BYU Sports related links To subscribe to this service Click Here <http://www.cougarclicks.com/product/Order-Cougar-Clicks?ID=2641> Thursday, January 31, 2013 hbarnett@fiber.net. 801 372 0819 <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.heraldextra.com/sports/college/ byu/basketball/men/byu-pepperdine-preview-cougars-have-work-remaining-plenty -to-get/article_28d22e26-6b39-11e2-b659-001a4bcf887a.html&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgB IAAoATABOAFA2typiAVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=D6uLYRsmewI&usg=AFQjCNFvUKMa7j-aTOPR NI1jwwW_1ECxJw> BYU @ Pepperdine preview: Cougars have work remaining (plenty) to get back ... 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The football team has its new ... <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.heraldextra.com/sports/blogs/ja red-lloyd/byu/lloyd-byu-men-s-basketball-bouncing-on-the-ncaa-tournament/art icle_dd65fd8a-6b1c-11e2-8247-001a4bcf887a.html&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAAoATABOAF ArLemiAVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=GHx_NOHOlb4&usg=AFQjCNH6ENLL9khRYso4vZn1XaX1ApY BMg> LLOYD: BYU men's basketball bouncing on the NCAA tournament bubble Daily Herald (blog) SI.com's Andy Glockner was even less impressed with BYU, saying in his most recent Bubble Watch that even though the Cougars have good computer numbers (RPI: 43) they have nothing else to influence the committee. 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