BYU Sports related links To subscribe to this service Click Here <http://www.cougarclicks.com/product/Order-Cougar-Clicks?ID=2641> Tuesday, November 20, 2012 hbarnett@fiber.net. 801 372 0819 <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/ _/id/8653727/boise-state-broncos-sdsu-aztecs-byu-cougars-talk-mwc-return-sou rces-say&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAEoATAAOABAxfeqhQVIAVgBYgVlbi1VUw&cd=aC5hjaS1NyU &usg=AFQjCNGkldRaUjLYa2jhawJVG57vwpujeQ> Boise State Broncos SDSU Aztecs BYU Cougars talk with MWC about ... Boise State, San Diego State and BYU have had conversations with Mountain West membership about the possibility of returning to the league, sources told <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2 012/11/19/report-boise-byu-sdsu-all-still-in-conversations-with-mwc/&ct=ga&c ad=CAcQARgBIAAoATABOAFAtv-thQVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=nfhZA95Wb1I&usg=AFQjCNEA4 GZlUl0HsAr1q5XnsT9boLXBdw> Report: Boise, BYU, SDSU all still in conversations with MWC NBCSports.com As is usually the case, one realignment story - in this case, Maryland's departure from the ACC to the Big Ten - tends to open up the proverbial flood gates to a handful of other reports, which opens the gates for others and soon enough you have a <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.nctimes.com/sports/college/usd/ sdsu-ad-jim-sterk-says-talk-of-big-east-demise/article_bdae671b-5016-592f-8b 00-142433bbdd19.html&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATADOANAj92thQVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT& cd=nx_7xrkCj6U&usg=AFQjCNFK-k0k4zzroHibA5v8ovwAXUJcYA> SDSU AD Jim Sterk says talk of Big East demise is exaggerated North County Times By the end of the day, multiple media outlets, including the New York Times and ESPN, were reporting that Rutgers' departure from the Big East is imminent, and that the Scarlet Knights are expected to announce Tuesday that they will join the Big Ten ... <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/7656160 17/BYU-football-Cougars-return-to-MWC-is-simply-speculative.html&ct=ga&cad=C AcQARgBIAAoATAAOABAmZathQVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=p_Ltf8t72XM&usg=AFQjCNGXLN7j- LLPdw7ACNJ0C7YLspyXMg> BYU football: Cougars' return to MWC is 'simply speculative' Deseret News BYU football: Cougars' return to MWC is 'simply speculative'. Print; Font [+] [-]. 5 Comments >. By Jeff Call and Compiled by Jeff Call, <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.mwcconnection.com/2012/11/19/36 69210/conference-expansion-byu-san-diego-state-boise-state-mountain-west&ct= ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAEOARAj92thQVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=nx_7xrkCj6U&usg=AFQjC NG9cgmN6eIEaLJBliN2Na04myxzyA> BYU, San Diego State, Boise State deny contact with Mountain West Mountain West Connection However, Sterk also mentioned that the Big East will be in a better spot than they are with Rutgers leaving. Plus, he also said that the Big East would pick up a Western school, and that likely would be BYU, Air Force and possibly even UNLV or Nevada. <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.nctimes.com/sports/college/usd/ sdsu-says-it-s-moving-foward-with-big-east/article_b4e8f38b-70c8-5207-a2d6-a a228d658d0e.html&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABAkvirhQVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=H 3K_x-1CsUU&usg=AFQjCNG2ya8e8Atb-CJuiRPSga6TlbFtzw> SDSU says it's 'moving foward' with Big East North County Times San Diego State Athletic Director Jim Sterk said Monday afternoon that the Aztecs have not talked to the Mountain West about a possible return, and that they intend to continue with their plans to move to the Big East in 2013. This comes after ESPN.com <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/ _/id/8654194/college-football-conference-expansion-likely-end-maryland-big-t en&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATABOAFA4PCshQVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=DCqp3N7qbn4&usg =AFQjCNHQ8MSN3MKnwZZRX5oL6Kdgj8_9tA> The realignment cycle's next spin ESPN The Seminoles and Tigers would be attractive options for the Big 12 if it decides to expand any further. If the Big Ten and SEC are now sitting at 14 teams, how long can the Big 12 really stay at 10 schools? Hopefully, after another round of <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.latimes.com/sports/sportsnow/la -sp-sn-pac-12-expansion-20121119,0,768077.story%3Ftrack%3Drss&ct=ga&cad=CAcQ ARgBIAAoATACOAJA4PCshQVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=DCqp3N7qbn4&usg=AFQjCNFlgBGjQmJx AqadcNbEb45vrxRURg> Larry Scott says latest expansion news will not impact Pac 12 Los Angeles Times Scott was the man who helped trigger the expansion when he twice made a play to lure Texas from the Big 12. The first attempt failed to get Texas and Oklahoma but led to the Pac-10 adding Utah and Colorado. Last year, when rumors of another run at <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.ksl.com/%3Fsid%3D23040455%26nid %3D498%26title%3Dcougar-tracks-nelson-misses-practice-mendenhall-says-qb-got -pounded-at-sjsu&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATABOAFAo4WshQVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=9 