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If at first I didn't succeed, I will try again
by hb arnett 03 Feb '15

03 Feb '15

Again, it appears that a significant number of subscribers didn't get this issue that I sent yesterday morning. If you did, please forgive the intrusion and delete this. For those who didn't get the letter yesterday, here it is. I will try and figure out why some don't get it and some do. If I can solve that problem, I will try and work on weightier matters such as the desalination of sea water and Dr. Pepper. hb HB Arnett's 801 372 - 0819 <mailto:hbarnett@fiber.net> hbarnett(a)fiber.net 1391 West 800 South - Orem, Utah 84058 Vol. 35, Issue 28 - February 2, 2015 Click Here To Order or Renew Your Subscriptions <http://cougarclicks.com/product/Order-Cougar-Sportsline?ID=3173> Football LOI's WAITING ON WEDNESDAY We don't need to wait until Wednesday to announce the biggest recruit for Bronco Mendenhall. This guy is 6-1, 215, a little overweight, not exceptionally fast or athletic, but has been and will be an impact guy for BYU. That would be Guy Holliday, the current wide receiver coach on Mendenhall's staff. This guy hasn't scored a touchdown for the Cougars in his two years on staff, but he has opened up Texas to BYU, Bronco and recruiting. BYU may not be having a banner year getting the top of the line and legacy recruits in Utah this year, but the real news of this class and crop is the inroads the Cougars are making in the Lone Star State. You can thank Holliday for breaking down the door. Now don't get too giddy, BYU is not whipping the Big Boys of Texas in recruiting. The Cougars are getting second and third tier guys. Second tier or third tier means these kids don't' have the ideal size and speed that Texas, Texas A&M, Baylor and the Oklahoma schools are looking for. That's actually outstanding news because second and third tier Texas high school football recruits are still very good football players. Second and third tier players may be a little too short and undersized for the Longhorns and Aggies but are what TCU built its foundation on several seasons ago. And how did that turn out? When it comes to Texas, I remember the Alamo and now I will remember the door kicked in by Holliday and BYU. Now that the door is open, BYU needs to make sure the keep their foot in it. Speaking of feet. Here is a video of how to dance the Texas Two Step <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nq4VnaXYz4E> . That's what we BYU football fans will be doing and dancing on Wednesday. Lone Star List that will sign with BYU Wednesday Trevor Brent, DB, 5-10, 170, West Mesquite HS Akile Davis, WR, 6-1, 185, DeSoto HS Jacob Jimenez, OL, 6-4, 275, Pflugerville HS Micah Simon, Ath, 5-11, 180, Bishop Dunne HS Charles West, RB, 5-10, 190, Coppell HS JJ Nwigwe, OL, 6-4, 260, Rockwall-Heath HS Sure Fire Signees Zayne Anderson, DB, 6-2, 190, Stansbury HS, UT Riley Burt, RB, 6-2, 185, Box Elder HS, UT Brady Christensen, OL, 6-5, 245, Bounfiful, UT Beau Hoge, QB, 6-1, 195, Highlands HS, KY Devin Kaufusi, DL, 6-6, 215, Timpview HS, UT Keifer Longson, OL, 6-7, 295, Dougherty Valley HS, CA David Lui, DL, 6-2, 255, Pittsburg HS, CA Tevita Mounga, DL, Vista Murrieta HS, CA Khari Vanderbilt, DB, San Jose City JC, CA Will Sedgwick, LB, Laguna Hills HS, CA Cody Wilstead, QB, 6-5, 215, Pineview HS, UT Maybe's Jeremiah Ieremia, LB, Hurricane HS, UT.Either BYU or Utah State Mika Tafua, DL, Kamehameha HS, HI.Long time BYU commit, but now looks like Washington will get his signature Dayan Lake, DB, Northridge HS, UT.wavered on Cougars. We will see. Gabe Reid, LB/DL, 6-2, 240, Timpview HS, UT.Either Stanford or BYU. Will decide late Monday. Long Shots Zach Hoyt, OL, 6-5, 275, Salem HS, VA Demetrius Davis, OL, 6-5, 275, Pleasant Grove HS, UT Long Gone Legacies Britain Covey, QB, 5-9, 170, Timpview HS, UT.Announced for Utah last week. James Empey, OL, 6-5, 275, American Fork HS, UT.Announced for Utah last week. Transfers already enrolled in school Squally Canada, RB, 5-10, 195, Washington State Kamel Greene, DB, 5-11, 180, Washington State Jackson Kaka, TE, 6-4, 215, New Mexico State Eric Takenaka, DB, 5-10, 205, Snow College Returned LDS Missionaries enrolled in school Matt Hadley, DB, 6-0, 191, So. Connell HS, WA Micah Hannemann, DB, 6-1, 190, So. Lone Peak HS, UT Austin Hoyt, OL, 6-7, 270, RFr, Argonaut HS, CA Moses Kaumatule, DL, 6-1, 254, RFr, Bingham HS, UT Sawyer Powell, DB, 6-1, 205, RFr, Richland HS, WA Rhett Sandlin, LB, 6-2, 220, RFr, Alta HS, UT Josh Weeks, WR, 6-4, 200, Fr, Show Low HS, AZ Other Missionaries due back in spring and summer Tanner Mangum, QB, 6-3, 195, Eagle HS, ID, Returns in June- Chile Antofagasta Talon Shumway, WR/DB, 6-3, 200, Lone Peak HS, UT, Returns in May- Texas McAllen Moroni Laulu-Pututau, TE,, 6-4, 190, Mountain Crest HS, UT, Returns in March- Chile Antofagasta Nathan DeBeikes, RB, 6-2, 200, Thousand Oaks HS, CA, Returns in July - England Birmingham Lene Lesatele, LB, 6-1, 235, Gahr HS, CA, Returns in April -Philippines