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Cougar Clicks, Wednesday, December 23, 2015
by hb arnett 23 Dec '15

23 Dec '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> Wednesday, December 23, 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://byucougars.com/m-basketbal l/cougars-vs-lobos-wednesday-morning&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTNjg5Njg2MjMyODYyNjMyND g4MTIaYWVhMmU4MWFlMjA4MGFjZTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNHniqMOXlMVijneRzrGoVKCFy r-1A> MBKB - Cougars vs. Lobos Wednesday morning BYUCougars.com BYU basketball will renew an old Mountain West rivalry when the Cougars take on New Mexico in the Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic in the ... Today's complete Cougar Clicks... <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.heraldextra.com/sports /college/byu/basketball/men/byu-men-s-hoops-cougars-can-t-hold-onto-leads/ar ticle_ef4e96cf-56bb-5d09-b46a-e6429a31fae9.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTU4Njk0ODg zNTkyMzEyMzg3OTQyGjE2ZTY0OTIwMDhmOGZkYjg6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNETL_6w68NAHu lPONAGBKxIQjZ6IQ> BYU Men's Hoops: Cougars can't hold onto leads, lose in OT to Harvard Daily Herald Brigham Young Cougars head coach Dave Rose talks to his team during the NCAA men's basketball game between Brigham Young University and ... <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.sltrib.com/home/334090 2-155/byu-basketball-harvard-upsets-cougars-at&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTI2NDg0OTU2 NDA5ODk1Mjc0MzEyGmJhZWM2YTNjOWU5NTRmZTU6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNEy9Ni5199PjsW ioW-z7fT8pFXVZQ> BYU basketball: Harvard upsets Cougars at Diamond Head Classic Salt Lake Tribune Honolulu . The BYU Cougars traveled nearly 3,000 miles to get beat by a player who grew up some 30 miles away from Provo. That doesn't tell the ... <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.sltrib.com/blogs/byusp orts/3341438-155/byu-basketball-another-awful-start-dooms&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTN jEzNzU4MTU1NzM2MjMzODkxODIaYWVhMmU4MWFlMjA4MGFjZTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNHpg VC6HXQMgnEiLoadEnf0WQvbNw> BYU basketball: Another awful start dooms Cougars in OT loss to Harvard Salt Lake Tribune (blog) Early is not a word BYU does well. The Cougars fell behind 19-3 on Tuesday. They dug out of that hole and had leads in both halves and regulation, ... <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.thespectrum.com/story/ sports/2015/12/22/suu-football-t-birds-get-another-byu-qb-transfer/77771954/ &ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTNjYwMjExMzQ0MDE1NjY2NDI1MzIaMzk5YThjNDJiMjU3MDk3ODpjb206ZW 46VVM&usg=AFQjCNFP87Q7mCE7W4gxDkPie_ynI3WI8g> SUU football: T-Birds get another BYU QB transfer St. George Daily Spectrum The BYU-to-Southern Utah quarterback pipeline is alive and well. ... recruited by SUU and got to know Brad Sorensen a little bit on my recruiting trip. <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.deseretnews.com/articl e/865644247/BYU-basketball-Cougars-stumble-late-in-overtime-fall-to-Harvard- in-Diamond-Head-Classic.html%3Fpg%3Dall&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTUzODU5NjY2NjQwNTg 1NTE2MTkyGjkzMGYwZjQ0NjFmNDYyY2I6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNH6aQeEBK0Oxv5usiCBFy cp3RxsVw> BYU basketball: Cougars stumble late in overtime, fall to Harvard in Diamond Head Classic Deseret News BYU guard Nick Emery (4) attempts to drive to the basket while being defended by Harvard guard Tommy McCarthy (3) in the first half of an NCAA ... <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.sltrib.com/sports/3340 486-155/scott-d-pierce-utah-byu-does-big&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTU2MzkxMjA4MjgxOT czMDEzNTAyGmFlYTJlODFhZTIwODBhY2U6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNH2MpqVyGrutJtmtQWwh VDM6-gKSg> Scott D. Pierce: Utah-BYU does big national, huge local rating Salt Lake Tribune The Utah-BYU matchup was a considerably bigger national draw than a bowl ... Just imagine what the BYU-Utah rating might have been if the Utes' ... the Utah-Duke basketball game on Saturday morning - a contest the Utes won ... <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.oregonlive.com/college football/index.ssf/2015/12/tuesday_morning_news_notes_lin_34.html&ct=ga&cd=C AEYACoTOTMzNjgwNDY2Nzk1OTYxMTg2OTIaMzk5YThjNDJiMjU3MDk3ODpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=A FQjCNFqkeTJfWlHat9R75eZoRT7pSaWzw> How many Oregon State recruits will switch and join Kalani Sitake at BYU? Issues & Answers OregonLive.com The magnitude of what Oregon State lost when defensive coordinator Kalani Sitake left to become BYU's head coach came into sharper focus on ... <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://examiner-enterprise.com/sp orts/local-sports/former-bruin-great-fills-coaching-ranks&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTM TIxMzc0NDI4Mjc0NTUzMDUzOTIaMGY2MGE2MmM3YzA1YTRlYTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNEOR pmxBtCLsDdK79rz0YlN_k9Ztg> Former Bruin great fills coaching ranks Examiner Enterprise Former Bartlesville High School basketball icon Noah Hartsock, right, .... Jakob, the final Hartsock to have played varsity Bruin basketball (2010-13).

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Cougar Sportsline and Season's Greetings and Goodbye
by hb arnett 22 Dec '15

22 Dec '15

Season's Greetings and at Least One Season of Goodbye Please consider this our once every 5 years Christmas letter to current, former and future subscribers and the announcement of the temporary suspension of publication of Cougar Sportsline scheduled for May of 2016. That's when my wife Penee and I will be entering the Witness Protection Program of the LDS Church. We will be witnessing of the divinity of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, the birth of whom we are currently celebrating. We will also be participants in the protection plan and proliferation of blessings plan for ourselves as a couple, our children and grandchildren. We are opting for the "Potluck" version* of senior missionary service and will take whatever assignment the Church serves up. That is a little scary, but what's the worst that could happen? My wife will be amazing wherever we are sent and I figure the worst that could happen to me is that they send me home early for either incompetence or incontinence. I told my wife she could Depends on me to try and match her example as pay back for her perseverance and patience of having me as her first and only companion for the last 40 years. As for Cougar Sportsline, here's the plan. Beginning in May of 2016, I will suspend publication for 18, 12 or 6 months depending on the tolerance threshold our Mission President has for us. Upon our return, I will resume publishing. You have two options. You can either send me a Dear John or email and tell me we are breaking up and I will send you a refund for the remaining issues and balance on your account after May. The other option is that you can wait for me to return and we can hopefully resume our relationship again. I have also included a photo that we are planning to send in with our official application to the Missionary Committee before the end of this year. If any of you have Photoshop or air brushing skills, I would appreciate it if you could somehow add more hair to my head, less jowls to my cheeks and more IQ to my intellect. I want to make a good impression when that image comes up on the screen in Salt Lake City in early January. Let us leave you with our impressions for this season (Not football, but Christmas). We are believers. We truly believe in Jesus Christ and his gifts and grace to us of his Atonement, Resurrection and the Restoration of His Church. It has sustained us throughout our lives and is what makes it possible, despite our limitations and liabilities, to achieve this goal of ours to serve as Senior Missionaries of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Later next year, if you happen to be in Miles City, Yazoo City, New York City, Vatican City or City of Industry and see us walking on the side of the road, honk if you are happy. I'm pretty sure my wife and I will be. May you relish and revel in this time of celebrating the birth of our Savior. Please accept our best Christmas wishes to you and yours for this special season, HB and Penee Arnett *We actually do have a preference of where we serve. That would be at the Church Farm in England. I would drive tractor all day enclosed in the air conditioned and heated cab with headphones on while listening in the morning to Joe Cocker, the Hollies and The Spencer Davis Group in order to get a feel for the English rock music culture of the '70s. The afternoon would be devoted to listening to LDS General Conference talks and keeping my furrows and life straight. My wife would spend her days gathering eggs and genealogical records. We would come home to our "Church Cottage" and spend our evenings reading scriptures, lip syncing Joe Cocker songs and watching Jane Austen movies such as Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, Persuasion, Mansfield Park and Northanger Abbey. Who knows? After six months of Jane Austen movies, we may ask for a transfer to the Carmel, California mission so we can watch old Clint Eastwood (the former mayor of Carmel) flicks. Hopefully by then the Church will have purchased Pebble Beach and be looking for an assistant greens keeper.

