tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16443678427333700052023-11-16T05:07:55.250-08:00Cougar AddictsDJ Savagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07144262117628748083noreply@blogger.comBlogger63125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644367842733370005.post-67056718931457475412014-09-22T09:51:00.001-07:002014-09-22T09:51:48.672-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />DJ Savagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07144262117628748083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644367842733370005.post-46586233812655066002014-09-12T08:09:00.003-07:002014-09-12T08:09:54.887-07:00The Hold that "never happened"Hold #1<br />
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Hold #2<br />
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Still Hold #2<br />
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And finally he raises his hands up and tells the official, "I wasn't holding him, I promise!" So he must not have held.<br />
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<br />DJ Savagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07144262117628748083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644367842733370005.post-18212136764208994662012-01-08T20:25:00.000-08:002012-01-08T20:26:38.106-08:00Getting Alexsi ready for some Bball!So today I decided to make my future daughter a BYU basketball jersey so she'll be ready to watch when she comes! Check 'em out!<br />
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<br />DJ Savagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07144262117628748083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644367842733370005.post-2295715654714640252011-12-03T18:21:00.001-08:002011-12-03T18:22:00.177-08:00Whatcha lookin at?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />DJ Savagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07144262117628748083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644367842733370005.post-38868813556968418952011-07-18T16:52:00.000-07:002011-07-19T10:21:40.357-07:00Fall Preview: QB<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy6iaSJoVKCT3fhYLko_1p6lv-b7NjDpnDYCjPvItM7Ck-8R4Cj0Ya34kq8kU7yOtVdgd5lyCkjxTgtkRCdCJcaAgEfbjtglKDKggGbHlffhjrUU3edTmKdH7AgOWzazaAHirPhyP_f9U/s1600/helmet.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy6iaSJoVKCT3fhYLko_1p6lv-b7NjDpnDYCjPvItM7Ck-8R4Cj0Ya34kq8kU7yOtVdgd5lyCkjxTgtkRCdCJcaAgEfbjtglKDKggGbHlffhjrUU3edTmKdH7AgOWzazaAHirPhyP_f9U/s1600/helmet.jpg" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal">This isn’t your typical spring preview position break down. Instead of blabbering about how well he performed in spring ball etc. I’m going to try and use some stats from last year to predict how well BYU’s Quarterback Jake Heaps will perform against this year’s opponents. For this preview I’m going to use Passing Efficiency Defense (What QB rating does the defense hold the opposing QB to?) <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Ole Miss: Last year the Rebels had the 109<sup>th</sup> best Opp. QB rating of 151.00 against a SOS of 35<sup>th</sup> in the country (according to teamrankings.com) that’s 109 out of 120 FBS teams. Ole Miss is young on defense and lost one of their best LB D.T. Shackelford to a season ending injury. So there may be some improvement due to better team chemistry etc. from last year but nothing drastic so we’ll compare them to an opponent from last year who had an opp. QB rating of about 151.00. New Mexico had an opp. QB rating of 153.17, good for 111<sup>th</sup> in the nation. Against New Mexico last year Heaps went 18-32 with 2 TDs and 0 Int. and a QB rating of 137.5. Jake has had some time to mature and he returns his whole starting line from last year so (as with the rest of the predictions) I’m going to assume that he shows improvement in each game and as he gets deeper into this season. It is hard to accurately predict this year’s stats because BYU’s offense has changed a lot and has a new offensive coordinator. But if we know that Ole Miss has a New Mexico caliber passing defense then we can put together a good guess. Here’s what I think the box score will look like after the game: 25-35 for 300 yards with 2 TDs and 1 int. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Texas: The Longhorns finished 2010 with an opp. QB rating of 118.94, good for 36<sup>th</sup> in the country. Texas’ strength of schedule last year was 76<sup>th</sup> in the country. That number is very similar to BYU’s 116.91 mark. The closest opponent from last year is Nevada who finished 39<sup>th</sup> with a 119.80 rating. Texas lost their defensive coordinator Will Muschamp who left to take the head coaching job at Florida. I think then it’s safe to assume that their defense won’t get any better than last year, at least not before the second game of the season. Last season against Nevada Jake went 24-45 for 229 yards, 0 TD’s and 0 Int. and a QB rating of 96.1. Anyone who watched last year’s game against the Wolfpack will remember a certain coach’s propensity to only throw deep fades and run the ball. Under the new regime I expect Heaps to be much more efficient in this game, but Texas will have a very athletic defense. If he gets lax at any point in this game then he could throw a pick or two. 28-41 for 280 yards, 2 TDs and 1 int. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Utah: Utah’s pass efficiency defense last year was only slightly better than Wyoming’s. The Utes ranked 88<sup>th</sup> in the FBS. Those numbers were compiled with the 22<sup>nd</sup> SOS in the country. Last year Heaps went 22-37 for 228 yards, 1 TD and 1 int. against Utah. The Utah game was interesting because Heaps didn’t really seem to settle in until the final drive where he went 4 of 4 for 50 yards to set his team up for a chance at a game winning field goal. I’m trying as hard as I can not to delve into the poor play calling on that final drive. The only way I’m going to avoid it is to give my prediction now: 22-34 for 250 yards 2 TD 0 int. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">UCF: Central Florida had the 18<sup>th</sup> best Opp. QB rating of 113.00 with a SOS that ranked 84<sup>th</sup>. San Diego St.’s numbers compare nicely with UCF’s. SDSU had an Opp. QB rating of 113.41 (20<sup>th</sup>) and a SOS of 67<sup>th</sup>. These numbers would suggest that UCF’s passing defense is slightly worse than SDSU’s. BYU did not pass the ball very much last year against the Aztecs. That game was run, run, and run some more with a few short passes sprinkled in. Heaps was very efficient in that game despite the Cougars not stretching the field at all. He went 15-22 for 126 yards, 0 TD’s and 1 int. Jake should fare much better against UCF and BYU will stretch the field which should help him out considerably: 25-32 for 300 yards, 3 TD’s and 1 int. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Utah St: The Aggies opp. QB rating last year was 128.43, 60<sup>th</sup> in the country. I expect the Aggies defense to continue to improve under head coach Gary Andersen. But make no mistake about this game. The Cougars are out for revenge. They were embarrassed last year by the Aggies and they don’t want that to happen again. Heaps won’t throw 50 passes in this game and his stats will show marked improvement from last year when he went 27-54 for 270 yards 0 TD’s and 2 int. This year he’ll go 25-35 for 295 yards, 3 TD and 0 int.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">San Jose St: SJSU has the 90<sup>th</sup> best opp. QB rating of 138.02 with a SOS of 94<sup>th</sup>. SJSU’s passing defense is not very good and that will show in the stats. Wyoming and Utah are right around the same rankings as SJSU for opp. QB ratings but with much tougher SOS. Against Wyoming last year Heaps went 10-18 for 81 yards, 1 TD and 1 int. He really only had 1 really bad pass that was picked off and returned for a TD. Fans remember that former offensive coordinator Robert Anae went into hiding after that pass and the Cougars went almost exclusively to the run (which to Anae’s credit was working very well). Wyoming’s defense is much better than SJSU’s so I think Jake goes 19-25 for 270 yards, 2 TD’s and 0 int. in a Cougar’s blow out. It will be tough for him to rack up stats in this game because he’ll be on the bench for the 4<sup>th</sup> Quarter.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Oregon St: OSU ranked 100<sup>th</sup> in opp. QB rating (142.74) and a SOS of 7<sup>th</sup>. So their defense is probably better than these numbers show. Wyoming and New Mexico are on either side of the Beavers in the rankings but Wyoming’s numbers are much better and the Lobo’s numbers are much worse. This would lead me to believe that Heaps performance could lie somewhere between the Wyoming and New Mexico. He’ll go 20-30 for 280 yards with 2 TD’s and 1 int. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Idaho St: The Bengals ranked 105<sup>th</sup> in the FCS division with an opp. QB rating of 145.16. I don’t think I can accurately compare them to anyone on last year’s schedule because I don’t think we played anyone this bad. UNLV was BYU’s worst opponent according to pass efficiency defense and they were way better than ISU. Heaps will put up some ridiculous numbers in 3 Quarters (maybe 2.5). 23-25 for 390 yards 4 TD’s and 0 int.</div><div class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal">TCU: The Horned Frogs had the best defense in the country last year. Lucky for BYU they lost some players from last year’s team. Unfortunately they will still be near the tops in the country. Last year against TCU Heaps was 14-30 for 91 yards, 0 TD’s and 2 int. This year should be much better as BYU’s offense as a whole is much improved. With the ability to stretch the field and an offensive coordinator who is willing to do so, Jake should have an easier time throwing the ball. BYU’s offensive line is very experienced and should allow him plenty of time to operate. He’ll still have a tough game though: 22-35 for 260 yards, 2 TD’s and 2 int. