Archive for December, 2011
New Beginnings for BYU, Starting with Saint Mary’s
Tonight’s road game for BYU’s basketball team is more than a tough late-December game. It is the beginning of a new era for the Cougars in the West Coast Conference. Talk about starting off with a bang. The Saint Mary’s Gaels are 11-2, with their lone setbacks coming on the road against a 10-2 Denver [...]
Like Dust in the Wind, Jake Heaps is Headed to Kansas
Once BYU’s hope of the future, now Jake Heaps is headed to Kansas. Carry on my wayward son There’ll be peace when you are done Lay your weary head to rest Don’t you cry no more When announcing his decision to part ways with BYU, Heaps rattled off a list of Pac-12 schools he was [...]
BYU Fans “Rising and Roaring” in Post-Jimmer Era
On a chilly, December day in Provo, BYU basketball found a way to heat up the Marriott Center once again. BYU students began lining the outside of the Marriott Center early Friday, more than 24-hours before BYU would tip against #6 Baylor. Braving temperatures that dipped into the low teens, many BYU fans huddled together [...]
Rivalry Revelations as BYU Blasts Utah on the Road
Saturday’s rivalry showdown in Salt Lake City between BYU and Utah was a revelation in many ways. Not because of BYU’s 61-42 victory—a Cougar blowout was all but assured before the opening tip—but because of how things got to this point. The few Ute fans that bothered coming to the game walked out of the [...]
BYU Blasts Weber State 94-66 en Route to Rivalry Showdown with Utes
It wasn’t supposed to be like this. When Weber State made the short trek down I-15 to face BYU (7-2) Wednesday night, it was anticipated that this would be an exciting showdown between two of the best teams in the state. Weber State was sporting a shiny 5-1 record with their lone setback coming at [...]
