Cougar Sports Saturday: February 1st, 2014


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First Hour with Alex Kirry and Dave Noriega

Greg Wrubell- "Voice of the Cougars"
•Is intrigued by the idea of Bronson Kaufusi as an OLB
•BYU has always dealt with negative recruiting; social media has simply made it easier to see
•Coming off a loss at San Diego, everyone expects St. Mary's to play its best against BYU
•Eric Mika's play in the second half of league play is crucial

Second Hour

Brandon Gurney- BYU Recruiting, Deseret News
•BYU football's recruiting class is usually done in-advance of February's signing day
•WR Nick Kurtz is BYU's prize recruit for this class
•Coach Holliday is essential to help African-American non-LDS athletes understand BYU.

Third Hour

Christian Stewart- BYU Quarterback
•Really enjoying the player-only workouts during the offseason
•Was not surprised that Ammon Olsen transferred to SUU
•He has to prepare for every game as if he is the starter, just in case he gets called-on to play
•His style is different from Taysom; he's much more comfortable in the pocket
•Expects BYU to be bigger and faster than they've ever been at receiver next season

Fourth Hour with Randolph Fairbairn and Cleon Wall

Chad Lewis- Former Cougar Tight End
•Was surprised that the tight end position wasn't used as much last season
•The win over Texas was the highlight of the 2013 season
•BYU must find a way to win the "big" games
•Taysom is as determined a quarterback as he has ever seen
•Hopes to see Peyton Manning throw Richard Sherman's way in the Super Bowl

Dave Odom- Tournament Chairman, EA Sports Maui Invitational
•Believes a team's "good wins" outweigh its "bad losses"
•The win over Texas should help BYU as long as they don't slip up again.
•BYU is national-brand university

Fifth Hour

Sixth Hour

Alex Jensen- St. Mary's Radio PxP
•Parity is the name of the game in the WCC
•Stephen Holt is the guy that has taken over the leadership role from Matthew Dellavedova
•The Gaels win when they play defense

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Cougar Sports Saturday can be heard every Saturday from 12:00-6:00 p.m. MT on KSL Newsradio 102.7 FM/1160 AM and on KSL.com

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