Blue roundup: Cougars on the rise

By Jeff Call, Deseret News

Published: Monday, Feb. 7 2011 12:45 p.m. MST

Summary

BYU basketball news from around the country

PROVO -- It's a new week and the latest college basketball rankings are out. BYU has risen to No. 7 and No. 8, respectively in the Associated Press and USA Today/ESPN coaches polls. You can see each complete poll here. ESPN.com's Andy Katz writes about why resurgent UCLA's victory over BYU in December is "one of the best nonconference wins of the season."

CBS Sports' Gary Parrish offers his own top 25 (and one) rankings and where BYU fits into them.

Draftexpress.com offers an exhaustive breakdown of Jimmer Fredette's game and analyizes his NBA draft prospects.

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BaneOfHedgehog

Bothell, WA

But wait!!??? This is ALL no GOOD!!!! None of this matters if we're not part of the CONFERENCE OF CHAMPIONS!! Whatever will we do???? Oh noes!

I'm sure everyone would agree with me that we'd happily give up all the Cougar victories, if More..

6:44 p.m. Feb. 7, 2011
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3grandslams

Iowa City, IA

Could we just call it the "Cougar Corner". Blue Roundup really...??? All these creative writers the blue roundup is what you wrote to grab the attention of readers?

8:30 p.m. Feb. 7, 2011
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Mortoon

Idaho Falls, ID

Great time to be a cougar fan, can't wait to see the mtn in the rear view mirror! Here's to espn!

10:48 p.m. Feb. 7, 2011
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Jeff Call

Jeff Call has been a sportswriter for the Deseret News since 1997. He is the BYU beat writer and has been covering Cougar sports since 1993, when he served as sports editor at the Daily Universe. Call has written several more ..

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