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Idaho: They are FBS that makes them a step up from ISU. Their opp. QB rating is slightly worse than USU’s with an almost identical SOS. Heaps will go 30-40 for 380 yards with 3 TD’s and 1 int.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">New Mexico St: NMSU ranked 105<sup>th</sup> in the country in opp. QB rating. Their defensive ability is similar to New Mexico, Colorado and UNLV. Heaps will be in line for another big game. 25-30 for 310 yards 3 TD’s and 0 int. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Hawaii: Hawaii ranked 52<sup>nd</sup> in the country and had a similar defense to Utah St. Playing on at Hawaii will be tough for BYU and Jake Heaps but with a full year of seasoning Heaps will be near the top of his game. BYU vs. Hawaii games have always been high scoring this one could be the same. 37-45 for 395 yards, 4 TD’s and 1 int. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Looking at this year’s schedule, if Heaps can minimize his mistakes in the big games vs. tougher opponents, then he will have lots of opportunities vs. weaker opponents to pad his stats. If you add up all the stats from these games, it comes out to an electric year for the sophomore QB. It adds up to 304-367 for 3,710 yards, 32 TD’s and 8 int.<o:p></o:p></div>DJ Savagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07144262117628748083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644367842733370005.post-85405083805501315292011-05-21T11:45:00.000-07:002011-05-21T11:55:26.036-07:00Bidding Adieu to "The Jimmer"<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 15px;">I wrote the following blog piece as an application to write for a local sports blog. Let's hope they like it! (I </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 15px;">hope y'all like it too)</span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: .25in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial;"><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">With seven minutes to go in BYU’s sweet 16 matchup, the Cougars were down 55-61 to the Florida Gators. BYU hadn’t scored in over 3 minutes. Cougar fans across the nation were on the edge of their seats. Three free throws and a layup later, BYU found themselves down just two points. Then after two missed Florida shots, Kyle Collinsworth pulled down his 11</span><sup><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 6.5pt; line-height: 200%;">th</span></sup><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"> rebound and threw the quick outlet to Jimmer, who quickly sized up his opponent. The whole arena held its breath as Fredette did what he does best; pulled up on a dime and with a flick of his wrist, drained a 30-foot jump shot to tie the game at 63-63. Florida called a quick timeout. The Cougars finally had what they looked for all game. Momentum. Fredette finished regulation by scoring 11 of the Cougars final 13 points to send the game into overtime. The extra period began much the way the game did. The Cougars struggled to make shots. The Gators burned up the nets and shot 5-7 from the field and 2-3 from 3pt range. In the waning minutes of the game, Jimmer turned the ball over and then missed a three point shot. His eyes showed his competitiveness. He wasn’t giving up. After another turnover and another missed 3-point jumper, the wheels to the Jimmer Fredette bandwagon finally wore off. The eventual player of the year skidded to a stop in New Orleans. Coach Dave Rose subbed out Fredette, who left the court to a standing ovation. The final buzzer in The Jimmer’s college career sounded. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: .25in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial;"><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"> Four years earlier Jimmer Fredette was just a kid from a small town in New York. Many fans jumped on the Jimmer bandwagon before he even got to Provo. They hailed his uncanny ability to score and his New York Section II scoring record of 2,404 points. Others were unsure if his abilities would transition into the tougher college game. During his freshman year he proved he could play and BYU fans got their first glimpse of what he would become. He set the stage for the rest of his career when he came off the bench during BYU’s 1</span><sup><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 6.5pt; line-height: 200%;">st</span></sup><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"> round NCAA tournament loss and played 30 minutes. His fearlessness kept the Cougars close until the final minutes. This was just the beginning.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 200%;"><br />
</span><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"> As a sophomore Fredette started 32 of BYU’s 33 games and went on to win 1</span><sup><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 6.5pt; line-height: 200%;">st</span></sup><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"> Team All-MWC honors, the first BYU point guard to do so since Marty Haws in 1990. Fredette’s status of “just a kid” changed as he wowed fans</span><span class="MsoCommentReference"><span style="font-size: 8pt; line-height: 200%;"> w</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">ith games like his 23 point 9 assist performance against nationally ranked Wake Forest. There, he nearly out-dueled feature NBA point guard Jeff Teague. Later, Fredette would further up his status with 28 point performances against Wyoming and then on the road against SDSU. Jimmer was so new to the scene SDSU player Lorenzo Wade said, "There is no excuse for letting Jimmer Fredette come in here and score 28 points; that's impossible.” Jimmer later showed SDSU and Mr. Wade that not only is it possible, it’s possible to do it multiple times and in SDSU’s own house.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 200%;"><br />
</span><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"> Jimmer’s junior year was by all means a breakout year. Fredette hit the National scene by scoring a BYU record 49 points at the McKale center in Arizona. Jimmer started the conference schedule scoring 30 points almost every night until his toughest defender of the year, mononucleosis, slowed him down for a few weeks. On March 11</span><sup><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 6.5pt; line-height: 200%;">th </span></sup><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">it looked like he’d regained his strength as he scored 45 points in the MWC semifinal to beat TCU. One week later he captured America’s attention by scoring 37 points in the first round of the NCAA tournament and beating Florida in double overtime, giving BYU its first NCAA tournament win since 1993.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 200%;"><br />
</span><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"> By the time Fredette began his senior year, the whole country knew name. He was a first-team, preseason All- American. BYU students camped </span><span class="MsoCommentReference"><span style="font-size: 8pt; line-height: 200%;">o</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">utside the Marriot center in the freezing weather just to see him play. When he scored 33 points in the first half of a road game against Utah his name became verb. His stoic look as he turned to face the camera after nailing a half-court shot at the buzzer is the stuff of legends. His 43 points against rival SDSU at home put him squarely atop the NPOY race. One BYU student dared to accuse Jimmer fans of “idol worshiping” and she was greeted with hundreds of comments on her Facebook wall the next morning. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: .25in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial;"><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">After beating SDSU again on the road, tragedy struck the Cougars and it seemed as if all was lost. Star Center Brandon Davies was dismissed from the team for honor code violations. BYU fans everywhere thought the sky was falling. The team stumbled through the end of the season, losing to New Mexico at home before recovering against Wyoming. After a close game against TCU in the MWC quarterfinals, BYU fans found themselves wondering if their chance at the sweet 16 had passed them by. Seven three pointers and 52 points later, Jimmer reminded the fans to “doubt not.” That day in Las Vegas Fredette went from super-star to hero. Later he led his team to the Sweet 16 and cemented his legend in BYU lore by taking home every major Player of the Year award. </span><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 200%;"><br />
