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Cougar Sportsline, Vol. 33, Issue 23
by hb arnett 06 Jan '13

06 Jan '13

HB Arnett's 801 372 - 0819 hbarnett(a)fiber.net 1391 West 800 South - Orem, Utah 84058 Vol. 33, Issue 23 - January 7, 2013 Click Here <http://cougarclicks.com/product/Order-Cougar-Sportsline?ID=3173> To Order Or Renew Your Subscriptions ANAE IS ADEQUATE.THAT'S ALL BYU NEEDS FOR NOW Get real. You didn't really think that BYU was going to get an offensive coordinator like the ones running the Oregon and Texas A&M offenses did you? You didn't really think BYU was going to persuade a highly paid LDS guy like current Seattle Seahawk offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell to move to Provo, did you? Doug Scovil is dead. The days of a high flying offense at BYU that puts up 50 a game are gone and not likely to return. What BYU needed offensively is a coordinator that was adequate. If he somehow morphs into something more than adequate, that is a bonus. When BYU was putting up big numbers in the old days, it was necessary to score gobs of points. In case you forgot, as good as BYU was offensively, they were as bad defensively. Look, you can say what you want about Tom Holmoe and Bronco Mendenhall, but they are legitimate football guys. They know football and they know the current BYU football scene. Adequate Enough As long as Mendenhall is here, BYU is going to be good to great defensively. That means that they just need an offense that is adequate to good enough to produce 10 plus wins a season, regardless of the perceived nature of future schedules. Robert Anae gives BYU adequate. That is a big step up from the inadequate status of BYU's offense the past two seasons. All Anae has to do is produce 4 touchdowns a game for BYU. He can do that. Twenty eight points last season offensively for BYU would have resulted in Boise State being embarrassed in Boise. It would have broken the Cougars' four game losing streak to Utah and it would have kept Notre Dame out of the national championship game. BYU doesn't need the Johnny Football offense of the Aggies. They don't need the pinball production of the Oregon Ducks. They just need a consistent 4 touchdowns a game from the offense to match the spectacular defense of Mendenhall. Get that and BYU is right back in the mix and talk of a BCS bowl. BYU couldn't afford a proven high octane coordinator. They couldn't take a chance on hiring another very young LDS offensive coordinator like Steve Clark of SUU and Kevin McGiven, the offensive coordinator of Montana State who was just hired as the OC and QB coach at Utah State. Both guys were former graduate assistants at BYU. Role Reversal The roles have reversed with Cougar football. It used to be that offense was king and defense just needed to be adequate. Now it is the defense that is king and the offense that needs to be adequate. It will be with Anae. Anything better will be an unexpected bonus. An adequate offense the next couple of years will be good enough to get BYU back in the national spotlight mix in football. The other rationale for hiring Anae beyond experience is the high praise from his two years at Arizona from players, coaches and media. Even better is that Anae helps the BYU brass in the athletic department take a step closer to an initiative they decided on more than a year ago. Cougars want back in business BYU wants to get back in the premier Polynesian recruiting business. Your head has been in the sand if you think BYU has been anything but an also ran when it came to signing the best LDS Polynesian football players over the last decade. There is a reason that Tom Holmoe rescued Mark Atuaia from a desk job with the general BYU administration and put him on hold in a manufactured job in the athletic department. That's my opinion of course, and not official doctrine from the BYU public relation machine. He was put on hold until he can be added to the football staff and help BYU get more aggressive in their pursuit of Polynesian football players. Look for Atuaia to be a full time coach next season. Polynesian Points Anae is not known as a big time recruiter, but if he can produce points at BYU, it will score points in the Polynesian community. He is part of the Tom Holmoe plan. Meanwhile, I am more than happy with Anae and his adequacy. In my opinion, it will immediately move BYU up the rung to respectability on the national scene. And anything more than adequate will be just fine. And whether by accident or over aggressive adequacy, I still think a 50-plus point game is not out of the question, even next season. Write that