Sunday, June 26, 2011

BYU and the Honor Code: Back in the News

The subject of BYU and the Honor Code is in the news again, as ESPN recently aired an interview with Tico Pringle in which he said blacks and whites are treated differently by the Honor Code. He also suggested Jimmer wouldn't have been suspended like Brandon Davies.

Rather than post/link anything else from the interview, I decided Cougaracity would better serve its readers by posting video footage of interviews of former BYU athletes who disagreed with comments like Pringle's.

Former BYU linebacker Bryan Kehl, who came to BYU as a member of the LDS Church, gives his two cents on the Honor Code:


Former BYU running back Brian McDonald, who came to BYU without being a member of of the LDS Church, shares his opinion on BYU and the Honor Code. Also, McDonald share his experience with the Honor Code Office after being cited for underage drinking.

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

ESPN's SEC Position Rankings

Over the last few weeks, ESPN SEC bloggers Chris Low and Edward Aschoff has been ranking the different position groups in the SEC, including BYU's first-game opponent Ole Miss. I've kept track of all of the ranking and have made a semi-crude attempt at overall rankings.

The verdict? The idea BYU fans have been either thinking to themselves, telling only close friends, or screaming from the rooftops is true: Ole Miss really is not that good of a SEC team.

As you can see by the chart below, Ole Miss comes in as the third-worst team in all of the SEC. Now remember, the third-worst team in the SEC is NOT equal to the third-worst team in the WAC, MWC, or even the Pac-12. But it is looking more and more likely that BYU has a pretty good chance at coming home from Oxford with a win.

I guess the most exciting revelation from these rankings is that the Ole Miss defense is seen as the worst in all of the conference, with the linebackers and secondary coming in at dead last. With Jake Heaps leading an offense that caught fire towards the end of 2010 and is expected to pick up where they left off, this could lead to BYU starting the season off with a bang!

I think Ole Miss is not as bad as they look with these rankings and who knows how accurate these rankings are, but I think it should be safe to say BYU should be favored in this game.

Here are some of Low and Aschoff's thoughts on Ole Miss (Click on the clip for a better view):

On the QBS:
On the RBs:
On the WRs/TEs:
On the O-Line:
On the D-Line:
On the LBs:
On the DBs:

Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Using Jimmer to Learn Photoshop

I've been trying to practice/learn Photoshop for some time now, and I thought using a picture of Jimmer help me to do it. The result, I think, is my best Photoshop work ever. Any thoughts?

Friday, June 3, 2011

New Commitments for BYU

BYU held its annual "Junior Day" today, and with it came a few commitments from footballers. Congratulations to Phillip Amone, a linebacker from Florida, and Austin Hoyt, an offensive lineman from California. Here are some highlights:

Phillip Amone:



Austin Hoyt (played TE in high school):



Congrats, guys, and good luck!

UPDATED

Another commit. This one from Bobby Wolford, another LB from Florida. Here are the highlights:



UPDATE

Brayden Kearsley, an offensive lineman from Oregon, also committed. He's actually a recruit for the class of 2013. I haven't been able to find a highlight video of him on YouTube, but here is an interview: