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Cougar Clicks, Tuesday, January 29, 2013
by hb arnett 29 Jan '13

29 Jan '13

BYU Sports related links To subscribe to this service Click Here <http://www.cougarclicks.com/product/Order-Cougar-Clicks?ID=2641> Tuesday, January 29, 2013 hbarnett(a)fiber.net. 801 372 0819 <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.heraldextra.com/sports/college/ byu/football/byu-football-official-schedule-looks-solid-particularly-in-nove mber/article_dbe0723c-69bf-11e2-808a-0019bb2963f4.html&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAA oATABOAFAmaGfiAVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=ONhEQJcAanw&usg=AFQjCNEKnQfiYAZ7jfVxLzn wau7r9886rw> BYU football: Official 2013 schedule looks solid, particularly in November Daily Herald During the past year, BYU head football coach Bronco Mendenhall has referred to the 2013 schedule as the best he's seen during his tenure in Provo. Now the rest of us can see it too. The university made the official announcement Monday evening that the <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.heraldextra.com/sports/college/ byu/football/holmoe-on-byu-football-one-of-the-best-schedules-in/article_ea7 031ea-69c2-11e2-917d-001a4bcf887a.html&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATADOANAmaGfiAV IAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=ONhEQJcAanw&usg=AFQjCNE1gAI12jchaMc-8CYVvIo8m200fw> Holmoe on BYU 2013 football: One of the best schedules in program history Daily Herald BYU fans were thrilled when Kyle Van Noy announced he would remain for the 2013 football season. After finalizing their 2013 schedule, the Cougars are likely even more grateful. Wisconsin, Notre Dame and Texas form just part of what athletic director ... <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/8655716 80/BYU-football-Cougars-unveil-tough-balanced-2013-football-schedule.html&ct =ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABArLKeiAVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=L9qx76RhBT0&usg=AFQj CNEK96mwuDRanp3sR5JwDfOyGGBu5A> BYU football: Cougars unveil tough, balanced 2013 football schedule Deseret News 10, 2012,in Provo, Utah. Tom Smart, Deseret News. Enlarge photo>. Summary. During its first two years as an independent, BYU's football schedule was front-loaded with high-profile opponents, but the month of November lacked sizzle. You might also like <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/blogsbyusport s/55720689-65/schedule-2013-byu-game.html.csp&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABA yImeiAVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=rA60JGRULy8&usg=AFQjCNFwXglw4bXfRWg0J73sF1g6tcub ng> BYU's 2013 football schedule, released Monday, one of best in school history ... Salt Lake Tribune (blog) BYU released its 2013 football schedule today with one minor surprise. Nevada has been added to the schedule, and will play host to the Cougars on Nov. 30 in Reno. That's the first leg of a three-game series announced Monday that includes two games at ... <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/ _/id/8892887/byu-hawaii-cancel-football-series-2013-14&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAA oATAAOABAmaGfiAVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=ONhEQJcAanw&usg=AFQjCNEMOQ43ZXAmqYMNZ49 2ds8Z8FQPHw> BYU, Hawaii cancel games ESPN HONOLULU -- Hawaii and BYU have canceled two previously scheduled football games because the Warriors need to make room on their schedule for a possible Mountain West Conference championship game. BYU was scheduled to visit Hawaii next <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.ksl.com/%3Fsid%3D23891466%26nid %3D272&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAEoATAAOABAv6qdiAVIAVgBYgVlbi1VUw&cd=R_r_woK_feM&u sg=AFQjCNFmMjHE3oETje4FYIxe4-c6fmJOrg> BYU Cougars unveil 2013 football schedule | kslcom BYU officially announced its 2013 football schedule Monday. The slate features teams from eight conferences, with notable matchups against Texas, <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.fbschedules.com/2013/01/byu-nev ada-schedule-3-game-football-series/&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABAopmciAVIA VAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=M0DTgtc-xLI&usg=AFQjCNG_xrBInAoQOP21NrAh0GCOuyDmug> BYU & Nevada Schedule 3-game Football Series FBSchedules.com BYU-Nevada. BYU & Nevada are set to play three games. Douglas C. Pizac-USA TODAY Sports. The BYU Cougars and the Nevada Wolf Pack have scheduled a 3-game football series for 2013, 2014, and 2019, Nevada announced this evening. Nevada will <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/8655716 49/Should-Jimmer-vocally-demand-more-minutes.html&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAA OABAyL-eiAVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=xa3JrMa1Cn4&usg=AFQjCNGRqHfShvdw8xZBhr_4bgO4 pO0xnA> Should Jimmer vocally demand more minutes? Deseret News Sacramento Kings guard Jimmer Fredette, left, passes the ball against Boston Celtics defender Jared Sullinger during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Sacramento, Calif., on Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012. The Kings won 118-96. STEVE <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.sportsmole.co.uk/american-footb all/baltimore-ravens/news/flacco-hails-pitta-improvement_66566.html&ct=ga&ca d=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABAqMGfiAVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=xlol31dsO6M&usg=AFQjCNGu09 by_OshrgXAkBaKIPAEBAG0zQ> Joe Flacco hails Dennis Pitta improvement Sports Mole Joe Flacco has said that Dennis Pitta has made the most of his chances to play a bigger role in the Baltimore Ravens' offense. The tight end finished the regular season with 61 receptions for 669 yards and seven touchdowns, his best figures during his <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/8655716 53/BYU-softball-Cougars-picked-first-in-PCSC-preseason-polls.html&ct=ga&cad= CAcQARgBIAAoATACOAJAyImeiAVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=rA60JGRULy8&usg=AFQjCNHqV1IA ww_5-_yOpRSBXdRdHYNFJQ> BYU softball: Cougars picked first in PCSC preseason polls Deseret News All seven head coaches participated in the poll and six of the seven gave BYU a first-place vote, each worth seven points. BYU received 48 votes overall followed by Loyola Marymount with 39 and San Diego with 32. Saint Mary's received the other first <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.mrsec.com/2013/01/with-expansio n-talk-heating-up-here-are-four-best-case-scenarios-for-the-sec/&ct=ga&cad=C AcQARgBIAIoATAAOABAsd6diAVIAVgAYgVlbi1VUw&cd=ZVbF3WH_yBw&usg=AFQjCNEGWrCcSWB ZO0jmp_yj1m2d0Eot1w> With Expansion Talk Heating Up, Here Are Four "Best-Case ... By John With the Big XII conference holding a get-together of its athletic directors today and tomorrow, conference expansion/realignment rumors will be back on the menu and they'll be served up fast and furious all week long. Big XII commissioner <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/b log/jeremy-fowler/21621664/big-12-considers-what-big-ten-sec-might-do-next-i n-expansion&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABAv8WdiAVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=Y0M1hL IPkLs&usg=AFQjCNHxUyDi_mDiI_yf9msdfV_mMOFuXA> Big 12 considers what Big Ten, SEC might do next in expansion CBSSports.com (blog) IRVING, Texas -- The Big 12 expressed widespread satisfaction with its 10-team model during a Monday meeting with athletic directors but still identified potentially available schools that the Big Ten and Southeastern Conference likely wouldn't target ... Extra-curricular reading <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DdLjPMN0 apwM&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAEoATAEOARAuZ6ciAVIAVgAYgVlbi1VUw&cd=7SDgUY7SX6g&usg =AFQjCNFNR9R2tx4iouHLikdCaPCsFfYiRA> Meet the BYU Team! - YouTube Traduccion: Hola desde BYU! Conoce el equipo-La Universidad de Brigham Young: Nicole ...

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Cougar Clicks, Monday, January 28, 2013
by hb arnett 28 Jan '13

