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Utes land in 2nd in final AP Top 25 poll
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BYU's 1984 championship looks like a joke in comparison to what the Utes did this year. They didn't even beat 1 ranked team in the final AP Poll and barely squeaked by a 6-5 Michigan team.
LET IT BE SAID THAT THE TRUE NATIONAL CHAMPIONS OF 2008 ARE THE UTAH UTES! THE BCS IS A SHAM AND UTAH PROVED IT!
Great season guys.
Way to go coach Whit.
Go Utes!
Is there an NCAA rule that states that Utah cannot place a "National Champions" banner in their stadium? Forget about "voting" (and really, can we just stop pretending that you can "vote" a champion?). If no, there should be a "National Champions" banner unveiled during the first home game (2 actually). If yes, pay the fine and do it anyway.
Look, this state was settled by people saying "forget you" to the rest of the country. We need to do the same to the BCS. Utah ran the table + they were the only ones = national champions.
It's time for some independence and clear thinking here. Be national champions and proud of it. If someone tells you that you aren't, make them take down the banner.
Still just one NC for the entire state.
Uh,. . . I think both Florida and Oklahoma struggled with each other.
Napoleon crowed himself and look where that got him in the end!
Be happy with your teams season, don't make their 'failure', right or WRONG, become the focus.
Utah had a great season, They achieved a great deal for their program, their conference, and even for their fans. Celebrate their success!
re: does anyone know: I think Utah will be top 13 or so depending upon how people view the loss of Brian Johnson. IF the voters believe they can overcome his loss to some degree they'll be ranked high. If not they'll still be top 25.
See you guys next year and good luck.
This was a banner year for the Utes.
Finishing #2 in the final AP Poll and going undefeated is a fantastic accomplishment!
Utah may have been the best team in the country.
They certainly had a better argument for winning the National Championship than any other team and they deserved a chance to prove it on the field.
We need a playoff.
Stumbling out of the gate last season against Air Force and UNLV may have been Utah's undoing.
Those games killed any chance of the Utes being ranked last season and doomed them from being ranked to start this season.
Starting the season unranked and with little momentum from the previous season makes it nearly impossible to climb to #1, especially if you're a "mid-major" who gets little respect anyway.
Utah did crack the first AP Poll at #22, but they didn't get into the Top 10 until late October and never really got much notice as a serious championship contender until after their Sugar Bowl win. USC and Texas being contenders also hurt.
AP Poll Weekly Progression
Week_Date_Rank
1..2-Sep__22
2..7-Sep__22
3.14-Sep__20
4.21-Sep__17
5.28-Sep__15
6..5-Oct__14
7.12-Oct__14
8.19-Oct__12
9.26-Oct__10
10..2-Nov__10
11..9-Nov__8
12.16-Nov__8
13.23-Nov__8
14.30-Nov__7
15..7-Dec__7
16..9-Jan__2
The Utes aren't the first, and certainly won't be the last, team to finish an unbeaten season and still not be crowned national champion -- see Penn State and Auburn.
Undefeated would be a lock for a national championship if we had a playoff.
Please explain these to me. Let me spell this out for you.
Utah played in a conference that was ranked 4th in the country above the ACC and the Big 10 (is that correct? Or was it the big east. I'm not sure) If a team in the ACC went undefeated they would have reached the number one or two mark midway through the season, and they would play in the national championship. Utah's strength of schedule matched any of those teams, especially the Pac 10 and they proved they were legit on the field man handling what America claimed to be a "far superior" Alabama team in their own back yard. Oh yeah, Bama was ranked number one for FIVE WEEKS during the regular season.
Allow me to summarize. Utah beats ranked teams. Utah handles the runner up to the championship game. Utah should be playing in the NC at the very least. But they weren't... which brings us back to square one.
The BCS is a bogus beauty contest.
All right... Now explain to me your arguments against Utah. I want to hear them.
National Championships:
BYU- 1
Utah- 0
SCOREBOARD
AP - Associated Press Poll
Coaches� - USA Today Coaches Poll
Team_CCR_AP_Coaches'_W-L
Florida_1_1_1_13-1
USC_2_3_2_12-1
Texas_3_4_3_12-1
Utah_4_2_4_13-0
Oklahoma_5_5_5_12-2
Boise State_6_11_13_12-1
Penn State_7_8_8_11-2
Alabama_8_6_6_12-2
TCU_9_7_7_11-2
Texas Tech_10_12_12_11-2
Ohio State_11_9_11_10-3
Oregon_12_10_9_10-3
Georgia_13_13_10_10-3
Ball State_14_*_*_12-2
Tulsa_15_*_*_11-3
Cincinnati_16_17_17_11-3
Missouri_17_19_16_10-4
BYU_18_25_21_10-3
Oregon State_19_18_19_9-4
California_20_*_25_9-4
Iowa_21_20_20_9-4
Mississippi_22_14_15_9-4
Florida State_23_21_23_9-4
Virginia Tech_24_15_14_10-4
West Virginia_25_23_*_9-4
Oklahoma State_26_16_18_9-4
Michigan State_29_24_24_9-4
Georgia Tech_38_22_22_9-4
Utah will find its way into the title game before too long. The peices are there and 2008 is a stepping stone.
I'm a die-hard BYU fan, but I gotta hand it to the Utes, they came to play and were the better team.
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