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Cougar Clicks, Tuesday, December 22, 2015
by hb arnett 22 Dec '15

22 Dec '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, December 22, 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.oregonlive.com/beavers /index.ssf/2015/12/ilaisa_tuiaki_oregon_state_lin.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTMzY5 MjE2NjU5MTgxMzU4ODk3NDIaY2Y1YTZjNjI1MjViZTdiODpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNGjdaGL e68M48hJ7tb4sKQTeGWTxg> Ilaisa Tuiaki, Oregon State linebackers coach, joining Kalani Sitake's staff at BYU OregonLive.com Ilaisa Tuiaki performed the first task Monday, changing his photo to the BYU logo to essentially confirm that the Oregon State linebackers coach will ... <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.thespectrum.com/story/ sports/2015/12/21/suu-football-despite-report-lamb-says-hes-not-his-way-byu/ 77719754/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTYyMDcyNjYwNzA5Nzc1MTk1MjEyGmNmNWE2YzYyNTI1YmU3Y jg6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGAS5EPyW_MXhujcND3RHiMA9V4WA> SUU football: Despite report, Lamb says he's not on his way to BYU St. George Daily Spectrum Rumors ran rampant on Monday afternoon that Southern Utah head coach Ed Lamb had been hired as an assistant at Brigham Young University. Today's complete Cougar Clicks... <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.deseretnews.com/articl e/865644205/BYU-football-notebook-Players-comforted-excited-by-the-hiring-of -Kalani-Sitake.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoSNjExMTIyNDA4NTQwMTM5NjU2MhozNjlkMDEwYjg 0ZmQ5MWMwOmNvbTplbjpVUw&usg=AFQjCNEhnesFsyMyJOBinORgCDpxnuXDjw> BYU football notebook: Players comforted, excited by the hiring of Kalani Sitake Deseret News Current players who attended Monday's formal introduction of new BYU head coach Kalani Sitake are already very familiar with how he does things. <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://kutv.com/news/local/byus-h iring-of-sitake-historic-for-tongan-community&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTEzMzc0NzMyM DE2MzU0NzEwMTUyGjhiY2Q0NmE4ZGY3ZDU4ZWY6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFIQj2SJxRMjXJV xPAPUj3PXmJCHg> BYU's hiring of Sitake historic for Tongan community KUTV 2News Rich Kaufusi is a former star at BYU., he and his five siblings all played college football at either BYU or the University of Utah. He says Sitake's hiring ... <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.good4utah.com/sports/k alani-sitake-introduced-as-byu-head-football-coach&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTMjIzNDc4 NzA5NzM2NDMzMzQ4OTIaMzY5ZDAxMGI4NGZkOTFjMDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNG6qiKjeP5f i3pldWQT1GsRMC7F-Q> Kalani Sitake introduced as BYU head football coach Good4Utah The former BYU fullback was introduced as the 13th head coach in BYU history Monday afternoon, taking over for Bronco Mendenhall, who left for ... <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.deseretnews.com/articl e/865644171/New-BYU-football-coach-Kalani-Sitake-says-hes-focused-on-recruit ing.html%3Fpg%3Dall&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTA0Mjk0Mzk1MDgxNDIxODI4MTgyGjA3Y2UyMjR jMTYxMzUyMWE6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFm_dZGB4JMP6q_tvz8tBXJupoEYA> New BYU football coach Kalani Sitake says he's focused on recruiting Deseret News By Jeff Call, Deseret News ... BYU's new head football coach Kalani Sitake points to a friend in the audience as he sits down for a press conference in ... <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.deseretnews.com/articl e/865644191/Sitake-officially-welcomed-back-to-Cougarville-during-Monday-pre ss-conference.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTMzM0Njc2NTYwMDcxNTA2OTcyODIaZWQ0OTIyYjM5 MDJhZjNjMjpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNFrBr6HwyjS2E21nFTQo5WT1iGZGA> Sitake officially welcomed back to Cougarville during Monday press conference Deseret News By Dick Harmon, Deseret News ... Minutes before BYU's new football coach Kalani Sitake entered the Broadcast Building on campus for the press ... <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.latimes.com/sports/la- sp-college-football-notes-20151222-story.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTQ3MjY4NjE5O DUwODY5Nzg5MTUyGjM2OWQwMTBiODRmZDkxYzA6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNHkkHgwQrnPwI4Y yEiE6J5bBavgKA> Kalani Sitake introduced as BYU coach Los Angeles Times Kalani Sitake, 40, was introduced as Brigham Young's new football coach at a press conference Monday afternoon in Provo, Utah, that doubled as a ... <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://espn.go.com/college-footba ll/story/_/id/14417778/kalani-sitake-welcomed-new-byu-coach-calls-provo-spec ial-place&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTA1NDI1MjE5MDYyNTIwNjQ3ODcyGmNmNWE2YzYyNTI1YmU3Y jg6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGr95TLfm1_dj3M4Nor-TIVvkwqFQ> Kalani Sitake welcomed as new BYU coach, calls Provo 'a special place' ESPN PROVO, Utah -- Kalani Sitake has been preparing for this moment since he was 8 years old, even if he didn't know it at the time. The new BYU coach ... <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.sltrib.com/home/333640 8-155/byu-football-new-cougars-coach-kalani&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTI5ODU4MDUwNjc 3NTQ5MzgyMjgyGmJhZWM2YTNjOWU5NTRmZTU6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGcqBSbg3kR79sOnM kbwAQWqIg7Kg> BYU football: New Cougars coach Kalani Sitake bills himself as 'living proof' of BYU's merits Salt Lake Tribune (Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune) BYU football players and staff gather around new head coach Kalani Sitake, center, and his old coach Lavell ... <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.sltrib.com/sports/3336 299-155/monson-byus-kalani-sitake-is-a&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoSMzcyNjk0NDI5NDU0ODU2 MTEzMhpiYWVjNmEzYzllOTU0ZmU1OmNvbTplbjpVUw&usg=AFQjCNETeWdEJYaeEmIE-ppdLt2lK 2i26g> Monson: BYU's Kalani Sitake is a good guy and a bad man (with video) Salt Lake Tribune After Kalani Sitake attempted to play football at BYU, after he, as a running back, scored one touchdown in 53 games, after he popped his shoulders, ... <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.deseretnews.com/articl e/865644169/Former-BYU-player-grad-assistant-Shane-Hunter-heads-to-Virginia- after-Navy-assistant-backs-out.html%3Fpg%3Dall&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTNzUxNjkxMDQ2 NTc0NTc1MjQzNDIaZDI2N2M3ZjJjMDA1ZTNmOTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNF9MkaSzQEvp6Zz evz9XbDz8zNqxw> Former BYU player, grad assistant Shane Hunter heads to Virginia after Navy assistant backs out Deseret News He joins Robert Anae, Robert Atuaia, Jason Beck, Nick Howell, Kelly Poppinga and Garett Tujague as coaches former BYU head coach Mendenhall is ... <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.sltrib.com/sports/3335 082-155/kragthorpe-byus-hiring-of-kalani-sitake&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTMjU4NzM0ODg xODk0NjI4NzY3MjIaYTQ3YjAxNzIzNGE3M2RmYjpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNEVP40-UX-rQxU s4FVQJs1Ytxu7ig> Kragthorpe: BYU's hiring of Kalani Sitake another coaching breakthrough for Cougar alumni Salt Lake Tribune Sitake's introduction as BYU's coach Monday afternoon is another breakthrough, in a year when Southern Utah's Ed Lamb won a Big Sky Conference ... <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.sltrib.com/sports/3336 913-155/byu-basketball-cougars-open-diamond-head&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTODY5NTUxMT g0MDY1NDE4NjI5MzIaMTI0MGE0NTNmMTBmZTI3Nzpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNF71kMCEkKU7J -Pla-m_5LuOiwZng> BYU basketball: Cougars open Diamond Head Classic against Harvard Salt Lake Tribune "Zac Seljaas is playing really well, and Jordan Chatman will probably get some more ... Rose said Harvard plays differently on offense than BYU. <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.ksl.com/%3Fsid%3D37860 306%26nid%3D272%26fm%3Dmost_popular&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTY0MjI0MzEzOTY5MTkwMTU 5NzcyGjBiZDQxMzFjZmNhZWNlYmQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNEpnl5NDqRLyBIDor5zbLumWq vFqg> BYU guard Toolson out for medical leave KSL.com PROVO - Jake Toolson is taking a medical leave of absence from the BYU men's basketball team, head coach Dave Rose announced Monday as ... <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.heraldextra.com/sports /college/byu/basketball/men/toolson-leaves-byu-men-s-basketball-team/article _6e36008e-a82e-11e5-965f-ffbfc7416a6b.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTNDYyNDcwMTU3NzY2 NDI2MTMzMTIaY2IxODgwNTA5ZWYyMjkyODpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNEP7dDMXAOFJP_mXqKP ltzMED_1UQ> Toolson leaves BYU men's basketball team Daily Herald BYU's Jake Toolson drives past Weber State's Richaud Gittense during Saturday's game at Vivint Smart Homes Arena in Salt Lake City. The Cougars ... <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.insidethehall.com/2015 /12/21/deron-davis-leads-overland-to-tarkanian-classic-title/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYA CoTMjgwMjQ3MTY1ODk5MjIxMjAxNDIaMDExNDU5ZjFiOWE5OGEwNjpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjC NHcn5-JsKUjJDKMvYKjPAkV1pt03w> De'Ron Davis leads Overland to Tarkanian Classic title Inside the Hall Bingham features Yoeli Childs, a 6-foot-7 BYU recruit. Childs is ranked No. 184 nationally by the 247Composite. Fisher said the matchups Davis had ...