28 Jan '13

BYU Sports related links To subscribe to this service Click Here <http://www.cougarclicks.com/product/Order-Cougar-Clicks?ID=2641> Monday, January 28, 2013 hbarnett(a)fiber.net. 801 372 0819 <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://fansided.com/2013/01/28/nfl-draft-2 013-ezekiel-ansah-defensive-end-byu-scouting-report/&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoA TADOANA0bKZiAVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=LmFrHu4dCoQ&usg=AFQjCNEaLVCwKV56rzJ4thiWI TjhfDmlcg> NFL Draft 2013: Ezekiel Ansah, Defensive End, BYU Scouting Report FanSided As we gear up for the 2013 NFL Draft, you will begin to see scouting reports on some of the hottest and most intriguing prospects in this year's draft class. Prospects will have two remaining major chances to boost their draft stock - their school's ... <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/8655716 00/BYU-mens-basketball-Cougars-return-home-after-splitting-road-trip-to-the- Northwest.html&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATABOAFA0bKZiAVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=LmF rHu4dCoQ&usg=AFQjCNENI98UBDzHUSgC1-7B5u5IQBUUAQ> BYU men's basketball: Cougars return home after splitting road trip to the ... Deseret News BYU (16-6, 6-2) had lost two of its previous three games before defeating Portland, 85-67, Saturday at the Chiles Center. On Thursday, the Cougars fell at No. 10 Gonzaga, 83-63. The week before that, BYU suffered a heartbreaking loss at home to Saint <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/sports/557104 77-77/byu-win-cougars-road.html.csp&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABA_duXiAVIAV AAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=0Tyd27rOr7g&usg=AFQjCNFx5O5QzDuwLj7EAXzMGGqNjpKZ1g> BYU basketball: Road swing showed Cougars their strengths, weaknesses Salt Lake Tribune Provo . Saturday's 85-67 win at Portland marked the halfway point of West Coast Conference regular-season play for the BYU Cougars, who went 6-2 while facing every team in the league this month - four at home and four on the road. The win also helped <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/cougars/55704 643-88/byu-riley-portland-cougars.html.csp&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATABOAFA35a WiAVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=AT3sGetNotY&usg=AFQjCNH21D2m5oOGgqMBmK5a877bHmSAKA> BYU basketball: Cougars angered by Portland's 'dirty play' Salt Lake Tribune Portland fell to 0-8 all-time against BYU with Saturday's 85-67 loss at the Chiles Center, but some rough tactics by Pilots reserve guard Tanner Riley in the second half that left the junior from North Bend, Wash., hitting the showers early ensured the <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/8655716 06/Locals-may-get-shut-out-of-NCAAs-for-first-time-since-94.html&ct=ga&cad=C AcQARgBIAAoATAAOABAmcGYiAVIAVgBYgVlbi1VUw&cd=m7srgAo7opQ&usg=AFQjCNGuJWvsU_b b_IMfX9q_Z0Ghcd888A> Locals may get shut out of NCAAs for first time since '94 Deseret News By Mike Sorensen, Deseret News Utah Utes guard Glen Dean (1) and Brigham Young Cougars guard Matt Carlino (10) battle for the ball in Provo Saturday, Dec. <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.idahopress.com/blogs/sports/dav e/broncos-nab-former-byu-commit/article_52510d26-68ff-11e2-9c97-001a4bcf887a .html&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABAmamYiAVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=pfJij1mOJIM& usg=AFQjCNEWZK4d7oZth4275vdxn6TvhuKpjA> Broncos nab former BYU commit Idaho Press-Tribune (blog) Shipley, 6-foot-2, ran for 1,299 yards last season, but is being recruited by most schools as a receiver. He also had offers from BYU, Colorado and Oregon State. He had been committed to BYU before visiting Boise this weekend. "Boise State has always <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://byucougars.blogs.deseretnews.com/20 13/01/27/byu-loses-shipley-to-boise-state/&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATABOAFA_du XiAVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=0Tyd27rOr7g&usg=AFQjCNFrfStt2eUX7DwmVGjzua4yvKtVEA> BYU loses Shipley to Boise State Deseret News (blog) WILSONVILLE, Ore. - It's hard to recruit against a prospect's childhood favorite. That is what BYU was up against when Boise State offered receiver prospect Tanner Shipley a scholarship a little less than two weeks ago. Shipley is a 6-foot-2, 180 <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://universe.byu.edu/beta/2013/01/27/by u-upset-by-underdog-san-francisco/&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABA35aWiAVIAVA AWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=AT3sGetNotY&usg=AFQjCNGLFptYa9-kW2Fdm-RxWyggQ475AQ> BYU upset by underdog San Francisco Universe.byu.edu A big second half surge couldn't propel the BYU women's basketball team to victory in San Francisco, where they lost 65-56 on Saturday afternoon. With this loss, the Cougars fall to 4-2 in West Coast Conference play (13-6 overall), while the Dons <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.cougarboard.com/board/message.h tml%3Fid%3D10033678&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAEoATAAOABApLGViAVIAVgAYgVlbi1VUw&cd= lb_tytPj_Ok&usg=AFQjCNE4um7f2pLnRF4n-k_zI2QmLYkT6Q> Article: Dick Harmon: BYU football: Anae has hit the ground running ... Dick Harmon: BYU football: Anae has hit the ground running - and hit it hard - as the Cougars' new offensive coordinator. One thing we do know about Robert ... <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.heraldextra.com/sports/college/ byu/basketball/men/carlino-davies-lead-byu-in-win-over-portland/article_2a0f 9980-6766-11e2-afca-001a4bcf887a.html&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABA5a-ViAVI AVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=KrVAvLhP57Q&usg=AFQjCNGOssaqXZCzHPS98_mQOOHBEYaj7w> Carlino, Davies lead BYU in win over Portland Daily Herald ... some off-court sentiment. The Cougars won by 18 points, and it was his daughter Taylor's 18th birthday. jason-franchuk. -- Jason Franchuk covers primarily BYU football and basketball for the Daily Herald. You can follow him on Twitter <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.spokesman.com/blogs/sportslink/ 2013/jan/25/day-after-byu/&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATABOAFAz_ORiAVIAVAAWABiBWV uLVVT&cd=BWiWs3r8riQ&usg=AFQjCNExgVImSlKtFG2xBrpyJ3_QkENMvQ> Day after BYU The Spokesman Review (blog) Back with my day-after BYU post following Gonzaga's 83-63 win over the Cougars at the MAC last night. These two programs are used to winning, but they can't seem to play a close game against each other. GU has won three straight, by 11, 19 and 20 <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/blogsbyusport s/55706057-65/assault-byu-football-brawl.html.csp&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAA OABA97CRiAVIAVgBYgVlbi1VUw&cd=K5FyHvsahtY&usg=AFQjCNFNoHirwfOecn2RoJSHk8bQiL EaoA> Ex-BYU football players plead not guilty to charges after ... Salt Lake Tribune All three former BYU football players involved in a Halloween night brawl at ... Safety Joe Sampson and linebacker Zachary Stout have each been charged with <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.rugbymag.com/men%27s-di-college /6888-byu-slams-ucla.html&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAEOARA35aWiAVIAVAAWABiBWVu LVVT&cd=AT3sGetNotY&usg=AFQjCNFAp9GTUwgUpAYNccxpStnBSXUWZg> BYU Slams UCLA RugbyMag.com Los Angeles -The BYU Cougars notched another win today by scoring 14 tries en route to an 84-14 victory over UCLA today. The Cougars started the scoring by junior flanker Jeff Ott barreling over from 5 meters out after a series of well-worked phases <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/8655715 92/Ziggy-Ansah-Will-Davis-represent-Beehive-State-in-Senior-Bowl.html&ct=ga& cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAFOAVA35aWiAVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=AT3sGetNotY&usg=AFQjCNF1 NYRwpAPLt-LCBfUUJVFhhsDfwg> BYU's Ziggy Ansah, USU's Will Davis shine in Senior Bowl Deseret News Senior Bowl North Squad quarterback Ryan Nassib of Syracuse (12) fumbles the ball as he is sacked by South Squad defensive lineman Ezekial Ansah of Brigham Young (47) in the second half of the Senior Bowl college football game at Ladd-Peebles <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.star-telegram.com/2013/01/27/45 79197/college-notes-big-12-athletic.html&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABA0fOYi AVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=brXGaAACqlI&usg=AFQjCNFqF9Ebl4nxcgT1xYFmtql-FFW-1A> College notes: Big 12 athletic directors meet this week Fort Worth Star Telegram Big 12 athletic directors will meet today and Tuesday in Irving for talks about the future of the league, with topics to include the pros and cons of expansion as well as the viability of future scheduling alliances with other leagues. Big 12 ... <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.teamspeedkills.com/2013/1/28/39 23092/big-12-partnership-acc-sec-pac-12-big-ten&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOA BA16iaiAVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=1eL0nzUKfYQ&usg=AFQjCNElRa4dWC0ZIb6s5kEvLfWqf1 vN2g> Who is the Big 12 Looking to Partner With? Team Speed Kills Even the old Pac-16 targets from the Big 12 made no sense when you look at a map. The conference is long believed to want nothing to do with BYU on the rationale that its institutions don't want to partner with a religious school. The presidents voted

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Cougar Sportsline, Vol. 33, Issue 26
by hb arnett 28 Jan '13

