Excellent work Mars. Thanks for the info.

Mars wrote:

Some recent transfers that BYU has lost:
DL Isley Filiaga
QB Cade Cooper
QB Sam Doman
QB Jacob Bower
RB Ray Hudson
WR Joe Griffin
DL Michael Marquardt
TE Antwaun Harris
OL Ofa Mohetau
DB Greg Lovely
DB Billy Skinner
QB Ben Olsen

Other suspended players:
RB Manase Tonga
DL David Angilau
DL Kyle Luekenga
DL Russell Tialavea? [/color]

You forgot capuccino-gate Ryan Kessman

Go Cougs!!!

Nice summary Mars!
J. Child
Ammon, ID

southendzone wrote:

One of the things that bothers me is the time period everyone is counting. They say Riley has only been on his mission for 15 months. I think the time starts from the end of the fall semester when he left school. I'm sure he didn't participate in spring ball so you need to add those three months and it adds up to 18 months.

Thanks, southendzone. I was confused by the 18 month rule, 15 months on a mission disconnect, now resolved by your explanation.

Maybe, just maybe, BYU isn't as 'dirty and filthy' as David Locke would want us to believe...

And thanks, Mars, for the extended explanation.

Great info Mars. I have had the pleasure and displeasure of watching riley play( i'm a Pine View High Grad.) James Lark IMHO is more of a prototypical qb while Riley reminds me of Brandon Doman. Both are great talents and it will be fun to see these two old rivals battle it out for the starting job come 2010. I am assuming Riley might NOT use his redshirt year since he played his freshman yr, and then Lark and Munns return in 2010.
I wonder IF Riley gets the starting job in the future if they will run the option like Riley did so well at Logan. He is kinda short, esp. with Byu O-line being tall. I can see it now - Riley rolls out and pitches it to Adam Timo who blows past his defender all the way to the endzone.. I love James Lark, He's a great talent, and he went to my high school and I know him so I kinda favor the guy, But I would LOVE TO SEE THE 2001 OFFENSE AGAIN....
Rileys strengths are not a powerful arm ala lark but he is a gamer and the short range game Byu uses now days added with his running ability could be a giant upside...

So are we gonna recruit a Qb next year then. Josh Nunes is almost to good to pass up....http://byu.scout.com/a.z?s=338&p=8&c=1&nid=2818326 Of course Nunes could go straight on a mission and then all would be good n Cougartown...
Things are looking good for BYU football.
(sorry for the ramblings, this was just great news to get at 2am!)

Mars, do you really know for sure that the yewts have offered Riley while he has been on his mission?

Really nice work Mars! Very good info! Sorry to go off topic a little but where did you hear Russel Tialavea was possibly suspended? Did I miss something?