I love the Rebels and hate BYU to death, but I have to agree that Fredette is a very special player. I have enjoyed watching him in non-UNLV games. I think he is the best player in BYU history (better than Ainge and the Stormin' Mormom).

If he stays for his senior season, he could lead the NCAA in scoring, while leading the MWC in assists. BYU could be very good next year losing Tavernari (addition by subtraction), and getting the Collisworth boy back from his mission.

18 points on 20 shots is not great, but not bad either. The average PG shoots about 42%FG and 35% from 3. For Jimmer that was an off night, but most other PGs would be fine scoring nearly as many points as shot attempts. His six attempts that he was fouled on, resulting in 12 made free throws, were the big killer, and almost cost us the game.

It is amazing though that he shoots nearly 50% from 3 considering all of the tough outside shots he takes.

If BYU can't beat a bad Floriduh team with Fredette, they really are cursed!

Hope the coaches didn't divulge too much in regards to scheme. We could be that 8/9 seed opposite of #1 seed UK!

We were not one the first ones left out of last year's NCAA tournament. I guarantee the selection committee didn't have to think long and hard about that one. We were given a 5 seed in the NIT bracket, so we were about the 20th team left out.

The bottom line is...this team is not that good. Last year's team was not that good. People can try to analyze "chemistry" issues like a bunch of little girls, but the bottom line is that Tre' is the only good player this team has. EVERY other player on this roster has some major hole in their game. I'm starting to hate small ball with a passion. I knew the run two years ago was a fluke; three years ago was legit, but KK facilitated that by that silly transfer rule. We need long athletes. Kruger really blew it not going after players like Billy White and Darrington Hobson.

Don't worry about that last schollie folks. Polee and Joseph don't want to come here. I hope Kruger "hangs onto it" so that when Reggie comes in, he can bring in some long athletes that can ball!

This is what happens when you build a team around a bunch of guards that can't shoot.

Any word on what Bobak and Palelei thought about their visit? Any chance that either of them will committ?

Check out the photo. Would you want an athletic director that is posing to throw a football and doesn't even hold it by the laces? Bad sign.

I think Jerry is starting to "stick out like a sore thumb" if he and Smatresk didn't put a plan in place last week to be executed Monday morning should the team look lifeless against BYU! Smatresk said this would be evaluated on a week-to-week basis. This game couldn't have gone any worse. Well, the expected happened. The coaching staff didn't find a way to "get better". The defense didn't even phase BYU despite the "assignment adjustments". If they (Jerry and Smatresk) don't do something soon, they have some serious explainin' to do.

The problem is, Wink hasn't been leading by HIS PLAY all year. Some of his shot selection and decision making really has me scratching my head. Wink can help us the most by scoring the dang basketball...something he has NOT done well all year long. Shooting a paltry 35% from the floor, 23% from 3, and just shy of 70% from the foul line (as a 2 guard!?!?)...maybe WINK needs to try dunking in warm-ups. ;) We didn't lose because we were dunking in warm-ups, we lost because we stuggle executing on both ends of the floor. Not everyone has the same approach to a basketball game.

Interesting scoop though Rob, thanks for the coverage.

I will now patronize businesses on the anti-gay blacklist! Bravo to those standing up for what they believe. It is your RIGHT! This is stupid, you don't see those that believe in the sactity of marriage creating a pro-gay business blacklist. I hope to have my business on the anti-gay list someday soon. Consider me a donor! The homos' act of blackmail is not right! Let marriage live on THE WAY IT ALWAYS HAS BEEN.

I kind of agree with Lenny. As for going to the tourney as an at-large...the Rebels have dug themselves into a HUGE hole AND have a LONG ways to go at his point. Both of the teams that just beat us AT HOME will proably not sniff the NCAA tournament. Sad thing is, I don't think those wins were fluke wins. It just shows were this team is really at. Cal may be a bubble team, but Cincy will finish bottom half of their conf.

Just look at what we have and what is in front of you. There are a lot of remaining teams on the schedule that can and probably will beat us. We'll probably have 2-3 more losses in the OOC, and we'll be lucky to play .500 on the road in conference play. Even the last two years we have struggled to have winning records on the road in conference play. So, the way I see it, with at least 2 more losses coming in OOC and an 11-5 or 10-6 conf record, that puts us at 9-10 losses. That will be 9-10 losses without any quality wins (unless you count beating a 'March-time of a joke BYU squad' at home as a quality win).

We've seen a shift in "potential" from a hopeful Sweet 16 team to a bubble team overnight. I know a lot of us were hoping that we would reutrn to the NCAA tournament AND win. Winning an NCAA tournament game this year would be even more shocking than the win we posted last year with our favorable draw. Reality is setting in. Some people will choose to ignore it though until we mathmatically play our way off the bubble. That's is assuming we reach our newfound "potential" of becoming a bubble team. That new potential will be 9-10 losses with few quality wins (unless you count beating a 'March-time of a joke BYU squad' at home as a quality win). We will probably need to win the tournament just to get in as a 12 seed. Of course, that is all pending that we improve at the rate during the season that we have the last couple of seasons. If we don't improve and reach our potential, we're probably 17-14 and a CBI squad (that's the new post-season tournament that takes the NIT leftovers).

It's hillarious that people still think that we are still going to be a 6-7 loss team going into the NCAAs and take care of business. We've seen a shift in "potential" from a Sweet 16 team to a bubble team overnight. I know a lot of us were hoping that we would reutrn to the NCAA tournament and win. Reality is setting in. Take off the scarlet-colored goggles Rebel fans and look at what is in front of you. Some will choose to ignore it though until we mathmatically play our way off the bubble.

Remember Rebel fans, November games count too!

I stand corrected. They actually had a game AT TCU after playing us in '06. So technically they were playing for bowl eligibility, but not realistically.