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Cougar Clicks, Tuesday, December 22, 2015
by hb arnett 22 Dec '15

22 Dec '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, December 22, 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.oregonlive.com/beavers /index.ssf/2015/12/ilaisa_tuiaki_oregon_state_lin.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTMzY5 MjE2NjU5MTgxMzU4ODk3NDIaY2Y1YTZjNjI1MjViZTdiODpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNGjdaGL e68M48hJ7tb4sKQTeGWTxg> Ilaisa Tuiaki, Oregon State linebackers coach, joining Kalani Sitake's staff at BYU OregonLive.com Ilaisa Tuiaki performed the first task Monday, changing his photo to the BYU logo to essentially confirm that the Oregon State linebackers coach will ... <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.thespectrum.com/story/ sports/2015/12/21/suu-football-despite-report-lamb-says-hes-not-his-way-byu/ 77719754/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTYyMDcyNjYwNzA5Nzc1MTk1MjEyGmNmNWE2YzYyNTI1YmU3Y jg6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGAS5EPyW_MXhujcND3RHiMA9V4WA> SUU football: Despite report, Lamb says he's not on his way to BYU St. George Daily Spectrum Rumors ran rampant on Monday afternoon that Southern Utah head coach Ed Lamb had been hired as an assistant at Brigham Young University. Today's complete Cougar Clicks... <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.deseretnews.com/articl e/865644205/BYU-football-notebook-Players-comforted-excited-by-the-hiring-of -Kalani-Sitake.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoSNjExMTIyNDA4NTQwMTM5NjU2MhozNjlkMDEwYjg 0ZmQ5MWMwOmNvbTplbjpVUw&usg=AFQjCNEhnesFsyMyJOBinORgCDpxnuXDjw> BYU football notebook: Players comforted, excited by the hiring of Kalani Sitake Deseret News Current players who attended Monday's formal introduction of new BYU head coach Kalani Sitake are already very familiar with how he does things. <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://kutv.com/news/local/byus-h iring-of-sitake-historic-for-tongan-community&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTEzMzc0NzMyM DE2MzU0NzEwMTUyGjhiY2Q0NmE4ZGY3ZDU4ZWY6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFIQj2SJxRMjXJV xPAPUj3PXmJCHg> BYU's hiring of Sitake historic for Tongan community KUTV 2News Rich Kaufusi is a former star at BYU., he and his five siblings all played college football at either BYU or the University of Utah. He says Sitake's hiring ... <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.good4utah.com/sports/k alani-sitake-introduced-as-byu-head-football-coach&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTMjIzNDc4 NzA5NzM2NDMzMzQ4OTIaMzY5ZDAxMGI4NGZkOTFjMDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNG6qiKjeP5f i3pldWQT1GsRMC7F-Q> Kalani Sitake introduced as BYU head football coach Good4Utah The former BYU fullback was introduced as the 13th head coach in BYU history Monday afternoon, taking over for Bronco Mendenhall, who left for ... <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.deseretnews.com/articl e/865644171/New-BYU-football-coach-Kalani-Sitake-says-hes-focused-on-recruit ing.html%3Fpg%3Dall&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTA0Mjk0Mzk1MDgxNDIxODI4MTgyGjA3Y2UyMjR jMTYxMzUyMWE6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFm_dZGB4JMP6q_tvz8tBXJupoEYA> New BYU football coach Kalani Sitake says he's focused on recruiting Deseret News By Jeff Call, Deseret News ... BYU's new head football coach Kalani Sitake points to a friend in the audience as he sits down for a press conference in ... <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.deseretnews.com/articl e/865644191/Sitake-officially-welcomed-back-to-Cougarville-during-Monday-pre ss-conference.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTMzM0Njc2NTYwMDcxNTA2OTcyODIaZWQ0OTIyYjM5 MDJhZjNjMjpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNFrBr6HwyjS2E21nFTQo5WT1iGZGA> Sitake officially welcomed back to Cougarville during Monday press conference Deseret News By Dick Harmon, Deseret News ... Minutes before BYU's new football coach Kalani Sitake entered the Broadcast Building on campus for the press ... <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.latimes.com/sports/la- sp-college-football-notes-20151222-story.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTQ3MjY4NjE5O DUwODY5Nzg5MTUyGjM2OWQwMTBiODRmZDkxYzA6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNHkkHgwQrnPwI4Y yEiE6J5bBavgKA> Kalani Sitake introduced as BYU coach Los Angeles Times Kalani Sitake, 40, was introduced as Brigham Young's new football coach at a press conference Monday afternoon in Provo, Utah, that doubled as a ... <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://espn.go.com/college-footba ll/story/_/id/14417778/kalani-sitake-welcomed-new-byu-coach-calls-provo-spec ial-place&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTA1NDI1MjE5MDYyNTIwNjQ3ODcyGmNmNWE2YzYyNTI1YmU3Y jg6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGr95TLfm1_dj3M4Nor-TIVvkwqFQ> Kalani Sitake welcomed as new BYU coach, calls Provo 'a special place' ESPN PROVO, Utah -- Kalani Sitake has been preparing for this moment since he was 8 years old, even if he didn't know it at the time. The new BYU coach ... <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.sltrib.com/home/333640 8-155/byu-football-new-cougars-coach-kalani&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTI5ODU4MDUwNjc 3NTQ5MzgyMjgyGmJhZWM2YTNjOWU5NTRmZTU6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGcqBSbg3kR79sOnM kbwAQWqIg7Kg> BYU football: New Cougars coach Kalani Sitake bills himself as 'living proof' of BYU's merits Salt Lake Tribune (Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune) BYU football players and staff gather around new head coach Kalani Sitake, center, and his old coach Lavell ... <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.sltrib.com/sports/3336 299-155/monson-byus-kalani-sitake-is-a&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoSMzcyNjk0NDI5NDU0ODU2 MTEzMhpiYWVjNmEzYzllOTU0ZmU1OmNvbTplbjpVUw&usg=AFQjCNETeWdEJYaeEmIE-ppdLt2lK 2i26g> Monson: BYU's Kalani Sitake is a good guy and a bad man (with video) Salt Lake Tribune After Kalani Sitake attempted to play football at BYU, after he, as a running back, scored one touchdown in 53 games, after he popped his shoulders, ... <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.deseretnews.com/articl e/865644169/Former-BYU-player-grad-assistant-Shane-Hunter-heads-to-Virginia- after-Navy-assistant-backs-out.html%3Fpg%3Dall&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTNzUxNjkxMDQ2 NTc0NTc1MjQzNDIaZDI2N2M3ZjJjMDA1ZTNmOTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNF9MkaSzQEvp6Zz evz9XbDz8zNqxw> Former BYU player, grad assistant Shane Hunter heads to Virginia after Navy assistant backs out Deseret News He joins Robert Anae, Robert Atuaia, Jason Beck, Nick Howell, Kelly Poppinga and Garett Tujague as coaches former BYU head coach Mendenhall is ... <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.sltrib.com/sports/3335 082-155/kragthorpe-byus-hiring-of-kalani-sitake&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTMjU4NzM0ODg xODk0NjI4NzY3MjIaYTQ3YjAxNzIzNGE3M2RmYjpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNEVP40-UX-rQxU s4FVQJs1Ytxu7ig> Kragthorpe: BYU's hiring of Kalani Sitake another coaching breakthrough for Cougar alumni Salt Lake Tribune Sitake's introduction as BYU's coach Monday afternoon is another breakthrough, in a year when Southern Utah's Ed Lamb won a Big Sky Conference ... <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.sltrib.com/sports/3336 913-155/byu-basketball-cougars-open-diamond-head&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTODY5NTUxMT g0MDY1NDE4NjI5MzIaMTI0MGE0NTNmMTBmZTI3Nzpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNF71kMCEkKU7J -Pla-m_5LuOiwZng> BYU basketball: Cougars open Diamond Head Classic against Harvard Salt Lake Tribune "Zac Seljaas is playing really well, and Jordan Chatman will probably get some more ... Rose said Harvard plays differently on offense than BYU. <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.ksl.com/%3Fsid%3D37860 306%26nid%3D272%26fm%3Dmost_popular&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTY0MjI0MzEzOTY5MTkwMTU 5NzcyGjBiZDQxMzFjZmNhZWNlYmQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNEpnl5NDqRLyBIDor5zbLumWq vFqg> BYU guard Toolson out for medical leave KSL.com PROVO - Jake Toolson is taking a medical leave of absence from the BYU men's basketball team, head coach Dave Rose announced Monday as ... <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.heraldextra.com/sports /college/byu/basketball/men/toolson-leaves-byu-men-s-basketball-team/article _6e36008e-a82e-11e5-965f-ffbfc7416a6b.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTNDYyNDcwMTU3NzY2 NDI2MTMzMTIaY2IxODgwNTA5ZWYyMjkyODpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNEP7dDMXAOFJP_mXqKP ltzMED_1UQ> Toolson leaves BYU men's basketball team Daily Herald BYU's Jake Toolson drives past Weber State's Richaud Gittense during Saturday's game at Vivint Smart Homes Arena in Salt Lake City. The Cougars ... <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.insidethehall.com/2015 /12/21/deron-davis-leads-overland-to-tarkanian-classic-title/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYA CoTMjgwMjQ3MTY1ODk5MjIxMjAxNDIaMDExNDU5ZjFiOWE5OGEwNjpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjC NHcn5-JsKUjJDKMvYKjPAkV1pt03w> De'Ron Davis leads Overland to Tarkanian Classic title Inside the Hall Bingham features Yoeli Childs, a 6-foot-7 BYU recruit. Childs is ranked No. 184 nationally by the 247Composite. Fisher said the matchups Davis had ...