</span><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"> Jimmer Fredette may be a college super-star and even a legend in Provo, but if you happen to see him on the street, he’s just a kid. His humble, kind attitude will win you over in a heartbeat. That’s why Jimmer is Jimmer. Not just because of his super-human ability to can three pointers from the half court logo or break ankles with his cross-over, but his super-human ability to make you like him. It’s his smile when he waves to the camera after getting knocked over on national television. We love Jimmer because he was the best college basketball player in America and the biggest star to play basketball for the Cougars since Danny Ainge 20 years ago. But we also love Jimmer because he’s still the same kid who stepped on campus 4 years ago. He’s the same guy who works his tail off every day because he loves the game.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: .25in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial;"><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"> So if you’re still sitting on your couch thinking about the last time you saw The Jimmer put on his Cougar blue and you wonder if it will be another 20 years before you see it again, as the anonymous proverb states, “Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile because it happened.” <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>DJ Savagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07144262117628748083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644367842733370005.post-71553774856103947872011-03-15T14:22:00.000-07:002011-03-15T14:22:51.987-07:00Good March Omens<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfE4urnRH4z6bI8jlN86u4-J5IgDOE3Nd59GIdooi2uzakweLjPtRJz6jhERaaXGHf_vWqBmQ5aPNCmQ2rzGYjtr0Ku3kFZzhM4nW_R3yHGNShZIHylZ2FnAmFzMzfJUMHn_2vT8XuPGM/s1600/alg_jimmer_fredette.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfE4urnRH4z6bI8jlN86u4-J5IgDOE3Nd59GIdooi2uzakweLjPtRJz6jhERaaXGHf_vWqBmQ5aPNCmQ2rzGYjtr0Ku3kFZzhM4nW_R3yHGNShZIHylZ2FnAmFzMzfJUMHn_2vT8XuPGM/s320/alg_jimmer_fredette.jpg" width="320" /></a>If you're superstitious like me then you're always looking for good omens. This is especially true in March, not only because of the NCAA tournament but of course baseball season is right around the corner. So what's the good omen this time you say?<br />
Well in 1979 a white kid named Larry Bird (you might know him) led a small school in Indiana to a Final Four and National Championship game appearance. Indiana St. was a 1 seed that year and BYU is a 3 seed. BYU's first opponent, Wofford, is located in South Carolina, just a couple of states south of Indiana St.'s first opponent Virginia Tech. In 1979 Indiana St. played Michigan St. in the finals, Michigan St.'s mascot is the Spartan, Wofford is located in Spartanburg S.C. . Larry Bird wore number 33. Jimmer wear's number 32. The 1979 final four was played in Salt Lake City, Jimmer dropped 47 points on the Utes in Salt Lake City. In Bird's senior season he averaged 28.6 ppg. very similar to Jimmer's 28.5 ppg. <br />
One last good omen, BYU coach Dave Rose's last final four appearance was as a player for Houston's Phi Slamma Jamma, this year's final four will be in, you guessed it, Houston. So there you have it folks, if you believe in superstition, (and miracles) then you'd better believe BYU is going to the Final Four on the back of NPOY Jimmer Fredette.DJ Savagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07144262117628748083noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644367842733370005.post-7420786718890575622011-01-22T10:55:00.001-08:002011-01-22T10:55:38.558-08:00Fredette Silencer<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4aQRGImV3lciJI36T0LKG4jNQEaC9LnbduQrh505Ouysq0f6ouzoipT_bSvtOToavIZ6jbpn1-29KYqFr9FN9LcCkGV17JBijhIxVctgwL7x6Cmv9vXhS0uoUclgDaDlb7zvBrK99OTg/s1600/fredettesniper.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="135" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4aQRGImV3lciJI36T0LKG4jNQEaC9LnbduQrh505Ouysq0f6ouzoipT_bSvtOToavIZ6jbpn1-29KYqFr9FN9LcCkGV17JBijhIxVctgwL7x6Cmv9vXhS0uoUclgDaDlb7zvBrK99OTg/s200/fredettesniper.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>DJ Savagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07144262117628748083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644367842733370005.post-50234885990342711982011-01-19T19:20:00.000-08:002011-01-20T12:43:35.171-08:00Smaller poster<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGSgb4DQXutW5pVxG9D4cMCfYNfzZSemgecZvERhhUXuBScYwcWS6-ue6n-VVMc2K3d0S_o015KlnxvR8dCFG6Lt7eXcYh-nxzJVIQoCs0NBdl9PaeMrZ4mumuo5VJRzp6Ujw3dGSrfno/s1600/The+Assassin2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="136" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGSgb4DQXutW5pVxG9D4cMCfYNfzZSemgecZvERhhUXuBScYwcWS6-ue6n-VVMc2K3d0S_o015KlnxvR8dCFG6Lt7eXcYh-nxzJVIQoCs0NBdl9PaeMrZ4mumuo5VJRzp6Ujw3dGSrfno/s200/The+Assassin2.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>DJ Savagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07144262117628748083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644367842733370005.post-49955917640044354392011-01-12T16:40:00.000-08:002011-01-12T16:40:03.739-08:00Jimmer Poster<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-u7NC_c6r8AAhXfoTRyd4MbnWFkdTZ4Ho5oZhyphenhyphen2oG8deW3-s4W3wyVUmiRI04EOfNJ6sshImi8UaKklDTQohlz3jmsxnGtxN8351K1O8H7SyII5VtC8WXwHwwJeO2wCKZgVwELMMdT2k/s1600/DefendDestroy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-u7NC_c6r8AAhXfoTRyd4MbnWFkdTZ4Ho5oZhyphenhyphen2oG8deW3-s4W3wyVUmiRI04EOfNJ6sshImi8UaKklDTQohlz3jmsxnGtxN8351K1O8H7SyII5VtC8WXwHwwJeO2wCKZgVwELMMdT2k/s400/DefendDestroy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>DJ Savagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07144262117628748083noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644367842733370005.post-44376104626633934762010-11-29T11:01:00.001-08:002010-11-29T11:01:39.103-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieFnu4D2xUsq2CGbX4TUBdtDGPRRaz5_isDp2JCmCCONRrxrZmECPJFU6iuWTaM74J3hATXUi7YIfTqhgisbM8JiMdMnSFTVNZdjKCxOxM34x50akNduNQLZrgnPn1B3E3Un3hzA7TxvA/s1600/PI.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieFnu4D2xUsq2CGbX4TUBdtDGPRRaz5_isDp2JCmCCONRrxrZmECPJFU6iuWTaM74J3hATXUi7YIfTqhgisbM8JiMdMnSFTVNZdjKCxOxM34x50akNduNQLZrgnPn1B3E3Un3hzA7TxvA/s400/PI.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>DJ Savagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07144262117628748083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644367842733370005.post-58444275196790521372010-11-29T07:38:00.000-08:002010-11-29T07:38:34.480-08:00BYU vs Utah "The Gift"The terrible call that handed Utah back the ball with time to score the game winning touchdown didn't "cost" BYU the game. Unfortunately it was the absence of a 42 yard field goal that could have easily been a 25 yard field goal. But it would be naive to think that game winning touchdowns handed to the home team on their final drive of the game don't help tremendously. With that having been said here is a still frame from the television coverage to help you decide if it was the right call. Remember that the replay officials had this same view.<br />
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><a href="http://polldaddy.com/poll/4166157/">How did the replay officials miss the obvious call?</a><span style="font-size: 9px;"><a href="http://polldaddy.com/features-surveys/">survey software</a></span>DJ Savagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07144262117628748083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644367842733370005.post-18291024702223437892010-11-06T08:57:00.000-07:002010-11-06T08:57:01.609-07:00Why Heaps is struggling...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQsM1hLdqYqffAvMxp2kHrage9e_l7fjGH_cH55gWApjEJ5G6DMXPnmy895HiSiQSvahAIdp9Nz15Snxo9DkFrznV0p5xJQuPJbD4QJXmtPj7twAINkoDTQvjINUcOKiwABQSJGE11wV4/s1600/heapshandcuffed.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQsM1hLdqYqffAvMxp2kHrage9e_l7fjGH_cH55gWApjEJ5G6DMXPnmy895HiSiQSvahAIdp9Nz15Snxo9DkFrznV0p5xJQuPJbD4QJXmtPj7twAINkoDTQvjINUcOKiwABQSJGE11wV4/s320/heapshandcuffed.jpg" width="302" /></a></div>DJ Savagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07144262117628748083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644367842733370005.post-4391419343674162962010-10-31T21:41:00.000-07:002010-10-31T21:41:13.212-07:00Some stuff from Friday's game.So after watching the first game of the season on Friday I thought I would jot down a few notes on each player.<br />
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Jimmer Fredette: Well he's Jimmer and he's a pre-season all American and all I can say is he is every bit that. He will score at will and is will once again take this team on it's back and carry it when they are having trouble scoring. From the looks of it he has also improved his defense. He's been working all summer on getting quicker on D and it looks like it's worked you could tell he was really putting forth the extra effort on D. He only got a few minutes on Friday but I'm not sure I remember him missing a shot. I know him and Jax combined for something like 10-11 shooting. As coach rose said that won't happen often but if it does then watch out.<br />
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Jackson Emery: Still a great spot up shooter and a great on ball defender. He didn't play much so I didn't get a chance to see what he has worked on in the off season but I seriously don't think he'll miss very often when he's open.<br />
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Charles Abouo: Very very strong. Just like last year he can really get to the rim and is explosive when he gets there. He also didn't get much time but he got to the rim well and on one particular play got a pass and went straight up for the dunk. This is what I want to see whenever he goes in there, too often he gets to the rim and doesn't finish. I'm excited to see how he has improved to see if he finishes better this year. He will carry the load some times this year. Also another great defender.<br />
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Chris Collinsworth: Was a beast on the boards had some good post moves and was aggressive going to the basket. Didn't really get challenged on the interior on defense but he moves well and he is big. He took a couple of shots and they looked good but were no where near the basket. I'm sure this will get better as the season goes on but regaudless he will be invaluable on the defensive and offensive glass.<br />
