to a Div III HS

… in an ethnic neighborhood, where our kids were usually at least a foot shorter than the competition.

I don’t recall EVER winning a game.

by bruinchick on Sep 13, 2008 3:08 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

No tears for you

My HS was about 20 minutes from DLS. And DLS played us just about every single year. And guys like DJ Williams, MJD, and TK ran all over us every single year. Real ugly stuff. ;)

by norcald503 on Sep 13, 2008 3:16 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

same here

Until DLS was made a football quasi-independent from the BVAL, we got them every year. And got utterly f’ed up every year.

‘lucky’ enough to have DJ in my year, just to top it off.

by bruinhoo on Sep 13, 2008 3:19 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I remember that...

…when DLS was basically forced out of the BVAL for football b/c it was never a question who would win it all.

At least DLS wasn’t like that in every sport.

by norcald503 on Sep 13, 2008 3:22 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Do mass substitutions ever work?

Since our O is obviously totally gassed, maybe we can just try something completely bizarre and get the kids some playing time in the meantime?

by bruinchick on Sep 13, 2008 3:02 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Oops

I meant the defense…

by bruinchick on Sep 13, 2008 3:02 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

i think...

the offense is pretty gassed as well. at least i hope so.

by brewin05 on Sep 13, 2008 3:04 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

this is disgusting

new coach, injuries, new qb, yadayadayada.

this is embarrassing, straight up.

by brewin05 on Sep 13, 2008 3:03 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Rout 66

This is what it is.

Bay Area Warriors fan currently at UCLA.

by Yoyo on Sep 13, 2008 3:06 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I've Seen This Before...If It Means Anything

When I was a student at the U of Iowa and Illinois came into Kinnick Stadium and beat the Hawks 59-0.

Los Angeles Rams and the UCLA Bruins!!!!!

by Minnesota Bruinfan on Sep 13, 2008 3:06 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

1919

74-0 loss to Manual Arts HS

by Bruins095 on Sep 13, 2008 3:07 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Wow

I thought the whole Mormon family values thing would translate to gracious BYU fans, but I was wrong. BYU fans can be real jerks.

by Tetelestai on Sep 13, 2008 3:08 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Pretty unreal

FWIW that was one guy creating multiple accounts … we have notified SBN tech folks … so that not only his account gets banned … but his entire IP address gets banned from the entire network.

by Nestor on Sep 13, 2008 3:10 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Oh, C'Mon

You didn’t really think that, surely.

Love My Bruins

by Bruingirl83 on Sep 13, 2008 3:18 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Actually

I did… I know it might sound corny or whatever, but even the commentators were talking about how the BYU players represent their faith by the way they play the game, and so I figured that BYU fans would want to represent their religion favorably. After all, someone who believes a set of doctrine should let that permeate into all areas of life, and not toss it aside on gameday. I certainly don’t agree with the tenets of the LDS church, but I’m just saying, you know? Anyway, I realize that this is an issue with just the one guy, and I don’t aim to generalize about every Mormon based on this one poster’s behavior. Carry on.

by Tetelestai on Sep 13, 2008 3:29 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

do any BYU fans have class?

seriously…we’re giving BYU credit for a great game
not making excuses.
yet we get you dirtbags coming in here and just being jerks.
you guys have no class. I hope Utah destroys you guys

by bucknellbruin on Sep 13, 2008 3:08 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Amen

I will be cheering for Utah over BYU this year.

Bay Area Warriors fan currently at UCLA.

by Yoyo on Sep 13, 2008 3:09 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

in the very early days...

we lost to high schools, as well as some military bases (those may have been during WWII = some darn good athletes in the service).

by bruinhoo on Sep 13, 2008 3:12 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Better Days Are Ahead!

Because there is no way that there are any that could compete with this game day.

I am only getting score updates here on the East Coast, and I just got the UCLA score. All I can say is WOW, no way I could have ever imagined this kind of game.

by Deepcut on Sep 13, 2008 3:09 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Actually...