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Cougar Clicks, Monday, December 21, 2015
by hb arnett 21 Dec '15

21 Dec '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, December 21, 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://espn.go.com/blog/statsinfo /post/_/id/112681/three-takeaways-from-utahs-las-vegas-bowl-win-that-go-beyo nd-the-box-score&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTNDM4OTMwNTE5NTQ0MjQ0ODA1MTIaMzY5ZDAxMGI4NG ZkOTFjMDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNHV3FoKZ1guC3F3zqGHlbWSZ8pK6g> Three takeaways from Utah's Las Vegas Bowl win that go beyond the box score ESPN (blog) The Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl between Utah and BYU was a football analytics writer's dream. So many of the tenets of football analytics were on ... Today's complete Cougar Clicks... <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.sltrib.com/home/333193 7-155/byu-football-mendenhall-bids-farewell-as&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTM2NjAyODcz MTY1MjY3ODg1MDEyGjM2OWQwMTBiODRmZDkxYzA6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNEhHBC93hTcDSt uasXV5V1b_4xiEA> BYU football: Mendenhall bids farewell as Sitake era begins in Provo Salt Lake Tribune (Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) BYU coach Bronco Mendenhall ... "And I appreciate the intense support, and the passion for BYU football. <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://kutv.com/news/local/talkin -with-dj-byu-finally-has-their-man-names-sitake-head-coach&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoT NjkwNzE2MDkyMjA4NTc4MTU3ODIaYTQ3YjAxNzIzNGE3M2RmYjpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNGo R2GG4vY2kKD2fWTxG9EJVhy9hw> Talkin' with DJ: BYU finally has their man, names Sitake head coach KUTV 2News The Cougars play three Pac12 teams, Arizona, Utah and UCLA, plus power 5 conference members West Virginia (Big12), Michigan State(Big10) and ... <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.oregonlive.com/beavers /index.ssf/2015/12/kalani_sitake_accepts_job_as_b.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTMzc2 NTA5MzQzMTk0MDkxMzgwNTIaZDQ5ZTI5NDVkNjllZDI5NTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNFcfgY8 vIdF3iRTbNfOCKKPgyzvYg> Kalani Sitake accepts job as BYU head coach: What they're saying OregonLive.com More than two weeks after Bronco Mendenhall departed Brigham Young University for Virginia on Dec. 4, BYU announced Saturday that it had hired ... <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/spor ts/football/las-vegas-bowl/cougars-grit-wont-let-them-quit-las-vegas-bowl&ct =ga&cd=CAEYACoTNDY2MDA5MDI0Njg3MDkyMjM3NjIaNjNkY2NhZGFiNWNkYmFmMjpjb206ZW46V VM&usg=AFQjCNE5sOeu2kgSONPrqS261gn2bOJAfw> Cougars' grit won't let them quit in Las Vegas Bowl Las Vegas Review-Journal 5 when the Cougars lost quarterback Taysom Hill to a season-ending foot ... BYU pulled off a similar victory the following week against Boise State, ... <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.deseretnews.com/articl e/865644107/Las-Vegas-Bowl-5-plays-that-turned-the-tide-in-the-Utes-favor--v ideo.html%3Fpg%3Dall&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTI3NzE3MjQ2NDk2MDI1NzY3MDUyGjA3MTg2MT M0NWZhZTUxZDU6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNEBcEY-QV4Uol4eGFvLa0c4jbNDfA> Las Vegas Bowl: 5 plays that turned the tide in the Utes' favor (+ video) Deseret News LAS VEGAS - The BYU-Utah rivalry has experienced plenty of unique ... As Cougar quarterback Tanner Mangum rolled left trying to make a play, ... <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.deseretnews.com/articl e/865644112/Video-Bronco-Mendenhall-says-good-bye-in-emotional-press-confere nce.html%3Fpg%3Dall&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTODAzMjQ5NzMxMDU4NzE4OTMyNjIaZDQ5ZTI5NDV kNjllZDI5NTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNEkv_kjgnl0gXjqSXvxINIumqgZRQ> Video: Bronco Mendenhall says good bye in emotional press conference Deseret News LAS VEGAS - Bronco Mendenhall's reign as BYU's head coach came to an emotion end Saturday, as his Cougars fell to No. 22 Utah 35-28 in the ... <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.deseretnews.com/articl e/865644103/BYUs-Kalani-Sitake-hire-will-prove-to-be-an-immediate-unifying-f orce-for-the-program.html%3Fpg%3Dall&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoTODAzMjQ5NzMxMDU4NzE4OT MyNjIaZDQ5ZTI5NDVkNjllZDI5NTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNEPhP3iQcEdMZKuPOTHz_EcP2 SFoQ> BYU's Kalani Sitake hire will prove to be an immediate unifying force for the program Deseret News He was part of the hire of Bronco Mendenhall in 2005 but he had not bee announced as athletic director at the time. Holmoe had tough decision to ... <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.deseretnews.com/articl e/865644108/Whittingham-was-always-in-Mendenhalls-head.html%3Fpg%3Dall&ct=ga &cd=CAEYASoUMTQ1MTMxMjA1NDM2NTkzNDg3NDMyGmQ0OWUyOTQ1ZDY5ZWQyOTU6Y29tOmVuOlVT &usg=AFQjCNGRopqCDSeRiD7XNjVhsAZB6U_ySg> Whittingham was always in Mendenhall's head Deseret News Brigham Young Cougars head coach Bronco Mendenhall, left, and Utah Utes head coach Kyle Whittingham meed following NCAA football at the ... <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.sltrib.com/home/332271 6-155/byu-football-notes-tanner-hangs-in&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTMzODAwMzcwMjcxNz k0MzUxMzMyGmNmNWE2YzYyNTI1YmU3Yjg6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFCpMsEvMlYhkSVwQc9Z iploH21iw> BYU football notes: Tanner hangs in after nightmarish start, fuels BYU rally (with video) Salt Lake Tribune Las Vegas . BYU quarterback Tanner Mangum will never forget the first quarter of his first game against Utah -for all the wrong reasons. But as he ... He doesn't talk like Bronco.plenty of videos to see <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.oregonlive.com/college football/index.ssf/2015/12/sunday_morning_news_notes_link_32.html&ct=ga&cd=C AEYACoUMTU2MzcyNzg1MTUyNzAyNjIyMjQyGmVkNDkyMmIzOTAyYWYzYzI6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg= AFQjCNEtkjqd6O1DHqLCStbQiw51_QztFw> On Kalani Sitake's new job and Oregon State coach Gary Andersen's new problem: Issues ... OregonLive.com 1 assistant when Sitake accepted an offer to become coach at BYU, his ... Dick Harmon of the Deseret News writes Sitake will have an instant impact ...

