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Utah Utes: Team celebrates unbeaten regular season with BCS anticipation
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I for one want to believe coach Whittingham. But BIG money and guaranteed contracts are hard to turn down, even for someone as loyal as Kyle.
Let's all hope he stays. There are going to be a lot of big name programs looking for a new coach over the next month.
It could have been the Ute's best defensive play to take on the dreaded Haka. Once a team Hakas on you, how do you get the momentum back?
My guess is that if the U does play Florida, Ute fans will come to hate Urban. (Really, he has lost all class). If the BCS could go away, maybe Urban would stop running up the score on teams (like the Citadel) to get votes in the polls.
Nonetheless, I will be cheering for the Utes and all other MWC teams come bowl time.
Max Hall always seems to falter in BIG moments and yesterday was no exception. Thanks Maxie.
The ONLY "playas" for BYU was Unga and Collie but that has been the case all year. BYU defense continues to be a liability because it relies on the strength of fireside speakers rather than football players.
Congrats Utes, to the victor the spoils!!!!
Big Props to Whit for humbly showing those in Provo how men of dignity and class win. Action not talk-best of luck Utes!!!!
Big 12:
Finish the season with a 3-way tie in the Big 12 South, and have Texas go the championship, leaving OK and TT upset.
Missouri loses to Kansas (3-loss team) and then wins the Big 12 championship game.
SEC: Alabama loses to Auburn and then beats Florida, leaving Penn St, 'Bama, USC, TT, and OK (and the U) all with legitimate claims on a title match. (But wait, USC, OK and TT did not even win their conference championship!)
ACC: BC, GT, and FSU lose their last game leaving up to 7 teams with matching 8-4 records at the top--6 of which would have matching 5-3 records in conference play!
Big Least: Continue to knock each other out of the top 25.
BCS bowls: Dream scenario: All 5 games are absolute blowouts (to the tune of 59-0) with horrible matchups (not unlike USC v Illinois or Florida v Ohio St in the past).
1. Completely overmatch them by having them play Florida or an SEC opponent. Not unlike last year with Hawaii, and hope for a blowout, proving that the BCS should only include 6 conferences (* and Notre Dame of course).
2. Have them play the Big East Champion (or ACC champ this year). Cincinnatti here we come! (The lowest possible ranked BCS team.) This would put the Utes in the everything-to-lose position. And a win would register a 2/10 on the "so-what" meter.
I'd love to see the MWC well-represented here, but I don't think that it would be...."in the best interest of the BCS."
That said, enjoy your 2 weeks of contentment.
Gesundheit CUBERS.
Gee that felt good.
Thanks to the Utes for the great performance.
Thanks to the CUBERS for being the unwilling victim.
What an emotinal game. Loved it.
Bring on..............whomever.
U got to love it.................
If the BYU are going to show disrespect with that silly Haka dance before each and every game, they then shouldn't get bent out of shape when they get a reaction. They had a similar reaction by an Oregon player during a pep rally before the Las Vegas bowl aa few years ago too. If Bronco had any class at all he would put a stop to the Haka.
I'm a Cougar fan and these BYU fans whining about the score should shut up. It was our team's job to stop Utah and we stunk.
congrats to byu on making your conquest to 3rd place in a mediocre conference and qualifying for the blue rug bowl.
It's strange that there are so many Ute fans that don't want to give BYU respect. The cougars are 10-2! Without a record like that, a Ute win over the cougars wouldn't mean much. But, you beat an excellent team and now you are rewarded for doing so. If you hadn't beat good teams like TCU, BYU, Oregon State, and even Michigan... the Utes wouldn't be on their way to a BCS bowl game. Tearing down your opponents only hurts Utah by, in essence, saying you didn't beat anybody. You did... defeated defending MWC champ, leader in the PAC-10, and a traditional powerhouse.
The Utes had a GREAT season.
Doing the Mcaca dance on someone else's field when seniors are being honored is CLASSLESS! It would be like a Ute stomping on the Y in Provo.
The conference should prohibit the Y from doing that kind of provocative crap away from home.
(Frankly - there is too much testosterone getting worked up for small matters. To those out there who want to trash another - you have totally forgotten your upbringing. Watch out! Here it comes again!)
Basketball note: Who is South Dakota? I'm a bit surprised because I thought you'd be pretty decent in basketball also. What is going on with the team? Do you have some injuries? I don't know because I don't follow it closely. However, there could be some reason and I wouldn't know if this is a rebuilding year. Congratulations and good luck.. Now go make the MWC proud!
--Kyle Whittingham
Just because he's not looking elsewhere doesn't mean you don't have to pay him. Last year's injury depleted 9-4 team, followed up by this year's 12-0 BCS Buster II team WARRANTS recognition for outstanding coaching. So pony up!
Thanks Kyle!
--Ute in Philadelphia
The Utes have earned a quality opponent. We do NOT want to see an ACC or Big [L]East opponent. Those two conferences haven't earned the honor of facing a representative of the MWC in the post season.
We do NOT want to face Florida either. A good team does not shy away from competition and hope to play No. Iowa in a bowl game. If we face FL in the Sugar Bowl they will be an 11-2 team at best, and likely ranked below us. However, if we faced Alabama, we could see a 12-1 team ranked higher than FL would have been had they lost in the SEC title game.
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Anywho, what a great list of seniors. They'll be in serious reload mode next year...But next year won't happen until after the BCS bowl!
I'm oing out on a limb and saying Utah will be picked last by the Orange bowl and play Virgina Tech. If so, the Utes will have a serious chance of winning another BCS game!