28 Jan '13

HB Arnett's 801 372 - 0819 hbarnett(a)fiber.net 1391 West 800 South - Orem, Utah 84058 Vol. 33, Issue 26 - January 28, 2013 Click <http://cougarclicks.com/product/Order-Cougar-Sportsline?ID=3173> Here To Order Or Renew Your Subscriptions COUGARS AND CLINT EASTWOOD SHARE THE GOOD, BAD AND UGLY THIS PAST WEEKEND BYU had a good 85-67 win over a bad Portland team last Saturday night in Oregon. It was a welcome relief from the ugly and bad 83-63 loss to a very good Gonzaga team two days earlier in Spokane. Just like any good Clint Eastwood spaghetti western, BYU's play on the court established the pecking order of the West Coast Conference basketball race. As of now, BYU is the spaghetti on the bottom of the plate and Gonzaga and St. Mary's are the sauce on top of the Cougars the WCC race for a championship this season. BYU is al dente and all right when it comes to beating up on the also rans of the league, but they are soft and mushy against the Zags and Gaels. Speaking of beating up, that is the defense de jour now by WCC teams against the Cougars. The game plan of all BYU league opponents seems to be to get as physical as you can against the Cougars and dare the officials to call a foul. >From our perspective, 7-out-of 10 times they won't. Face Down I firmly believe that officials should let a game be decided by the players on the court, but not by players who are face down on the court. That's enough of my opinion of most of the WCC officiating I have seen this season. Regardless of officiating, good or bad, BYU is not good enough to beat Gonzaga this year. They are an outstanding basketball team and were never seriously threatened by BYU. The Zags took Tyler Haws out of the game. He was one of those BYU players who seem to spend more time face down on the court than facing up to the basket. Yes, the Zags physically beat Haws up and were allowed to do so with the style of officiating of this game. The other issue in this loss was the fact that BYU just isn't big enough, deep enough or talented enough to compete with the front court of Gonzaga. Yes it was that obvious. With the road split, BYU is now 16-6 overall and 6-2 in WCC play. The conference regular season race is now down to playing for second place for Dave Rose and his Cougars. Gonzaga appears to me to be unbeatable, even in the Marriott Center in late February. BYU's chances of securing even a sniff at NCAA post season play will come down to two things. They will have to hold serve with soft side of the league schedule and then it is an absolute must that they beat St. Mary's on the road. The formula for any chance of another NCAA appearance boils down to St. Mary's in Moraga. Meanwhile, this week it's Pepperdine in Malibu on Thursday and Santa Clara in Provo on Saturday. ALABAMA WILL OUT RECRUIT BYU Relax when it comes to BYU football recruiting. Based on stars, rankings and internet evaluations, the Cougars are not going to out recruit Alabama or probably 40 other SEC, Big 10, Big 12 or Pac 12 teams. BYU would probably rank 8th or 9th in recruiting even in the ACC.. The SEC and most other big name conferences simply have too much going for them in demographics and not enough going for them in academics and scholastics. BYU has its recruiting niche. It is never going to change. It is always going to be dominated by the LDS prospect. BYU is also never going to get all of the premier LDS prospects. They just have to get their share. And, in spite of the internet and message boards, nobody, including you and me and coaches can ever be sure which prospects will turn out to be real players. We all have our suspicions, but nobody knows for sure. Waste of Time I've been doing this newsletter thing now for 30 plus years. I've seen enough recruiting classes come and go that getting excited or depressed about a class is a waste of time. BYU will always have some recruiting surprises and some recruiting busts. Years ago I used to stay up nights worrying about who would commit and who wouldn't. It is a total waste of time. It is not about stars, headlines and hoopla. It's about who can play. All any team hopes for is that of the 25-30 players they ink each year, they can get 7-9 real players in that class. I can remember when BYU won its only National Championship and how excited I was that LaVell Edwards was now going to compete with the big boys of college football for all the hyped recruits. Didn't happen and never has. If you want BYU recruiting to be more like Alabama, BYU doesn't need better recruiters and better facilities. They need less ecclesiastical endorsements. I have been around long enough to know that not being able to get one of those has kept many a player and coach from plying their trade at BYU. BYU recruiting is like a good mutual fund. There are going to be some years that are better than others, but it in the long run, regardless of coaches and LDS players going elsewhere, it will still produce good solid results. After 30 years or more of recruiting hindsight, I honestly can't think of any terrible or terrific recruiting classes. BYU just plugs along with its long range goals of trying to always have a good quarterback, good players and good people. Like any good mutual fund, it has had its up years and its down years, but the trend is definitely up when it comes to quality of players over the last 30 years. Recruiting has always been good for my business because there is interest in it. But trust me; it is like the Academy awards. It is a big thing at the time, but two months later can you remember who won the award for best actor? Can you tell me who was the most coveted and prized recruit from BYU's 2010 recruiting class? Neither can I. Can you tell me who won the Academy award for best actress three years ago? Can you tell me which three BYU recruits held a joint press conference at Iggy's sports grill three years ago to announce to the world that they would be attending BYU and bringing home a national championship? Here's a hint. Two of the three are no longer enrolled as football players at BYU. The third has not had any significant impact as yet. You just need 8-9 players a year from a list of 25-30 signees. It took me a while to figure the hype and hoopla out. But once I did, it made following BYU football recruiting much easier and more relaxing. As I mentioned, recruiting is good for my business and good for the egos of prospects and their parents, but other than that, you always have to wait at least two or three years to see just who really is good and just who really did have a great recruiting class. My advice? Relax and enjoy the next three years and watch what happens on the field and not on the internet recruiting sites. If that doesn't work for you and you still get worked up and full of angst when it comes to BYU football recruiting, then you can hang your recruiting hat on the hope that coaches are fired and better recruiters are brought in. Oops! That did happen. Just like with players, we likely will have to wait at least three years to see how that works out. Football National Letter of Intent Day Just 9 Days Away Two weeks ago, we listed BYU committed football recruits and some of those they were pursuing. With just 9 days remaining until National letter of intent day, there have been a few changes. Here is the latest list with updates and changes Letter of intent day is set for Wednesday, February 6. We will start with the solid commits Francis Bernard, RB, 5-11, 215, Herriman HS, UT Ma'ataua Brown, DL, 6-5, 340, Cerritos JC, CA Michael Davis, WR, 6-2, 180, Glendale HS, CA (BYU's best speed at WR since Todd Watkins) Nathan DeBeikes, RB/LB, 6-2, 195, Thousand Oaks HS, CA Garrett England, DB, 6-3, 180, Skyline HS, UT Rylee Gautavai, LB, 6-1, 205, Bountiful HS, UT Billy Green, QB, 6-2, 200, Kings HS, WA (Already enrolled in school. Will participate in spring drills) Keegan Hicks, OL 6-2, 270, Bingham HS, UT Brayden Kearsley, OL, 6-5, 295, Aloha HS, OR (Done deal. Now a solid commit. He was impressed with his visit with new offensive coordinator Robert Anae) Moroni Laulu-Pututau, WR/TE, 6-4, 190, Mountain Crest HS, UT Dallin Leavitt, DB, 5-11, 200, Central Catholic HS, OR (Son of former Cougar linebacker Jared Leavitt) Samuel Lee, CB, 6-0, 180, College of Canyons JC, CA Inoke Lotulelei, WR, 5-9, 175, Cottonwood HS, UT Kalolo Manumaleuna, LB/DL, 6-2, 250, Compton JC, Ca Kaimana Nacua, QB/DB, 6-1, 195, Liberty HS, NV Patrick Palau, RB/LB, 5-11, 240, East HS, UT JonRyheem Peoples, DL, 6-6, 300, Rigby HS, ID Trajan Pili, LB, 6-1, 220, Centennial HS, NV Jordan Preator, DB, 6-0, 180, Fremont HS, UT Addison Pulsipher, DL/OL, Temecula Valley HS, CA Thomas Shoaf, OL, 6-6, 260, Columbus North HS, IN Talon Shumway, WR, 6-3, 190, Lone Peak HS, UT Merrill Taliauli, DL 6-2, 300, East HS, UT Kuj Tapusoa, DB, 5-11, 195, Kahuku HS, HI Trent Trammell, DB, 5-11, 185, San Francisco City College, CA (Already enrolled in school) New commits since the last list Chasen Anderson, 6-0, 215 LB, Logan HS, UT, Son of new Wisconsin coach Gary Anderson. Missed all of last season with a torn ACL. Josh Carter, OL, 6-5, 280, Eastern Arizona JC Quincy Awa-Dubose, OL, 6-2, 300, Moorpark JC, Calif.Recommended by new o-line coach Garret Tujague whose team face Dubose for a couple of years. Had an offer from Wyoming. Not LDS. Bye Bye BYU These guys told BYU no last week. Claudell Louis, DL, 6-6, 270, College of Sequoias JC, CA ( Gone. With the coaching changes, said adios to BYU and hello to Fresno State) Johnny Ragin III, LB, 6-3, 215, Wilsonville HS, OR (Said no to BYU and yes to the Cal Bears) Tanner Shipley, WR, 6-2, 190, Wilsonville HS, OR (Still shopping with a trip to Boise State this past weekend. Oops, actually committed to the Broncos on Saturday) Gaius Vaenuku, DL, 6-5, 280, Euless Trinity HS, TX Vaenuku committed to Utah this past weekend. Lowell Lotulelei, DL, 6-2, 300, Bingham HS, UT (now committed to Utah) Siale Fakailoantonga, TE/LB, 6-4, 220, Cottonwood HS, UT (Also will now sign with Utah after wavering) Prospects that Cougars are still trying to land BYU is still working on Lloyd Tunstill, a 6-4, 330 pound offensive tackle. He tripped to BYU in early December, but when he tripped to TCU, he committed to the Horned Frogs. A couple of days later, his head coach and offensive line coach at Canyons, Garrett Tujague, was announced as a new assistant coach at BYU. The Cougars are still pursuing Tunstill. He originally prepped at LA Baptist in North Hills, Calif. Now that BYU is making a push to entice him, you can look for TCU to counter by having Tunstill talk to Tayo Fabuluje. He is the former BYU player who didn't like BYU and transferred to TCU where he is now a starting left tackle. Zach Barnes, LB/DE, 6-3, 215, Grayson HS, GA Other Offers and Long Shots Nic Purcell, OL, 6-8, 300, Golden West JC, CA.LDS returned missionary originally from New Zealand. 26 years old, but has NCAA eligibility issue to be resolved because played two games on a "social club" team in NZ before coming to US and before serving a mission. Oregon is spearheading an appeal. (Too many eligibility issues at play here. k BYU still hoping some eligibility issues can be resolved, but we don't hold the same optimism) Auston Johnson, LB, 6-1, 245, El Camino JC, CA (Visited campus but did not get an offer) Chongo Kandolo, OL, 6-4, 300, Fresno City JC, CA.Visited BYU on 12/7, Illinois on 11/7, visiting Tennessee this week and will visit Nebraska next weekend. (A huge long shot for the Cougars to land) Transitional Transfers If you are wondering why BYU is making a push for junior college transfers, it makes sense. Almost all of the jucos are either offensive or defensive linemen. The latest push is for O-linemen. Last year BYU didn't have a great offensive line. They need immediate help in talent and especially depth. You can also look for BYU to bring in more junior college players next year. They have to in order to make the transition from most of their high school LDS players going directly on LDS missions because of the new age limits now in play. What is now happening is that the LDS recruiting pipeline has been extended even more than it usually has been. It will be junior college players that help transition BYU with players until the pipeline begins pumping out players at its normal rate. The emphasis on juco recruiting is unusual for BYU, but is a stop gap measure with so many LDS high school recruits heading on missions at 18. It will probably take a couple of years of solid juco recruiting to fill the void until those new 18-year old missionaries start coming back from their missions. Television Timetable BYU vs. Pepperdine Thursday, January 31 at Malibu Tipoff: 8:00 pm Mountain Time TV: Time Warner Cable and Root Sports in Utah BYU vs. Santa Clara Saturday, Feb 2 at Provo Tipoff: 7:00 pm Mountain Time TV: BYUtv BYU vs. San Diego Thursday, Feb 7 at San Diego Tipoff: 8:00 pm Mountain Time TV: BYUtv BYU vs. San Francisco Saturday, Feb 9 at Provo Tipoff: 7:00 pm Mountain Time TV: BYUtv BYU vs. Portland Saturday, Feb 16 at Provo Tipoff: 7:00 pm Mountain Time TV: BYUtv BYU vs. Utah State Tuesday, Feb 19 at Provo Tipoff: 7:00 pm Mountain Time TV: BYUtv BYU vs. St. Mary's Thursday, Feb 21 at Moraga Tipoff: 9:00 pm Mountain Time TV: ESPN2 BYU vs. Gonzaga Thursday, Feb 28 at Provo Tipoff: 9:00 pm Mountain Time TV: ESPN2 BYU vs. Loyola Marymount Saturday, Mar 2 at Los Angeles Tipoff: 9:00 pm Mountain Time TV: ESPNU

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Cougar Clicks, Saturday, January 26, 2013
by hb arnett 25 Jan '13