down and be sure and email me in October if it doesn't happen. Wait, most of you already do that. I am not waiting until October, however. I think Robert Anae will pay immediate dividends for BYU football. And all he has to be is adequate. PRAISE THE POLICY.VAN NOY IS BACK FOR HIS SENIOR SEASON Forget the current BYU football recruiting season. Bronco Mendenhall just landed the biggest unexpected recruit of his eight year career. Kyle Van Noy announced that he is returning to BYU for his senior season. That means that BYU is getting a proven player that far supersedes any 5-star recruit that the Cougars could possibly land this coming February. In Bronco Mendenhall's surfing context, this is the biggest off season wave he has caught since he took up the sport. In surfing jargon, Van Noy coming back could be considered "Mondo" for BYU's defense next year. "Mondo" doesn't come without money. Van Noy is certainly a good football player and a good guy, but his altruism towards BYU football stops when it comes to injury and a future payday in the NFL. That's why, in my opinion, I would bet big bucks that Van Noy now has an insurance policy to indemnify against any and all injuries that could preclude him from a career in the NFL. That's what sure-fire NFL prospects do when they postpone a pro career to return for another shot at the college game. Here's my personal thanks to Lloyds of London and whoever loaned the money for the policy. The return of Van Noy for his senior season should be good for my business. It certainly is also a boost for Bronco Mendenhall and BYU football fans. As they say in surfing and sacking of quarterbacks, it's "Mondo". And don't forget Marriage. It could be "Mondo" on the mind of Van Noy. This is just guessing on my part, but it wouldn't be a surprise to me to see Van Noy thinking that a wife would provide him with more stability at the NFL level. Currently Van Noy is still single. Just my opinion, but a good guy, which Van Noy is, needs a good wife to survive the NFL lifestyle. He has a better chance of finding a good wife during another year at BYU than he would stuck in Cleveland as a rookie. Plus a guy without a wife would have a hard time spending all the "Mondo" signing bonus money. BYU Hoping to Get Some Gas Pumped Their Way in Georgia In 1993, Lenny Gomes, a BYU defensive lineman, became a permanent fixture in the lore of BYU vs. Utah football games when after a loss to the Utes he said, "When I'm making $50-60,000 per year, they'll (Utah players and fans) be pumping my gas." Gomes, who now uses the surname Gregory, is still loyal to BYU and is still trying to pump some players to the football program. Gregory is the defensive line coach at Grayson HS in Loganville, Georgia. A couple of years ago, he sent the Cougars Korey Gaines, a safety that signed with the Cougars. He didn't last in the program. Now Gregory is trying to get one of his star players to consider BYU and it looks like the Cougars may be in the hunt. Zach Barnes is a 6-3, 225 pound defensive end/outside linebacker that committed to Tennessee last June after attending one of the Vol's summer camps. Zach Barnes When Tennessee made a coaching change, Barnes opted to re-open his recruitment and BYU is now in the mix. Barnes will be making a visit to Provo on January 18. He is also now considering Indiana, Southern Miss and possibly Tennessee again. BYU is working very hard on trying to land Barnes. They are even going to bring back former Cougar defensive back Corby Eason to talk to Barnes. Many recruiters try to sell players the notion that BYU not being friendly to Blacks. Eason, who is black and also from Georgia, will try and counter that argument by relating his own experiences in Provo to Barnes. BYU also used Eason with Trent Trammell, the juco cornerback from San Francisco City College who signed with the Cougars in mid December. New Mexico thought they had convinced Trammel that Albuquerque was much more racially friendly than Provo and BYU. Don't know if Eason's rebuttal was the deal clincher, but he certainly didn't hurt in the process. TJ Haws is still the little brother.and I can prove it There has been some discussion on just how tall TJ Haws, the high school junior at Lone Peak HS in Utah is. Some say that he is as tall as his older brother Tyler, who currently is playing at BYU. I can settle that argument once and for all. TJ is at least 18 inches shorter than his older brother. Here is the picture to prove it. I found this photo on the twitter page of former Cougar basketball player Jeff Chatman. It's from a BYU fathers and sons camp a few years back. . >From