Eric Soza

BYU/Jazz Fan, drummer, boring accountant.

[SlimRaider 🌵 @SlimRaider]

Just here me out. When the bottom of the SEC is consistently beating the top. Maybe the SEC is just not very good.

[Sheldon Wohlman | Utility Sports @_utilitysports]

****Timberwolves Franchise History****

playoff series wins without Rudy Gobert: 2

playoff series wins with Rudy Gobert: 5

Franchise Changer. Winner. First Ballot Hall of Famer.

[Kevin O'Connor @KevinOConnor]

Rudy Gobert is one of the greatest defenders in sports history. I hope that is more than apparent now after taking down Jokic. What a player.

[Andy Bailey @AndrewDBailey]

In terms of narratives, a Rudy Gobert championship would be amazing.

[Jackson Payne @jackson5payne]

Rudy Gobert is my all time favorite Jazz player. He was incredible in this series against the Nuggets and has been so much fun to watch. I love that he’s finally getting the credit/love/respect he deserves for how he impacts winning and how valuable he is. Go get that ring!

[Eric Soza @sozdrum]

@UteBigDonor12 @tc91585 @Apetey222 So how do you feel about Utah taxpayers funding UofU athletics? Even if indirectly in the exact same way.

[Joe Wheat @joewheat27]

SEC created such a fun system. 8 game conference. No 10 P5 requirement. If you lose early it doesn’t count but if you lose bowl games it doesn’t count either so the only games we are allowed to evaluate you on are games against the SEC which is a “guantlet” because trust me.

[Diggin’ Brigham @DigginBrigham]

ThE bIg 12 iS a OnE-bId CoNfErEnCe…

[Eric Soza @sozdrum]

RT @joewheat27: BYUs updated season

12-2
#23 SOS
#9 SOR
5 wins over 9+ win teams
3 wins over teams ranked in the final CFP rankings
5 wins…

[BoxScore @BoxScore_FB]

So far this bowl season BYU’s 7th best win beat Notre Dame’s 2nd best win and BYU’s 4th best win beat Notre Dame’s best win

Can someone explain to me why Notre Dame was ranked ahead of BYU again?

[Eric Soza @sozdrum]

It’s reactions like this that has allowed bowl games to become meaningless (in addition to the playoff). If fans and the media held teams accountable and didn’t give excuses for teams with holdouts, maybe we could get back to a place where bowl games mean something.

[College Football Nerds @CFBNerds]

So many idiotic takes flying around CFB twitter right now based on results from broken versions of teams playing bowl games.

The problem is that CFB casuals love easy takes based on wins and losses, and aren't going to spare a solitary second trying to understand the context of a game.

LSU had about 8 draft picks not play in their bowl, including most of their defense that was the core of their team. I took the time to break down who was out:
- #1 and #3 tacklers at DL
- #2, #3, and #4 tacklers at LB
- #1 and #3 tacklers at DB
- Only 2 of 7 leading tacklers played in total
- LSU's 3rd leading tackler vs Houston (ILB Singleton) had 6 tackles on the season going into the game.

Any narrative based on non-playoff bowl games with opt-outs, as it relates to that year's version of teams, is just stupid.

Using the above to somehow say the SEC is "mid" because an unranked, broken version of SEC #10 lost by 3 to ranked B12 #4 is plain idiotic.

[Eric Soza @sozdrum]

Is there any concern this will make the student section less impactful? I know they added more seats in the end zone but I think there was a distinct advantage in having half of the ROC on the east side.

[Jackson Payne @jackson5payne]

The ROC section will now be entirely in the south end zone at LES in 2026

[ESPN @espn]

Keyonte George over his last 7 games 👀

🟣 31 PTS | 7 REB | 8 AST
🟣 24 PTS | 2 REB | 4 AST
🟣 20 PTS | 8 REB | 7 AST
🟣 27 PTS | 4 REB | 9 AST
🟣 34 PTS | 4 REB | 8 AST
🟣 37 PTS | 5 REB | 6 AST
🟣 39 PTS | 6 REB | 8 AST

[FOX College Football @CFBONFOX]

Here's how conference championship games impacted BYU and Alabama in the final CFP rankings.

Did the committee get it right? 🤔

[BYU Cougars @BYUCougars]

Congrats to all the teams who made the @CFBPlayoff. Many talented, deserved programs.

Worth asking the question…

Was the core mission & purpose of the committee to ensure the BEST teams are included upheld?

[Robert Griffin III @RGIII]

Getting blown out in the Conference Championship matters for a Big 12 team like BYU, but doesn’t matter for an SEC like Alabama who had more losses and a bad loss to a 5-7 team? Unbelievable SEC bias.

[BYU Cougars @BYUCougars]

Objectively, how do you defend this:

Miami (10–2)
– ESPN SOS: 45
– ESPN SOR: 14
– Did not play for a conference championship
– Losses: Two 8–4 teams (SMU, Louisville)

BYU (11–2)
– ESPN SOS: 22
– ESPN SOR: 9
– Played in the Big 12 championship
– Losses: No. 4 Texas Tech on the road & in the Big 12 title game

Notre Dame (10–2)
– ESPN SOS: 44
– ESPN SOR: 13
– Did not play for a conference championship
– Losses: Miami (who lost to two 8–4 teams) & No. 7 Texas A&M

[John Kurtz @jlkurtz]

My biggest beef with the playoff and BYU is that they weren't even a part of the discussion...AGAIN. The last two years, their resume absolutely deserved inclusion in every debate about the last spot. It was a united effort by ESPN, etc, to push them out of the discussion.

[Robert Griffin III @RGIII]

The College Football Playoff selection process is an absolute joke.

[Sporty @SportyMcSports]

BYU has more wins than Miami.

BYU has a better strength of schedule than Miami.

BYU has a better strength of record than Miami.

BYU lost to #4 Tech twice, Miami lost to unranked SMU and Louisville.

I literally can’t find any logical reason why Miami is going to the CFP.