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BYU trounces Arizona, but no need for hand wringing.
Not much to say about this one. BYU got up to an early lead, and never looked back. Poor FG and 3 point shooting (38% and 28.6%, respectively) prevented the Wildcats from making any type of serious comeback, while Jimmer Fredette put on a clinic (33 points, 10 rebounds) as the Wildcats struggled...
December 21, 1979: Indiana 38, BYU 37.
Twelve years after IU's first bowl appearance, the Hoosiers won a bowl game for the first time, a 38-37 thriller against undefeated Brigham Young in the Holiday Bowl in San Diego. The Cougars were ranked ninth in the AP poll at 11-0, and according to this Deseret News article, BYU was an 8 point...
Roundup From BN Walk: News & Notes
We will start our walk around the hoops gym. Brian Dohn has an update on the status of Michael Roll: I spoke to Roll the other day and he said he was still experiencing discomfort in his foot, and he had to take a day or two off every few days to let it rest. Citing word he received from his...
The face of non-BCS football
With Utah crashing the BCS in 2004 and the BCS easing its restrictions for allowing at-large non-BCS teams, programs outside of the BCS are becoming more and more prevalent. Utah, Boise State and Hawaii have all now made BCS bowl games and it's likely more teams will be added to that list in the...
Dose Of Reality: Projecting Expectations For 2008-09 Football Season
It is that time of the year again. Menelaus’ post re Phil Steele's preview spurred a pretty good discussion wrt to expectations for next season. This is a discussion we have had every year here on BN around this time during the off season (See 2007 and 2006). And every time the discussions...
The face of BYU football
A few days ago I talked about the face of Utah football, but what about BYU? That's an intriguing question and I thought I would add some of my picks. Grandma and Grandpa Jenkins via www.acceleratedspeech.com.au Nothing like standing up at a BYU football game, only to have Della Jenkins tap...
Five can't miss Mountain West games
Can you feel it? Slowly, but surely, the 2008 college football is find its way into our sports horizon. And while we're still a summer away from the most awesome gridiron action known to man, you can never go wrong looking ahead to some of the biggest Mountain West games of the season. These are...
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