left to right on the back row is Andy Toolson, unknown, Chatman and Marty Haws. In front row from left to right is TJ Haws, unknown, Jordan Chatman (signed with BYU last year and currently serving LDS mission in Taiwan) and Tyler Haws, who is clearly a foot and a half taller than his brother. Case closed. Last year I wrote that I thought TJ would be a better college player than his older brother Tyler. That sounds kind of absurd after Tyler posted 42 last week on Virginia Tech. Regardless, I am sticking with my projection, barring injury. To ameliorate the comparisons, I will also say that both Haws brothers will be special, special players for Dave Rose during their respective careers. Most of you get to see Tyler regularly on BYUtv, but few subscribers actually get to see TJ play. If you are one of our Cougar Clicks subscribers, you have already seen this video of the younger Haws. For the rest of you, you might enjoy this glimpse of the future of BYU basketball. Click here <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4rAP28YKUA> to see it. Fluff and Stuff The word is that Bronco Mendenhall and new offensive coordinator have invited Brandon Doman to stay on the staff. Most likely it would be as quarterback coach. If Doman does decide to go elsewhere, many think that Max Hall would be hired as the new QB coach. Hall is currently a volunteer coach who was back in school to get his degree. If he is to be considered, he will have to have that degree. BYU will hire nobody as a coach unless they have at least a bachelor's degree. A few weeks ago when there were stories floating about BYU and conference expansion, a writer claimed that he had ESPN sources that said BYU was getting $4 million dollars a year from the national network. >From what I hear and know, that is not correct. My understanding is that BYU is guaranteed a minimum of $4 million per annum. That is based on the contract stating that a minimum of 4 football games are to be broadcast per year. Of course, if you are counting, in the first two years of the contract, there have been many more than 4 games a year broadcast on the ESPN platform. That means that there has been more than the reported $4 million minimum per year earned by BYU. BYU made the announcement that Lance Reynolds was retiring after the Poinsettia Bowl. Since then, he has received some nice kudos for his 30 year service as a BYU football coach. It was BYU's choice and not Reynolds choice to retire. That is coming from one of my good sources. The fact that Reynolds has been considering taking a job with Hawaii and Norm Chow, would lend credence to that source. Carlino Carries Cougars with 2 Wins Tony Bennett left his heart in San Francisco. Matt Carlino has left his two best games as a Cougar in the same place. Last season it was Carlino's 30 points that gave Dave Rose his first win over San Francisco in WCC play. Tonight it was Carlino and his 22 points that secured another 80-76 come from behind win on the road against the Dons. BYU played like the famous fog for the first half and look like just another low level team on the road. They picked up play significantly in the second half, when BYU compensated for Brandon Davies' foul plagued performance. Besides Carlino, the much maligned, especially by me, Brock Zylstra, actually was instrumental in keeping BYU in the hunt until Carlino could seal the deal. The win moves BYU to 12-4 on the year and 2-0 in league play. BYU defeated Loyola Marymount on Thursday while running away and hiding from the Lions. The final was 92-51. Carlino had 21 points in another outstanding effort from the BYU point guard. Next up for the Cougars is Pepperdine. The Waves will be in Provo on Thursday in a game that will be televised by BYUtv. On Saturday, the Cougars travel to Santa Clara. The Broncos are surprisingly good after being so bad last season. That game will be televised by Time Warner Cable. Television Timetable BYU vs. Pepperdine Thursday, Jan 10 at Provo Tipoff: 7:00 pm Mountain Time TV: BYUtv BYU vs. Lewis (Men's Volleyball) Friday, Jan 11 at Provo Start: 7:00 pm Mountain Time TV: BYUtv BYU vs. Santa Clara Saturday, Jan 12 at Santa Clara Tipoff: 2:30 pm Mountain Time TV: Time Warner Cable (feed likely picked up by BYUtv) BYU vs. Lewis (Men's Volleyball) Saturday, Jan 12 at Provo Start: 7:00 pm Mountain Time TV: BYUtv BYU vs. Saint Mary's Wednesday, Jan 16 at Provo Tipoff: 9:00 pm Mountain Time TV: ESPNU BYU vs. UC Irvine (Men's Volleyball) Friday, Jan 18 at Provo Start: 7:00 pm Mountain Time TV: BYUtv BYU vs. San Diego Saturday, Jan 19 at Provo Tipoff:7:00 pm Mountain Time TV: BYUtv

