Rise up - BYU Cougars (TCY)

[BYU 14]

Got the urge to fire this up again, so found my CD and off we go.

Coaching BYU of course and will use the following house rules
1-Can not recruit anybody with a test score under 1000

2-Must recruit top 5 top players from Utah that meet rule 1 and must call or visit them every week until they commit to me or someone else.

3-To simulate the honor code, any player that gets in trouble is kicked off the team immediately

To my chagrin, my random academic rating is 22, which will make recruiting real interesting early on with house rule 1 in play.

I played the 2004 season to build a foundation and I have a challenge. I started 0-5 thanks to a brutal schedule that included Notre Dame, USC and Stanford (all ranked) before rallying to finish 4-7.

The unfortunate thing was the season ending debacle against rival Utah, a 51-0 loss that had fans calling for my head. Recruiting was not much better, as the poor academic reputation and my house rules led to only 3 top 1000 players, none of whom will contribute as Freshmen.

It's going to be a long road back if I last. The SOL 8 is in Rhode Island (The Colonial Conference)

[BYU 14]

<table width="318" style="width: 239pt; border-collapse: collapse;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <colgroup><col width="29" style="width: 22pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 928;"> <col width="217" style="width: 163pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 6944;"> <col width="72" style="width: 54pt;"> <tbody><tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td width="29" height="17" style="border: 0px black; width: 22pt; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td width="217" style="border: 0px black; width: 163pt; background-color: transparent;">Quarterbacks</td> <td width="72" style="border: 0px black; width: 54pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">Bucky Wynn - SR *</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">48/52</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">KC Brennan - JR</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">45/68</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">Aaron Zatechka - SR</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">56/56</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">Jimmie Kragen - SR</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">49/49</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">AJ Simmons - SR</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">44/44</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px red; background-color: transparent;">Ellis Peckham - FR</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">4/29</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">Running Backs</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;"></td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">Phillip Galloway - SR</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">51/66</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">Roy Jung - FR</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">32/71</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">Tito Snyder - SR</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">36/51</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px red; background-color: transparent;">Kenneth Ogden - FR</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">21/45</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">Amos Fletcher - SO</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">23/32</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">Receivers</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;"></td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">Korey Mulder - SR *</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">37/46</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">Seth Burton - SR</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">41/41</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">Amos Howe - SR</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">42/42</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">Stanley Perkins - JR</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">26/26</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">Robert Whiting - SO</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">21/32</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px red; background-color: transparent;">Arnie Carbonne - FR</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">13/43</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">Morris Franklin - SO</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">9/25</td> </tr> </tbody></table>
* = Returning starter

I have a little bit to work with here as Bucky Wynn took the starting job from Aaron Zatechka in week 3 and threw for 2,488 yards, 16 TD and 11 Int, completing 58.8% of his passes. KC Brennan is probably the better choice due to his upside, but I will give Wynn the first shot. Zatechka is relegated to mop up duty after an abysmal 2004 that saw him throw 6 picks, with no TD's and only complete 43.9% of his passes in 2 starts and garbage time in 3 other games.

We lost our leading rusher (Dominic Webb 491 yards) and receiver (Reggie Fisher 56-763) but have some experience back here. Galloway was tabbed to start before being hurt and averaged 4.6 YPC, 122 yards in limited time. Korey "X-Files" Mulder had 38 grabs for 658 yards and 4 TD, while Seth Burton chipped in 21 catches.

Nothing great here and I need to desperately find a triggerman in waiting to guide my Run and Shoot offense after Brennan graduates next year.

[BYU 14]

<table width="318" style="width: 239pt; border-collapse: collapse;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <colgroup><col width="29" style="width: 22pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 928;"> <col width="217" style="width: 163pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 6944;"> <col width="72" style="width: 54pt;"> <tbody><tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td width="29" height="17" style="border: 0px black; width: 22pt; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td width="217" style="border: 0px black; width: 163pt; background-color: transparent;">Centers</td> <td width="72" style="border: 0px black; width: 54pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">Casey Kolodziej - JR</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">21/61</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">Mark Gurthrie - SR *</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">42/42</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px red; background-color: transparent;">Richard Cote - FR </td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">8/48</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">Nate McCreary - FR</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">16/31</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">Guards</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;"></td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">Albert Gaylor - JR *</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">36/68</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">Lewis Nagel - SR *</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">37/43</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">Marcus Cote - SO</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">18/60</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">Sam Vanderjagt - SO</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">18/41</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">Desmond Kraemer - FR</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">17/29</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px red; background-color: transparent;">Patrick Foley - FR</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">6/28</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">Tackles</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;"></td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">Vince Poterala - SR *</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">40/40</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">Shannon Reynolds - SR</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">28/53</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">Travis Petrie - JR *</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">27/39</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">Sammie Kelsey - JR</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">25/38</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px red; background-color: transparent;">Reuben Brinkley - FR</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">12/34</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">Specials</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;"></td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">Donovan Shepard - SR *</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">51/64</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">Louie McElroy - SO *</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">27/35</td> </tr> </tbody></table>
*=Returning Starter

The good news is, all five starters return along the line. The bad news is they were horseshit as we had the 119th ranked rushing attack in the nation. So bad in fact that 2 of the 5 did not retain their jobs after spring ball. Nothing in the pipeline here either as my recruits were just roster bodies. This is a huge area of need!

[BYU 14]

<table width="318" style="width: 239pt; border-collapse: collapse;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <colgroup><col width="29" style="width: 22pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 928;"> <col width="217" style="width: 163pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 6944;"> <col width="72" style="width: 54pt;"> <tbody><tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td width="29" height="17" style="border: 0px black; width: 22pt; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td width="217" style="border: 0px black; width: 163pt; background-color: transparent;">Defensive Ends</td> <td width="72" style="border: 0px black; width: 54pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">Ricardo Emmons - SR *</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">24/41</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">Jackie Elliott - SO *</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">30/56</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">Ross Ruth - FR</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">29/59</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">Brenden Tanner - FR</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">19/44</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">Riddick Alices - SO</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">14/30</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">Adam Fernandes - JR</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">1/1</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">Defensive Tackles</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;"></td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">BJ Fields - JR</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">33/53</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">Tyrell Poteet - SO</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">18/52</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">Will Dragon - FR</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">13/52</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">Inside Linebackers</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;"></td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">Carl Gerhardt - SR *</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">26/35</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">OJ O'Neill - JR *</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">30/47</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">Claude Thompson - JR</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">14/33</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">Earl McCutcheon - SO</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">13/27</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">Eugene Arceo - FR</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">10/29</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px red; background-color: transparent;">Dixon Bennett - FR</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">9/42</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">Outside Linebackers</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;"></td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">Claude Holliday - JR</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">34/52</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">Carl Dibble - SO</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">8/50</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">Alvin Huntley - SO</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">8/35</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">Peter Buckner - FR</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">7/34</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">Floyd Grady - FR</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">2/29</td> </tr> </tbody></table>
*=Returning starter

Four starters back along the front 7, but this is mostly a blue collar, no name crew, that was particularly weak against the running game, giving up huge chunks of yardage week after week. Elliott up front and new starter BJ Fields at ILB will need to spark our attacking 3-4 defense to greater heights.