25 Jan '13

BYU Sports related links To subscribe to this service Click Here <http://www.cougarclicks.com/product/Order-Cougar-Clicks?ID=2641> Saturday, January 26, 2013 hbarnett(a)fiber.net. 801 372 0819 <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/blogsbyusport s/55703037-65/game-sharp-josh-really.html.csp&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABA -9iNiAVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=bgv6nYG8umw&usg=AFQjCNGADvK3CQLUR0xVU_QX1hDc9wvJ DA> Gonzaga's stars outplayed BYU's stars, and it wasn't close Salt Lake Tribune (blog) I wrote a note for The Tribune's college basketball page last Wednesday about the race to be the WCC's most valuable player this season, and surmised it was between a couple of players who weren't even on the all-WCC preseason team, BYU's Tyler Haws <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/8655715 14/BYU-Cougars-looking-to-rebound-against-Portland-Pilots-after-unsettling-l oss-in-Spokane.html&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABAp42NiAVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&c d=zxiq3i1UXYw&usg=AFQjCNGp7DcFn37C33U9eqqN2QBJ-MwuYA> BYU Cougars looking to rebound against Portland Pilots after unsettling loss ... Deseret News Bringham Young's Brandon Davies (0) looks at Gonzaga's Kevin Pangos (4) after losing the ball as Elias Harris (20) watches during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013, in Spokane, Wash. BYU will play against ... <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2013/jan/ 24/gu-pounds-byu/&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATABOAFA28iLiAVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd= 0kpJdI-jRh0&usg=AFQjCNFg9ya0sW1DZm9Gdf7hOwBRMVzU4A> Harris, Olynyk combine for 51 points and 19 rebounds The Spokesman Review A convincing case could be made that Gonzaga's defense paved the way for an 83-63 men's basketball victory over BYU on Thursday night. Then again, the same could be said for the Bulldogs' offense, powered by the 51 combined points of forwards Kelly <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.heraldextra.com/sports/blogs/ja red-lloyd/byu/lloyd-big-loss-at-gonzaga-proves-byu-hoops-isn-t/article_b0bfa 182-66d0-11e2-a3c1-0019bb2963f4.html&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATADOANA28iLiAVIA VAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=0kpJdI-jRh0&usg=AFQjCNFSFEr-RPKvlm6wsqNZL1mlrK-zLw> LLOYD: Big loss at Gonzaga proves BYU hoops isn't tourney-worthy Daily Herald (blog) But opponents with good big men have exploited BYU's interior weaknesses at both ends of the floor, just like the Bulldogs did. Gonzaga's two best post players combined to go 17-of-20 from the floor for 51 points and 19 rebounds. It's true that there ... Ziggy <http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/Mock-Draft-Senior-Bowl-EJ-Manuel-Ryan-Na ssib-Tyler-Wilson-first-round-quarterbacks-012113> at No. 10? <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.rugbymag.com/men%27s-di-college /6874-byu-beats-tough-sd-state.html&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATACOAJA28iLiAVIAV AAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=0kpJdI-jRh0&usg=AFQjCNFXSsXOLJ-fT_0QKpSlsZVon3C2Pw> BYU Beats Tough SD State RugbyMag.com San Deigo, Calif. - The BYU Cougars left San Diego tonight with a very hard-fought 41-21 win over the San Diego State Aztecs. With an energetic crowd rallying the home team the Aztecs showed well early and were committed to frustrate the Cougars. <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/b log/eye-on-college-football/21614091/report-big-12-looking-to-partner-up-wit h-acc-two-other-leagues&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABA-JuNiAVIAVAAWABiBWVuLV VT&cd=bET3B_Io9MU&usg=AFQjCNHsL3ruOh7g2UVV11lmx4wgAjw0Bw> Report: Big 12 looking to partner up with ACC, two other leagues CBSSports.com (blog) Bowlsby declined to name the other two leagues, but the Pac-12 Conference is presumed to be one of them because that 12-team league is landlocked with the Big 12 to its east, which makes Pac-12 expansion with like major-college institutions more <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/b log/eye-on-college-football/21614027/gordon-gee-calls-big-ten-expansion-talk s-ongoing-in-meeting&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATABOAFA-JuNiAVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT& cd=bET3B_Io9MU&usg=AFQjCNEH8OTuPOOCxw2iVBwxfhNGZog84w> Report: Gee calls Big Ten expansion talks 'ongoing' in meeting CBSSports.com (blog) If the Big Ten is waiting on the SEC, Pac-12 or Big 12 to move to 16 teams, those three leagues would have to become far less content than they've seemed to be since their latest respective rounds of expansion. Still, no one saw the additions of the

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Cougar Clicks, Friday, January 25, 2013
by hb arnett 25 Jan '13

25 Jan '13

BYU Sports related links To subscribe to this service Click Here <http://www.cougarclicks.com/product/Order-Cougar-Clicks?ID=2641> Friday, January 25, 2013 hbarnett(a)fiber.net. 801 372 0819 <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/50583768/ns/ sports-college_basketball/&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABAtYmKiAVIAVAAWABiBWV uLVVT&cd=KpbNuaFcIE4&usg=AFQjCNEnwneYUZAmkgIfpYHBTdUbsMXCSg> No. 10 Gonzaga beats BYU, keeps WCC lead NBCNews.com ... has won three straight against BYU, improved to 114-8 in the McCarthey Athletic Center since it opened in 2004. Thursday also marked the 125th anniversary of the founding of Gonzaga, and there was a video celebration at halftime that featured <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.heraldextra.com/sports/college/ byu/basketball/men/byu-gonzaga-notebook-home-team-feeds-off-national-opportu nities-while/article_5b447b0e-66be-11e2-83c4-001a4bcf887a.html&ct=ga&cad=CAc QARgBIAAoATABOAFAk9yJiAVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=ac7HaOBhPHU&usg=AFQjCNE-RGXuH2j -whguRyCtvtuopZVVeQ> BYU-Gonzaga notebook: Home team feeds off national opportunities while ... Daily Herald Rose has been contacted a few times by UH athletic media relations officials in recent weeks as they put together a campaign. jason-franchuk. -- Jason Franchuk covers primarily BYU football and basketball for the Daily Herald. <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/cougars/55698 092-88/byu-sharp-gonzaga-free.html.csp&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABA0NaJiAV IAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=apllhUGjQMM&usg=AFQjCNHDmWHgZEW9BGMNMMFmhIC8xrPxrQ> BYU basketball: Sharp shows up when other Cougars struggle Salt Lake Tribune While his former Lone Peak High teammate Tyler Haws played perhaps his worst game as a BYU Cougar on Thursday night, sophomore Josh Sharp played maybe his best. It wasn't enough, though, as the Cougars lost 83-63 at Gonzaga in a pivotal West <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.heraldextra.com/sports/college/ byu/basketball/men/cougars-despondent-after-large-loss-at-no-gonzaga/article _3191fdb0-6658-11e2-bad5-001a4bcf887a.html&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABA4bi KiAVIAVgBYgVlbi1VUw&cd=yUa7DQ9jOBM&usg=AFQjCNEHeMRxOKyJxM3-ejQGTtUidE-j9A> Cougars despondent after large loss at No. 10 Gonzaga Daily Herald 10 GonzagaJason Franchuk - Daily Herald Daily Herald SPOKANE, Wash. .... Jason Franchuk covers primarily BYU football and basketball for the Daily Herald. <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/7656210 29/BYU-basketball-Rose-Few-wanted-to-play-before-Y-joined-WCC.html&ct=ga&cad =CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABA7q-KiAVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=bcNSbTwNlmo&usg=AFQjCNHlhXs OQVs3oAo55k-W1HBhiHvN4w> BYU basketball: Rose, Few wanted to play before Y. joined WCC Deseret News For years, BYU coach Dave Rose and Gonzaga coach Mark Few tried to schedule a series between the two basketball programs. Upcoming Games. Basketball. basketball stats & schedule. BYU @ PORT. The Earle A. & Virginia H. Chiles Center, Portland <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.mlive.com/lions/index.ssf/2013/ 01/ezekiel_ansah_detroit_lions_se.html&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABAk9yJiAV IAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=ac7HaOBhPHU&usg=AFQjCNG8CW5-cyRpo3-TZ018PeY7MxALLw> BYU DE Ezekiel Ansah, who picked up football 3 years ago, drawing interest The Ann Arbor News - MLive.com 12121306-large.jpg BYU's Ezekiel Ansah needs some work, but is a physically gifted pass rusher. Associated Press. MOBILE, Ala. -- Ezekiel Ansah is one of the best pass rushers at the Senior Bowl. Three years ago, he didn't even know how to put on <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/blog/nfl-rapi dreports/21605168/byu-lb-ezekiel-ansah-drawing-comparisons-with-jason-pierre paul&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABA15mEiAVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=6gW1WYzK0GI&u sg=AFQjCNFvDmmQ6a3NFGq-qFORvY9HXzmYrQ> BYU LB Ezekiel Ansah drawing comparisons to Jason Pierre-Paul CBSSports.com (blog) Arguably the top pass rusher at this week's Senior Bowl has only spent a few years in the United States and didn't even play competitive football before 2010. But at 6-6, 270 pounds, former BYU linebacker Ezekiel Ansah possesses the explosiveness and <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/cougars/55692 562-88/lark-coaches-didn-quarterback.html.csp&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATABOAFA kayHiAVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=Xgn6DSUlfOI&usg=AFQjCNGmzjqv5Eupf8BTsIcFHeCElPgz aQ> Monson: BYU's James Lark blames coaches for lack of leadership, direction Salt Lake Tribune During a 20-minute interview on my radio show Wednesday, Garbo-holding-a-clipboard spoke. Good soldier James Lark opened up about the offensive woes plaguing BYU this past season and, man, it was interesting to hear the point of view of a <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/8655714 30/BYU-football-Hiring-of-Tujague-leads-to-landing-JUCO-prospect.html&ct=ga& cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABA2dCHiAVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=2HvkWLEChAY&usg=AFQjCNGV WujPX8Llz8mPmQf3QuZKhPgU_Q> BYU football: Hiring of Tujague leads to landing JUCO prospect Deseret News Quincy Awa-Dubose knew next to nothing about BYU a little more than three weeks ago but is now firmly committed to its football program. The mammoth 6-foot-2 offensive lineman was considering Wyoming and a bunch of FCS teams when BYU coach Nick ... <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Nick-E mery-7221/&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAEoATAAOABAj5qKiAVIAVgAYgVlbi1VUw&cd=p5ydPTa5n a0&usg=AFQjCNFQ1BhGozmRPFXZrREjUY-jQnNFjg> DraftExpress NBA Draft Prospect Profile: Nick Emery, Stats ... Nick Emery is a year old 6 foot 2 inch 170lb PG. Check out more at draftexpress for detailed stats, comparisons, and outlooks. <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Eric-M ika-7222/&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAEoATAAOABAiZyIiAVIAVgAYgVlbi1VUw&cd=ajp7BU-PHd o&usg=AFQjCNFBCoaKOEIVTiIwmg1F2Rm1AV_ohw> DraftExpress NBA Draft Prospect Profile: Eric Mika, Stats ... Eric Mika is a year old 6 foot 9 inch 220lb C. Check out more at draftexpress for detailed stats, comparisons, and outlooks. <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/8655714 60/BYU-womens-three-ball-shooting-buries-Loyola-Marymount.html&ct=ga&cad=CAc QARgBIAAoATAAOABAk7iJiAVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=64hYyzS-hZk&usg=AFQjCNGZ3HdnNfy DGup8AU8gQDqxULoE8Q> BYU women's three-ball shooting buries Loyola Marymount Deseret News BYU tallied eight first half triples, with guard Kim Beeston leading the way, connecting on 3-4. Stephanie Seaborn and Haley Steed each recorded two and Xojian Harry picked up one of her own. "We didn't have a set game plan coming into the game," <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://byucougars.blogs.deseretnews.com/20 13/01/23/johnny-ragin-de-commits-from-byu-and-commits-to-cal/&ct=ga&cad=CAcQ ARgBIAAoATAAOABA-M6DiAVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=j9cZ_Fz8iVA&usg=AFQjCNFDai_FIlGv qnyORsrU1LUEjhm3tA> Johnny Ragin de-commits from BYU and commits to Cal Deseret News (blog) WILSONVILLE, Ore. - Johnny Ragin announced on twitter that he de-committed from BYU and committed to Cal. Ragin had previously committed to the Cougars in early December as reported by yours truly. "I'd like to sincerely thank all the coaches, fans ... <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://texas.rivals.com/content.asp%3FCID% 3D1463673&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAIoATAAOABAh7GFiAVIAVgAYgVlbi1VUw&cd=CjUD_NgV-g 8&usg=AFQjCNExj2WZEAoziqpDmwAi-GVt_g3sYQ> Realignment looming? Big 12 ADs to discuss expansion Among the agenda items for Big 12 athletic directors at meetings in Dallas on Monday and Tuesday is a "philosophical" discussion about possible expansion, multiple sources close to the situation told Orangebloods.com on Wednesday.