Naga Mission Butch Pauu, LB, 6-0, 220, LB, Servite HS, CA, Returns in March -Honduras Tegucigalpa Taumata Tofi, DL, 6-3, 270, Perris HS, CA, Returns in April - Philippines Manila. Sounds Like Fresno State Anybody, Anywhere, Anytime BYU recently announced a home and home football scheduling agreement with Michigan State. The Cougars will play in East Lansing in 2016 and face the Spartans in Provo in 2020. Add Michigan State to an ever growing impressive list of teams the Cougars will play in the coming seasons. That list includes at Nebraska, UCLA, Michigan and Missouri in this coming 2015 season. BYU will also play Fresno State in Provo in late November. I bring up Fresno State because BYU seems to be following the Bulldogs' football scheduling profile of a few years ago when Pat Hill was the coach. You may not remember, but I do. Hill's scheduling mantra was "anybody, anywhere, anytime". Fresno lined up against Oregon, USC, Ohio State, UCLA, Wisconsin, Kansas State, Tennessee and Washington and other big name programs on multiple occasions. Almost all of those games were on the road. Hill stated when he got the Fresno job that he was going to follow the model of Bobby Bowden at Florida State when he was hired as the Seminoles' coach. Bowden built Florida State into a power from a nothing program by agreeing to play anybody, anywhere, anytime. Hill coached 14 years at Fresno. He did very well early, but his last six seasons he went just 40-41 and was fired. BYU now appears fully engaged in the "anybody, anywhere, anytime" business. In 2016 they face Arizona of the Pac 12, West Virginia of the Big 12 and Michigan State of the Big Ten. The year 2017 shows Louisiana State on the schedule. The next season it will be Arizona, Cal, Wisconsin and Washington. BYU's attempt to schedule P5 teams appears to be paying off. After saying last year that the ACC would not allow games scheduled against BYU to meet the requirements for non-conference required scheduling of P5 teams, the league reversed that decision last week. Here is an explanation of the change of heart as written by Brett McMurphy of ESPN last week: Atlantic Coast Conference teams that play BYU now will be able to count that game toward the ACC's requirement of playing a nonleague Power 5 team, sources told ESPN. This is a change in philosophy for the ACC. At last year's spring meetings, the ACC announced games against BYU would not count as a Power 5 opponent. Starting in 2017, ACC teams are required to play at least one nonleague Power 5 team. The reason for the change was because three of the four remaining Power 5 leagues (Big 12, Pac-12 and Big Ten) play nine conference games or will be going to nine conference games, meaning fewer nonconference opportunities, a source said. Also, the ACC believes games against BYU -- which has gone to 10 consecutive bowl games under coach Bronco Mendenhall -- would help the league's overall strength of schedule, a source said. BYU currently has only one ACC team on its future schedule: Virginia. The Cougars and Cavs, who played in 2013 and 2014, complete their four-game series in 2019 at Virginia and 2023 at BYU. As one of only three independents, scheduling has been one of the biggest challenges for BYU athletic director Tom Holmoe. Still, the Cougars have managed to schedule several future games against Power 5 opponents including Nebraska, UCLA, Michigan, Michigan State, Missouri, Arizona, Utah, West Virginia, LSU, Cal, USC and Arizona State. Beginning in 2016, the SEC also will require its league members to play at least one nonleague Power 5 team. Last year the SEC said BYU would not count toward the SEC's requirement. An SEC spokesman said Thursday the SEC's stance toward BYU had not changed. No More Rope a Dope Cougars Counterpunch in the Post Tyler Haws did his thing this past week in BYU wins at home over San Francisco (78-740 and Santa Clara (78-57). His thing is the inexorable march to the top of the BYU basketball scoring food chain and pyramid. With his 28 points against the Dons of USF and the 21 he put up on Santa Clara, Haws surpassed Danny Ainge in the hunt for the title of all-time leading scorer in BYU Basketball history. Haws now sits at 2,486 career points. That leaves him just 113 points behind Jimmer Fredette for the top scoring spot. Overall, BYU is now 17-7 on the season. The two wins last week puts the Cougars at 7-4 in WCC play. That is good for a third place tie with Pepperdine behind Saint Mary's at 9-2 and Gonzaga at 10-0. With Pepperdine winning at Saint Mary's last week, that makes this Thursday's rematch with the Waves big time for BYU. The last time these two teams played, BYU used the "Rope a Dope" defense in the post and put up absolutely no fight. The good news for Cougar basketball fans is that based on the post play of last week against USF and Santa Clara, BYU Bigs started counter punching and made their presence felt. It wasn't great post play, but it was better than it has been and gives some hope for better play inside as the season concludes. Against USF, BYU had 10 rebounds combined between those who played the post. Up against Santa Clara, those numbers were bigger with 19 boards recorded by the Bigs of BYU. Dave Rose will need those kind of numbers in the rematch with Pepperdine. In the first game in Provo, BYU managed just 5 points in the post and 6 rebounds against the Waves. That will have to improve dramatically if the Cougars hope for redemption on the road and any hope at all for a future NCAA bid. Fluff and Stuff You get what you pay for.Especially when it comes to basketball referees. There are times when fans criticize the basketball officiating of the West Coast Conference. Those fans might have some merit to their moaning. Dave Rose doesn't criticize officials, but he did explain at a recent Cougar Club luncheon that some officials are better than others. He went on to say that the good officials want to work as much as they can during a week and get paid the best they can. Turns out that the WCC reportedly doesn't pay officials as much as other leagues do. Because most of those other leagues also play games on Thursday and Saturday, the best officials will officiate those games where they get paid the most for their work. Turns out that even with officiating you get what you pay for. Frequent Flier.Dave Rose logs lots of miles while traveling with his team, but also recruiting and evaluating players. Two weeks ago he was in Richland, Washington to watch junior LDS guard Steven Beo play. This past weekend, he stayed closer to home to watch Gavin Baxter perform for Timpview HS against Springville HS. Keeping Score.BYU signee Zac Seljaas is lighting up the scoreboard. This past week. The 6-7 wing scored 32 in a blowout 89-60 win over Cyprus and followed that up with 29 points in a 78-72 victory over Kearns. Frank Jackson, the former BYU commit, continues to light it up for Lone Peak. This past week, Jackson scored 24 against Riverton in a 74-47 win and followed up with 30 points in a 62-62 squeaker win over Herriman. Beo, the guard from Richland, put up 33 points and pulled down 11 rebounds in a 62-42 win over Kamiakin this past weekend. Women Win.The BYU women swept both basketball games against San Francisco and Santa Clara last week during their road swing to Northern California. The Lady Cougars defeated USF 68-63 and outlasted Santa Clara 58-56. The two victories move BYU to 17-5 on the season and 9-2 in WCC play. They are currently tied with St. Mary's for second place in league standings. Both the Cougars and Gaels are two games back of Gonzaga with a 10-0 conference mark. Tritons Try, But No Match for BYU.If the BYU men's volleyball team is the Harlem Globetrotters, then UC San Diego would be their Washington Generals. The Cougars swept the Tritons 3-0, 3-0 last Friday and Saturday in Provo. That makes BYU's all time record against UCSD 38-0. That makes BYU "Meadowlark" and UCSB the "Lemon". The Cougars are now 6-2 overall on the year and 5-1 in MPSF play. TV Timetable BYU vs. Pepperdine (Women's BB) Thursday, February 5 at Provo Tipoff: 7:00 pm MST TV: BYUtv BYU vs. Pepperdine Thursday, February 5 at Malibu Tipoff: 9:00 pm MST TV: Root NW/R (M, TheW.tv (on line) Time Warner and Comcast SN in Calif. BYU vs. Cal Baptist (volleyball) Friday, February 6 at Provo Start: 7:00 pm MST TV: BYUtv BYU vs. Loyola Marymount Saturday, February 7 at Los Angeles Tipoff: 2:00 pm MST TV: Root Sports. Time Warner and Comcast Sports Network BYU vs. Cal Baptist (volleyball) Saturday, February 7 at Provo Start: 7:00 pm MST TV: BYUtv BYU vs. St Mary's Thursday, February 12 at Provo Tipoff: 7:00 pm MST TV: ESPN or ESPN2 BYU vs. Pacific Saturday, February 14 at Provo Tipoff: 7:00 pm MST TV: BYUtv If you also want PDF copies of the newsletter, email and request it.

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Cougar Clicks, Tuesday, February 3, 2015
by hb arnett 03 Feb '15

03 Feb '15

HB Arnett's BYU Sports related links To subscribe to this service Click Here <http://www.cougarclicks.com/product/Order-Cougar-Clicks?ID=2641> Tuesday, February 3, 2015 hbarnett(a)fiber.net <mailto:hbarnett@fiber.net> . 801 372 0819 HB's Hurry Up Headlines.if you don't have time to read all of today's stories, here are my top picks of the day. <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.sltrib.com/blogs/byusp orts/2133264-155/story.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTOTA2ODU5OTMwNTc2NzY1NjgxMDIaMzk 5YThjNDJiMjU3MDk3ODpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNH03_V8YWTvl3REtNE1kgYQqitWtw> Recruiting: BYU holds on to Lake, Ieremia, gets 4 new commitments Salt Lake Tribune (blog) BYU football coaches who have been out on the recruiting trail will go to sleep tonight with smiles on their faces, for the most part. Groundhog Day <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.sacbee.com/sports/high -school/prep-plus-blog/article8974577.