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<table width="318" style="width: 239pt; border-collapse: collapse;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <colgroup><col width="29" style="width: 22pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 928;"> <col width="217" style="width: 163pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 6944;"> <col width="72" style="width: 54pt;"> <tbody><tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td width="29" height="17" style="border: 0px black; width: 22pt; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td width="217" style="border: 0px black; width: 163pt; background-color: transparent;">Cornerbacks</td> <td width="72" style="border: 0px black; width: 54pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">Raymond Jackson - SR *</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">27/44</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">Alex Andrews - SO</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">23/75</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">RJ Deighton - JR</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">31/33</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">Randal Coghill - SO</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">6/51</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px red; background-color: transparent;">Burt Logan - FR</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">16/49</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">Gene Rocco - SO</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">14/19</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">Safeties</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;"></td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">Lamar Oglivie - SR *</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">37/37</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">BJ Schaefer - SO</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">32/32</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">Cory Yocum - SR *</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">26/26</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">Eugene Brown - JR</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">11/29</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px red; background-color: transparent;">Darrin Flynn - FR</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">5/36</td> </tr> </tbody></table>
*=Returning starter

It says all you need to know about a defense when your leading tackler is a safety as Oglivie and his 72 tackles were last year. 3 of 4 starters back here, but again, nothing to brag about last year and Yocum loses his job to a marginally talented BJ Schaefer. We are going to give up some points. On a bright note, CB Burt Logan was my highest rated recruit, if you can call that a bright note.

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One thing I hope helps this season is hiring two new coordinators. Not only were the two I let go mediocre at best, but they both had the personalities of Bobby Knight with a bad case of hemorrhoids. Recruits constantly commented that they did not like them, right before telling me they were selecting powerhouses like Tulsa and UNLV over BYU.

To remedy that I bring in Bart McGriff to run the offense and Archie Bernard to run the defense. Archie is a veteran who is terrific at play calling and congeniality, while being fair (DLine), poor (LB) and good (secondary) at position groups.

McGriff is only 29 but has 5 years experience in the run and shoot and is very good at play calling and has good congeniality. For development he is pretty good at QB, lousy at RB, terrible at WR, but terrific at o-line and kickers.

Our schedule is not as daunting this year (on purpose) with our tough games all on the second half. Hopefully this allows the team time to get some confidence and the goal this year will be to at least be bowl eligible.

<table width="253" style="width: 190pt; border-collapse: collapse;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <colgroup><col width="37" style="width: 28pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 1184;"> <col width="72" style="width: 54pt;" span="3"> <tbody><tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td width="37" height="17" style="border: 0px black; width: 28pt; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td width="216" style="border: 0px black; width: 162pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="3">Schedule </td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;" colspan="3">East Carolina</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;" colspan="3">Rice</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;" colspan="3">at Air Force #</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;" colspan="3">at Rutgers</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;" colspan="3">Wyoming #</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;" colspan="3">at San Diego St #</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;" colspan="3">Notre Dame (13)</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;" colspan="3">UNLV #</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;" colspan="3">at New Mexico #</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;" colspan="3">at Colorado St (43) #</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;" colspan="3">Utah (24) #</td> </tr> </tbody></table>
#=Conference game

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<table width="613" style="width: 460pt; border-collapse: collapse;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <colgroup><col width="37" style="width: 28pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 1184;"> <col width="72" style="width: 54pt;" span="8"> <tbody><tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td width="37" height="340" style="border: 0px black; width: 28pt; height: 255pt; background-color: transparent;" rowspan="20"></td> <td width="432" style="border: 0px black; width: 324pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="6">Week 1 - VS East Carolina 0-1</td> <td width="72" style="border: 0px black; width: 54pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td width="72" style="border: 0px black; width: 54pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td width="576" height="136" style="border: 0px black; width: 432pt; height: 102pt; background-color: transparent;" rowspan="8" colspan="8">Not the way to start a season as we get down 10-0 before Wynn hits Korey Mulder on a 4 yard slant in the 2nd quarter. Down 16-14 early in the 4th, we are driving when Wynn throws a pick 6 (61 yard return by Ethan Buckley) and the Pirates go on to bust it open, with a late 30 yeard strike from Wynn to Mulder providing little consolation. We outgain them 395-338, with Wynn throwing for 351 yards and 3 TD's overall, but the interception and streaks of inaccuracy killed us. Redshirt freshman Jung led the rushing attack with 51 yards on only 4 carries, as Galloway was stymied (10-17 yards), while Mulder had 7 catches for 139 yards.</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8">Final Score - East Carolina 33 BYU 20</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8"></td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8">Recruiting</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8">No encouraging news at all right now</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8"></td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8"></td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8"></td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8"></td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8"></td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8"></td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="6"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;"></td> </tr> </tbody></table>

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<table width="613" style="width: 460pt; border-collapse: collapse;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <colgroup><col width="37" style="width: 28pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 1184;"> <col width="72" style="width: 54pt;" span="8"> <tbody><tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td width="37" height="17" style="border: 0px black; width: 28pt; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td width="72" style="border: 0px black; width: 54pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td width="72" style="border: 0px black; width: 54pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td width="72" style="border: 0px black; width: 54pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td width="72" style="border: 0px black; width: 54pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td width="72" style="border: 0px black; width: 54pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td width="72" style="border: 0px black; width: 54pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td width="72" style="border: 0px black; width: 54pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td width="72" style="border: 0px black; width: 54pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="340" style="border: 0px black; height: 255pt; background-color: transparent;" rowspan="20"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;" colspan="6">Week 4 - VS Rice 0-2</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;"></td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td width="576" height="136" style="border: 0px black; width: 432pt; height: 102pt; background-color: transparent;" rowspan="8" colspan="8">Before 46,100 rainsoaked fans at home, we get off to a horrible start as Rice's Chuck Emerson rips off a 49 yard scoring run barely 90 seconds in. We gather ourselves and take a 14-7 lead on a 1 yard run by Phillip Galloway and a 4 yard toss from Bucky Wynn to Robert Whiting. Rice scores twice before halftime however and carries a 21-14 lead into the 4th, before Mulder hauls in a 36 yard strike from Wynn with 1:42 left. We go to OT and trade TD's, then Rice scores on a 9 yard run from Shawn Andrews and we fail to answer as our run defense fails us, giving up 244 yards on the day. Again we outgain them 527-424, with Wynn going 36-61, 447 yds 3 TD</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8">Final Score - Rice 35 BYU 28 (OT)</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8"></td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8">Recruiting</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8">Nothing here yet, though I am sure we are making quite the impression</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8"></td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8"></td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8"></td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8"></td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8"></td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8"></td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="6"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;"></td> </tr> </tbody></table>

