Cougarbib2 wrote:
Supposedly weather-related flight delays (return from Christmas Holiday) caused many players to miss.
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This - but after taking final exams and most of Christmas off, and especially given the various flight delays - maybe you would expect a more spirited effort Tuesday.
Or maybe realizing that stuff happens, maybe Monday practice schedule should have allowed more buffer by starting and ending later.
It just seems that on Bowl week maybe football could rise a little higher than 5th priority.
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Bib, that is a cheap shot and I can't let it pass. How in the world does having trouble with connection flights have anything to do with what priority football is to BYU? Here is a link to the article where it talks about BYU practice. I am sure Bronco is not going to let them stay "bored" for long.
http://www.cougarfan.com/article.asp?ArtID=74216&URL=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700210558/BYU-Tulsa-feeling-big-time-at-bowl-game.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
From Bronco's Quote:
"(Monday) was our first practice down here and, man, it was a long day because of Christmas break. We left (Provo) at 7:15 (a.m.)," Mendenhall said. "We had about 24 players that through connecting flights coming from home were delayed so we had a skeleton crew for part of practice and a full team for the second half of practice. But the kids were energetic and upbeat when it came to practice.
"(On Tuesday), the offense was a little bit sharper than the defense. Defensively, not quite as sharp as I would like and maybe a little bit bored. We've been preparing for the same opponent for a while. But overall, I'm pleased and excited with what they've done to this point. It's hard to gauge until you play."
