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Utah, BYU football: Rivalry always big, but this year it's even bigger

I now live in the state of Utah where I graduated at BYU 1985. I have seen all the Rivalry in those two schools while at BYU. Mark Wison, Jimmy Mac, Steve Young and Robbie Bosco and they were all winners than this one in the Bay Area. BYU and Utah Rivalry are far different breeds than Stanford and Cal. I use to live in the Bay Area during my young days and hardly do I know or seen anything about or even mentioned about rivalry in the Bay Area. I love it here. Michigan & Ohio State are boring and some others. Go Cougars!

we are lucky to have a rivalry this strong. i look forward to throwing back all the smack into ute fans' faces after the game. byu by 4. oh, and collie is still open!

Doug,

Do you mean Austin Collie?

Would you say it's bigger than Oprah?

As a Cougar fan, I'm quite confident in my team. BYU will play looser for the simple fact is that Utah has more to lose than BYU. 17 million at stake. We have Las Vegas Bowl or Las Vegas Bowl. All the pressure is on Utah. If they lose, the world will know they were a hoax. If they win, they will learn in the BCS game that Utah isn't a top 7 team.

This should be an easy win for Utah. Almost everything is in their favor:

-undefeated
-higher ranking
-at home
-better team speed
-better defense
-good offense
-better special teams
-more on the line

Since everything points to Utah, I'm predicting:

Utah 27
BYU 38

here is a few stats for you, utahs offense has scored 401 points this season and has given up 183. byu has scored 400 points and given up 206. cougar fans argument that they have a vastly superior offense is a joke. utah by 10 31-21

No confidence in any predictions. Yes, Utah should, by all measures, win. Likely by 4-10.

But... don't get too uppity. And filled with bravado. Smugness kills.

BYU's offense IS superior to Utah's offense, but BYU's offense isn't playing Utah's offense. While the U's D is very good and defense wins championships usually, in big games they tend to win the first half and the best offense wins the 2nd half and games. But, with BYU's defense being up and down, who knows.

Fortunately they play the game on the field, not in the press.

BYU does have a superior offense to Utah's, but both teams are capable of making big plays.

Still, when all is said and done, Max and company will find a way to win this one.

BYU 31
Utah 24

You have forgotten all the times that BYU sent in the 2nd stringer and "called off the dogs". If that were the case the Scores could have been much higher

BYU 34
Utah 27

Great predictions. You Kittens are brilliant. Was it a vision you had? Will you discipline yourself if you are wrong or will it just be the "bad refs" like always that eases your mind from falsehoods.

Here is a prediction: It will be a great game.

Here is a hope: I hope no player or fan is seriously hurt or such.

Here is a fact: Predictions are dilusional and luck.

With that said. Good luck to both teams.

GO UTES.... Win or lose "A Utah Man AM I"

Seriously, who can doubt this prediction?

Utah 98743140
BYU 0

Don't worry my fellow Ute fans...the School of the Prophets will prevail. BYU has always been a "wantabe" and will continue to be so.

Go REFS!!!!!

Latest, Most Accurate Poll:

Red 173
Blue 365

Even SLC was blue in 2008?

Utah 17
BYU 37

Having grown up in Utah, graduated from USC, and lived in Ohio, I must say that the Utah/BYU rivalry is by far the nastiest. At USC, we hated UCLA and Notre Dame, but the intensity of rivalry between the fans was much lower. Ohio St./Michigan is intense and nasty, but your brother, brother-in-law, neighbors, ward members, co-workers, etc. were overwhelmingly on your own side of the fence. Utah/BYU is nasty because the fan rivalry is silly intense AND you have to live with the knuckleheads from the other side for the rest of the year. Ugh! Throw in the petty childishness factor of a lot of the fans and it turns the nasty up another notch. I'd say only Auburn/Alabama can probably match this one. To the fans of the winning team, try to show some class this year...yeah right.

Nice comment Disco Vega.... BYU has always been a "wantabe"? That's why the Y has a national championship! The Utes haven't even sniffed one!

Brig Young Academy 07
Univ of Deseret 37

Go cougars!!! I predict the score
BYU: 20
Utah:19