DesertCoug (AZ)

That assist to turnover ratio is what jumps out at me the most. Twenty-two assists and only eight giveaways against Omaha shows how crisp Kevin Young's spacing is already getting. Wright is playing with total control out there, and Mboup cleaning up the glass for eight boards just gives us so many extra possessions. Gonna be a fun winter in the Big 12.

Four turnovers is a tough pill to swallow against any opponent, let alone in a rivalry game where every single possession swings the momentum. Bear showed some flashes moving the ball with 272 yards through the air and another 59 on the ground, but those four picks really stalled out drives when we needed points on the board. Legend Glasker played his heart out with that 118 yard game and a touchdown, and the defense got home for a couple of sacks with Bodie Schoonover leading the pressure. Still, you just cannot beat a solid team when you give them that many extra possessions. Cleaning up the ball security has to be the main focus in practice this week before we hit the stretch run.

Delaney Gibb putting up a triple double with ten rebounds and ten assists is just incredible. When the offense is moving the ball like that and shooting nearly fifty percent from deep, it is so fun to watch. Amber Whiting has this team clicking early.

Seeing us land at number nine in the first playoff committee rankings makes this week hit different. Everyone is talking about the seeding, but the real story is how the committee views the Big 12 top tier compared to the rest of the country. Utah sitting right there in the top three just adds so much weight to what happens on the field next. Bear Bachmeier and the offense have been steady all year, but keeping our footing through November is going to require clean execution in every phase. Curious how everyone feels about our current playoff positioning with this stretch run coming up.

Sixty points in the second half against a Big Ten team is just unreal. Wright completely took over the game after the break, and it felt like nobody on Ohio State could stay in front of him. KY has this squad playing with so much confidence right now. Anyone catch how our perimeter defense looked during that second half run?

Catching the games down here at the local alumni chapter watch parties has been a blast lately, but I am really itching to head over to Tempe for our Big 12 matchups this season. Driving up the I-10 is way easier than flying back to Provo every weekend, and the turnout from local Cougar fans keeps getting bigger. Seeing how Kevin Young has guys running the floor with this much pace makes watching on the big screens fun, but being in the arena is definitely the goal.

Anyone else in Arizona planning to make the short drive for the conference games this year?

Spot on about keeping the lights on. A lot of us down here in the Phoenix Valley were wondering if the Big 12 was even going to survive the realignment chaos a couple years back. Yormark brought an aggressive energy that we desperately needed.

Curious who they bring in next. Hopefully someone who keeps pushing us forward in the TV market.

Man, that panic attack line hits close to home. Sitting with the local Phoenix alumni chapter during games gives you a great group to vent with, but watching those linebackers bite on play action drives us all crazy. Glad to see our split safety look helping clean up the gaps though. Are we expecting to stick with this heavy rotation against the spread teams on our schedule?

Spot on about the 12-personnel adjustments. Sitting down here in the Phoenix heat, I was worried our run game would stall out completely without LJ taking those tough yards between the tackles.

Seeing how well the depth pieces have stepped up gives me a lot of confidence for the rest of the Big 12 slate. Are any of you making the trip up to Provo for the next home game, or watching with the local alumni chapter like usual?

Agreed 100 percent. I caught a couple of her games on broadcast down here in the Valley and she just commands the floor. Kevin Young has this entire program moving at a totally different speed now. MC is going to be an absolute blast to watch this winter.