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Cougar Clicks II, More Links for today
by hb arnett 20 Feb '13

20 Feb '13

BYU Sports related links To subscribe to this service Click <http://www.cougarclicks.com/product/Order-Cougar-Clicks?ID=2641> Here Wednesday, February 20, 2013 MORE LINKS FOR TODAY Cusick <http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/blog/eye-on-college-basketball/2 1736506/video-byu-player-sinks-game-winner-after-learning-of-dads-cancer> and CBS Sports Cusick <http://www.usatoday.com/story/gameon/2013/02/20/byu-buzzer-beater-utah-stat e-craig-cusick/1932349/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter> and USA Today Cusick <http://collegebasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/20/byu-player-hits-a-gam e-winner-hours-after-learning-dad-has-cancer/> and NBC Sports

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Cougar Clicks, Wednesday, February 20,2013
by hb arnett 20 Feb '13

20 Feb '13

BYU Sports related links To subscribe to this service Click Here <http://www.cougarclicks.com/product/Order-Cougar-Clicks?ID=2641> Wednesday, February 20, 2013 hbarnett(a)fiber.net. 801 372 0819 <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/ncaab-the-da gger/byu-guard-hits-game-winning-buzzer-beater-hours-080107295--ncaab.html&c t=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABAvouTiQVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=OXfjwBLcU7Q&usg=AFQ jCNG8HZWa1FKmGM_fb9_QRrNgkzzGkw> BYU guard hits game-winning buzzer-beater hours after learning dad has cancer Yahoo! Sports (blog) Brigham Young guard Craig Cusick learned his father had been diagnosed with cancer just a few hours before playing in an in-state grudge match against Utah State on Tuesday night. Cusick was able to end an emotional day with a smile on his face being <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/cougars/55860 835-88/byu-cougars-cusick-game.html.csp&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABAooGSiQ VIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=mFoYfiTyQeM&usg=AFQjCNH1kKrT4dE9vxYPWr2P41kw4pLByw> BYU-USU basketball: Cougars top Aggies on buzzer-beater Salt Lake Tribune But with the game on the line Tuesday night at the Marriott Center, BYU's senior walk-on - who found out just before the game that his father, Randy, has cancer - delivered the most memorable basket of his life, rescuing the Cougars from another ... <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/7656229 48/BYU-USU-basketball-Live-coverage-of-tonights-game-between-the-Cougars-and -Aggies.html&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATADOANAooGSiQVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=mFoYf iTyQeM&usg=AFQjCNEhKlN85sJQdqRQo5oKmPC3FflgdA> BYU, USU basketball: Cougars defeat Aggies in close game, 70-68 Deseret News BYU and Utah State faced off on the hardwood tonight in Provo, and it was BYU who came out on top in a closely fought contest. The physical nature of the game paid dividends for the Cougars, who made 85 percent of their free throws, thanks largely to ... <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://news.hjnews.com/sports/article_8aa8 3412-7b0e-11e2-9bba-001a4bcf887a.html&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAEOARAooGSiQVI AVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=mFoYfiTyQeM&usg=AFQjCNHJPZ8sCOo6pZWmFSSKnn7HtG6z7A> Aggies come up short at BYU The Herald Journal PROVO - Despite being double-figure underdogs, the short-handed Aggies played in-state rival BYU right down to the final seconds Tuesday night at the Marriott Center. In a men's basketball game that was originally scheduled for Dec. 5, but was <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/8655736 09/BYU-basketball-Arizona-swingman-Jake-Toolson-commits-to-the-Cougars.html& ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABAmZyRiQVIAVgBYgVlbi1VUw&cd=xrw5AUUIIMg&usg=AFQj CNE6LSB6_EoJw9hMqRcuZAFwqPt6zg> BYU basketball: Arizona swingman Jake Toolson commits to the Cougars Deseret News He'll join with Orem standout Dalton Nixon and Lone Peak star TJ Haws as part of the 2013-14 signing class. "The type of players BYU is bringing in <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/8655735 42/Like-football-BYU-basketball-has-brighter-future-than-present.html&ct=ga& cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABA9ZmRiQVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=RS_sCizyi6k&usg=AFQjCNEL bnfePxL8WO4JHBKXhpQEhl-kLA> Like football, BYU basketball has brighter future than present Deseret News Last week's collective groan from Provo wasn't an echo from football season. It stemmed from a new source of underachievement, this time courtesy of the BYU men's basketball team. The Cougars, predicted by many to round out a three-team power in the ... <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.ksl.com/%3Fnid%3D498%26sid%3D24 131710%26title%3Dbyu-basketball-with-head-coach-dave-rose&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgB IAEoATABOAFAoo2RiQVIAVgAYgVlbi1VUw&cd=3G6ngJchp_k&usg=AFQjCNEt72nWy-y3M_-Qni hzzJJWgAFLRQ> BYU Basketball with Head Coach Dave Rose | ksl.com BYU basketball head coach Dave Rose talked about a busy upcoming week for the Cougars on Monday night's KSL Newsradio broadcast of Rose's weekly ... <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DdViZTzS cbgQ&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAEOARAt_aQiQVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=tesn9CWw4C8&u sg=AFQjCNFYjGOEcAVNvrCoGRff7Py9cgIDuQ> BYU 2013 NFL Prospects YouTube An experts from this week's True Blue. BYUtv Sports reporter Skyler Hardman gives an in-depth look at BYU's NFL hopefuls from the senior class of 2012. <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://byucougars.blogs.deseretnews.com/20 13/02/19/5-intriguing-destinations-for-austin-collie-in-the-nfl/&ct=ga&cad=C AcQARgBIAAoATAAOABAvaOQiQVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=AUSvZ94mALU&usg=AFQjCNHzbWHTo YHp6p2_sQFdGFFjnP32qw> 5 intriguing destinations for Austin Collie in the NFL Deseret News (blog) After being informed last week by the Indianapolis Colts the team would not renew his contract, former BYU wide receiver Austin Collie will be looking to sign with a new NFL team when the free-agent signing period opens March 12. There are plenty, from ... <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.ksl.com/%3Fsid%3D24129575%26nid %3D272&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAEOARA_euPiQVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=R-nt-0Oc7KY &usg=AFQjCNE557nUhvigq253c3g887ONRr0VYQ> BYU: Doman talks firing, fandom and future ksl.com PROVO - Two years ago in January, on the day he became offensive coordinator, the wonder kid stood in the BYU football complex, recognized by his superior as a rising star. Now here he was last month, walking out of this same building in a dazed

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Cougar Clicks, Tuesday, February 19, 2013
by hb arnett 19 Feb '13