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Cougar Clicks, Saturday, January 5, 2013
by hb arnett 05 Jan '13

05 Jan '13

BYU Sports related links To subscribe to this service Click Here <http://www.cougarclicks.com/product/Order-Cougar-Clicks?ID=2641> Saturday, January 5, 2013 hbarnett(a)fiber.net. 801 372 0819 <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/cougars/55571 258-88/anae-byu-offense-offensive.html.csp&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATACOAJAwq6 ghwVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=JON8yAizx-E&usg=AFQjCNFmUjhD_s5UZmq0cmrMcDS2RRgRgA> Monson: Robert Anae gets a strange mulligan at BYU Salt Lake Tribune The facts that BYU's offense was an embarrassment this past season and that Bronco Mendenhall doesn't have a brain for offensive football led to Friday's curious news that Robert Anae will be returning as the Cougars' offensive coordinator. Another <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/cougars/55570 950-88/anae-mendenhall-byu-offensive.html.csp&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABA guGehwVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=BNE8x-aElPw&usg=AFQjCNErLJJSV5HyheH44ex17npAjYl2 iA> Kragthorpe: BYU's going backward by rehiring Anae Salt Lake Tribune Exactly how Robert Anae's return to BYU's football program fits into the organizational tenets of Running Into the Wind is beyond my comprehension. Let's just say I'm not sure "running" is the proper verb in this case. Photos. (Tribune file photo <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/blogsbyusport s/55573348-65/byu-anae-offensive-coach.html.csp&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOA BAqteehwVIAVgBYgVlbi1VUw&cd=XbVxgcQWJKY&usg=AFQjCNE7O4cUH_QcrInK1A-10zOYt5qI eg> Mendenhall's email to BYU players sheds light on why Doman was ... Salt Lake Tribune Long after news broke Friday morning that BYU coach Bronco Mendenhall was replacing offensive coordinator Brandon Doman with former OC Robert Anae -- when <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://m.nbcsports.com/content/bronco-mend enhall-brings-former-oc-back-byu&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAEoATAAOABAudiehwVIAVgBY gVlbi1VUw&cd=lKWkr1IeDpA&usg=AFQjCNFHTEghqSN6KoulC2VJ2e8PkExriw> Bronco Mendenhall brings former OC back to BYU | NBC Sports Bronco Mendenhall brings former OC back to BYU. Ben Kercheval. updated 1116 pm EST Jan 4 2013. After two years away from BYU Robert Anae is coming back to <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://azstarnet.com/sports/blogs/finley/a rizona-wildcats-football-anae-hired-as-offensive-coordinator-at-byu/article_ 399f1b78-5690-11e2-89f5-0019bb2963f4.html&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABAndGg hwVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=WLDQDu60_R0&usg=AFQjCNG03-vs2I6BTCUyzeyIxxlv8ql_qQ> Arizona Wildcats football: Anae hired as offensive coordinator at BYU Arizona Daily Star (blog) The Arizona Wildcats' offensive line coach was hired by BYU today to serve as the Cougars' offensive coordinator. "It was my privilege to be part of the Arizona program the past two years and to have coached the players I worked with in Tucson," Anae ... <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/8655699 83/Can-Robert-Anae-overcome-challenges-in-return-to-BYU.html&ct=ga&cad=CAcQA RgBIAEoATAAOABAl-idhwVIAVgBYgVlbi1VUw&cd=00A4NHuJwIE&usg=AFQjCNEwe5LA6xptwb- 5tRvqL3BbwqVRzw> Dick Harmon Can Robert Anae overcome challenges in return to BYU ... PROVO - A retreaded Robert Anae as BYU's offensive coordinator? A mulligan, a second-chance, another opportunity? If announced as expected, <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/blogsbyusport s/55571788-65/anae-byu-offensive-coach.html.csp&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOA BAxLadhwVIAVgBYgVlbi1VUw&cd=0s29uWdFkmU&usg=AFQjCNGNrTBsoH3j_1V0YY2uIir_-a4I 3g> Anae's return to BYU a stunning development to some, but not others Salt Lake Tribune ... school's offensive coordinator and demote OC Brandon Doman to quarterbacks coach (if Doman accepts that new role, which is not certain at the moment). <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/blogsususport s/55570849-55/coach-state-offensive-coordinator.html.csp&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgAI AAoATAAOABAne2chwVIAVgBYgVlbi1VUw&cd=h9srz_Gpg8s&usg=AFQjCNGBMlBhW2nzFPE3s18 YV6vTX7H3_A> Reports indicate that Utah State's offensive staff is coming together Salt Lake Tribune ... Kevin McGiven will be hired as offensive coordinator, and Mark Weber is leaving as offensive line coach at BYU to take the same job with the Aggies <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.heraldextra.com/sports/college/ byu/volleyball/sander-patch-lead-byu-men-s-volleyball-to-sweep-of/article_5d 9e600c-571b-11e2-b921-001a4bcf887a.html&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABAwq6ghw VIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=JON8yAizx-E&usg=AFQjCNHEmf7lBAsGzygPFfBnI4bn-KbdpA> Sander, Patch lead BYU men's volleyball to sweep of Hawaii Daily Herald Most BYU men's volleyball fans know who All-American junior outside hitter Taylor Sander is. The leading scorer for the Cougars from 2012 needs no introduction. But some might not have heard about the next BYU phenom, freshman opposite Ben Patch <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.heraldextra.com/sports/college/ byu/basketball/men/preview-byu-basketball-hopes-to-continue-tormenting-san-f rancisco/article_71898e3a-571a-11e2-a70d-001a4bcf887a.html&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARg BIAEoATAAOABApuyfhwVIAVgBYgVlbi1VUw&cd=tehf29GHR5A&usg=AFQjCNE4XJsIMPe80TZ8E clFsfHZWL6YJg> PREVIEW BYU basketball hopes to continue tormenting San Francisco ... SAN FRANCISCO - Just one year into the conference merger, BYU has perhaps frustrated no basketball team more than the one led by Rex Walters. <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.heraldextra.com/sports/high-sch ool/basketball/boys/nixon-peters-propel-orem-past-provo-in-second-half/artic le_9e7bbd2a-56f5-11e2-82a3-0019bb2963f4.html&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABAp PKehwVIAVgBYgVlbi1VUw&cd=ZDIJBh8TsKs&usg=AFQjCNHQipx-oztf3-qcXOEy0h7fwsai5w> Nixon, Peters propel Orem past Provo in second half (Nixon is a BYU commit) Daily Herald Dalton Nixon and Quinn Peters were a lethal combo, one head coach Golden Holt hinted people will see a lot more of. Given their combined 33 points, ... <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.buzzfeed.com/ktlincoln/jimmer-f redette-attempted-the-weirdest-basketball&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABAufSd hwVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=EY3qHUbzSXc&usg=AFQjCNFptcBTmJoXfxyBTvaJkxYVVwa-yA> Jimmer Fredette Attempted The Weirdest Basketball Shot Ever BuzzFeed ... on the highlight reel or something. At that, he has succeeded. On the bright side, Jimmer Fredette deserves to be a candidate for Most Improved Player this year, and he's begun to play much more like he did in college than during his disastrous

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Cougar Clicks, More Links for Today
by hb arnett 04 Jan '13

