Reader comments
Fans just want close Sugar Bowl
42 comments | Read story
Also, the Warriors got bought by Garff to clear the way for the Blaze.
And the Golden Eagles were a very successful club who had diminished returns when the Jazz started being successful, and then dies a painful death when Larry Miller bought them and moved them into his new arena with bad sightlines.
From a BYU fan, Roll Tide!
I say, "Go Utes! Totally embarrass Alabama and the BCS!"
Wow!! I thought the smog problem had cleared up since they closed Geneva a few years back. Apparently not though - 'cause "Provo" can't see through his blue-tinted glasses past the end of his own nose.
Go Utes!!
To be more specific, do you think Boise State had even a remote chance of being invited to a BCS bowl game after what WAC member Hawaii did last year?? Guilt by association is not fair, but it is common. If the powers that be even discussed inviting the Broncos to a game it was because they beat OK a couple of years ago.
A Ute victory, though distasteful to narrow minded "fans" of other teams, is a victory for everyone in the MWC and other non BCS conferences and another step in dismantling the BCS powers.
Go Utes, go MWC!
Go Utes, from a True Blue Cougar Fan
Any true Cougar fan would have have entitled his remarks as 'Crush the Yewts' and not used the more polite form of Utes.
Nevertheless and with all due respect to Coach Whittingham and his boys-the entire state-indeed the entire MWC will be rooting for you-as what is good for you is good for all of us.
As a life-long BYU fan, I will be rooting for you to pull off the magnificent upset of Alabama and pave the way for BYU to finally bust the BCS sometime in the near future-the very near future.
Thanks for a great season Whitt, BJ, Kruger, et al.
Now go out and finish it by shocking the world!
Not only that, but Utah represents my state, so I want Utah to win for two reasons. If any BYU fans are pulling for Alabama only because they hate Utah, they are not possessed of the basic level of charity that their beliefs teach, but they are showing profound stupidy. I feel bad for people driven by negative emotions such as hate, but I also tend to ignore them. If these poor representatives of my school want to accuse me of not being a fan, I will compare how many years of season tickets and fandom I can claim against theirs. The fact that I want to see Utah beat Alabama is a solid demonstration of that.
GO UTES!
from a BYU fan
Utes: 3
If their faith is shaken perhaps a little pep talk:
--You beat Michigan in the Big House.
--You came back in impressive fashion vs a pesky Air Force team, a potent Oregon State team and a talented TCU team.
--You won the games you were supposed to win easily.
--You smashed your arch rival.
--You're the only current undefeated FBS team.
--You have a 7 game bowl win streak.
--The MWC is 1-0 vs the SEC this year.
Bama 17
This is strength against strength, folks - Bama's rushing attack vs. Utah's 12th ranked rush defense. Our offense is better than their defense, so if we can stop Bama's offense early and stay in the game mentally, we can win this game!
GO UTES!!
"Better Dead than Red"
Go Tide!!!
What's that you say?
BYU GOT WORKED IN THEIR BOWL GAME?
BYU FANS are sitting home licking their wounds?
BYU FANS are sitting home inventing ways and imagining scenarios to humble the UTES!
NAH!
GO UTES!
Either win the game - and spout off as much as you want, or lose and shut up.
Bama 20
Utah 17
But I if our defense continues to play like it has all year and Ludwig comes of with a rare gem then:
Bama 20
Utah 28
Go Utes!! Friday is Ute Day in Utah!! Party begins at noon!!
Please explain what a "garaunteed" victory is. I need to expand my vocabulary. Maybe your aunt promised a win.
News for Yewt fans: 'Bama's defensive line is boatloads better than Michigan and their secondary is lightyears faster and their linebacking corps is sideline to sideline.
Not only do I not imagine your running backs will have big games, but neither will BJ. Corbin Louks may be the only guy on offense fast enough to run away from the Crimson Tide D. It will be fun to watch.