19 Feb '13

BYU Sports related links To subscribe to this service Click Here <http://www.cougarclicks.com/product/Order-Cougar-Clicks?ID=2641> Tuesday, February 19, 2013 hbarnett(a)fiber.net. 801 372 0819 <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.ksl.com/%3Fsid%3D24122261%26nid %3D498&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABA_NGNiQVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=yxqw26eIgS4 &usg=AFQjCNGgPWQ5fEMG_t8wgjkn7eYhPiAoRg> BYU breaks away from WCC play to host USU ksl.com Despite having huge conference games to play over the next week and a half, the BYU Cougars will play outside the WCC on Tuesday night when they host the Utah State Aggies at the Marriott Center. The game was originally scheduled for December 5th, <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/blogsbyusport s/55853748-65/game-utah-byu-davies.html.csp&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABAnJ 6NiQVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=-txIJ1i2HA8&usg=AFQjCNFr1VbPvsVeZrfPddCLXKZj_XWQDA > In December or February, Utah State still a big rival for BYU basketball players Salt Lake Tribune (blog) Before the BYU basketball team traveled to Logan in December of 2009 to take on Utah State, I remember asking Jimmer Fredette if he consided the Aggies a big rival. "I guess they are," Fredette said, not sounding convinced. "Everybody says they are." <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/blogsususport s/55854065-55/state-byu-utah-aggies.html.csp&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABA6 sGMiQVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=Op_sI9tGXqk&usg=AFQjCNG1-SZZYkchO8Xyu4ITkZW3nDZAl Q> USU-BYU rivalry new to current Aggies Salt Lake Tribune (blog) Shaw and his fellow teammates haven't quite experienced the weight of the rivalry between BYU and Utah State, one that has sometimes been derided by some fans as not being a "true" rivalry. It's certainly passionate, and it usually features some pretty <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/8655734 70/BYU-basketball-Cougars-expect-intense-competitive-contest-as-they-host-Ut ah-State.html&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABAtaGLiQVIAVgBYgVlbi1VUw&cd=s6IaE8 4KXfM&usg=AFQjCNFAoAtDpJo1DDxlwwU5GSCHpzfjvw> BYU basketball: Cougars expect intense, competitive contest as ... Deseret News 11, 2011 file photo, Brigham Young Cougars forward Brandon Davies (0) is helped up by Utah State Aggies guard Preston Medlin (13) in Logan. <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.heraldextra.com/sports/college/ byu/basketball/men/franchuk-byu-utah-state-both-looking-for-some-rejuvenatio n-after/article_ecc0dbe4-7a10-11e2-ad84-001a4bcf887a.html&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgB IAAoATACOAJA6sGMiQVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=Op_sI9tGXqk&usg=AFQjCNFOQxhiKKZ2msJP jwYJAt3NXfiOrg> FRANCHUK: BYU, Utah State both looking for some rejuvenation after difficult ... Daily Herald BYU's head coach Dave Rose exits the court after the NCAA basketball game between the BYU Cougars and the Portland Pilots at the Marriott Center in Provo, Utah <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://nflmocks.com/2013/02/18/nfl-scoutin g-report-ezekiel-ansah-de-byu/&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABA-I2MiQVIAVAAWAB iBWVuLVVT&cd=ITe7wOyxtcQ&usg=AFQjCNFYqkW9568seDsx_e6ALJtDhniftg> NFL Mocks Scouting Report: Ezekiel Ansah, DE, BYU NFL Mocks (blog) Ansah even runs like a track athlete, as in 2010, he walked-on to the BYU track team and ran 21.9 seconds in the 200-meter dash. He was also cut twice from the BYU basketball team. Ansah is a projected first-round draft pick. NFL scout and executive More <http://sports.yahoo.com/news/nfl--the-pass-rush-project--ezekiel--ziggy--an sah-is-the-latest--raw--superathletic-de-to-make-waves--200203777.html> Ziggy Beck <http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865573457/John-Beck-likes-BYUs-hire-of-t he-other-Beck.html> Likes Beck <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap100000013 9979/article/austin-collie-determined-to-continue-nfl-career-in-2013&ct=ga&c ad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABAscmJiQVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=iYHJWqYof6I&usg=AFQjCNF7Z ZkkxrO59VxKKqjcp5LF7YxLww> Austin Collie determined to continue NFL career in 2013 NFL News A series of four scary concussions already had Austin Collie's NFL career in question before a ruptured right patellar tendon injury ended his 2012 season in late September. On the heels of the Indianapolis Colts' decision to send Collie to free agency <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://universe.byu.edu/beta/2013/02/18/by u-baseball-finished-first-tourney-of-the-season/&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATADO ANA6sGMiQVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=Op_sI9tGXqk&usg=AFQjCNH2hBNR3GqgjT7_YN4po2dvT qRBGw> BYU baseball finished first tourney of the season Universe.byu.edu BYU baseball started their season this weekend with new coach Mike Littlewood and secured two wins and two losses at the Brooks Wallace Classic tournament in Lubbock, Texas. On Friday, the Cougars won their first game 9-0 against Northern Colorado <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://universe.byu.edu/beta/2013/02/18/by u-softball-finishes-easton-desert-classic/&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAEOARA6sG MiQVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=Op_sI9tGXqk&usg=AFQjCNEWJekG79ByroFyIp3TOsR3P8ud5Q> BYU softball finishes Easton Desert Classic Universe.byu.edu The BYU softball team competed this weekend in the Easton Desert Classic in Las Vegas. The Cougars beat both Hawai'i and Cal State Fullerton but lost to Oregon State, Louisiana Monroe and Portland State. The Cougars took the field on Thursday against

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Please pardon the original pardon (Cougar Sportsline, Vol. 33, Issue 30)
by hb arnett 18 Feb '13

