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BYU football: Fowler calling plays for defense

What better game (sport) is there than college football? The chill of the fresh autumn air, the bands, the rivalries, the fans cheering, and the cheerleaders, all part of the pajentry of college football! I get goosebumps! Kellen knows what I mean and so do most of you! Go Cougars!

Hey zoobie, keep sniffing the autumn air, because the Utes will kick your butt again, we own you in RES.

I hope he doesn't miss tackles like in the Vegas
Bowl.

Kellen; You represented your family Well as a missionary, now your representing your family in your new calling, calling the plays for the defence. Your a great young man and a great leader, best to you and your season! Go Cougs!!

He obviously made the best decision by coming to BYU to play safety. Getting to play ANY position at BYU is much better than playing the most highly visible position at any other school in the MWC. Just look what's happened to Alex Smith and Andrew Bogut. Both number one picks in the draft??! Give me a break!!! Everyone can now see what a waste of number one picks those were! Bogut's dad said he'd be the best player in the NBA. Right! He isn't even the best player on his own Aussie team, getting blown out by team USA today. And let's count up all the Super Bowls Smith has helped the 49ers win so far: let's see that would be....ZERO! But at leat he won the Heisman and a National Championship when he was in college. Oh wait he didn't get those either.

Is this Blaine Fowler's kid? If it is, his dad is the worst TV announcer ever. BOO MTN!

Did Brettski read the article? Wasn't that in like the second paragraph?

to: Good Decision

I'm a BYU fan, and I think you argument sounds like it comes from a five year old. Seriously if you're out of high school go back, you need it.

I am a cougar fan and I hate it when either side rips on the individual kids by name. Root for your team not against the kids who play for the other side! Every BYU fan would have LOVED to have Smith or Bogut on our team. They are quality people, talented at what they do and have given back to the U big time since turning pro. I love the excitement in some of these comments as the season gets closer but I hate seeing the kids personally criticized.

I don't remember Mendenhall using the "doghouse" tactic too much before. But he has definitely brought it out a bit this season. Maybe gently calling some players out in public is his way of prodding for that individual perfection. Mendenhall would never rip a player too badly in public and seems more than willing to accept them back when they turn things around. It seemed to light something under Fui and now hopefully it will under Dulan. With Dulan having lost his starting role and this new JC transfer looking very good it seems it is put up time for Ian. I hope he responds well.

I'm also a BYU fan and I think Good Decision has some valid points. Smith and Bogut really haven't lived up to their hype yet, maybe never will. And BYU does have a great program, especially with the way Bronco is molding those young men's lives.

Keep it up Fowlers! Good luck to Landon and Gavin too!

Sheesh--Ted, Anonymous@8:25, Brettski, Good Decision, J-dizzle, etc. Your mommas never taught ya about "If you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all?" Don't you all have better things to do than troll the comments? Go do something GOOD for somebody. Enjoy some of that fresh mountain air or something. Stop embarrassing yourselves.

Good luck to Kellen Fowler and the Cougs, regardless!

Nice article. The Fowler's have done their best for the BYU program. Blaine Fowler does a very decent job for The Mtn. despite what "Brettski" says.

Ted | 8:23 a.m. Aug. 20, 2008
"Hey zoobie, keep sniffing the autumn air, because the Utes will kick your butt again, we own you in RES."

Here are some recent scores from the BYU-Utah game when played in Salt Lake City:

1990 - BYU 45, Utah 22
1992 - BYU 31, Utah 22
1994 - Utah 34, BYU 31
1996 - BYU 37, Utah 17
1998 - BYU 26, Utah 24
2000 - BYU 34, Utah 27
2002 - Utah 13, BYU 6
2004 - Utah 52, BYU 21
2006 - BYU 33, Utah 31

I'd hardly call that owning.

Some BYU haters don't even bother reading anything except the headlines of articles; they just jump straight to shooting verbal spitwads.

Sure, you own BYU in RES, but BYU is leasing the endzones...

Why stop at 1990?

1968 - Utah 30, BYU 21
1970 - Utah 13, BYU 14
1972 - BYU 16, Utah 7
1973 - BYU 46, Utah 22
1976 - BYU 34, Utah 12
1978 - Utah 23, BYU 22
1980 - BYU 56, Utah 6*
1982 - BYU 17, Utah 12
1984 - BYU 24, Utah 14
1986 - BYU 35, Utah 21
1988 - Utah 57, BYU 28
1990 - BYU 45, Utah 22
1992 - BYU 31, Utah 22
1994 - Utah 34, BYU 31
1996 - BYU 37, Utah 17
1998 - BYU 26, Utah 24
2000 - BYU 34, Utah 27
2002 - Utah 13, BYU 6
2004 - Utah 52, BYU 21
2006 - BYU 33, Utah 31

*largest blowout in series history

In the last 20 BYU/Utah games played in RES:

BYU - 13
Utah - 7
(only 2 of Utah's wins were by more than a touchdown)

Average score - BYU 29, Utah 23

Usually close, usually a BYU win.

You must have a secret definition of what it means to "own" BYU in RES.

Statixtics lie

Fowler will be replaced by Rich after he gets burned on the short pass or slips and falls on run support. Mendenhall needs to put his BEST 11 on the field. Fowler is in beause of name-sake only. Rich is the man for the job.