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Cougar Clicks, Thursday, January 24, 2013
by hb arnett 24 Jan '13

24 Jan '13

BYU Sports related links To subscribe to this service Click Here <http://www.cougarclicks.com/product/Order-Cougar-Clicks?ID=2641> Thursday, January 24, 2013 hbarnett(a)fiber.net. 801 372 0819 <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/8655713 53/BYU-football-Brayden-Kearsley-re-commits-to-BYU-after-nearly-choosing-Ore gon-State.html&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAEoATAAOABA1KODiAVIAVgBYgVlbi1VUw&cd=cjnZR JDJbuY&usg=AFQjCNHvmm3cJaSorlFlcwl1lG_2E0ibkQ> BYU football Brayden Kearsley recommits to BYU after nearly ... BEAVERTON, Ore. - Brayden Kearsley had all but made up his mind to sign with Oregon State, but that all changed following a key coaching change and. <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/blogsbyusport s/55687678-65/byu-coach-offensive-football.html.csp&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoAT AAOABAuKWCiAVIAVgBYgVlbi1VUw&cd=R_0uvKlzp0o&usg=AFQjCNHdhn58AKvwF5lXwti2O8rH -o-qZA> Prize of BYU's 2013 football recruiting class reaffirms commitment Salt Lake Tribune Brayden Kearsley, the 6-foot-6, 298-pound offensive lineman from Aloha High in Beaverton, Ore., donned a BYU cap during a ceremony at his school and said he <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://highschoolsports.oregonlive.com/new s/article/-1791116122874902063/alohas-brayden-kearsley-commits-to-brigham-yo ung-university/&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAEoATAAOABArYKCiAVIAVgBYgVlbi1VUw&cd=BRnS F5c4X-M&usg=AFQjCNHN3DxvYVLrvcKZSSrTPBpIV6ZSEQ> Aloha's Brayden Kearsley commits to Brigham Young University ... Get the latest Oregon & Portland high school sports news, rankings, schedules, stats, scores, results & athletes info for high school football, soccer, ... <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/8655713 01/BYU-football-Recruit-Troy-Hinds-tracts-into-Brett-Favre-while-on-LDS-miss ion.html&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABAzaeBiAVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=kjMYUC91b OA&usg=AFQjCNGT_32jMOfXjWsc9OaghxrWCuuqCQ> BYU football: Recruit Troy Hinds tracts into Brett Favre while on LDS mission Deseret News Summary. BYU football recruit-turned LDS missionary Troy Hinds got to put some of his football knowledge to use in the mission field when he apparently ran into former NFL quarterback Brett Favre while out with his companion. BYU football recruit ... <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://bustedcoverage.com/2013/01/23/broth er-favre-brett-byu-4-star-recruit-missionary-talk-football-church-in-mississ ippi/&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAIoATABOAFA7qWCiAVIAVgAYgVlbi1VUw&cd=DDb9c2S-XZU&us g=AFQjCNEx2FwH6nejPOqbmUUYCd4i9NqCQA> Brother Favre? Brett & BYU 4-Star Recruit Missionary Talk Football ... By Joe Kinsey That's BYU 4-star defensive end recruit Troy Hinds and NFL legend Brett Favre in some Mississippi garage where Hinds did his Mormon missionary duty by tracking down the Gunslinger for a conversion. <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/blogsbyusport s/55686895-65/gonzaga-really-byu-team.html.csp&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOAB AnPWBiAVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=0gceNss4x7w&usg=AFQjCNH_mGhvacP21ZY4xwBh7b3R14i 1Bw> BYU's task -- win at No. 10 Gonzaga on Thursday -- is a monumental one Salt Lake Tribune (blog) In my five seasons of covering BYU basketball, I've watched the Cougars play at New Mexico's famed Pit three times, at UNLV's sold-out Thomas & Mack Center three times (against UNLV), at San Diego State's Viejas Arena three times and at the Spectrum in Dave Rose surfaces as USC coaching candidate according to this USC site <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://uschoops.com/usc-hoops-coaching-can didate-big-board/dave-rose/&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAEoATACOAJAuPCBiAVIAVgAYgVlbi 1VUw&cd=nBfGl8z8ah0&usg=AFQjCNG14Crf3j4HrvpUv6fkxVTqV76F6A> USC Hoops - Dave Rose ... Center Forum . Recruiting . Amerigo's Article on Paul Dee . USCHoops Coaching Big Board . Home . USC Hoops Coaching Candidate Big Board Dave Rose ... <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://byucougars.blogs.deseretnews.com/20 13/01/23/ziggy-and-byu-coaches-active-during-latter-stages-of-recruiting/&ct =ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATABOAFA6u-AiAVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=qTN3b-cFJtE&usg=AFQj CNEdhZKRlfWYERLguJgIAuYDFh9HLA> Ziggy and BYU coaches active during latter stages of recruiting Deseret News (blog) Ezekiel "Ziggy" Ansah received a load of initial praise during day one of senior bowl practices as outlined here. That praise did almost a complete 180 on day two as Ziggy struggled through drills and particularly in one-on-one drills against top The article above mentions BYU is now recruiting David Fangupo from Hawaii. He is 6-3, 350 pounds. Here is a video of him as a <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxrTIU7VbyM> running back <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/8655713 16/BYU-mens-basketball-Cougars-visit-No-10-Gonzaga-looking-for-marquee-win.h tml&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABA0KeDiAVIAVgBYgVlbi1VUw&cd=1FJCD8ToQ2c&usg= AFQjCNFmSJ6PsafI0mZLNc0d9o2WTu3sVw> BYU men's basketball: Cougars visit No. 10 Gonzaga looking for ... Deseret News By Jeff Call, Deseret News Brigham Young Cougars guard Tyler Haws (3) drives on San Diego Toreros forward Trey Guidry (23) in Provo Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013. <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/cougars/55685 564-88/carlino-byu-really-gonzaga.html.csp&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABAiby BiAVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=1qYXfbBR6AQ&usg=AFQjCNFdDkew-uzzUFLSC3Ah9E6SE-GHbw> BYU basketball: Matt Carlino's way is to stay positive, persevere Salt Lake Tribune Provo . The Cougars' season and their dreams of making it to the NCAA Tournament for a seventh-straight year were in trouble, and BYU basketball coach Dave Rose knew it. His team had been blown out 83-62 the previous Saturday at Iowa State, and was <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/8655712 60/BYU-Basketball-Dave-Rose-Mark-Few-face-off-as-top-hoopmiesters.html&ct=ga &cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABAwq-AiAVIAVgBYgVlbi1VUw&cd=RWHvMTDb8DU&usg=AFQjCNFnJ IMkEXKEB2ZmJnfVJVVpYWJ0ZQ> Dick Harmon: BYU Basketball: Dave Rose, Mark Few face off as top ... Deseret News By Dick Harmon, Deseret News Gonzaga coach Mark Few talks to his team during a timeout during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.heraldextra.com/sports/college/ byu/basketball/men/franchuk-the-simple-inbounds-play-can-be-a-basketball-gam e/article_cb86009c-6586-11e2-9619-001a4bcf887a.html&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoAT AAOABAvq6BiAVIAVgBYgVlbi1VUw&cd=BWpJ48tkR2U&usg=AFQjCNG-gr7CjNhfWI7JpAOntcID S5M2PQ> FRANCHUK: The (simple?) inbounds play can be a basketball game ... Daily Herald MARK JOHNSTON/Daily Herald Foul trouble equals big trouble for BYU. ... Jason Franchuk covers primarily BYU football and basketball for the Daily Herald. Ragin <http://recruiting.scout.com/a.z?s=73&p=2&c=1260498&ssf=1&RequestedURL=http% 3a%2f%2frecruiting.scout.com%2f2%2f1260498.html> Flips from BYU to Cal Extra-curricular Reading <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.businessinsider.com/byu-grade-i nflation-struggle-2013-1&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABAvoSBiAVIAVAAWABiBWVuL VVT&cd=GXkhdxffzyU&usg=AFQjCNEzT_46Twp-C8Yf1AwgE_Kz30hvpA> Law School Recalls Grades Because Teachers Couldn't Figure Out How To ... Business Insider There's a pretty interesting grading scandal coming out of Utah's Brigham Young University Law School. According to an email a tipster sent to Above The Law, second- and third-year students received their grades over Martin Luther King Jr. Day weekend ...