04 Jan '13

BYU Sports related links To subscribe to this service Click <http://www.cougarclicks.com/product/Order-Cougar-Clicks?ID=2641> Here Friday, January 4, 2013 MORE LINKS FOR TODAY <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/cougars/55570 409-88/offensive-anae-coach-byu.html.csp&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgAIAAoATAAOABAltuch wVIAVgBYgVlbi1VUw&cd=-ihdb9vp6Qo&usg=AFQjCNF4hbqyFtcXChLU4-jr7aBl-1lAkw> BYU football: Anae coming back as offensive coordinator Salt Lake Tribune Current BYU offensive line coach Mark Weber is expected to take a similar position at Utah State, which would create the opening for Atuaia. <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.ksl.com/%3Fsid%3D23614982%26nid %3D498%26title%3Dsource-anae-to-make-byu-return-as-offensive-coordinator&ct= ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABA96ychwVIAVgBYgVlbi1VUw&cd=WGtMT5FmYBI&usg=AFQjCNG 2vZiVw4-GyJgWYb4ImucMaA6SdA> Source: Anae to make BYU return as offensive coordinator ksl.com By Greg Wrubell PROVO - According to a source close to the BYU Football ... 2013 10:18 AM) Dick Harmon: Knowing Anae, his priorities will be tough OL, They <http://azstarnet.com/mobi/latest/article_399f1b78-5690-11e2-89f5-0019bb2963 f4.html> Liked Anae in Tucson BYU <http://voices.idahostatesman.com/2013/01/04/bmurphy/mountain_west_daily_con tact_with_san_diego_state_not_case_with_b> not frothing at mouth over mwc

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Cougar Clicks, Friday, January 4, 2013
by hb arnett 04 Jan '13

04 Jan '13

BYU Sports related links To subscribe to this service Click Here <http://www.cougarclicks.com/product/Order-Cougar-Clicks?ID=2641> Friday, January 4, 2013 hbarnett(a)fiber.net. 801 372 0819 <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/blogsbyusport s/55568286-65/cougars-byu-lmu-game.html.csp&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABAg9 KbhwVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=avy7Uw-sngY&usg=AFQjCNH-29Q5GPi2R7-9ic8pxiTZOtWC1A > BYU gets revenge, blasts LMU 92-51 in WCC basketball opener Salt Lake Tribune (blog) On a bitter cold night in Provo, the Cougars dished out an icy plate of revenge to their visitors from Los Angeles here Thursday night at the Marriott Center. After a slow start -- LMU actually had an 11-6 lead in the game -- the Cougars crushed the ... <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.heraldextra.com/sports/college/ byu/basketball/men/lmu-s-coach-after-byu-s--point-win-they/article_1e771b54- 557b-11e2-b249-001a4bcf887a.html&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATABOAFAg9KbhwVIAVAAW ABiBWVuLVVT&cd=avy7Uw-sngY&usg=AFQjCNHNC6yF1YC3MTol2MsKakZDrdQzpA> LMU's coach after BYU's 41-point win: "They kicked our tail" Daily Herald If you're Loyola Marymount, after visiting the Marriott Center on Thursday, you're leaving stunned and angry. And wondering how so much could change in just 12 months. Why, the Lions won in Provo last January and this time BYU had more than enough <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.mwcconnection.com/2013/1/3/3832 366/blog-san-diego-st-leaning-towards-staying-in-big-east&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgB IAAoATAAOABAr6ebhwVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=VSeepHAa02E&usg=AFQjCNG9S6D2WSaYEkBZ WV0Gtf84mxqfBQ> Blog: San Diego St. leaning towards staying in Big East? Mountain West Connection (Aresco) has maintained that the next move for the Big East would be to focus on a West coast partner for both San Diego State and Boise State. If Aresco can keep San Diego State, he is expected to target schools such as Fresno State, Nevada, BYU or UNLV <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.heraldextra.com/sports/college/ byu/volleyball/byu-men-s-volleyball-kicks-off-season-with-high-expectations/ article_576c50f4-5644-11e2-8aec-0019bb2963f4.html&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAB OAFAvPuahwVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=6GENAZHlqNY&usg=AFQjCNFwQfzPpj-6vyOtU7bN5snG fZqFcA> BYU men's volleyball kicks off 2013 season with high expectations Daily Herald jared-lloyd. -- Daily Herald