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<table width="613" style="width: 460pt; border-collapse: collapse;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <colgroup><col width="37" style="width: 28pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 1184;"> <col width="72" style="width: 54pt;" span="8"> <tbody><tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td width="37" height="340" style="border: 0px black; width: 28pt; height: 255pt; background-color: transparent;" rowspan="20"></td> <td width="432" style="border: 0px black; width: 324pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="6">Week 5 - at Air Force 1-2</td> <td width="72" style="border: 0px black; width: 54pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td width="72" style="border: 0px black; width: 54pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td width="576" height="136" style="border: 0px black; width: 432pt; height: 102pt; background-color: transparent;" rowspan="8" colspan="8">This is bullshit, we can't stop the run to save our lives and fall behind 28-0 as Falcon backs shred our defense for 233 net yards, led by Kenneth Holliday with 127 yards and Alvin Hanks with 92. Bucky Wynn leads a furious, if not futile rally, throwing for 420 yards and 3 scores, with a pick, but again is not consistently accurate completing 25 of 44. As if we need anymore woes, our starting LT Vince Poterala dislocates his elbow and is out 14 weeks. Stanley Perkins grabs 9 balls for 185 yards, while Galloway runs for 50 on 13 carries. Wynn is putting up yards, but not results, so I think I am going to start KC Brennan next week. </td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8">Final Score - Air Force 35 BYU 24 (0-3)</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8"></td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8">Recruiting</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8">Wasatch HS (Utah) RB Ike Puente - Ranked 730/58 nationally, 4/1 Utah commits!</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8">One of my 5 instate targets, a decent commit, that also frees up a phone call</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8"></td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8"></td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8"></td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8"></td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8"></td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8"></td> </tr> </tbody></table>

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<table width="613" style="width: 460pt; border-collapse: collapse;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><colgroup><col width="37" style="width: 28pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 1184;"><col width="72" style="width: 54pt;" span="8"><tbody><tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"><td width="37" height="238" style="border: 0px black; border-image: none; width: 28pt; height: 178.5pt; background-color: transparent;" rowspan="14"></td><td width="432" style="border: 0px black; border-image: none; width: 324pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="6">Week 6 - at Rutgers 0-4</td><td width="72" style="border: 0px black; border-image: none; width: 54pt; background-color: transparent;"></td><td width="72" style="border: 0px black; border-image: none; width: 54pt; background-color: transparent;"></td></tr><tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"><td width="576" height="136" style="border: 0px black; border-image: none; width: 432pt; height: 102pt; background-color: transparent;" rowspan="8" colspan="8">So much for the KC Brennan experiment! Next years projected starter gets off on the wrong foot in his first effort of the season, completing just 11 of 33 for 105 yards and 4 interceptions, while being sacked 5 times. All in all we had a net of -15 yards rushing and accumulated 6 first downs to Rutgers 30, as the Scarlet Knights ran wild for 168 yards and threw for another 283 in a complete beatdown that made an 0-4 team look like F'n Alabama!! On the bright side, only one of our crappy players is currently sidelined by injury. It will be back to Wynn under center next week and back to the bench until 2006 for Brennan!</td></tr><tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"></tr><tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"></tr><tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"></tr><tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"></tr><tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"></tr><tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"></tr><tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"></tr><tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"><td height="17" style="border: 0px black; border-image: none; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8">Final Score - Rutgers 51 BYU 6 (0-4)</td></tr><tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"><td height="17" style="border: 0px black; border-image: none; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8"></td></tr><tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"><td height="17" style="border: 0px black; border-image: none; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8">Recruiting</td></tr><tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"><td height="17" style="border: 0px black; border-image: none; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8">None of our recruits commited to us, or elsewhere, I am sure they were laughing too </td></tr><tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"><td height="17" style="border: 0px black; border-image: none; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8">hard at our stellar result to dial a phone</td></tr></tbody></table>

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<table width="613" style="width: 460pt; border-collapse: collapse;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <colgroup><col width="37" style="width: 28pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 1184;"> <col width="72" style="width: 54pt;" span="8"> <tbody><tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td width="37" height="238" style="border: 0px black; width: 28pt; height: 178.5pt; background-color: transparent;" rowspan="14"></td> <td width="432" style="border: 0px black; width: 324pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="6">Week 7 - Wyoming 1-4</td> <td width="72" style="border: 0px black; width: 54pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td width="72" style="border: 0px black; width: 54pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td width="576" height="136" style="border: 0px black; width: 432pt; height: 102pt; background-color: transparent;" rowspan="8" colspan="8">It is a common theme, our inability to run and inability to stop the run as Wyoming shreds us for 271 yards on the ground and we amass an embarrassing -19, due in large part to allowing 7 sacks, one of which costs us Bucky Wynn who will miss 5 weeks with a knee injury. Wynn was 16-24 for 197 with a pick when he went down, Brennan replaced him and went 6-13 for 113, 1 TD and 2 more picks as we are offcially in the abyss now. We do have 5 receivers who haul in passes for 50 or more yards each, but our leading tackler is safety BJ Schaefer with 13 and an assist. In fact through 5 games our teo leading tacklers overall are our starting safeties!</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8">Final Score - Wyoming 38 BYU 12 (0-5)</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8"></td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8">Recruiting</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8">Heath Barber G - Orange Grove, TX 245/18 commits to Texas Tech</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8">Quinn Gerber DT - Midvale, UT 302/36 commits to Utah (One of my 5 instate)</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="34" style="border: 0px black; height: 25.5pt; background-color: transparent;" rowspan="2"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8">Nick Robinson OLB - Brookings. SD 620/37 commits to Minnesota</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8">Shannon Martin RB - Sun Valley, CA 415/35 commits to UCLA</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="34" style="border: 0px black; height: 25.5pt; background-color: transparent;" rowspan="2"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8">Glen Tucker WR - Port Arthur, TX 624/47 commits to UTEP, really?</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8">Roy Akbar OT - Rockaway Beach, OR 207/30 commits to Oregon</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="34" style="border: 0px black; height: 25.5pt; background-color: transparent;" rowspan="2"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8">Lose some good ones off the board this week</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8"></td> </tr> </tbody></table>

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<table width="613" style="width: 460pt; border-collapse: collapse;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <colgroup><col width="37" style="width: 28pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 1184;"> <col width="72" style="width: 54pt;" span="8"> <tbody><tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td width="37" height="238" style="border: 0px black; width: 28pt; height: 178.5pt; background-color: transparent;" rowspan="14"></td> <td width="432" style="border: 0px black; width: 324pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="6">Week 8 - at San Diego State 2-4</td> <td width="72" style="border: 0px black; width: 54pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td width="72" style="border: 0px black; width: 54pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td width="576" height="136" style="border: 0px black; width: 432pt; height: 102pt; background-color: transparent;" rowspan="8" colspan="8">I elect to go with Aaron Zatechka for his ability to make plays with his feet at QB and it pay off early as we race out to a 20-7 halftime lead as Zatachka runs for 41 yards on 5 carries and goes 10-15, 125 yards with a TD and 1 pick, but he is then knocked out with a broken clavicle. Enter KC Brennan and despite being sacked 5 times he plays up to expectations going 15-23 for 204 yards, 2 TD's and no interceptions!! In addition, we find a semblance of a damn running game as Galloway goes for 87 yards on only 11 carries and our defense "holds" San Diego State to 114 yards rushing, the result is our first win of the season, caffeine free coke for all!!</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8">Final Score - BYU 41 San Diego State 13 (1-5)</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8"></td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8">Recruiting</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px rgb(15, 37, 63); height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8">Monty Dingle OT - Phoenix, AZ 816/71 is our second commit, he is AZ's best OT</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8">Wally Warren RB - Costa Mesa, CA 127/12 commits to USC, we hung around though</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="34" style="border: 0px black; height: 25.5pt; background-color: transparent;" rowspan="2"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8">Steven Fortier G - Ogden, UT 906/79 commits to Utah St, we lose to the dairy utes</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8">Chris Tepper G - Aliso Viejo, CA 497/44 commits to Fresno St, big loss here</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="34" style="border: 0px black; height: 25.5pt; background-color: transparent;" rowspan="2"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8">Calvin Warren G - Los Angeles, CA 655/62 commits to Stanford, bad day for guards</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8">Trevor Roberts OT - San Mateo, CA 881/75 commits to Air Force, we got better</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="34" style="border: 0px black; height: 25.5pt; background-color: transparent;" rowspan="2"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8">Zach Van Brocklin OT - Federal Way, WA 936/80 commits to UNLV</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8">We also lose DT Nicky Patton and CB's Kendal Albers and Fred Webster to others</td> </tr> </tbody></table>