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Cougar Sportsline, Vol. 36, Issue 20
by hb arnett 19 Dec '15

19 Dec '15

801 372 - 0819 <mailto:hbarnett@fiber.net> hbarnett(a)fiber.net 1391 West 800 South - Orem, Utah 84058 Vol. 36, Issue 20- December 21, 2015 Click Here To Order or Renew Your Subscriptions <http://cougarclicks.com/product/Order-Cougar-Sportsline?ID=3173> BYU Uthanized 35-28 But It Wasn't Painless Euthanasia is described in the dictionary as "the painless killing of a patient suffering from an incurable and painful disease or in an irreversible coma." It remains to be seen if the irreversible description will hold true now that BYU has a new head football coach in Kalani Sitake, but coma is the cold hard fact when you have a five game losing streak to Utah. I'm not an advocate of euthanasia when it comes to my own species, but am not against it when it involves hobbled horses. Apparently neither is Kyle Whittingham. He put a Bronco out of his misery with his 35-28 fifth consecutive win over Mendenhall. Ok, that's enough Bronco. He is gone and being remunerated handsomely for doing so by Virginia. Like every one of us, he had his good points and his bad points. One of his good points was his loyalty to BYU and his players. He made men out of boys and was able to do it couched in the culture of BYU. Good for him. He just couldn't beat Utah in his last 5 tries. Both of those facts will likely be his legacy left at BYU. Yeah, I know, there is a valid reason BYU lost this game. Turnovers and lots of them in the first quarter. There is also a valid reason Harrison Ford is in Star Wars and not me. Had I been more handsome, more masculine and been able to act, it would have been a different story. Speaking of Handsome, Sitake's hiring has already earned the early juco signing of Handsome Tanielu. Look for Sitake and BYU to announce his signing next week. The 6-2, 310 pound defensive lineman was deciding between Oregon State and BYU, depending on where Sitake was coaching. He originally committed to Utah earlier in the fall. Funky Fedora I empathize with Bronco and his BYU football team. Had they only had 4 turnovers in the first quarter and had I only been 3 inches taller, 30 pounds lighter and able to wear a funky fedora like Ford, I would be raking in the dough now from the big screen as a has been actor. The bad news about this BYU football team is they have been a has been and runner up to Utah. That's a fact. The good news is that the last 3 quarters of the contest showed that Bronco didn't slink out of town without leaving some players for the new coach to work with. BYU needs to pick up the pace when it comes to play making receivers and running backs, but mainly receivers. You can be a tall receiver, but still not be a good receiver. Check out the box score. BYU needs big on both sides of the ball on the line of scrimmage and receivers in the worst way. If they don't get them, then they are wasting a once a two-decade talent in Mangum. If Sitake can find a couple of wide outs and one or two linemen, the tough schedules will still be tough, but so will BYU. I endured Sylvester Stallone and 5 Rocky movies. Now there is a sixth sequel with "Creed". I actually like this one because Rocky wasn't doing the fighting. I have the same hope for the sixth sequel of the BYU-Utah game next September. Bronco will still be in the BYU corner of Cougar fans' minds, but Kalani Sitake will actually be doing the punching and fighting and hope always springs eternal. Plethora of Picks Let's roll the credits to this Rocky Horror Show. Tanner Mangum had a plethora of picks, but he also threw for 305 yards and 2 touchdowns. In my opinion, his best plays came after the picks and he actually made a legitimate effort to stop both db's from getting into the end zone. BYU outgained Utah 386 yards to just 197 for the Utes. In passing Mangum was 25-56 for 314 yards. All of his three picks were deflected and picked off. He also had one fumble. Add Squally Cananda's inauspicious debut of one carry and one fumble and the 5 turnovers was the story of the game. The other story was the BYU defense. Bronco can go out proud of his pet project. The Cougars allowed just 71 yards in passing and 127 on the ground. Defense was not the problem. Turnover, Turnover, Turnover, Turnover and Turnover in the first quarter and game over. The only significant loss for the defensive side of the ball for BYU next season will be Bronson Kaufusi. The other defensive defectors include coaches Mendenhall, Nick Howell and Kelly Poppinga. If it was put to a vote to Cougar fans as to whom is the greatest loss. my money is on Kaufusi in a landslide. Republican Debate On the offensive side of the ball, if next year is a Republican Presidential debate, I would have Mangum in the center flanked by importance to his left and right, Ty Detmer (More later) Jamal Williams, Squally Canada, Moroni Laulu-Pututau, and Jonah Trinnaman. In front of Mangum would be the entire offensive line with the exception of Ryker Matthews. BYU should be good next year. At least in the first game in Phoenix against Arizona. Then they face Utah in Salt Lake City. That's when we will see how much of the new coach hiring is just fluff or actually the real stuff. According to my calendar, we will know in just 9 months. To wrap this deal up, here are three quotes: "It's a Utah world and BYU is just livin' in it." That's what Tom Hackett, the Ute punter, said in a pregame meeting between the two schools. Dizzy Dean said, "It ain't braggin' if you can do it." He must have been a Ute fan. I say, "It ain't trash talkin' if you can back it up. Hackett and Utah did. Tom Northup said and Bronco Mendenhall often quoted him, "All organizations are perfectly designed to get the results they are now getting. If we want different results, we must change the way we do things." Which Brings us to the Next Headline. Kalani Sitake Hired as New BYU Football Coach Here is video of Tom Holmoe Announcing new coach. Click Here <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJj1kTdK5zw#t=88> . Here is the official announcement of Sitake's hiring released by BYU Saturday night at 6:30 pm MST. PROVO, Utah (Dec. 19, 2015) - Brigham Young University director of athletics Tom Holmoe today announced Kalani Fifita Sitake has been hired as the head football coach at BYU. Sitake comes to BYU from Oregon State, where he served as assistant head coach and defensive coordinator. "We are excited to announce Kalani Sitake as our new head football coach and welcome back one of our own," Holmoe said. "He is an outstanding leader and coach, an exceptional recruiter and knows BYU through and through. We look forward to having Kalani build on the great tradition of BYU football." A former Cougar running back (1994, 1997-2000), Sitake returns to his alma mater with 15 years of coaching experience, including seven years a defensive coordinator and four seasons as an assistant head coach. "I'm honored, excited and humbled by the opportunity to lead the BYU football program," Sitake said. "I'm grateful for everything BYU gave me as a player. It's a dream come true for me to return home. I love the university and what it stands for and I'm looking forward to helping the young men in the program reach their goals athletically, academically and spiritually. I want to thank Tom Holmoe, President Worthen and the administration for their faith and trust. I'm excited to get to work and continue the incredible legacy of BYU football." Prior to serving as assistant head coach and defensive coordinator at Oregon State in 2015, Sitake spent 10 seasons at the University of Utah. He started at Utah in 2005 as the linebackers coach and was promoted to defensive coordinator in 2009 before also being named assistant head coach in 2012. "I want to express my appreciation to Gary Andersen and Kyle Whittingham who have given me tremendous opportunities in my career and helped prepare me for the chance to be a head coach," Sitake said. "I am forever grateful to them and all the other great coaches I've worked with and players I've coached throughout my career." Sitake has coached several Pac-12 and Mountain West Conference honorees, including Morris Trophy winners Star Lotulelei (2011) and Nate Orchard (2014). He also helped mentor 14 NFL Draft picks during his time at Utah, including 12 all-league players and three freshmen All-Americans. He helped the Utes win seven of eight bowl games during his tenure. Sitake began his coaching career in 2001 as the defensive backs and special teams coach at Eastern Arizona before becoming a defensive graduate assistant at BYU in 2002. Sitake then joined the staff at Southern Utah where he coached running backs, tight ends and offensive line during the 2003 and 2004 seasons. Born in Nuku'alofa, Tonga, and raised in Laie, Hawai'i and Provo, Utah, Sitake becomes the first FBS head football coach of Tongan descent. He is the 14th head coach in BYU history, and just the fourth since 1972, when Hall of Fame coach LaVell Edwards took over the program. Sitake began his BYU playing career in 1994 prior to serving a two-year mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to Oakland, California. After returning and redshirting in 1997, Sitake was a three-year starter at fullback for the Cougars from 1998-2000 under Edwards. He was named BYU's Football Scholar Athlete of the Year in 1998, Impact Player of the Year in 1999, along with team captain and the most valuable running back in 2000. He signed a free agent contract with the Cincinnati Bengals in 2001, but was forced to retire due to an injury. Sitake graduated from BYU in 2000 with a bachelor's degree in English. He and his wife Timberly have three children, Skye, Sadie and Kelaokalani (KK). Deal Breakers and Deal Makers It is no secret that Ken Niumatalolo was BYU's first choice to replace Bronco Mendenhall. The deal breaker was that he wanted to continue to run the triple option. That is akin to Dave Rose saying that he wants to play defense at BYU. Neither is ever going to happen. Which brings us to Sitake. He has already reached out reportedly to his contacts in search for assistants starting last week. He supposedly says that he is looking for recruiters and deal makers who can close the sale. He also wants guys that have some connection or familiarity with BYU and all of its nuances and nuisances in recruiting. The hiring of a staff and assistants could be much more interesting than the hiring of Sitake. There were only three names to choose from for a head coach. There are many more for an assistant coach. Here are some: Justin Ena - linebacker coach at Utah Ilaisa Tuiaki -defensive line at Oregon State Ed Lamb - head coach at Southern Utah Brandon Doman - former coach at BYU Ty Detmer - high school coach, but watch this video <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqS7nMv5l7s&sns=em> for qualifications Guy Holliday - current BYU wide receiver coach Joe Dupaix - former BYU running back coach Kevin McGiven -assistant coach at Oregon State (with him you may also get his father in law, Gary Crowton, who left SUU to help with the offense at OSU in mid season. In case you didn't know, anybody hired to work at BYU or the LDS Church has to have either a temple recommend or an temple worthy endorsement from their Bishop. No recommend, no job for LDS assistant coaches. If a coach is non LDS, he just needs an equivalent ecclesiastical endorsement. I look for Guy Holliday to be on the new staff. Since recruiting will be a big emphasis with the new head coach, Holliday already has connections to Texas and has been Holmoe's right hand man during the last two weeks in keeping contact with BYU recruits. I'm not so sure that Steve Kaufusi and Paul Tidwell will survive the transition. We shall see. If they don't make the cut, don't look for BYU athletic department to cut them from the payroll, however. They have plenty of pastures and positions to be filled. It's just getting started for Sitake in putting together a staff. There is more urgency in doing that than there was in finding a replacement for Mendenhall. Basketball Bits. BYU did what it almost always does at home in the Marriott Center. They beat Central Michigan 98-85. They did it with threes. Specifically, the did it with threes from Zac Seljaas, the 6-7 freshman. All he did was hit 7 of 9 from beyond the arc and spark the Cougars to the win. Kyle Collinsworth did what he does. He added his eighth career triple double with 12 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists. Chase Fischer added 23 and Kyle Davis chipped in 20 more to give Dave Rose some well-rounded scoring. They needed it because CMU was read hot shooting from distance also. Next up for BYU will be Harvard in Honolulu in the opening game of the Diamond Head Classic in Honolulu. The game is set for Tuesday, Dec. 22 and will tip at 2:30 pm MST and can be seen on ESPNU. A win over Harvard and the Cougars will face the winner of Auburn/New Mexico on Wednesday. This is an eight-team tourney with Auburn, BYU, Harvard, Hawaii, New Mexico, Northern Iowa, Oklahoma and Washington State. Television Timetable BYU vs. Harvard (M Basketball) Tuesday, December 22 at Honolulu Tipoff: 2:30 pm MST TV: ESPNU BYU vs. Auburn or New Mexico (M Basketball) Wednesday, December 23 at Honolulu Tipoff: TBA TV: ESPN Networks BYU vs. TBA (M Basketball) Friday, December 25 at Honolulu Tipoff: TBA TV: ESPN Networks

