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Utah Utes basketball: Southwest Baptist stuns Utes at home

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AK Cougar | 5:03 p.m. Nov. 15, 2008

How? Wow, I hpe the Utes put it together for the remainder of the season.

jd | 5:03 p.m. Nov. 15, 2008

WOW, not one thing has changed since last year. A coach who can't call a play and win a game in the final seconds. Happened a dozen times last year. BOYLEN MUST GO, a coach with head coaching experience must be hired. Absolutely ridiculous, wake up Chris Hill. BOYLEN IS HORRIBLE!

Ute fan | 5:03 p.m. Nov. 15, 2008

I was at the game, extremely embarassed with the outcome. Better show up and play better on Tuesday or we will be 0-2 to start the season

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Ute fan | 5:06 p.m. Nov. 15, 2008

This loss is by far the worst loss in our history, guard the 3 pt line, giving up 16/32 threes is unacceptable

GO UTES!!!! | 5:08 p.m. Nov. 15, 2008

i don't know how your opening sentence of this article was that the utes were shocked. its not very shocking when weve been losing to teams like southern baptist for the past 4 years. first was southern utah now this. i couldnt care less about this team anymore. good thing the football team is fantastic. i hope we kill byu next week

GO UTES!!!

Wow | 5:12 p.m. Nov. 15, 2008

Oh my. Southern Baptist must be awesome to knock down the mighty Utes in the Huntsman Center.

Look out Mountain West.

Nelson Muntz | 5:13 p.m. Nov. 15, 2008

Ha ha.

Anonymous | 5:15 p.m. Nov. 15, 2008

What was Stony brook farm all booked up?

Seriously...Southwest Baptist?

And they lost?

Bring back Giacoletti!!!

Ha Ha! | 5:16 p.m. Nov. 15, 2008

Ha ha ha ha ha ha! That's funny. Get used to losing to church schools.

The NIT | 5:17 p.m. Nov. 15, 2008

It's going to be an uphill battle this year. I have confidence in Coach Boylen and the team. This is hopefully a wakeup call. And - you've got to hit free throws!!

confused | 5:19 p.m. Nov. 15, 2008

I can't believe this. This is like losing to SLCC. Maybe they need to water down their schedule more.
Discraceful for the Mountain West Conference.

OOOOOOOO | 5:40 p.m. Nov. 15, 2008

Isn't Southern Baptist a high school?

Good thing this wasn't on the Utes home court. Wait...

Looks like the Ute Women's team will be able to beat Boylen's boys.

Two points | 5:54 p.m. Nov. 15, 2008

1. BWAHAHAHAHA!!!

2. It seems that the traditional athletic fortunes of BYU and Utah have switched places. Utah seems to be in the driver's seat in football but hapless in basketball. BYU is good in football but not as good as Utah (sad to say, but true), but BYU usually has a decent basketball team.

Grazing Ewetes!!! | 6:09 p.m. Nov. 15, 2008

Please, keep coach Boylen. It increases the chances of the Ewetes opponents winning. Good hire. What a great sportsman coach Boylen is, letting all these nobody and worthless teams win.
There is always next year Ewetes!!!!

Ute Buddy | 6:17 p.m. Nov. 15, 2008

Boylen is in trouble. I don't see him making it here for too long. This is a joke.

Easy Poor Sport Fans | 6:18 p.m. Nov. 15, 2008

Some of these comments are totally ridiculous. This is not Boylens fault. Put the blame where it should be. He inheirited this bunch of flunkies. Whats he do to do, get the athletic director to let him dump all of these second raters? Give the coach a chance and I'll bet he makes you nay sayers eat your words.

RE. Eat my words | 6:39 p.m. Nov. 15, 2008

Boylen's been here long enough to recruit some players. But apparently not good enough to be a community college.

Eat your own words.

true blue | 6:41 p.m. Nov. 15, 2008

This team is an embarrassment to basketball in Utah. This is boylen's fault. You don't have to let a team shoot lights out from the three. Relax though. This is not nearly as bad as Virginia losing to Chaminade.

Embarassing.

Beaker | 6:47 p.m. Nov. 15, 2008

Another year of boilin' boylen and beaker together losing...Go COUGS

Because Of These Negs | 6:50 p.m. Nov. 15, 2008

I have never been able to stomach BYU but because of these negative Boylen comments I hope The Y stomps the Yewts in football this next week, and in basketball twice this year. You get what you sew fans.

An Aggie Fan Down South

post game | 7:13 p.m. Nov. 15, 2008

You watch. Boylen will blame all of this on his players. He is like Bush. He cannot take responsibility. He always blames his players. Great coaches look at what they did wrong and adjust it. They never blame their players in the press. That is wrong

Dog | 7:20 p.m. Nov. 15, 2008

Now this is the way to bring out the fans!!!

Surprised, but laughing | 7:35 p.m. Nov. 15, 2008

I recall some posts this morning, Ute fans talking smack how they finally have the best big man in the conference and will wipe up on the MWC. And making fun of BYU by beating Long Beach State by "only" 10 points. Hmmmm. As of this moment, the entire conference has 1-0 records except for the Utes. Way to drag down the conference RPI. And way to go, giving Southwest Whatever it's first victory ever against a D-1 school. And in the Utes house, too. You all better hope that the Utes beat BYU in football, or it's really gonna be a long year for you. Sympathy goes toward the Ute players, but tremendous laughter goes toward all the Ute fans whose lives seem to be based on the fortune or misfortune of the Ute teams.

Anonymous | 7:46 p.m. Nov. 15, 2008

That's o,k.

Women's gymnastics has to be starting pretty soon....

Where is Giac?

This is not a bad loss... | 7:51 p.m. Nov. 15, 2008

SW Baptist will go to the final four this year. You heard it here first.