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<table width="613" style="width: 460pt; border-collapse: collapse;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <colgroup><col width="37" style="width: 28pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 1184;"> <col width="72" style="width: 54pt;" span="8"> <tbody><tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td width="37" height="238" style="border: 0px black; width: 28pt; height: 178.5pt; background-color: transparent;" rowspan="14"></td> <td width="432" style="border: 0px black; width: 324pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="6">Week 9 - #13 Notre Dame 6-1 (+30)</td> <td width="72" style="border: 0px black; width: 54pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td width="72" style="border: 0px black; width: 54pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td width="576" height="136" style="border: 0px black; width: 432pt; height: 102pt; background-color: transparent;" rowspan="8" colspan="8">We lead 7-0 on 7 yard pass from Brennan to Mulder and 10-7, but then the wheels come off and Notre Dame covers the 30 point spread and then some, a whole lotta some. They pile up 630 yard of offense, including 286 on the ground against our cheese cloth run defense while their QB Brandon Lindley throws for 340 yards and 5 TD's over the top. KC Brennan in only sacked 3 times, but is a very average 14-27, 214 throwing the ball with 2 TD's and 2 picks. Phillip Galloway does manage 98 yards rushing, but 69 of that comes on one run and we can also take some hollow solace in the fact that a LB (Huntley) led our team in tackles and not a safety.</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8">Final Score - Notre Dame 66 BYU 17 (1-6)</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8"></td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8">Recruiting</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px windowtext; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8">We lose QB's Derrick Heath and Doug Cavazos to Baylor and ASU respectively</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8">RB Jorge McKnight 321/24 commits to Texas</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="34" style="border: 0px black; height: 25.5pt; background-color: transparent;" rowspan="2"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8">WR Lamar Boisvert 774/58 commits to Minnesota</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8">C Casey Huntley 653/31 a cousin of our LB, spurns us for San Jose State</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="34" style="border: 0px black; height: 25.5pt; background-color: transparent;" rowspan="2"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8">G Juan Dodge 852/52 commits to Southern Miss, we can't even land mid level guys</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8">G Adam Damron 952/85 joins the FU train and commits to Kentucky</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="34" style="border: 0px black; height: 25.5pt; background-color: transparent;" rowspan="2"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8">And it only gets better as we lose LB Darren Burton to North Texas, but wait</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8">The ultimate insult comes when LB Andre Colon 85/51 commits to fucking Pawtucket!</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8">Oh yeah, we lose S Steve Thacker 849/49 to Bowling Green, stellar!</td> </tr> </tbody></table>

And just for some added sunshine, on the injury front starting OLB Claude Holliday blows is Achilles and is done for the season, he may be back at some point next year. QB Bucky Wynn is upgraded to doubtful, but I am still sticking with Brennan at QB. I am turning my beloved program into a dumpster fire because none of the good athletes that qualify want to come to BYU because our academics suck and it will take a few years to repair that damage!

[MacroGuru]

And you know I am reading this :)

[Izulde]

Someone doing as terribly as me, yay!

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And you know I am reading this :)
Just imagine the beating I would be taking on Cougarboard right now!! :eek:


Someone doing as terribly as me, yay!
I know what it is like to follow UNLV now, LOL

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<table width="613" style="width: 460pt; border-collapse: collapse;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <colgroup><col width="37" style="width: 28pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 1184;"> <col width="72" style="width: 54pt;" span="8"> <tbody><tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td width="37" height="238" style="border: 0px black; width: 28pt; height: 178.5pt; background-color: transparent;" rowspan="14"></td> <td width="432" style="border: 0px black; width: 324pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="6">Week 10 - UNLV (+10) 2-4</td> <td width="72" style="border: 0px black; width: 54pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td width="72" style="border: 0px black; width: 54pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td width="576" height="136" style="border: 0px black; width: 432pt; height: 102pt; background-color: transparent;" rowspan="8" colspan="8">We trail 3-0 and 10-7 after a Brennan pick 6, but then go all Notre Dame on the Rebels outscoring them 31-7 the rest of the way racking up 492 in total offense while holding them to 266 yards (only 111 this week on the ground). Phillip Galloway has a career day running 21 times for 143 yards and a score, while Jung (12-77) chips in as well. Brenna settles down after the early interception to go 24-34, 259 and throws for 3 TD's against the single pick. He is now 70-130, 985 yds, 8 TD, 9 Int for the season, though I think I am going to hand the starting job back to Bucky Wynn for the final 3 games, we will see. With NM, then CSU and Utah up next staring at 3-8</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8">Final Score - BYU 38 UNLV 17 (2-6)</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8"></td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8">Recruiting</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px windowtext; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8">Here we go again, I feel like a door to door magazine salesman trying to recruit</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8">OT Irving Cheshier 935/79 picks Iowa over the Cougars</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="34" style="border: 0px black; height: 25.5pt; background-color: transparent;" rowspan="2"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8">DE Conrad Barnette 184/17, one of my Utah 5 commits to Utah, FML!! </td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8">DT Gene Coffey 895/81 commits to UTEP, yes the Miners kick my ass here too</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="34" style="border: 0px black; height: 25.5pt; background-color: transparent;" rowspan="2"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8">OLB Rickey Tanner 943/60 commits to Cranston, my second loss to a SOL 8 school!</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8">S Henry Terrell 917/65 Utah St and Nicky Robbins 690/36 Mizzou are gone too</td> </tr> </tbody></table>

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<table width="613" style="width: 460pt; border-collapse: collapse;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <colgroup><col width="37" style="width: 28pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 1184;"> <col width="72" style="width: 54pt;" span="8"> <tbody><tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td width="37" height="238" style="border: 0px black; width: 28pt; height: 178.5pt; background-color: transparent;" rowspan="14"></td> <td width="432" style="border: 0px black; width: 324pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="6">Week 11 - at New Mexico (+12) 3-5</td> <td width="72" style="border: 0px black; width: 54pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td width="72" style="border: 0px black; width: 54pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td width="576" height="136" style="border: 0px black; width: 432pt; height: 102pt; background-color: transparent;" rowspan="8" colspan="8">Phillip Galloway's career at BYU comes to an end in the 1st quarter due to the knee injury, as we race to quick 14-0 lead behind two TD's from Korey Mulder (1 receiving, 1 rushing). From their we struggle leading just 14-11 late in the game before BJ Schaefer seals it with a 53 yard interception return with just 1:39 left to play and we have two in a row!! Roy Jung stepped in for Galloway and the RS freshman showed us a glimpse of things to come, running for 66 yards on 15 carries and catching 9 passes for 114. Brennan had the quietest 300 yard day you will ever see, going 24-33, 320 yds and the singe TD to Mulder. RS frosh DE Ross Ruth had 10 tackles</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8">Final Score - BYU 21 New Mexico 11 (3-6)</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8"></td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8">Recruiting</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px windowtext; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8">QB Quentin Thompson 892/67 commits to Woonsocket, the F'n SOL 8 owns me!!</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8">G Richie Farlow 919/82 would rather go to the football hell that is Kansas then BYU</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="34" style="border: 0px black; height: 25.5pt; background-color: transparent;" rowspan="2"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8">DT Bernard Briggs 239/26 commits to UCLA, at least I understand this one</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: rgb(197, 217, 241);" colspan="8">LB Randall Riley 976/50 finally gives me good news and will be a Cougar next year!!</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="34" style="border: 0px black; height: 25.5pt; background-color: transparent;" rowspan="2"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8">S Cole Hanson UR/71 commits to Memphis, hoping to pick a fight in a future bowl</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8"></td> </tr> </tbody></table>