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Cougar Clicks, Saturday, December 19, 2015
by hb arnett 19 Dec '15

19 Dec '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> Saturday, December 19, 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. Tom Hackett: <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2R1SsQusTOc> "It's Utah's World and BYU's livin' in it" Video Today's complete Cougar Clicks... <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.deseretnews.com/articl e/865644014/Navys-Ken-Niumatalolo-was-offered-BYU-job-but-with-stipulations- sources-say.html%3Fpg%3Dall&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTMTE4MzQ0NDM2MTA3MjYyNjQzNDIaMDd jZTIyNGMxNjEzNTIxYTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNFSV5E3Igr1pb_Psi9oeUlKYWwZOA> Navy's Ken Niumatalolo was offered BYU job, but with stipulations, sources say Deseret News By Jeff Call, Deseret News ... Sources with knowledge of the negotiations between BYU and Niumatalolo - who decided Wednesday night to remain ... <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://tucson.com/sports/football /college/holy-war-s-unlikely-battleground-las-vegas-bowl/article_984a63b7-06 80-5341-93c0-6a947343c0af.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTMjU3ODMxMzYyMjEyMzY3Njg5NDIa YWVhMmU4MWFlMjA4MGFjZTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNFf92wN3nCtNJlhCIxYkSFyTjnGGQ> Holy War's unlikely battleground: Las Vegas Bowl Arizona Daily Star Utah is scheduled to play BYU on Saturday in the Las Vegas Bowl. ... BYU basketball player Nick Emery was recently suspended a game for punching ... <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.heraldextra.com/sports /college/byu/football/byu-football-tears-in-las-vegas-mark-final-bronco-mend enhall/article_b676091a-656a-5f11-ad4a-aa320d9bdc74.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTMz Q2NDAxNDU5MDUwNzk5NDg0MzIaNTZiNjAzZDc2MjM4OTg2Mjpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNEvfV FcPSZRt3HLmGzJ3bOncKbp_w> BYU football: Tears in Las Vegas mark final Bronco Mendenhall team fireside Daily Herald Mendenhall, Mark Atuaia, Garett Tujague, Nick Howell, Jason Beck and Paul Tidwell were somewhat overcome as they joined the Cougar athletes for ... <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://registerguard.com/rg/sport s/33872108-81/utah-byu-prepare-for-war-off-the-strip.html.csp&ct=ga&cd=CAEYA CoUMTMyOTAzMzQ1MjQ5MTAxMzAxNDcyGjYzZGNjYWRhYjVjZGJhZjI6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQj CNE321wsUoqgl5e65AAFaiwoOxo3Qw> Utah, BYU prepare for war off the Strip The Register-Guard The Utes play BYU in the Las Vegas Bowl on Saturday. (AP Photo/Rick ... BYU quarterback Taysom Hill was lost for the year in the season opener. <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.heraldextra.com/sports /college/byu/football/byu-utah-football-las-vegas-bowl-might-come-down-to/ar ticle_4a85d9fd-37a8-5ae7-993e-68ae393409c3.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTMTUyNjgyMjQ 1NTM2OTY2OTMzNjIaY2Y1YTZjNjI1MjViZTdiODpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNFTEUarBbWdN0j UrWGkOjycFnEqPA> BYU-Utah Football: Las Vegas Bowl might come down to channeling emotion Daily Herald BYU and Utah don't even agree on the official record of the rivalry contest. The Utes include the football games against Brigham Young Academy ... <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.sltrib.com/sports/3325 899-155/monson-50-things-sure-to-happen&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTA0Mjg0Mzc3ODM3OTQ 2MTcxODgyGjA3MTg2MTM0NWZhZTUxZDU6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNH2tjWNeLTlII1HL9Plrw cdvze41w> Monson: 50 things sure to happen in the BYU-Utah Las Vegas Bowl Salt Lake Tribune Kalani Sitake will move into the second stage of assembling his BYU coaching ... Tanner Mangum will roll right to avoid pressure - at least 10 times. <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://byucougars.com/m-basketbal l/cougars-shoot-their-way-past-central-michigan-98-85&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTMjQ3N jM5MjcxNjEzOTkzODcwMTIaMGJkNDEzMWNmY2FlY2ViZDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNFEYzRlf cJYUfx9idSW8ucOlK7DQA> MBKB - Cougars shoot their way past Central Michigan, 98-85 BYUCougars.com "We were playing a team that was really difficult to guard, doesn't matter who is playing them," BYU head coach Dave Rose said. "We changed a few ... <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.deseretnews.com/articl e/865644071/Treys-make-a-difference-in-BYUs-98-85-win-over-Central-Michigan. html%3Fpg%3Dall&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTE5NjAyODkxNzY1MjUwMTI4OTgyGmNmNWE2YzYyNTI 1YmU3Yjg6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNElEZi7gy83VYjTuwYq-gcGharutQ> Treys make a difference in BYU's 98-85 win over Central Michigan Deseret News It was three treys from BYU freshman Zac Seljaas in the second half that turned out to be the difference in the Cougars' 98-85 win over Central ... <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.deseretnews.com/articl e/865644036/Mendenhalls-exit-is-already-dramatic-bowl-game-against-Utah-make s-it-a-lingering-event.html%3Fpg%3Dall&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTI2OTE4NTM0Mzk4ODc0 NDM1MDAyGmRmZjcxMjk5ZmNiM2U5ODY6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFt1F27GjmodeuQw9il27K VcSpeGQ> Mendenhall's exit is already dramatic; bowl game against Utah makes it a lingering event Deseret News Will Utah be mentally ready to play in Las Vegas Bowl? ... Lose this one, he's the coach whose reign ended with a loss to Utah, again, while turning ...

