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Timpanogos star QB Stewart to walk on, play for BYU
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What about the Birds? | 2:43 p.m. Feb. 3, 2008
Why not come to SUU and be part of something very special in rebuilding the
program? While I'm disappointed, I wish this young man the best and hope
things work out.
BYU | 3:07 p.m. Feb. 3, 2008
Good decision Stewart. Good luck on the mission, and good luck at BYU. You
will fit in nicely there, and when you get your shot, you will impress. Go
T-Wovles!
Good Luck | 3:22 p.m. Feb. 3, 2008
I'm a Timpview fan, but Timpanogos has a spread offense that should prepare
this QB for their system. Best of luck to you. I watched the Timpanogos
freshman play Timpview and they had a QB that could be the best frosh I've
seen in years. Not sure who he is, but look out for that kid.
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Anonymous | 7:42 a.m. Feb. 4, 2008
Because he will get no exposure at SUU. If he goes to BYU at least he has a
chance to get a starting job and be seen more than he would at SUU.
wallyworld | 9:30 a.m. Feb. 4, 2008
Good things come to those that wait. I hope he has a good and safe mission and
when he comes back to BYU I hope he's another Jim Mcmann or Steve Young. To
those other schools who don't want to wait for him, I hope that you all
will regret it.
BYU Student/THS Alum | 9:46 a.m. Feb. 4, 2008
It's nice to see a T-Wolf coming to BYU. Go Cougars! Go T-Wolves!
TOO BAD | 9:57 a.m. Feb. 4, 2008
It's really sad to see a great young man with alot of talent to see D1
schools turn their heads as soon as they find out he is planning on going on an
LDS mission. I don't understand why a 3 year starter did not get a
scholarship at BYU. They gave out alot of scholarships this year and even made
a offer to a QB in southern cal who turned it down. I guess it might be because
this high school only finished 3rd in region don't know? What is the deal
with HS QB in Utah, they don''t get respect!!!
Utah QB's | 10:02 a.m. Feb. 4, 2008
Isn't it funny that utah schools go out of state for their QB's If you
had a utah QB with a cal QB and the utah QB had better stats these utah schools
including BYU would go out of state. If Stuart was a QB in California he would
have offers from D1 schools all over the country.
Anonymous | 10:01 a.m. Feb. 4, 2008
Are you CRAZY kid - go somewhere where they want you and want you bad enough to
give you a scholarship. Graduating from college with no student loan debt is
huge. If you are a true top 5 QB you will have no problem getting offers.
However, if your dream is BYU and only BYU will do then take that RISK.
BYU Walk On | 10:04 a.m. Feb. 4, 2008
It's great to get a walk on to BYU. However he will never play. BYU has
several QB's with scholarships which means they have potential in
BYU's eyes. And they will get all the attention and focus from BYU coaches.
He should go play out of state.
Its a GAME | 10:18 a.m. Feb. 4, 2008
If you�re walking on with �preferred
status� then your coaches have been talking with BYU and
know you want to go to BYU bad. I have personally seen this happen time and
time again with college sports. And yes folks BYU is no different than any
other college out there. It�s a game they play with the
minds of talented young kids that more or less guarantees that the college
eliminates any risk knowing that usually a kid won�t play
until his junior year and save 2 years of scholarship money on him and then if
he �fits� into their system they give
him a scholarship if not they have lost nothing. Advice to kid, go somewhere
where they are willing to pay for your education while you take a chance on
�fitting� into their system.
Louisiana Cougar | 10:42 a.m. Feb. 4, 2008
"Its a game": With BYU costing less than a majority of D-I schools and
being able to save money by being close to parents, BYU is more of a value than
a scholarship could produce. Football is not an end all and the intangibles at
BYU are worth more than "wasting" two years somewhere else.
Anonymous | 11:08 a.m. Feb. 4, 2008
As a BYU alum, I obviously think BYU is the best choice, even without the
scholarship. It's a great education, in a great environment, at a great
price. What I don't understand is how the other teams will pass him up
becuase he is going on a mission, but when BYU plays plays against those teams,
they will complain about BYU's more "mature" players?
Dummie | 11:21 a.m. Feb. 4, 2008
With the offers that he received, he couldn't have been that good of a
recruit. Weber? SUU? Go ahead and walk on and stay away from the U, because
we don't want that second tier talent. Why is this even a story? "A
second rate football player passes up on stellar offers from SUU & Weber to
walk on at BYU?" Wow...you'd think there would be more news to fill
up the paper after the Super Bowl and with the Jazz playing well?