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<table width="613" style="width: 460pt; border-collapse: collapse;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <colgroup><col width="37" style="width: 28pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 1184;"> <col width="72" style="width: 54pt;" span="8"> <tbody><tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td width="37" height="238" style="border: 0px black; width: 28pt; height: 178.5pt; background-color: transparent;" rowspan="14"></td> <td width="432" style="border: 0px black; width: 324pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="6">Week 12 - at #25 Colorado St (+18) 7-2</td> <td width="72" style="border: 0px black; width: 54pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td width="72" style="border: 0px black; width: 54pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td width="576" height="136" style="border: 0px black; width: 432pt; height: 102pt; background-color: transparent;" rowspan="8" colspan="8">This one goes south in a hurry as Bucky Wynn throws a pick 6 under 2 minutes in and the rout is on. Wynn will go on to throw 6 interceptions before I mercifully pull him for Brennan, ending up 13-35 for 218 yards and earning a ticket back to the bench for the Utah game. Our line allows 8 sacks on the day, which gives us a net rushing performance of -47 yards, fucking outstanding guys!! Colorado State takes advantage of our cornucopia of turnovers and only needs to pile up 436 yards of offense to nearly hang 50 on us, but we do "hold" them to only 4.3 yards a carry. I can't wait for Utah, only because this season will be over!</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8">Final Score - Colorado State 48 BYU 6 (3-7)</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8"></td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8">Recruiting</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px windowtext; height: 12.75pt; background-color: rgb(197, 217, 241);" colspan="8">QB Dixon Fredrickson 300/24 commits to BYU!! Our prize of the class!</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: rgb(197, 217, 241);" colspan="8">DE Leon Marsh 884/81 also decides he will be a Cougar next year</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="34" style="border: 0px black; height: 25.5pt; background-color: transparent;" rowspan="2"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: rgb(197, 217, 241);" colspan="8">OLB Randall McNeil 987/63 makes it three in a row and commits to us</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: white;" colspan="8">CB Rob Belt 433/30 picks California over us, 3 of 4 calls have good news so screw him</td> </tr> </tbody></table>

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<table width="613" style="width: 460pt; border-collapse: collapse;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <colgroup><col width="37" style="width: 28pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 1184;"> <col width="72" style="width: 54pt;" span="8"> <tbody><tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td width="37" height="238" style="border: 0px black; width: 28pt; height: 178.5pt; background-color: transparent;" rowspan="14"></td> <td width="432" style="border: 0px black; width: 324pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="6">Week 13 - #6 Utah St (+26) 9-0</td> <td width="72" style="border: 0px black; width: 54pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td width="72" style="border: 0px black; width: 54pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td width="576" height="136" style="border: 0px black; width: 432pt; height: 102pt; background-color: transparent;" rowspan="8" colspan="8">This one turns into the Gus Milner show as Utah's tailback goes off for 196 yards on 31 carries and scores 3 touchdowns. Neil Tomczak throws for two more TDs and 227 yards going 16-22 and we were never in the game. We do average a respectable 4.3 yards per play and Roy Jung averages a very tidy 8.2 per carry, gaining 58 yards on 7 attempts, but with Brennan only completing 18 or 38 for 214 yards and 3 more picks, the redshirt freshman RB is never a factor as we are chasing the entire game. The end result is just as bad as last years beatdown as we fail to score against our rivals for the second season in a row. Hopefully I have a job next year.</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8">Final Score - Utah 47 BYU 0 (3-8)</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8"></td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8">Recruiting</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px windowtext; height: 12.75pt; background-color: rgb(197, 217, 241);" colspan="8">G Randal McWilliams UR/UR commits to BYU and we get Delawares best guard</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: rgb(197, 217, 241);" colspan="8">DT Philip Hill UR/UR is only Utah's 4 best DT, not much but we had a need</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="34" style="border: 0px black; height: 25.5pt; background-color: transparent;" rowspan="2"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8">DT Dou Caminiti UR/95 spurns the Cougs and will play for Michigan next year</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8">CB Jonathan Vining UR/76 was one I thought we had, but he goes to Central Michigan</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="34" style="border: 0px black; height: 25.5pt; background-color: transparent;" rowspan="2"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: rgb(197, 217, 241);" colspan="8">S Aaron Bashir UR/UR is the best safety in Wyoming, woohoo, and he is ours</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8"></td> </tr> </tbody></table>

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We wrap up recruiting with 7 more commits and they are all just guys to add depth, fill roster spots and get good grades so we can start improving our academic reputation. Kind of hard to recruit to high academic standards when the school has shitty reps in all majors.

<table width="613" style="width: 460pt; border-collapse: collapse;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <colgroup><col width="37" style="width: 28pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 1184;"> <col width="72" style="width: 54pt;" span="8"> <tbody><tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td width="37" height="17" style="border: 0px black; width: 28pt; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td width="576" style="border: 0px black; width: 432pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8">Recruiting</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px windowtext; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8">WR Jackie Dean UR/UR is Utah's number 1 ranked receiver and will be a Cougar</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8">S Murray Kennedy UR/UR is the #1 safety in Utah and he also joins the fold</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8">RB Ronald Waller UR/UR is the 8th best RB in Florida and he gives us a commit</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8">TE Ricardo Wilburn UR/85 commits as I pursue TE's late as we are scrapping the R&S</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8">WR Stan Galloway UR/UR commits to give us receiver depth, his is Montana's best</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8">P Leon Marsh UR/64 commits as I look for some special teams depth</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8">K Oscar Brock UR/62 commits from Hawaii and will be our kicker of the future</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8">Our class is complete, 6 top 100 players this year, double last years haul</td> </tr> </tbody></table>