…let’s let this tool’s posts hang around. Let him embarrass HIS school.

by bruinchick on Sep 13, 2008 3:09 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Nice pass

need to see more of that.

by bruinchick on Sep 13, 2008 3:10 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I'm just scared

of Craft getting injured, but guess they don’t have a choice.

by Bruins095 on Sep 13, 2008 3:11 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

i wanna see

dean. or knox. but maybe im just looking for SOMETHING.

by brewin05 on Sep 13, 2008 3:14 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Lets not quit

We were outclassed today. I work in an office with two BYU guys so this will be a tough week. The good news is that UCA does not seem like they quit today like they did a a couple of years ago against USCks.

by bruinfootdoc on Sep 13, 2008 3:14 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

wow

even missed a chip shot

by brewin05 on Sep 13, 2008 3:15 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Argh.

Hey, anyone know where BYU’s blog is?

I’ll nicely ask them to reign in their idiots

by bruinchick on Sep 13, 2008 3:15 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Wow 59-0

Still. It’s what it is. BYU is a huge favorite and was stewing about the UW game all week (especially how people said the refs took the game from UW). UCLA is still a rebuilt team and this was not unexpected even with the Tennessee win. I’ll take a few losses like this if it means we don’t get the consistently sloppy, lazy, unfocused play from the last few years when we didn’t have a head coach.

by njbruin on Sep 13, 2008 3:15 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Oh man

Kai couldn’t even get on the board.

by bruinchick on Sep 13, 2008 3:15 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

It's almost better that he missed that

Because now, EVERYTHING has gone wrong. If you’re going to screw up, may as well go the full nine. Why bother getting anything right when everything is going wrong?

by LA Seitz on Sep 13, 2008 3:16 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yeah

We’re letting the complete failure out of our system

by SuperBruinMan on Sep 13, 2008 3:18 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

It's okay...

We lose as a team. Let Forbath be in on the Monday ass-chewing, too.

by bruinchick on Sep 13, 2008 3:16 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Ouch!

They even got into Forbath’s head. AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!

by 90Bruin on Sep 13, 2008 3:17 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

last year?

I don’t think we ever looked this bad last year

by harry bruin on Sep 13, 2008 3:17 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

LOL

Have you forgotten last 5 years?

by Nestor on Sep 13, 2008 3:18 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Because

Utah didn’t even have any of their best offensive players last year.

by SuperBruinMan on Sep 13, 2008 3:20 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I don't think we have EVER looked this bad.

This makes the Utah drubbing look like a close game.

by dproduct on Sep 13, 2008 3:18 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

By Ever,

I mean in my Bruin lifetime.

by dproduct on Sep 13, 2008 3:18 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

LOL

Forbath did well against Utah

by SuperBruinMan on Sep 13, 2008 3:19 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

No O-line, No W

The Utah game was comparable, except we scored

by 90Bruin on Sep 13, 2008 3:18 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yes, talk to the mascots

because everyone gives a shit about them

by trainwreck84 on Sep 13, 2008 3:18 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

my bruin lifetime

goes back to the Larry Zeno era…yeah, we have looked worse

by harry bruin on Sep 13, 2008 3:19 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Good to know

But your memory from last 5 years seem pretty hazy.

by Nestor on Sep 13, 2008 3:20 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Haha,

I suppose the only games from my mind that can match this are:

Arizona / USC in 05-06 but at least our offense had a little something.

And the USC in 2002.

However, I think that the Notre Dame loss is still more embarrassing than this.

by dproduct on Sep 13, 2008 3:25 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

At the Rose Bowl

Against one of the worst teams ever…

I happen to agree.

by Tydides on Sep 13, 2008 3:26 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

This....

AND the sucky Versus Network, too???

God almighty………

Los Angeles Rams and the UCLA Bruins!!!!!

by Minnesota Bruinfan on Sep 13, 2008 3:19 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I Hate Oregon's Damn Uniforms

Every bleeping version of them.

