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Utah Utes, BYU football: Utes, Cougars ranked among top 20 in preseason poll
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Never heard of him or his rankings.
Go Cougs!
I know, too much to ask, but that would be incredible. And if they did, starting the year higher in the polls like this that would mean that by the time they get to November both teams would certainly be in the top ten, and the winner would be guaranteed a BCS bid!
That would be world class football right here in Utah!
And of course, they have that charity golf game between Utah and BYU coaches that goes back to Lavelle Edwards and Ron McBride. The loser in Golf has won in football since Mendenhall and Wittingham have taken over.
So that means that BYU wins in November and goes BCS hunting. And Utah whips some chump PAC10 team in Las Vegas.
Getting ahead of myself but this could be a great season if both teams play consistent and stay focused.
Of course, go BYU!
Go cougars!!!!
Anyways, that would be cool if the rankings hold up. It makes for a great finale for the Mountain West Conference championship. Too bad two ranked teams will be playing for the championship on The Mountain.
And how could LSU go from number 1 to number 14? Not much in this poll makes sense.
How about a matchup with both the Cougs and the Utes undefeated and in the Top 10 battling for a place in a BCS bowl with combined victories over UCLA, Michigan, Washington, Boise, etc. The first two or three Saturdays of the season will be important for both squads. Would love to see the Utes go into the Big House and come away with a victory.
And what will be even sweeter is a Cougar win in RES that will burst the BCS dreams of the Kyle and the boys and propel the mighty Cougs back into national prominence.
All the best to both teams in the upcoming season!
Until then, it's just on-paper guess work.
I would like to know who Phil Steele is and his rationale for his rankings. Maybe we can get an update from a brave soul willing to shell out a few bucks to read Phil's magazine.
I would have ranked BYU about 14th and Utah about 20th. Ohio St. should be the pre-season #1.
keep cryin zoobs. its funny
The Utes could surprise a lot of people this year, like they did against UCLA last season, or they could have another one of those up and down seasons where they drop a couple like the did against UNLV.
I'm waiting to see how they do against Michigan.
Regardless, they'll probably be BYU's toughest game this year.
I'll post my pre-season rankings in August when more people are tuned in to football.
50 days to the olympics...
74 days to college football...
Whatever will we do, but daydream and bicker for the rest of the summer?
Oh, there is always baseball or soccer. NAH!
BYU has the easier schedule of the two teams which might add to such a quest, but remember getting out of the MWC undefeated will not be easy for any team this year. TCU, Utah & BYU all have good teams capable of upsetting anyone. Health is always an issue as well, look at the Utes, they had a great team last year but then lost several key players and ended up having a respectable year. So, having said that, if both teams stay healthy it will be a great game. Now before anymore of you BYU fans make such ignorant comments, please read, re-read and then post a comment that is not as ignorant as some of your hypocritical buddies.
GO UTES!!
Why would Utah be ranked over BYU in these rankings? Several reasons, the first of which is the schedule. Utah has a realistic shot at beating a down Michigan team in the opener, and then has BYU and TCU at home this year.
Do you Cougar fans really think your team is that much better than a Utah team that has had a lead on you with a minute to go in the last minute for two consecutive years? Yes, the comebacks were amazing and you should enjoy them; but BYU has by no means dominated this matchup.
It also should be remembered that last year Utah lost it's best QB (BJ), best RB (Asiata), best WR (Casteel), best OL (Boone), best LB (Jianonni), and best DL (Long) for significant amounts of time to injury. Be honest with yourself zoobs; would the Cougs fair as well without Hall, Collie, Reynolds, Unga, Jorgenson, Nixon? Don't think so.
Both teams should be tough this year. Show some respect, not blind ignorance.
BYU only returns 3 defensive starters from a defense that was directly responsible for winning half of BYU's games last year.
Utah has a more favorable conference schedule than BYU. It is very possible that Utah will end up with a better record than BYU this year.
Utah 34 BYU 23
Go Utes!!
However, regardless of how you feel, I would really like to hear the rational from this "expert" that nobody has heard of.
GO UTES!!
Utah fans... it's a good sign, but it's just a preseason poll.
Geesh, don't y'all have jobs that you need to get to?
Cheers (as I have to get back to mine)
Go Utehs, I need to get back to the counter to take some orders.
By the way, 4 & 18 didn't win the game. It only got a first down. You still had a chance to win that game and you blew it. I don't know why utah thinks they are going to run into the BCS, they are the most hated team in the MWC. Every team saw onside kick when up by 40. The league is tired of you popping off when you've done no better than third place with Whitt. You run your mouth but never back it up. I.e. shut out at UNLV.
BYU plays in Logan this year too. The polls mean nothing because both Utah and BYU will lose in Logan. Ok, maybe they wont. But a guy can dream. Go aggies!
Keep crying Cougar fans
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