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Cougar Sportsline, Vol. 36, Issue 19C...White Smoke on the Horizon?
by hb arnett 18 Dec '15

18 Dec '15

801 372 - 0819 <mailto:hbarnett@fiber.net> hbarnett(a)fiber.net 1391 West 800 South - Orem, Utah 84058 Vol. 36, Issue 19C- December 18, 2015 Click Here To Order or Renew Your Subscriptions <http://cougarclicks.com/product/Order-Cougar-Sportsline?ID=3173> BYU's Straw Bale for White Smoke Now in Place I have a Spanish Fork Rodeo Grounds source telling me that he thought he saw Tom Holmoe at the barns yesterday buying a bale of straw. The same guy said he thought he saw Holmoe's right hand man, Brian Santiago loading the bale into the back of a Bronco. Anybody see any irony in that scenario. In case you don't have any farming, ranching or pyromaniac skills, a straw bale produces white smoke, when combined with metallic zinc dust with elemental sulfur, and when lit with an official and fully NCAA licensed BYU Bic lighter, which currently is not available at the official BYU Store (formerly known as the official BYU Bookstore). In case you don't know anything about Papal Ascendency and passing the torch between head football coaches at BYU, white smoke is what we all are looking for. Holmoe has his man, his straw and match, both in the phosphorus and pigskin sense. Now all he needs is for the inversion and diversion of the Las Vegas Bowl and Bronco Mendenhall as a lame duck coach to lift and let BYU light its fire and announce its hire with clean air and a clean slate. When I typed in Straw Bale at Google Translate and asked for the Tongan translation, Kalani Sitake came up. That is what I also expect to come up now after BYU has put all of its smoke through the Cougar and Church catalytic converter. I'm no promotional expert, but if I was BYU, I would have Sitake come out of the tunnel before the game carrying the Alumni Flag and let the fan fighting in the stands begin. The collection of a staff has already begun. In case you didn't know, anybody hired to work at BYU or the LDS Church has to have either a temple recommend or an temple worthy endorsement from their Bishop. No recommend, no job for LDS assistant coaches. If a coach is non LDS, he just needs an equivalent ecclesiastical endorsement. I look for Guy Holliday to be on the new staff. Since recruiting will be a big emphasis with the new head coach, Holliday already has connections to Texas and has been Holmoe's right hand man during the last two weeks in keeping contact with BYU recruits. I'm not so sure that Steve Kaufusi and Paul Tidwell will survive the transition. We shall see. If they don't make the cut, don't look for BYU athletic department to cut them from the payroll, however. They have plenty of pastures and positions to be filled. With Sitake, here are some names that I think will be in play as assistant coaches and staff. Justin Ena - linebacker coach at Utah Ilaisa Tuiaki -defensive line at Oregon State Ed Lamb - head coach at Southern Utah Brandon Doman - former coach at BYU Ty Detmer - high school coach, but watch this video <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqS7nMv5l7s&sns=em> for qualifications Guy Holliday - current BYU wide receiver coach HB Arnett - custodian and keeper of straw bales and white smoke coordinator Television Timetable BYU vs. Western Michigan (M Basketball) Friday, December 18 at Provo Tipoff: 7:00 pm MST TV: BYUtv BYU vs Utah (Football) Las Vegas Bowl Saturday, December 19 at Las Vegas Kickoff: 1:30 pm MST TV: ABC

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Cougar Clicks, Friday, December 18, 2015
by hb arnett 18 Dec '15