sports editor Jared Lloyd is also the beat writer for the BYU football team, the columnist for the Cougar men's basketball team and covers a variety of Utah Valley high school athletics. He can be followed on Twitter at <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/8655699 08/Did-BYUs-blowout-of-Lions-get-Cougars-close-to-solutions.html&ct=ga&cad=C AcQARgBIAEoATAAOABAr8KZhwVIAVgBYgVlbi1VUw&cd=D7G88pHUw3M&usg=AFQjCNFAleK9X0T Ktw7-U0tM3463eUELKw> Dick Harmon Did BYU's blowout of Lions get Cougars close to ... PROVO Coming into league play, the Cougars had a 10-4 record and a lot of question marks remaining from the preseason. Unfortunately, in. <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.heraldextra.com/sports/college/ byu/basketball/men/byu-lmu-notes-byu-s-defense-a-source-of-pride/article_04e 3f7fc-562f-11e2-bcf0-0019bb2963f4.html&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABApoSahwV IAVgBYgVlbi1VUw&cd=kZWXiTY9BCE&usg=AFQjCNFoeuFa0z8ExJojwoWMYNn9EZ2GEg> BYU-LMU notes: BYU's defense, a source of pride lately, locks down ... Daily Herald ...BYU will play at San Francisco on Saturday. -- Jason Franchuk covers primarily BYU football and basketball for the Daily Herald. <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/7656193 61/BYU-basketball-Rebounding-leads-to-Cougar-blowout-of-Lions.html&ct=ga&cad =CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABA4v-ZhwVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=yky5bvIbcvo&usg=AFQjCNExVDq PYtIXPX4ZFY67dMZDBHqvHg> BYU basketball: Rebounding leads to Cougar blowout of Lions Deseret News BYU's unassuming, spring-loaded forward, Josh Sharp, will inevitably be featured on more highlight shows after throwing down another crowd-pleasing, thunderous dunk Thursday night in the Cougars' West Coast Conference opener. More Coverage <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/cougars/55567 109-88/game-offensive-rebounds-sharp.html.csp&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABA h_qZhwVIAVgBYgVlbi1VUw&cd=xmcL1O-guEk&usg=AFQjCNH7DwBlCrTWxWohq1Q6OXZwN0HlcA > BYU basketball: Game turns when Cougs step up rebounding efforts Salt Lake Tribune By Jay Drew Provo To BYU guard Matt Carlino, one of Loyola Marymount's early possessions on Thursday night seemed like it lasted three minutes. <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20130103/ SPORTS/701039850/1004&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABAloCZhwVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT &cd=G0pP8olbReU&usg=AFQjCNHiC6U1UU6PW-gcBQ1mamj0Cw_IPg> UW's Muñoz gets another year of eligibility HeraldNet Muñoz received an extra year of eligibility when Brigham Young University released her from the NCAA letter of intent she signed during her senior year at Monroe High School. Soon after choosing BYU, Muñoz changed her mind and opted to attend the <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/8655698 20/High-school-basketball-Nationally-ranked-Lone-Peak-the-clear-favorite-in- 5A.html&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABAy8WWhwVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=k1-c1YqJFE U&usg=AFQjCNGId1gRILbe47idxHXg4J67CeFzZw> High school basketball: Nationally ranked Lone Peak the clear favorite in 5A Deseret News Some have suggested that this year's Lone Peak team led by a trio of BYU basketball commits could be the best in state history. One coach said he'd reserve judgment until the Knights win the state title, but that might be a foregone conclusion. The <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.stgeorgeutah.com/news/archive/2 013/01/03/blue-blood-west-coast-conference-toughest-league-in-the-west/&ct=g a&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATACOAJAv9-ZhwVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=6Un6LC-6v-w&usg=AFQjCN F4SUqfuE4zoC77DKMYk9k1nXUbEg> Blue Blood: West Coast Conference toughest league in the west Dixie Press Online COMMENTARY With the BYU Cougars beginning West Coast Conference play tonight against Loyola Marymount, it is the perfect time to educate ourselves on the WCC in 2012-2013. Fans of other schools in the state of Utah are foolish enough to think ...

