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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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 »

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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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 »

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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