TyWx5u9bWo&usg=AFQjCNGxmyMXWQk8sEEomWAVa5hsNqonRA> Cougar Tracks: Nelson misses practice; Mendenhall says QB "got pounded" at ... ksl.com BYU head football coach Bronco Mendenhall said starting quarterback Riley Nelson did not practice on Monday, two days after suffering a rib cartilage injury in BYU's 20-14 loss at San Jose State. "He's hurt," said Mendenhall of Nelson after an evening <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://collegebasketballtalk.nbcsports.com /2012/11/19/back-from-mission-tyler-haws-is-the-same-player-but-a-new-man/&c t=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABAwOuqhQVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=gRwC6-StnWc&usg=AFQ jCNFzzaQKF69wxzU38CfONcIotldSfw> Back from mission, Tyler Haws is the same player but a new man NBCSports.com When he was a freshman, Haws teamed up with Jimmer Fredette, who had yet to become a national sensation and whose name hadn't become verbiage meaning sinking 32-foot threes. Brandon Davies is no longer a random freshman, instead he's 20 ... <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/tribpreps/553 12280-190/lone-peak-orem-season.html.csp&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABA0Mith QVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=tfNYm9UTOAo&usg=AFQjCNGQcEPjlcLMRW7ULq16thNFZAKDCg> Prep boys' basketball: Lone Peak, Orem the best competition for each other Salt Lake Tribune They certainly have the talent, led by the triumvirate of future BYU players Emery, T.J. Haws and Eric Mika, all of whom are top-100 recruits nationally in their respective classes. It's a season, folks in the Lone Peak program say, the team has been ... <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/7656160 04/High-school-boys-basketball-Defending-champs-favored-again-in-most-classi fications.html&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABAiNGrhQVIAVgBYgVlbi1VUw&cd=eLcpT T2OBYI&usg=AFQjCNEBWUdoF7n5XT5VGx0gGJsSYu4W8A> High school boys basketball: Defending champs favored again in ... Deseret News By James Edward, Deseret News Talon Shumway (21) joins Nick Emery, TJ Haws and Eric Mika in giving defending 5A champion Lone Peak a stellar nucleus in <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://examiner-enterprise.com/sections/sp orts/local-sports/bruin-hoopster-sets-future-course-byu.html&ct=ga&cad=CAcQA RgBIAEoATACOAJA3uGshQVIAVgAYgVlbi1VUw&cd=TSMdgEWE8wQ&usg=AFQjCNFA_CZaXVr2ID8 lLPX3SWGtvVytjg> Bruin hoopster sets future course for BYU | Examiner Enterprise ... Jakob Hartsock, center, is joined by his parents Leslie and Dave as he signs his letter of intent to play basketball for Brigham Young University. He is the fourth ... <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.heraldextra.com/sports/blogs/ma tt-petersen/byu/petersen-byu-football-fans-patience-running-out-and-tom-holm oe/article_e20ff2c4-32b3-11e2-94a8-001a4bcf887a.html&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoA TAAOABAtv-thQVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=nfhZA95Wb1I&usg=AFQjCNFggXXIgh3BBMR1MeJ9p W81GHCo6w> PETERSEN: BYU football fans' patience running out, and Tom Holmoe knows it Daily Herald (blog) Just don't call them passive, not when they're spraying spittle and rage over BYU football's mediocre results. Mediocre, they're saying, doesn't cut it. They're demanding changes, even as only one regular season game and a consolation prize of a bowl <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.faniq.com/blog/Georgia-Tech-Foo tball-Yellow-Jackets-to-Play-in-ACC-Title-Game-Blog-58084&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgB IAAoATAAOABAs6SrhQVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=6jEDPQ3L0d0&usg=AFQjCNHNxCiYPqR5xJDb ALjoeNaF3B1Uwg> Georgia Tech Football: Yellow Jackets to Play in ACC Title Game FanIQ (blog) The Yellow Jackets, who were at one point 3-5 and had blowout losses to Middle Tennessee and BYU at home, have won three in a row to give themselves a chance at a BCS bowl. But thanks to a resurgent triple option offense, Georgia Tech has been <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.houseofsparky.com/2012/11/19/36 67632/pac-12-expansion-conference-realignment-gonzaga&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAo ATACOAJA3YerhQVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=IvKXY1_jXA4&usg=AFQjCNHUnWRdz5KeBCVj02nB YSY86ryTqQ> Editorial: Pac-12 expansion should aim for Gonzaga House of Sparky Rather than scrape the bottom of the barrel in an endless expansion cycle out west, the Pac-12 should shore up its basketball prestige and focus on national domination through their existing football programs by adding two significant mid-major <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/8655671 21/BYU-football-AFL-legend-Dick-Felt-made-lasting-impression.html&ct=ga&cad= CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABA9pWqhQVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=F6z-VlQclfc&usg=AFQjCNE9-V_u xUvC6IKglWZ12iTGULch4w> BYU football, AFL legend Dick Felt made lasting impression Deseret News Dick Harmon: BYU football, AFL legend Dick Felt made lasting impression. 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