18 Feb '13

Between all the Percocet pardons and Mountain Dew mistakes, I am now having some subscribers saying they didn't receive the original letter sent this morning. If you did receive the letter this morning, then please not only pardon the original pardons but add an additional pardon to the resending of a duplicate letter to facilitate those who didn't receive the original. If this is all becoming convoluted, then please also pardon the confusion and go get your own pain killer of preference. hb HB Arnett's 801 372 - 0819 hbarnett(a)fiber.net 1391 West 800 South - Orem, Utah 84058 Vol. 33, Issue 30 - February 18, 2013 Click <http://cougarclicks.com/product/Order-Cougar-Sportsline?ID=3173> Here To Order Or Renew Your Subscriptions Expect Relapse against SMC and GU PORTLAND THE PERFECT PRESCRIPTION FOR WHAT AILS BYU BYU Basketball was suffering with a headache of a two game losing streak. No problem. Take one Portland pill for instant but temporary relief. BYU did just that by swallowing and shellacking Portland 86-72 in Provo Saturday night. It's surprising what a good pill and a bad basketball team will do for the overall health of a struggling team like BYU. Tyler Haws reasserted himself as the main guy on the BYU offense with 28 points against the Pilots. Haws found himself pain and pummeling free against Portland. His shot was back and the defensive hugging and mugging against Haws of recent WCC teams wasn't. Brandon Davies played like a true post against Portland. He added 23 points. Don't expect Portland to be a one-pill wonder cure for the Cougars. BYU will get a prescription refill with Utah State coming to Provo on Tuesday. Expect the Cougars to play like they are on Percocet against the Aggies. BYU and Cougar fans should be feeling no pain after this game is over. Utah State is the team in need of pain killers more than BYU. They have lost three of their starters to injuries from the beginning of the season and it shows. They will play hard and will be prepared. That is the hallmark of a Stew Morrill coached team. Unfortunately, Percocet eventually wears off and the pain returns unless the root cause of the malady is corrected. BYU's basketball maladies will once again be exposed later this week by the two best teams in the WCC. The Cougars will be in Moraga to face Saint Mary's on Thursday and then host league kingpin Gonzaga in Provo on Saturday. If you are one of those who think BYU can beat the Gaels and Bulldogs, you need to cut way back on your personal Percocet. The Cougars still have no cure or answer for Matthew Dellavedova of St. Mary's and the entire Gonzaga team. I'm not taking Percocet in predicting that there is a very real possibility that the Zags could take the whole thing this year in the NCAA tournament. They are that good, that deep and that well coached. Meanwhile as BYU basketball fans, hopefully will get another Portland pill in the WCC post season tournament and we can all feel better as the season concludes and wait for next season. BYU Serious About Toolson Dave Rose and BYU offered Jake Toolson a scholarship a couple of weeks ago. That's old news concerning the 6-5, LDS junior from Highland HS in Gilbert, AZ. The breaking news is Toolson has moved from a prospect to a priority on BYU's recruiting radar since that offer was extended. That observation is made because of the fact that three BYU coaches were at Highland early last week to watch Toolson and his Hawks team practice. It wasn't just any three BYU coaches. It was Rose himself, Mark Pope and Terry Nashif. If you are wondering about the sudden upsurge in urgency to get Toolson on the dotted line next November when he will be a senior, here's my take. Toolson has primarily played out of position on his high school basketball team. He is the biggest guy on the squad and has played inside most of the time. He also was on a very ordinary Utah Select AAU team out of St. George that limited his exposure and opportunities to shine before college coaches during spring and summer evaluation periods. It wasn't until Toolson started to play on the guard line late in this current high school season that things changed. That was when Terry Nashif happened to be in attendance at one of those "guard" games against Dobson HS that BYU's recruiting radar started pinging. Dave Rose subsequently followed up with a personal view in a game against Red Mountain and the recruiting rush was on. Rose, upon offering Toolson a scholarship, reportedly told him that they had him previously pegged as a small forward, but now realized that he could play the off guard and a little point if needed. Toolson had and has offers from Arizona State, Boston College and Utah State and interest from Stanford, but it was the potential of a St. Mary's offer that also put some urgency in BYU coming to the table with paper and pen in hand. Randy Bennett, the head coach at St. Mary's, has big time Arizona coaching connections. His dad is a legend in the state. Bennett likes Toolson and Toolson reportedly likes Bennett and St. Mary's. Bennett reportedly has told Toolson that he thinks he could be the next Matthew Dellavedova for St. Mary's. That of course might have just been recruiting hyperbole, but it presented BYU with a problem. With St. Mary's legitimately in the picture with Toolson, Dave Rose would have a major public relations problem if Toolson indeed is the next Dellavedova and playing in Moraga instead of Provo. The way I see it, BYU and Rose wouldn't be able to live down an LDS player mistake if Toolson was beating BYU wearing a Gael uniform. It would be reminiscent of the J.C. Carroll recruiting mistake. In case you forgot BYU misevaluated the LDS guard from Evanston and passed. Carroll signed with Utah State. Of course Carroll came back to haunt the Cougars as an Aggie for four years. This is now a moot point because BYU has changed their mind about where Toolson's best position will be in college and now are offering on talent alone, not potential public relations problems with fans and boosters. This one will be interesting to see how it shakes out. Rose, Nashif and Pope also made a stop to check in on Payton Dastrup while in Arizona. The 6-9 post man is out Mountain View HS in Mesa and also already has a BYU offer on the table. Both Toolson's and Dastrup's teams were beat in the first round of the state playoffs on Thursday, and if I understand the Arizona HS playoff system, their seasons are over. GETTING HAWS SOME HELP While guys like 2014 prospects Jake Toolson, Payton Dastrup, Dalton Nixon and TJ Haws are prime recruiting targets for BYU, but because of LDS missions they are at least two to four years away from making any kind of impact for BYU on the basketball court Tyler Haws needs help next year. You can expect more of the "Hug and Mug" defenses that WCC teams are playing on Haws. Any good coach would be foolish to not employ a defense that is working. Officials are just not going to call every foul which means that teams that are physical and aggressive and have any kind of depth are going to continue to beat Haws up. The only antidote available for BYU's Dave Rose and Haws is to get some more offensive firepower that opponents have to respect and guard. If Dave Rose continues to run his up tempo offense with emphasis on three point shooting, it will only work when he has three point shooters. BYU will have a better and more physical inside game next season with two freshmen, Eric Mika and Luke Worthington. Red or Black They will return Matt Carlino, but he is like placing a red or black roulette bet in Las Vegas. You take your chances. You win or lose. There is no in between. Sometimes you get awesome shooting and good guard play and other times you get an out of control guard whose outside shooting barely draws iron. Rose thought he was improving the team's outside shooting this year with juco transfers when he bet red but came up dead with Agostino Ambrosino and Raul Delgado. Both guys may end up being something next season, but I'm not betting on it. What I am betting on is that Rose will return to the juco circuit and try and find another shooter. There is some rumbling that the Cougars are taking a hard look at 6-1, Skyler Halford of Salt Lake Community College. Halford leads the Bruins in scoring this season. He prepped at Timpanogos High School in Orem, and then walked on at Utah State. After an LDS mission he is back at SLCC. Halford, from Orem, would certainly fit into Dave Rose's current recruiting radius of 15 miles. If BYU offers and he accepts the offer, BYU would feature Utah County HS players, Tyler Haws, Eric Mika, Josh Sharp, Nate Austin (all from Lone Peak HS), Ian Harward (Orem HS), Skyler Halford (Timpanogos HS), and Raul Delgado (Springville HS). And if Bronson Kaufusi returns for another season, he is from Timpview HS in Provo. Take a lesson from Gonzaga Who said this? "It was a problem for the first couple of years. You have this 7-foot guy who wanted to hang out on the perimeter." It wasn't Dave Rose talking about Nate Austin, but Gonzaga head coach Mark Few talking about current WCC player of the year candidate Kelly Olynyk. The seven-footer who looks destined to be an NBA lottery pick if he comes out this season or next, was content to play on the perimeter and jack up three point bombs in his first two years at Spokane. As a junior, he redshirted and rebuilt his body and game and come back as a potential money machine with his inside presence for the Zags. Click <http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaab/westcoast/2013/02/11/college-bas ketball-gonzaga-university-bulldogs-kelly-olynyk/1905893/> here to read a nice story on Olynyk and his transformation from a Nate Austin type player to a potential NBA lottery pick. All of which brings up Austin and BYU. With two legitimate, but young post guys coming on board next season in Eric Mika and Luke Worthington, could BYU redshirt Austin for a year and let him get bigger, stronger and meaner inside. After a redshirt year, Austin could return and replace Mika, who will be gone on an LDS mission. The Cougars could then have Worthington as a seasoned sophomore, Austin as a hopefully bigger, tougher legitimate inside post presence as a redshirt junior and incoming freshman Isaac Neilson returning as a true freshman after a mission to Alabama. Just a thought, but it certainly worked out extremely well for Olynyk, Few and Gonzaga. Whew, What a Relief...BYU Hires Final Two Football Coaches Bronco was cutting it close. With Spring Football drills set to begin on Monday, March 4, the LDS Church Quorum I belong to was passing around a sign up sheet last week for one day volunteers to coach BYU quarterbacks and receivers. I signed up for April 1 to coach quarterbacks. Then I realized that would be April