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What is February's theme for BYU Basketball?  Let’s go with “We’ve got work to do.” On this episode:  How Coach Rose views those bracket predictors.   Uani Unga, who had one-hundred-and-forty-three tackles last season, joins us to talk about the NFL Draft combine.   Plus how teams who are social media savvy find it is key to landing big-time recruits.  If you had one tweet to convince a recruit to choose BYU, what would you say?  Back-to-back conference player of the week Jen Hamson joins us.

Four straight wins for BYU basketball means they are now second place in the conference.  This puts the team squarely on the NCAA Tournament bubble. Can the Cougars afford another loss in regular season play? We ask former BYU hoopster Kevin Nixon about the path to the Big Dance. Plus it is day #2 at the Olympics for the "Luge Coug."  And BYU football’s head start on the 2015 signing class means we talk with the man behind recruiting magic, Geoff Martzen.

Just find a way to win: How BYU Basketball put together an ugly, yet beautiful victory on Saturday night. Nate Austin: The man who set a new career high over the weekend joins the show.  We ask him why he feels BYU has a shot to run the WCC table.  And Nate shares his Valentine’s Day tips.   The Luge Coug:  Kate Hansen, a BYU alum, makes her Olympic debut in Russia.   And we talk about the announcement that is changing BYU Sports Nation… FOR-E-VER!

BYU basketball wins again. 3 Straight in fact… How teammates and coaches feel about Tyler Haws goin’ off and BYU’s showdown for 2nd place on Saturday. BYU outside linebackers coach Kelly Poppinga joins us to discuss replacing Kyle Van Noy, the new signing class at linebacker, and which of the high school freshman are going striaght out on mission Plus…what BYU coach got a shout out on the Late Show with David Letterman last night? Let’s go!

Head Football Coach Bronco Mendenhall joins us in-studio to recap Signing Day.  We go next level on the 2014 recruiting class.  Which of new guys will make the biggest impact next season and breaking down the depth at quarterback.   Plus:  Game day for BYU basketball!  The Cougs workin’ on three straight wins get to know their foe tonight.  Can you say, "Welcome to Provo?"

Just sign on the dotted line: National Signing Day.  Who’s in? Who’s out?  How BYU Football got better today!  We’ll analyze the signing class of 2014, key transfers, and the 18 return missionaries ready to put on the Cougar blue.  Plus:  BYUtv’s Dave McCann joins us live from Sochi, Russia, bringing the Winter Olympics a little closer to home.

The legend of Tyler Haws grows amidst added national attention… how… and why teams can’t stop the BYU basketball phenom.  A Tropical Thanksgiving: BYU Basketball invited to the premier early-season college hoops tournament.  We talk with Dave Odom, chairman of the Maui Invitational. Plus:  Why tomorrow’s signing day will be unlike ANY other in BYU football history and an international interview with the Luge Coug, BYU olympian Kate Hansen.

Super Sunday?  More like Super Saturday for BYU Basketball.  Down goes St. Mary’s and up go the Cougars in the standings.  Tyler Haws does it again!  We’re 2-on-1 with the nation’s third leading scorer… plus an exclusive with Matt Carlino.  Which other WCC basketball program he almost chose.  College basketball analyst Blaine Fowler back on the show… where he sees BYU fitting in this March…  and the best and worst from your super weekend.  Let’s go!

Winning time in the Marriott Center!   Tyler Haws does it again for BYU Basketball!  The Cougars take a physical approach to Pacific.  Freshman Eric Mika ties a career high.  Listen to our 2-on-1 interview with the BYU center and get his perspective on home court, haircuts, and the BYU Sports Nation Karma.  We talk with the play-by-play voice of the St. Mary’s Gaels. Big changes for BYU football personnel And, a return visit from the Oracle.  Let’s go!

Home cookin’ for BYU basketball.  The back 9 of conference play begins tonight at the Marriott Center.  Winning time… is NOW!  The 5th leading scorer in America… Tyler Haws is on the program.  His solution to the defensive breakdowns… and why BYU team goals remain alive.  Plus… New bracketology fun… The Cougs hangin tough on the NCAA tournament bubble… and know the foe with the play-by-play voice of the Pacific Tigers , Zack Bayrouty. Let’s go!

