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BYU football: Aztecs are improved team with coach Hoke
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Anonymous | 4:01 a.m. Oct. 16, 2009
Doubtful that BYU will score 40 points on Rocky Long when he had two weeks to
prepare his defense. If SDSU can hold them under 30 they have a real
opportunity. Key to the game will be BYU's defense.
RR | 7:06 a.m. Oct. 16, 2009
So, where does it prove SDSU is an improved team? Boosting all their coaches
and their history doesn't suddenly make them an improved team. Look at USU
and all the hype there. They got destroyed by BYU and Utah and even little SUU
scored a ton on them. They are ranked 115 half way through the season. So much
for new personnel making a difference right away. Nothing about this game says
it's a trap game. BYU will go in there and prove that SDSU is on the same
level as UNLV. It's a nice breather game to prepare for TCU.
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USD? | 8:53 a.m. Oct. 16, 2009
What about the University of San Diego? They had an undefeated regular season
just a couple of years ago, which led to Jim Harbaugh getting the coaching job
at Stanford. Research!
Cougarf@n | 9:12 a.m. Oct. 16, 2009
The peices are certainly there with that coaching staff for SDSU to be a good
football program. Hopefully the coaches can turn that program around.
I've never been able to figure out how a team with all the built in
recruiting advantages of southern California, fairly decent coaches, and a lot
of great athletes can't win more games. I have to believe its the
administration. Hopefully Hoke can turn that program around in a few years. He
doesn't have the players to make much difference this season, but the next
couple of years will be interesting if they can recruit well.
beat down | 9:29 a.m. Oct. 16, 2009
After the hype machine by Bronoc the final score will be no different. 42-17
Just keep running the ball with UNGA!! It will make you look like a great coach.
Hoke | 10:26 a.m. Oct. 16, 2009
If Hoke -- or any coach-- succeeds at SDSU they will be packing their bags to
make 7 figures at some BCS school. SDSU is a college football black hole. Not a
destination school for any coach. THey'll never achieve consistent
success.
Great Coach | 11:48 a.m. Oct. 16, 2009
Bronco is a great coach!
Some Utah fans are just bitter that BYU ended up with a coach every bit as good as, and in some areas, better, than Kyle.
Some Utah fans are just bitter that BYU ended up with a coach every bit as good as, and in some areas, better, than Kyle.
RE; Great Coach | 1:52 p.m. Oct. 16, 2009
Ute fans bitter? Seriously? Um...we don't want Bronco, we're
perfectly happy with Whittingham. Remember it was the cougs that tried to get
Kyle, Bronco is your second choice. We'll stick with the guy that brings
undefeated seasons and BCS games.
to 11:48 | 2:03 p.m. Oct. 16, 2009
Huh, where did that come from? Nevermind, I don't wanna know. Bronco and
Kyle are both good coaches.
Go Cougs!
Go Cougs!
Trueblue | 6:43 p.m. Oct. 16, 2009
Somebody went to Boise quite a few years ago and made them a winner. If It can
be done in Boise, it can be done anywhere. Why would anyone choose Boise over
San Diego ? It is hard to understand why San Diego has not been able to build
a decent program. I realize there is USC and UCLA but so many kids from
California play all over the country. It would seem that San Diego State would
be able to scrape off enough talent to be competitive. Maybe they do get talent
but it is kind of like the LA Clippers it is a great place to live and loosing
is accepted. Barring a miracle, BYU should win this game going away. I
don't think it would matter if you gave San Diego State a whole year to
prepare. I don't realy mean to be insulting, I expect a lot more from San
Diego State. It would be nice if they could lift themselves from the college
football cellar. Beating them is no big deal, everyone does it. All this is
kind of rude I know and I sure hope BYU dosn't have some sort of meltdown.
RE: RR | 6:50 p.m. Oct. 16, 2009
Interesting you speak of rankings and USU being #115(probably espn.com) yet you
make no mention of Florida State being #5 in ESPN's bottom ten(forgot the
beatdown they put on the cougs?). And all the "hype" surrounding Utah
St. this season was to simply make a bowl game not go undefeated or something
spectacular so please get your facts strait.
Always a Ram | 8:29 p.m. Oct. 16, 2009
Just like both coaches said, it takes a change in attitude, a change in the
whole atmosphere of the team. The guy who turned Boise around was Dirk Koetter.
I was lucky enough to be coached by Dirk in High School. He did the same thing
at Highland in Pocatello, many years before he went to Boise. Both teams still
have a winning tradition. Maybe Hoke can do it at SDSU.
Reality | 9:53 p.m. Oct. 16, 2009
BYU could leave the entire 1st team home, and would not need to worry about
losing to San Diego High School.
NevadaCoug | 10:37 p.m. Oct. 16, 2009
RE: RE: RR @ 6:50 pm
You do realize that the number 5 spot on the bottom ten rankings is always reserved for a BCS team that does something embarrassing, and not that they actually think that team is really the 5th worst in the country, right?
You do realize that the number 5 spot on the bottom ten rankings is always reserved for a BCS team that does something embarrassing, and not that they actually think that team is really the 5th worst in the country, right?
Dear Beat Down | 2:35 a.m. Oct. 17, 2009
More typical trivial low life remarks from you. You or your son must have been
refused a scholarship by Bronco and it is now your life's dream to be
negative about him. Time to grow up and be a man about life.
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