Fools Day and no Cougar quarterback would take me seriously. Before I could correct my mistake and change dates, BYU and Bronco announced that they had actually hired two full time offensive assistants to fill out the offensive staff. My 15 minutes of potential fame and footwork for quarterbacks has faded into the sunset. Now instead of becoming a coaching legend, my sign up sheet legacy will forever be tied to the Lindon Cannery instead of leading BYU quarterbacks to fame and fortune. Canning peaches is not an easy job. Neither is canning coaches. With the announcement of Jason Beck and Guy Holliday as the final two coaching hires to replace the departed and dismissed old offensive staff, Bronco Mendenhall signals that it is time to move on. Nobody knows if the new offensive staff will produce improved results. Only time and a few games under their belts will tell that story. What we do know is the story and history of the two newly hired coaches. Here is the official release by BYU: PROVO, Utah - BYU head football coach Bronco Mendenhall today announced Guy Holliday and Jason Beck have been hired as assistant coaches. Holliday will coach receivers and Beck will coach quarterbacks. "I'm excited to have Guy and Jason join our coaching staff," Mendenhall said. "Guy is an experienced wide receivers coach who promotes tough and physical football and has great relationships with his players. He excels in the role of mentoring young people. Jason is an intelligent, poised coach who understands quarterback play and is a great teacher of young men. He is extremely passionate about our football program and the mission of the university. We are fortunate to have both of them at BYU." Holliday comes to BYU with 22 years of coaching experience, including 16 seasons coaching receivers. He has helped 21 players advance to the NFL, including 20 at wide receiver. He has also coached tight ends, quarterbacks and running backs and served six seasons as an offensive coordinator during his career. "I'm excited about this opportunity," Holliday said. "BYU has an outstanding history of football excellence and also academic excellence. I look forward to embracing the spiritual elements of BYU and helping young men be successful." Holliday spent the last five seasons at UTEP as the wide receivers coach and recruiting coordinator. The Miner passing attack was one of the most prolific in school history during that period, averaging just over 3,000 yards each year. As a Miner, Holliday produced some of the program's top receivers in Jeff Moturi and Kris Adams. Morturi (06-09) finished his career with 170 receptions, 2,527 yards and 26 touchdowns while Adams (07-10) finished with 144 catches, 2,657 yards and 30 touchdowns. Both rank in the top-7 among UTEP's career leaders for each category. He spent the 2007 season working with wide receivers at Cornell University after five years in the Southeastern Conference at Mississippi State as the wide receivers coach. With the Bulldogs, Holliday coached All-SEC receiver Justin Jenkins, who recorded 62 catches for 882 yards and nine touchdowns as a senior in 2003. Jenkins went on to play in the NFL with the Philadelphia Eagles and Buffalo Bills. Holliday spent three years from 2000-2002 at Western Michigan University, coaching wide receivers two years and tight ends one season. The Broncos had three all-conference receivers and one all-conference tight end under his tutelage. He served six seasons as an offensive coordinator, three at Alabama State and three at Tuskegee University, while also coaching quarterbacks, receivers and running backs. He started his career coaching running backs at Clark-Atlanta University for one season. Holliday earned a bachelor's degree from Cheyney University of Pennsylvania in 1987 and has three children - Justin, who is currently a wide receiver at UTEP, and daughters Schyuler and Christi. A former Cougar quarterback and offensive intern on the coaching staff, Beck returns to Provo with six years of coaching experience, including stints at Louisiana State University, Weber State University and Simon Fraser University. "I'm excited to return to BYU. It is a special place for me and my family," Beck said. "I greatly respect the vision and standards Coach Mendenhall sets for the program, and I'm looking forward to being part of his staff. BYU has a great legacy at the quarterback position. It is both a great honor and challenge to live up to the legacy that has been established. I'm looking forward to the opportunity." In 2012, Beck was hired as the offensive coordinator at Simon Fraser located in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. SFU is the first and only member of the NCAA located outside of the United States. Beck turned an offense that ranked last in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference in total offense, passing offense and scoring offense in 2011 into the league's No. 1-rated attack in all three categories (440.4 yards, 306.3 passing yards, 34.3 points per game) during the program's first year as a full NCAA Division II member in 2012. The team nearly doubled its total touchdowns scored, going from 28 to 52, and more than tripled its passing TDs, jumping from nine to 28. Beck served as quarterbacks coach at Weber State in Ogden, Utah, for three years from 2009-2011 under head coach Ron McBride. Under his tutelage, Wildcat quarterback Cameron Higgins set school records for most career passing yards (12,274), most career touchdowns passes (98), most career total touchdowns (105), most career pass completions (935) and career passing efficiency rating (144.5). Higgins completed his career as one of the most prolific players in Big Sky Conference history, ranking No. 1 in passing touchdowns, No. 2 in total touchdowns and No. 3 in total offense. Prior to Weber State, Beck served the 2008 season as an offensive intern at LSU working with quarterbacks under offensive coordinator and former BYU head coach Gary Crowton on Les Miles' staff in the SEC. He also assisted with quarterbacks as an offensive intern on Mendenhall's staff at BYU in 2007 with Robert Anae as the offensive coordinator. As a player at BYU, Beck served as the backup to All-American quarterback John Beck from 2004-2006, including a redshirt year due to an injury suffered his junior season. He totaled 553 passing yards and 28 rushing yards, including 305 yards on 20-of-28 passing in his lone start in a 38-0 victory over Utah State his senior season. Beck transferred to BYU from College of the Canyons in Santa Clarita, Calif., where he led the COC Cougars to an 11-1 season and Western States Conference Northern Division title as a sophomore. A unanimous first-team All-Western States Conference pick, he led COC to a No. 1 ranking in California and No. 4 national JC ranking, throwing for 2,052 yards while completing 77.5 percent of his passes. He also added 430 rushing yards. Recently hired BYU offensive line coach Garrett Tujague was the COC offensive line coach during Beck's year in Santa Clarita. A Junior College Academic All-American, Beck spent his freshman season at Ventura College after prepping at Hueneme High School in his hometown of Oxnard, Calif. Before starting college, he served a two-year mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Denver, Colo., from 1999-2001. Beck earned bachelor's and master's degrees in communications from BYU in 2006 and 2011. He is married to former BYU soccer standout Jaime Rendich, and they have a daughter, Peyton. Jaime was a four-year starter and All-American midfielder/forward during her BYU career from 2002-05. Here are a couple of links and videos of Holliday and Beck from their previous employment Holliday- UTEP WR Coach talks <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USnLcCZNr-o> wide receivers More <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jok6Xf_3oR0&NR=1&feature=endscreen> Holliday coaching on the practice field. Start at .56 mark on video Jason Beck introductory <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BxdUsn_ZWI> interview and philosophy at Simon Fraser SFU <http://athletics.sfu.ca/news/2013/2/15/FB_0215130300.aspx?path=football> sad to see Beck go Winning, Losing and Leaving in July Steve Cleveland beat Bronco Mendenhall to it. The former BYU basketball coach has been called to serve as an LDS Mission President in Indianapolis. As with most new presidents, he and his wife will report to Indiana in July of this year. Cleveland will be leaving behind for three years what looked like a very promising new career as a basketball color commentator locally for BYUtv and regionally for the ESPN networks. In the winning and losing departments, BYU teams did both this past week. In baseball, new coach Mike Littlewood split his first four games as the Cougar head guy. It appears that things have changed dramatically for BYU baseball under Littlewood, but one thing remains constant for the Cougars. They still need more quality pitching. In four games played this weekend at Lubbock, TX, BYU split with Northern Colorado, winning 9-0 and losing 6-4 on Friday. The came back on Saturday with a 5-3 win over Northern Illinois before losing to Texas Tech 5-1. In softball the ladies lost more than they won this past week. While participating in a competition in Las Vegas, BYU beat Hawaii 4-2, lost to Oregon State 7-3, lost to Louisiana Monroe 6-5, beat Cal State Fullerton 4-3 and lost to Portland State 5-3. The BYU men's volleyball team split two matches in California on Friday and Saturday. The Cougars were beat by Pepperdine 2-3 in Malibu but rebounded for a nice 3-1 win over USC the following night. The women's basketball team picked up two wins this past week with a 65-42 win over Santa Clara in a game played in Provo. They also blew out Pepperdine 67-44. That game was at Malibu. Television Timetable BYU vs. Utah State (MBB) Tuesday, Feb 19 at Provo Tipoff: 7:00 pm Mountain Time TV: BYUtv BYU vs. Portland (WBB) Thursday, Feb 21 at Provo Tipoff: 7:00 pm Mountain Time TV: BYUtv BYU vs. St. Mary's (MBB) Thursday, Feb 21 at Moraga Tipoff: 9:00 pm Mountain Time TV: ESPN2 BYU vs. Pacific (MVB) Friday, Feb 22 at Provo Start: 7:00 pm Mountain Time TV: BYUtv BYU vs. Gonzaga (WBB) Saturday, Feb 23 at Provo Tipoff: 2:00 pm Mountain Time TV: BYUtv BYU vs. Stanford (MVB) Saturday, Feb 23 at Provo Start: 7:00 pm Mountain Time TV: BYUtv BYU vs. Gonzaga (MBB) Thursday, Feb 28 at Provo Tipoff: 9:00 pm Mountain Time TV: ESPN2 BYU vs. Creighton (Baseball) Friday, Mar 1 at Provo Start: 3:00 pm Mountain Time TV: BYUtv BYU vs. Creighton (Baseball) Saturday, Mar 2 at Provo (Doubleheader) Start: 1:00 pm Mountain Time TV: BYUtv (Both Games Televised) BYU vs. Loyola Marymount (MBB) Saturday, Mar 2 at Los Angeles Tipoff: 9:00 pm Mountain Time TV: ESPNU