????????????? | 11:33 a.m. Feb. 4, 2008
BYU fans are a joke. just like you are probably going to get a BCS bid huh?
Chester Blue | 11:43 a.m. Feb. 4, 2008
I hope he gets a fair shot at BYU because he is a nice QB. He and teammates
played with heart against the State Champion Hawks from ALta. Stewart throws a
nice ball and has a pretty good arm. I think he can throw it 60+ through the
air. Hey, what about their talented tailback Taylor Lyons? Where is he going to
play in college? I think he could be a nice H-back or slot back for the Cougars
as well. If the report is true(that he may run a 4.4 40,), then BYU would be
nuts not to offer him because he can run and catch well and is a very good
athlete. He's probably 5'10" and weighs 180 but he can flat out
play. Where is he going?
discod | 11:54 a.m. Feb. 4, 2008
Only a few of the posters on this forum understand how difficult it is for LDS
players to get scholarships if they are going on a mission. Many division I
schools that would have offered a scholarship lose all interest after finding
out the kid will serve a mission. While some top recruits are able to overcome
this, many kids that are division I caliber are turned away. My hat is off to
this kid for having the faith to serve a mission... it is a big sacrifice.
Hey Ute Fans... | 12:03 p.m. Feb. 4, 2008
The BLUE owns you!
Complain and make all the snide remarks you want, but beat us first!
PS You'll be waiting for years!
Yahoooooooo...Go BLUE!!!!!
Complain and make all the snide remarks you want, but beat us first!
PS You'll be waiting for years!
Yahoooooooo...Go BLUE!!!!!
mission | 12:03 p.m. Feb. 4, 2008
If this kid wasn't going on a mission he probably would have gotten offers
from some top flight schools. Unfortunately, LDS kids that plan on serving a
mission are seen as too much of a risk because their commitment contract
isn't binding by the time they get back.
Loyal Blue | 11:58 a.m. Feb. 4, 2008
Awesome! You will never regret for joining a winning program. Best of luck to
you.
Fiesta Bowl | 12:12 p.m. Feb. 4, 2008
Fiesta Bowl!
National Championship | 1:14 p.m. Feb. 4, 2008
Fiesta Bowl to National Championship???
Give me a break
Give me a break
LDS athletes | 1:16 p.m. Feb. 4, 2008
Church mission or scholarship? Don't blame the colleges. It's a choice
the young men make.
rain on the parade | 1:19 p.m. Feb. 4, 2008
Nice comments by our little brothers, the yoot fans. All they can do now is try
to rain on our parade because they don't have a parade for themselves. Oh
wait I forgot last year they finished high in the MWC, tied for 3rd place. Maybe
next year they'll get sole possession of 3rd place. Oh boy.
I think the way Bronco is giving walk-ons a chance and actually seeing some of them succeed and get starting positions is a great thing. Please keep the competition open like you've been doing and don't just give the spot to the guy that's been there longer if there's a new guy that's obviously better. It would have been nice to have seen WR Kevin Curtis, who is having a very good pro career, get a chance as a walk-on at BYU instead of ending up at USU. I seem to recall BYU was his first choice but I could be wrong on that. Hopefully we won't miss out on any other Kevin Curtis type players.
I think the way Bronco is giving walk-ons a chance and actually seeing some of them succeed and get starting positions is a great thing. Please keep the competition open like you've been doing and don't just give the spot to the guy that's been there longer if there's a new guy that's obviously better. It would have been nice to have seen WR Kevin Curtis, who is having a very good pro career, get a chance as a walk-on at BYU instead of ending up at USU. I seem to recall BYU was his first choice but I could be wrong on that. Hopefully we won't miss out on any other Kevin Curtis type players.
Alta QB | 1:26 p.m. Feb. 4, 2008
I think the Alta QB will be playing for a JC in southern California for the very
reasons mentioned. Rumor has it he will be the starter for Pasedena College this
fall because schools like UCLA, Kansas Georgia Tech did not pursue him because
of his desire to go on an LDS mission. Good luke to Stuart he is a great QB.
MIssions and D1 | 1:42 p.m. Feb. 4, 2008
There are actually a number of schools that ARE interested in the RM's,
ie., ASU, Stanford, Hawaii and CAL. They like the maturity of the LDS RM. All
of these schools plan years ahead. You can bet that if they see a prospect that
they like they'll grab them.