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Cougar Clicks, Wednesday, January 23, 2013
by hb arnett 23 Jan '13

23 Jan '13

BYU Sports related links To subscribe to this service Click Here <http://www.cougarclicks.com/product/Order-Cougar-Clicks?ID=2641> Wednesday, January 23, 2013 hbarnett(a)fiber.net. 801 372 0819 <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/cougars/55680 502-88/byu-cougars-gonzaga-among.html.csp&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABA0Mn9 hwVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=M8SelRLT70g&usg=AFQjCNGXUOBQpXZm8Yp4mzBoFv3sfLuYEA> BYU basketball: Plenty of respect for Gonzaga among Cougars Salt Lake Tribune Provo . The last time the Cougars played against Gonzaga, an NCAA Tournament-bound BYU team suffered one of the most lopsided losses in the Dave Rose era, falling 77-58 to the Zags at Orleans Arena in March. The Cougars fell behind early, watched <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.heraldextra.com/sports/college/ byu/basketball/men/cougars-knew-of-gonzaga-way-before-joining-west-coast-con ference/article_be3d87c4-64fb-11e2-9464-001a4bcf887a.html&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgB IAAoATAAOABAr6D9hwVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=DOOAn7OuFq4&usg=AFQjCNEHNyfUm1FpcKug rBj0ZkW3YSTbSQ> Cougars knew of Gonzaga way before joining West Coast Conference Daily Herald So we're excited to go play there, because environments like that are what college basketball is all about." jason-franchuk. -- Jason Franchuk covers primarily BYU football and basketball for the Daily Herald. You can follow him on Twitter <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.ksl.com/%3Fsid%3D23823701%26nid %3D498&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABA-P38hwVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=q5dIbZpph7k &usg=AFQjCNHbal6BxxWzc3RrYv9wRiWLDNyudw> Rose, BYU players preview visit to Gonzaga ksl.com Noting that "their size is an issue...their depth is an issue," BYU head basketball coach Dave Rose met with the media on Tuesday and framed his team's challenge when facing the Gonzaga Bulldogs on the road Thursday night. Following a 90-minute ... Rose talks Gonzaga <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFVFuH704G4> <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.stack.com/2013/01/22/nick-emery /&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAEoATAAOABA95z7hwVIAVgBYgVlbi1VUw&cd=LzroCsOCrk8&usg=AF QjCNEYuHCbBJBwfkW8wLEMlW7EOycT9Q> One to Watch Prep Hoop Star Nick Emery of Lone Peak High School ... STACK.com profiles Lone Peak High School basketball star Nick Emery through its video series on the national champion contenders. <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.ksl.com/%3Fsid%3D23817970%26nid %3D272&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATABOAFAuoD8hwVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=_ng2ofo0FJg &usg=AFQjCNGlnhMhXCC13IL219ahN43gM9H-ew> BYU coaches get shafted; Anae gets full authority ksl.com According to the university's athletic website, he "joined BYU Athletics this past June after previously working as the assistant dean to the dean of Student Life at BYU." In 2011 he earned a law degree and master's degree in public administration from <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.dukechronicle.com/article/duke- basketball-recruit-jabari-parker-finds-mormon&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABA pfT9hwVIAVgBYgVlbi1VUw&cd=0YRRFT8pF2M&usg=AFQjCNHtRKUtFFhRfCx3TccKW6l_Pcr1MQ > Duke basketball recruit Jabari Parker finds Mormon connection Duke Chronicle Jabari Parker, the No. 2 recruit in the class of 2013, .... to the Blue Devils last month, Rogerson received a note from a stranger and BYU alumnus. <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/ncaaf-dr-sat urday/mountain-west-creates-divisions-championship-game-tries-position-20422 8782--ncaaf.html&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABA--f9hwVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=q rLcvwSRUxM&usg=AFQjCNFXlveRWl8CzIfGQ47JZyCkxZRaMw> Mountain West creates divisions, championship game and tries to position ... Yahoo! Sports (blog) Phil T., BYU isn't going back to the MWC and they're not going to be invited to the Big XII. The Big XII wants Florida State and Clemson, not BYU. The Big XII is content with having ten teams and BYU is content being independent. Plus, do you know how ... <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://arizonasports.com/130/1604127/Mesa- Mtn-View-boys-get-25-from-Dastrup-in-win-over-Marcos&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoA TAAOABAhtL9hwVIAVgBYgVlbi1VUw&cd=8DbEbNR30oE&usg=AFQjCNG_HtrngNWs4iMcIOqzQlp 6MFzAYw> Mesa Mtn. View boys get 25 from Dastrup in win over Marcos Arizona Sports Control tempo, get chances for post Payton Dastrup and keep a lid on Marcos de Niza's Richaud Gittens. All those goals were met with near precision as ... Nashif <http://www.azcentral.com/sports/preps/articles/20130121dobson-holds-on-to-d efeat-gilbert-highland-in-mlk-classic.html?nclick_check=1> (BYU BB assistant)at ASU on Monday to watch LDS recruit Jake Toolson, a 6-5 junior at Highland HS in Gilbert to see how he matched up with Colorado signee Jaron Hopkins and ASU commit and junior, Kodi Justice <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://fantasynews.cbssports.com/fantasyfo otball/story/21593986/playoff-extra-playoff-stockwatch&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAA oATAAOABAzJn9hwVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=limpo6Su8UU&usg=AFQjCNHOuSfFvXr0OvxEpXi eDlNBoZKK2A> Postseason Extra: We Pitta the fools CBSSports.com Dennis Pitta, TE, Ravens: Pitta has emerged as a legitimate No. 1 Fantasy tight end heading into 2013 and he's having a great playoff run. Through three games he has 10 catches for 138 yards and two touchdowns, including his best game against the

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Cougar Clicks, Tuesday, January 22, 2013
by hb arnett 22 Jan '13

22 Jan '13

BYU Sports related links To subscribe to this service Click Here <http://www.cougarclicks.com/product/Order-Cougar-Clicks?ID=2641> Tuesday, January 22, 2013 hbarnett(a)fiber.net. 801 372 0819 <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.tennessean.com/article/20130122 /SPORTS01/301220027/-Raw-BYU-linebacker-shoots-up-NFL-draft-lists&ct=ga&cad= CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABArLD5hwVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=2cl1fAqUghI&usg=AFQjCNEUSKn- VjNIea6B9AuYlalyD-xaiA> BYU's Ezekiel Ansah shoots up NFL draft lists The Tennessean A native of Ghana and a converted Mormon, he left his homeland and traveled in 2008 to BYU. He was cut from the basketball team - his initial sport of choice - in '08 and '09. It wasn't until 2010 that he joined the football team, but he was so new More <http://www.draftcountdown.com/features/SeniorBowl/Senior-Bowl-Blog.php> Ziggy Senior Bowl News And <http://www.bigcatcountry.com/2013/1/21/3901676/jaguars-will-davis-draft-int erest-senior-bowl> More Ziggy Senior Bowl News <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/7656207 58/BYU-basketball-Tyler-Haws-hasnt-missed-a-beat-2-or-many-shots-2-since-ret urning-from-LDS-mission.html&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABA0t34hwVIAVAAWABiB WVuLVVT&cd=p-zLVarOZfQ&usg=AFQjCNF6pDvwjX3uVPsuSNem0TMBSqRFKw> BYU basketball: Tyler Haws hasn't missed a beat - or many shots - since ... Deseret News Just a few weeks after returning home from an LDS mission in July 1987, Marty Haws started playing basketball at the U.S. Olympic Festival in Houston. Haws' experience helped shape the way his son, Tyler - who is now the Cougars' leading scorer Very Nice Dave Rose Interview <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSwzU3Fz9BQ> <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball /blog/eye-on-college-basketball/21595019/lone-peak-duo-set-arrival-dates-for -byu&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABApY75hwVIAVgBYgVlbi1VUw&cd=CdMobqyAANE&usg =AFQjCNH2GseCRSprZsDQlT3brGbQa03Ynw> Lone Peak duo set arrival dates for BYU CBSSports.com ... guard Nick Emery, junior scorer TJ Haws and lights-out shooter Conner Toolson. ... Mika and Emery are both headed to BYU together in the class of 2013, <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.heraldextra.com/sports/high-sch ool/basketball/boys/lone-peak-blitzes-cali-champs-in-massachusetts/article_0 8ed9860-6423-11e2-bcf8-001a4bcf887a.html&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAIoATAAOABAu7v4h wVIAVgAYgVlbi1VUw&cd=zGeXkAB8N2w&usg=AFQjCNFtyoX-Wcyly131k8txTAqkzbV7Cg> Lone Peak blitzes Cali champs in Massachusetts : PrepRally Tags. High School Boys Basketball, Byu Men's Basketball . View (0) Comments. No Comments Posted. Add Comment. You must ... BYU's Austin goes stone-cold reboundin' on USD, earns coach's praise. Recommendations. Sponsored Links <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.abc2news.com/dpp/news/region/ba ltimore_county/dennis-pitta-stops-into-local-store-surprising-fans&ct=ga&cad =CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABAwrH3hwVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=JBTXq0ZC9cs&usg=AFQjCNFj6mW A-xw3leejsIA6kBA0U0H4RQ> Dennis Pitta stops into local store surprising fans ABC2 News Ravens tight end Dennis Pitta made the stop to pick up his own gear, moving admittedly a little slower after that monster hit he took in the second half. "I'm standing still, I feel alright," said Pitta, "Pretty sore this morning when I got up. Felt <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=https://ballislife.com/tag/eric-mika/&ct=g a&cad=CAcQARgBIAEoATABOAFAzur1hwVIAVgAYgVlbi1VUw&cd=qe7Bg82fjv0&usg=AFQjCNEj io4t6yCULHGLK4NEexYIuazpjg> Ballislife - It's A Movement - eric mika Ike Iroegbu Took Second but he was definitely the crowd favorite! Eric Mika took the contest and ... <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/8655711 50/BYU-mens-tennis-Cougars-top-Columbia-4-3.html&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATABO AFA2Iv6hwVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=_l14KpQme2Q&usg=AFQjCNHguVg48SBqqf9Z44yTLPfKE QuI6A> BYU men's tennis: Cougars top Columbia 4-3 Deseret News BYU fought hard but just missed the doubles point as junior Patrick Kawka and sophomore Francis Sargeant were edged out 8-7(8). The duo of John Pearce, a local product from Provo, and Keaton Cullimore defeated their competition 8-5. On court 3, senior Max Hall will not be the quarterback coach at BYU No link on this. I am the source. Don't know who will be that guy, but it won't be Hall.