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Percocet still in play
by hb arnett 18 Feb '13

18 Feb '13

Okay, is now painfully obvious that the Percocet I took last night is still in play. Either that or I have an inside connection with the WCC and their future league scheduling committee for 2014. This is it. BYU men's basketball team will be playing Gonzaga in Provo on Feb 28, not Jan 28. The upside to all these mistakes is that based on all the replies I have immediately received, if I ever decide to sell advertising in the letter I can prove to potential advertisers that somebody actually reads what I write. I am going to contact Endo Pharmaceutical (the manufacturer of Percocet) to see if they are interested hb

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The Girls can't beat Gonzaga either
by hb arnett 18 Feb '13

18 Feb '13

Warning! Don't ever try to write a newsletter late at night under the influence of Percocet and Diet Mountain Dew. I don't know if it is hazardous to my health, but it does cause dizziness and deficiencies in accuracy. I wrote this morning that BYU was playing Gonzaga in Provo this coming Saturday. Technically that is true, but it is the women that are playing and not the men. Dave Rose and his crew won't face the Zags in Provo until next week on Jan. 28. That was the inaccuracy. It is not relevant, however, because the women won't be able to beat Gonzaga either. I promise the next issue will be written without Percocet and without the caffeine of Mountain Dew. Well, okay, I am lying. Please pardon the Percocet, but don' ask me yet to give up the Mountain Dew. Mourning my Mountain Dew mistake and always your Percocetic pal, hb

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Cougar Clicks, Monday, February 18, 2013
by hb arnett 18 Feb '13

18 Feb '13

BYU Sports related links To subscribe to this service Click Here <http://www.cougarclicks.com/product/Order-Cougar-Clicks?ID=2641> Monday, February 18, 2013 hbarnett(a)fiber.net. 801 372 0819 <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.heraldextra.com/sports/college/ byu/basketball/men/byu-shared-ball-in-win-over-portland-just-as-older/articl e_42b5c092-77d6-11e2-9c60-001a4bcf887a.html&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABAia SGiQVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=cUIHMJKyw6A&usg=AFQjCNE-HDMxsZK0stbGtqTyET9rqjnpdQ > BYU shared ball in win over Portland just as older Cougars shared halftime ... Daily Herald BYU's Matt Carlino passes to teammate Brock Zylstra during the NCAA basketball game between the BYU Cougars and the Portland Pilots at the Marriott Center in Provo, Utah on Saturday, <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/cougars/55848 285-88/half-cougars-game-byu.html.csp&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABA6OKFiQVI AVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=zItHU_846uc&usg=AFQjCNHo_Zpfi3p6LtfGyn9HX7ZDydpJfA> BYU basketball: Cougars back on winning track, but next three foes are formidable Salt Lake Tribune Provo . On the surface, Saturday's 86-72 win over Portland at the Marriott Center was filled with positives for the BYU Cougars. In snapping their two-game losing skid, the Cougars (19-8, 9-4 WCC) shot and took care of the ball extremely well the <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://universe.byu.edu/beta/2013/02/17/by u-volleyball-splits-back-to-back-matches-on-first-road-trip-of-the-season/&c t=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATACOAJA6OKFiQVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=zItHU_846uc&usg=AFQ jCNFr_moakDAu9ap7lNKTp0LQo1NHdw> BYU volleyball splits back-to-back matches on first road trip of the season Universe.byu.edu The BYU men's volleyball team defeated the USC Trojans Saturday night in four sets a day after falling to the Pepperdine Waves in five sets. The Cougars came out flat on Friday against Pepperdine, dropping the first set 13-25. They fell short in the <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/ 02/17/austin-collie-wants-to-keep-playing-draws-inspiration-from-pagano/&ct= ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABA-PuDiQVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=1T60z_J1d1w&usg=AFQjC NG963EhMS_p32QdJfJcAyM8VfjaOg> Austin Collie wants to keep playing, draws inspiration from Pagano NBCSports.com Wide receiver Austin Collie said that he appreciated the way the Colts informed him that they weren't going to be re-signing him as a free agent next month. Collie said it "showed a lot of class" for owner Jim Irsay to tell him in person that <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/blog/nfl-rapi dreports/21721787/austin-collie-ill-keep-playing-until-doctor-says-i-cant&ct =ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABAuYyFiQVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=U2rldmhFixY&usg=AFQj CNFC5MKc1_rpls2tsJnB5DhRxqy_Xw> Austin Collie: I'll keep playing until doctor says I can't CBS sports.com (blog) Austin Collie has suffered four concussions, is trying to come back from a ruptured patellar tendon, and won't be re-signed by the Colts, who drafted him in 2009. But the 27-year-old slot receiver insists his career isn't over. "I'm playing," he told ... <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.dawgsbynature.com/2013/2/17/399 5314/browns-potential-draft-target-ezekiel-ziggy-ansah&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAA oATAAOABAsp-EiQVIAVgBYgVlbi1VUw&cd=Hrw2bmIwMhQ&usg=AFQjCNGxgTMN0KT3-Nun4904P N8RLTpC9A> Browns' Potential Draft Target: Ezekiel "Ziggy" Ansah Dawgs By Nature ... up just the knowledge of the game faster than anyone that I have ever been around," says outside linebacker coach and former BYU star Kelly Poppinga. <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://themortreport.blogs.deseretnews.com /2013/02/17/byu-rugby-loses-nail-biter-to-old-puget-sound-beach-utes-lose-to o/&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATABOAFAt_SCiQVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=-RwBLynZDnI&usg =AFQjCNGKx1hFKl4oV-VhgrzQpqmMO0mqkA> BYU rugby loses nail-biter to Old Puget Sound Beach; Utes lose too Deseret News (blog) GEORGE - In what proved to be an exciting and hotly contested affair between the BYU Cougars and one of the top men's teams in the country, Old Puget Sound Beach rallied to edge the Cougars in the waning moments by the score of 34-30. The thriller ... <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.rugbymag.com/men%27s-di-clubs/7 089.html&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATAAOABA4b2BiQVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=Vnyp02qr7 QU&usg=AFQjCNFef65SXx_sVfIWof6imDukYIU9pQ> OPSB Edges BYU RugbyMag.com Old Puget Sound Beach got a late try to beat Brigham Young University in a friendly in St. George, Utah Saturday. Cody Secker photo. It was a classic top-college v. top-club matchup, with the younger and more in-season collegiate giving the club <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2 013/02/16/byu-adds-pair-of-offensive-assistants/&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATACO AJAu7CBiQVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=H4YNImsL3Z8&usg=AFQjCNFM5oPfCWn6id9GApjnExEDZ Qu5LA> BYU adds pair of offensive assistants NBCSports.com As programs across the country continue the process of replenishing assistants lost through various forms of attrition, BYU is the latest to further solidify its coaching staff ahead of the start of spring practice. Head coach Bronco Mendenhall <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/sports/558417 19-77/minson-byu-hutchins-nit.html.csp&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATABOAFAt7aCiQV IAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=2QAPxMaV4Bw&usg=AFQjCNHHJD44AfHXKMU7HCfklZ7-kr4j5g> Kragthorpe: BYU's stars of '51 enjoy long-awaited honors Salt Lake Tribune The 60-plus years that have gone by since Roland Minson and Mel Hutchins led BYU to a basketball championship have allowed for facts such as the Cougars' winning margins at Madison Square Garden and the height of the opposing center to become TV <http://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2012/12/college-football-wrap-tv-ratings-fo r-almost-every-game-this-season/> Ratings for almost all BYU football games last season