Good luck with that...
You guys think you're quick and physical, well I've got news for you. You haven't seen quick and physical yet.
We'll try and have some cushions ready for when you fall back down to earth, hopefully we can soften the blow.
You win on your own merits and you get your own cred, just like BSU did. If the Yewts hadn't gotten lucky in so many of their games (Michigan, OSU, AFA, New Mexico, TCU, etc) and slipped up somewhere along the line, definitely the BCS committee would have invited BSU back.
The day that Yewt fans start rooting for BYU successes is the day I'll consider rooting for the yewts in their big moments.
Any true Cougar fan would have have called Kyle Whittingham "KWhitt" or "Kryle" and not used the more polite form of "Coach Whittingham".
And any true Cougar fan would not consider rooting for the Yewts in any event. We don't need them to pave any way for us, we'll pave our own way thank you very much!
--2-7 Toledo beat Michigan in the "Big House" and a D-1AA team beat them there last year. Not an impressive win all things considered.
--You were lucky in the TCU and OSU games because they were clearly affected by the altitude. Had you played them on the road you would have been annihilated. TCU even giftwrapped the game by missing 2 easy FG's.
--You did smash your arch rival
--Don't worry, you won't be the only current undefeated FBS team for long, you won't have a 7 bowl win streak for long and the MWC won't be 1-0 against the SEC for long.
Have a Happy New Year! Roll Tide!
Add your comment
Comments are monitored. Any comments found to be abusive, offensive, off-topic, misrepresentative, more than 200 words or containing URLs will not be posted.
E-mail address: For internal use only. We may want to contact you to publish your comment (not your e-mail address) in the newspaper or for a separate story idea.
- Developer looking to buy RSL share 6:36 p.m.
- FLDS man sentenced to 10 years 6:20 p.m.
- Charter helps kids discover talents 6:17 p.m.
- Herbert talks land issues in D.C. 6:15 p.m.
- Good Samaritans help make arrest 6:05 p.m.
- Get a little culture: Probiotics 5:45 p.m.
- What exactly are probiotics? 5:45 p.m.
- Emeril's success? 'Great people' 5:45 p.m.
- Limeade Pie is a quick, easy dessert 5:42 p.m.
- Gluten-free desserts not great 5:42 p.m.
- Utah group finds homes for orphans
- Pratt pleads not guilty to sex charges
- Jazz blow big lead, hang on
- Y. tight ends talented tandem
- Utes get extra motivation
- Senators want food tax restored
- BYU soccer incident still popular
- Lobo land like home for BYU lineman
- Alta's Ohai is Ms. Soccer 2009
- U. hopes to keep clicking
- House passes health care bill
259 - TCU showdown has big implications
187 - Lobo suspended
184 - Cougars crush hapless Cowboys
155 - Senators want food tax restored
146 - Utah Jazz fall apart against Kings
131 - TCU 4th in AP poll; U. 16th, Y. 22nd
119 - No 'backlash' for pioneers, gays analogy
104 - RSL rallies to advance
103 - S.L. vote pending on gay protections
95
After beating the Knicks in New York on Monday night, Jerry Sloan was...
BYU coach Bronco Mendenhall said this morning that placekicker Justin...
That's not true - and if you'd called them you'd know that. The health...
Point 1 - wrong - there are anti-discrimination laws that prevent people from...
Here's a name for you... Kevin Durant. By seasons end he'll definitly be a...
Why are these mormons more important than other people since they are...
HA HA Thats a joke right? Sorry to say but i dont even know how he made it to...
Let's first get a new coach, but since Mr. Miller loves him so much Jerry...
oh yay we have another JD Books...
Must be an uneducated Ute fan!
There were no FLDS people on the jury.
wow all of these comments sound like the south sevier team before they played...



The Utes are not Hawaii and they are not BYU. They are a quick, physical team that can win this game if they play well. Go Utes!!