Cougar Nation

Cougar Nation

Cougar Nation is a postgame reaction from the most recent BYU football game. Listen every Monday throughout the fall from 6-7 p.m. MT as Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte break down the game’s key plays and take calls from listeners. It’s all on the legacy home of the BYU Cougars, KSL Newsradio 102.7 FM/1160 AM, and on KSLsports.com.

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Best of Cougar Nation - January 6, 2025

Catch the best of Cougar Nation from January 6, 2025 as Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte take a look back at the 2024 BYU football season capped by the bowl win over Colorado.

00:41:07
Jan 7, 2025 2:4 AM
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Looking ahead to BYU football in 2025

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte discuss Chase Roberts with a listener and talk about the upcoming offseason for BYU football.

00:07:00
Jan 7, 2025 2:1 AM
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Things trending up and down for BYU football heading into the offseason

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte take calls from two listeners before getting to the things they see are trending up and down for BYU football.

00:14:04
Jan 7, 2025 1:51 AM
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How will you remember the 2024 BYU football team?

Mitch Harper, Matt Baiamonte and a listener talk about how they will remember this year's BYU football season.

00:09:12
Jan 7, 2025 1:34 AM
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Takeaways from the 2024 BYU football season

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte reflect on the 2024 season and share their biggest takeaways from the Cougars' 11-win year.

00:10:51
Jan 7, 2025 1:18 AM
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Best of Cougar Nation - December 16, 2024

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte dive into the AJ Dybantsa signing and what's trending up and down for BYU football in this week's edition of Cougar Nation.

00:39:53
Dec 17, 2024 2:0 AM
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What's trending up & down for BYU leading up to the Alamo Bowl vs Colorado

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte share what is trending up and down for them regarding BYU football as we're now 12 days away from the season finale vs Colorado.

00:10:45
Dec 17, 2024 1:55 AM
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A deep dive into the non-conference schedule, injuries, and ceiling for BYU basketball

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte discuss the Cougars' non-conference schedule, injuries the team has been battling through and the heights BYU basketball can reach under Kevin Young.

00:07:14
Dec 17, 2024 1:33 AM
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Takeaways from BYU basketball signing No. 1 recruit AJ Dybansta

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte dive into the AJ Dybansta signing and what it means for the BYU basketball program.

00:14:09
Dec 17, 2024 1:22 AM
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Best of Cougar Nation - December 9, 2024

Catch the best of Cougar Nation from December 9, 2024 as Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte break down the Cougars' invite to the Alamo Bowl to play Colorado.

00:40:24
Dec 10, 2024 2:4 AM
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Cougar Nation's mixed feelings: A season of wins, but November leaves a bitter taste

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte take calls from listeners who chime in on the bowl game, and bowl games as a whole, and talk about how this season feels like a loss because of what the Cougars were on track to achieve heading into the final three games of the season.

00:09:40
Dec 10, 2024 2:2 AM
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Do college football bowl games still matter in 2024?

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte debate back and forth over whether or not it matters how BYU performs in its bowl against Colorado.

00:10:45
Dec 10, 2024 1:53 AM
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Is a bowl game against another Big 12 team a disappointing end to the 2024 BYU football season?

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte take calls from listeners and sound off on whether or not the bowl matchup is a disappointing way to end the BYU football season and if the game even matters at all.

00:08:23
Dec 10, 2024 1:31 AM
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Reacting to the announced matchup between BYU and Colorado in the 2024 Alamo Bowl

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte react to the the announcement of BYU and Colorado facing each other in this year's Alamo Bowl in San Antonio, Texas.

00:11:37
Dec 10, 2024 1:27 AM
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Best of Cougar Nation - December 2, 2024

Catch the best of Cougar Nation from December 2, 2024 as Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte share their takeaways from the BYU Houston game and give an overview on the 2024 BYU football season.

00:39:35
Dec 2, 2024 7:5 PM
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Taking an early look at BYU's bowl game and the offseason

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte talk about the 2024-25 postseason as well as things BYU needs to accomplish this offseason.

00:09:42
Dec 2, 2024 7:0 PM
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Trending up & down for BYU football following its 2024 regular season finale

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte share what they feel is trending up and trending down for BYU football as it awaits its bowl invitation.

00:09:18
Dec 2, 2024 6:45 PM
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What word would you use to describe BYU football's 10-win season in 2024?

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte discuss what word they would use to describe this BYU football season.

00:09:33
Dec 2, 2024 6:30 PM
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Takeaways from BYU's final regular season football game of 2024 versus Houston

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte share their biggest takeaways from the Cougars' final regular season game of the 2024 football season.

00:11:01
Dec 2, 2024 6:15 PM
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Best of Cougar Nation - November 25, 2024

Catch the best of Cougar Nation from November 25, 2024 as Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte recap BYU's second setback of the season to Arizona State.

00:39:10
Nov 26, 2024 2:4 AM
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Would you want to see a BYU vs Arizona State rematch in the Big 12 championship?

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte discuss their experience in Tempe at the BYU vs Arizona State game and talk about what they hope to see from the Cougs this weekend against Houston.

00:06:33
Nov 26, 2024 2:1 AM
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Things trending up and down for BYU football with one regular season game to go

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte talk about what they think is trending up and trending down for the 9-2 BYU Cougars at this point of the season.

00:12:56
Nov 26, 2024 1:57 AM
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Listeners voice their concerns after BYU football loses its second consecutive game

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte take phone calls from listeners who are worried about the recent struggles and predictibility from BYU football.

00:09:52
Nov 26, 2024 1:31 AM
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Key takeaways from BYU football's loss at No. 21 Arizona State

Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte share what takeaways they had following BYU's tough loss in the desert of the weekend.

00:09:50
Nov 26, 2024 1:21 AM
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Best of Cougar Nation - November 18, 2024

Catch the best of Cougar Nation from November 18, 2024 as Mitch Harper and Matt Baiamonte revisit BYU's first setback of the 2024 football season in a 17-13 loss against Kansas.

00:41:03
Nov 19, 2024 3:36 AM
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