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What does it take to get some respect?
And as far as Joseph's posting, let's see how the Y-Ute showdown on January 27th in SLC comes down before talking smack. May be a good game, but I predict pain for the Uters.
and Utah #42.
The only reason the Utes are ranked #21 in RPI is because, lucky for Utah, the RPI conveniently exludes their ugly home loss to SW Baptist.
Keep dreaming if you think the NCAA Tournament Selection Committee won't notice that home loss to a Division II team when it comes time to hand out dance cards to the Big Dance.
1. Pittsburgh (29) 15-0 773 1
2. Duke 14-1 729 2
3. Wake Forest (2) 14-0 725 4
4. Connecticut 14-1 660 5
5. Oklahoma 15-1 617 6
6. North Carolina 14-2 611 3
7. UCLA 13-2 576 7 (tie)
8. Syracuse 16-1 560 9
9. Clemson 16-0 528 11
10. Michigan State 13-2 503 12
11. Texas 12-3 421 7 (tie)
12. Georgetown 11-3 365 10
13 Notre Dame 12-3 363 13
14. Marquette 15-2 353 15
15. Arizona State 14-2 328 16
16. Xavier 13-2 279 18
17. Minnesota 15-1 262 19
18. Butler 14-1 256 20
19. Purdue 12-4 182 14
20. Louisville 11-3 173 21
21. Baylor 13-2 159 23
22. Villanova 13-3 110 17
23. California 15-2 109 NR
24. Michigan 13-3 78 NR
25. Saint Mary's 15-1 62 NR
Dropped out: No. 22 West Virginia, No. 24 Boston College, No. 25 Tennessee.
Others receiving votes: Arkansas (12-2) 51; Illinois (14-2) 47; Memphis (12-3) 42; Brigham Young (13-2) 37; Gonzaga (10-4) 17; Dayton (14-2) 14; Tennessee (10-4) 11; Utah State (15-1) 11;
BYU is 29th in votes; Utah State is 33rd;
NO VOTES for the Utes.
RANK TEAM RECORD PTS LAST
1 Pittsburgh (70) 15-0 1798 1
2 Wake Forest (2) 14-0 1686 4
3 Duke 14-1 1678 2
4 Connecticut 14-1 1549 5
5 North Carolina 14-2 1461 3
6 Oklahoma 15-1 1440 6
7 Michigan St. 13-2 1356 8
8 Syracuse 16-1 1232 11
9 UCLA 13-2 1222 10
10 Clemson 16-0 1153 12
11 Texas 12-3 1009 7
12 Notre Dame 12-3 1008 13
13 Georgetown 11-3 908 9
14 Marquette 15-2 752 18
15 Xavier 13-2 710 16
16 Arizona St. 14-2 573 20
17 Butler 14-1 521 21
18 Minnesota 15-1 508 22
19 Purdue 12-4 490 14
20 Louisville 11-3 433 23
21 Baylor 13-2 364 23
22 California 15-2 299 NR
23 Villanova 13-3 229 18
24 Tennessee 10-4 198 15
25 Michigan 13-3 153 NR
Others receiving votes: Gonzaga 137, Arkansas 132, Illinois 115, Memphis 86, Saint Mary's, Calif. 50, Florida 25, Miami 25, Wisconsin 24, BYU 18,
In AP, BYU has the 34th most votes.
NO VOTES for Utah...
or Utah State.
Oh, and by the way...I graduated from Utah...just made me have even more lack of respect for them too...
Everyone, including ute fans, know who the better team is.
Just stop feeding the trolls.
It does not appear to me that UNLV is that dominant at all. And supposedly you have far superior athletes than the rest of the conference...except in venues of high altitude like TCU. Oh well, you can rest assured that as long as you play in Wayne Newton's back yard, you can eek out a win. Perhaps you can bring back Danny Tarkanian, Grand-ma-ma and the Plastic man to revive the magic.
My guess is that even after they win one game, people will still say, "oh, they've only won one game in 21 years." The fact is BYU is 14-2, which is pretty good even for the Big West, or what ever conference USU is in...and they had won 50+ in a row at home...which is no easy feat. You're just mad cause they didn't play you at home.
The Cougars have already beaten Weber State and Utah State and have a MUCH better record than Utah, even with the Utes inflated RPI that doesn't factor in their pathetic loss to a division II team...
AT HOME!
excuses, excuses
If the Rebels can't beat the team that was picked to finish last in the conference, what chance do they think they have against the team that has won the last two regular season championships?
Wink played more minutes (36) against the Frogs than any other player, but still only scored 9 points on 3 of 11 shooting. If Wink isn't "ready to play", why is he logging such heavy minutes?
No need to bring up the National Championship trophy with regards to Utah State; BYU has won 20 of the last 21 games vs. the Aggies, including the last 10.