Los Angeles Rams and the UCLA Bruins!!!!!

by Minnesota Bruinfan on Sep 13, 2008 3:21 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Got a sack

YAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!

by bruinchick on Sep 13, 2008 3:21 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

They have to punt

YYYYEEEEEAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!

Sorry if I sound like an idiot. I’m reaching.

by bruinchick on Sep 13, 2008 3:22 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Well

I guess it’s back to being underrated again.

Bay Area Warriors fan currently at UCLA.

by Yoyo on Sep 13, 2008 3:23 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I'm trying to imagine

how that could be possible right now….

by bruinchick on Sep 13, 2008 3:24 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I've been gone all day

And apparently so have the Bruins.

Is there anything at all that’s been positive today (other than the fact that the game is not televised, apparently because of the R rating)?

by Fox 71 on Sep 13, 2008 3:24 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Craft throws for a 1st down

YEAAAAHHHHH!!!!

And another.

YAAAHHHHHH!!!!

by bruinchick on Sep 13, 2008 3:25 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

no excuses

We celebrated when we won, let’s call this game how it is, accepting there would be dark days this season:

I wonder if there has ever been another team has shown up that wanted it less, was less prepared, and had less pride than this group. I can’t believe this coaching staff is a part of it, but their gameplans and preparation for this game is about as bad as can be seen in D1. This is flat out pathetic. So bad, it’s the kind of thing the team may not recover from for the rest of the season and the one thing we couldn’t allow to happen early in the year. Not impossible to recover from, but close. And no excuses of going on the road or being young or being thin or “oh, well…” , etc… etc…

Bruins don’t quit? We’re watching it. It is sad.

Here’s another news flash. BYU is good, but not that good. CRN REALLY has his work cut out for him now.

by drinkbruinKool-Aid on Sep 13, 2008 3:26 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

be careful

u know how some ppl on this board r. youre gonna get labeled a dorrell lover.

btw, i agree with you. no excuses, this is pathetic.

by brewin05 on Sep 13, 2008 3:29 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Damn right this is pathetic

and the staff is just as responsible. They need to do better. Nobody will dispute that.

by bruinchick on Sep 13, 2008 3:31 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Good points.

But I’m still taking this as a necessary reality-check that we need to go back to the lab.

And I’m not taking down my flag.

by bruinchick on Sep 13, 2008 3:29 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I Understand What You're Saying, But

I’m not seeing quitting here.

Love My Bruins

by Bruingirl83 on Sep 13, 2008 3:31 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

when the 2nd team offense is taking to us

it has to do at least a LITTLE, with a lack of effort. and im not blaming them. when you look up at the board and youre down almost 60, its pretty disheartening.

by brewin05 on Sep 13, 2008 3:37 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

kind of like

dropped balls, lots of penalties, lots of hands on hips, lots of pointing and yelling at teammates, kind of like lots of turnovers, kind of like…

by drinkbruinKool-Aid on Sep 13, 2008 3:45 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Sorry, but I do not like when people make sweeping generalizations about sports teams

lacking heart and pride and all this. Nonsense! Most athletes are insanely competitive and just because we are getting whooped does not mean we do not have heart and pride. It means we lost a football game, because the other team is better.

Don’t criticize their character, because it is nonsense. Just like when the Dodgers were losing everyone made up all this crap about lack of character in young guys. Then they started winning again and everything is peachy.

by trainwreck84 on Sep 13, 2008 3:34 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Losing this game isn't a lack of character

Not learning from it will be. This will toughen our kids up.

by bruinchick on Sep 13, 2008 3:36 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

no...

losing 35-24 would be a learning/building experience. Now you have to answer all the questions about how you can come out and have a game like this, worry about if you’re going to do it again, etc… etc… etc…

These are the kind of events that let whole seasons get away from you. Hopefully that doesn’t happen but it’s now on the table.

by drinkbruinKool-Aid on Sep 13, 2008 3:39 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I don't agree

that the score has anything to do with what they can learn from this after it’s over. We’ve had losses of all scales and magnitudes over the past 5 years (and before that too) that had the effect of ending our seasons. Notre Dame has had the honor of doing this to us twice, and those were “close” games.