LDS athletes | 1:52 p.m. Feb. 4, 2008
It's true you can't blame the colleges... look at Max Hall or Ben
Olson, for example. ASU takes a chance on top recruit Max Hall, using one of
their scholarships on a kid who serves a mission for two years... when Hall
comes back he turns his back on ASU and plays for BYU. Then you have Ben Olson,
same situation as Hall but Olson turns his back on BYU and is now playing at
UCLA. With the musical chairs it is no wonder schools are using their
scholarships on kids that they know will actually play for them.
cougarfb | 2:08 p.m. Feb. 4, 2008
He reminds me of a QB from Roy, Utah by the name of Jim McMahon who was not very
highly recruited.
You Say What???? | 2:31 p.m. Feb. 4, 2008
I think it is great when the utah fans fan weigh in on a kid who decides to go
to BYU. If this young man decides to go to utah instead of BYU or elswhere I
suppose we'd hear about brillant he is for having the insight to pick
"that" school just a bit further north or the elsewhere. But he
chooses BYU and then we hear all the mouth from all the haters.
Whether you chumps like it or not, the college football world is soon to recognize the Cougars as one of the best if not the best of all. Then your 7-5 or 8-4 teams that typically come out of Salt Lake will be just fine, because it's not going to get any better than that.
It is the system that is attracting these young men to the BYU, not the hatred that idiots that post on this site or others to an average program that Utah has.
All I can say at this point is have a great mission Stuart and come home to Utah and BYU and crack some heads when you pick up a football again.
Magic happens utah boys...........GO COUGS!!!!!!!!!
Whether you chumps like it or not, the college football world is soon to recognize the Cougars as one of the best if not the best of all. Then your 7-5 or 8-4 teams that typically come out of Salt Lake will be just fine, because it's not going to get any better than that.
It is the system that is attracting these young men to the BYU, not the hatred that idiots that post on this site or others to an average program that Utah has.
All I can say at this point is have a great mission Stuart and come home to Utah and BYU and crack some heads when you pick up a football again.
Magic happens utah boys...........GO COUGS!!!!!!!!!
What a waste | 2:37 p.m. Feb. 4, 2008
this kid should go to Weber or SUU, he could actually get some experience as a
starter or be a third stringer and use his redshirt on the scout team and gets
ome reps there. He will also ge to go the school for free. Then if he wants to
Transfer to a FBS school when he gets back at least he will have played some
football since hs. He will just sit and watch at byu they already have a ton of
QB's.
Im sure i dont know the whole story but it doesnt seem to be in the kid's best interest. Thats byu athletics for ya.
Im sure i dont know the whole story but it doesnt seem to be in the kid's best interest. Thats byu athletics for ya.
Dumbq | 2:42 p.m. Feb. 4, 2008
Why walk on at BYU when they are ALWAYS loaded at QB? He'll never see the
field and he'll have to pay for tuition... DUMB!!!!
Stupid Utes | 2:49 p.m. Feb. 4, 2008
K for all you Ute fans that are making fun of this good kid for picking BYU- you
have no idea what your talking about. A preferred walk on means he must try out
for the team but is almost definately guarenteed a scholarship within 1-2 years.
So you say he is dumb for passing up SUU or Weber? Yeah right. He is going to a
team that actually wins unlike that team up north
McMahon | 2:55 p.m. Feb. 4, 2008
McMahon had a scholarship, Stuart does not. He isn't even close to McMahon.
He could too see playing time | 3:31 p.m. Feb. 4, 2008
Yeah, Max Hall is starting right now, but this guy will probably redshirt his
freshman year, and then go on a mission. Max Hall will be gone by then and they
will need a good QB after that. I think he has just as good of shot as anyone
else.
Bluebaby | 3:47 p.m. Feb. 4, 2008
Actually Kevin Curtis could have walked on at BYU but chose to walk on at USU.
Wow that decision really hurt him. By the way how Many BYU players where
invited the NFL combines? That would be 1. Utah has 0 and USU has 2. One of
these days good players will wake up and find out it isn't where you played
but how. Quit wasting your careers waiting in line and get some playing time.
While I love to see people choose the Y I can't help but wonder why not
play where you are wanted. There is no NFL if you can't get on the field.
Just ask Curtis.