The last time BYU won a Tourny game, my wife had just given birth to our first child. That child has just been accepted for fall enrollement at BYU.
I really hope BYU can win a Tourny game this year for my daughter's sake. She has never seen a Tourny victory from BYU.
Please, BYU, win one for the Gipper.
Hopefully, this year is different. Seems like the team as a whole is stronger and Tavenari, even though he launches from anywhere, appears to play a little more in control. We'll see what happens.
All BYU fans ever do is post the same thing over and over again about how BYU will fulfill the Quest for Perfection or how the basketball team will win in the Tournament this year.
None of that stuff ever happens, but all of you BYU fans still post the same stuff over and over again.
Cite me the most recent post by a BYU fan claiming that "BYU will fulfill the Quest for Perfection or ...will win in the Tournament this year."
the word "hope" does not translate to "definitely will happen"
2008 BYU seeded 8 against A&M, UNLV 8 against Kent St.
2007 BYU seeded 8 against Xavier, UNLV 7 against Ga Tech
2004 BYU seeded 12 against Syracuse, Utah 11 against BC
2003 BYU seeded 12 against UCONN, Utah 9 against Oregon, Colorado State 14 against Duke
2001 BYU seeded 12 against Cincinnati
Not sure what any of that means except that it's time for BYU to win a tourney game
We get it, BYU articles are the place to post and get your team respect and word of mouth advertising with the BYU fan base. I say, "Hi, how ya doing. I'll never be a Ute fan, nor a fan of any other team. I watch and pay for mostly BYU. Its my choice, my time, my money, but its good to see you here."
Theory 1. BYU does not win when it counts in the NCAA Tournament. (True.)
Theory 2. Utes deserve/don't deserve their RPI. (Don't deserve)
Theory 3. Ute football is better than BYU football. (Nah, but they had a great season. Both programs are on about the same level. Next year maybe its BYU with the victory and all Ute fans will point to this year, while BYU fans will point to 06,07,09.
Theory 4. Utes win their bowl games. (Yup, 8 in a row proves it)
Theory 5. Some fans are just jerks. Anonymity breeds the allowance of such. (just read these post as THAT cat is already out of the bag.)
"Our team is striving for, and has set a goal this season for a Quest for Perfection" Bronco Mendenhall
It really is time for BYU to win a Tourny Game.
How can you say that BYU's football program is better than the Utes?!
You are aware that BYU is 1-21 against ranked teams and have had a "difficult" time in bowl games.
In short, BYU can't compete nationally. Never could and never will. How else do you explain BYU's dismal record of 1-21 against ranked teams?
not even close; BYU has played over 70 games against ranked opponents; how many games against ranked opponents has Utah played?
just shows how clueless this spammed Ute post is
BYU fans should reply by bringing up men's volleyball smack, since the Utes are too intimidated to even sponsor a men's volleyball team since they know they'd be crushed every game.
Of course, the Utes will then respond with the Red Rocks or their ski team,...
all of which is pointless, since the topic is this season's men's basketball.
Outside of BYU the last 20-30 years though the utes haven't played a whole lot of ranked teams though.
I really hope BYU can beat Oklahoma, then BYU's record will be 2-21 against ranked teams.
A 2-22 record against ranked teams would be a sweet victory for BYU.
If you go back to the all time record against ranked teams, BYU's record is something like 7-52. Not much better.
Don't worry, BYU will have a chance against Oklahoma and Florida State to show the doubters that they can compete nationally. I for one predict that BYU will be 1-23 against ranked teams after the Florida State matchup.
BYU has done nothing to show me that it can compete nationally (besides 1 win out of the last 22 games against ranked opponents).
BYU should beat Oklahoma and clobber Florida State and Tulane next year. We will be ranked in the top 5 before conference play even starts. Guaranteed!!
We all know about how lousy the football team is against ranked opponents. Let's move on.
Let's move on to how lousy BYU's basketball team is in Tournament play.
Utah has 4 wins against ranked teams this year alone.
Let me repeat this:
BYU has only 8 wins against ranked teams.
Utah has 4 wins against ranked teams this year alone.
Need I say more? I didn't think so.
Shamwow Guy must bid thee adieu.
The article is about BYU's win over TCU, which makes BYU and SDSU the only two undefeated teams left in MWC play and BYU at 14-2 having the best record in the conference.
to Gary: if's and but's, and coulda's, shoulda's, woulda's are meaningless:
If Cummard hadn't had an off game, going 2 for 9 and scoring only 6 points, BYU would have blown out the Aggies...
see, two can play that game.
Get over it, the Aggies lost on a neutral court this season. You'll have to wait until next year to try to take bragging rights.
Both teams shot poorly, so it was whoever shot less poor that won. Utah State is a good team, but until you can score more than 20 points in a half at LA Tech, don't talk Utah State.
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