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Cougar Clicks, Monday, January 21, 2013
by hb arnett 21 Jan '13

21 Jan '13

BYU Sports related links To subscribe to this service Click Here <http://www.cougarclicks.com/product/Order-Cougar-Clicks?ID=2641> Monday, January 21, 2013 hbarnett(a)fiber.net. 801 372 0819 <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/sports/556670 63-77/cougars-byu-gonzaga-really.html.csp&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABA7JXy hwVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=Gh1N1duB__s&usg=AFQjCNGjxzorqXSxWxECKI6KewTX0WqhnA> BYU basketball: Cougars' next opponent has that buzzer-beaten feeling, too Salt Lake Tribune Provo . In a way, the BYU men's basketball team was burned by a pair of buzzer-beaters last week, although it went 1-1 to stay near the top of the West Coast Conference standings. Not only did the Cougars (15-5, 4-1 WCC ) lose at home to Saint Mary's <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.heraldextra.com/sports/blogs/ja son-franchuk/byu/cougars-rough-up-san-diego-know-next-game-at-gonzaga/articl e_a3d7f0fa-61f3-11e2-b62d-001a4bcf887a.html&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAIoATAAOABAiI HyhwVIAVgAYgVlbi1VUw&cd=OTEDcD7FArw&usg=AFQjCNE68HY_RG6GnauuZSg4J34KnjtQpQ> Cougars rough up San Diego, know next game (at Gonzaga) will ... Dave Rose was already looking ahead before he even talked to media about Saturday night's relatively easy win against San Diego. <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/8655711 22/BYU-football-Cougars-received-two-commits-over-the-weekend.html&ct=ga&cad =CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABAkbnxhwVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=Ru_bNyo6fXQ&usg=AFQjCNGniaM 0EHSxaIa6ddF8091vg78m1Q> BYU football: Cougars receive commit from former USU coach Gary Andersen's ... Deseret News BYU football: Cougars receive commit from former USU coach Gary Andersen's son Chasen. Print; Font [+] [-]. Leave a comment >. By Brandon Gurney, Deseret News. Published: Sunday, Jan. 20 2013 2:00 p.m. MST. Logan's Chasen Andersen (2) comes <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/cougars/55665 278-88/rose-loss-players-win.html.csp&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABAkJbxhwVI AVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=qz1aBjEAPpA&usg=AFQjCNFr-DbEZv6yAHvp2EOksCyShPxVIw> BYU basketball: Rose gets his 200th win, credits everybody else Salt Lake Tribune Provo . After the Cougars downed San Diego 74-57 at the Marriott Center on Saturday night, BYU coach Dave Rose was awarded the game ball by athletic director Tom Holmoe in a brief ceremony at center court. A few seconds later, Rose quickly tossed the <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.heraldextra.com/sports/college/ byu/volleyball/no-letdown-for-byu-men-s-volleyball-sweeps-uc-san/article_7c9 98f0e-62d3-11e2-9880-0019bb2963f4.html&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATABOAFAkJbxhwV IAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=qz1aBjEAPpA&usg=AFQjCNF1szMbcOk1neJs2hoGrTEd38Y6eQ> No letdown for BYU men's volleyball, sweeps UC San Diego Daily Herald The BYU men's volleyball team had a completely different experience in Saturday's match against No. 13 UC San Diego than they did in a 3-1 win over No. 1 Irvine on Friday. With less on the line and a Cougar men's basketball game taking place just up <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/8655711 06/Dave-Rose-gets-200th-victory-his-old-coach-wears-a-big-smile.html&ct=ga&c ad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABAgOfuhwVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=EDE2n7zeU34&usg=AFQjCNGg2 KqMg8xVhdQ63qyzQIB8B0ydaA> Dick Harmon: Dave Rose gets 200th victory, his old coach wears a big smile Deseret News 19, 2013. Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News. Dick Harmon. Deseret News. Summary. When BYU defeated the University of San Diego on Saturday night in WCC play, the 74-57 win delivered Dave Rose his 200th victory of his Division I career. Upcoming <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/tribpreps/556 61238-190/lewis-lone-peak-byu.html.csp&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABAns7shwV IAVgBYgVlbi1VUw&cd=13noSAWPaxs&usg=AFQjCNF-rbcwVzogIe6gCKs1Fety-vQIug> Monson: Lone Peak coach Lewis 'a basketball nerd' Salt Lake Tribune "He goes to extremes," said TJ Haws, also headed for BYU. Senior Talon Shumway, who was recruited by BYU basketball but accepted a scholarship from Cougar <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown -corner/dennis-pitta-gets-blasted-over-middle-jerod-mayo-015352728--nfl.html &ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABAoK70hwVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=Vr5m_8k1OuY&usg=A FQjCNGPwuATXtx46CVQxpe8yMgOSt26Aw> Dennis Pitta gets blasted over the middle by Jerod Mayo, bounces back to score ... Yahoo! Sports (blog) Dennis Pitta took one of the hardest hits of the season from one of the NFL's toughest linebackers, then came back on the next play to give the Ravens the lead in the AFC championship game. The sequence says plenty about Pitta's toughness. The Ravens ... <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/8655711 29/BYU-can-relate-to-Gonzagas-recent-loss.html&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOAB A5pH0hwVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=OGP98LFvpGE&usg=AFQjCNEkt1MegeKfiVs3djkcEAU__Fp ecA> BYU can relate to Gonzaga's recent loss Deseret News And just moments after BYU bounced back with a 74-57 victory over San Diego Saturday night, Cougar coach Dave Rose watched the end of the Gonzaga-Butler game with more than just a casual interest. It just so happens that BYU (15-5, 5-1) and Gonzaga ...

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Cougar Sportsline, Vol. 33, Issue 25
by hb arnett 20 Jan '13