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Cougar Clicks, Thursday, January 3, 2013
by hb arnett 03 Jan '13

03 Jan '13

BYU Sports related links To subscribe to this service Click Here <http://www.cougarclicks.com/product/Order-Cougar-Clicks?ID=2641> Thursday, January 3, 2013 hbarnett(a)fiber.net. 801 372 0819 BYU Game Day <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IbwnQME_xw> <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.mequonnow.com/sports/homestead- boys-fall-in-chekouras-finale-uf87am5-185435541.html&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoA TAAOABAzIGShwVIAVgBYgVlbi1VUw&cd=vwrsQH4g5bA&usg=AFQjCNF7qZy6MI3KQDXK6nuK_nn 5GPfRBA> Homestead boys fall in Chekouras finale North Shore Now Thanks to 11 points and nine rebounds in the first 16 minutes by 6-8 BYU-bound forward Luke Worthington, the Highlanders held a 22-21 lead. <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://sports.yahoo.com/news/byus-haws-off -fast-start-175453344--ncaab.html&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABA0ZiShwVIAVAA WABiBWVuLVVT&cd=fKyIy_HGPSE&usg=AFQjCNFJV5-dYqfUxAWUsPqAcRP8YlTqcQ> BYU's Haws off to fast start following mission Yahoo! Sports A year ago, Tyler Haws was out of basketball, except for the occasional pick-up game in the Philippines, where Filipinos would automatically deem the 6-foot-5 ''giant'' their center. Now back at Brigham Young, the sophomore guard is coming up big in a <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/cougars/55558 001-88/nonconference-team-league-record.html.csp&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAO ABArr6ShwVIAVgBYgVlbi1VUw&cd=k9qBYXEWFYg&usg=AFQjCNHH0KQ8gF79GiqkGmN1O9WbrDA 1Kw> BYU basketball: Cougars open WCC play looking up at Gonzaga Salt Lake Tribune By Jay Drew Provo . Gonzaga's incredible run of 11 straight seasons in which the Bulldogs won at least ... "I wouldn't doubt it," said BYU coach Dave Rose. <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.ksl.com/%3Fsid%3D23585806%26nid %3D272&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATABOAFA0ZiShwVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=fKyIy_HGPSE &usg=AFQjCNFHcyeOi9c106CMdwC4NfnHgz-J7w> Amid change, independent BYU best served to stay ksl.com And they certainly aren't interested in the depleted Big East. BYU's decision to stay away from that conference deserves commendation in the face of criticism. For much of the last two years, naysayers claimed BYU couldn't survive as an independent Ziggy <http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/NFP-Mock-Draft-30.html?sct=hp_bf3_a2> and the NFL Draft MWC <http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/8803804/mountain-west-conferen ce-give-san-diego-state-aztecs-first-option-join> Prefers BYU <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.heraldextra.com/sports/college/ byu/basketball/men/byu-men-s-basketball-set-to-open-wcc-play-against/article _1e771b54-557b-11e2-b249-001a4bcf887a.html&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABAraa VhwVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=Nz4vj4lRafM&usg=AFQjCNGGTZkTzbK_SPzeHurXGiNqY5VgwQ> BYU men's basketball set to open WCC play against Loyola Marymount Daily Herald He was relied upon mostly for defense, rebounding and second-chance points. Now, much more. He'll have his shoes laced up tight. jason-franchuk. -- Jason Franchuk covers primarily BYU football and basketball for the Daily Herald. You can follow him on <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/8655698 09/BYU-mens-basketball-notebook-Brandon-Davies-appears-healthy-for-conferenc e-opener-vs-Loyola.html&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABAxoKVhwVIAVAAWABiBWVuLV VT&cd=xch3xTINrUQ&usg=AFQjCNEZcXKBTGrVUuGhqOFgug2sgMBL8w> BYU men's basketball notebook: Brandon Davies appears healthy for ... Deseret News Leave a comment >. By Brandon Gurney, Deseret News. Published: Thursday, Jan. 3 2013 12:24 a.m. MST. BYU's Brandon Davies smiles after hitting a shot as BYU and Virginia Tech play Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012 at Energy Solutions arena. BYU won 97-71 <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/blogsbyusport s/55560014-65/davies-game-practice-team.html.csp&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATABO AFA09iThwVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=3P-nVk7cycs&usg=AFQjCNEpLWc2gpuMbe34OoIV0BW6w nKCBg> Davies practices on improving ankle, should be ready for Thursday's BYU-LMU ... Salt Lake Tribune (blog) BYU's basketball team had a hard, intense practice on Wednesday afternoon, and star senior forward Brandon Davies was out there the whole time, running, rebounding and doing all that was asked of him. That's good news for the Cougars, who watched <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/8655697 82/Utah-State-football-Former-BYU-walk-on-QB-Jordan-Brown-chooses-USU-after- his-LDS-mission.html&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABAoIeThwVIAVgBYgVlbi1VUw&cd =LPLrz8l317c&usg=AFQjCNGe1PdxbrhMcQ6tsQ72uxZZdXhYMw> Utah State football: Former BYU walk-on QB Jordan Brown chooses ... Deseret News By Dick Harmon, Deseret News Alta quarterback Jordan Brown, who wasn't offered any local scholarships, will enroll at BYU in the fall and be a grayshirt

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Cougar Clicks, Wednesday, January 2, 2013
by hb arnett 02 Jan '13

02 Jan '13

BYU Sports related links To subscribe to this service Click Here <http://www.cougarclicks.com/product/Order-Cougar-Clicks?ID=2641> Wednesday, January 2, 2013 hbarnett(a)fiber.net. 801 372 0819 Haws <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JR3QrVAmRqw> .42 points A Jimmer <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RG_XwlsOArE&rel=0> Glimmer Jimmer <http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=400278180> Glimmer II Top Ten BYU Plays <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNaGjuAiStU> for 2012 <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/sports/555502 68-77/utah-getting-football-game.html.csp&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABAwsWO hwVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=yqvXYtjZbYo&usg=AFQjCNFeHP3VyBoTjpg8pQ9wY-yyvpTe6A> Monson: Jazz, BYU, Utah, USU resolutions will go in one year and out the other Salt Lake Tribune It was Oscar Wilde who said: "Good resolutions are simply checks that men draw on a bank where they have no account." That may be true, but the year we all stop trying and lying to ourselves is the year we start dying. With that in mind, as well as a <http://byucougars.com/m-basketball/byu-opens-wcc-play-lmu-thursday> Light Me Up for Thursday <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/sports/555551 88-77/byu-utah-conference-utes.html.csp&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABAroyPhw VIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=z15El16r36g&usg=AFQjCNHDGB8JW3ATuP4ALemgARRW5ee1Gw> University beat: Utah, BYU women begin conference basketball schedule Salt Lake Tribune The Utah and BYU women's basketball programs enter conference play this week with different perspectives, if you believe preseason polls. Utah (9-2) was projected to finish eighth in the Pac-12, while the Cougars (8-4) were seen as favorites to capture

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Cougar Clicks, Tuesday, January 1, 2013
by hb arnett 01 Jan '13