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioTOTA2ODU5OTMwNTc2 NzY1NjgxMDIaMzk5YThjNDJiMjU3MDk3ODpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNGf0aG_KlpqNQAPldI- BAW_QKdJ8w> Hometown Report: College recruiters kinder, gentler Sacramento Bee (blog) The livelihood of college coaches forever lay in the hands of recruits. ... Matich wound up signing with BYU, not because the Cougars' coach was the <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.deseretnews.com/articl e/865621008/Texas-providing-solid-late-returns-for-BYU-football-recruiting-D ayan-Lake-reaffirms-commitment.html%3Fpg%3Dall&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTQ5NDg1NDUz ODI1NDc5OTczODAyGmQ0OWUyOTQ1ZDY5ZWQyOTU6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNE_OU5c_JcN70m pyTo6G5AwqDCC7Q> Texas providing solid late returns for BYU football recruiting; Dayan Lake reaffirms commitment Deseret News One of the highlights of Jimenez's official trip was the opportunity to meet with BYU head Coach Bronco Mendenhall, a meeting he admits to being Today's complete Cougar Clicks... <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.ksl.com/%3Fnid%3D504%2 6sid%3D33335601&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTNTY3MjQyNTEzNzM2MTM4ODU4NzIaY2Y1YTZjNjI1MjV iZTdiODpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNGkd-H9myuMHH9bOU8469-yvVKCpw> Timpview's Reid, Northridge's Lake commit ahead of Signing Day KSL.com BYU got some good news on Monday, however, when four-star defensive back Dayan Lake of Northridge re-committed to the Cougars. The 5-foot-10 ... <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.oregonlive.com/recruit ing/index.ssf/2015/02/jacob_jimenez_2-star_ol_flips.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMT M3NzA1MTM4NjUyNjM2NTM1NDQyGmJhZWM2YTNjOWU5NTRmZTU6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNH29 RqYrEmzBbvNdicGa5dM4F0p4A> Jacob Jimenez, 2-star OL, flips from Oregon State Beavers to BYU Cougars OregonLive.com Gary Andersen, the Oregon State Beavers' new head football coach, hasn't had much time to personalze his new office on the third floor of the Valley ... <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.deseretnews.com/articl e/865620977/BYU-freshman-Ryan-Andrus-showcases-rebounding-ability.html%3Fpg% 3Dall&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTUyMDA3NTE5ODc1MjgxMzQwNzQyGjhiY2Q0NmE4ZGY3ZDU4ZWY6Y 29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGMBBoKbFWe49gNZqOwVvuxqaRTlw> BYU freshman Ryan Andrus showcases rebounding ability Deseret News Brigham Young Cougars forward Ryan Andrus (10) helps teammate ... foul as the Brigham Young University Cougars play the Santa Clara Broncos in ... <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://jmoneysports.com/2015/02/0 2/the-cougar-nba-tracker-jimmer-fredette-game-48-jimmer-has-big-night-in-win /&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTI4MjA3Mjk0MjY3MjY3MjgwNTEyGjgxNzcxNDdlMTI2MzFlNTU6Y29tO mVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNF-6Lj1NV9U07l4X11BGe852Clp3Q> The Cougar NBA tracker, Jimmer Fredette, game 48: Jimmer has big night in win jmoneysports Atlanta had no answers for the ball movement or rebounding of New Orleans as the Pelicans drilled the Hawks 115-100 in the Smoothie King Center Austin Collie interview on health, Peyton and BC Lions <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3IklM4noE4> <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.bcinterruption.com/bos ton-college-football-schedule/2015/2/2/7955643/acc-treating-byu-as-power-con ference-program-strength-of-schedule&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTEwMjEzMTI0ODMxNTIxNz c5NTkyGjM2OWQwMTBiODRmZDkxYzA6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNH57pnYkNM8riSL_fMITkV4x IvU7g> Boston College Football Scheduling: Eagles Need To Strike Deal With BYU BC Interruption BYU had failed in its attempt to convince the ACC that it should be considered a Power 5 conference school for scheduling purposes, but that stance ... <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.kmbc.com/news/chiefs-f ans-snap-up-tickets-for-mizzou-game-at-arrowhead/31052690&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoSN zM3ODY4MzA1NjkzNDIxNjI2Mho4YmNkNDZhOGRmN2Q1OGVmOmNvbTplbjpVUw&usg=AFQjCNGfxc zoxW89t2fbNGmIXDk6QumLlA> Chiefs fans snap up tickets for Mizzou game at Arrowhead KMBC Kansas City Chiefs season ticket members had an opportunity to buy tickets for Missouri's game against Brigham Young University next Nov. 14. It will be the <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://umgoblue.com/talk/BYU-Game -this-year-m265322.aspx&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTNTE2OTQ4ODIxMjAwMTc3MzE2MTIaYWVhMmU 4MWFlMjA4MGFjZTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNGOBU2nwwVWZbcchKbPcK7vZhg_mg> BYU Game this year UMGoBlue.com ... asking the Michigan fans to show some restraint regarding our visitors? I went to a BYU basketball game (tourney game in Denver against Syracus...

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Football Signings this week! Don't miss it.
