Archive for November, 2007

Nov 30 2007

Hawaii’s run is poisoning college football

Surprise! Just when you thought we wouldn’t be talking football today, behold a double dip here at Legion HQ. Just to warn you, some of my thoughts don’t flow together seamlessly, so don’t hold me to a high literary standard here. It’s just the flow of my thoughts.

Much has been said today and this week about the implications of Hawaii, currently 11-0 and #12 in the BCS standings, qualifying for an automatic bid to a BCS bowl game. I wanted to chime in and give a quasi-official stance that we at Cougar Legion ought to espouse concerning that issue. In short, if Hawaii receives an invitation to a BCS bowl game, we may have to bid farewell to good football during the first month of the season.

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Nov 30 2007

We now join BYU basketball’s season already in progress…

Published by Josh under BYU basketball, BYU sports

I finally got to finish watching BYU’s dogfight against North Carolina in the Las Vegas Invitational from last Saturday (I had it on my DVR). What a game! And yet, seeing BYU take North Carolina to the final minutes of the game before losing their legs made me realize something: the Cougars made quite a statement in that game - and they didn’t even play their best game! They’re that good! Continue Reading »

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Nov 29 2007

Cougar Bites

Published by Peter under BYU football, BYU sports

BYU fans don’t have the same mantra as the team (”the next game is the most important”) and I believe most of us are emotionally exhausted from the close game against Utah. Very little has been said or discussed concerning “the next big game” against San Diego State (4:30 MST) on Saturday. A lot has happened this week, so I’ll try to catch you up.

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Nov 28 2007

On the Road with Cruiser: Collie 4:18

Published by Cruiser under BYU football, BYU sports

Austin Collie has been in the news a lot lately. If he’s not making clutch plays to break open a tight game, he’s marching into battle with the media. Continue Reading »

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Nov 27 2007

Crunching the Numbers: BYU @ San Diego State

Published by Josh under BYU football, BYU sports

Max Hall is nursing a grade-3 sprain in his throwing shoulder and is in desperate need of rest. San Diego State’s porous rush defense has come along at just the right time…

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