Archive for December, 2007

Cougar Legion’s post-season football awards

Monday, December 31st, 2007

For the past several weeks, you have been voting on the team MVPs in various categories. Well, today, you find out who rose to the top, as well as Peter’s and my individual picks for those polls as well. We’ll start at the bottom and work our way up: More

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Cougar Bites

Thursday, December 27th, 2007

The season is officially over and I’m not entirely sure how to cope. Sure, there is still college football happening, but the BCS has created such a lackluster slate of big name games that its hard to get excited. USC and Illinois? Really? There are still some interesting things happening in... More

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On the Road with Cruiser: A Holy Night at Red Rock

Wednesday, December 26th, 2007

While everyone else, it seems, is talking about the Las Vegas Bowl, my mind is still filled with wonder at the experience I had with the football team the night before. Actually, I wasn’t alone; over a thousand people shared the experience, and with your indulgence, I’d like to share it... More

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Sending the Seniors out Right: BYU vs. UCLA

Monday, December 24th, 2007

I’ll be the first to admit that the game was much closer than I anticipated. I figured this would be a romp in the park akin to last year’s thrashing of Oregon. BYU was an offensive machine against a fading UCLA that should have crushed the hapless Bruins, but with 4 seconds... More

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Crunching the Numbers: Las Vegas Bowl Edition

Friday, December 21st, 2007

My fledgling fetish for stats came to life in the wake of the first meeting between BYU and UCLA this season. Frankly, I surprised myself that the stuff I dug up actually held true, that UCLA would absolutely suck at converting 3rd and 5+ yards and that big plays would be the only way... More

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