01 Jan '13

BYU Sports related links To subscribe to this service Click Here <http://www.cougarclicks.com/product/Order-Cougar-Clicks?ID=2641> Tuesday, January 1, 2013 hbarnett(a)fiber.net. 801 372 0819 <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/college-f ootball/news/20121231/kyle-van-noy-byu.ap/&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABA7Ka KhwVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=JXyF4X7E3vw&usg=AFQjCNG41OR8OVQTriYSR0kysb_bpVQ_cg> BYU's Kyle Van Noy opts to return for senior year SI.com He led BYU's No. 3-ranked defense with 13 sacks, 22 tackles for loss, eight quarterback hurries, a school-record six forced fumbles, two interceptions, two blocked kicks, a fumble recovery and two TDs. He is the only player in the nation to record a <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/b log/eye-on-college-football/21478593/kyle-van-noy-returning-to-byu-for-senio r-season&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABAqIOKhwVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=yPc8oB-4v 80&usg=AFQjCNF_0nW1gUTB1Hce32MypYf5CcdACg> Kyle Van Noy returning to BYU for senior season CBS sports.com (blog) "I've decided to stay and complete my senior season at BYU," Van Noy said in a release. "I plan to finish what I started and feel like I've still got some unfinished business. I'm looking forward to being on the field this next season with my Cougar <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/ _/id/8796443/byu-cougars-star-linebacker-kyle-van-noy-return-senior&ct=ga&ca d=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABA5dKHhwVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=G1AVMJrl52Y&usg=AFQjCNHMzw SLUpaUZBEqcZxzqFIHWEUuog> LB Kyle Van Noy returning to BYU ESPN PROVO, Utah -- Brigham Young will have playmaking linebacker Kyle Van Noy back for another season. The school announced Monday that Van Noy will not declare early for the NFL draft but instead return for his senior season. The 6-foot-3, 235-pound Van <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf /mwest/2012/12/31/boise-state-mountain-west-big-east-analysis/1801707/&ct=ga &cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABArNyJhwVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=uPJRwpxYhDI&usg=AFQjCNH hLqzJsR93oEiHQIEKIMOQHl63kQ> Analysis: Windfall for Boise State, freefall for Big East? USA TODAY Meanwhile, if the MWC which is now operating from a position of strength wanted to expand even farther, could it poach Houston and SMU, for instance, from the Big East to get back into Texas? Would BYU, now playing football as an independent, Handing <http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/blog/jeremy-fowler/21478937/mounta in-west-might-not-be-done-texas-schools-in-discussion> over the keys to the conference to Boise State? <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.idahostatejournal.com/members/a rticle_c1cacf38-531b-11e2-ba82-0019bb2963f4.html&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAEoATABO AFAiIyJhwVIAVgAYgVlbi1VUw&cd=mx9JNN1VQqM&usg=AFQjCNG2jdR93qfJIwmu5Lfqu4PzOJg YRQ> Local grad playing QB for BYU is recovering from injury - Idaho State ... Â Â Â Tendon on the mend, rehabilitation ahead of schedule and mind focused on getting healthy, Brigham Young University quarterback Taysom Hill said ... <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/blogsbyusport s/55550079-65/byu-haws-player-week.html.csp&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABAzZ WIhwVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=ftky3ianbL0&usg=AFQjCNFKYs0lIhb4HZfON2Af8JXame7zCA > National, conference player of week honors for BYU's Haws Salt Lake Tribune (blog) As expected, honors are rolling in Monday for BYU guard Tyler Haws after the sophomore returned missionary scored a career-high 42 points in the Cougars' 97-71 win over Virginia Tech on Saturday. Haws' 42 is the highest point total by a player in NCAA <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3D7nCSAJs evwA&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAEoATAAOABA4MeHhwVIAVgAYgVlbi1VUw&cd=d812vkOLpfI&usg =AFQjCNFZ29sZ2bD9muzV5d2BiGuD0ZNgnA> Eric Mika Highlights (Lone Peak) - YouTube A compilation of Lone Peak's Eric Mika. These cover the first month of his senior season. He ... <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DcvbQ9oB 9G-w&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAEoATABOAFA4MeHhwVIAVgAYgVlbi1VUw&cd=d812vkOLpfI&usg =AFQjCNFsHJaL5mRq0zZcMl-UmfoeqEA9gQ> NY2LAHOOPS.TV - 2013 F/C ERIC MIKA DOMINATES THE 2012 ... A "NixTape" featuring highlights from the 2012 CHICAGO ELITE CLASSIC of the 2013 BYU ... <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.heraldextra.com/sports/blogs/ja red-lloyd/byu/lloyd-it-s-official-van-noy-and-hoffman-are-coming/article_a44 173c6-536c-11e2-93f6-0019bb2963f4.html&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAIoATACOAJAiuiKhwV IAVgAYgVlbi1VUw&cd=XQOMDHFbuWo&usg=AFQjCNHRHYqYVEBdViqBDHZAUYfbjCnvww> LLOYD: It's official ... Van Noy and Hoffman are coming back ... Happy New Years, BYU football fans. Cougar supporters couldn't have asked for a better way to end 2012 than they got Monday morning by hearing that junior linebacker Kyle Van.

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