Ernest T. Bass | 3:56 p.m. Feb. 4, 2008
He should have gone to Weber, better coach (by far) and better situation. Unless
he's a brown-noser he'll never play at byu.
havili USC | 4:20 p.m. Feb. 4, 2008
havili is at USC now STARTING! and the only reason is because they needed a back
NOW not in 2 years. thats why they wouldnt want to wait because they want them
now haha is it really that hard to understand?
Anonymous | 4:56 p.m. Feb. 4, 2008
this is for chester blue. taylor lyons also plays baseball and runs track. he
will most likely go somewhere for baseball although he could definitly go to a
D1 school for football. his brother alex lyons had the same choice and chose to
play baseball in cali
RE: Dummie | 5:50 p.m. Feb. 4, 2008
Can you read! Utah did recruit him, and he would rather walk on at BYU. I guess
Utah wants those second tier athletes bad, but just can't get them.
RE:Ernest T Bass | 6:10 p.m. Feb. 4, 2008
Weber State?
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
Who... plays football for Weber State?
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
Who... plays football for Weber State?
to ernie bass | 6:20 p.m. Feb. 4, 2008
are you kidding me? A better coach at weber? Better at what- no discipline,
gimmick-plays, always under-achieving expectations, etc? Wow- you're
really hurting if you're not even going to play the urban card, but go way
back to the mcbride era (that's taking your anti-BYU rhetoric to a whole
new low).
It's not always about the football for every athlete out there- obviously there was much more that factored into his decision and once again the 'mighty' utes lost out to their big brothers down south. Go BYU!!!
It's not always about the football for every athlete out there- obviously there was much more that factored into his decision and once again the 'mighty' utes lost out to their big brothers down south. Go BYU!!!
OK But..... | 7:53 p.m. Feb. 4, 2008
The Weber ST. Coach OWNED Lavell Edwards. He didn't own anybody else like
he did Lavell.
Can you say 34-31!!!!!
Can you say 34-31!!!!!
Ernest T. Bass | 8:08 p.m. Feb. 4, 2008
Yes, a better coach....no doubt about it.
I love it when byu gets a new qb recruit. In the "minds" (as if they have minds) of byu fans each and every qb will win the Heisman and is the most coveted qb in the nation.
Reality: he has a weak arm and is an average Big Sky recruit at best.
I love it when byu gets a new qb recruit. In the "minds" (as if they have minds) of byu fans each and every qb will win the Heisman and is the most coveted qb in the nation.
Reality: he has a weak arm and is an average Big Sky recruit at best.
Weber State Coach Come ON | 10:58 p.m. Feb. 4, 2008
In what world are you possibly talking.
Definately not Div 1.
You are so anti BYU, you can't see around the clouds at Urban Meyers feet.
Definately not Div 1.
You are so anti BYU, you can't see around the clouds at Urban Meyers feet.
Benchwarmer | 2:53 p.m. Feb. 5, 2008
Yes this kid played well in high school and has set many utah passing records..
but so can a lineman if you put him in an offense that passes 95% of the time
(Timpanogos's). He was a good quarterback for the offense his team ran..
but will most likely see the bench for the first 4 years at BYU. they are
already loaded with QB's and my guess is this kid will end up on the scout
team for a long while. Good high school career though
T'Wolf Friend | 10:00 p.m. Feb. 6, 2008
Stewart first of all congrats man! You were so much fun to watch this year and I
hope that you continue on to greatness at BYU. It's a wonderful place. Just
know there is no limit to what you can do, just work hard everyday and nobody
can stop you except for yourself. Congrats and I love ya man! Go BYU!
COME BACK TO REALITY | 1:21 p.m. Feb. 9, 2008
in response to Ernest T. Bass Feb. 4th Reality: he has a weak arm and is an
average Big Sky recruit at best.last summer at snow college christian stewart
threw 70 yards in a contest with about 12 quarterbacks (invitation only) next
closes was 61 yards. also during the alta game this year he threw 75 yards IN
THE AIR ! WEAK ARM, maybe u need to spend a little more time "courting
charlene" in mayberry rather than watching six million dollar man
re-runs.REALITY IS: what an incredibly TALENTED young man that has the GUTS to
go after his dream and has INTEGRITY TO BOOT! keep an eye on this guy, (probably
will only have to use one eye) as he WILL be all over! so bottom line is: ONWARD
CHRISTIAN
Anonymous | 7:28 p.m. April 7, 2008
The QB that you saw on freshman is Damien Rivers
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