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<table width="485" style="width: 364pt; border-collapse: collapse;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <colgroup><col width="37" style="width: 28pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 1184;"> <col width="72" style="width: 54pt;" span="3"> <col width="72" style="width: 54pt;" span="2"> <col width="88" style="width: 66pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 2816;"> <tbody><tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td width="37" height="17" style="border: 0px black; width: 28pt; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td width="360" style="border: 0px black; width: 270pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="5">Mountain West</td> <td width="88" style="border: 0px black; width: 66pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;" colspan="3">Utah Utes</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">12-0</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">7-0</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;"></td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;" colspan="3">Wyoming Cowboys</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">6-6</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">6-1</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;"></td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;" colspan="3">Colorado St Rams</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">8-4</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">5-2</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;"></td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;" colspan="3">BYU Cougars</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">3-8</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">3-4</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;"></td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;" colspan="3">New Mexico Lobos</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">3-8</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">2-5</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;"></td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;" colspan="3">San Diego St Aztecs</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">4-7</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">2-5</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;"></td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;" colspan="3">Air Force Falcons</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">4-7</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">2-5</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;"></td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;" colspan="3">UNLV Rebels</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">4-7</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">1-6</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;"></td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;" colspan="6"></td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;" colspan="3">Schedule </td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;"></td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;" colspan="3">East Carolina</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;" colspan="2">20-33</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;"></td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;" colspan="3">Rice</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;" colspan="2">28-35</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;"></td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;" colspan="3">at Air Force #</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;" colspan="2">24-35</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;"></td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;" colspan="3">at Rutgers</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;" colspan="2">6-51</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;"></td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;" colspan="3">Wyoming #</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;" colspan="2">12-38</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;"></td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;" colspan="3">at San Diego St #</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;" colspan="2">41-13</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;"></td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;" colspan="3">Notre Dame (13)</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;" colspan="2">17-66</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;"></td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;" colspan="3">UNLV #</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;" colspan="2">38-17</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;"></td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;" colspan="3">at New Mexico #</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;" colspan="2">21-11</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;"></td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;" colspan="3">at Colorado St (43) #</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;" colspan="2">6-48</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;"></td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;" colspan="3">Utah (24) #</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;" colspan="2">0-47</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;"></td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;" colspan="5"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;"></td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;" colspan="3">Team Leaders</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;" colspan="2"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;"></td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;" colspan="3">Bucky Wynn QB</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;" colspan="3">115-211, 1633 yds 9 TD, 9 Int </td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;" colspan="3">KC Brennan QB</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;" colspan="3">114-203, 1448 yds 9 TD, 12 Int</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;" colspan="3">RB Phillip Galloway</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;" colspan="3">81-479 yds, 5.91 YPC 3 TD</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;" colspan="3">RB Joy Jung</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;" colspan="3">73-400 yds, 5.47 YPC 2 TD</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;" colspan="3">WR Stanley Perkins</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;" colspan="3">52-769, 14.7 YPC 3 TD</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;" colspan="3">WR Korey Mulder</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;" colspan="3">42-692, 16.4 YPC 7 TD</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;" colspan="3">S Lamar Oglivie</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;" colspan="3">65 tck, 28 asst, 2 Int, 7 PD</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;" colspan="3">DE Ross Ruth</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;" colspan="3">55 tck, 20 asst, 5 sacks, 12 TFL</td> </tr> </tbody></table>

A 4th place finish in the MWC is just not acceptable and we need to move towards becoming a contender. I am two years into a 5 year plan and we have work to do as we really did not beat anyone we should have and probably lost to a couple of team we should have beat.

Utah finishes the year ranked #2 in the nation beating Texas 33-30 in the Sugar Bowl and ending up only trailing national champion Miami, who hammered Ohio State 49-24 in the Rose Bowl. Colorado State lost to Michigan 56-21 in the Holiday Bowl, while Wyoming was hammered by Notre Dame 35110 in the Independence Bowl.

Final Top 10
1-Miami 11-1
2-Utah 12-0
3-Oklahoma 10-2
4-Ohio State 11-1
5-LSU 12-1
6-Tennessee 11-2
7-Wisconsin 10-2
8-Florida 10-2
9-Texas 11-2
10-Michigan 9-3

Three each in the top 10 from the Big 10 and SEC, others of note:
13-Notre Dame 10-2
15-Oregon 9-3
23-UTEP 10-2 (Go Miners Jeebs)

Our final grade is 26 and now we move to the off-season, with much to do. At least I had no honor code issues :)

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The off season contains the usual number of complaints about free time, start winning and we will talk. Sophomore walk-on TE Rufus Singleton is suspended for grades, so I release him. Bart McGriff and Bernard Archie both retire from their coordinator spots. Archie I see as he was older, but McGriff is still only 30! Forget that I was going to fire him anyway, that is still a surprise.

Speaking of coaches, Jimmy Brien of LSU is named 2005 coach of the year. I leave ticket prices alone, don’t have the balls to asked for more money for our current product.

While I am looking for staff, I decide to clean house and fire syndicate coordinator Irving Tang and hire AJ Gunn who is pretty good at academics and good at donations. For our OC I hire 33 yr old Bucky Upshaw, decent at play calling, injury avoidance and congeniality and a consistent developer of talent, QB=fair, RB=good, WR=Excellent, OL=pretty good, Kickers=pretty good. For DC I need to kind of settle on 31 yr old Aaron Mastin, fair in play calling but pretty good congeniality and rehab. Developing players he is decent with DL and good with the secondary, but lousy at LB, which is where we need help. Probably moving to a 4-3 for this reason.

For scheduling I have a return date @ East Carolina set, so I schedule a home and home with Woonsocket from the Colonial League. They are not the best bet for revenge against the SOL 8 for stealing recruits as they are two time league champs and were 8-4 last year. They have some talent on offense including returning 1000 yard rusher Dean Browning, but the defense is shaky on paper, so I may have a good shot. Finally we move to a single back west coast style offense and 4-3 defense. Academically we improve a bit but still ranked 113, despite a national best 3.19 GPA.

Next up, meet the 2006 Cougars

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<table width="354" style="width: 266pt; border-collapse: collapse;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <colgroup><col width="229" style="width: 172pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 7328;"> <col width="125" style="width: 94pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 4000;"> <tbody><tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td width="229" height="17" style="border: 0px black; width: 172pt; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;">Quarterbacks</td> <td width="125" style="border: 0px black; width: 94pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;">KC Brennan - JR</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">44/68</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;">Dixon Fredrickson - FR</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">18/55</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px windowtext; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;">Ellis Peckham - SO</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">14/29</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;">Running Backs</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;"></td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;">Roy Jung - SO</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">32/70 </td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;">Ike Puente - FR</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">41/66</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;">Kenneth Ogden - FR</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">29/46</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;">Amos Fletcher - JR</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">29/33</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px red; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;">Ronald Walker - FR</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">19/48</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;">Tight Ends</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;"></td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;">Hugh Humes - JR</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">35/41</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;">Quinn Mayes - JR</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">23/23</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px red; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;">Ricardo Wilburn - FR</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">16/53</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;">Brady Prior - SO</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">3/3</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;">Receivers</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;"></td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;">Stanley Perkins - SR *</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">29/29</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;">Robert Whiting - JR *</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">27/32</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;">Arnie Carbonne - FR</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">19/43</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;">Stan Galloway - FR</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">13/32</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px red; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;">Jackie Dean - FR</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">16/54</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;">Morris Franklin - JR</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">13/25</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;">Centers</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;"></td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;">Casey Kolodziej - SR *</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">34/61 </td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;">Richard Cote - FR</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">17/48</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;">Nate McCreary - FR</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">11/31</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;">Guards</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;"></td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;">Albert Gaylor - SR *</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">50/68</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;">Marcus Cote - JR</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">26/60</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;">Sam Vanderjagt - JR</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">21/41</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;">Patrick Foley - FR</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">19/28</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;">Desmond Kramer - SO</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">19/29</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px red; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;">Randall McWilliams - FR</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">4/22</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;">Tackles</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;"></td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;">Travis Petrie - Sr *</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">34/39</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;">Sammie Kelsey - SR</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">26/38</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;">Monty Dingle - FR</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">9/74</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;">Reuben Brinkley - FR</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">7/34</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;">Leslie Boese - SO</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">3/3</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;">Specials</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;"></td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;">P Courtney Woodson - SR</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">41/51</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;">K Louie McElroy - SO *</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">40/40</td> </tr> </tbody></table>

Only 5 starters back on the offense, which is not really bad, but then again the reason some of these guys did not start last year is they were not good enough. KC Brenna is the unquestioned starter at QB and will be backed up by true freshman Dixon Fredrickson, our top rated recruit last year who we can't redshirt due to depth issues.