Cougar fan | 8:19 p.m. Nov. 15, 2008

That is just fun to hear. Keep it up Utes! We love ya and respect that program...NOT!

losers | 8:41 p.m. Nov. 15, 2008

Hey how 'bout those BABTISTS. It's going to be a long year when the uke's lose to the cupcakes they schedule! I think theBig Sky has an opening!

BYU Fan | 8:47 p.m. Nov. 15, 2008

I am BYU fan, but was born in a VERY red family. I watched nearly every Majerus game growing up. This is not Utah basketball. I still think that Boylen deserves some more chances to get things together, but maybe not another season. Utah did not make the NIT last year, and things aren't looking much better this year after this. It's not good for BYU, or the conference as a whole. I'm hoping for a turn around this season Utes. Go BYU next week.

Cable Guy | 8:57 p.m. Nov. 15, 2008

As my friend Larry would say, NOW THAT'S FUNNY, I DON'T CARE WHO YOU ARE!

Huh? | 8:57 p.m. Nov. 15, 2008

Quality D-1 teams don't lose at home to Southwest Baptist Community Bible School. How pathetic. The Utes will be lucky to win five conference games this year.

Utah Watcher | 9:08 p.m. Nov. 15, 2008

That's what happens when the Ute women's team shows up for a men's game.

Not a fun game anymore | 9:10 p.m. Nov. 15, 2008

Last year, and now it looks like this year, the Utes look like they are overcoached! They don't play free and Boylen barks way too much on each play. If Boylen would stop thinking he has all the answers and let the kids play, the Utes might win. Boylen, here's some advise. Don't put more than 10 thoughts in your kids minds a minute!!! Ute BB is sick (in a bad way)

Go UTE FB!

my stomach hurts | 9:20 p.m. Nov. 15, 2008

...from laughing so hard! The yewts...lost...I can hardly type this...my hands are shaking I'm laughing so much...just hilarious...they lost to who? Southwest Baptist something? Who...hahahahaha...who in the world is THAT?? Maybe they should have scheduled Southwest Airlines instead!

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!

Anonymous | 9:42 p.m. Nov. 15, 2008

Southwest Airlines? Is that suppose to be funny?

Personally | 9:52 p.m. Nov. 15, 2008

. . . I'm a Coug fan. But I can't take any pleasure in the Utes losing in preseason to a D-II school in their own building.

It's just so pathetic, the only thing I feel is pity. Although I usually love to see Utah lose, I gotta say that loyal Ute fans, and I know many, deserve better than this.

Exactly why | 10:01 p.m. Nov. 15, 2008

You Ute fans shouldn't be commenting on BYU stories about how much better you're going to be than the Cougars, because you really don't want to get caught eating your words, like you are now.

San Diego Ute | 10:02 p.m. Nov. 15, 2008

This can't be! Is this a fluke or the future? Can anyone say... we need "Rick the Pick"?

Dawid | 10:04 p.m. Nov. 15, 2008

Let's see, Southwest Baptist has 1600 undergraduate students, mostly education majors. They were ranked 12th in the pre-season Division 2 coaches poll. Their conference has perennial D2 football champions - Pittsburg State, and Northwest Missouri State.

Too bad | 10:13 p.m. Nov. 15, 2008

Looks like utah can't get talented players and coaches anymore.

Bridger | 10:14 p.m. Nov. 15, 2008

Southwest airlines is funny!

HA!

Ouch. | 10:35 p.m. Nov. 15, 2008

This one is WAY to easy. I won't even say it.......

Bill | 10:36 p.m. Nov. 15, 2008

A couple of corrections - This is not an embarrassment to either the Mountain West Conference nor the State of Utah.

It IS a HUGE blackmark on the quality of the University of Utah's basketball program - PERIOD.

The upside, however, is that there is only one way to go from here, and that is up! Keep working hard and you might make it to that same post-season tournament that you went to last year, whatever it was.

j | 10:36 p.m. Nov. 15, 2008

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha.

CHRIS | 11:35 p.m. Nov. 15, 2008

The other night I read comments by Utah fans making fun of BYU for BEATING a little school. This one is just too easy, I will just let this game speak for itself!

Show Me State | 11:45 p.m. Nov. 15, 2008

SW Baptist bible thumps the Utes!!!!

Being a native born Missourian, a devout BYU fan, a member of the LDS faith and a current resident of Utah nothing could beat this!

Oh my heck! Go bible thumpers!

Cougar fans who post here | 12:10 a.m. Nov. 16, 2008

How many of you were even alive the last time BYU won an NCAA tourney game? Men's basketball, that is. Hmmm?

chuck | 7:42 a.m. Nov. 16, 2008

I am very familiar with SBU program, they are a great DII team. They played Southern Illinois in their exhibition game and gave them a great game. They have a couple players who were at D1 programs and transferred. But to give up that many 3's is just poor perimeter defense. And a good D1 program never loses to a D2 at home. Not a good start for Utah. I just hope my Missouri State team can when when you guys come down to Springfield in a few weeks.

re: Cougar fans who post here | 9:33 a.m. Nov. 16, 2008

Oh brother here we go again. Quite predictable though. Every time the yewts do poorly one of their bandwagon delusional fans starts dwelling on their past "greatness" and "glory" to try to show they are actually better than their Big Brother. That is so pathetic. But like I said, quite predictable. And the sad thing is they don't understand that past accomplishments don't erase what's happening currently.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!

? | 5:10 p.m. Nov. 16, 2008

When is Utah's home opener, I missed it. Oh apparently they did too!

Utterly Uteless | 12:20 a.m. Nov. 17, 2008

Oh Nice... sheesh ~ No Excuse for that!
Hope they're ready when a real team comes to town. Very Weak! Poorly prepared...

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