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Cougar Sportsline, Vol. 33, Issue 30
by hb arnett 18 Feb '13

18 Feb '13

HB Arnett's 801 372 - 0819 hbarnett(a)fiber.net 1391 West 800 South - Orem, Utah 84058 Vol. 33, Issue 30 - February 18, 2013 Click <http://cougarclicks.com/product/Order-Cougar-Sportsline?ID=3173> Here To Order Or Renew Your Subscriptions Expect Relapse against SMC and GU PORTLAND THE PERFECT PRESCRIPTION FOR WHAT AILS BYU BYU Basketball was suffering with a headache of a two game losing streak. No problem. Take one Portland pill for instant but temporary relief. BYU did just that by swallowing and shellacking Portland 86-72 in Provo Saturday night. It's surprising what a good pill and a bad basketball team will do for the overall health of a struggling team like BYU. Tyler Haws reasserted himself as the main guy on the BYU offense with 28 points against the Pilots. Haws found himself pain and pummeling free against Portland. His shot was back and the defensive hugging and mugging against Haws of recent WCC teams wasn't. Brandon Davies played like a true post against Portland. He added 23 points. Don't expect Portland to be a one-pill wonder cure for the Cougars. BYU will get a prescription refill with Utah State coming to Provo on Tuesday. Expect the Cougars to play like they are on Percocet against the Aggies. BYU and Cougar fans should be feeling no pain after this game is over. Utah State is the team in need of pain killers more than BYU. They have lost three of their starters to injuries from the beginning of the season and it shows. They will play hard and will be prepared. That is the hallmark of a Stew Morrill coached team. Unfortunately, Percocet eventually wears off and the pain returns unless the root cause of the malady is corrected. BYU's basketball maladies will once again be exposed later this week by the two best teams in the WCC. The Cougars will be in Moraga to face Saint Mary's on Thursday and then host league kingpin Gonzaga in Provo on Saturday. If you are one of those who think BYU can beat the Gaels and Bulldogs, you need to cut way back on your personal Percocet. The Cougars still have no cure or answer for Matthew Dellavedova of St. Mary's and the entire Gonzaga team. I'm not taking Percocet in predicting that there is a very real possibility that the Zags could take the whole thing this year in the NCAA tournament. They are that good, that deep and that well coached. Meanwhile as BYU basketball fans, hopefully will get another Portland pill in the WCC post season tournament and we can all feel better as the season concludes and wait for next season. BYU Serious About Toolson Dave Rose and BYU offered Jake Toolson a scholarship a couple of weeks ago. That's old news concerning the 6-5, LDS junior from Highland HS in Gilbert, AZ. The breaking news is Toolson has moved from a prospect to a priority on BYU's recruiting radar since that offer was extended. That observation is made because of the fact that three BYU coaches were at Highland early last week to watch Toolson and his Hawks team practice. It wasn't just any three BYU coaches. It was Rose himself, Mark Pope and Terry Nashif. If you are wondering about the sudden upsurge in urgency to get Toolson on the dotted line next November when he will be a senior, here's my take. Toolson has primarily played out of position on his high school basketball team. He is the biggest guy on the squad and has played inside most of the time. He also was on a very ordinary Utah Select AAU team out of St. George that limited his exposure and opportunities to shine before college coaches during spring and summer evaluation periods. It wasn't until Toolson started to play on the guard line late in this current high school season that things changed. That was when Terry Nashif happened to be in attendance at one of those "guard" games against Dobson HS that BYU's recruiting radar started pinging. Dave Rose subsequently followed up with a personal view in a game against Red Mountain and the recruiting rush was on. Rose, upon offering Toolson a scholarship, reportedly told him that they had him previously pegged as a small forward, but now realized that he could play the off guard and a little point if needed. Toolson had and has offers from Arizona State, Boston College and Utah State and interest from Stanford, but it was the potential of a St. Mary's offer that also put some urgency in BYU coming to the table with paper and pen in hand. Randy Bennett, the head coach at St. Mary's, has big time Arizona coaching connections. His dad is a legend in the state. Bennett likes Toolson and Toolson reportedly likes Bennett and St. Mary's. Bennett reportedly has told Toolson that he thinks he could be the next Matthew Dellavedova for St. Mary's. That of course might have just been recruiting hyperbole, but it presented BYU with a problem. With St. Mary's legitimately in the picture with Toolson, Dave Rose would have a major public relations problem if Toolson indeed is the next Dellavedova and playing in Moraga instead of Provo. The way I see it, BYU and Rose wouldn't be able to live down an LDS player mistake if Toolson was beating BYU wearing a Gael uniform. It would be reminiscent of the J.C. Carroll recruiting mistake. In case you forgot BYU misevaluated the LDS guard from Evanston and passed. Carroll signed with Utah State. Of course Carroll came back to haunt the Cougars as an Aggie for four years. This is now a moot point because BYU has changed their mind about where Toolson's best position will be in college and now are offering on talent alone, not potential public relations problems with fans and boosters. This one will be interesting to see how it shakes out. Rose, Nashif and Pope also made a stop to check in on Payton Dastrup while in Arizona. The 6-9 post man is out Mountain View HS in Mesa and also already has a BYU offer on the table. Both Toolson's and Dastrup's teams were beat in the first round of the state playoffs on Thursday, and if I understand the Arizona HS playoff system, their seasons are over. GETTING HAWS SOME HELP While guys like 2014 prospects Jake Toolson, Payton Dastrup, Dalton Nixon and TJ Haws are prime recruiting targets for BYU, but because of LDS missions they are at least two to four years away from making any kind of impact for BYU on the basketball court Tyler Haws needs help next year. You can expect more of the "Hug and Mug" defenses that WCC teams are playing on Haws. Any good coach would be foolish to not employ a defense that is working. Officials are just not going to call every foul which means that teams that are physical and aggressive and have any kind of depth are going to continue to beat Haws up. The only antidote available for BYU's Dave Rose and Haws is to get some more offensive firepower that opponents have to respect and guard. If Dave Rose continues to run his up tempo offense with emphasis on three point shooting, it will only work when he has three point shooters. BYU will have a better and more physical inside game next season with two freshmen, Eric Mika and Luke Worthington. Red or Black They will return Matt Carlino, but he is like placing a red or black roulette bet in Las Vegas. You take your chances. You win or lose. There is no in between. Sometimes you get awesome shooting and good guard play and other times you get an out of control guard whose outside shooting barely draws iron. Rose thought he was improving the team's outside shooting this year with juco transfers when he bet red but came up dead with Agostino Ambrosino and Raul Delgado. Both guys may end up being something next season, but I'm not betting on it. What I am betting on is that Rose will return to the juco circuit and try and find another shooter. There is some rumbling that the Cougars are taking a hard look at 6-1, Skyler Halford of Salt Lake Community College. Halford leads the Bruins in scoring this season. He prepped at Timpanogos High School in Orem, and then walked on at Utah State. After an LDS mission he is back at SLCC. Halford, from Orem, would certainly fit into Dave Rose's current recruiting radius of 15 miles. If BYU offers and he accepts the offer, BYU would feature Utah County HS players, Tyler Haws, Eric Mika, Josh Sharp, Nate Austin (all from Lone Peak HS), Ian Harward (Orem HS), Skyler Halford (Timpanogos HS), and Raul Delgado (Springville HS). And if Bronson Kaufusi returns for another season, he is from Timpview HS in Provo. Take a lesson from Gonzaga Who said this? "It was a problem for the first couple of years. You have this 7-foot guy who wanted to hang out on the perimeter." It wasn't Dave Rose talking about Nate Austin, but Gonzaga head coach Mark Few talking about current WCC player of the year candidate Kelly Olynyk. The seven-footer who looks destined to be an NBA lottery pick if he comes out this season or next, was content to play on the perimeter and jack up three point bombs in his first two years at Spokane. As a junior, he redshirted and rebuilt his body and game and come back as a potential money machine with his inside presence for the Zags. Click <http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaab/westcoast/2013/02/11/college-bas ketball-gonzaga-university-bulldogs-kelly-olynyk/1905893/> here to read a nice story on Olynyk and his transformation from a Nate Austin type player to a potential NBA lottery pick. All of which brings up Austin and BYU. With two legitimate, but young post guys coming on board next season in Eric Mika and Luke Worthington, could BYU redshirt Austin for a year and let him get bigger, stronger and meaner inside. After a redshirt year, Austin could return and replace Mika, who will be gone on an LDS mission. The Cougars could then have Worthington as a seasoned sophomore, Austin as a hopefully bigger, tougher legitimate inside post presence as a redshirt junior and incoming freshman Isaac Neilson returning as a true freshman after a mission to Alabama. Just a thought, but it certainly worked out extremely well for Olynyk, Few and Gonzaga. Whew, What a Relief...BYU Hires Final Two Football Coaches Bronco was cutting it close. With Spring Football drills set to begin on Monday, March 4, the LDS Church Quorum I belong to was passing around a sign up sheet last week for one day volunteers to coach BYU quarterbacks and receivers. I signed up for April 1 to coach quarterbacks. Then I realized that would be April Fools Day and no Cougar quarterback would take me seriously. Before I could correct my mistake and change dates, BYU and Bronco announced that they had actually hired two full time offensive