At RB Roy Jung was the anointed starter, but got a surprise push from incoming Freshman Ike Puente, who may turn out to be the best recruit of the 2005 class when all is said and done. He performed well enough to be anointed our short yardage back and will get plenty of touches behind Jung, who he may even displace as the season goes on. At receiver we return our top receiver in terms of receptions in Stanley Perkins, but it is slim pickings after that. We have some youngsters with potential, but they are far from ready right now. We need to seriously upgrade here during recruiting.

Up Front we are solid for guard to guard and will likely run between tackles as a result, but are weak at the tackle spots, which is another reason to become more run-centric this season as Brennan was sack an average of 5 times per start and if anything we may even be worse in these spots. Monty Dingle will be a beast down the road, but has a lot of developing to do!

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<table width="354" style="width: 266pt; border-collapse: collapse;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <colgroup><col width="229" style="width: 172pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 7328;"> <col width="125" style="width: 94pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 4000;"> <tbody><tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td width="229" height="17" style="border: 0px black; width: 172pt; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;">Defensive Ends</td> <td width="125" style="border: 0px black; width: 94pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;">Ross Ruth - SO *</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">41/60</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;">Jackie Elliott - JR *</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">24/57</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;">Brenden Tanner - SO</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">23/45</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;">Leon Marsh - FR</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">15/59</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;">Riddick Alicea - SO</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">22/31</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;">Adam Fernandes - SR</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">1/1</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;">Defensive Tackles</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;"></td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;">BJ Fields - SR *</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">41/53</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;">Will Dragon - SO</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">21/52</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;">Tyrell Poteet - JR</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">17/52</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;">Phillip Hill - FR</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">12/32</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;">Inside Linebackers</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;"></td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;">OJ O'Neill - SR *</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">33/47</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;">Dixon Bennett - FR</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">20/42</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;">Claude Thompson - SR</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">14/33</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px red; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;">Randall Riley - FR</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">17/52</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;">Eugene Arceo - SO</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">14/29</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;">Earl McCutcheon - JR</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">14/27</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;">Outside Linebackers</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;"></td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;">Claude Holliday - SR *</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">29/43</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;">Carl Dibble - JR *</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">20/50</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;">Alvin Huntley - JR</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">17/35</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;">Grady Floyd - SO</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">12/29</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px red; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;">Harvey McNeil - FR</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">11/63</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;">Peter Buckner - SO</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">4/34</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;">Cornerbacks</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;"></td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;">Alex Andrews - JR *</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">42/75</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;">RJ Deighton - SR</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">40/40</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;">Burt Logan - FR</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">26/49</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;">Randall Coghill - JR</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">7/51</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;">Gene Rocco - JR</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">16/19</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;">Safeties</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;"></td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;">BJ Schaefer - JR *</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">34/34</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;">Darrin Flynn - FR</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">14/36</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;">Eugene Brown - JR</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">14/29</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;">Aaron Bashir - FR</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">7/28</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px red; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;">Kennedy Murray - FR</td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;">7/42</td> </tr> </tbody></table>

Ross Ruth was not tabbed as more than a part time player last season, but he grabbed the starting job midway through and was the most consistent player among our front 7 due to a non-stop motor that saw him place second on the team in tackles. Elliott is adequate on the opposite side and Fields and Dragon should both be capable in the middle.

Linebacker is where I am worried as the lack of talent here is as much a reason we went to a 4-3 as the decent talent we have up front. OJ O'Neill would not start at Mike on a lot of teams, but he is the best we have and if he goes down we are in big trouble. So much so that I may pull Riley's red shirt if that happens. On the outside it is even worse as Holliday and Dibble (who didn't even have a schollie at this time last year) are barely passable as starters and after that there is a cliff. I am determined to keep McNeil's red shirt intact as he has to start next season and we need to score a big time recruit here as well.

I am actually happy at corner, where Ales Andrews worked hard and was a +19 in skill from last year. He will line up against the opponents top guy every week and Deighton will be fine on the other side. True freshman Burt Logan will get plenty of reps on Deighton's side so he is ready to step in next season. Safety is a complete mess and we are going to have to play a lot of zone to cover up the weakness' back here. I am really going to miss Lamar Oglivie from this position!

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<table width="253" style="width: 190pt; border-collapse: collapse;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <colgroup><col width="37" style="width: 28pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 1184;"> <col width="72" style="width: 54pt;" span="3"> <tbody><tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td width="37" height="17" style="border: 0px black; width: 28pt; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td width="216" style="border: 0px black; width: 162pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="3">Schedule </td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;" colspan="3">at East Carolina</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;" colspan="3">Woonsocket</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;" colspan="3">New Mexico #</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;" colspan="3">at Rutgers</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;" colspan="3">Colorado St # </td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;" colspan="3">at UNLV #</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;" colspan="3">San Diego State #</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;" colspan="3">#13 Notre Dame</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;" colspan="3">at #11 Utah #</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;" colspan="3">Air Force #</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;" colspan="3">at Wyoming #</td> </tr> </tbody></table>
With a little luck we could actually be 4-0 heading into the Colorado State game, though with Rutgers and ECU on the road 2-2 is just as likely and Woonsocket is not a push over. By the time we get the meat grinder that is weeks 10 and 11 against Notre Dame and Utes I am hoping we are bowl eligible. The sad truth is though, we may be fighting for that 6th win on the road against a Wyoming team that dismantled us at home last season and returns a senior QB and their leading rusher, but did lose their 2 starting guards to academic suspensions.

My prediction:
Best case 7-4 and a minor bowl
Worst case 4-7 and possibly be looking for a new job
Swing Games (Air Force, Wyoming and East Carolina)

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<table width="613" style="width: 460pt; border-collapse: collapse;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <colgroup><col width="37" style="width: 28pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 1184;"> <col width="72" style="width: 54pt;" span="8"> <tbody><tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td width="37" height="238" style="border: 0px black; width: 28pt; height: 178.5pt; background-color: transparent;" rowspan="14"></td> <td width="432" style="border: 0px black; width: 324pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="6">2006 Week 2 - At East Carolina (+1)</td> <td width="72" style="border: 0px black; width: 54pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td width="72" style="border: 0px black; width: 54pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td width="576" height="136" style="border: 0px black; width: 432pt; height: 102pt; background-color: transparent;" rowspan="8" colspan="8">This again comes down to poor QB play at a key time. We are trailing 14-10 and driving late when Brennan, who was 23-39, 214 yds and a score, throws a pick 6 to hand ECU the game. Our defense actually played fairly well, recording 6 QB sacks, but Brennan was also sacked 6 times. True freshman Ike Puente actually outplays Roy Jung gaining 51 yards on 15 carries, to Jungs 25 yards on 6. Stanley Perkins hauls in 8 passes for 121 yards and MLB OJ O'Neill leads the Defense with 8 tackles and an interception. Not a bad performance, we just choked at key moments throughout and our first important swing game is a loss!</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8">Final Score - East Carolina 21 BYU 10 (0-1) </td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8"></td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8">Recruiting</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px windowtext; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8">No news to report, offers are going out, but early feedback is poor</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8"></td> </tr> </tbody></table>