Super Bowl Week… brings us a Super Bowl MVP… Steve Young joins the show again. A walk down his Super memory lane. Plus… Understanding the National Perspective as of TODAY… What’s Sports Illustrated says about BYU basketball and its bubble chances...

All Access with a BYU Basketball Legend. We’re 2-on-1 with “The Jimmer.” NBA Locker room talk with the Sacramento Kings’ guard. What he thinks about the state of BYU basketball in 2014… plus -- if you could hang out with any one of your BYU heroes… who would it be? Re-visiting expectations for Cougar hoops as they stare down the final 9 regular season games… and the Head Coach of the Pacific Tigers gives us his team’s scouting report. Let’s go!

In this episode, we take a look at the games which are making a turn in West Coast Conference play.  BYU men’s basketball returns home after a very difficult road-trip to the Northwest. BYUtv's college basketball expert Blaine Fowler joins us to explain why four straight home games for the Cougars could not have come at a better time. Plus: Cougars at the Grammy’s and the Olympics.  And we play Big Deal - No Deal.

Emotions peaking… NCAA tournament hopes in question… and a 48 point spectacle goes national… all after a triple-overtime loss.? What does it all mean for BYU men’s basketball? Former Cougar hoops standout Jackson Emery sounds off LIVE… what he thinks about BYU’s NCAA tourney chances now.? Plus… staring down Gonzaga. The play-by-play voice of the Bulldogs joins us to preview Saturaday’s showdown in Spokane… plus more testimonial for BYU Sports Nation Karma. Let’s go! ?

Game day for BYU Basketball. On the Agenda… a 6th straight win. Everything you need to know before tip-off with the Pilots. Parity taking over in the West Coast Conference… Is that a good thing? We’ll ask West Coast Conference Commissioner Jamie Zaninovich in a LIVE interview. Plus…we debate in another edition of Big Deal - No Deal…Random facts of awesomeness from Portland University…and What J-J-J Jimmer did last night. Let’s go!

The injury bug bites again… another BYU big man goes down… how that will affect the Cougars’ crucial road trip to the Northwest. BYU assistant basketball coach Tim LaComb in-studio… plus… Portland head coach Eric Reveno on his team’s turnaround as he previews Thursday’s game with us.   A roster shake-up for BYU football after an in-state quarterback transfer… College football analyst David Nixon joins us… and BYU women’s hoops star Jennifer Hamson.  Let’s go!

Five straight wins, and BYU basketball is firmly on the bubble.  The key to making the tourney? College Basketball insider Doug Gottlieb joined us live on the show. BYU football stars Kyle Van Noy and Cody Hoffman doing work at the Senior Bowl.  And we go live to Mobile, Alabama with an NFL Draft Expert in the middle of it all. Plus: How would you describe Kyle Van Noy to an NFL team?  And, of course, the radio voice of the Cougars Greg Wrubell stops by.

BYU basketball feeling the winning mojo after five straight wins… and the last two coming on the road. BYUtv analyst and college basketball insider Blaine Fowler makes his weekly visit. Why he believes the Cougars have turned it around… and why BYU beats Gonzaga. Plus… The Legend of BYU Sports Nation Karma lives on and What was the BYU Sports Nation best of the weekend? #BYUSN… #LetsGo

Show number 100 for BYU Sports Nation… The Road losing streak… is history.  BYU men’s basketball finds a way at San Francisco… and pick up their 4th straight win. To celebrate the century mark… we bring back our very first in-studio guest.  Jamaal Williams… preparing for what he feels will be a record-setting junior season.   Plus… the voice of Santa Clara Broncos basketball… and it’s draft day for a BYU soccer star.  Let’s go!

The BYU Sports Nation Cosmo Award goes to?... We hand out our awards to the best of the best games... and individual performances over the last 6 months. What’s an award show without A-listers on the guest sheet?... one-time BYU Cougar… and Kansas City Royal pitcher Jeremy Guthrie joins the show. Plus… Game day for BYU Basketball. The guru of college basketball stats Ken Pomeroy back for more, plus the voice of San Francisco basketball. Let’s go!