by hb arnett 02 Feb '15

02 Feb '15

Just a reminder that your subscription recently expired. With Football signings this week, now would be a good time to get back on board! Dear Subscriber, Your subscription to Cougar Sportsline recently expired. We would love to have you back on board as a subscriber. Don't miss another issue. You can renew your subscription on line by clicking on the link below: Click Here To Order Or Renew Your Subscriptions <http://cougarclicks.com/product/Order-Cougar-Sportsline?ID=3173> Or you can call me at 801 372 0819 and I can help you over the phone. Thanks, HB Arnett hbarnett(a)fiber.net <mailto:hbarnett@fiber.net> 801 372 0819

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Cougar Clicks, Monday, February 2, 2015
by hb arnett 02 Feb '15

02 Feb '15

HB Arnett's BYU Sports related links To subscribe to this service Click Here <http://www.cougarclicks.com/product/Order-Cougar-Clicks?ID=2641> Monday, February 2, 2015 hbarnett(a)fiber.net <mailto:hbarnett@fiber.net> . 801 372 0819 HB's Hurry Up Headlines.if you don't have time to read all of today's stories, here are my top picks of the day. <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.heraldextra.com/sports /college/byu/basketball/men/beaton-haws-passes-ainge-on-the-all-time-scoring -list/article_d9d4f172-1c50-5d47-9b85-4427a64e9d4a.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTNDU zNjA1MzU2Njc4NzEzNzUxNjIaYWVhMmU4MWFlMjA4MGFjZTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNGkgTL onKLgIYe417r6pdwabECbnQ> Beaton: Haws passes Ainge on the all-time scoring list Daily Herald Haws said when he came to BYU, he just wanted to be the best college basketball player he could be and do everything he could to help the program ... <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.fayobserver.com/elite/ athletes-to-army-christopher-bolden/article_eadcba88-2a7c-5859-89c7-f7c463ef 222c.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTNzcwOTUzNjk4NTM5MTAyOTIzMDIaMzY5ZDAxMGI4NGZkOTFjM Dpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNECxf2fiwB6UVVaPaZZT-BKd0BCkA> Athletes to Army: Christopher Bolden Fayetteville Observer Elite profiles three of them: Chris Boldin, a former BYU football player. ... Sgt. Christopher Bolden's path to playing college football (and the Army, ... <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://blog.mysanantonio.com/hssp orts/2015/01/somersets-detmer-jr-talks-about-walking-on-at-byu/&ct=ga&cd=CAE YACoSODcxMjMzMjUzMTMyMjE3NjAxMhpjZjVhNmM2MjUyNWJlN2I4OmNvbTplbjpVUw&usg=AFQj CNFBsuyjeaKt5-IPD6v-IeRkQKjt1w> Somerset's Detmer Jr. talks about walking on at BYU mySanAntonio.com (blog) But he called his uncle Ty, who was the 1990 Heisman Trophy winner as a quarterback at BYU. And with a little family guidance, Detmer Jr. decided ... <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.channel3000.com/money/ in-football-they-trust-polynesians-pipeline-to-the-american-dream/31025036&c t=ga&cd=CAEYACoTODYwMDcyOTE2MDM3Mzk3MjMyMjIaOGJjZDQ2YThkZjdkNThlZjpjb206ZW46 VVM&usg=AFQjCNG1VH3zOYrWu3JRW1jEegrqvA6AvQ> In football they trust: Polynesians' pipeline to American dream WISC Madison Langi ended up committing to the University of Utah but after a year he ... Their father Fua was a former Brigham Young University running back who ... Today's complete Cougar Clicks... <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://westcoastconvo.com/2015/02 /02/wcc-power-rankings-february-2nd/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTMwOTA2ODg5NDE3MTE1ND EwOTEyGmJhZWM2YTNjOWU5NTRmZTU6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFVe713PmTKBGxG-P2nsSZNH zOsFQ> WCC Power Rankings - February 2nd West Coast Convo The roller coaster ride that has been the 2014-15 season in the West Coast Conference continued this past week. Even one of the teams pulling away ... <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.deseretnews.com/articl e/865620909/BYU-basketball-analysis-BYU-uses-3-point-marksmanship-to-beat-th e-Broncos.html%3Fpg%3Dall&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTQ5NzY4MDIxMzYzNzMzNDU5NjIyGmJhZ WM2YTNjOWU5NTRmZTU6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNEOIJ3oAqedFFwDmyPvK5FlV_-zvg> BYU basketball analysis: BYU uses 3-point marksmanship to beat the Broncos Deseret News The BYU mascot Cosmo pumps up fans as the Brigham Young University Cougars play the Santa Clara Broncos in Provo Saturday, Jan. 31, 2015. <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.heraldextra.com/sports /college/byu/inside-darnell-s-head-times-are-changing-in-recruiting/article_ 564ba479-0358-51a2-8605-802388348e02.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTc3NDc2MTc5NDU2O DE5OTg1MDUyGmQzMTljMzNiZWMyOTUyZWU6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFDX8mqCYlylunl_Ytn UH4UVjZ33g> Inside Darnell's Head: Times are changing in recruiting Daily Herald 10 Jeremiah Ieremia, a linebacker from Hurricane. No. 4 Dayan Lake, a defensive back from Northridge, committed early but has been checking out ... <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.deseretnews.com/articl e/865620890/Local-football-programs-close-to-wrapping-up-their-2015-recruiti ng-classes.html%3Fpg%3Dall&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTg0MDgwODI2MzExODg0MzQ2MTcyGjM5 OWE4YzQyYjI1NzA5Nzg6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNEvCS2E7Ba8I6v8WLpKNNLSdEIPgA> Local football programs close to wrapping up their 2015 recruiting classes Deseret News As for BYU, there's still quite a bit to be sorted out between now and Wednesday. The Cougars plan to sign 25 prospects, at least four of which will <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://byu.rivals.com/content.as p%3FCID%3D1731985%26utm_source%3Ddlvr.it%26utm_medium%3Dfeed&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAC oUMTg0MDE0NTg5ODk4MTg2NjI4NjIyGjM5OWE4YzQyYjI1NzA5Nzg6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjC NFIcEO-IeLJmaNnrcT1qYJeA8G2iA> Jordan Leslie recaps his time at BYU and what he is up to now BYU - Rivals.com Complete football, basketball, and recruiting coverage and breaking news of ... What is your most memorable moment at BYU on the football field and ... <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.newerascouting.com/201 5/01/31/2015-draft-interview-harvey-jackson-s-byu/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTNzE2Mzkx MDkwMjg1MDc2MTA0OTIaMzY5ZDAxMGI4NGZkOTFjMDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNEdqdwL-dhO 6X14VqAxUbvID-p4Vw> 2015 Draft Interview: Harvey Jackson, S, BYU New Era Scouting While playing at both Nebraska and BYU we had complex defensive systems and I ... Scott Porter: When football is over with what is your passion? <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.deseretnews.com/articl e/865620886/BYU-track-Witt-Walker-break-records-in-Seattle.html%3Fpg%3Dall&c t=ga&cd=CAEYACoTNTM2MjA4NjAxMjA3OTEyMDYwNzIaYmFlYzZhM2M5ZTk1NGZlNTpjb206ZW46 VVM&usg=AFQjCNGzGGC142eF-LgFR9MYNlroxQusCQ> BYU track: Witt, Walker break records in Seattle Deseret News Jason Witt broke the University of Washington Invitational record in the 5000 meters Friday, and Shaquille Walker broke the school indoor record in <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.oregonlive.com/recruit ing/index.ssf/2015/01/mufi_hunt_3-star_de_visiting_o.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoTM jk3MjAyNzU1MDAzMzExNDQ1MTIaY2Y1YTZjNjI1MjViZTdiODpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNGg1 bvpJzZQD__pPZu987XcQSzUjw> Mufi Hunt, 3-star DE, names top four, visiting Oregon State Beavers OregonLive.com "Oregon State is up there with Michigan State, Washington State and BYU," Hunt said. 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Cougar Sportsline, Vol. 35, Issue 28
by hb arnett 02 Feb '15

02 Feb '15

HB Arnett's 801 372 - 0819 <mailto:hbarnett@fiber.net> hbarnett(a)fiber.net 1391 West 800 South - Orem, Utah 84058 Vol. 35, Issue 28 - February 2, 2015 Click Here To Order or Renew Your Subscriptions <http://cougarclicks.com/product/Order-Cougar-Sportsline?ID=3173> Football LOI's WAITING ON WEDNESDAY We don't need to wait until Wednesday to announce the biggest recruit for Bronco Mendenhall. This guy is 6-1, 215, a little overweight, not exceptionally fast or athletic, but has been and will be an impact guy for BYU. That would be Guy Holliday, the current wide receiver coach on Mendenhall's staff. This guy hasn't scored a touchdown for the Cougars in his two years on staff, but he has opened up Texas to BYU, Bronco and recruiting. BYU may not be having a banner year getting the top of the line and legacy recruits in Utah this year, but the real news of this class and crop is the inroads the Cougars are making in the Lone Star State. You can thank Holliday for breaking down the door. Now don't get too giddy, BYU is not whipping the Big Boys of Texas in recruiting. The Cougars are getting second and third tier guys. Second tier or third tier means these kids don't' have the ideal size and speed that Texas, Texas A&M, Baylor and the Oklahoma schools are looking for. That's actually outstanding news because second and third tier Texas high school football recruits are still very good football players. Second and third tier players may be a little too short and undersized for the Longhorns and Aggies but are what TCU built its foundation on several seasons ago. And how did that turn out? When it comes to Texas, I remember the Alamo and now I will remember the door kicked in by Holliday and BYU. Now that the door is open, BYU needs to make sure the keep their foot in it. Speaking of feet. Here is a video of how to dance the Texas Two Step <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nq4VnaXYz4E> . That's what we BYU football fans will be doing and dancing on Wednesday. Lone Star List that will sign with BYU Wednesday Trevor Brent, DB, 5-10, 170, West Mesquite HS Akile Davis, WR, 6-1, 185, DeSoto HS Jacob Jimenez, OL, 6-4, 275, Pflugerville HS Micah Simon, Ath, 5-11, 180, Bishop Dunne HS Charles West, RB, 5-10, 190, Coppell HS JJ Nwigwe, OL, 6-4, 260, Rockwall-Heath HS Sure Fire Signees Zayne Anderson, DB, 6-2, 190, Stansbury HS, UT Riley Burt, RB, 6-2, 185, Box Elder HS, UT Brady Christensen, OL, 6-5, 245, Bounfiful, UT Beau Hoge, QB, 6-1, 195, Highlands HS, KY Devin Kaufusi, DL, 6-6, 215, Timpview HS, UT Keifer Longson, OL, 6-7, 295, Dougherty Valley HS, CA David Lui, DL, 6-2, 255, Pittsburg HS, CA Tevita Mounga, DL, Vista Murrieta HS, CA Khari Vanderbilt, DB, San Jose City JC, CA Will Sedgwick, LB, Laguna Hills HS, CA