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Brandon Davies: Also didn't really get challenged. No big men so he didn't really do much. He had a really good block and looked like he will pick up where he left off last year.<br />
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Kyle Collinsworth: Very impressive debut. He kind of struggled from the line but as I remember correctly Haws missed his first ten from the line and had a slow shooting start as well. I don't really want to compare him to Haws too much though because they are two very different players. Kyle is extremely athletic and can get to the rim with a variety of moves. I was very surprised with two of his spin moves at how easily he rose up and got to the rim to finish. Very pretty. He was very calm and didn't look like he was in a hurry to shoot. I'd like to see him take a few more shots but he is very smart and knows that his job is to distribute the ball. His chance to score will come but he is a very good passer. The thing that impressed me most about him was his defense. He got up so quickly to block shots that he actually blocked 2 three pointers! I think the shooters were very surprised that he got up so quick. He didn't just tip them he got a full hand on them. Very quick reflexes, I really like this guy.<br />
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Brock Zylstra: If you are looking for a surprise guy to get minutes this year then look no further than Brock. He looked very smooth with his J and was very good on defense and was hustling all over the court. He will give this team some instant energy and offense when he is in. We didn't see much of Brock last year but I have a feeling we will see a lot of him this year.<br />
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Logan Magnuson: Played very well off the bench. He's very good on the defensive glass and works very hard when he's in there. He's kind of a tweener in that he doesn't really have the size of a 4 or the offense of a 3. Whatever he lacks in size he makes up in hustle.<br />
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Those were the guys that sort of stood out to me. This is a very good basketball team that is looking to build off of last years success. I think we will win the MWC handily and Jimmer will give us the sweet 16 run we've been waiting for. This is the year folks!DJ Savagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07144262117628748083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644367842733370005.post-19095064586990502032010-10-26T13:38:00.000-07:002010-10-26T13:50:09.152-07:00PI or not PI?So there has been some discussion over a supposed missed call on 3rd down during last weeks game so I decided to post a still motion picture of the play with the Pass Interference rule per NCAA rule book and whether or not the refs missed the call in this occasion.<br />
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So here is the rule:<br />
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Defensive pass interference is contact beyond the neutral zone by a<br />
Team B player whose <b>intent</b> to impede an eligible opponent is <b>obvious</b><br />
and it could prevent the opponent the opportunity of receiving a catchable<br />
forward pass. When in question, a legal forward pass is catchable.<br />
Defensive pass interference occurs only after a legal forward pass is<br />
thrown. It is not Pass interference if:<br />
1 . When, after the snap, opposing players immediately charge and<br />
establish contact with opponents at a point that is within one yard<br />
beyond the neutral zone.<br />
2 . <b>When two or more eligible players are making a simultaneous and</b><br />
<b>bona fide attempt to reach, catch or bat the pass. Eligible players of</b><br />
<b>either team have equal rights to the ball</b> (A.R. 7-3-8-XII).<br />
3 . When a Team B player legally contacts an opponent before the pass<br />
is thrown<br />
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Now by the rule I believe that the correct call was made because:<br />
1. There is no obvious intent to impede the receiver. Simply putting an arm on a receiver does not mean PI.<br />
2. Both players were making a bona fide attempt to reach the pass. (Although it looks like in the replay that the UW receiver didn't try to go at the ball he just tucked his arms and and fell over when he saw he couldn't get to it).<br />
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Some will argue that "Bradley is all over him". But once again that doesn't mean PI necessarily. In this case it looks like (from the picture and the replay) that the receiver stops to try and catch the ball and Bradley runs into him as he is making a play on the ball. Not PI. If Bradley would have used the receiver to propel himself closer to the ball then it would have been PI. Again that is just my opinion based on the rule and what I see in the picture and the video replay.<br />
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I think it was a tough call to make in live action and to say the ref absolutely blew the call is to not understand the rule. To be honest I thought it was pass interference until I read the rule and there have been lots of plays this season that I have complained about being PI that actually weren't and indeed there have been a few calls that were called PI that shouldn't have been.<br />
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So there you go hate or love it I don't think that call was missed.<br />
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Here is the video too so you can get another angle. The back angle looks pretty bad like the call was missed. But I'm going to play devil's advocate here and say that the contact resulted because the TE stopped to catch the ball. Unless you believe that Bradley picked up the TE with his right arm then it looks like the contact on the back side occurs as both players jump towards the ball.<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #003366; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><embed allowfullscreen="true" bgcolor="#010417" height="284" src="http://player.theplatform.com/ps/player/pds/cJGR0jh1uy&pid=jjZm61HJrzsep_jqZFTfxHIL426_L_NJ" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="364"></embed></span></span>DJ Savagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07144262117628748083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644367842733370005.post-55798711054046402922010-08-25T12:14:00.000-07:002010-08-25T12:14:03.220-07:00Wonder why BYU wants to go?<div style="color: darkblue; font-family: verdana, arial; font-size: 13px;">This is courtesy a mathematically inclined fan (not me):</div><div style="color: darkblue; font-family: verdana, arial; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</div><div style="color: darkblue; font-family: verdana, arial; font-size: 13px;">For the past couple of days, I've been trying to work out a model that would show - in very clear terms - what BYU's opportunity cost is to stay in the MWC. Along with that model, I wanted to show our poor MWC little brothers just how much we've been carrying them over the past 4 years. Here's the first draft that I wanted to get everyone's feedback on.</div><div style="color: darkblue; font-family: verdana, arial; font-size: 13px;">Fanbase model: I took the total # of enrolled students, divided by 4, then multiplied by the expected remaining lifespan of a college graduate (40) then multiplied by the average number of children than the demographic has (1.83 for the general population and 3 for Mormons). The outlier here was AFA, so I included ROTC #'s from other schools to get their total enrollment to 18,000 instead of 4,500.</div><div style="color: darkblue; font-family: verdana, arial; font-size: 13px;">Revenue Share & Opportunity Cost model: I took the mtn contract payout today ($12M/year divided by 9 = $1.3M/school) and then subtracted what the BYU subsidy essentially is if we were to calculate what a proportional revenue sharing arrangement would look like. The numbers below will make this clearer.