What you are right about is that it’s on the table. I just think that this would be true of any loss, because we’ve already seen it happen.

by Tydides on Sep 13, 2008 3:44 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Two games

is a little early to flush a season. I still think a catastrophic loss can be constructive because it makes you re-evaluate everything.

by bruinchick on Sep 13, 2008 3:44 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

That's the ESPN-ation of sports

Everything is about superlatives and most of it is BS. There’s going to be a lot of hand-wringing here, but none of it will make any sense without the acknowledgment that BYU is a better, more experienced, and more talented team than we are. Some people don’t seem to be able to grasp that concept because they don’t like this reality, but sorry, it’s true. After we acknowledge this, then we can go from there.

In short, I agree with trainwreck.

by Tydides on Sep 13, 2008 3:38 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I totally agree

However,

It’s one thing to lose to a better team, it’s another to do this.

by drinkbruinKool-Aid on Sep 13, 2008 3:42 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

At least Craft

is getting some practice now.

by dproduct on Sep 13, 2008 3:28 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Fuck it, should still go for it

not like we are going to stop them on offense regardless

by trainwreck84 on Sep 13, 2008 3:29 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

no one

will confuse me with a dorrell lover…

And it’s not about a reality check, we knew there would be bad losses. But this is not a bad loss, this is as bad a loss as you can have. This goes to the core of what this team is about.

by drinkbruinKool-Aid on Sep 13, 2008 3:31 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

It's time to really LISTEN

and not just pay lip service. When CRN says that we were lucky to beat UT and that there had to be a lot of improvement, I wonder how many players truly internalized that message?

I hope they’re listening now.

by Tydides on Sep 13, 2008 3:33 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Hey 1-1

Better than I predicted to start the season!

by dproduct on Sep 13, 2008 3:34 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Anyone creating accounts today

to flame the team, coaches … will be instantly gone.

So think a little before you comment just to troll with a new account.

Of course thoughtful comments/posts are always welcome.

by Nestor on Sep 13, 2008 3:36 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Nestor

Can we have a postgame thread now?

by bruinchick on Sep 13, 2008 3:40 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

As We Near The End Today - Just A Few Thoughts

IMHO, this team did not quit today. They simply got their tails whipped by a very, very good BYU team that will have a strong case for a BCS bowl game if they go unscathed the rest of the way. We knew from the get go this year that there would be setbacks and this is one of them. We simply have to lick our wounds and get back to work on Monday. There’s a lot of this season left.

Los Angeles Rams and the UCLA Bruins!!!!!

by Minnesota Bruinfan on Sep 13, 2008 3:40 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

So Different from Utah

We should have beaten Utah. We were underdogs against BYU. Yeah, this loss looks worse with the shutout and the 59 points allowed but it doesn’t feel as bad as Utah.

We’re going to have some losses this year – hopefully a little closer than this.

There’s no shame in losing to a better team and BYU is definitely the better team here. You just hate to lose 59-0 to anyone :P

by liggphys on Sep 13, 2008 3:40 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

we shouldve lost

and we did lose.

but not like this.

it is what it is. this was a shameful experience.

by brewin05 on Sep 13, 2008 3:42 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Learning Experience

Over the last five years, we’ve had our share of ugly losses. And the teams never seemed to learn anything. I’m betting they learn a little something after today . . .

by liggphys on Sep 13, 2008 3:44 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

It's not as bad as it looks

Kevin Craft’s final stats: 23/39, 59%, 224 yards, 0 TD, 1 INT

Austin had 8 receptions, Johnson had 7.

Unfortunately we still didn’t have much on the ground. 9 rushes for 21 yards for the two RBs. It would have been nice if Dean had some carries.

by SuperBruinMan on Sep 13, 2008 3:47 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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