Cody Wilstead, QB, 6-5, 215, Pineview HS, UT Maybe's Jeremiah Ieremia, LB, Hurricane HS, UT.Either BYU or Utah State Mika Tafua, DL, Kamehameha HS, HI.Long time BYU commit, but now looks like Washington will get his signature Dayan Lake, DB, Northridge HS, UT.wavered on Cougars. We will see. Gabe Reid, LB/DL, 6-2, 240, Timpview HS, UT.Either Stanford or BYU. Will decide late Monday. Long Shots Zach Hoyt, OL, 6-5, 275, Salem HS, VA Demetrius Davis, OL, 6-5, 275, Pleasant Grove HS, UT Long Gone Legacies Britain Covey, QB, 5-9, 170, Timpview HS, UT.Announced for Utah last week. James Empey, OL, 6-5, 275, American Fork HS, UT.Announced for Utah last week. Transfers already enrolled in school Squally Canada, RB, 5-10, 195, Washington State Kamel Greene, DB, 5-11, 180, Washington State Jackson Kaka, TE, 6-4, 215, New Mexico State Eric Takenaka, DB, 5-10, 205, Snow College Returned LDS Missionaries enrolled in school Matt Hadley, DB, 6-0, 191, So. Connell HS, WA Micah Hannemann, DB, 6-1, 190, So. Lone Peak HS, UT Austin Hoyt, OL, 6-7, 270, RFr, Argonaut HS, CA Moses Kaumatule, DL, 6-1, 254, RFr, Bingham HS, UT Sawyer Powell, DB, 6-1, 205, RFr, Richland HS, WA Rhett Sandlin, LB, 6-2, 220, RFr, Alta HS, UT Josh Weeks, WR, 6-4, 200, Fr, Show Low HS, AZ Other Missionaries due back in spring and summer Tanner Mangum, QB, 6-3, 195, Eagle HS, ID, Returns in June- Chile Antofagasta Talon Shumway, WR/DB, 6-3, 200, Lone Peak HS, UT, Returns in May- Texas McAllen Moroni Laulu-Pututau, TE,, 6-4, 190, Mountain Crest HS, UT, Returns in March- Chile Antofagasta Nathan DeBeikes, RB, 6-2, 200, Thousand Oaks HS, CA, Returns in July - England Birmingham Lene Lesatele, LB, 6-1, 235, Gahr HS, CA, Returns in April -Philippines Naga Mission Butch Pauu, LB, 6-0, 220, LB, Servite HS, CA, Returns in March -Honduras Tegucigalpa Taumata Tofi, DL, 6-3, 270, Perris HS, CA, Returns in April - Philippines Manila. Sounds Like Fresno State Anybody, Anywhere, Anytime BYU recently announced a home and home football scheduling agreement with Michigan State. The Cougars will play in East Lansing in 2016 and face the Spartans in Provo in 2020. Add Michigan State to an ever growing impressive list of teams the Cougars will play in the coming seasons. That list includes at Nebraska, UCLA, Michigan and Missouri in this coming 2015 season. BYU will also play Fresno State in Provo in late November. I bring up Fresno State because BYU seems to be following the Bulldogs' football scheduling profile of a few years ago when Pat Hill was the coach. You may not remember, but I do. Hill's scheduling mantra was "anybody, anywhere, anytime". Fresno lined up against Oregon, USC, Ohio State, UCLA, Wisconsin, Kansas State, Tennessee and Washington and other big name programs on multiple occasions. Almost all of those games were on the road. Hill stated when he got the Fresno job that he was going to follow the model of Bobby Bowden at Florida State when he was hired as the Seminoles' coach. Bowden built Florida State into a power from a nothing program by agreeing to play anybody, anywhere, anytime. Hill coached 14 years at Fresno. He did very well early, but his last six seasons he went just 40-41 and was fired. BYU now appears fully engaged in the "anybody, anywhere, anytime" business. In 2016 they face Arizona of the Pac 12, West Virginia of the Big 12 and Michigan State of the Big Ten. The year 2017 shows Louisiana State on the schedule. The next season it will be Arizona, Cal, Wisconsin and Washington. BYU's attempt to schedule P5 teams appears to be paying off. After saying last year that the ACC would not allow games scheduled against BYU to meet the requirements for non-conference required scheduling of P5 teams, the league reversed that decision last week. Here is an explanation of the change of heart as written by Brett McMurphy of ESPN last week: Atlantic Coast Conference teams that play BYU now will be able to count that game toward the ACC's requirement of playing a nonleague Power 5 team, sources told ESPN. This is a change in philosophy for the ACC. At last year's spring meetings, the ACC announced games against BYU would not count as a Power 5 opponent. Starting in 2017, ACC teams are required to play at least one nonleague Power 5 team. The reason for the change was because three of the four remaining Power 5 leagues (Big 12, Pac-12 and Big Ten) play nine conference games or will be going to nine conference games, meaning fewer nonconference opportunities, a source said. Also, the ACC believes games against BYU -- which has gone to 10 consecutive bowl games under coach Bronco Mendenhall -- would help the league's overall strength of schedule, a source said. BYU currently has only one ACC team on its future schedule: Virginia. The Cougars and Cavs, who played in 2013 and 2014, complete their four-game series in 2019 at Virginia and 2023 at BYU. As one of only three independents, scheduling has been one of the biggest challenges for BYU athletic director Tom Holmoe. Still, the Cougars have managed to schedule several future games against Power 5 opponents including Nebraska, UCLA, Michigan, Michigan State, Missouri, Arizona, Utah, West Virginia, LSU, Cal, USC and Arizona State. Beginning in 2016, the SEC also will require its league members to play at least one nonleague