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Game erases memory of 2 losses decisively

You were able to hang with BYU and take advantage of our mistakes when you had the better team. Don't worry, we actually return most of our starters next year, and we'll be waiting for you in our house. See you then.

I think you were the one a few weeks ago that said Brian Johnson was no Omar Clayton!

I wish byu would have won this game so no teams would represent the mtn west in a bcs game because utah is going to get dominated if they play a good team in the bcs, and the mtn west will look poor again. Can you say hawaii

Wow, BYU is 1-20 against ranked teams in recent years?

That's really awful.

BYU was not a top 25 team in 2008. Yes they were ranked but does anyone really think this medorce bunch really deserved to be ranked? Top 15 teams don't get pounded the way BYU did against TCU and Utah. Also, Max Hall has a long long way to go before he reaches the level of a John Beck. Hall wilts under pressure unlike Beck and gets worse as the game progresses. Bronco has to stop the Steven Covey how to win friends and influence people talk and go recruit a defense. The 2008 defense was a joke. I don't know, after hearing the BYU players talk after the game I have the impression that they are content with mediocrity. David Nixon said he was proud of the great 10 win season. Gee David, maybe next year BYU can actually get some "real" line backers like Brady Popinga who aren't just happy to be here but actually have a passion for winning. BYU deserves to stay HOME for the holidays.What a disapointment.

Good Article.

The only way for a team from the MWC to go to the NC is if there is NO other undefeated team and the 1 loss teams are relatively weak.

In the Utes case they could have gone to the NC if:
1) Michigan would have been 9-3 instead of 3-9.
OR
2) They would have played and beaten another BCS team that is at-least bowl worthy if not ranked (ie...Florida State, Boston College, UNC, Cincy, etc) instead of Weber State.
OR
3) They knock of a high profile BCS team such as OU (TCU had their chance) or USC (ala OSU).

Since none of those happen, they won;t be in a NC. Still BCS is BCS....We'll take it! No one's complaining here!

This would be 7 straight wins for Utah! Sorry Cougs, no miracles today. Obviously not living right on and off the field.

That must have been a difficult article for Harmon to write. To good job utes, acutally Utah gets most if its starters back too, especially on defense. and to Utah..: Let's just see how it plays out on the field.

Look poor again?

Utah has been in the BCS once before and they looked just fine. Hawaii is in the WAC. No other MWC has been able to qualify for a BCS game...

No Ute fan wants congratulations from the TDS. Just shut up and head back to Provo. 48-24, have a great year.

Utah will represent the MWC very well... AGAIN!

Utah can hang with any school outside the two that will play for the national championship (Oklahoma and Florida).

"Can you say Hawaii"... Are you serious? Hawaii had NO defense. I have a better question for you: Can you say JEALOUSLY?

Go Utes!!

I'm a University of Utah faculty member and season ticket holder. Quite honestly, I was embarrassed at the actions of Utah fans. My father is a BYU fan and, naturally, attended the game with me. The comments and gestures which were directed toward him personally--not just by a few individuals, but by several individuals throughout the stadium--are things I cannot print here (and were provoked by no more than the fact he had on a blue shirt with a small BYU insignia). I am happy for the team's win, but I will never again attend a University of Utah sporting event after witnessing what I did. As a university professor, I do much to uphold and promote the university's image, but I was ashamed of what I witnessed last night. I realize classless acts go both ways, but what I saw was on such a large scale, with no provocation beyond a simple shift, and to such an extreme, that I find for it no excuse.

Love the people who think Utah is going to lose its BCS game. We Utes actually WIN our Bowl games -- have you checked the history? I know the idea of winning bowl games is foreign to BYU fans -- as is beating ranked opponents. I believe BYU is 1 and 20 versus ranked opponents lately. So stop talking trash on the Utes and enjoy our perfect season -- a "quest" that we actually carried out.

Heck, I have already forgotten the last 2 years games !! It's the Cougs that have to live with the shame of being BLOWN out and with the realization that there isn't hope or a little thing called SPEED on the horizon. Maybe" quest for survival " will work better for the next few years especially with Maxi, the human turnover, at the helm ! If I were Austin Collie I would look at coming out of school early . I think he can do that because of Missionary years. He may not be a PR guru but he IS a heck of a player !

Re: Utah at 12:53 a.m.

Can you say Sour Grapes...

Why is it that some BYU fans can't accept that Utah won and support them as they carry the Mountain West banner into the BCS?

If the situation was reversed, I would be supporting BYU. I guess some people just can't get pass the "they thumped us" bitterness. Had Utah not won the game, our league would have no one in the BCS.

I believe BYU will show REAL CLASS and wish the Utes good luck in the BCS, even if some of their fans won't.

By the way, why does Utah have to share the pot with the other non-BCS leagues? When did they change that? It's inherently unfair.

Utah busts their hump to get there and then is forced to split the money with those outside our league?

I didn't know BYU had such a stellar record against ranked opponents. Ouch! Good luck in your bowl game, I will be rooting for you to turn that embarassing statistic around and send your seniors out on a high note.

"Utah.." Say What?? Have you ever beaten anyone at anything outside of your little sister.

Anyone that is competitive and a champion wants the best opportunity. If Utah falls flat than so be it, but I am sure every Cooger wanted to play that game against Utah yesterday even though there was a strong liklihood they could be embarrassed.

See you in the Ward ball consolation bracket.

2006: "Harline is still open"
2007: "4th and 18"
2008: "Hall tries to make the tackle"

Maybe the Utes will get a chance to play Oklahoma and prove their worth. Until then I can look forward to next year when the Utes have the target on their backs and TCU has a Ute helmet on the dummy in the weight room.

BYU was fittingly humbled, but that is part of working toward perfection. Congrats to the U of U for a great season going undefeated. Good luck with that new coach next year.

It was so sad that Alex Hall was the true MVP for Utah. The Utes should give him the game ball, and thank them for the victory, as BYU was moving the ball well against the Utes. Six turnovers seals victory for Utah.