18 Dec '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> Friday, December 18, 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. Today's complete Cougar Clicks... <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.heraldextra.com/sports /college/byu/basketball/men/byu-men-s-hoops-childs-dominating-preseason-comp etition/article_097f0dfe-aacc-57b0-a62a-fc59631eeeef.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTO DE5Mzc3MzU4MTE4NTk4NDc4MjIaMGJkNDEzMWNmY2FlY2ViZDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNEn- W7_q5XMlgGhXZOSYhF8FdxoCg> BYU Men's Hoops: Childs dominating preseason competition Daily Herald I'm sure Coach (Dave) Rose is going to have a lot of fun coaching him." But where will he play? Childs is listed at 6-8, 230 pounds. Schroeder said ... <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.heraldextra.com/sports /college/byu/football/former-timpview-star-britain-covey-sees-the-byu-utah-r ivalry/article_a76fe4ce-417c-5a2a-b6eb-e18fd8e7af03.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMT Q2MDMxNjA4NDIyNTAzMDc4NTUyGjA3MTg2MTM0NWZhZTUxZDU6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNHO7 7HaJvxjuCRokK1rmGX9vbdg3Q> Former Timpview star Britain Covey sees the BYU-Utah rivalry from both sides Daily Herald "I know a ton of the guys at BYU," Covey said after Utah concluded practice on Wednesday. "I've been texting all the guys, like Tanner (Mangum) and ... <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.deseretnews.com/articl e/865643979/Juggling-two-jobs-Mendendall-doing-his-best-to-motivate-BYU-one- last-time.html%3Fpg%3Dall&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTMTEyMzM0NDIzMjAxNzQ0MDU1ODIaMzY5Z DAxMGI4NGZkOTFjMDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNEAaSTp8XXL3sIq4KN9BTpPh743bg> Juggling two jobs, Mendendall doing his best to motivate BYU one last time Deseret News Head coach Bronco Mendenhall talks with the media as BYU practices at UNLV as they prepare to play Utah in the Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl ... <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://lasvegassun.com/news/2015/ dec/18/michael-wadsworth-tackles-dream-byu-breakthrough/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTOD c0OTgyMDc2NjM4MjU5MTU2NzIaZDQ5ZTI5NDVkNjllZDI5NTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNEuLV _59G2QH3GaExxjQpHtBAFILw> Michael Wadsworth tackles a dream in breakthrough final season at BYU Las Vegas Sun "We needed a player that would step up in the Nebraska game who would tackle," BYU coach Bronco Mendenhall said. "We put him in; all of a sudden ... <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/spor ts/football/las-vegas-bowl/liberty-grad-kai-nacua-works-overcome-incident-by us-last-bowl-game&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTMyMDM4NjkzNDA3MjY5ODk0OTcyGmEzMDJmZGM3M TZlZWNjYjA6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNESX2rL8SiRzNehSzKktLDkIM3lRw> Liberty grad Kai Nacua works to overcome incident at BYU's last bowl game Las Vegas Review-Journal Brigham Young Cougars defensive back Kai Nacua (12) runs after an interception in the fourth quarter against the Fresno State Bulldogs at Lavell ... <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://kutv.com/sports/talkin-spo rts/djs-blog-picking-the-las-vegas-bowl-winner&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTNjg2NzYxMzk0 NjYyMjAzMjA4NzIaMDcxODYxMzQ1ZmFlNTFkNTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNHYYP6JMZCWIM3l KBCKKZr2v41SFA> DJ's Blog: Picking the Las Vegas Bowl winner KUTV 2News BYU looked better than the Utes down the stretch. BYU's receivers, especially Mitch Matthews, can make plays with Tanner Mangum and change a ... <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.roanoke.com/sports/col leges/uva/those-around-new-uva-coach-mendenhall-believe-he-has-steadily/arti cle_9a786243-21f7-5115-ba4b-880c5b66169f.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoTMzMzMjAxODg4M zM3NjgyNzY5NjIaMzY5ZDAxMGI4NGZkOTFjMDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNGQ7yqd0VC0NLNgK TcWNEhKodNbtg> Those around new UVa coach Mendenhall believe he has steadily improved his craft Roanoke Times BYU head football coach Bronco Mendenhall, who will take over the program at Virginia, walks across the field during practice on Wednesday in Las ... <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://fox13now.com/2015/12/17/fr eshman-basketball-player-at-pleasant-grove-stands-over-7-feet-tall/&ct=ga&cd =CAEYACoSODQxMzY2MzM2NjI4NDczNzkwMhphZWEyZTgxYWUyMDgwYWNlOmNvbTplbjpVUw&usg= AFQjCNE4ssROFFguGVkkNzrIA9jzKMR_Eg> Freshman basketball player at Pleasant Grove stands over 7-feet tall fox13now.com ... and he has gotten to work blocking shots. The freshman has drawn comparisons to former BYU star Shawn Bradley, see the video above for more. <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.deseretnews.com/articl e/865643937/Utah-ball-hawk-Marcus-Williams-provides-an-intriguing-contrast-t o-BYUs-Tanner-Mangum.html%3Fpg%3Dall&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoTMTMyMzk4MzA5MTQ3NzgzNz QwOTIaY2Y1YTZjNjI1MjViZTdiODpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNHUorS5J96obKo_RGQJkdpkET tHnA> Utah 'ball hawk' Marcus Williams provides an intriguing contrast to BYU's Tanner Mangum Deseret News Marcus Williams runs on the sideline as Utah practices at Bishop Gorman high school as they prepare to play BYU in the Royal Purple Las Vegas ... <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.sltrib.com/home/332204 0-155/byu-basketball-byu-will-be-seeking&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTMTg0ODM5MTM3MTI1NT Q4MjU0NzIaYTQ3YjAxNzIzNGE3M2RmYjpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNFhTkQG4B_zdZdjHSx8Ra t4qnaoJQ> BYU basketball: BYU will be seeking consistency against Central Michigan Salt Lake Tribune Coach Dave Rose's BYU basketball team returns to the Marriott Center on Friday night looking for better consistency and a much-needed win to get it ... <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.deseretnews.com/articl e/865643929/If-BYU-hires-Kalani-Sitake-All-Poly-camp-coach-says-it-could-be- a-game-changer.html%3Fpg%3Dall&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTgxNTEyNDM1ODU5MzA5NTgxNTAy GmVkNDkyMmIzOTAyYWYzYzI6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNEXyI5vR6YoL_bJ76-PtJVpHZYGyQ> If BYU hires Kalani Sitake, All-Poly camp coach says it could be a 'game changer' Deseret News If BYU hires the former Cougar running back, the outcome could be a significant milestone for the program that will reap immediate rewards, according ... <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://collegefootballtalk.nbcspo rts.com/2015/12/17/wazzu-transfer-squally-canada-likely-eligible-for-byus-bo wl/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTYyNjk2OTQwNTI1MzA2NzEzNzgyGmNmNWE2YzYyNTI1YmU3Yjg6Y29 tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFASrdse3VovuX0s4VUr0bqaMV_Og> Squally Canada likely eligible for BYU's bowl | NBCSports.com Be that as it may, the aforementioned Squally Canada transferred from Washington State to BYU in mid-January of this year. It was thought that NCAA ... <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://byucougars.com/w-track-fie ld/byu-signs-13-new-athletes&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTODEwMzI2NDM2Mzg2MzcxMTIwNjIaYm FlYzZhM2M5ZTk1NGZlNTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNEqTF24V0l6lx_3N62JsY9UEK431A> BYU signs 13 new athletes BYUCougars.com PROVO, Utah - Thirteen high school athletes have signed NCAA National Ietters of Intent to join the BYU women's track and field team. They are: ... <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://espn.go.com/blog/pac12/pos t/_/id/96440/bad-feelings-foment-holy-war-intrigue-for-byu-utah&ct=ga&cd=CAE YACoTMTQxNjIxOTAzNDM5MzMyODg5MzIaY2Y1YTZjNjI1MjViZTdiODpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQ jCNF4p-he7nGZixzlzLE_VgEmRkJdZw> Bad feelings foment 'Holy War' intrigue for BYU, Utah ESPN (blog) Utah takes on BYU in the Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl on Saturday, the Holy War re-engaged in Sin City to kick off the bowl season. That is just...

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Cougar Sportsline, Vol. 36, Issue 19B (Cooper, Coaches and Flights to Provo)
by hb arnett 17 Dec '15

17 Dec '15

801 372 - 0819 <mailto:hbarnett@fiber.net> hbarnett(a)fiber.net 1391 West 800 South - Orem, Utah 84058 Vol. 36, Issue 19B- December 16, 2015 Click Here To Order or Renew Your Subscriptions <http://cougarclicks.com/product/Order-Cougar-Sportsline?ID=3173> Based on Mysterious Flights to SLC/Provo. Could This Be BYU's Next Coach? Andy Reid Or Could This Be BYU's Next Coach? D.B. Cooper Kansas City Chiefs Timetable Kansas City vs. Baltimore Sunday, December 20 at Baltimore Kansas City vs. Cleveland Sunday, December 27 at Kansas City Kansas City vs. Oakland Sunday, January 3 at Kansas City Kansas City vs. Wild Card Saturday or Sunday, January 9 or 10 Kansas City vs. Playoff game Saturday or Sunday, January 16-17 Kansas City vs. Conference Championship Sunday, January 24 Kansas City vs. Super Bowl Sunday, February 7 BYU Recruiting Timetable Mid-year Juco signing Day Begins Wednesday, (yesterday) December 16 National Letter of Intent Signing Day Begins Wednesday, February 3 Flights into SLC/Provo Timetable Ken Niumatalolo Monday, December 14 Kalani Sitake Tuesday, December 15 Andy Reid Wednesday, December 16, 2015 Thought that might get your attention. It certainly got mine when I was told that Reid flew in to visit with Tom Holmoe. I don't yet have any proof on the patina of this story and based on the Kansas City Chiefs' schedule and BYU's pay scale, it doesn't make any sense. But as they say on the Antiques Roadshow, the patina probability of this story may be lacking, but the provenance of the guy saying Reid was in town is outstanding. That said, the scenario with KC knee deep in a playoff run is sketchy. But what the heck we all need a little hope after the last few days. The logistics of this ever happening, given the remaining NFL schedule and BYU's need to get back to recruiting with an announced head coach, just doesn't make sense. But nothing else has made sense in the hiring of a new coach since Bronco bid bye-bye two weeks ago. If this guy saying Reid and Holmoe met and is right and somehow, someway, BYU could nab Reid, would he be worth waiting for? And of course, somehow, someway, Reid would have to be okay with a serious pay cut (about $5 million per year). Maybe this will be a BYU Dickens Cougar Christmas Carol with a Ghost of Christmas Past (Niumatalolo) a Ghost of Christmas Present (Sitake) and a Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come (Reid). If Reid did fly in yesterday evening, it would have been after the Chiefs practiced and Reid addressed the media (my guess is that if there was indeed a meeting, Holmoe either flew to KC or the duo met someplace like Denver or Dallas). Click Here to hear Reid <http://www.kcchiefs.com/news/article-2/Heres-What-We-Learned-From-Andy-Reid -on-Wednesday/d0fc3644-8901-4b00-8663-b8fcda2c907c> in his Wednesday press conference. I found his demeanor at the microphone refreshingly coach like. If this Reid deal turns out to be spurious as it likely will be, then next up will be D.B. Cooper. He is reportedly set for a reunion tour and could "drop" into Provo sometime soon to interview with Holmoe, the BOT and the FBI. Salary will not be a factor because, with time and interest, what he got from his last drop will see him through any coaching tenure he has at BYU or Leavenworth. If somehow Tom Holmoe and the Board of Trustees can put a Cougar Cap on Reid, BYU will be back in the football business. Of course if the FBI can somehow put the cuffs on Cooper, they will also be back in business. Meanwhile, with Utah already getting amped up for the game, click to see video <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDmV5g1yg5Q> , BYU football fans need a little increased amperage and voltage to get them through this continuing Cougar circus of a coach hiring. Andy Reid certainly has the juice to do just that if true. Television Timetable BYU vs. Western Michigan (M Basketball) Friday, December 18 at Provo Tipoff: 7:00 pm MST TV: BYUtv BYU vs Utah (Football) Las Vegas Bowl Saturday, December 19 at Las Vegas Kickoff: 1:30 pm MST TV: ABC

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