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Red roundup: BYU, Utah nearing end with MWC

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By Dirk Facer, Deseret News

Published: Thursday, June 30 2011 11:55 a.m. MDT

Summary

Former Utahn Chris Maathuis, who is now the sports director of the CBS affiliate in Las Vegas, says goodbye to Utah and good riddance to BYU as both schools officially leave the Mountain West Conference at midnight.

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Former Utahn Chris Maathuis, who is now the sports director of the CBS affiliate in Las Vegas, says goodbye to Utah and good riddance to BYU as both schools officially leave the Mountain West Conference at midnight.

— Jon Wilner of the San Jose Mercury News asks, "How do you assess Utah?"

— With Pac-12 day approaching, ESPN.com's Ted Miller compiled an all-time Pac-10 football squad.

— ESPNLosAngeles.com is reporting that the Lakers could announce the hiring of former Utah coach Jim Boylen as an assistant as early as Friday.

— And last, but not least . . . the Utes are ranked No. 23 in the nation by writers in the USC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism.

The Red Roundup is a sampling of Utah Utes-related news on the Web.

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Utehaterforlife
Syracuse, UT

I just read that article about Utah leaving and good riddance to BYU, and not once in the article does it say that, just some bitter guy from UNLV bashing on Utah and BYU.

  • 12:13 p.m. June 30, 2011
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TJ
Eagle Mountain, UT

hedge;
Why so pessimistic? I think your team has a good chance to be successful in PAC right away. I guess I'm give them more of a chance than you are. Or did you mean to say "Blank Saturday's" because that is what you'll find when More..

  • 12:49 p.m. June 30, 2011
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WhatsInItForMe
Orem, Utah

@ I Still Can't Say It,

Yeah, you shouldn't have said it.

To assume BYU fans don't support the Utes is quite narrow-minded.

I've always rooted for the Utes in all of their sports, except for when they face BYU.
More..

  • 8:46 a.m. July 1, 2011
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