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Brad Rock: Utes have a chance for history
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Great opportunity for us UTE fans as well, my flight leaves tomorrow and I can't wait. I really hope that the UTES can make the most of this opportunity to play on such a big stage. Either way I am looking to have a good time, of course it will be a GREAT time if we can pull off a win and start the season off right. GO UTES!!!
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Michigan by a touchdown!
Michigan 48, Utes 9.
Utes by 3, Northern Iowa by 14 (nice scheduling, Cougars, was Alabama Community College not available?)
I think the Utes can win this game. Michigan is very shaky on offense. New coach, new scheme, no starting QB, freshman RB. Utes defense will stop them. As for offense, Utes score two touchdowns and their defense sets up another. Utah 24, Michigan 20.
Besides, you need to figure out what the Michigan/ Utah game is all about - these big-time BCS teams always schedule easy teams to play at the beginning of the year (just look at Ohio State). OSU schedules teams like Troy St, and Michigan schedules teams like Appalachian St. or Utah. Of course, Michigan's plan backfired last year, but recognize this game for what it is - Michigan scheduled a team they figure they can easily beat, which is Utah this year. This game is similar to the NFL preseason games - it's simply a way for Michigan to get their players ready for their conference games without having to exert too much energy or risk injuries to their key players.
Utah, you are nothing more than a patsy team to Michigan, and you will be beat!!
blah! blah! red sheep have you any wool?
yes Y! yes Y! strait two years losing 2 you
Let me counter that argument so that you don't have to. Ute fan: "Fiesta bowl, blah blah blah, BCS, blah, blah, Urban Meyer, blah blah"
Congratulations on winning the 2004 Fiesta Bowl, a bowl win only slightly more relevant than BYU's 1996 Cotton Bowl win. In any case, BYU has a national championship and a Heisman trophy.
Counter-argument. Ute fan: "Alex Smith, blah blah, Andrew Bogut, blah blah, draft, blah blah"
Alex Smith is the first and last name on a short list of great Utah quarterbacks. But it's looking more and more like he was a great player in an Urban Meyer system after his struggles in San Francisco.
Ute fan: "John Beck, blah blah, Miami Dolphins, blah blah blah"
Okay, you got me there. But he's only played one year so far, Miami is terrible, and at least he wasn't the #1 pick in the draft.
Go UTES!!!
It is silly for you to compare BYU's non conference schedule to Michigan or Ohio State.
BYU did not play a single team ranked in the top 25 last year. The MWC is terrible, just like the WAC.
The BCS conference teams actually play a difficult schedule no matter who they schedule out of conference.
If BYU wants to justify itself it needs to schedule non-conference opponents that are real teams.
Neither BYU or Utah can say much about their non-conference schedule with N. Iowa and Weber State in the mix. Then they go on to the oh so weak MWC games.
At least Utah scheduled a game in the big house that they could very well lose. BYU will be favored in every game on their schedule this year, with the possible exception of Utah if Utah is unbeaten at the time. (Unlikely).
Its kind of like taking a test you know all the answers to, its not really a test is it???
BYU wants to follow Hawaii's example from last year, get the easiest schedule they can and hope to go undefeated and potential BCS big money. Too Bad the Utes will spoil it.
Michigan supporters can whistle in my all they want, im not buying your crap!
GO UTAH
Michigan of course is good but traditionally has boring, unimaginative offensive schemes, winning their share of games due to more sought after recruits. BYU is undefeated against them, thanks to the 1984 Holiday Bowl. That was a close game only because of the many BYU turnovers in that game. The Ohio St/Mich rivalry is the most well known but that does not make it the best. It is more of a geography thing there and does not have all the variables that we see in the Holy War. This year lets hope Michigan beat OSU because it would be nice to have a legit national championship game.
Anyway, here's hoping the Utes beat the wolverines.
3 Ohio State
11 Michigan
16 Penn State
20 Wisconsin
30 Utah
45 Iowa
50 Purdue
51 Michigan State
64 Illinois
66 Minnesota
74 Northwestern
79 Indiana
MWC and UNI*
22 BYU
30 Utah
33 TCU
57 Air Force
61 New Mexico
80 Colorado State
81 Wyoming
84 Northern Iowa
88 San Diego State
112 UNLV
*Source: Jeff Sagarin's College Football Ratings
However, I hope that the Utes beat the livin' crap our of Michigan! I honestly hope that Utah wins every single game they have this year, that is, until they play my beloved Cougars.
What's good for Utah (or BYU or any other Utah school) is good for the state.
Good luck, Utes!
Might make a BYU win easier to swallow for the Utah fans. :)
24 Oregon State
27 Boise State
28 UCLA
54 Washington
55 Hawaii
60 Fresno State
144 Northern Arizona
145 Portland State
146 Utah State
147 Montana State
168 Princeton
169 Brown
170 Weber State
*Source: Jeff Sagarin's College Football Ratings
WAC*
27 Boise State
55 Hawaii
60 Fresno State
84 Northern Iowa
86 Nevada
108 San Jose State
118 Louisiana Tech
138 New Mexico State
146 Utah State
155 Idaho
Utah State is about as good as teams in the upper half of the Big Sky Conference.
*Source: Jeff Sagarin's College Football Ratings
By the way, what time is the game? And is it on TV?
Whay type of history will Kyle pull out at the Big House?
UCLA looked past Utah, and paid. Anyone who really prepared for Utah beat them. RR is not going to look past the first game of the season, his first as head coach at Michigan, a "Huge-athletic" team, ABC National TV, and a Big House of 100,00 fans.
Kyle will fold like a table, and the Utes will get spanked. A statement game for Michigan. Blowout to the point that the loss will kill the season, once again putting Utah in the "Must Beat BYU Mode"...
Worst thing that ever happened to the Utah program was a taste of Victory under Urban, Kyle's tenure as a Head Coach, and App State.
Yep, the Utes are History...
RES will be full of tumbleweeds again...
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