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Utah Utes football: No. 15 Utes have short turnaround before facing OSU

Short week for the yewts, full week for the beavers. OSU doesn't travel very well, but they have players. I suspect that the yewts will thump them.

Do us proud......

With many of the teams the UTES have played so far not doing much this season, the OSU game now takes on a bit more meanging (as far as national attention goes) with OSU's win over USC. Our UTES better be ready for this one as I don't think they will be able to continue the mistakes they have been making all year long and come away with a win. They have really been playing with fire and so far haven't been burned. That can't continue, so hopefully it stops with the UTES cleaning up their game vs the alternative. LETS GO UTES!!!

Games at the village(Indian city)has been a happy hunting ground (lots of kills / victories) for the "people of the mountains"(Utes)...

Big Daddy sayz...

OSU 09
UTAH 32

Def backs - dispensers� of pain, Def Line - The Great Wall of Utah. Off Line - notoriously Tuff...Johnson makes the right choice and tucks and runs more / offense makes it happen all four quarters...Special Teams - makes play(s) of the day. Louie pads his record....GO UTES

I'm giving this one to the Utes. Show 'em what happens she teams from 'big conferences' come up the hill. Kyle's Utes usually get up for the big games.

Turnovers ! Turnovers !
If Steve Smith holds onto the ball that is thrown to an Oregon end and Robert Johnson does his high flying grabs, things will be looking good,
I think with a couple interceptions and " Louie's Louie's " toe, ( pinning them back ) winning this game is a possibility. Play all 60 minutes flat out ! Go Utah !

The utes are becoming notorious for preparing well for big games. A long streak of continuous bowl game victories, Michigan this year (in the big house) and now O State. The Beavers are a good team, but a couple things will be going against them.

First is the homefield advantage. The altitude usually plays a difference, especially in kicking games, as Sakoda is accustomed to it, he can place punts inside the opponent's 10 yd line, while the beavers will struggle to do so, and the same for field goals, Sakoda knows the limits, but O State will probably not try a 50 yarder, even though it's a lot easier at RES's altitude.

Second, is the matchup of the Beaver offense and the Ute Defense. The Utes have been very stingy defenders against the run, so don't expect O State to have the kind of run game they did against USC.

Overall, the utes will probably pull this out (my guess is a 31 - 24 final score), but if the Utes make more than 2 turnovers, they won't recover.

Good luck and...
GO UTES!!

Michigan did to #9 Wisconsin what they couldn't do against Utah and Michigan remains a force to be reckoned with in the Big Ten. That said, I agree that Oregon State, coming off a win over USC, does add significantly to the schedule.

Go Utes.

Good luck Utes! I'm looking for the Ute's smaller, quicker and more athletic d-line to match up well with their water bug of a running back. If the o-line can keep Johnson on his feet its the Utes by 17.

And Whit - "lack of resistency"? How about you speak english and let our guy make up the new words :)

"With many of the teams the UTES have played so far not doing much this season,"......Hello? Are you watching college football? Utah beat Michigan in the big house, Michigan just beat then #9 Wisconsin. Utah beat UNLV at home. UNLV beat then #15 ASU at Tempe and Iowa State at home. If the Utes beat OSU on Thursday they will definately have more quality wins over opponents than the TDS.

Your weak win against Weber State didn't move you up as many slots in the polls as idle BYU got. That's bad. The Utes had better play better against OSU or it's another disappointing year. Can't go losing to a 2-2 Pac-10 team when the rest of the MWC has beaten up on that conference! Not if you think you're good enough to go to a BCS game this year.

I sincerely want the Utes to go out and do some damage to the Beavers. The Utes are a great team and I hope they and my Cougars are both undefeated come their match up in November. I will be cheering loud and long for the Utes to have a great games this week and the rest of the season.

Kill 'em Utah!

Anyone who predicts this will be a blowout is idiotic and doesn't think anything through. If OSU can figure out how to pick apart an awesome USC team, they can surely do that even better against an average utah team. When you just beat the #1 team in the nation, you will be on a high. When you leave a game feeling awful after playing a lower division team, who do you think has the edge in this game? Certainly not Utah, and I don't care if they are at home.
This will be a close game. This heartbreaking loss will be tough, especially as they prepare to go to Wyoming who will be ready to take it to Utah for some sweet revenge.

Utes are always ready for the big game and I expect this will be a defensive struggle from the get-go. Luckily, we have the x-factor of the game in Sakoda. I believe his expertise in punting and kicking will ultimately lead the Utes to a close vistory. GO UTES!!

Bring on OSU, and anyone in the Pac 10. The Utes will win the NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP.

Let's go Utes!!! Make the MWC proud. The Cougs also face a strong team this week, Utah State High School, so that should be a great game.

This is to anyone (byu fans)that are knocking on utah's schedule so far. The combined record for the three division 1 teams that byu has defeated, TWO BEING PLAYED AT HOME, might I add is... 3 and 11. Solid numbers and they sure speak for themselves. Heck, byu isn't going to see someone with a potential winning record until TCU in a few weeks! I am not counting the division 2 win, same as utah, I realize. Arguing about schedules so far would not be the smartest. I guess for either team even though michigan, unlv and air force are at least winning some games.

This game is dripping with sooooo much potential for Utah!! Now that OSU has embarrased Trojans, oh just imagine if Utah should take the beavers to the wood shed!! What would that say for the MWC against the PAC-10 this year!!

Ute fans, you should be salivating for this one. You'll have to do better than the Weber game, but after correctly predicting a Ute win earlier this year a few miles away in Ann Arbor, I don't doubt at all Utah can win in convincing fashion.

I can almost see that if Utah and BYU should meet at the end of the season undefeated, both could be ranked high enough that it won't matter who wins or loses. A loss to either may not affect either team enough to matter. Both could very well end up in the BCS. I still hope the Cougs end up on top!

So, Utah, take no prisoners on Thursday!! Make the conference proud!! Beaver stew is on the menu at RES!

ha ha ha! nice one ted.

Hey Dutchman sorry to be the bearer of bad news but Wisconsin and ASU were both very overrated. That's why Michigan and UNLV were able to beat them. There is no way Wisconsin deserved their lofty #9 ranking since they started by playing a couple of patsies and then struggled to beat Fresno St 13-10.

And to Blowout, yes Wyoming will certainly WANT to take it to utah for some sweet revenge BUT they just aren't any good this year so they won't be able to. I'd be very surprised if that ends up a close game.

Ore St will come to play this week. I agree with Blowout that they are on a high while utah is on a "low" after getting shafted by McBride. Whitt pulled his starters and Mac did not but instead kept playing and trying to score. Ute players, coaches, and fans are not very happy about how that went down. Pretty funny though from a BYU fan's perspective!