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Ute receivers figure to be among MWC's best

With the 7 -pack (counting Jereme Brooks, whom MWC defenses are going to come to hate sooner than later) and Brian Johnson healthy, this will be a VERY fun year to watch the Utes.
I anticipate this team will gain some national attention.

too bad harline is still open in the corner

Will Wilson be playing or not? I read where Kyle said he could not play until the courts had resolved the issue. When we have multiple DUI accidents resulting in deaths in the state of Utah I find it incomprehensible that a football coach would give his player a wink and a nod after being caught drinking and driving, and underage to boot. It makes me wonder what my alma mater is thinking these days. I guess football victories mean more than the lives of people on the road.

Now if only we have a running back, a D line, and some safeties

to phenom, or is it phenone

if utah doesn't let byu win now and then, the cougs will do what they did to the aggies, stop playing them
for lack of interest.......

Hey Rob, since you brought up the subject of booting people, how do you think Bronco will handle the player that "booted" down that door? Or what about the player that purposely gave wrong information to the police and spent some time in the slammer? Yes drinking and driving is a horrble thing but so is breaking and entering and giving out false info. I bet we see those players on BYU sidelines this year.

Phenom,

Must be desperate to throw out a Harline dig when the Cougs were supposed to blow out the Utes last year and had to win on last second play.It's Ok to be proud of your team but don't perpetuate the sterotype of Coug fans being myopic. You had a great team last year, enjoy the fruits of their labor and try and have less acidic touch to your demeanor.

oops. I clicked on the wrong story...but I find this funny.....If you go to a story about BYU you see ewet fans coming out of the woods, trashing BYU. This is the first ewet story I have seen this year(honest accident) and there are just a bunch of Ute fans trying to bash BYU in a story about ewe WR's. You can't stop thinking about us...ewe want to be us. Just come down south join up you know you want to be a BYU COUGAR. Beavers 38 Utahs Beavers 00

After all the families torn apart from alcohol-related accidents, particularly over the past year or so, I cannot believe Christian would equate a DUI to providing false information or breaking down a door.

Go ahead and let Wilson play so he really understands what society values - football! Teach him that lesson and he is a disaster waitng to happen.

I don't care where a athlete hails from. DUI's should be dealt with swiftly and harshly. Wilson should never be allowed to play another down for ANY school.

It is time that we all get our priorities right and send a message to those weasels who think they are above the law - and who continue to put my family and yours at risk.

BYU 45 Arizona 24

oh my I'M SUCH a mean person
i do hope that the cougs win all their non conference games

S.A.B. - What about second chances and redemption? Do you really think it is better to kick the kid off the team when football may be the only place he has ever been taught discipline and responsibility? I think society, not to mention the kid who made the mistake, would be worse off.

Also, if you are so sure that DUI is worse than breaking and entering, then contact your legislator. DUI is usually considered a misdemeanor unless someone is seriously injured. Breaking into someone's home (with the intent to injure them) is usually a felony.

While not to be excused, the kid who drove under the influence of alcohol surely didn't intend to hurt someone (and luckily he didn't or this would be a different story). The kid who broke into another's home did so with the sober (we presume) intent to cause someone harm.

Hey Lewis, no one would be bashing BYU if not for the Coug fan who just had to post that Harline is still open in the comments to a story about Utah WRs.

SOB we do have a running back Asiata is going to tear it up and we have a D line and a mature experienced Leader in steve Tate.

Harline is still open? Really? He is still standing there in the north end zone of Rice-Eccles Stadium? Somebody better hurry and get him so he can move on to his NFL career. Oh wait...no NFL teams appear to want him.

"Harline is still open" has got to be the dumbest slogan I've ever heard - exactly what I would expect from BYU fans.

if ashita stays healthy,
if both lines play as a team, not a bunch of new comers
if tate fills the role that each years team has been able to find another great d back
if brian johnson fights off the rust this could be
a really fun year
and oh yeah

if gary anderson remembers that prevent defenses in the last quarter only prevent wins


go utes,,,,

You Ute fans need to understand that you have no run game, your o-line is no good and your wide recievers, as good as they are can't get the ball if your quarterback is sacked. I think Johnson will be better, but he was 5-5 and lost games for utah. Asiata is your only hope, and that's all it is. We havn't been able to see him at all.

Sure, because Beck never got better, so Johnson can't either.

Junior college all Americans more often than not are busts in D1 football.

Jason Boone by himself prevented all those sacks last season, and he suffered a season ending injury.

Or, No Chance is just another BYU homer.

I saw enough of Johnson in 05 to be sold on his ability. He will improve the running game all by himself and that will open up the offense. Asiata has just as much chance of being a solid running back as Hall has of being a good QB (we haven't been able to see him either). Actually, I would say Asiata has a better chance than Hall, at least he has played football recently.

Hey No Chance,
Good Luck sacking a quarterback who in 2005 carried the ball 478 total yards and averaged 47.8 rushing yards per game plus being no. 1 in the MWC in passing efficiency (11th in the NATION). Ya sure, beck threw for more total yards but that's just because he hucked it 513 times (with 13 int). Anyone quarterback who passes 513 times will rack up the yards on their stats provided they have decent recievers. (FYI Johnson threw for a decent 330 with a solid 2892). AND he ran the scout team. Don't forget that.

On top of that, remember his rushing yards. Yes, he was injured rushing, but he managed to play the first 10 games before that even happened, and he has learned from that.

Beck turned out to be quite the QB in 2006, but guess what? He's kind of gone. Johnson will be fine and I predict he will put Beck to shame.

I'm not saying that Johnson won't get better, I am sure he will. He won't be able to win games himself. He is not Vince Young. And Hall has at least scrimmaged against the first team defense. Asiata is can't get himself even healthy enough to be on the field. And at least the o-line in 05 was better than this years crop. Again I say the Ute running game has no chance even with a better Johnson.