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Utah Utes football: Sugar high 13-0 Utes roll over one of the BCS' best
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I say no automatic bids for the MWC or any other conference. The BCS automatic bids only serve the good ol' boys. Playoffs are the only answer.
It is so funny you almost bet someone $20 that Utah would win. But $12 is just as good along with the Utah pride! Whats up with spelling "Utah" like "Ewwwtah" that is just plain weird. Utah is undeafeated and pretty much the best team ever! Alabama ranked #3 College team and that will probabley slide down because Utah was ranked #6. So the rankings will change baby! HA!
GO UTAH UTES and I'm sure that there won't be any rolling of tide for a while!
Peace love and Utah pride the best things in life involve the Utah utes!
You're awesome! #1 in the Nation!
BCS can POUND SAND!
Congrats!
What a great example to BYU (who I pull for) on how to set team goals (do it and not just talk about it) and in how to play defense. Utah has always been great at getting up for big games and winning bowls games. Another great example for the BYU coaches.
See what is possible when you are serious about sports and dont put it as a fifth priority.
Great job Utah!
"Oregon State
TCU
BYU
Alabama
All of these teams are ranked in the top 25 and Utah beat all of them. They are the number 1 team in the country. I don't care what the polls say."
First of all, congragulations to the Utes (I never thought I would say that). You represented the conference well. Second, I think Utah will also be ranked number 2 and they will get alot of number 1 votes (they deserve it). Good job!
You deserved it.
This game was even more impressive then the BSU-OU Fiesta bowl because of the way the Utes man handled Bama strait up. 8 sacks and holding this team to under 40 yds rushing!! Putting up 31 on their D!! This was a statement win on how Utah and other Mnt, teams really stack up against BCS powerhouses!
The Utes peaked at the end of this year and I really believe they could play with Fla, OU, Tex, USC, etc.
We need a playoff system in college football!
By the way did anyone feel like Utah was the recipient of some bad calls? I was scratching my head! Bad ball spot on 3rd down, delay of game, questionable PI call, No holding calls on Bama and a phantom holding call that was a great run block against Utah. Maybe the officials had a little BCS incentive in this game? OK I'll stop and enjoy the win graciously.
Great win Ute's!!
What a year!!!
The Utes beat no less than four teams who have one or more national championships in the past:
Michigan
TCU
BYU
Alabama
13-0 baby and it's our turn.
We are so happy for Witt as he seems to have transcended Myers' accomplishment with this win. Scary that he will be around next year, but he and his players will be a class act in the MWC for years to come. Way to go Utes!
PS: Too bad you did not play USC, they would have cleaned utah's clock.
Florida (#2) beats Oklahoma (#1)by 1
USC won, but over #8
Utah beat #4
If all of the above happened, where would you rank Utah? #2 at worst. Could AP rank them #1 and we have co-champs? C'mon Urban, what do you say?
And I think they need to re-vote on Coach of the Year. Saban was outcoached in every way tonight.
Wonder who will be first to offer Wittingham $3 mil+ per season to go to a bigger program.
Tonight, you just saw the greatest win by a non-BCS team in bowl history.
Sadly, too many of Utah's fans like "No More Cougar Posts" will always be losers.
Utah Alum
Thanks. It was meant 2B tongue in cheek. Actually, Bowling for Soup cares about 1984 too.
opportunity to play for number one.
Congrats Utes (and any other team) that proves away with the BCS!
Go Utes!
BYU played Michigan by default, because Barry wouldn't play the Cougars for less money.
The next fall BYU pounded Washington.
>>Switzer's kind are dying off. They want status quo, with Oklahoma, Texas, USC or Florida winning it every year. They don't want up and coming teams. Switzer has won and NCAA title and a Super Bowl but with the talent he had, he should have won much more. Barry has forgotten what it was like in his early years - to be an underdog, a scrapper.<<
I believe that Switzer's biography was called Bootlegger's boy and he has forgotten what it was like to be an underdog. He is now and for many yrs been all about the establishment & maintaining the status quo. Sell out?
He did win the NCAA title w/ his talent but it was Jimmy J's people that won the Super Bowl for Barry... he just did not mess it up.
What is this supposed to mean? Bama had ample time to prepare for the game. They were #1 for more weeks than any other team this year. If they played poorly, that's THEIR fault (and their coaching staff's).
Isn't that part of the game - to exploit your opponent's weaknesses?
Stop showing your football naivete and either congratulate the Utes on the biggest win in their history or just stay off the post.
Sports has a very what have you done for me lately mentality which means only Historians and BYU fans give a hoot about what happened 25 yrs ago.
Most Utes on here tonight appreciate the fact that we are acknowledging a GREAT TEAM! GREAT WIN! and GREAT COACHING! Thank you for representing the conference so well!
Not looking forward to meeting up with you next year!
Tonight is your night...enjoy!
Although I'm a Ute fan, I was thrilled when BYU won the title. However, we're kidding ourselves if we think the '84 Cougars could have competed with the Trojans, Gators, Sooners, Tide or Utes of 2008.
BYU fans - some of you are showing class, while others still have to bring up the '84 championship... Give it up, this win is better. Sure we don't get the national championship, but we soundly beat a very good, highly ranked team. As opposed to miraculously barely beating a 6-5 Michigan team (lest we forget the BCS system was set up to at least prevent undeserving teams from winning the championship). So those of you who are still hanging on to 24 year old memories, I repeat - give it up.
This team could easily beat the '84 team (especially since the players from the '84 team are so old now).
Go Utes! Wow, this is so awesome. Dare I say that I feel giddy? Man... the Tide rolled... over and played dead. What now Saban?
Just awesome!
Even the Alabama's coach spent most of his comments addressing his team weaknesses, as though up to this point it should have been obvious. We now know who the coach of the year truely is.
The MWC accomplished just about everything that could have been done, but I do not think it will matter. Alabama will be thrown under the bus, rather than admit the MWC has at least in the same ball park now with some of the BCS best.
I'm glad to see the congrats of BYU fans, I hope to see the rivalry remain but not at the expense of the conference.
May the best team in the MWC repeat next year. I would have other teams and their fans enjoy tonight as my family nad friends did.
Go Utes - Go MWC!!
Is that some sort of Orwellian term of endearment for their campus rules and regulations?
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