Comments about ‘Utah Utes football: Party, hardly — U. players practice it up in Big Easy’

Even though the BCS was formed in 1998 w/ the so called Top 6 conferences, non-BCS schools were allowed to play only in the past 5 years. In 2004 a Top 6 finish was required to get Utah into a BCS bowl. Since then the requirment has been lower to a top 12 ranking. Non-BCS schools played only 3 times. The kitty kats have had the same opportunity as any other non-BCS team to bust a BCS bowl, and yet they haven't. The 20 BCS bowls in the last 5 years means 40 teams have played and Utahs been there 2 times. Yners need to look at reality and stop talking and talking and talking about Utah's success. Quit living in 1984

dang i cant wait to get down there i will be leaving on tuesday and i just cant wait to watch the utes play in another big game. win or lose this will be a great trip for my family and i, i just want to thank the utah football team for making this season one of the most enjoyable and nerve racking as i have ever seen. I havnt missed a ute bowl game since the vegas bowl against usc because of a family death the day before but im glad to say im a ute win or lose this game.


GO UTES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you seniors we will miss you

Roll Tide love all officals.

because you are going to get spanked by the Tide.

I am really looking forward to this game and hoping Utah will come out a big winner. GO UTES.

...it's like seeing a car wreck happen and you can't do anything about it.
Someone call 911!
aloha

Spanked or not at least we are there!!!
Go utes! (just ignore the "roll tide roll" cheer you hear a million times during the game and keep playing hard!!!!

best of luck to the Utes...

is a lot of money. So it is going to be a tense and physical game and I can't wait to watch.

May the best team wins.

Wish I could be there, hope the powers that be will find a travel agency that will work with those with a smaller budget next time.

GO UTES!!!!

This is truly historical. It's also comical to see the envy of the kitten. The Utes are "supposed" to get smashed. If that happens (which I fully believe it won't), big deal, it was "supposed" to happen. However, if we win? Shoooooot, we're legendary. Either way, we made it in, for the SECOND time. How many times has provo made it in? EXACTLY. Go UTES!!!!!!!!

A big fat joke!

The Utes make it to the Sugar Bowl and all you guys can still talk about is how BYU is jealous! You "true" Ute fans need to get over your inferiority complexes and just enjoy the game!

Good grief! You're an embarassment to your team! The only people to bring up BYU is YOU!

Hey, lighten up!!! We will enjoy the game, and we are enjoying the whole Sugar Bowl experience. Don't be so quick to jump to any conclusions about who keeps bringing up BYU. Do you read any of the comments here, or do you just scroll to the bottom and write them? It gets pretty ugly on these posts, and you shouldn't jump to conclusions about who is at fault.

"Good grief! You're an embarassment to your team! The only people to bring up BYU is YOU!"

I would invite you to read the posts from BYU fans. Some, even many, are congratulatory and wish the Utes well. True class. Others...well, they are on posts that spark the negative reaction.

Ute fans...let's ignore the BYU nay-sayers (like a stray cat, they will eventually go away), thank the class BYU fans who are well wishers, and focus on the task at hand. A week from now, we will represent the conference in a huge challenge.

Good luck Utes!

Not surprised to read that ticket sales are slow for Utah and the Sugar Bowl. You can say what you want about the Cougars but they do follow their team whether they are bad or good. It is very well known that BYU travels well.

I will be watching the game and anxious to see how Utah does. I think 'Bama will be surprised about how good the Utes are.

Beat Alambama.

--Cougar fan

I can't bear to watch.... | 7:27 p.m. Dec. 27, 2008
...it's like seeing a car wreck happen and you can't do anything about it.
Someone call 911!
aloha
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Yea I don't blame you Zoob Quest for Perfection season was a disaster. Maybe next year they should set Quest for 84.

TOP GAME OF THE BOWL SEASON!!!

UTAH Beats ALABAMA

GET em UTES!!!!

Could it be that BYU relies on a broad member base all over the country? Little misleading to say that the school travels well. In today's economy, I'd say the Utes did a good job in selling as many tickets as they did. Pretty expensive trip for even the most loyal fan. GO UTES!

The Utes should travel well since most of their homes are on wheels.