</div><div style="color: darkblue; font-family: verdana, arial; font-size: 13px;"></div><div style="color: darkblue; font-family: verdana, arial; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: 'courier new', courier, monospace;">Annual</span></div><div style="color: darkblue; font-family: verdana, arial; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: 'courier new', courier, monospace;">Univ. Fanbase %Share (Subsidy)/OppCost</span></div><div style="color: darkblue; font-family: verdana, arial; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: 'courier new', courier, monospace;">AFA 329,400 7% $(1,062,737.26)</span></div><div style="color: darkblue; font-family: verdana, arial; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: 'courier new', courier, monospace;">BYU 1,478,370 30% $6,666,666.67 </span></div><div style="color: darkblue; font-family: verdana, arial; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: 'courier new', courier, monospace;">CSU 455,213 9% $(959,384.59)</span></div><div style="color: darkblue; font-family: verdana, arial; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: 'courier new', courier, monospace;">UNM 634,534 13% $(812,075.09)</span></div><div style="color: darkblue; font-family: verdana, arial; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: 'courier new', courier, monospace;">SDSU 537,178 11% $(892,051.26)</span></div><div style="color: darkblue; font-family: verdana, arial; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: 'courier new', courier, monospace;">TCU 159,137 3% $(1,202,605.36)</span></div><div style="color: darkblue; font-family: verdana, arial; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: 'courier new', courier, monospace;">UNLV 531,963 11% $(896,335.70)</span></div><div style="color: darkblue; font-family: verdana, arial; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: 'courier new', courier, monospace;">UofU 514,779 11% $(910,451.80)</span></div><div style="color: darkblue; font-family: verdana, arial; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: 'courier new', courier, monospace;">WYO 228,677 5% $(1,145,479.52)</span></div><div style="color: darkblue; font-family: verdana, arial; font-size: 13px;"></div><div style="color: darkblue; font-family: verdana, arial; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: 'courier new', courier, monospace;">Historical</span></div><div style="color: darkblue; font-family: verdana, arial; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: 'courier new', courier, monospace;">Univ. Totals</span></div><div style="color: darkblue; font-family: verdana, arial; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: 'courier new', courier, monospace;">AFA $(5,313,686)</span></div><div style="color: darkblue; font-family: verdana, arial; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: 'courier new', courier, monospace;">BYU $33,333,333 </span></div><div style="color: darkblue; font-family: verdana, arial; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: 'courier new', courier, monospace;">CSU $(4,796,923)</span></div><div style="color: darkblue; font-family: verdana, arial; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: 'courier new', courier, monospace;">UNM $(4,060,375)</span></div><div style="color: darkblue; font-family: verdana, arial; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: 'courier new', courier, monospace;">SDSU $(4,460,256)</span></div><div style="color: darkblue; font-family: verdana, arial; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: 'courier new', courier, monospace;">TCU $(6,013,027)</span></div><div style="color: darkblue; font-family: verdana, arial; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: 'courier new', courier, monospace;">UNLV $(4,481,679)</span></div><div style="color: darkblue; font-family: verdana, arial; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: 'courier new', courier, monospace;">UofU $(4,552,259)</span></div><div style="color: darkblue; font-family: verdana, arial; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: 'courier new', courier, monospace;">WYO $(5,727,398)</span></div><div style="color: darkblue; font-family: verdana, arial; font-size: 13px;"></div><div style="color: darkblue; font-family: verdana, arial; font-size: 13px;">That's right folks... that's a $33M opportunity cost for BYU since 2006 with the inception of the mtn. Even calculating the Yewt's and TCU's BCS winnings after these #'s (which effectively netted BYU about $2M total between the two appearances) all schools are still heavily subsidized by BYU. We should start sending out bills to the different schools in the MWC and call it the 'keep the conference together tax.'</div>DJ Savagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07144262117628748083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644367842733370005.post-59086451745374894512010-04-08T15:20:00.000-07:002010-04-08T15:45:30.307-07:00Guard Marsha Henderson leaves Utah, taken 5th in WNBA draft<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOk2pNUoPRcWYB1NnYlfKXKakLZcbWhenKaj-9vbZM54teUT1dbhXrrHD7XAsmK8qCkNd2fiTVNYeIHsGVqKkgewdtkvi9Evibe5d92MgqAMk-Kky0by8FKTTcUvQ8bTTNCPxRbY3xGus/s1600/hendersongirl.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 262px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOk2pNUoPRcWYB1NnYlfKXKakLZcbWhenKaj-9vbZM54teUT1dbhXrrHD7XAsmK8qCkNd2fiTVNYeIHsGVqKkgewdtkvi9Evibe5d92MgqAMk-Kky0by8FKTTcUvQ8bTTNCPxRbY3xGus/s320/hendersongirl.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457900375797259714" /></a><br />According to a recent press release University of Utah guard Marsha Henderson has left the school in order to pursue a professional basketball career. According to inside sources Henderson has indeed declared for the WNBA draft. Henderson made his decision after he was told by WNBA scouts that he would be a first round draft pick. Marsha was selected with the 5th overall pick by the San Antonio Silver Stars. (Above: Henderson gets ready for WNBA play) San Antonio GM Dan Hughs said that Henderson's 1-20 shooting would be "a big boost" for the Silver Stars. The news was announced this morning during the WNBA draft but due to the fact that no one was watching or paying any attention, it took a while for the news to get out. <span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:x-small;"> </span>According to the Silver Stars coach Sandy Brondello, "It will be great to have someone like Marsha on the team. With the way he er I mean she raises her hand in the air with three fingers when she finally makes a shot, that is impressive. Between Marsha and that one Olympic runner that got caught using steroids, we should have a pretty good team." Coach Brondello who was still crushed after finding out Joakim Noah would not be available for the WNBA draft also commented on Henderson's ability to make shots when no one is guarding her saying "He er I mean she certainly has that ability to score points when no one is around to block her shot so she should do very well in this league." WNBA Commissioner David Stern responded to criticism by saying "No one watches the WNBA anyway, and even if someone does I'm sure they won't notice, he hits like a girl and he whines like a girl. Most of the girls playing look more like men anyway". Henderson will begin practicing with the Silver Stars in June.DJ Savagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07144262117628748083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644367842733370005.post-6696874364333588662010-02-25T16:09:00.000-08:002010-02-25T17:00:58.123-08:00Cougar fans bid Farewell to SeniorsThis Saturday will mark the last home game for BYU Seniors Jonathan Tavernari, Lamont Morgan, Jr. and Chris Miles. All three players hold a special place in the heart of BYU fans. Saturday will also be the last time for most fans to witness live the heart, determination and skill that these three have shown us throughout their careers. I will be at the Marriott Center on Saturday at two to bid farewell, but this is why I will miss each one:<div><div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoYQ3CdNafNxmNeK9E2jevppo3GRIgTTyn7bbTVXOpzzY1jA9FK6fBntE5pV-jo2FEsbs3TNMKW4Ek0IL90R8j_kcY4dyLw18vKwfTAGRCzhUG9YBIhJnRNZZJsQvDAXd1keIsrEkt7x0/s1600-h/jtchampionship.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 154px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoYQ3CdNafNxmNeK9E2jevppo3GRIgTTyn7bbTVXOpzzY1jA9FK6fBntE5pV-jo2FEsbs3TNMKW4Ek0IL90R8j_kcY4dyLw18vKwfTAGRCzhUG9YBIhJnRNZZJsQvDAXd1keIsrEkt7x0/s200/jtchampionship.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442348875073383154" /></a><br /></div><div>Jonathan Tavernari: Watching Tavernari play is like riding on a roller coaster. Their were highs and there were lows, but the highs were so fun that you get right back in line to see if you can take another ride. BYU will miss JT's three point shots but they will also miss his rebounding ability and his quick hands. When JT arrived on campus he was a three point shooter with a quick and a pretty turn-around J. As teams put more focus on the former MWC Freshman of the year he was forced to become a more complete player and that he did. JT is an excellent rebounder and there aren't very many people in the conference that can get their hands into the passing lane as well as JT does. </div><div>Best Game: November 23, 2007 BYU took on and beat then #6 Louisville. JT lead the Cougars with 29 pts on 5-11 shooting from behind the arc. He also brought in 7 rebounds and a team high 2 steals. </div><div>Why you will miss JT: First of all you won't find a better team player than JT. He has caught a lot of flack from some very uneducated fans for his streaky shooting. Even he will admit that he has had some rough patches, but what he has done this year should gain the respect of every Cougar fan. Early in the season when JT was struggling he suggested that the team would benefit from him coming off the bench as a sixth man. That is something only a team player will do. So just how good is JT right now? Well he's 13-26 from behind the arc in the last 4 games and has come up with big shot after big shot. Yes, "JT for 3" will surely be missed.</div><div><br /></div><div>Lamont Morgan Jr.: Lamont's quickness and maturity at the back-up point position has been fun to watch over his career. Had he not been behind possibly the <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxjfSgfpNFXDaPix43qQijy_NFex0pxV6b6U66woWcRAcYHs7Cmzv8OkwCgqnYTnfODYWImwNNSrw-1C0caWFZ7CRqwxCwbdA9_oFXNM7cSfIvIBP9PYIzVan-LbeMr1ZfFHa3Ywi7S5g/s1600-h/lamontsmile.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 144px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxjfSgfpNFXDaPix43qQijy_NFex0pxV6b6U66woWcRAcYHs7Cmzv8OkwCgqnYTnfODYWImwNNSrw-1C0caWFZ7CRqwxCwbdA9_oFXNM7cSfIvIBP9PYIzVan-LbeMr1ZfFHa3Ywi7S5g/s200/lamontsmile.