20 Jan '13

HB Arnett's 801 372 - 0819 hbarnett(a)fiber.net 1391 West 800 South - Orem, Utah 84058 Vol. 33, Issue 25 - January 21, 2013 Click <http://cougarclicks.com/product/Order-Cougar-Sportsline?ID=3173> Here To Order Or Renew Your Subscriptions BYU's St. Mary's Model, Matrix or Mode Not Working By March of this year, BYU will have played St. Mary's either 5 or 6 (depending on whether the two teams face each other in the WCC tournament in Las Vegas) times in the last three seasons. To date, BYU's Dave Rose and St. Mary's Randy Bennett have faced off four times in the last three years. The Gaels hold a current 3-1 record between the two schools. You can make that 4-1 after the two teams meet again in late February in Moraga. NCAA basketball teams can't make trades for tougher inside players and higher basketball IQ's on the guard line, so don't dream of BYU suddenly matching up better with SMU the next time they meet. The dominance of BYU by St. Mary's could very easily be 4-0 if not for Jimmer Fredette hitting a 30 foot jumper with time running out in 2010. In case you forgot, BYU was trailing by one with 11 seconds remaining when Fredette hit his only 3-pointer of the game for BYU's only St .Mary's win, a 74-73 victory in the South Padre Island Tournament in Texas. Both teams have good coaches. We can debate the call by Rose at the end of last week's game not to call a timeout and set up a defense to keep the ball out of the hands of Matthew Dellavedova, but Rose is a good coach. Gaels' Guard In case you forgot, the Aussie point guard for the Gaels fired up his own version of a Fredette long ball for the 70-69 win over the Cougars. That negated the clutch play of Tyler Haws on BYU's last two possession of the game when the sophomore star hit two shots that should have sealed the deal for BYU. Here's the deal from my perspective. BYU isn't currently built to handle St. Mary's. The Cougars are way too soft inside and they are way too inconsistent at the guard line. St. Mary's mauls BYU inside and on the glass and Dellavedova has dominated BYU on the guard line. That will happen one or two more times this season before BYU can do anything about beginning next year. Last week we mentioned that Brandon Davies had gone on sabbatical offensively. We were wrong. He has gone AWOL and underground. That is the only way to rationalize the fact that he had zero rebounds against the Gaels last week. Matt Carlino had his moments against St. Mary's, but none of those moments mattered when the game was on the line. That's the bad news for the past three years and the next one or two games against the Gaels this season. Good News Here's the good news. Graduation will solve most of these issues for Dave Rose and his staff. The biggest graduation will be that of Dellavedova. He is gone to the NBA after this season. Don't know if Brandon Davies will find similar work next season in that league, but he will be gone from BYU. His front court counterparts for the Cougars do return in Nate Austin and Ian Harward, but you don't think of post presence or inside toughness with those two guys. Rose will be adding inside toughness with two incoming freshman next season. Both Eric Mika and Luke Worthington can dish it out from the post. I am not talking about dishing out assists, but some muscle, toughness and rebounding for next year to match up more favorably with teams like St. Mary's. The rest of the good news is that the guard line will be augmented with the addition of BYU's own poor man's version of Matthew Dellavedova. Back From Mission Kyle Collinsworth will be back from his LDS mission in Russian in time for next season. Rose is on record already that Collinsworth will see plenty of time at point guard for his team. That means that if Carlino is going to put up long distance three pointers, he will be doing it from the two guard spot. Collinsworth is not overly athletic. Neither is Dellavedova, but both have a knack for butting their way up the court regardless of pressure and both can slash and slice to the rim and either score or dish the ball off for easy layups. Dellavedova is a much better outside and free throw shooter than Collinsworth is at present, but both are big time rebounders from the guard position. Collinsworth has a knack for the ball off the boards and he should at 6-6. He will be a guard match up nightmare for opposing teams. Collinsworth will give Dave Rose an upper hand with mixing and matching his guard line to face different teams and styles. Tyler Haws will do nothing but get better and with a bigger, stronger and deeper inside presence, it will accelerate and accentuate his game. BYU fans will only have to deal with Dellavedova for one or two more games, but St. Mary's will have to deal with a bigger, tougher, and more diverse Cougar guard line beginning next season. To get a glimpse of the increased toughness, size and depth coming to BYU's front court next season watch these two videos. Eric <http://www.cityleaguehoops.net/2013/01/18/eric-mika-is-ready-to-make-an-imp act-at-byu/> Mika Luke <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pX7aU3mKk0A> Worthington FROM LP TO CD TO MP3's.FUTURE IS ALMOST HERE When it comes to music, I am old enough to remember when LP stood for Long Playing albums. I made the transition to CD's which are compact discs. Now we have progressed to MP3's. All three acronyms apply to the future of BYU basketball. Only this time LP stands for Lone Peak, the high school that is loaded with future BYU signees and commits. Those commits and signees will insure a bright horizon and Cougar Destiny in BYU's basketball future. MP3 is for MPEG and audio layer 3. When it comes to BYU basketball, MP3 is for 3 Major Players from Lone Peak that will infuse some serious talent into the Cougar program. Those 3 players and the rest of the Lone Peak team can be seen live on ESPNU this Monday morning. Tipoff is set for 10:00 a.m. Mountain Time. Meanwhile, here is a nice recent synopsis of the Lone Peak team and program by stack.com. You can view it by Clicking <http://www.stack.com/video/2098774976001/2013-Lone-Peak-High-School-Boys-Ba sketball-Profile/> Here. . Mendenhall's Maid Service.Cleans House Offensively BYU's offense was messy and malfunctioning for most of the season last year. Bronco Mendenhall didn't wait for a good spring cleaning. He started to clean and clear the entire offensive house immediately after the Poinsettia Bowl in December. Now the entire offensive coaching staff has been let go and Mendenhall is in the process of replacing all five coaches. First to go was Lance Reynolds. BYU announced his retirement but we have never heard Reynolds use that word. Always the loyal soldier, Reynolds did what BYU wanted him to do a year ago, but didn't. Mark Weber, the former offensive line coach, was also canned, but the news release focused on him finding new employment at Utah State. Robert Anae was brought in to be retried and reconciled as a retread offensive coordinator. His last job was at Arizona. When Anae left two years ago, it was not a nice parting of the ways. Just listen to Tom Holmoe on the BYUtv show "True Blue" from a week ago. You can see the replay of the program online. At the 8:15 mark of the program while being interviewed by Dave McCann asking about the rehire of Robert Anae after leaving BYU two years previously. Holmoe said this: "There was a little bit of turmoil and for whatever reasons that maybe Bronco and Robert can talk about it. There was a breakaway and now they're back together again". Reconciliation is always nice, but revving up the scoreboard when all is said and done will be nicer. If you were keeping score, it was adios to Reynolds and Weber and hello to Anae. Everybody knew that Mark Atuaia was a slam dunk to soon be added to the coaching staff. Before that officially happened, BYU announced that two additional offensive coaches had been let go. That was running back coach Joe DuPaix and wide receiver coach Ben Cahoon. Lingering That meant four of the previous offensive coaches were now officially gone. The lingering question was Brandon Doman. BYU was and is bending over backwards to accommodate the former offensive coordinator to allow him to make a gracious exodus. There is still no official word on Doman leaving, but several sources have said that they saw him cleaning out his office at the football facility and loading his car with the items. That's not a press release, but enough to say that he too is gone. Meanwhile, BYU announced the official hiring of three coaches to join Anae on the staff. Atuaia was made official and Garrett Tujague, the head coach at College of the Canyons in Southern California, was also added to the staff. Tujague is a former Cougar offensive lineman. BYU has not announced where these two coaches will be working, but local reports in California have Tujague pegged as the offensive line coach. BYU also announced the hiring of Aaron Roderick, the wide receiver coach from Utah, but they quickly had to burp him back to the Utes. Roderick had second thoughts and likely a significant raise from the Utes to keep him and keep Utah from losing face by losing a coach to their rival. Yo You Ma(n) Roderick is the Yo Yo Ma(m) without a cello. He repeated what he also did a few years back when he accepted a job with the Washington Huskies only to do an about face after just two weeks on the job. The bottom line is that BYU is now still looking for two more offensive coaches. Nepotism indicates that they won't stray too far from the family tree for new coaches. Currently all three offensive coaches in place are former BYU players. Of course the former player that all Cougar fans fantasize about being on the staff is Ty Detmer. Just an opinion, but I don't see Detmer surfacing in Provo. Why hire somebody who may be better equipped to run the BYU offense than the offensive coordinator that hires him? On the other hand, BYU may be telling Detmer that he could come and coach and be a serious future candidate to replace Bronco Mendenhall when he leaves. I always thought that Brandon Doman would be a better BYU head coach than an assistant coach. He was personable, articulate, approachable and a great representative of the Church and school. Now that he is gone, Detmer also would have the same attributes. He too would be perfect in the role that LaVell Edwards so beautifully fulfilled. Coaching skill and acumen is a bonus. In the current case, Mendenhall has plenty of coaching acumen as demonstrated by his defensive prowess. Leagues Away He still is leagues away from LaVell in the customer service and public relations departments, however. Names that keep percolating and popping up as candidates to flesh out the offensive coaching roster are Paul Peterson, the former Boston College quarterback and current offensive coordinator at Sacramento State. He was a former BYU graduate assistant. So was Steve Clark. After serving as a GA at BYU he is now the offensive coordinator at Southern Utah. Jason Beck is the former BYU backup quarterback to John Beck and he is currently working as the offensive coordinator at Simon Fraser University in Canada. There are some BYU fans that think BYU would be well served by hiring a coach of color to fill out the staff. That certainly has merit. BYU should also try to appease those LDS feminist women who promote pants as appropriate attire at Church. That settles it. BYU should follow the lead of the Augusta National Golf Club and hire Condoleezza Rice. She is black, a woman and has been known to occasionally wear pants. And Cougar coach Condoleezza has a nice alliterative ring to it. Meanwhile, we think BYU will not make any announcements until Brandon Doman can resolve his future employment status. Doman deserves some dignity in leaving BYU. It will be good and gracious for both parties to be able to announce in future press releases that he has left BYU for another opportunity. Football Fluff and Stuff In case you missed it last week, Chip Kelly, the now former head coach at Oregon, was hired to be the head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles. That may not mean much to you and me, but it may mean very much to former BYU head coach Gary Crowton. Kelly and Crowton go way back with their connections at the University of New Hampshire. It was Crowton who was a key cog in getting Kelly hired from the obscurity of UNH to Oregon where the rest is history. It would not be a surprise to me if Crowton doesn't resurface in the NFL on Kelly's staff with the Eagles. Crowton is currently employed by the Winnipeg of the CFL as the offensive coordinator of the Blue Bombers. This past Saturday, the NCAA voted to approve several new rules relating to recruiting that will change the way it is done in hopes of alleviating the convoluted and contentious recruiting rules already in place. Among the rule changes that will go into effect Aug. 1 are four specifically relatied to recruiting: Proposal 13-3, allowing coaches to send unlimited texts and social media messages to recruits, as well as make unlimited phone calls. Proposal 13-5-A, which eliminates restrictions on printed recruiting materials sent to recruits. Proposal 11-2, allowing for a recruiting coordinator or the support staff at a university to send texts and make calls, as opposed to the current system, which permit only coaches to do so. And Proposal 11-4, allowing all assistants to be on the road recruiting at the same time, as opposed to the current rules that require coaches' trips to be staggered. There are pros and cons to these new recruiting rules. It will make recruiting basketball players much easier on coaching staffs. They, at the most, have 1-5 players they are recruiting each season. For football coaches, their lives just got more difficult. To be competitive and make sure they are doing what the competition is doing, they will no longer have a home or family life. The difference is that while unlimited calls and texts to just a handful of recruits can be manageable, having to call and text and tweet to 25-30 football recruits will be a cumbersome task. Granted, some of the contact can now be done by support staff and an official recruiting coordinator who is not actually a football coach, but like anything else, the recruits and customers always want to talk to the guys in charge. It should be interesting. The new rules for recruiting go into effect on August 1 of this year. On the subject of recruiting, BYU picked up a couple of more commitments over this past weekend. Chasen Anderson is a 6-0, 215 pound linebacker from Logan High School and the son of new Wisconsin coach Gary Anderson. He had originally said he would play for his dad at Utah State but now will be playing for Bronco Mendenhall in Provo. Also committing was Josh Carter, a 6-5, 280 pound offensive lineman from Eastern Arizona. He prepped at Mountain View HS in Marana, AZ and then served an LDS mission. Basketball Briefs With a 74-57 win over San Diego last Saturday night, BYU almost matched the temperature of the San Diego area while bouncing back from the heartbreaking 70-69 loss to St. Mary's two days before. The win moves BYU to 15-5 on the year and 5-1 in WCC play. Speaking of temperature, hell will have to freeze over for BYU to win its next game this Thursday against Gonzaga in Spokane. Not only are the Zags extremely talented, they have added motivation to bounce back from their own version of getting St. Married late Saturday night against Butler at Indianapolis. BYU is motivation enough for Gonzaga to play the Cougars, but now that motivation is piled higher and deeper with the last second giveaway to Butler. The problem BYU will have with the Bulldogs is their size. They have lots of it. Brandon Davies has had his moments this season, but we don't look for him to have many this Thursday. He has a penchant for foul problems and you can rest assured that the Gonzaga front line will exacerbate those problems. Tyler Haws will be his usual self in producing points and playing hard, but we don't expect much from Davies, based on his most recent outings. For BYU to have any chance of hell freezing over and the Cougars coming away with a major upset, they will have to get great play from Matt Carlino. We don't see any of this happening. This is one of those times when you know a whipping is coming and you just have to prepare to endure it. BYU will get a chance to bounce back from this sure fire loss on Saturday when they continue on the road at Portland. The Pilots were drubbed by St. Mary's last Saturday night in Portland 60-38. Before hosting the Cougars Portland will face San Francisco. Both the Gonzaga and Portland games will be televised nationally. The Gonzaga contest will broadcast on ESPN2 and tips at 9:00 pm Mountain Time. The Portland game will be shown on ESPNU and begins at 8:30 pm Mountain Time. Television Timetable BYU vs. Gonzaga Thursday, Jan 24 at Spokane Tipoff: 9:00 pm Mountain Time TV: ESPN2 BYU vs. Portland Saturday, Jan 26 at Portland Tipoff: 8:30 pm Mountain Time TV: ESPNU BYU vs. Pepperdine Thursday, January 26 at Malibu Tipoff: 8:00 pm Mountain Time TV: Time Warner Cable and Root Sports in Utah BYU vs. Santa Clara Saturday, Feb 2 at Provo Tipoff: 7:00 pm Mountain Time TV: BYUtv BYU vs. San Diego Thursday, Feb 7 at San Diego Tipoff: 8:00 pm Mountain Time TV: BYUtv BYU vs. San Francisco Saturday, Feb 9 at Provo Tipoff: 7:00 pm Mountain Time TV: BYUtv

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