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cougjunkie · 01-05-2006, 09:48 PM

Do the cougs upset the falcons?

I actually think we play a good game but Air Force pulls it out. I do think we win Saturday against the Utes though, and I would say 1-1 is a pretty succesful week with who we are playing.

Archaea · 01-05-2006, 09:49 PM

cougs haven't learned to win against good teams on the road. Close but a loss.

RockyBalboa · 01-05-2006, 10:59 PM

I think Air Force's experience and homecourt will be too much for BYU, however I do expect it to be a close game.

The only way I think BYU wins this game is if they score in the high 60's or low 70's.

AFA in a close one. 62-56

creekster · 01-06-2006, 04:20 AM

In the word of Clubber Lang : "Pain."

Archaea · 01-06-2006, 04:57 AM

no athleticism.

One might have said that for the entire existence of BYU athletics.

MikeWaters · 01-06-2006, 06:54 AM

all the excuses kind of go down the drain when you are blown out by AF. You can't really argue that the team is young, or that we don't have the athletes.

We just don't play as well. We're just worse.

God must be punishing us. That is the best reason I can think of.

Urdu_Coug · 01-06-2006, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeWaters

all the excuses kind of go down the drain when you are blown out by AF. You can't really argue that the team is young, or that we don't have the athletes.

Actually this team is young. At least to D1 basketball. Eight Cougars played at least 10 minutes last night. Of those, it was the first MWC game for five of them. The team is starting two freshman, with a third being the first off the bench.

I also don't think you've been following AF this year or the last two years. They are a good team that knows how to win. They beat Georgia Tech, a decent ACC team. AF shot less than 30% in that game. They know how to win.

People are refusing to believe that AF is anything but the conference doormat they've always been. We do have athletes. But guess what? So does AF.

Was this a pathetic effort by BYU? It sure was. Is the season lost? Not by any stretch of the imagination. Many MWC teams are going to lose to AF. They could win the league again.

01-05-2006, 09:48 PM	#1
cougjunkie Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Utah Posts: 5,741	Predictions on tonights game? Do the cougs upset the falcons? I actually think we play a good game but Air Force pulls it out. I do think we win Saturday against the Utes though, and I would say 1-1 is a pretty succesful week with who we are playing.

01-05-2006, 09:49 PM	#2
Archaea Assistant to the Regional Manager Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: The Orgasmatron Posts: 24,338	cougs haven't learned to win against good teams on the road. Close but a loss. __________________ Ἓν οἶδα ὅτι οὐδὲν οἶδα

01-06-2006, 04:57 AM	#5
Archaea Assistant to the Regional Manager Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: The Orgasmatron Posts: 24,338	no athleticism. One might have said that for the entire existence of BYU athletics. __________________ Ἓν οἶδα ὅτι οὐδὲν οἶδα

01-05-2006, 10:59 PM	#3
RockyBalboa Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Salt Lake City Posts: 7,297	I think Air Force's experience and homecourt will be too much for BYU, however I do expect it to be a close game. The only way I think BYU wins this game is if they score in the high 60's or low 70's. AFA in a close one. 62-56

01-06-2006, 04:20 AM	#4
creekster Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: the far corner of my mind Posts: 8,711	In the word of Clubber Lang : "Pain."

01-06-2006, 06:54 AM	#6
MikeWaters Demiurge Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 36,365	all the excuses kind of go down the drain when you are blown out by AF. You can't really argue that the team is young, or that we don't have the athletes. We just don't play as well. We're just worse. God must be punishing us. That is the best reason I can think of.