CougarCast: BYU Sports

Week 6: BYU @ Michigan State

In this episode:

• Jamaal Williams everybody! (2:10)
• The win against Toledo may have been bigger than initially realized. (6:00)
• The state of Michigan has not been friendly to BYU Football. The last time BYU won in the state of Michigan was 1968. The last time the Cougars scored a touchdown in MI? 1970. (8:45)
• Michigan State’s defensive scheme is nicely suited to take away what BYU’s offense is comfortable with. (10:30)
• The Spartans top NFL Draft prospect DT Malik McDowell is out for the 1st half against BYU following a targeting penalty against Indiana. (15:00)
• Have defenses taken away Jamaal Williams this season, or have they persuaded Ty Detmer to call more pass plays with their alignments? (16:45)
• BYU is constructed like a Big Ten team. (17:45)
• The BYU defensive line must generate more pass rush. (20:30)
• Don’t sleep on Kai Nacua’s greatness. (22:00)
• BYU defense has sure missed a lot of tackles over the past two weeks. (24:15)
• Ten for Tosh! (25:40)
• Tosh’s game and score predictions (32:15)
• Keith’s game and score predictions (34:45)

Week 5: BYU vs. Toledo

The Cougars are 1-3. Tosh and Keith discuss the idea of "learning how to win close games." Keith feels that all that is going on with BYU football can be explained by human's natural fear of death. They look into the talent Toledo Rockets football team. Ten For Tosh. General Conference talk. Finally, predictions for Friday night's contest with the Rockets.

Week 4: BYU vs. West Virginia

The Cougars are half a team. The defense has played well enough to have BYU at 3-0. The offense has not played well enough to equal the defense. So, BYU is 1-2.

Next up for the Cougars are the West Virginia Mountaineers. Taysom Hill is still the starting quarterback against WVU, can the Y find points this Saturday?

Week 3: BYU vs. UCLA

Can the Cougars get it going on offense against the Bruins?

Week 2: BYU @ Utah

In this episode of CougarCast:

• Tosh’s experience at the University of Arizona game (1:00)
• First impression of Ty Detmer’s offense and Taysom Hill’s return (2:50)
• Ilaisa Tuiaki’s defense looks tough and fun to watch (5:00)
• Special Teams Observations (6:30)
• Jamaal Williams, everybody! (9:20)
• Is Utah in BYU’s head? (11:10)
• Utah has dominated field position battles, ball security, and special teams against the Cougars over the last 5 games. (15:15)
• Utah has generated 5 defensive touchdowns during their 5-game win-streak. (19:50)
• Ed Lamb has been watching game film on Utah every day even during the Arizona game week (20:40)
• BYU’s Offense vs. Utah’s Defense — how to beat Taysom. (23:10)
• Redzone offense for BYU is going to be huge. (24:40)
• Utah DTs Lowell Lotulelei and Filipo Mokofisi are a load for any offensive line. (27:00)
• The way to beat Utah’s defense. (28:50)
• Does the Utah offense scare you? (31:35)
• How much was Utah hiding their playbook against Southern Utah? (33:45)
• Tosh and Keith’s game predictions (36:12)

Week 1: BYU vs. Arizona

It is game week! Keith and Tosh preview what they think will go down at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona this Saturday night.

2016 BYU Football Defense Preview

New BYU Football defensive coordinator Ilaisa Tuiaki begins to fill in the shoes of Bronco Mendenhall. Mendenhall caused disagreements among Cougar fans on every front except one — Bronco knew his stuff on the defensive side of the ball.

Tuiaki has already made a big change from the Bronco era. The Cougars are now playing a 4-3 defensive scheme. Will BYU keep points off the board in 2016?

In this episode of CougarCast:

• How do you replace a defensive genius? (2:30)
• What a 4-3 defense will give the Cougars? (4:10)
• Which defensive group makes Tosh the most confident? The defensive backs. (6:15)
• The different job BYU is asking its cornerbacks to do this season. (9:45)
• Will the new defensive scheme generate turnovers and big plays? (13:00)
• The linebackers are solid, but are unproven -- outside of Fred Warner. (14:30)
• The defensive line is critical -- as is getting Travis Tuiloma healthy again! (17:30)
  
• The treachery of playing without confidence in your kicking game. (23:00)
• Punt and kick returners will be guys that actually should be returning kicks and punts! (27:50)
• The return of practicing tackling! (29:45)

Taysom Hill - 2016 Starting QB w/ Keith's Dad

It was announced that Taysom Hill will be the starting QB against Arizona. Keith took the time to speak with his Dad about a season that will kickoff with Taysom at the helm. 

Plus, Dad wanted to talk about the Big 12.

2016 BYU Football Offense Preview

The BYU football season is quickly approaching. There is a lot to be excited about. Ty Detmer is back! Taysom, Tanner, Jamaal are back!

In this episode of CougarCast:

• How different everything looks if Taysom Hill or Tanner Mangum is the starting quarterback (1:30)
• Taysom Hill’s passing (4:00)
• The deep collection of workhorse running backs (11:30)
• Can any of the running backs catch out of the backfield? (15:00)
• Wide receivers add some experience in Nick Kurtz and Mitchell Juergens and promising newcomers Jonah Trinnaman and Beau Tanner (17:15)
• How tall Vanilla Ice is (20:10)
• The big worry with the wideouts is that they will be soft. (22:15)
• The journeyman offensive line (23:45)
• The BYU coaches made the O-line much bigger (28:30)
• The multiple seasons long tight end train wreck (29:30)
• Excitement over the “Macho Man” Cody Savage and Solomone Wolfgramm as new tight ends (31:30)
• The importance for BYU in passing for 3,000 yards (35:15)

BYU's LINEUP OF DEATH in the NIT

Dave Rose continues to play BYU's LINEUP OF DEATH! If BYU is going to make a run in the NIT, Rose must avoid the LINEUP OF DEATH.

Plus, a brief endorsement of BYU Baseball.