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<table width="613" style="width: 460pt; border-collapse: collapse;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <colgroup><col width="37" style="width: 28pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 1184;"> <col width="72" style="width: 54pt;" span="8"> <tbody><tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td width="37" height="238" style="border: 0px black; width: 28pt; height: 178.5pt; background-color: transparent;" rowspan="14"></td> <td width="432" style="border: 0px black; width: 324pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="6">2006 Week 3 - Woonsocket (-6)</td> <td width="72" style="border: 0px black; width: 54pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td width="72" style="border: 0px black; width: 54pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td width="576" height="136" style="border: 0px black; width: 432pt; height: 102pt; background-color: transparent;" rowspan="8" colspan="8">I can't remember when we were last a favorite, but my mood to reminisce is dampened and we fall behind 14-0 in the 1st quarter before KC Brennan comes alive and leads us to touchdowns on 4 of our next 6 drives as we open up a 38-14 lead before Woonsocket scores again, then ice it in the 4th on a 14 yard scamper by Ike Puente. On the day Brennan is 19-27, 284 yards and 4 tds, with only 1 pick. Despite the fact that Jung starts, Puente is getting the lions share of the carries and totes it 20 times for 127 yards and a score. Ruth has a good day from his DE spot with 7 tackles, 4 assists and half a sack. We outgain Woonsocket 476-373</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8">Final Score - BYU 45 Woonsocket 22 (1-1)</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8"></td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8">Recruiting</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px windowtext; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8">Still no stirring here</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8"></td> </tr> </tbody></table>

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<table width="613" style="width: 460pt; border-collapse: collapse;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <colgroup><col width="37" style="width: 28pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 1184;"> <col width="72" style="width: 54pt;" span="8"> <tbody><tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td width="37" height="238" style="border: 0px black; width: 28pt; height: 178.5pt; background-color: transparent;" rowspan="14"></td> <td width="432" style="border: 0px black; width: 324pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="6">2006 Week 5 - New Mexico 0-2 (-4)</td> <td width="72" style="border: 0px black; width: 54pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td width="72" style="border: 0px black; width: 54pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td width="576" height="136" style="border: 0px black; width: 432pt; height: 102pt; background-color: transparent;" rowspan="8" colspan="8">Second week in a row as favorites and how do we handle our clippings? Go out and trail New Fucking Mexico 20-0 at the half as our running game nets 18 yards, with Brennan getting sacked 4 times. Per usual, we allow a tidy 162 rushing to the 0-2 Lobos, who come in with losses to Utep and a 76-0 pasting at the hands of #3 Ohio State last week. Stellar!!! Brennan contributed a couple of picks to the effort and was under 50% completing just 25 or 51 passes for 339 yards, with our only score coming on a 45 strike to RS freshman Arnie Carbonne, who tallies 8 catches for 170 yards. True freshman Leon Marsh records 2 sacks in limited duty.</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8">Final Score - New Mexico 37 BYU 10 (1-2)</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8"></td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8">Recruiting</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px windowtext; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8">Thankfully this was not on TV, still nothing to report</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8"></td> </tr> </tbody></table>

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<table width="613" style="width: 460pt; border-collapse: collapse;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <colgroup><col width="37" style="width: 28pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 1184;"> <col width="72" style="width: 54pt;" span="8"> <tbody><tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td width="37" height="238" style="border: 0px black; width: 28pt; height: 178.5pt; background-color: transparent;" rowspan="14"></td> <td width="432" style="border: 0px black; width: 324pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="6">2006 Week 6 - at Rutgers 1-2 (+3)</td> <td width="72" style="border: 0px black; width: 54pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td width="72" style="border: 0px black; width: 54pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td width="576" height="136" style="border: 0px black; width: 432pt; height: 102pt; background-color: transparent;" rowspan="8" colspan="8">This week we come out blazing and race to 17-0 haltime leade behind a 22 yard strike from KC Breenan to Morris Franklin and a 36 yard interception return from BJ Schaefer. Down 23-3 early in the 4th, the Scarlet Knights og on a tear and to get to 23-17 behind two TD passes from Albert Fellows, but KC Brennan delivers the dagger connecting for a second TD to Arnie Carbonne from 21 yards out and a late Rutgers TD does nothing but make it look close. Another horrid game rushing with -6 yards net thanks to 6 sacks, but Brennan was 22-37 for 311 yards and did not throw a pick, with Carbonne contributing another 100 yard receiving effort (6-102)</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8">Final Score - BYU 31 Rutgers 24 (2-2)</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8"></td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8">Recruiting</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px windowtext; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8">DT Lance Paniagua - UR/89 picks Utah State over us</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8">DT Gerald Sessions - 607/38 will take is game to Minnesota </td> </tr> </tbody></table>

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<table width="613" style="width: 460pt; border-collapse: collapse;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <colgroup><col width="37" style="width: 28pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 1184;"> <col width="72" style="width: 54pt;" span="8"> <tbody><tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td width="37" height="238" style="border: 0px black; width: 28pt; height: 178.5pt; background-color: transparent;" rowspan="14"></td> <td width="432" style="border: 0px black; width: 324pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="6">2006 Week 7 - Colorado St 2-3 (+12)</td> <td width="72" style="border: 0px black; width: 54pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> <td width="72" style="border: 0px black; width: 54pt; background-color: transparent;"></td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td width="576" height="136" style="border: 0px black; width: 432pt; height: 102pt; background-color: transparent;" rowspan="8" colspan="8">We are 12 point dogs, but CSU is starting a true freshman at QB in Backbreaker Croteau, a dual threat signal caller with maybe the coolest name ever and our defense abuses him. Croteau is held to 9 for 25 for 98 yards and 12 carries for 23 as Ross Ruth tallies 5 tackles, 3 assists and 2 sacks. Offensively KC Brennan is 23-37 for 302 yards, 3 TD's and 2 picks. Puente adds 79 yards rushing and we go up 20-0 at the half and are never threatened, coasting to a 30-0 win. Make no mistake, despite CSU's 2-3 record coming in, this is a signature win and we do it with a suffocating defense to boot. We are over .500 for the first time in my tenure!</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8">Final Score - BYU 30 Colorado St 0 (3-2)</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8"></td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8">Recruiting</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px windowtext; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8">QB RJ Martin - 544/49 will attend CSU despite the ass kicking we put on them</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8">G Hardy McLean - 791/60 Will accept an offer to play at Mizzou</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="34" style="border: 0px black; height: 25.5pt; background-color: transparent;" rowspan="2"></td> <td style="border: 0px black; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8">LB Cornelius Cobb - 614/30 Spurns us to go with Fresno State, ugh we are 3-2!!</td> </tr> <tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td height="17" style="border: 0px black; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="8"></td> </tr> </tbody></table>