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442349402390323122" /></a>greatest point guard in BYU history, he might have been even better. It is hard to explain to most people why Morgan is so important to this team. To the untrained eye he looks like a run of the mill back up point guard who averaged a mere 3.4 points per game and to go along with 1 assist. The one thing that can somewhat explain how popular Lamont is among his teammates is that he was elected team captain his senior year. Lamont has an infectious personality that is hard not like. You've got to love his smile and his work ethic. From Cougar fans every where: Thanks and Good Luck Lamont!<br />many</div><div><br /></div><div>Chris Miles: If you've watched any games this year you will quickly realize that Miles is the glue to this teams defense. One of my favorite moments this<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg20b9UNYS5eKtMf3HA-YKU1Coy1nG8rQV8gLX635ddRssPOSoCy74SdTVThp6-k-lEnFWgJ_mzdL_QSu4Om2hnKKdg0KaFeSQgOdPUpPFTsEZwKKzqJDnRiFJbrzSAawhpatldWiO6ynE/s1600-h/milesfights.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 141px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg20b9UNYS5eKtMf3HA-YKU1Coy1nG8rQV8gLX635ddRssPOSoCy74SdTVThp6-k-lEnFWgJ_mzdL_QSu4Om2hnKKdg0KaFeSQgOdPUpPFTsEZwKKzqJDnRiFJbrzSAawhpatldWiO6ynE/s200/milesfights.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442350455445241874" /></a> year was watching Utah's Foster catch the ball on the low block and then end up taking a 15' turn around because Miles completely owned him. When Miles is on the low block I don't worry about anybody being a post scoring threat. He didn't block shots, but nobody has the footwork and positioning that he does. Miles is a very good defensive player who works harder than anybody else on the court. In case you don't watch very much basketball I just want to point out some of the little things that Miles does that helps the Cougars win and that will be missed when he leaves: Miles gets up and down the court like no other big man in the league. This wears down opposing big men because they are forced to sprint up and down the court in order to keep up with Miles. Chris is very good at boxing his guy completely out of an area. This allows every one else to get the rebound and often shuts down the other teams best rebounder. Miles gets the crowd going too. I can remember many times when the fans seem to be asleep or reading the newspaper. Miles' energy was so infectious that those fans had no choice but to get on their feet. A lot of the things that Miles does don't show up in the stat sheet but I hope Miles knows how much fans appreciate his work ethic. Good luck Chris, you will be missed.</div><div><br /></div><div>Oh yeah and one more thing that these guys will be remembered for by the end of the year: 4 MWC championships in 4 years. 'Nuff Said.</div></div></div>DJ Savagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07144262117628748083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644367842733370005.post-90188172995537477252010-02-01T14:46:00.001-08:002010-02-01T14:47:35.098-08:00Henderbaby<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>This photo is brought to you courtesy of my wife... pretty funny stuff.<img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfF7ryfkEaohMyvl63CP4xwos-mtsijClJ97EVaHasyOjJiwAEwh5UzhGam2KMJqc05bQSQboDi_f4a9rGGtjvJuRsCz8OcK3-BQgPwRqNhuPA31CuGAtj82_kyQlHw2P0EjtVxSEsNSs/s400/marshmellow+henderbaby.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 290px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433410365470927602" />DJ Savagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07144262117628748083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644367842733370005.post-62422970795442664392010-01-27T11:16:00.001-08:002010-01-27T11:30:35.017-08:00What to Watch for: BYU vs New Mexico<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW1J3MFPT6VYaCQ-DH1W0l2xORAczWIuiAFNFPAeLoEansnwP9xWWdmUB5o_sdSzYYVTxVcGKsmO51cKU2yu-eSTg9c24FOHXUpQij8yphKfUL3Ton-CNfP5G6sdnw40v_wVdZ_RlytiQ/s1600-h/the+snake.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 230px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 153px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431503693082966130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW1J3MFPT6VYaCQ-DH1W0l2xORAczWIuiAFNFPAeLoEansnwP9xWWdmUB5o_sdSzYYVTxVcGKsmO51cKU2yu-eSTg9c24FOHXUpQij8yphKfUL3Ton-CNfP5G6sdnw40v_wVdZ_RlytiQ/s320/the+snake.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div>First and foremost you should watch out for the snake.-----><br /></div><br /><div>But that goes in the category of watching out and not watching for...</div><br /><br /><div>1. Secret Weapon Elizabeth Lambert. Ok so this might also fall in the category of what to watch out for, but unless you have a pony tail and you're attending the game, you should be safe. The Lobos are likely to suit up Lambert in an attempt to slow down Fredette. If Fredette can stay away fr<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcSKVTRmTIAEvW_syoHiA2y3XOvua2JeO4VHtp8DB6zTzoh_SzbwtKoT_d_I0SfkeIp1uT2ZBb5Mlu_mItbwKtM2dC9VBu6CJGJ9SDsgRdZYS4RNlRdVBAG5bzc78bN35hECa4duV7PUk/s1600-h/elizabeth_lambert_03.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 198px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431504031933600498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcSKVTRmTIAEvW_syoHiA2y3XOvua2JeO4VHtp8DB6zTzoh_SzbwtKoT_d_I0SfkeIp1uT2ZBb5Mlu_mItbwKtM2dC9VBu6CJGJ9SDsgRdZYS4RNlRdVBAG5bzc78bN35hECa4duV7PUk/s200/elizabeth_lambert_03.jpg" /></a>om the kicks to the face he should be fine as the Cougars have already preempted the Lambert move by making all their players wear short hair cuts. Thank you Honor Code.</div><br /><br /><div>2.Watch for Tyler Haws to have another big game. I think opposing coaches are playing the percentages and allowing Haws to get open looks while trying to shut down Fredette and Emery. The thinking is that a Freshman is less likely to hit big shots than a seasoned veteran. The problem is that Haws does not play like a freshman. New Mexico plays an extended man to man defense that opens up the mid range jumper. The Lobos will try to shut down the three and the drive to the basket and that will leave Haws with his bread and butter mid range J.</div><br /><br /><div>3. The Lobos will focus their whole defensive game plan on Jimmer, but it won't work. Fredette will once again put this team on his back and carry them when they need him most. I'm seeing another 30 point outing from the Junior superstar.</div><br /><br /><div>4. Jax will break out of mid season slump and hit some big shots for the Cougars. Emery started out the season on fire from behind the arc but defenses have started focusing on him more and as a result his shot percentage has gone down. He will once again pick up some of the scoring load and have somewhere around 15 points.</div><br /><br /><div>5. BYU will establish themselves in the low post before they look for the outside shot. Look for one of our big men (Miles, Hartsock, or Davies) to score in the double digits this contest.</div><br /><br /><div>6. BYU 72 New Mexico 67</div></div>DJ Savagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07144262117628748083noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644367842733370005.post-82768653418912387862010-01-22T12:13:00.000-08:002010-01-22T13:05:16.889-08:00BYU vs SDSU 10 things to look for<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6rFRNi6JfdF59cpkKfYWWe8isqIsS_Jsl3u4ap_nzWOgEIp9IrS_jzx8FHh9ZW9Sgvs5lzZ4738RBuCvpvmu8Y3YhvponYCrZL_JQl2W-thq7swCtLshTr9Xw_YaIxjp83GmP-AbddkU/s1600-h/world+is+watching.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 249px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6rFRNi6JfdF59cpkKfYWWe8isqIsS_Jsl3u4ap_nzWOgEIp9IrS_jzx8FHh9ZW9Sgvs5lzZ4738RBuCvpvmu8Y3YhvponYCrZL_JQl2W-thq7swCtLshTr9Xw_YaIxjp83GmP-AbddkU/s320/world+is+watching.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429672906400328210" /></a><br />Before you sit down to watch the game on Saturday you might want to print this list off and follow along as the game goes on. (If you get lost during the game, it's not that I'm wrong, everyone else must be doing it wrong)<div>1. In the 5 road games that <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Jimmer</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Fredette</span> has started this year he is averaging 29 <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">pts</span> on 58% from the field while averaging 6 assists and 2 steals per game. Those are some really impressive numbers. Expect <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Jimmer</span> to come out and do something really similar. A great game and a win for the Cougars would all but seal his bid at <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">MWC</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">POY</span>. </div><div>2. Watch and see how Miles, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Hartsock</span> and Davies handle <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">SDSU's</span> "athletic <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">bigs</span>". They did an exceptional job against <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">UTEP</span> and Fresno St. who both have very athletic big men. They'll need to stay out of foul trouble and give the offense a consistent low block presence. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">SDSU</span> is a terrible shooting free throw team and so I wouldn't be surprised if <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">BYU</span> doubles on the low block and tries to make <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">SDSU</span> earn their points from the charity stripe.