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Utah Utes football: Team routs Rebels with big 2nd half

The Utes looked horrible in the first half and great in the second. Congrats on beating another mediocre team.

We definitely had a slow start tonight but the 2nd half showed just how dominate the UTES can be. I hope we learned a lesson on how not to start a game.

The UTES were awesome in all phases of the game in the second half. GO UTES!!!!

Way to go Utes! With TCU playing well and BYU beating a PAC10 team on the road, maybe we can get 3 MWC teams in the top 25.

As a big Ute Fan, I only wish Whittingham would somehow show some consistancy. If I could take the first half of Michigan and the second half of UNLV, we would look like a top tier team. I am happy for the victory but not happy about the Utes playing down to the competition. Why can't we play a complete game? If we want the BCS game, we need to play like a BCS team. We have the talent. We now need the coaches to step it up in practice and the games.

I would say that BYU and Utah have played about the same level of schedule so far, with surprisingly similar results. I equate UNLV to Northern Iowa. The results from Utah and BYU were similar. I equate a down Michigan team with a scrappy against the wall Washington team. The results were similar. I expect two pretty good teams to play in November, with the edge going to Utah as it will be played in SLC.

Just as I thought, Utah ended up thumping UNLV. Now if only this team can put 4 Q's together in one game then this team will be really hard to beat and should be the real BCS buster from the state of Utah and the MWC! I see the potential with this team, the talent but I am not sold on Wittingham & their horrible offensive coach. If these two do ok as coaches then Utah just might go unbeaten.

Although the Utes turned it around against a perennial doormat, I was very unimpressed with their tackling and overall speed. Utah State should be a good tune up to fix what's broke, cause after that it's Air Force, and they always give they Utes a tough game.

I just came over from the BYU/Washington article, where every negative comment was blamed on Ute fans numerous times. But like Utah in the second half, I'm gonna stop playing down to their level and not assume that every negative comment comes from a BYU fan. Because I've heard of google.
Everyone will agree it was a rough start for our offense. Gotta love the D though. It makes me happy to hear the BYU fans upset about their offense. Our great D + their poor offense bodes well for us.

Way to go Utah, last week you squeaked by a less than mediocre Michigan team and this week you needed the second half to finally finish off a pitiful UNLV team. If we could have a rematch next year, you'd be sorry.

Go Blue!

Go Blue!

Go Blue!

We would love you to come to our beautiful state for a rematch! We know it will never happen because we have beat you once and you cannot afford to loose again to a great Ute football team or another MWC team.

the Utes portrayed so many weapons on offense and their defense dominated everything but the first drive. Look how many offensive players touched the ball and did well.

Kruger and Misi were awesome. Entertaining football.

Go Irish, Go Utes. Be humble BYU fans you're not that great.

Huh? You needed the worst call of the year to beat the #9 team in the PAC-10 and you're rubbing it in about the Utes beating UNLV by 3 TDs? Locker made your defense look like a bunch of wussies. Your linebackers couldn't even bring him down! Your middle linebacker bounced off of him. That's a QB, mind you, not a fullback! You guys looked soft today.

You'll need your ref friends again in November if you want to beat the Utes!

obviously there is alot of action on the BYU board to keep the coug posters off here (and some faithful ute fans too, ha). I noticed somethin in the game that was interesting-after the Asiata pass to brooks ( i think it was brooks, i had to follow it on the net) brooks threw the ball in the air after he scored and nothin was called. So I think we can throw the "non judgement call" stuff out the window. Anyways, I hope that second half team can show up for the entire game one of these weeks and they'll drop 60 on somebody. And I like the first comment on this article, I guess we can congratulate the cougs on eeking out another win against a Pac-10 team, Go UTES!

First off, I couldn't figure out who Blue fan is a fan of: Michigan, Utah, or BYU. I actually thought he was a Utah fan taunting Michigan???

Utah needs to figure out how to play 4 quarters.

BYU needs to figure out how to put non-conference teams away on the road.

Both teams have work today if November 22nd is going to mean anything. Too bad no one else can challenge for a conference title (TCU?).

That QB at Washington is better than your QB and running backs put together. He's as big as most middle linebackers and faster than anyone on the Utah team. I love the Ute fans that keep downplaying any victory that BYU has... even though the Utes have been on the losing side of contest when they play BYU.

BYU soft? the cougars were pounding the huskies... sending them to the sidelines and local hospitals. Just keep talkin' the smack Utes... it's all you've got, you haven't been able to back it up on the football field the last few years. But please keep winning! We don't want the PAC-10 teams to keep saying we play a bunch of cupcakes.

The refs had to make that call. You should Rule 9, Section 2, Article 1 of the NCAA rule book.

And if you did not see it on tv, go to You Tube and watch the ball fly 20 feet in the air. Do a search on 'byu vs Washington'.

As I recall last week the mighty Utes thumped Michigan in the Big House and we didn't hear enough about how dominant the Utes are...the problem is, Miami of Ohio almost beat Michigan in the Big House this week. So nice try Utes, you guys might be able to beat Miami of OHIO by touchdown. If you were to be honest about it, Michigan is maybe a little better than Washington.

What is it with Kyle? Up three touchdowns in the 4th quarter and he does a little "razzle dazzle" for the touchdown.

Does he have no class.

And boy, does UNLV have your number.

5 straight quarter scoreless.

Utah need to watch out for tough teams this year,

Great Job Utes you beat Las vegas community college by 21. And the Game was closer than the scoreboard portrayed. You guys are a joke live it up now but come the end of the season you guys will be going back to Sanfran to play in the Nut bowl, while TCU is playing in the Las Vegas Bowl and BYU is in the BCS game.

Why do you yewte fans give BYU so much crap about there schedule so far when you guys beat a terrible BCS team in the most overrated BCS conferance in the NCAA by 2 points and you got plenty of calls to go your way in that game as well. Then you beat Las Vegas community college by 21 NIU would probally beat UNLV by that number at least or more.

You Ute fans are a joke when you are 2-0 all of you guys are wearing that ugly red stuff all over but at the end of the season when your team is 7-5 most of you wont be caught dead in those ugly colors!!

Yeah, that QB at Washington is better than your QB, too.

The Utes on the losing side vs BYU? Yeah, the last two years on phantom calls and hail Marys. Before that, it was all Utah for about 10 years. And before that, who cares?

Bottom line - BYU has shown me nothing so far this year. So don't start popping off about how great you are.