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Utah Utes, BYU football: Gridders heading to Vegas

Are some of these players even old enough to gamble, let alone pick up a chip off the floor?

Of course, haven't you heard, that both BYU and Utah have players that are about 30 years old playing?

Most of the players attending are 3-4 years removed from HS so yes they are of age.

Apparently they're old enough to pick something up off the floor. Sheesh. Lets think about it. Sakoda is a senior, and so is Johnson. I'm pretty sure that makes them at least 21. Secondly, picking up a chip isn't illegal. Nor is cashing it. Playing with it, if they were under 21, would be.

The chip Tate picked up off the floor was just a foreshadowing of picking himself off the floor when Unga ran over him.

Just kidding.

Can't wait for the season to get started.

Should be a great year for both the Cougars and Utes.

Looking forward to November...

According to Steve Tate's bio on the U of U website his birthdate is Jan. 11, 1983, old enough to gamble.

Lest we forget, Brian Johnson came in as a 14 year old true freshman (he started at 18, but got younger every time somebody mentioned his age), so I'm not sure he's old enough to be on the casino floor.

From a fan's perspective, the only thing interesting about football meetings is that we're that much closer to football games.

Good luck to both the Utes and the Cougars this year. It should be a fun year.

Old enough to gamble or not, it's nice to invent the story about finding the chip for p.r. purposes. After all, the Utes purport to represent the LDS population as well as the antis.

NCAA athletes cannot gamble as per NCAA rules. This is am area the NCAA takes VERY seriously. Ever heard of point shaving? Usually starts with a student athlete getting into serious financial trouble through gambling.

It doesn't say that Tate gambled, just that he found a chip on the ground. I hope the Utes y the Cougars have great seasons this year.

Evidently the writer and the football player don't know that it's illegal to keep a chip they find on the floor. According to Nevada gaming laws, they have to turn that chip in to casino officials. In other words, they just admitted in this article of breaking the law.

This is the most mechanical, boring quote to ever enter the sports section:

"While none of the predictions and other speculation that happen during the event have any influence on the outcome of the season, nor will it impact the way we approach the season, it does allow us to facilitate multiple media sources in an efficient and timely fashion," Mendenhall said.

The statements above by both coach Whit and coach Mendenhall about how they choose who goes to this event just reminds me why I am glad that Whit is the coach of my beloved Utes.

The Jargon from coach Mendenhalls mouth and the fool that he makes of himself in these types of situations just reinforces why no wins or loss record would ever make me want him as my coach. Especially considering the fact that he has an O-coordinator who learned from one of the best offensive minds in the country in Mike Leech that is responsible for most of BYU's success.

I'm a huge Cougar fan, but I find it interesting the language Bronco used to respond to questions. I know Bronco takes a lot of heat, especially from the talking heads on radio, about the formality of his speech. At least this time, I have to agree. Bronco sounds like he is reading from a stilted press release.

In explaining his choice to bring Hall and Jorgenson Bronco said, "...both have shown an ongoing commitment and a desire to live, lead and act in alignment with those values."

On the importance of the media days Bronco said, "...it does allow us to facilitate multiple media sources in an efficient and timely fashion."

Just say, "Max and Jan are great guys and team leaders on offense and defense." Or, why not simply say, "Being here is great exposure for BYU"?

Having said that...Good Luck Cougs! Hope you dominate the pre-season MWC selections, but better yet, dominate the 2008 football season.

Hey Call... next time, why don't you just interview UofU players and coaches and just leave BYU off the article title.

Rivals.com has their pre-season rankings going on now. Here's how Utah schools fared ...

#12 - BYU
#28 - Utah
#118 - Utah State

re: I luv broncho.
You have to be kidding, right? You would rather have Broncho use little words so you can read them? It is so nice to have a coach that is literate and uses words other than "duh" and "these are great guys". And to the Utah fan who would rather have Kyle than Broncho, thank you. After a few more years of losing to the Cougars you will change your mind.

Did Bronco just use an Austin Collie phrase...."These guys have shown leadership both ON AND OFF THE FIELD"! Magic is going to happen in 2008.

Seriously who talkes like that, the most polished speakers in the country know better than to use canned speeches like this when talking off the cuff. Way too mechanical and contrived, but your right Bronco is smart, he knows the people he needs to control are the rich boosters. So look for many more quotes just like this.