</div><div>3. Tyler Haws has really stepped up his game when other teams try to take away <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">Jimmer</span> and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">Jax</span>. If <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">SDSU</span> has watched any film they will know this and will have to pay more attention to the Freshman. If they don't Haws will have another 20 point game. </div><div>4. The <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">MWC</span> Freshman of the Year award has become a two horse race between <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">SDSU</span> freshman <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">Kawhi</span> Leonard and Tyler Haws. It will be fun to see which of these two is able to step up his game in a big time setting. My money is on Haws. Look for him to stay cool and calm under pressure as he runs away with the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19">FOY</span> honors.</div><div>5. Which bench player will have a career game? Will it be <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_20">JT</span>? Maybe Lamont Morgan? Or will Lloyd come through again? <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_21">JT</span> has really <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_22">embraced</span> his role as the 6t<span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_23">h</span> man and is arguably the best 6<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_24">th</span> man in the conference if not the country. If he plays within the offense and doesn't force up shots, he will have a big game. Watch for <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_25">JT</span> to take advantage of all the attention that <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_26">Jax</span>, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_27">Jimmer</span> and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_28">now</span> Haws will draw from the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_29">SDSU</span> defense. </div><div>6. Watch for <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_30">SDSU</span> to put some full court pressure on the Cougars. They will try and get our guards out of rhythm early by trapping and extending the defense well beyond the 3 point line. They will find out as Wyoming did, that <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_31">BYU</span> is just too deep and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_32">BYU</span> has too many shooters. When <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_33">SDSU</span> pressures up front a lot of space opens up for our mid range jump shooters like Haws and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_34">Hartsock</span> who will take advantage of this and knock down their J's to keep <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_35">BYU</span> in the lead.</div><div>7. Pay attention to how <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_36">BYU</span> uses its depth to wear teams down. A lot of teams this year have been able to hang around for half a game and a few have lasted longer but <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_37">BYU</span> starts to poor it on at about the 10 minute mark. They are very deep and have the ability to run opposing teams into the ground. </div><div>8. Look for <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_38">BYU</span> to employ a zone defense. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_39">BYU's</span> guards are very good at getting into the passing lanes. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_40">SDSU</span> struggled against our zone last year when we beat them in San Diego and I think you will see a similar drought on Saturday. Coach Rose knows exactly when to use the zone to get fast break points and put a game away.</div><div>9. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_41">SDSU</span> is a very good offensive rebounding team. Over the course of the year <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_42">BYU</span> has turned into one of the nations best defensive rebounding teams. This will the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_43">match up</span> that decides the game. If <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_44">BYU</span> can control the defensive glass and limit <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_45">SDSU</span> to one shot then they will be able to get up the court and run on <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_46">SDSU</span> all night.</div><div>10. 81-71</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:courier;font-size:10px;"><script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8" src="http://static.polldaddy.com/p/2577856.js"></script><noscript> <a href="http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/2577856/">Predict the final score for Saturday's game</a><span style="font-size:9px;">(<a href="http://answers.polldaddy.com/">opinion</a>)</span> <div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:courier;font-size:10px;"></span> </div></noscript></span>DJ Savagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07144262117628748083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644367842733370005.post-80240917935919879042009-12-18T12:12:00.000-08:002009-12-18T12:59:19.676-08:00MWC Bowl Predictions<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq3AVq60_UhHxL6Z4fgVSty5Wkx4KM1MLymr1aaSM6il-0lslJXmGokloyw8tu1y4ftkbamS8vtyrzUytr6LCz93CiOgbtqUBYDAPmJigxHRVKkKyhKC9KJg_8gP1TEwgA5vRkpeVSH4I/s1600-h/traditionspirithonor3.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 254px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq3AVq60_UhHxL6Z4fgVSty5Wkx4KM1MLymr1aaSM6il-0lslJXmGokloyw8tu1y4ftkbamS8vtyrzUytr6LCz93CiOgbtqUBYDAPmJigxHRVKkKyhKC9KJg_8gP1TEwgA5vRkpeVSH4I/s320/traditionspirithonor3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416683645931383826" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">"Surely, the NCAA and Division I-A football can join the other 23 intercollegiate sports and devise a system that determines a true champion, preserves the integrity of the game and levels the playing field.”— Retired Brigham Young football coach LaVell Edwards, to the Senate Judiciary Committee October 2003<br /><br />“To be frank with you, I don’t know what the reasons are not to have a playoff, You can talk about missing class and all that kind of stuff, [yet] you see basketball go on forever. You have a lot of bogus excuses, but obviously the majority of people who have the say don’t want it.” Penn State Head Coach Joe Paterno<br /><br />I'll just let those quotes be my BCS "rant" for the day, so here are my predictions:<br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight:bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">NEW MEXICO BOWL SATURDAY DEC 19, 2:30 pm MT</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br />Fresno St. vs Wyoming: Fresno St. is another one of those Jekyll and Hide teams. They got cut up by Nevada like boarding house pie, but they also beat a descent Illinois team on the road their last time out. This is a tough draw for Wyoming and one of a few tough match ups for the MWC. Congrats to UW on their first bowl game in a while but I don't think they'll be able to pull off the upset. I've got Fresno St. 28 Wyoming 21</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">MAACO BOWL LAS VEGAS </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">(aka Las Vegas Bowl or the Cougar Bowl, not to be confused with Cougar Town) </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">TUESDAY DEC 22, 6:00 pm MT</span></b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">18 Oregon St. vs 14 BYU</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">This is by far one of the best bowl games of the season, it pits two ranked teams from two very good conferences. Both teams have very good offenses. Myth: Both teams have a suspect defense. Fact: BYU's defense has performed extremely well all year with one glaring exception, FSU. BYU has done well this year against pocket passers in run-heavy offenses. OSU's QB is an exceptional pocket passer and he will get his points against this BYU defense. OSU's RB (Jaques Rodgers, yeah the guy who tore up USC a couple years ago) is great NFL bound running back. If BYU can slow him down and force a few third and longs then they will be alright. I expect this game to be a shootout with both offenses putting on a show. Whichever defense can make the big plays will come out on top. Max Hall has a big monkey off his back now that he has beaten Utah 2 out of 3 times. He also owns the BYU record for most wins in a career and he will be relaxed and looking to go out with a bang. He will lead BYU to a game winning TD drive in the 4th Quarter. BYU 42 OSU 35</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">SAN DIEGO COUNTY CREDIT UNION POINSETTIA BOWL Wednesday Dec 23, 6:00 pm MT</span></span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 15px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px;font-size:medium;">23 Utah vs California</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 15px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px;font-size:medium;">I don't like Utah, in fact I hate them (not really). If Utah wins this match up then the MWC will finish with 3 ranked teams for the second consecutive year. So I will be cheering for Utah this time, but I will probably feel the need to shower soon after the game is over. I'm going to predict a very nice game for the Freshman QB for Utah. Utah 38 Cal 21</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 15px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px;font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 