Trevor Matich

Emmy Award-winning NFL and college football analyst on ESPN and NBCSports Washington.

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BTW, love the royal blue.

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The. Greatest. Home. Win. Ever!

The way it started, with GameDay...

The way it ended, on the last play...

Just wow.

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Halftime, BYU leads Notre Dame 21-10. A lot of football left, but remember that Ty Detmer had a huge day while beating #1 Miami, jump started his Heisman campaign.

Bear doesn't have huge 1st half stats, but he's making the key plays--led 4 drives, 3 TDs.

Getting fun, huh?

#GoCougs
#NDvsBYU

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One thing I didn't have time to say is one of the biggest takeaways: At BYU you learn to elevate your vision to something greater than temporary personal gratification, and focus on the spirit of family, service, and spiritual enrichment.

When you experience it, it becomes clear that that is a great lifestyle choice.

No one is perfect, certainly not me; no one is expected to be. But most people who experience BYU choose to continue the journey.

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It's often said that BYU is a special place. As a former player there, Zubin Mehenti asked me why...

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Bear!

Ultimate apex predator.

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Also a huge night for the Big Ten. The SEC has had different teams win the national championship in this century--Georgia, Alabama, LSU, Florida. Auburn. (with a nod to Tennessee in 1998)

Now, the Big Ten has won the last three with three different teams--Michigan, Ohio State, Indiana.

Watch out for Oregon next year. With all their young guys, 2025 was really a year early for them to get to the final four. Next year they will be loaded to make a run to the title too.

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Indiana will make a great movie for sure! The here will be the QB who was hit so hard early that he was spitting blood, then scored the game-winning TD on a physical run that beat five defenders.

But it can't be called Hoosiers 2. What would you name this movie?

#IndianFootball #CFP #Hoosiers

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Undefeated Indiana beat Ohio State in the Big Ten champ game, then crushed Oregon by five TDs in the CFP.

The Big Ten used to be known as the Big 2 (Michigan, Ohio State) plus 8. For this year, it is the Big 1 plus 17.

Indiana was the program with the most losses in college football history when Curt Cignetti arrived last year.

Now, they are the undisputed kings of the best conference in the nation.

Just. Wow.

@IndianaFootball

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@BruceFeldmanCFB @BYUfootball Thanks Bruce! It was fun to do. Great to hear from you my friend, happy for your success!

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This was fun! At @BYUfootball I used peanut M&Ms to diagram blitzes we might face in the next day's games.

Sports Illustrated did a six-page feature on our offensive line with this as the intro, called "Beware of the Candy Men."

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Defense so good it deserves a sweet breakdown 🍬🔥

@TMatich uses M&M’s to show how Miami got it done in the Cotton Bowl 💪

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@TruBlueCougar @BYUfootball @UMichFootball That's possible. But, Kyle is in the top tier of coaches that I believe will do the right things, in the right way, and produce the right results, no matter where they are. @UMichFootball had a rough run in losing their coach. But they just hired one with a higher ceiling.

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Looking over the horizon, there's another reason moving from @BYUfootball to @UMichFootball would be attractive for defensive coordinator Jay Hill. It would put him in a strong position for consideration to become the next head coach at Michigan when Kyle Whittingham retires.

That's what happened with new Utah head coach Morgan Scalley. He was Kyle's defensive coordinator, and for years was also the Utes' head coach in waiting.

Kyle is of an older generation than Kalani Sitake, who could be at BYU for another 10 or 20 years. The possibility for Jay to elevate from DC to HC would likely come sooner at Michigan than BYU.

The biggest reason to stay at BYU: It's a special place, where spiritual development is fully integrated into the program. It's an amazing environment to make a life and raise a family.

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@NicoleAuerbach He's a legend in the making because of character. Go look at his post-Pop Tarts Bowl quote about the value of "faithful men."

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@vcram_3 Thanks GR8FUL!

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Mark Jones' call at the end of the Pop Tarts Bowl might be the most "BYU" call ever. He said the INT in the end zone to seal the Cougars' win was "atonement and redemption" for Evan Johnson. Johnson gave up a long pass on 4th down in the final moments to give Georgia Tech a chance to win it, then picked off Haynes King in the end zone on 4th down to seal the win. Classic!

I guess "sealing the win" can be BYU too...