assistants to fill out the offensive staff. My 15 minutes of potential fame and footwork for quarterbacks has faded into the sunset. Now instead of becoming a coaching legend, my sign up sheet legacy will forever be tied to the Lindon Cannery instead of leading BYU quarterbacks to fame and fortune. Canning peaches is not an easy job. Neither is canning coaches. With the announcement of Jason Beck and Guy Holliday as the final two coaching hires to replace the departed and dismissed old offensive staff, Bronco Mendenhall signals that it is time to move on. Nobody knows if the new offensive staff will produce improved results. Only time and a few games under their belts will tell that story. What we do know is the story and history of the two newly hired coaches. Here is the official release by BYU: PROVO, Utah - BYU head football coach Bronco Mendenhall today announced Guy Holliday and Jason Beck have been hired as assistant coaches. Holliday will coach receivers and Beck will coach quarterbacks. "I'm excited to have Guy and Jason join our coaching staff," Mendenhall said. "Guy is an experienced wide receivers coach who promotes tough and physical football and has great relationships with his players. He excels in the role of mentoring young people. Jason is an intelligent, poised coach who understands quarterback play and is a great teacher of young men. He is extremely passionate about our football program and the mission of the university. We are fortunate to have both of them at BYU." Holliday comes to BYU with 22 years of coaching experience, including 16 seasons coaching receivers. He has helped 21 players advance to the NFL, including 20 at wide receiver. He has also coached tight ends, quarterbacks and running backs and served six seasons as an offensive coordinator during his career. "I'm excited about this opportunity," Holliday said. "BYU has an outstanding history of football excellence and also academic excellence. I look forward to embracing the spiritual elements of BYU and helping young men be successful." Holliday spent the last five seasons at UTEP as the wide receivers coach and recruiting coordinator. The Miner passing attack was one of the most prolific in school history during that period, averaging just over 3,000 yards each year. As a Miner, Holliday produced some of the program's top receivers in Jeff Moturi and Kris Adams. Morturi (06-09) finished his career with 170 receptions, 2,527 yards and 26 touchdowns while Adams (07-10) finished with 144 catches, 2,657 yards and 30 touchdowns. Both rank in the top-7 among UTEP's career leaders for each category. He spent the 2007 season working with wide receivers at Cornell University after five years in the Southeastern Conference at Mississippi State as the wide receivers coach. With the Bulldogs, Holliday coached All-SEC receiver Justin Jenkins, who recorded 62 catches for 882 yards and nine touchdowns as a senior in 2003. Jenkins went on to play in the NFL with the Philadelphia Eagles and Buffalo Bills. Holliday spent three years from 2000-2002 at Western Michigan University, coaching wide receivers two years and tight ends one season. The Broncos had three all-conference receivers and one all-conference tight end under his tutelage. He served six seasons as an offensive coordinator, three at Alabama State and three at Tuskegee University, while also coaching quarterbacks, receivers and running backs. He started his career coaching running backs at Clark-Atlanta University for one season. Holliday earned a bachelor's degree from Cheyney University of Pennsylvania in 1987 and has three children - Justin, who is currently a wide receiver at UTEP, and daughters Schyuler and Christi. A former Cougar quarterback and offensive intern on the coaching staff, Beck returns to Provo with six years of coaching experience, including stints at Louisiana State University, Weber State University and Simon Fraser University. "I'm excited to return to BYU. It is a special place for me and my family," Beck said. "I greatly respect the vision and standards Coach Mendenhall sets for the program, and I'm looking forward to being part of his staff. BYU has a great legacy at the quarterback position. It is both a great honor and challenge to live up to the legacy that has been established. I'm looking forward to the opportunity." In 2012, Beck was hired as the offensive coordinator at Simon Fraser located in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. SFU is the first and only member of the NCAA located outside of the United States. Beck turned an offense that ranked last in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference in total offense, passing offense and scoring offense in 2011 into the league's No. 1-rated attack in all three categories (440.4 yards, 306.3 passing yards, 34.3 points per game) during the program's first year as a full NCAA Division II member in 2012. The team nearly doubled its total touchdowns scored, going from 28 to 52, and more than tripled its passing TDs, jumping from nine to 28. Beck served as quarterbacks coach at Weber State in Ogden, Utah, for three years from 2009-2011 under head coach Ron McBride. Under his tutelage, Wildcat quarterback Cameron Higgins set school records for most career passing yards (12,274), most career touchdowns passes (98), most career total touchdowns (105), most career pass completions (935) and career passing efficiency rating (144.5). Higgins completed his career as one of the most prolific players in Big Sky Conference history, ranking No. 1 in passing touchdowns, No. 2 in total touchdowns and No. 3 in total offense. Prior to Weber State, Beck served the 2008 season as an offensive intern at LSU working with quarterbacks under offensive coordinator and former BYU head coach Gary Crowton on Les Miles' staff in the SEC. He also assisted with quarterbacks as an offensive intern on Mendenhall's staff at BYU in 2007 with Robert Anae as the offensive coordinator. As a player at BYU, Beck served as the backup to All-American quarterback John Beck from 2004-2006, including a redshirt year due to an injury suffered his junior season. He totaled 553 passing yards and 28 rushing yards, including 305 yards on 20-of-28 passing in his lone start in a 38-0 victory over Utah State his senior season. Beck transferred to BYU from College of the Canyons in Santa Clarita, Calif., where he led the COC Cougars to an 11-1 season and Western States Conference Northern Division title as a sophomore. A unanimous first-team All-Western States Conference pick, he led COC to a No. 1 ranking in California and No. 4 national JC ranking, throwing for 2,052 yards while completing 77.5 percent of his passes. He also added 430 rushing yards. Recently hired BYU offensive line coach Garrett Tujague was the COC offensive line coach during Beck's year in Santa Clarita. A Junior College Academic All-American, Beck spent his freshman season at Ventura College after prepping at Hueneme High School in his hometown of Oxnard, Calif. Before starting college, he served a two-year mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Denver, Colo., from 1999-2001. Beck earned bachelor's and master's degrees in communications from BYU in 2006 and 2011. He is married to former BYU soccer standout Jaime Rendich, and they have a daughter, Peyton. Jaime was a four-year starter and All-American midfielder/forward during her BYU career from 2002-05. Here are a couple of links and videos of Holliday and Beck from their previous employment Holliday- UTEP WR Coach talks <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USnLcCZNr-o> wide receivers More <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jok6Xf_3oR0&NR=1&feature=endscreen> Holliday coaching on the practice field. Start at .56 mark on video Jason Beck introductory <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BxdUsn_ZWI> interview and philosophy at Simon Fraser SFU <http://athletics.sfu.ca/news/2013/2/15/FB_0215130300.aspx?path=football> sad to see Beck go Winning, Losing and Leaving in July Steve Cleveland beat Bronco Mendenhall to it. The former BYU basketball coach has been called to serve as an LDS Mission President in Indianapolis. As with most new presidents, he and his wife will report to Indiana in July of this year. Cleveland will be leaving behind for three years what looked like a very promising new career as a basketball color commentator locally for BYUtv and regionally for the ESPN networks. In the winning and losing departments, BYU teams did both this past week. In baseball, new coach Mike Littlewood split his first four games as the Cougar head guy. It appears that things have changed dramatically for BYU baseball under Littlewood, but one thing remains constant for the Cougars. They still need more quality pitching. In four games played this weekend at Lubbock, TX, BYU split with Northern Colorado, winning 9-0 and losing 6-4 on Friday. The came back on Saturday with a 5-3 win over Northern Illinois before losing to Texas Tech 5-1. In softball the ladies lost more than they won this past week. While participating in a competition in Las Vegas, BYU beat Hawaii 4-2, lost to Oregon State 7-3, lost to Louisiana Monroe 6-5, beat Cal State Fullerton 4-3 and lost to Portland State 5-3. The BYU men's volleyball team split two matches in California on Friday and Saturday. The Cougars were beat by Pepperdine 2-3 in Malibu but rebounded for a nice 3-1 win over USC the following night. The women's basketball team picked up two wins this past week with a 65-42 win over Santa Clara in a game played in Provo. They also blew out Pepperdine 67-44. That game was at Malibu. Television Timetable BYU vs. Utah State (MBB) Tuesday, Feb 19 at Provo Tipoff: 7:00 pm Mountain Time TV: BYUtv BYU vs. Portland (WBB) Thursday, Feb 21 at Provo Tipoff: 7:00 pm Mountain Time TV: BYUtv BYU vs. St. Mary's (MBB) Thursday, Feb 21 at Moraga Tipoff: 9:00 pm Mountain Time TV: ESPN2 BYU vs. Pacific (MVB) Friday, Feb 22 at Provo Start: 7:00 pm Mountain Time TV: BYUtv BYU vs. Gonzaga (WBB) Saturday, Feb 23 at Provo Tipoff: 2:00 pm Mountain Time TV: BYUtv BYU vs. Stanford (MVB) Saturday, Feb 23 at Provo Start: 7:00 pm Mountain Time TV: BYUtv BYU vs. Gonzaga (MBB) Thursday, Feb 28 at Provo Tipoff: 9:00 pm Mountain Time TV: ESPN2 BYU vs. Creighton (Baseball) Friday, Mar 1 at Provo Start: 3:00 pm Mountain Time TV: BYUtv BYU vs. Creighton (Baseball) Saturday, Mar 2 at Provo (Doubleheader) Start: 1:00 pm Mountain Time TV: BYUtv (Both Games Televised) BYU vs. Loyola Marymount (MBB) Saturday, Mar 2 at Los Angeles Tipoff: 9:00 pm Mountain Time TV: ESPNU

