BYU Football 2014

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Football ops director, several players leaving BYU

BYU football coach Bronco Mendenhall and athletic director Tom Holmoe were in Miami on Thursday, meeting with officials of the Miami Beach Bowl and taking part in a press conference.

Meanwhile, Mendenhall

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Predictions? The Cougars are picked to lose here...

Miami Beach Bowl
BYU vs. Memphis, Dec. 22 (ESPN, 2 p.m. ET)

Why to watch: You can check out what has been one of the country's most underrated coaching jobs. Memphis coach Justin Fuente, a former TCU offensive coordinator, guided the Tigers to a 9-3 record and share of the AAC title after going a combined 7-17 in his first two seasons at the school.

Who to watch: Memphis quarterback Paxton Lynch threw for 2,725 yards with 18 touchdowns, while running for 283 yards with 10 scores. He set an American Athletic Conference record with 28 total touchdowns this season and hasn't thrown an interception in the past six games.

Motivation for BYU: BYU has kind of fallen out of the spotlight as an independent, so the Miami Beach Bowl is a chance for the Cougars to make a strong showing on a national stage. BYU can finish the season with five straight wins and build momentum for 2015.

Motivation for Memphis: The Tigers can win seven games in a row for the first time since 1969 and finish a season with 10 victories for the first time since 1938.

Prediction: Memphis 31, BYU 24

http://m.espn.go.com/ncf/story?story...book.com%22%7D

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The state of Florida hasn't been too amiable a setting for the Cougs. Recall that Central Florida game?


Curious to see how this turns out. I wouldn't be shocked to see BYU win, but it's definitely more of a favorable environment for Memphis.


Memphis 31

BYU 19

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Vegas line favors Memphis by 1.5 points.

Anyone else with a wager?

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The game is at high noon tomorrow. WTF?

[Iceaxe]

This bowl is about as minor as they come, which explains the excellent time slot.

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Dang... I'd be amazed if there are 5,000 fans at the Miami Bowl. It looks like the crowd you would see at a big high school game.

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Yikes!! Melee on the field: https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1002834819731231

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http://www.sbnation.com/lookit/2014/...awl-beach-bowl

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https://vine.co/v/OXtF5mFKuEr

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Interesting...Bronco Mendenhall applied for the Wisconsin job.

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Working for Berry Alvarez would be much more oppressive than Broncos current situation. He's lucky he didn't get the job.

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I'm thinking Broncos is thanking god for the end of game fight... otherwise.... everyone would be calling for his head on a platter.

So... anyone want to discuss Bronco's stupid time management at the end of the Miami bowl when he burned two timeouts trying to ice an extra point kick? If he hadn't of done that BYU would have had 44 seconds and 3 timeouts to get into field goal range.