Power 5 team. Last year the SEC said BYU would not count toward the SEC's requirement. An SEC spokesman said Thursday the SEC's stance toward BYU had not changed. No More Rope a Dope Cougars Counterpunch in the Post Tyler Haws did his thing this past week in BYU wins at home over San Francisco (78-740 and Santa Clara (78-57). His thing is the inexorable march to the top of the BYU basketball scoring food chain and pyramid. With his 28 points against the Dons of USF and the 21 he put up on Santa Clara, Haws surpassed Danny Ainge in the hunt for the title of all-time leading scorer in BYU Basketball history. Haws now sits at 2,486 career points. That leaves him just 113 points behind Jimmer Fredette for the top scoring spot. Overall, BYU is now 17-7 on the season. The two wins last week puts the Cougars at 7-4 in WCC play. That is good for a third place tie with Pepperdine behind Saint Mary's at 9-2 and Gonzaga at 10-0. With Pepperdine winning at Saint Mary's last week, that makes this Thursday's rematch with the Waves big time for BYU. The last time these two teams played, BYU used the "Rope a Dope" defense in the post and put up absolutely no fight. The good news for Cougar basketball fans is that based on the post play of last week against USF and Santa Clara, BYU Bigs started counter punching and made their presence felt. It wasn't great post play, but it was better than it has been and gives some hope for better play inside as the season concludes. Against USF, BYU had 10 rebounds combined between those who played the post. Up against Santa Clara, those numbers were bigger with 19 boards recorded by the Bigs of BYU. Dave Rose will need those kind of numbers in the rematch with Pepperdine. In the first game in Provo, BYU managed just 5 points in the post and 6 rebounds against the Waves. That will have to improve dramatically if the Cougars hope for redemption on the road and any hope at all for a future NCAA bid. Fluff and Stuff You get what you pay for.Especially when it comes to basketball referees. There are times when fans criticize the basketball officiating of the West Coast Conference. Those fans might have some merit to their moaning. Dave Rose doesn't criticize officials, but he did explain at a recent Cougar Club luncheon that some officials are better than others. He went on to say that the good officials want to work as much as they can during a week and get paid the best they can. Turns out that the WCC reportedly doesn't pay officials as much as other leagues do. Because most of those other leagues also play games on Thursday and Saturday, the best officials will officiate those games where they get paid the most for their work. Turns out that even with officiating you get what you pay for. Frequent Flier.Dave Rose logs lots of miles while traveling with his team, but also recruiting and evaluating players. Two weeks ago he was in Richland, Washington to watch junior LDS guard Steven Beo play. This past weekend, he stayed closer to home to watch Gavin Baxter perform for Timpview HS against Springville HS. Keeping Score.BYU signee Zac Seljaas is lighting up the scoreboard. This past week. The 6-7 wing scored 32 in a blowout 89-60 win over Cyprus and followed that up with 29 points in a 78-72 victory over Kearns. Frank Jackson, the former BYU commit, continues to light it up for Lone Peak. This past week, Jackson scored 24 against Riverton in a 74-47 win and followed up with 30 points in a 62-62 squeaker win over Herriman. Beo, the guard from Richland, put up 33 points and pulled down 11 rebounds in a 62-42 win over Kamiakin this past weekend. Women Win.The BYU women swept both basketball games against San Francisco and Santa Clara last week during their road swing to Northern California. The Lady Cougars defeated USF 68-63 and outlasted Santa Clara 58-56. The two victories move BYU to 17-5 on the season and 9-2 in WCC play. They are currently tied with St. Mary's for second place in league standings. Both the Cougars and Gaels are two games back of Gonzaga with a 10-0 conference mark. Tritons Try, But No Match for BYU.If the BYU men's volleyball team is the Harlem Globetrotters, then UC San Diego would be their Washington Generals. The Cougars swept the Tritons 3-0, 3-0 last Friday and Saturday in Provo. That makes BYU's all time record against UCSD 38-0. That makes BYU "Meadowlark" and UCSB the "Lemon". The Cougars are now 6-2 overall on the year and 5-1 in MPSF play. TV Timetable BYU vs. Pepperdine (Women's BB) Thursday, February 5 at Provo Tipoff: 7:00 pm MST TV: BYUtv BYU vs. Pepperdine Thursday, February 5 at Malibu Tipoff: 9:00 pm MST TV: Root NW/R (M, TheW.tv (on line) Time Warner and Comcast SN in Calif. BYU vs. Cal Baptist (volleyball) Friday, February 6 at Provo Start: 7:00 pm MST TV: BYUtv BYU vs. Loyola Marymount Saturday, February 7 at Los Angeles Tipoff: 2:00 pm MST TV: Root Sports. Time Warner and Comcast Sports Network BYU vs. Cal Baptist (volleyball) Saturday, February 7 at Provo Start: 7:00 pm MST TV: BYUtv BYU vs. St Mary's Thursday, February 12 at Provo Tipoff: 7:00 pm MST TV: ESPN or ESPN2 BYU vs. Pacific Saturday, February 14 at Provo Tipoff: 7:00 pm MST TV: BYUtv If you also want PDF copies of the newsletter, email and request it.

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