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Cougar Clicks, Saturday, February 16, 2013
by hb arnett 16 Feb '13

16 Feb '13

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Freeney will <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.indystar.com/article/20130215/S PORTS15/302150071/Bob-Kravitz-s-sad-necessary-Dwight-Freeney-Austin-Collie-l eave-Colts&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATABOAFAyK78iAVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=OMefjn0 RH08&usg=AFQjCNGbZIYzsR-eguFujwX6iEBORBrJrg> Bob Kravitz: It's sad, but necessary, for Dwight Freeney and Austin Collie to ... Indianapolis Star Yesterday, it seemed, Dwight Freeney and Austin Collie were two big parts of one of the game's greatest teams. And today, they're gone. Not that it should come as any surprise. For both good men, this was a fait accompli some time ago. It was just a <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/cougars/55839 910-88/byu-jan-rose-cougars.html.csp&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAIoATAAOABAiuH8iAVIA VgAYgVlbi1VUw&cd=kCv6fai8jJY&usg=AFQjCNFoz2_dyCy0aSGOchQHEHCH7gMJnQ> BYU basketball: Cougs haven't been same since the 'Dagger' | The ... Provo . Some have called it Delly's Dagger. 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Cougar Clicks II, More Links for Today
by hb arnett 15 Feb '13

15 Feb '13

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