Category Archives: BYU

Top UW-BYU basketball games

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Posted on February 1, 2011 by rgagliardi

There isn’t much talk that Wednesday likely will be the last Wyoming-BYU men’s basketball game in Laramie, or at least for quite a while. BYU moves to the West Coast Conference next season in hoops and most other sports, and … Continue reading →

Posted in BYU, UW Football Recruiting 2011, UW men's basketball, UW women's basketball Tagged , , ,

McCoy looks good as punter and kicker

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Posted on September 1, 2010 by rgagliardi

For the last few weeks junior Austin McCoy has been pulling double-duty as Wyoming’s punter and kicker. He will handle the place-kicking chores in Saturday’s season opener with Southern Utah because sophomore Ian Watts will serve a one-game suspension for … Continue reading →

Posted in BYU, College Football, Dave Christensen, Moutain West Conference, UW-Southern Utah Game Tagged , ,

BYU, ESPN agree to TV deal

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Posted on September 1, 2010 by rgagliardi

Independence is looking better for BYU now with this deal announced today. http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/cougars/50203188-88/byu-football-espn-games.html.csp

Posted in BYU, College Football, Moutain West Conference, MWC Expansion

Sunday’s stories

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Posted on August 29, 2010 by rgagliardi

It’s game week mode for everyone in the MWC now. Here are some interesting stories I found: http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/blogs/utahsports/50181972-59/carries-pitt-practice-shakerin.html.csp http://www.gazette.com/sports/calhoun-103752-thiessen-morgan.html http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/collegesports/2012722914_survey29.html?syndication=rss http://www.coloradoan.com/article/20100829/SPORTS/8290352/Final-football-scrimmage-in-books-for-Rams- http://www.staradvertiser.com/sports/sportsnews/20100830_Fleeing_members_foiled_conferences_big_plans.html#axzz0y1g8PidO http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/cougars/50172736-88/players-team-mendenhall-monson.html.csp http://www.lvrj.com/sports/rebels–run-defense-faces-big-challenge-from-badgers–clay-101744868.html

Posted in Air Force, BYU, College Football, Colorado State, Moutain West Conference, UNLV, Utah

Colorado, Utah not good enough for Pac-10?

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Posted on August 27, 2010 by rgagliardi

Check out this article from the San Francisco Examiner http://www.sfexaminer.com/sports/Dickey-Latest-additions-to-Pac-10-Conference-not-all-positive-101138474.html And many of you may have heard or seen this, but here’s how the BYU to the WAC deal fell through. … at least to this point. Still no official … Continue reading →

Posted in Boise State, BYU, Moutain West Conference, MWC Expansion, Utah

Thursday’s stories

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Posted on August 26, 2010 by rgagliardi

Air Force has some nice things planned for its Sept. 11 home game with Brigham Young, and is BYU staying in the Mountain West? http://www.gazette.com/sports/force-103602-air-game.html http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/cougars/50167857-88/byu-mwc-football-state.html.csp http://www.star-telegram.com/2010/08/26/2422741/tcu-aiming-to-dominate-again-ending.html http://www.lvrj.com/sports/clayton–clausen-still-doing-battle-101544943.html http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/aug/25/sdsu-offense-wont-get-too-flamboyant/ http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700060250/Utah-Utes-football-notebook-Kamaron-Yancy-with-late-start-tops-Utes-old-guy-list.html

Posted in Air Force, BYU, College Football, Conference expansion, General, Moutain West Conference, San Diego State, TCU, UNLV, Utah

BYU, WAC certainly were talking

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Posted on August 24, 2010 by rgagliardi

Interesting story by the Deseret News out of Salt Lake City on BYU’s possible move to being an independent in football and to the WAC in other sports. From the sounds of this story, BYU may stay in the MWC. … Continue reading →

Posted in Air Force, BYU, College Football, Fall Camp 2010, General, Moutain West Conference, MWC Expansion

Take that, BYU

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Posted on August 23, 2010 by rgagliardi

Denver Post college football writer John Henderson gives his take on BYU’s proposed move to become an independent in football. http://www.denverpost.com/colleges/ci_15863070 As of now, no news on what BYU will do. As MWC Commissioner Craig Thompson said last week, the … Continue reading →

Posted in BYU, College Football, Fall Camp 2010, Moutain West Conference

Sunday stories

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Posted on August 22, 2010 by rgagliardi

News and notes from around the Mountain West. Like Wyoming, several teams had scrimmages Saturday. http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/aug/21/defense-starts-offense-finishes-sdsu-scrimmage/ http://www.coloradoan.com/article/20100822/SPORTS/8220332/Offense-exposed-in-scrimmage http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/utes/50146805-89/camp-utes-utah-receiver.html.csp http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/cougars/50146909-88/nelson-mendenhall-yards-quarterback.html.csp http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/cougars/50146842-88/byu-state-conference-football.html.csp http://www.gazette.com/common/printer/view.php?db=colgazette&id=103416 http://www.golobos.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/082210aab.html http://www.statesman.com/sports/collegefootball/boise-state-and-tcu-sour-the-bcs-soup-872132.html?srcTrk=RTR_95649

Posted in Boise State, BYU, College Football, Colorado State, Fall Camp 2010, Football, Moutain West Conference, San Diego State, TCU, Utah

Report: BYU to leave MWC

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Posted on August 18, 2010 by rgagliardi

The rumors starting flying last night, and not long ago The Salt Lake Tribune reported that BYU is leaving the MWC to go independent in football and to the WAC in other sports. Here is the link to the story … Continue reading →

Posted in BYU, Moutain West Conference, MWC Expansion