15px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px;font-size:medium;"><b>BELL HELICOPTER ARMED FORCES BOWL Thursday DEC 31, 10:00 AM MT</b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 15px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px;font-size:medium;">Air Force vs Houston</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 15px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px;font-size:medium;">This is another very good but very tough match up for both teams. Air Force's defense is one of the best in the nation but will be looking to recover a bit from the shalacking that BYU handed them their last time out. Houston has a very good offense and one of the best passers in the Nation in Case Keenum. I'm not sure what two expect but something has got to give so lets just hope that Air Force's defense learned something from Max Hall. Air Force 28 Houston 42</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 15px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px;font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 15px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px;font-size:medium;"><b>TOSTITOS FIESTA BOWL Monday JAN 4, 6:00 pm MT</b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 15px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px;font-size:medium;">6 BSU vs 4 TCU</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 15px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px;font-size:medium;">I can't wait for this game. TCU has got something to prove and so does BSU. When I first caught wind of this match up I was a bit disappointed but after thinking about it, this should be a very good game. TCU is one of the best teams in the country largely because of it's defense. BSU is one of the best because of it's offense. TCU's defense is better than BSU offense though. BSU is a similar team to BYU. BYU could have very likely gone undefeated with BSU's schedule. As much as a hate to say it TCU's beating of BYU was not a fluke. Their defense will do the same thing to BSU. However, BSU has a lot to play for and they won't take it lying down. They will probably do about what they did last year against TCU in the Poinsettia Bowl. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 15px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px;font-size:medium;">TCU 28 BSU 21</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 15px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px;font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 15px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px;font-size:medium;">Basically I'm expecting the Big 3 to win their games and the other two bowl teams to come up a bit short. 3-2 with this years match ups will be very big for the MWC. Any upset that Wyoming or Air Force can pull off will be icing on the cake. Get your chips and salsa and grab a Dr. Pepper folks (caffeine free of course) cause "it's the most wonderful time of the year"!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 15px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px;font-size:medium;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div>DJ Savagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07144262117628748083noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644367842733370005.post-32554282593371901192009-11-30T11:31:00.001-08:002009-11-30T11:31:52.569-08:00Tackling...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGCoY00Q-3FwptbVp_lma6FsT9tZj7-muno_ea2_Wi4aaDt8SjbEaP7G57j7lz02DtPXquxVIl8Z3dTid-i8cVMYOA2q-7B2muaA8pYCSaCPp1gKF-AK8wj1XEb-q3Mbx-TC8qJU-Vph0/s1600/tackling.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 356px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGCoY00Q-3FwptbVp_lma6FsT9tZj7-muno_ea2_Wi4aaDt8SjbEaP7G57j7lz02DtPXquxVIl8Z3dTid-i8cVMYOA2q-7B2muaA8pYCSaCPp1gKF-AK8wj1XEb-q3Mbx-TC8qJU-Vph0/s400/tackling.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409981610066279906" /></a>DJ Savagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07144262117628748083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644367842733370005.post-70341982825022482482009-11-25T15:20:00.001-08:002009-11-25T15:43:44.388-08:00Predicting the Holy War<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3BbbaiKO2vBEFdRk9diQaRVRQT687p6rwFdDhHijvZiWNNw_gXEs2ynmsK0u6Li43zQlzCPK2ukn8tCRvdhxeWa_ixn_2Sj8Nyl1G4DNatcJlKcslWPVMqWEfqwI9ySREqP69qHa9IFM/s1600/unga1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 228px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3BbbaiKO2vBEFdRk9diQaRVRQT687p6rwFdDhHijvZiWNNw_gXEs2ynmsK0u6Li43zQlzCPK2ukn8tCRvdhxeWa_ixn_2Sj8Nyl1G4DNatcJlKcslWPVMqWEfqwI9ySREqP69qHa9IFM/s320/unga1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408191077567005202" /></a><br />Trying to guess the winner of the Holy War is like picking the winning horse in the Kentucky derby. Some horses might have a better chance but when the race is actually run, anyone has a chance. I'm just glad there is not family pool like there is with the NCAA tournament because I'm sure my sister or my aunt would win because they just used their birthday to pick the score. Before I get to that I feel obligated to predict the rest of the MWC scores.<br /><div><br /></div><div><b>Wyoming at CSU</b>: The Cowboys are fighting for a bowl birth and CSU is fighting for pride. It's another rivalry games so it's another tough one to pick. I'm going with the hot hand in this one. I think Wyoming's offense will do just enough to keep them within striking range all game long. ACS will come alive in the 4th quarter for a touchdown drive, the win, and a bowl game. <i>Wyoming 21 CSU 17</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><b>New Mexico at TCU: </b>New Mexico has progressively gotten better as the year has gone on. This one will get ugly though because there is a lot on the line for TCU. I don't think there will be any letdowns at this point. <i>TCU 55 New Mexico 7</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><b>SDSU at UNLV: </b>I don't think this game means much to either team except ending the season with a win. Neither team is going bowling. For SDSU they are on the up and up and talent wise they should win this game. UNLV may have something to play for if they want to send Sanford out on a win. I think i<b> </b>will be a nail bighter with SDSU winning a close one. SDSU 49 UNLV 42</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Utah at BYU: </b>BYU will be favored by a few points when the game starts at 3 on Saturday but that really doesn't mean much. The Y has traditionally been very good in this rivalry game when a Senior QB is at the helm. Actually since 2001 BYU is 2-0 when playing with a Senior QB and Utah is also 2-0 when playing with a Senior QB. I think that will be the difference as the Utes will be starting Fr. Jordan Wynn. I look for Hall to have a monster game because I think the Utes will stack the box and force Hall to win the game instead of Unga. <i>BYU 31 Utah 17</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><br /><br /><script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8" src="http://static.polldaddy.com/p/2303763.js"></script><noscript><br /><a href="http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/2303763/">How much will BYU win by on Saturday?</a><span style="font-size:9px;">(<a href="http://www.polldaddy.com/">survey</a>)</span><br /></noscript>DJ Savagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07144262117628748083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644367842733370005.post-28386154332028718632009-11-19T17:56:00.000-08:002009-11-19T18:14:37.027-08:00Don't look now but my record is better than Max Hall'sMax Hall is a measly 29-7 in his BYU career and he only went 1-0 last week. I on the other hand am 32-6 and I went 4-0 last week. Can I get a scholarship for that? And this week I say:<br /><br />TCU at Wyoming: The good news for Wyoming is that...er OK I don't think there is any good news this week for the Cowboys. I don't see TCU letting down at all and right now they are arguably the best team in the country. They are focused and Wyoming is too young and they don't quite have enough talent to compete this week. I won't be as bad as the meltdown against BYU though. TCU 56 Wyoming 7<br /><br />Air Force at BYU: Air Force is coming off a convincing win against UNLV but who hasn't. The Cougars on the other hand struggled on the road against New Mexico. BYU's offense will be very crisp this week and Air Force will not be able to contain Harvey Unga or Dennis Pitta. The field will be hard from the cold so they won't have the issues that they have had in past weeks with not getting proper footing on offense. BYU also has traditionally handled Air Force's option attack very well. BYU 35 Air Force 19<br /><br />San Diego St. at Utah: For those of you that are waiting for Utah's annual meltdown game you might want to tune in to this one. SDSU is dangerous on offense and Utah is coming off a bad loss to TCU. Utah will have enough guns on defense and SDSU's defense is bad enough that Utah will squeak one out. SDSU 21 Utah 24<br /><br />CSU at New Mexico: Hmmm what to say what to say... Ugh. CSU 21 New Mexico 18<br /><br /><script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8" src="http://static.polldaddy.com/p/2278795.js"></script><noscript><br /><a href="http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/2278795/">What do you think the odds are that TCU could beat Florida this year in a NC game?</a><span style="font-size:9px;">(<a href="http://www.polldaddy.com">online surveys</a>)</span><br /></noscript>DJ Savagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07144262117628748083noreply@blogger.com0